FENDER CAFE: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Restaurant: Fender Cafe, Shahpur Jat 

Meal for two: Very comfortably UNDER Rs. 500

Fender Cafe has quickly emerged as one of my favourate places to eat in Delhi. Located in Shahpur Jat this place is an absolute delight for a variety of reasons. Delicious burgers (veg and non veg, and non veg is not just chicken) would be the foremost. Then there is the 'chicken meat ball wai wai', which puts any other type of experimental maggi to shame. However, there are plenty of other options, including veg. ad non veg. 'Thalis' which very much taste as good as home- made food. The veg 'Thali' includes 'daal', 'sabzi', 'raajma', curd and mint chuttney. I haven't tried the non veg Thali yet. The cafe used to be a music academy and still has a recording studio upstairs so you will find a lot of musicians going in and out. Also along with serving delicious white sauce pasta the place is also easy on the pocket. Don't be surprised if some of the items on the menu are not available but rest assured there won't be anything disappointed in anything you end up ordering. 

Those of you who love music will fall in love with the decor. Actually it is great even if you don't care about music. The walls are lined with creatively appropriated guitars and posters of all kinds. The salt and pepper caddies are made of music cassettes. I think I spotted one of 'Ajnabee' but I had to settle for a photo of 'Dirty Dancing' because good manners dictate not barging in on people eating their food to click photos of the novelty items on their table. The back f the chairs carry quotes from various artists so you are assured that there is enough fodder for small talk (in case you are looking for some). You can easily sprawl in the place for sometime without any judgment form the staff. It is refreshingly comfortable and it is far from pretentious. I would highly recommend it.

Yes, the one on the lower left is a quote by Freddie Mercury: "I won't be a Rockstar, I will be a Legend". 

Disclaimer: Don't let my poor photography skills deter you from going to the place. Also I didn't click any photos of the food because I was really hungry and it didn't occur to me. 

Enjoy eating!