With a wild combination of fairly priced Korean, Spanish, American, Scottish and Italian cuisine on their menu, Malt & Pepper is full of surprises from across the globe. The Guide got an exclusive peek into Fort's newest eatery and it's delightfully diverse menu
With a wild combination of fairly priced Korean, Spanish, American, Scottish and Italian cuisine on their menu, Malt & Pepper is full of surprises from across the globe. The Guide got an exclusive peek into Fort's newest eatery and it's delightfully diverse menu
The Loch Ness Monster is passe. These days, it's the legendary batter-fried Mars Chocolate bar that is Scotland's key attraction. A few years ago, to the relief of many, the BBC announced that the mythical dish was, in fact, "alive and well in Scotland with more than a fifth of chip shops serving up the delicacy." Dr David Morrison, a consultant in public health medicine for the Greater Glasgow Health Board who had never come across this dish before, even went on record to confirm, "The deep-fried Mars bar is not just an
urban myth." 
Lamb Bulgogi. PICS/ Prathik Panchamia
Uncharted Territory
At Malt & Pepper, Fort's all-new eatery, you can get a taste of what the fuss is about, for Rs 195. As you may imagine, this is a heavy dish with chocolate oozing out of its batter-encasing and a serving of ice-cream (beautifully-light and frothy). The dish makes Gulab Jamuns seems like diet-food. Sampling it is a mustu00a0-- if nothing else, you'll admit it's a welcome novelty on a dessert list.
The rest of the menu is just as interesting with vegetarian (Rs 175) and non-vegetarian (Rs 325) variations of Chili Con Carne, the official dish of Texas, listed alongside New York's legendary sauerkraut, ham and cheese sandwichu00a0-- The Reuben (Rs 275).
The sloppy dog with Chilli Con Carne we sampled was missing a somewhat-essential sausage but the chilli, with minced beef and beans stewed in a flavourful medley of spices, was well-prepared at least. Though when we ordered Bulgogi, we expected it to be thinly-sliced meat, the lamb-chops we were served with mashed-potato were appetising. The Feta-Melon Salad (Rs 175), on the other hand, was a disappointmentu00a0-- the melon wasn't nearly sweet enough to support the sharpness of the cheese and the dressing contributed nothing at all to the dish's appeal.
Malt ado over something
With black-painted country-style chairs and ordinary square tables, simplicity is clearly the theme on the lower level. Walk up a flight of stairs pressed against a gold wall and you'll be greeted by the sight of the restrooms before you can step into the bar-area. With a gold-painted roof, clearly inspired by the colour of malted barley, and dainty glass lanterns, the only real difference between this space and the one below is a long bar.
Malt & Pepper
Food: novel
Service: average
Ambience: simple
At Opposite Pizza Hut, near Sterling Cinema, 16 Murzban Road, Fort; Call 22037357 / 22037358
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