27 September 2013, 05:25 PM IST
I dedicate today's column to goodness, wellness and innovation. Having tracked Mumbai's restaurant scene for almost 30 years, I continue to get delighted and amazed by the way in which new ideas keep bubbling over. Like in the three-month-old Pronto Prego today. And, the epitome of wellness, goodness and innovation is my lunch companion, singer, performer and motivational speaker Raageshwari. As the ambassador for AIDS awareness in Maharashtra, not only does she hold motivational seminars for patients and counsellors but also is a motivational speaker for cancer patients. And now, (having collaborated with global healers like Louise Hay and author of Chicken Soup For The Soul) she has formalised all that in her latest CD which is all about motivation and affirmations and holds corporate sessions/seminars on confidence, self-worth, stress management and high living, etc. No wonder Vishal Desai, whizkid media marketing strategist and passionate food enthusiast, is totally bowled over by her insights and work on positive affirmations. As with the concept of Pronto Prego.
DÉCOR
Please take a look at the photo. Instead of a serenading musician, we have the serenading superfood champion who buzzes around communicating awareness on all that's healthy in the food on the table. In Westin's (Goregaon) Pronto Prego, which sits outside Prego (their fun-dining Italian restaurant), the patisserie counter, the high ceiling and just a few tables give us a feel of being plonked in the lobby.
FOOD
The clockwork menus keep an eye on the clock and the superfood champion on wellness. This convenient yet delicious and nutritious Pranzo Veloce (`695 plus taxes) serves up a main, starter and dessert... from a flavoursome minestrone to okayish pizza diavola and pizza picante (half and half). Fresh and light sea bass carpaccio and salmon bolito. Equal number of options for vegetarians and non-vegetarians, salmon bollito, gambroni griglia (robustly flavoured prawns), Australian lamb, scallops are all part of the menu. High profile and popular TV chef, executive chef Ajay Chopra, having honed his skills in London and Mumbai, conceptualised these clockwork, superfood-infused menus. Must wind up with the superb green apple and burnt sugar gelato. We also picked up some of the much in demand patisserie (macarons, opera, lemon curd, esther hazy). They do shape cakes too.
MINUS POINTS
The plonked-in-the-lobby feel of this restaurant is disconcerting but the daylight-bathed area is cheery and comforting. Over-cooked spaghetti and over creamy risotto and stodgy melanzane alla parmigiana leave a lot to be desired.
MY POINT
Goregaon's Westin's building has many an office in it. And this new clockwork restaurant is a great boon for them as well as those in the vicinity. Rs 695 + for a meal, in and out in 45 minutes is their promise, fun dining (Prego poker) too. If Pronto Prego is full, you could also move into Prego for the same meal which could do with fine-tuning. However, in our busy times, the timing is perfect.
Pronto Prego
The Westin Mumbai Garden City International Business Park, Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon (E).
Call: 022-6736 1251
Rating: * Food: 3 * Service: 3.5 * Décor: 3
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