LE BAR DIAMANTAIRE — Restaurant in Mumbai

Sofitel Wine Days are back! This is held on a monthly basis at The Sofitel Mumbai BKC and I was lucky to be a part of one at Le Bar Diamantaire, located at lobbey level next to Pondicherry Cafe!

A sit down multi course Italian meal with Italian wine is what you witness! An experience unparalleled. Sofitel has always been my one of the most favourite places in Mumbai because of the numerous festivals they do. But the food tried at this event was one of the best that I have ever had!

Every course had its own wine, started with couple of white and finishing with couple of red! All the wines had been specially curated and imported and the food also complemented really well. You have Veg as well as Non Veg options, so one can choose accordingly. Talking about what all I tried at Sofitel Wine Days -

We began with Almond and Goat Cheese as Starters, had Zucchini, Avocado and Mustard Sauce. The non veg equivalent to this was Amaranth Prawns. This was served with the first wine of the evening - Villa Antinori Bianco - white wine. A perfect way to begin your meal! The wine aims at maximizing the Tuscan character of the wine and is straw yellow in colour with greenish highlights. It is still wine with approx 12% alcohol by volume.

Next in line we tried the Forest Mushroom Veloute which was Truffle Mousse, Pine nuts and brioche. Absolutely awesome and I loved the taste! Texture was thick and rich in flavour and aroma. This was served with the second white wine of the evening - Antinori Santa Cristina Pinot Grigio. The wine is straw yellow in colour, the wine offers fruity and delicate aromas of pineapple, green apples and lemon. The wine is refreshing and has approx 12% alcohol by volume.

Moving to the mains - we first had the Baked Courgette which was Duxelle, Edamame and Parmesan Risotto! Again an awesome dish for Mushroom lovers. This was served along with the first red wine of the evening - Antinori Santa Cristina Toscana. For non vegetarians there was Grilled Seabass (Risotto). Wine is a red wine from Toscana, Italy and has approx 12.5% alcohol by volume.

Next main dish was Grilled Polenta which had red lentil ragout, charred leek, fondant potato and caramlised onion straw! A filling dish and really good! I preferred Polenta more than Baked Courgette! This one was served along with Antinori Peppoli Chianti Classico, the last wine / 2nd red wine of the evening. Non veg equivalent was Braised Lamb Shank with same ingredients. The wine represents the Chianti Classico territory and it's historic grape variety with typical floral and fruity aromas. Wine has approx 13% alcohol by volume.

We ended our meal with one of the most amazing desserts - Berry Trail. It had Raspberry Parfait, Blueberry Jelly, Blackberry Chantilly, Oats Crumble and Berry Chocolate Crisps. One of the best dessert that I have had till date! Simply awesome.

In complete awe of the experience at Sofitel Mumbai BKC! As mentioned earlier, they keep doing #sofitelwinedays often, almost every month and I would highly recommend everyone including all wine...

Sofitel BKC has been our favourite hub to enjoy some family times , thanks to their Festivals which they organise with great enthusiasm .

This time it was our time to be a part of their Italian Fiesta Festival at Le Bar Diamantaire which was in collaboration with Ferrari Mumbai .

Le Bar has a Classy Ambience and flaunts to be one of the rare restaurant in Mumbai having a Wine Tower of its own . What will amaze you more is the food they serve which is just too good to be missed .

Lastly Not to Forget the Red Beauty ie Ferrari standing at the door step of the Sofitel.

Let's straight move on to what all we savoured out here during our visit .

Appetizers :

Bruschetta : An amazing start to a classy evening . Crisp bread with luscious Topping ....

Arracini Balls : Hot balls having a Scrummy peas based stuffing .

Polenta : Boiled Cornmeal served with a tasty mushrooms preparation served along side .

Mains :

Cannelloni : An immaculately presented dish with spinach Cannelloni served with Salsa Rosa . This a definite must to enjoy delicacy of the outlet .

Lasagna : Again a super delicious dish straight from the treasure box of chef special delicacy of the outlet .

Mocktails :

We went for our all time favourite classic Mocktails during our visit . Mojito , Shikanji and Blue Curacao were amongst the Favourites .

Dessert:

Tiramisu : After a very long time we really enjoyed our most beloved dessert at this super cool place .

Zucotto : Now that's a dessert for which we will visit the place soon again . Just don't miss on this the moment you are going for dessert out here . Outer coating of chocolate Creamy pastry stuffed with freezing cold icecream and fruits .

Do visit the Italian Food Fiesta at Le Bar Diamantaire Sofitel before 21st June 2018 to have a great experience as we did.

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