Zillionth Bistro — Restaurant in Pune

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A cosy place located in Kothrud, serving an incredibly amazing Chinese food and guess what? All without MSG or artificial color 😍 This gets them 11/10 from me, as now I can eat chinese without worrying about ajinomoto 😋😊

The most interesting and applauding part of the place is it's thoughtful setup. 80% interiors of the place are done using up-cycled or recycled material. And I'm sure you'll definitely love the sofa covers made using discarded jeans. This place is a perfect example for the phrase, one man's loss is another man's gain. The Bistro looks beautiful, you cannot make out that things are recycled or upcycled unless they tell you. The surprising part was that it's owned by our very own @Saili 😊

The Best Part : It provides co-working space, with good Wi-Fi connection. *It's Pet friendly. *With Chindian options, you get some authentic food options in Chinese & Oriental cuisine. *A very thought through menu, with many new options to explore from. *I thought the pricing is also reasonable, with respect to the quantity and quality they serve. Portions are sufficient for 2 people. *They cater to party orders too.

The feast began with #Laksa (Chicken / Veg), this authentic Malaysia's popular soup is served in choice of veg, chicken or prawns. We had veg and chicken one during tasting. It was rich with a base of coconut milk with some well done glass noodles and with appealing flavours of lemon grass & kafir lime leaves. Perfect soup to charge your tiresome day. My personal favorite is veg one!

#Dimsums (Chicken / Veg), as no artificial color is used in any preparations here, the covering of veg dimsum was made using Palak and Chicken dimsum using beetroot. Both the varieties were steamed ekdum right. The cover did not seem very dry. Veg dimsum filling had good variety of veggies and subtle flavour. Chicken one was loaded with well seasoned chicken. #MustTry Both were served with Thai peanut chutney, which was extraordinarily good!

#Orange Chicken, a popular dish in US, now will be available in our very own K Town 😍 My maiden try went really well with this Chinese - American dish! It was made with well coated & then deep fried boneless bite size chicken and then they were sauted in delicious inhouse orange sauce! It had incredible flavor you will definitely fall for. #HighlyRecommended

#Chicken Popcorn & #Crispy Corn Veg, two of the best chakna one cannot resist! We couldn't stop us from eating the pepper flavoured crispy corn with a touch of Chinese taste. They were nothing less than perfect! The chicken popcorn were good but the dip didn't go that well. Suggestions given to Saili!

#Pattaya Grilled Skewers, well marinated chicken grilled over sticks served with peanut dip. This thai grilled chicken was finger licking good 😍

#Khowsuey (Veg / Prawns), this Burmese dish is my most favorite. I tried the prawns version of it for the first time here. We usually prefer veg Khowsuey but this will be an exception to that preference. Here I liked the prawns version more than the veg version. Lightly seasoned well cooked noodles were served with authentic mildly spiced coconut milk base curry and an array of condiments. The curry was rich and creamy and the condiments gave it a burst of different yet amazing flavor.

#Kafir Lime Paneer, again a maiden try which went well. Never imagined paneer made in kafir lime flavor, but this was done really well. For me the kafir lime flavour given to the paneer was perfect. A treat to those who are fan of kafir lime like me 😍 #musthave

#Chocolate Cigars, a dessert oozing with warm chocolate. It's deep fried so you may find it oily but it's a best way to cut down on spices.

#Chicken Wings They even serve chicken wings on dozen basis, perfect for house parties or office parties. During tasting we were served wings in 2 marination #Honey soy glazed wings & a combo of #Mango BBQ sauce wings. Both were perfectly cooked, the marination was good too, tasted really nice, wings were fresh so that typical smell of chicken wings wasn't...

Zillionth Bistro, Kothrud!

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Zillionth Bistro is a Bistro and co working space theme based restaurant which served Chinese and Thai food. The Décor of this place is pretty interesting, around 85% elements used in it and done from upcycled products, appreciate this initiative by the owner Saili.

We were served below mentioned dishes and I was impressed with most of them.

Chicken Laksa: A soup prepared from coconut milk, glass noodles and herbs was perfect in consistency and it was rich and superb in taste. It had a slight spicy hint. Perfect to have in this weather. #Musthave

Chicken Dimsums: Chicken dimsum has a thin coating and the stuffing was moist and juicy, it was nicely steamed. It went well along with the Thai Penaut dip which was slightly pungent. #Highlyrecommended.

