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The Shiro Brunch

Our Shiro trip was far from impromptu. Ever since we had heard about their Sushi brunch menu , we were dying to go! And we finally landed up there on a Sunday few weeks ago. To anyone who has visited this place, they know about Shiro’s lovely ambiance. It almost has a surreal old-world appeal to it. Due to the very dim lights, I could only manage to snap one of the ceiling lamps, which looked great.
Ceiling lamp, below stone carving depictions at Shiro
We began with servings of Chicken and Vegetarian dumpling. I loved the vegetarian dumpling with the wasabi  paste.
Chicken and Vegetarian wasabi dumplings
For the drinks, we ordered a Red wine Sangria and a Green Apple martini. Honestly, I was disappointed with my Sangria. I never expected a place like Shiro to serve me a Sangria with just a hint of wine in it. It almost tasted like a fruit mocktail! I love my Sangrias and can swear by them, so it was a let down. On the other hand the Green Apple martini, I tried was so good. On sharing my concern, the waiter served me a Green apple martini instead and he also made a special Strawberry Capriojska, which was pretty good.
Red wine Sangria and Green Apple Martini
We had our starters, the fish chicken and prawns. Most were spiced and pretty average. Among them, the Basa fish was very good, and I helped myself to a second serving of that. 
Strawberry Capriosjka cocktail
Starters in Chicken, Basa fish and Prawns
Finally the long awaited Sushi arrived. There were 3 variants, of rolls. Really loved the Sushis, especially the California rolls with avocado. Nom Nom!
Sushi rolls vegetarian and non vegetarian
The rolls kept coming, because we just loved them. I loved the Salmon and Tuna rolls, both tasted as good as they looked.
Salmon and Tuna rolls
Our last order in drinks was a special one. I had never tried a coffee flavor martini before, so we ordered for it. To my surprise, it tasted good. Albeit bitter, it had a good hint of alcohol and punch. 
Espresso Martini at Shiro
There was also a main course option with rice or noodles and some side courses, which we skipped because we had munched on, one too many sushi rolls. So to culminate the brunch, we selected a molten cake from the dessert selection. It was a perfect culmination, as it was delish. 
Molten cake for dessert at Shiro
So to sum it, we had a good time at Shiro. Would I come back here..possibly yes.
Ambiance- 4.5/5
Tariff- 3.5/5
Food- 3.5/5
Service- 3.5/5
Overall- 4/5
Venue: Shiro, Bombay Dyeing Mill Compound, P Budhkar marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai

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