Trendy, upmarket...call it what you like, Fusion9 is all that and much more. It is a place where I feel very much at home. I've been there with friends, colleagues and family. The ambience is just great, the food sinfully good and the service decent.
At F9, the city's first lounge bar and restaurant, you will find the most 'happening' crowd dining with you and believe me you won't be bored watching them. Instead, you'll be perfectly content sitting in your pool of candlelight watching the lovely reflections it casts on the long-stemmed jar of olive oil on the table. A lot of effort and thought have gone into giving F9 laid-back but undeniably intimate charm. This is a place for conversation, sips of your favourite drink and, above all, for good food.
The drinks served here are out of this world. Some combinations are very unusual. The Long Island Iced Tea served here is truly amazing as is their Lemon Iced Tea. I've had almost all the vegetarian starters listed on the menu and none has failed to impress. F9 has 9 different cuisines on its menu at any given point - Indian, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Italian, American, Middle-Eastern, Vietnamese and European.
The best way to go about is to try something from each cuisine so you won't feel you're missing out something. For starters, you must try the Arabic Kafta Kebab, a mincemeat cutlet served with pudina chutney. Superbly moist and fragrant, as are the Chicken Satay and Reshmi Kebab. Falafel Kebab and the antipasta salad are good as vegetarian appetizers.
If you like Italian then do try the cheese-filled, olive-sprinkled Veg Calzone, the tomato-based Penne Nerone, or the Ravioli Ricotta E Spinachi. The restuarant is most popular for its steaks, with fillet of fish, grilled and topped with lemon sauce. Breast of chicken and tenderloin are the other options for steaks, which are served with herbed rice, potatoes, buttered vegetables.
But no meal is complete without dessert. One of F9's specialities is the dessert menu... of yummy stuff and F9's own bundles of pancakes, crepes filled with chocolate and a generous pouring of chocolate sauce and nuts.
F9 has a few weekly themes like the Sunday Champagne Brunch, Arabian Thursdays and Random Access Mondays, when IT and BPO professionals get a discount on food and drinks.
The one thing about F9 is that it remains crowded all the time. So you're better off making reservations beforehand. A meal for two with drinks could set you back by 800-1000 bucks.
I'd heard about this restaurant much before I even started writing restaurant reviews. Believe me, this is the best restaurant I have ever visited! So why don't you give a try?
—Anubha K. Singh
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