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Race to Tote Talli if you want flavoursome cocktails and food

All the Bambaiya flavours you love savouring are married with the cocktails

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Tote Talli is the perfect tribute to the maximum city. All the Bambaiya flavours you love savouring are married with the cocktails. For instance, Mucchad is a nod to the famed paanwala with a cocktail that has vodka, paan and gulkand mix. Golmaal has spiced water of paani puri with vodka or Mumbai Margarita, which has kaala khatta with tequila and orange liqueur. Also, if you’re a tippler and enter here galloping, you may not walk out in a straight line. That’s because the new-age bar at Mahalaxmi Race Course’s Tote on the Turf will make you want to sample them all and then some more. 

GET TOTALLY TIPSY

The tastefully-furnished and minimal wooden interiors of the bar welcomed us and settled down in a booth. The place is cosy and chic and there are so many little windows! If you’re here during the day, natural light will wash the place. You will find that no matter what flavour pleases your palate, you will find it in a drink. We couldn’t stop smacking our lips after sipping on Golmaal (Rs 335), which was perfectly spicy, sour and sweet with vodka enhancing the punch. Sweet Love Punch (Rs 335) is all things sugary; though, they could have skimped on the sweetness to get the most out of the gin’s flavour. 

To go with our drinks, we were served the DIY Bento Box (Rs 200), which was loaded with chakna options including boiled peanuts, chakli and papads. The peanuts could have been crunchier, and some of the papads were a little hard and difficult to chew. 


(Clockwise from left) Iski Uski; Chicken Sloppy Joe Slider; Golmaal; DIY Bento Box

FLAVOURFUL FOOD

Next up was Brûlée Burrata (Rs 375). The delectable dish was light and came with Kabul Ki Dal, which was creamy and melted in your mouth along with crunchy garlic toast. To accompany it, we had Iski Uski (Rs 335) — a cocktail of whisky, passion fruit puree, cinnamon and star anise. The dash of spices added the right zest to the fruity flavour. Like the other preparations, this one was generously boozy! Our food order also included Ghee Roast Chicken Sloppy Joe  Slider (Rs 325), which was reasonably good with the chicken but gave the sloppy part a miss. The Konkani Jhinga (Rs 315) had big, juicy prawns and complemented the drinks. From the Flatbreads, we sampled Parsley and Hazelnut Pesto, Roasted Garlic, Goat Cheese and Caramelised Onion (Rs 325).

The highlight was caramelised onion, which was a good blend of sweet and savoury and was perfectly cooked. However, the Chicken Aur Pudine Ki Shammi with Cumin Sour Cream (Rs 375) fell a little short of expectations, in terms of the flavour.

SWEET AND SPICY

Satiated with the food and drinks, the soiree had to have an appropriate ending with dessert. The Rich Chocolate Jalapeño Fudge (Rs 285) was incredible — piquant and sweet, with both tastes going well with each other.

Verdict: It’s a must-visit for the peculiar marriage of flavours of Mumbai in alcholic turns.

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