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Phone: +918026595000, +919483275526
Address: 281, 2nd Floor, 15th Cross, 5th Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Time: 12 Noon – 3 PM, 7 PM – 11 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 1,500
Cuisines: North Indian, South Indian
Facilities: Home Delivery, Vegetarian Only, Buffet
Sattvam, JP Nagar, Bangalore: Decor
The second outlet of Sattvam has come up in JP Nagar. There’s a calmness to the space, which complements the sattvik cuisine it serves. The colors are pleasant and the design is neat. The buffet counters are at the far end of this restaurant, where the tables are large enough to accommodate the family groups that make up most of the clientele here.
Sattvam, JP Nagar, Bangalore: Food
One reason to go to Sattvam is to experience a cuisine based on ancient wisdom. At this restaurant, food is cooked and served according to the sattvik principles laid down in the Bhagavad Gita. Here, they eschew onion and garlic and an excess of spice or grease in the dishes. The food is served within three hours of being cooked, else it is considered stale and, therefore, not sattvik. Caffeine is also a no-no. It’s a buffet for lunch and dinner here, priced at ₹810 per head from Friday to Sunday, and discounted to ₹680 during the week. I tasted some of the specials that feature on the buffet to add freshness and interest to the spread. To begin with, there was a flavorful corn soup with none of the stodginess that this dish normally has in restaurants. And then, a trio of starters that included an unusual kebab of dalia, walnuts and minced vegetables, a raw banana ‘seekh’ and soft, creamy paneer tikka. It is certainly a challenge to prepare food following strict rules, and at Sattvam, they try to enhance flavors and introduce novelty by combining ingredients in unusual ways. There was star fruit and pumpkin in a mild spice mix, which I enjoyed very much, as also semi-ripe guavas that had been curried. With five-grain roti and bajar parathas stuffed with peas, I had the Krishna Worthy Kadhi, inspired by the dish at the temple of Nathdwara. It uses seasonal fruit, and this time it was both ripe and raw mango, making for tangy, sour sweet mouthfuls. Other dishes I tasted were Rasgulla Palak, with mini rasgullas in the puree of greens, and Aloo Bukhare ka Kofta, which were potato koftas with a sweet prune filling immersed in a creamy gravy.
The Kaachri ka Pulao had the indigenous cucumbers of Rajasthan in it, but it didn’t yield a whole lot of flavor. Still full marks to the Sattvam team of Arvind Chowdhary and Chef Aditya Fatehpuria, both from Rajasthan, for going back to their roots and telling a story with their food.
For dessert there was a pleasing kulfi scented with jasmine. Sattvam’s eggless and gelatin-free desserts, including ice cream made in-house, are very good.
Sattvam, JP Nagar, Bangalore: Service
It’s a self-service buffet, but staff are on hand to help
Sattvam, JP Nagar, Bangalore: Plus & Minus
Sattvam is a comfortable dining room for those who want to eat vegetarian food cooked in a pure way. But it’s not for those who seek rich, robust dishes when they eat out.
