Thursday, January 13, 2011

Yana, FC Road, Pune

Beware the Western Indian Sizzler! Beware the heaps of rice on a hot plate! Beware Yana! However if you are reading and promise to learn from this blog, please ensure that you ask that no rice be served with your order and Voila! You will actually find a decently cooked/ sizzling piece of meat at your plate. Yana’s is a past favorite with the college going crowd in Pune before the culinary scene exploded in Pune’s face giving far more options than was previously available. Chances are that you will still find a decent sprinkling of the college going Pune resident spending hostel money on some well cooked slightly pricey meat. Yana’s although primarily a sizzler joint, also does serve a stir fry where you have to choose the combinations and the sauce to watch the chef ‘wok’ up the dish right in front of you.

The décor at Yana’s is nice and bright. A primarily reddish interior allowing for decent sunlight and giving a nice casual feel to the restaurant. There are two floors of seating, with a mezzanine floor which was empty at the time we went, but to be fair we went on a weekday afternoon. Yana’s does not however get marks for service as the service was very slow and we were wondering whether they had forgotten about our order altogether! The food? Decent if you avoid the rice which makes the dish a right mess. The last time I was there I ordered the meat fillet sizzler which was Ok without being spectacular. The most interesting aspect was the filleting of the meat and there were neat slices which made the task of eating the meat very very easy and simple. Overall a rather unspectacular meal at a rather high price, not recommended unless you are yearning for a lot of sizzling meat in the middle of Pune.

A meal for two at Yana without drinks will cost you approximately Rs 1000/-

How to get there: Yana’s is at Shivaji Nagar, Pune, right on F.C. Road.

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