Pink Pepper restaurant in Indiranagar

Pink is so my colour. I have a pink cellphone, a pink iPod, a pink car and now have set my sights on a hot pink laptop. So, the other day, when I almost bumped into a pink wall — yes, my BFF and I were sharing some really hot goss! — I just had to check it out. And what do I discover, my an all-new restaurant in my favourite colour!

The name Pink Pepper comes from an exotic Brazilian pepper, which is used in Continental preparations and salads. Launched by four youngsters — Vikram, Debapriya, Nitya and Pawan, all in their 20s — with years of experience in the F&B industry, the restaurant serves Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisine.

But, as you can guess, it was the decor that I fell in love with. The pink and lavender stripes on the walls, the fuchsia linen and the pink-and-cream upholstery imbue the place with so much fun, our gossip session just got hotter. Over a Pink Lady mocktail (grenadine, cream and their ’secret’ ingredient), we sampled, between us, the best of the three cuisines on offer. The murgh malai kebab, dal makhni and rotis — staple North Indian fare, but so easy to get wrong — were bang on, as were the salt-and-pepper veggies, crispy fried lamb and braised noodles from the Chinese menu. But we totally flipped for the charred basil chicken breast and the pan-seared garoupa.

Mmm. My new haunt. And the colour scheme has just a bit to do with it!

Pink Pepper. 152, 1st floor, 2nd Main Road (near RTO), Indiranagar 1st Stage, Bangalore 38. Tel: 25217788, 25217787. A meal for two would cost Rs 600 (approx).