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Dinefest 2016 - Matsuri
Monday, February 15, 2016Me! In words
We have had Restaurant Week and Chef's Table Week and now we have new culinary extravaganza that makes a debut in Bangalore, from the same creators. Dinefest is a 10-day multi-city culinary event that will run from February 19th-28th. It opens up opportunities to explore 10 restaurants in the city through 3-course prix -fixe menus for lunch and dinner. The event is on simultaneously in three cities and the price for the menu in Bangalore stands at Rs 500++ per person.
I was invited to a preview meal at one of the restaurants on the list - Matsuri. Having visited this Japanese restaurant at the Chancery Hotel on Lavelle Road earlier, I was glad to see that the menu gave me enough of choice to try something different from my first experience. Between the two of us, we were ample to sample two complete meals.



Ton Katsu


Saikoro Steak

I have to say I am in love with the Tekka don - the tuna was generous in portion, sliced perfectly and made for a simple, yet perfectly balanced meal with the sticky rice and miso soup. Sudhakar's bowl too packed in the flavors. Both bowls are quite deep and so the portion sizes are extremely good per person.

Oyako don

Desserts offered several choices as well and we had the Egg Pudding, the chocolate brownie and the Wasabi ice cream. All of which made for good finishes to the meal.

The Chocolate Brownie

Wasabi Ice-cream
Though alcohol is NOT part of the meal offering in this Dinefest menu, you could definitely consider adding on to your meal. Matsuri has an exclusive license for Sake and Sochu and from the samplers we were offered, you wouldn't want to miss out on these. We sampled Sochu - Tenpai, Noba and Tekkan. My pick was the Noba.

The Sochu Sampler

Among the Sake we tried the Otokoyama, the Chinokura and the Wakatake (L to R) . Here, my pick was the Wakatake.
In case you are wondering about your children while visiting this restaurant, rest assured they will love the space and have something to choose from, from the a la carte menu. Anoushka has specific likes in every cuisine she tries and in Japanese, it is sticky rice with miso soup. That is what she had here.
The Dinefest menu at Matsuri is an absolute steal for Rs 500++ per person. I cannot reiterate enough on how generous the portion sizes are. The service is extremely quick and efficient.
Click on the Dinefest link to make reservations, for lunch or dinner, which are live now!
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