Waypoint, Paddapukur, Kolkata

Restaurant Name: Waypoint, Paddapukur, Kolkata
Phone: +913379628447
Address: 32B, Sarat Bose Rd, Chakraberia, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700019 West Bengal India
Time: 11:00 AM – 09:30 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 800
Cuisines: Cafe, Beverages, Fast Food, Continental, Desserts, Salad
Facilities: Home Delivery, Takeaway Available, Indoor Seating, Desserts and Bakes, Wifi

It’s officially autumn. Time for the falling leaves and shedding summer stress to gear up for a ravishing winter. A perfect time for creating comforting meals, nourishing the body and keeping it warm from within. A time for the seasonal root vegetables to shine up and crisp fruits to perk up the palate. Hindus across India also traditionally maintain a 15-day restrained diet paying homage to their ancestors.

We are in luck as this season we discover the cafe-style Waypoint, the breakfast and brunch place set up to satiate the warmth and flavours from the world over, in the heart of south Kolkata.

Waypoint, Paddapukur, Kolkata: Food

A menu that inspires with a very European Fall showing, igniting food cravings for a chic, hearty breakfast, an all-day snack pack and raising the nutrition values with a one pot meal. It’s a smart choice of delicious treats, maybe one of the few ones to segregate delivery and dine in choices as a compliment to the kitchen competency. We order a rush of fancy fare in two episodes. Here’s a line up in random order, sorry if we went a li’l overboard, blame it on the season: Paprikash mushroom (₹355), Bitterballen (₹425), Senfeier (₹395), Mushroom croque monsieur (₹375), Jacket potato (₹295), and Pot pie – Italian red pumpkin and Cream cheese (₹450) and Greek slow cooked chilli lamb, thyme and peas (₹525) and Key lime pie (₹165).

Plus & Minus:

The first half through the aggregator delivery, comes in modern, sensible cardboard boxes layered with old school butter paper, brown paper bags and is practically uneventful. The second half, was an idea to visit the cafe for a dine in – how else do you do justice to pot pies; but it all ended up being a hasty take away, the rain God’s were not merciful enough on us.

First things first. The Jacket potato is an astounding success and just what we needed for a season opening. A perfectly sizzling baked potato, wide open, with fluffy interiors, steamy texture holding ample moisture and crisp skin, served with our choice of gracious fillings of crispy bites of bacon, gold melty ripe cheddar and tart sour cream with chive sprinklings, all on a bed of wilted lettuce. The improvised German breakfast version of a dishy Senfeier, layered on soft toasted, sliced sourdough, I like mine untoasted and definitely hand torn, with our choice of chicken and chilli ham, topped with gently poached eggs smothered in smooth hollandaise mustard, which frankly lacks the punch it deserves. The filler snacks of Paprikash, mimicking the Hungarian spice, is actually a mash up of rusty-reddish, mild, fragrant sweet smoked paprika, bell peppers and tomatoes with button mushrooms thrown in, probably paired best with the black garlic butter toast, a house quirk and Bitterballen, the household leftover mince meat in coarse crumb-coated deep fries from the creative Dutch housewives, are meaty breaks in between the mains. The faux croque monsieur, with mushroom replacing ham, makes a grilled, open Panini sandwich drizzled in ample béchamel sauce and rich, nutty Swiss Gruyère. The crunch of the hand-cut potato wedges that come as an accompaniment with the garlic house dip is a clear winner. It’s the smoked pot pies which dips the bar; even with full intent, the claypot hearty richness of sweet, seasonal pumpkin in creamy cheese blend or the zesty Greek style chilli lamb with peas fail to merge with the light, flaky pie crust to complete the dish experience and regrettably so. The final sublime touch of Graham cracker crust, key lime deliciousness and whipped cream topping in the Key lime pie is a flavour bomb that straightaway exports us to the Florida Keys.