The first thing which struck me was that it didn’t have the maddening rush which I used to see there earlier. We got a table quite easily and there were a quite a few empty ones. I don’t know if this was due to the terror attacks a few days back.
We had a lemon and thyme chicken starter which was very very succulent and tasty. It was very well flavoured and there were tiny pieces of garlic stuffed in the chicken. There was a nice dip which went with it.
The chicken satays were nothing to rave about. They were a bit dry and spicy. We kept reaching out for the lemon and thyme chicken! 
We were fairly full after our starters and drinks. Plus they guys had shared a falafel wrap wile they were waiting for me.
So we ordered a vegetarian risotto and the three of us nibbled on it. It was fairly bland and boiled cauliflowers aren’t my scene. Nor is risotto, I have realized. I don’t think I have ever liked it. Yesterday I had a spoon from the chicken sausage risotto which a colleague had ordered at the Taj, Blue Diamond, Pune. Didn’t like it. The other stuff that we ordered at the Blue Diamond– penne pesto with pork and pepperoni pizza – were outstanding.
I wouldn’t recommend the Red Box as a place to go to if you want to catch up with people and chat. The music became louder as the night progressed. I think the DJ forgot that he was at a restaurant and not a pub! In fact the hostess told me, while wincing, that it gets louder on weekend.
Still it’s a lively place and the food is good. The average dish price would be Rs 250 – 300 (5-6 USD) while the starters were about Rs 150-180 or 3-4 USD. Drinks are expensive though with a large Indian rum (Old Monk) peg costing me Rs 400 (8 USD)!