Soya Honey Glaze Wings: Chicken wings done in soya and honey sauce was superbly done, the wings were cooked to perfection and the sauce was truly delicious. #Highlyrecommended

Mango BBQ Wings: Chicken wings done in Mango and BBQ sauce was nicely done however most of us felt that the dish would taste much better with bit more mango sauce in it. #Recommended

Orange Chicken: Boneless chicken pieces done in a sauce prepared from orange reduction was exceptional in taste, It had a perfect balance of sweet, spicy and tangy flavors, the coating was slightly crispy and the chicken was juicy. #Musthave.

Chicken Pop Corn: Chicken Pop corns were served along with schezwan sauce dip, the chicken pop corn had a crispy coating and it was good in taste but the dip was very mild on flavors. May be a bit more pungent dip would go well with the chicken pop corns. #Recommended

Pattaya Grilled Chicken: Thai Street food style grilled chicken on skewers was delicious. The chicken was extremely juicy, nicely grilled it went well with the dip. The flavor is quite unique and if I am not wrong you will not find this dish easily in pune. #Highlyrecommended

Chicken 65: Boneless chicken pieces done in desi style with mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves was impressive. This was not fried unlike the regular 65 verison which we get in most of the places instead it was pan tossed

Prawns Khowsuey: The curry was rich, creamy, aromatic and perfect on consistency part. It was served along with noodles and the condiments were served separately. We were so stuffed that we could have only 4-5 spoons. Definitely goind back again only for Khowsuey. #Highlyrecommended.

Chocolate Cigar: Thin flour sheet stuffed with chocolate ganache was served along with a thin chocolate sauce which was a perfect ending to out meal. MustHave for chocolate lovers.

We also had few veg dishes like Crispy Corn Chilly Pepper, Paneer 65, Paneer Chilli in Kafir Lime, Tofu in Green Garlic and Veg Khowsuey which were also worthy.

Overall: The food quality was excellent and the portion size is good for 2 people. The pricing is truly VFM, I have rarely seen any place with a pleasant décor and affordable rates serving some really good food. The management is open to feedback and suggestions. All the best Team Zillionth Bistro and thanks a lot for hosting us.

Location: Rambaug Colony, Opp Kheliya Store, Paud Road,...

Planning my daughter's 3rd birthday party, I was lost in a sea of menu options 🙆‍♀️ Right from the traditional Pav Bhaajis and Sandwich menus to the hatke Chocolate Sandwich and mini-pizza ones. But the tricky party of planning a menu for a party which involves a lot of kids as well, is that it has to be the right mix of non-spicy & non-oily, filling-yet-not-too-elaborate; and most importantly, it has to be Fun & Yummy ! And boy did I hit the jackpot with Saili and her Zillionth Bistro ! 😊

Excellent Service Right from the 1st call, Saili was very responsive and prompt. Not only did she give us good suggestions and menu options, but she also offered good deals. We tried out her food to check for the quality, taste and kid-friendliness and were blown away !😃

Saili and her team went the extra mile and visited our party venue a day before the event to check out all the serving and cooking arrangements. On the day of the party they arrived well in time and made all their arrangements. They also ensured all levels of hygiene was maintained. As soon as the cake was cut, piping hot food was made available to our guests ! Saili made sure that the service was fast and smooth (even though there were live counters ) so there was no queue at the buffet table.

After the end of the party, Saili and her team helped us in packing the extra food in containers and ensured that the whole kitchen and serving area spick and span when they left !

Excellent Food We had gone for the menu of Veg Hakka Noodles, Manchurian gravy and Veg Burgers. The Hakka Noodles were super yummy and kids had fun eating the long tasty strands of noodles and the veggies tossed with them. 🍝The Manchurian balls were also soft and juicy. But the icing on the cake (other than the actual Birthday cake ) were the Burgers ! 🍔🍔🍔Deliciously crispy patties full of vegetables inside a soft burger bun and lined with salad and cheese ! I got comments like, "Wow ! I didn't know Veg burgers could be this good..." 😅 and "I was just going to eat cake.. but ended up eating 2 burgers !" 😁 from my guests. Nothing spicy, nothing oily.. just the right combination of healthy and tasty ! 👌😊

Almost all of my guests got back to me the next day to appreciate the food at our party. And I would like to convey their appreciation to Saili and her team at Zillionth Bistro ! Great going guys ! I would highly recommend them to...