Mineority By Saby - Pune

I received a food tasting invite from Mineority by Saby. I know the name sounds groovy. Chef Sabyasachi has come up with this wonderland when lifestyle from mining region of India has been depicted tastefully. Hence the Mineority. Spent Sunday afternoon at this beautiful place. The tasting included bunch of mind blowing preparations viz : Virgin watermelon mojito Melon flavored mojito is a book to start a meal when you have travelled for an hour to reach the venue. Appetizers we had included: Signature Black Chicken Chunks Chicken grilled to perfection. The coal factor and black sesame paste made the chicken's sacrifice worth. Coriander chutney was complementing flavors of chicken. I loved this preparation. Hill Coriander Sichuan Prawns A visual delight by all means. Luscious prawns tasted amazing with the spices they used. The gravy was nice. I tasted 2 3 spoons of gravy without prawn too. Crackers were given for sides which were very tempting. Kalimpong Chilli Cheese Rolls I just love spicy food. When I hear chilli, I just say Yes, bring it on ! Shortly a neatly presented dish came. By simply looking at it, I could feel the crispy laminar covering. Rolls had the kalimpong Chilli sprinkled over it. Trust me, it was just hint of the chilli powder. In first bite, I could feel spice, yummy cheese and crispy covering. Liked it ! If there is way to reduce the oil content, please try. It wasn't a hindrance for me. Mining Club Cutlets : Deep fried cutlets with that expected crisp. After a long time, I enjoyed cutlets. Latin Queso Fundido – Liked the nachos served. Mineority Fried Chicken This fried chicken made me recall KFC. Dip was really yum. Chicken was tasty too. The coating wasn't oily at all. Remarkable ! Main course included 2 items. Chingri Malai curry : Prawns curry always acts as a Showstopper. Curry seved here was creamy, thick and flavorful. Coconut milk base of curry was magical. Prawns were superb. I enjoyed this preparation with plain rice. Shillong Mylliem Chicken : Chicken cooked in North Eastern side tasted great. Along with chicken, Pav was served. Like the ones we get with PavBhaji. This was a new dish for me. Liked it ! Desserts: Tres Leches Cake : It's a three layered cake where condensed milk was the key ingredient. Sugar levels were really moderate. Hence I could enjoy the second serving of cake. Dehaati Cookies n cream : Cookies originally from Bihar served with cream. Never tried such combination before. Jurrasic Cheesecake : Cheesecake with chena base. A mild sweetish preparation. A distinct one to remember amongst the regular desserts stuff. I enjoyed my meal. Thanks Mineority team for hosting us.

I went with my friends for the first time to this place n decided that this wouldn't be last because food was awesome n service was best. Guys this place is worth if you want to try something new and hatke from daily life food! I would definately recommend this place.

It's a great place with great dishes for your palette! It was my first time and definitely not the last time. All the items on the menu are worth giving a try. My favourite was the Chingra prawn curry with flavored sticky rice. Also the most funny item on the menu (under sweet dishes) is the most yummiest one. Plz try Dehati cookies with cream. A place highly recommended if you are bored of the same masala kind of food.

