Raasta Cafe - Pune

Great place to catch up with friends. The Ambien is also soothing. Unfortunately, the staff is very disinterested in helping you out. The food is also not that great and definitely not worth the money.

Raasta Café needs no introduction. This particular outlet is more for the corporate crowd considering the space & interiors. The ambience is nice and quirky with caricatures featuring the corporate life cycle and the ceiling is kind of trippy and every time you look up, you see a different offer up there (station feels). Now talking about food, we tried a couple of mocktails, starters and mains. 1. Cold Coffee Shake 2. Virgin Mojito 3. Magic Mushrooms – Portobello mushrooms sautéed with Italian herbs and spices was delicious. The only problem here was the size of the mushrooms. Some were too big in size and when you try to eat it as a whole then you realise that the sauce has not coated the mushrooms properly. I think they should just increase the quantity of the sauce considering the size of the mushrooms. 4. Chicken Teriyaki – Chicken teriyaki was decent. Nothing wow but nothing bad either. 5. Veg Falafel in Pita Pockets – I didn’t eat this one but enjoyed clicking it. 6. Mutton Shami Pao – All the elements were on point- right from the green chutney to the mutton seekh to the veggies. Everything was perfect but the only problem here was the pao or the bread, it was super dry. Maybe it was a bad day for us. 7. Veg Kheema Pao – Okay! So I didn’t know there’s something called as a veg kheema too. When I tried this one I realised that it is made from soya to give it that meaty texture. So where did this one fail? It was too salty and the pao was crumbling. 8. Herb & Butter marinated Grilled Chicken – Grilled chicken breast prepared in BBQ sauce is served with mash potatoes & grilled veggies was awesome. This is a perfect dish! The consistency of the sauce is just right and the mash potatoes and grilled veggies make for great sides. #HighlyRecommended. 9. Burmese Khow Suey (Chicken) – We called for a non veg one for obvious reasons. The presentation is so simple yet so nice. And talking about the taste, the Khow Suey was decent but the consistency of curry was too runny and the chicken pieces were also less. 10. BBQ Grilled Chicken Pizza – I loved this one! For me it was the star of the show. The base was perfect. The sauce and the toppings were just right. For me it was the “BOMB”. #MustTry 11. Paneer Tikka Naanza – Their naanza is fantastic. In simple words, ‘Dil khush kar denewala’. A sheer delight for the vegetarians. #MustTry #HighlyRecommended. 12. Oreo Freak Shake – I think the picture says it all! Overall the food and ambience is nice. There are some dishes that they need to work on ( I’m sure, they will) and some items are super hit. Definitely giving this place another shot. A big thank you to Ms. Kadam, Ms.Khani & Mr. Prasad for inviting me and being such fab hosts. #jerlynfoodfanatic

Not many options in beer. Space is small. Live music.

Good place for hangout with friends. Ambiance is good.

Not great for Cocktail recipes ! They have a very bad and diluted concept for Cocktails. Food is good, specially non-veg recipes like Teriyaki Chicken, Jerk Chicken. Sitting arrangement is good, has good light and proper service. Runs Happy hours during the day times. Pricing is somewhat higher as compared to taste of food. Their LIT(Long Island Tea) is not at all worth the try !

Great ambience. Food quantity is very less. Service is decent enough.

Been here multiple times. Food is good. Mocktails are great. Do try Aamsutra, Strawberry sour,school days . Do not go for stress buster smoothie it’s just banana milk shake. FalafAl and pita hummus is good. Didn’t taste this kind of hummus in pune. It’s good .

Raasta Cafe is located at Creaticity, yerwada. The interior is quirky with digital quotes moving overhead and cool graffiti drawn over walls. Servers are attentive and polite. Coming to main things i.e drinks and food, we had: 1. The Ultimate Glory: Martini made up of vodka, watermelon, basil and lime juice served with a watermelon wedge. It has too much flavour of basil and didn't taste good. 2. Raasta Signature Smoked Island Iced tea: It's made up of vodka, gin, tequila, orange liqueur, rum and lime juice. It was amazing. 3. Apple and peach sangria: A lovely glass of red wine with small pieces of peaches and apples. 4. Raastawasta: They come in cute little shot glaas. It's a combination of vodka and watermelon. We loved it. 5. Baked potato skin nachos: Nachos with baked beans, salsa and melted cheddar. Quantity was good. It becomes soggy after sometime. 6. 5 spice chicken wings: Succulent pieces of chicken wings marinated in 5 spices. It was kind of tangy, sweet and hot in taste with smoky flavour. 7. Bruschetta platter: Tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, cheddar, pepper and jalapenos served on a grilled baguette. The tomato one was really good. It was a lovely experience. Will visit here soon.