Earth & Stone, Moets should pay me!

I review, yet again…

Aaki had written about ‘Earth‘ a long time back, as one of ‘em quaint little restaurants that serve amazing pasta. So, understandably, I was dying to go there. But as I depend on the office cab to get me home, and it leaves at 6:15 pm everyday, I couldn’t really manage it… And so I frequented the Food courts and the beer serving establishments and forgot about ‘Earth’ until this Thursday. The place is not exactly little. It’s spacious and the decor is very living-room-esque. The candle light makes everything seem gorgeous and the hues of earth surround you… So, methinks the ambience is perfect for a nice evening out. Also, it was hard to fathom why people would go there with family… it was such a waste of the utterly romantic environment the management must have worked hard to create!

The drinks were yummy (after a little request to the bartender). I had a peach & basil martini followed by an apple & cinnamon martini. Yummm. The Red Label was quite inexpensive and was consumed by him. The bread platter was quite something, and was accompanied by a lovely dip, bursting with flavours! The baked potatoes were perfect and so were the fish fingers… Unfortunately I couldn’t eat anything more. For I just wanted dessert. And the Chocolate mousse is just so ridiculously delicious! It demands all your attention… It looks amazing and tastes incredible. The balance of sweet and cocoa is just right and so is the texture… very very creamy. My only problem with modern day mousse is that its not airy enough (as per traditional French cuisine), well, I don’t think anyone will complain though… So dig in! And don’t waste your time or money on the Gelati/Gelato. It just pales in comparison…

My next visit to this place will be very soon! I am dying to try out the pastas… Also, it’s difficult to find places which let you be… let you enjoy and soak in the ambience… The staff is honestly very eager to please and very adorable. So go there… whenever you plan to make a trip to Gurgaon. Note: Keep in mind, I was here on a Thursday, weekends might be a tad different.

I give it a rating of 4, for its so far away…
Ambience – 5 (faint background music, very nice!)
Food – 3.5
Drinks – 4 (A very nice bar + bartender)
Service – 5 (Well trained and they smile!)
Spend – 1000+ per head (inclusive of drinks)

‘Earth’ is part of the Moets group/chain and because of the very nice experience here, we decided to celebrate his birthday at ‘Stone‘. This place is very similar to ‘Earth’, only not as spacious (thanks to the border separating them!). It’s accessible, it’s pretty, it’s also quite comfortable… and it’s full of your average Defence colony crowd with Dad’s credit cards! If you can ignore that or enjoy critiquing random strangers (I do! with my faithfuls hehe!), then you’ll have a great time here. The service is decent and the drinks are better… they take less than 2 minutes to serve you a pitcher of LIIT (which is lethal!) and they make you wait forever and ever for your scotch. Yes, it’s tough to understand such occurrences… but when you have a lot of alcohol and a lot of fried chicken with fried mozarella, life is beautiful! The food and drinks, as per Delhi standards, are not too expensive. The music could have been better… But for a change of place, this just might be it. Note: Friday night visits can be exceptionally different from weekday visits… book a table in advance!

I give it a rating of 3.5
Ambience – 4 (Oh, they have a DJ, he mixes!)
Food – 3.5
Drinks - 3.5 (The mystery of the scotch!)
Service – 3.5 (Argues over lending the guests a pen!)
Spend – 1000+ per head (inclusive of drinks)