There's something about olive oil and cheese. An Italian dish with any of these two ingredients is sure to bring out the Italian in you. And last Sunday, when we paid a visit to the newly-opened Serafina at Kala Ghoda to try out their Sunday brunch, it was a whiff of these two beautiful ingredients that gave us a hint of what awaited us.


Goat Cheese Salad at Serafina. Pics/Bipin Kokate 

It's lunch time and the restaurant, which replaces Chao Ban, is buzzing with people who want to enjoy an authentic Italian meal. We don't know if the crowd is there due to the ongoing Kala Ghoda festival in the vicinity or because of Serafina's popularity, which its first outlet at Palladium has garnered. Nonetheless, the well-lit interiors and warm vibes are welcoming and we settle down on one of the wooden chairs, glad that the restaurant has retained its signature yellow walls with the Serafina angles. Having dined at their first outlet, we hope the food here is up to the mark as well.