Magnolia is easy to miss from the outside and very difficult to forget once you've been inside. This restaurant is unique with a strong feminine feel about the ambience which is done up in pink. Right from the pink tablecloth to the waiters dressed in pink and black, the restaurant is a treat for the eyes. Beautifully painted fans and paintings brought all the way from Hong Kong adorn the walls.

There's also a neat terrace garden upstairs, which is open only on weekends, lit up with candles for the romantically inclined. This Chinese and Thai restaurant with a seating capacity of 130 is one of its kind in Bangalore .It was opened in September 2002.

The restaurant doesn't claim to serve authentic Chinese or Thai cuisine but it comes very close. A few must haves from the menu are Fish Meatball Soup with Glass Noodles, the Dim Sum, the Tai Chi Chicken (chicken served in garlic and aniseed flavoured sauce) or Chicken Meat Ball with Black Mushroom (minced chicken flavoured with herbs and served with black mushroom-in white sauce). There's also vegetarian Quick Fried Chinese Greens (stir fried fresh greens flavoured with garlic and chilly).

And for the accompanying drink there's Kingfisher beer of course. Complete the meal with either the Sizzling Dessert - a brownie served on a sizzling plate with ice cream and topped with chocolate sauce or Toffee Litchis (batter fried litchis glazed in honey syrup).

Suffice to say that whatever you may pick from the menu, you won't be disappointed.

There's also vegetarian Quick Fried Chinese Greens

Magnolia
840, 7th Cross, 15th Main, 3rd Block,
Koramangala
Ph: 4110-2222.
Open from 12-3pm and -11pm.