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Mangalore, Feb 19: ‘There are people who live to eat…..’  so goes an adage about foodies.  As we know there are too few pleasures in life and food is considered to be one among them, one that occupies a prominent place.  With more income on hand  especially with the burgeoning middle class in a city like Mangalore , we have more and  more people who work hard  and would love to eat out in restaurants trying a variety of cuisine in an electrifying ambience.   To cater to the  palates of a potpourri of  people,   there has been a marked proliferation of eating places in  the coastal city of Mangalore in the recent past.

Madhuvan’s Village, the  Family Restaurant, has redefined eating out experience in Mangalore in its own unique way.  It makes one feel that eating out itself is an event that goes hand in hand with hospitality and ambience. Located on Airport Road, Yeyyadi, just a stones throw away from the famed Kadri Hills,  a short drive from any corner of Mangalore city,  it caters to  everyone -  men, women, family, couple, children or a group of buddies,  who want to have a  good time,  even as they savor some of the authentic and lip smacking coastal cuisine.  Of  course, one can choose from authentic Chinese, Continental, North Indian or South Indian or just leave it in the hands of their  ever eager ready-to- serve staff who would recommend “village special”  to leave you asking for more. 

Started in 2002, Village Restaurant has found a niche of its own by virtue  of its  unique architecture complete with traditional as well as tiled roof,  brick walls and baked brick flooring, encompassed with a natural earthy atmosphere. One has to be innovative and keep moving with the times so that customers are offered something new or unique every time  they come to a restaurant.  Village Restaurant seems to have gauged this feeling of the people of this port city.   Now that the World cup cricket fever  is all set to grip Indians, Village Restaurant has responded to give the people a taste of their hospitality with Menu that is sure to set their adrenaline pumping.  The restaurant is going to  install a giant screen at the Village Green, the open air lawn with lush green area throughout the match period which gets started on 19th February with the grand finals slated slated for April, 2, 2011. 

It also has plans to come up with  special offers and goodies for the guest apart from a special menu.  That would be a real enticer for the foodies who also would like to enjoy  sports with  gastronomical  palates.  During the much hyped IPL 20-20 match Village had come up with IPL Specials like Bhajji’s Spin (Mock tail) named after spinner Harbhajan , Yuvi Rays (Cocktail)   Dhoom Dham Dhoni Kebab (Chicken), Sachin’s 6’ers (Chicken),  Ishant-E-Paneer  (veg) and Pathan Ka Tadka (chicken).    One can expect  a sizzling menu  for  getting a sporty atmosphere at Village Restaurant during this entire 1 ½ month of cricket world cup starting February 19.   . 

Being Different

The strong point of Village Restaurant is its unique architecture which is subtle, yet eye catching, ostentatious in a quiet way and awakens the soft feeling of nostalgia of another time and era.   Aptly titled ‘Village’, it aims to give a feeling of  a good old  village kind atmosphere of Mangalore, known for its thatched and tiled roofs, wooden artifacts, mud pots, bamboo groves etc,.   At Village Restaurant one can   enjoy myriad  ambiences  under a single roof as the five cottages  are distinctly diverse  yet cohesive.  “When you enter Madhuvan’s Village  you enter into a different world .  Our customers can enjoy five different  milieu within the confines of the  restaurant arena.  We have taken inspiration from  typical Mangalorean villages to give our customers a relaxed  and inspiring surrounding when they are enjoying our hospitality”, says its Manager.   Village is different and  unique in terms of its architecture, location, ambience  and  by virtue of its cuisine.  

Village Retreat

It is just like retreating into a an old cottage with all the amenities.  The  cottage style individual cubicles built in traditional tile roof and baked  brick flooring are truly eye catching and arresting.   It is partially open on one side to give the customers the comforts of open air.  The tile roof ensures that the area is quite cool and  in a dimly lit atmosphere it is just ‘calm’ to  enjoy a quiet yet  bustling lunch or dinner either with family or group of friends.  It is a perfect place even for those  who would like to have a quiet  and unobtrusive  time away from the piercing  eyes of the public. 

Village Cascade

Adjacent to the Retreat is the Village Cascade that resembles a typical village within the Village.  The experience of sitting and savoring your favourite delicacies is  exciting in  itself.   Sitting here one can get an airy and environment-friendly  experience  in a tastefully decorated settings.  The spacious thatched roof dining hall embedded with traditional artifacts is a sight to behold.  The dining hall is open on all sides for the cool breeze to move in  to mingle with the already cool  gushing waterfall, which is the highlight of this area.   The painted wooden pots,   the  antique lights, the boat, the tree trunk and other interiors  adds to the already  delightful atmosphere  of Village Cascade, the favourite of every one with a rustic look and calm environ. 

Village Courtyard

Courtyard is the typical Indian village house where people used to gather for an evening rendezvous and Village Courtyard  recreates such a magical atmosphere for its guests taking a cue from the  good old courtyards.   This spacious area  complete with a rural setting succeeds in giving an earthy feeling.  The tile roofing, antique wooden doors, artistically painted and decorated walls with traditional themes and motifs,  adds to the aura of this courtyard making it an irresistible place to sit and lay hands on some of the delectable  delicacies churned out of the kitchen of Village Restaurant.   

