Brunch buffet at Fres Co

Oh joy, it’s that weather when Sundays start translating into long, lazy brunches! And I have discovered just the place: Fres Co.

Fres Co is a slice of the Mediterranean. Just like its name, it’s fresh, fresh, fresh. I’m talking white walls, white cane couches with blue and green cushions, blue shutter windows. And a lovely outdoors area, where you can sit and watch the shoppers’ promenade, just like the street cafes of Madrid!

And a brunch buffet that makes you temporarily amnesiac about your diet. Not just your regular Caesar’s salad-meets pasta-meets chocolate cake, this. My plate was loaded with an awesome Greek salad with ample feta, a grilled Mediterranean salad, lemony hummus with crisp pita, the Greek specialty dolmanthes (aromatic rice wrapped in wine leaves), little chicken salami and cheese mini toasts (and that’s just half the appetizers). And oh, the live grills! Paneer and olive barbeque, chicken souvlaki (that Greek twist to chicken tikka), and very tender roast leg of lamb.

There’s also your paellas and chicken dishes, but I had my blinkers on as I headed to the pasta and pizza section, from where I plucked a penne arabiatta that glistened with fresh tomato sauce, and slivers of grilled vegetables, and the biggest, cheesiest thin-crust pepperoni pizza.

Top that with a glass of wine at the bar (or a lemon iced tea, cool in a tall glass). The service is excellent despite it being a buffet (our plates were changed regularly), and the freshness of the food, exemplary.

The dessert tempts you, sitting attractively in little shot-glasses and mini-mugs. The mousse — I tried lemon and mango — were mild, creamy and not too sweet, and the chocolate cake slices, drizzled with a thick chocolaty sauce, yummy. And who can be heartless enough to say no to a Tiramisu?

Not me.

Fres Co, Third floor, Ambience Mall, NH8, Gurgaon, Ph: 95-124- 4665575/79. Brunch buffet priced at Rs. 425 plus taxes, per person.