Smells wafting from the kitchen, a traditional menu card and glimpses of orders being taken by waiters to tables were the only ways, thus far, to get a sense of what to order at a restaurant. Who hasn't had that soul-crushing disappointment when a much-awaited meal turns out to be nothing like what'd you'd imagined.

Not at Powai's Sandoitchi. Here, a partnership with peAR Technologies, a Mumbai-based startup run by Dharmin Vora (19) and 21-year-olds Varun Vora, Parth Vora and Dhruvesh Mehta, gives a new meaning to 'playing with your food' thanks to augmented reality (AR) which adds a twist to their menu, making it a first for the city.