Village Greens

An open air lawn with lush green cover and surrounded with decorative bamboo groves, is the fantasy of every one who wants to feel the experience of living life king size outside home.  Combining cuisine with innovative surrounding is the highlight of Village Greens  as the unencumbered  atmosphere allows the gourmets maintain the zeitgeist  and  enjoy an invigorating feeling  in the company of family and friends, not to say even to those who want to enjoy the experience all alone, just for a change.  Greens  is ideal for those who enjoy dining under the mystique of the night sky and the aura that comes with its vast expanse.   With soft music and lighting to go with the mood and the ambience, the greens is the ideal setting for hosting a party for about 100 guests.    During the cricket world cup the managements has plans to hoist a giant television screen to help the guests get soaked in cricket fever.  Television screens will also be made available at the Cascade and Retreat. 

Village AC Family Room

For  those foodies who cherish a quiet indoor atmosphere the luxurious A C family room  at the Village Restaurant is the right place and relish the multi-cuisine topped with  hospitality  which is the hallmark of Village Restaurant.  It is a no-smoking zone and is the preferred destination at the Village for those who prefer privacy and an intimate bonding  with close knit family or friend circle.

There is also children’s’ play area to enable the kids to have fun and frolic.   

Delicacies Galore 

Village Restaurant is well known for its multi-cuisine food and is certainly a paradise for sea–food lovers, both  local, regional and continental.   This is evident as one enters the Village Retreat where giant  live crabs are displayed for the customers who can grab their own crab and savour the fleshy and juicy crabs prepared  in different varieties as per their liking.     Basically Village  has 5 departments – North Indian, South Indian, Chinese, Thandoor and Continental as far as menu is concerned. 

Due to the closeness to the sea, sea food takes pride of place  in the restaurant’s menu. The fresh catch from the Arabian Sea, coupled with select estuarine and inland aquatic pickings, gives an opportunity to experiment on a  exquisite items well worth the bite!

For starters n the Chinese variety, the Village Chef recommends  like Lali Guras and Cheng Du Chicken.   In  Thandoor  the recommendation is for kebab-e-Katta Meetha and Malai Lasoon Tikka.  Customers can choose from a  wide  variety of North India dishes  and Turki Lamb Biriyani is the signature dish at the Village.  

Most customers at Village have a penchant for South Indian cuisine, famous for its spicy and sharp flavor.  It offers  lip smacking starters like Uppu Koli, Paddai Chicken and Village Mirchi with typical South Indian and traditional Mangalorean cuisine to choose from.   With sea-food dominating the menu one can taste exquisite sea food variety at  Madhuvan’s Village Restaurant. 

In continental cuisine the Chef’s recommendation is for ice-berg lettuce with tamarind sauce, where customers can  spread minced meat and tamarind sauce on lettuce leaves as per their preference and taste and fold and  eat it like a pan.  “It was introduced a month back and It gives an opportunity for customers to creatively involve in what they eat”, says the Chef.  In the continental menu the chefs recommend   Blumen Auflauf and Bar-Be-Cue Chicken.

Cocktails and Mocktails

The bar at Madhuvan’s Village restaurant is well stocked with a large collection of top quality spirits ranging from premium Indian made foreign liquors to the well known Scotch Whiskies and imported liquors.  For those who want to get a taste of cocktails or mocktails, the expert barman can give a helping hand to quickly fix  a decoction or concoction at a lightening speed.  For those who want to enjoy the typical experience of having a  casual drink sitting across the counter drink,  can just grab a stool and sit  to enjoy a drink  in an informal way, just the way  the customers want it to be.  .  

In cocktails the chefs recommend Caipiroska – a concoction of Vodka, mint, lime and  sugar and Bloody Mary,  a combination of Vodka, Tomato Juice, Tabasco, Lime and Worcester.  In mocktail they recommend  Village Special  - Vanilla,  Strawberry, milk, Granadine Syrup and fresh fruits and Sky blue – with Litchi, milk, blue Curacao, litchi crush, Pistachio ice cream.  

“We give top priority to the cuisine and often taken take feedback from our customers to improvise or to mould according to the changes where it is feasible”, says the Manager of the restaurant. 

Other Facilities

There is ample car parking and valet parking facility at the Village Restaurant for the convenience of the customers.  Home delivery facility is also available  and in the last four months  online booking facility for customers is introduced. Customers can do online booking on www.madhuvansvillage.com.    Apart from providing top notch hospitality to the customers Village restaurants also provides catering to parties  to a maximum  of  150 crowd.    During festivals like Deepavali, Christmas and New Year the Village is specially decorated  and  special delicacies are offered to give a feel of the festive season to the customers.  Village has recently opened its sister concern Wines N Spirits  at Kadri, Mangalore. 

Eating out at Madhuvan’s Village Family Restaurant is an exotic  experience and Mangaloreans have certainly found a destination which is chic, rustic, earthy yet modern with a mouth watering cuisine to boost,  that suits the palate and purse of everyone.   Eating out is one of the  few social experiences, which is taken to new heights these days, what with restaurants coming out with innovative ideas and variety of cuisine.  Village Restaurant  makes  eating out a truly memorable, enjoyable  and delectable experience.

Contact :

Village Restuarant.
Airport Road Yeyyadi.
Mangalore, 575 008. India
Telephone: +91 0824 2214158/2224917
E-mail: info@madhuvansvillage.com

Online Bookings & More details : online booking on www.madhuvansvillage.com