Mineority by Saby – Loved by the Majority Mineority Café and Bar is a tribute to the mining community that risked their lives on a daily basis working in this hazardous and dangerous profession. It is a combination of the words ‘mine’, ‘ore’ and ‘minority’ representing the people who are associated with this industry. In India, the mines are mainly in the North-Eastern and South-Eastern belt and Goa and hence the menu of Mineority by Saby has been heavily influenced by those cuisines. He has also included cuisines from countries which have significantly contributed to the global mining industry. The décor too is extremely well made up along the mining theme with photos and paintings of miners dotting the walls. The mining equipment too has been liberally used to recreate the theme. So when #TheBTeam got an invite to cover the place, there was an instant chorus of “Let’s dig in!!” #TheBTeamExclusive #FriendsOfTheBTeam For drinks, I opted for the Mango and Ginger Margarita [Rs. 400] which had a wonderful mix of the two flavors with neither overpowering the other. And looked drop dead gorgeous as well. #YumYum #HighlyRecommended For my second drink, I tried their 100% Arabica Cold Coffee. Served in a milk bottle, this was an amazing drink. Slightly on the bitter side thanks to the strong concentration of the Arabica coffee, it ticked all the right boxes for me. #YumYum #HighlyRecommended Appetizers Tried something called the Shoe Rolls [Rs. 220] which looked more like round dumplings rather than rolls but as Shakespeare famously said, “What’s in a name?” These were fluffy dumplings of choux pastry stuffed with cheese, mushrooms and cracked black pepper. Tasted pretty good. The Mining Club Cutlet [Rs. 190] is made with beetroot, green peas and cashew nuts with ground spices and dressed with kasundi mustard. Absolutely delicious to taste. And the crunchy nuts proved to be a perfect foil to the soft beetroot. #YumYum The Kalimpong Chili Cheese Rolls [Rs. 200] were crispy spring rolls filled with spicy Kalimpong cheese, hill coriander and served with Bhut Jholakia mayo. Nice acidic tang from the cheese went well with the spice factor. The rolls themselves were thin and crunchy. Looooved these rolls. #DeliciousDelicious Mineority has a couple of charcoal grilled specialty dishes – the Black Vegetable Skewer [Rs. 240] and Black Chicken Skewers [Rs. 370]. Charcoal grilled vegetable and chicken skewers with black sesame paste and served with traditional flat bread and coriander chutney. Slight hint of the charcoal flavor added another complexity to the dish. The Tribal Fish and Chips [Rs. 320] wasn’t too eye-pleasing to look at when served to us but the crispy fried fish with patra, mustard drizzle, tamarind dip and chips tasted good. Tender chicken which went very well with the tangy imli chutney. #MustTry The Odiya Chaniya Mania Fish [Rs. 300] had a sweet and sour surmai with seasonal sour berries and masala bhel as accompaniment. The dish overall had some good taste and the crunchy bhel was a surprise addition to the dish. However the kasundi mustard somewhat overpowered the entire dish. The Hyderabadi Nyzams Mutton Seekh [Rs. 450] were charcoal grilled mince kebabs served with traditional flat bread and kasundi. Initially served as a whole piece of kebab, it was an unattractive sight, to be honest. A quick request to the chef to serve it cut into pieces was taken up graciously and the plate looked so much better. Taste wise, nice juicy pieces of mutton with just the right amount of spices. #YumYum We also tried the Coal Field Margarita [Rs. 430] thin crust pizza which was freshly hand-rolled and stone baked. Really thin on the base, the toppings of Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil worked wonders. A very good classic margarita pizza. #DeliciousDelicious Desserts The Tres Leches Cake [Rs. 280] made with Latin American three milk cake of soft vanilla sponge, condensed milk and heavy whipped cream was the best of the lot. Beautifully plated, it was soft and spongy and very flavorsome. Jurassic Cheesecake [Rs. 290] made with burnt chenna poda topped with guaja flakes. Inspired by the oldest cheesecake of the world from Orissa, this one was one ginormous slice, nay; chunk of a dessert. The different taste of the cheesecake certainly intrigued me. Goran’s Bajadera [Rs. 290] is a classic Croatian dessert made with layers of biscuit, nutty nougat and chocolate. Was very nicely plated and presented however the hardness of the nougat didn’t quite appeal to me much. Mineority is a fun and young concept for the miners, their loved ones and the mine-owners. It's where the miners break out in the evening after a hard day's work and bring their loved ones. So head out to this fun new concept restaurant and relax after a hard day of work. #FreakyFoodie certainly recommends this place! A big shout out to Carina and Rutuja for inviting us and Kunal and Team Mineority for hosting us.

Amazing place..Even better food and drinks! Gives you a feel of fine dine even though the place is a lounge! Magic by Chef Saby! Highly recommend!