No matter how much you may love your meat, sometimes all you can dream of is fish or crab or prawns or lobster. Those succulent morsels of flesh swimming in curry or grilled to perfection over fire. There is hundreds of way to consume seafood and we love every one of them. Our one big regret is not living next to the sea but still Pune has been fair to us, by giving us a plethora of fine dining options especially in seafood. One key favourite of ours is an eatery that is all about seafood. Even its name is enough to suggest you what their forte must be. ‘Fish N Bait’ is a seafood lovers haunt and is always brimming with foodies flocking to taste their fare. For your taste of gastronomic heaven drive down to Viman Nagar and experience it for yourself.
Fish N Bait serves an extensive menu which excels in seafood preparations. Various forms of seafood is cooked in regional ways so that a gourmet can have a blissful time wading through it. Cooking styles from Mangalorean, North Indian and Chinese kitchens can be relished through this glorious menu. Give the bar menu a skip and opt for a refreshing traditional drink like sol kadi or ale. Accompany that with starters such as, prawns koliwada, harnei bombil, pan fried chilli fish, lobster butter chilly fry, salt n pepper crab, tandoori murgh, raan-e-alishaan and paneer lahori tikka. Feast on a main course of, lobster curry, Mangalorian chicken curry, mutton rahra, paneer lababdar, prawns in black bean pepper sauce, mushroom & baby corn in mahlak sauce, squids in dry red chilli sauce and crabs Chettinad.
Mop up the scrumptious curries with a basket of buttery flatbreads or a rice accompaniment. Final sweet course is a tempting one where one can lose themselves into a plethora of desserts. Either savour, gajar ka halwa, matka rabri, kaala jamun, lychee with ice cream, hot gulab jamun, custard caramel, sizzling brownie with vanilla ice cream or honey noodles with vanilla ice cream. Interiors of Fish N Bait are good-looking one with dim lighting and a spacious formally decorated room. Sit next to the window to enjoy a great view between courses. The bill won’t be excessive so indulge freely and let yourself be wooed by their delectable seafood fare.
- The establishment also rustles up a host of North Indian dishes, but stick to seafood here
- Lunch buffets here are quite economical, but feature very limited options – À la carte is the way to go
- Do not get stuffed on the appams, for the chef’s special mixed seafood biryani here is worth a try