The Balanced Plate Cafe

Review by our Team Ghatotkatcha Ahh!! One place where taste meets health. Nutritious food with right calories. They would not use Maida or sugar here. It's palm sugar and whole wheat. Beautifully conceptualized menu with amazing service. One can begin with a Mushroom Cappuccino, where it's a Mushroom soup with four types of Mushrooms and herbs, it has more of a Shitake flavour. Zucchini soup is something interesting which one cannot miss. After the soup, we get to the toast!! I was messemerized with fresh whole wheat bread and Hummus. The hummus was one of the best I've had in town!! Mushroom Hummus toast is one dish which was close to heart, fresh button mushrooms chopped and spread on the fresh hummus. Chicken Hummus toast is a version of the earlier mushroom toast but with Chicken. When one tried to recollect the Royyala nallakaram, it is mouthwatering again, simply superb prawn tossed with black pepper at the right time with right temperatures. Shrimp cocktail and chickpea cocktail is again a balanced appetizer. How about baked potatoes which are spiced up with red chillies and herbs, perfect for the winter isn't it or anytime. Now, there is this the concept of Balanced plate in jjust one plate. The first one is the most yum Kichdi, which I bet had Paanch phoran along with palak. The best I've had, served with loads of raw veggies, here the lentils take care of proteins, millets take care of carbs, ghee takes fat, veggies give minerals. Similar way, you find green eggs which are egg whites coated with pesto and served with baked potatoes and grilled vegetables. Meat lovers would love the Chicken Thai Curry, authentic and tasty. Steamed Chicken with Shitake mushrooms just looks awesome, chicken is soft with a peppery note. Hebanero grilled chicken was my favourite for the perfect spice and the pesto pasta with it. The grilled veggies accompany every dish. The star of the day was The English Roast Chicken where a whole chicken is baked for two hours, marinated with spices and served with mushrooms and baked potatoes. This is very Christmasy. For Desserts, we have had the best brownies ever!! Maida free, there is orange cheesecake, coffee, raspberry and double chocolate. My pick was the coffee and loved it. Speaking of Coffee, here we find pure Arabica coffee, where even the Cappuccino would give you a kick of filter coffee. Cheers to an excellent coffee.

This cafe is truly different from all the other places. As the name says it all, the balanced plate. A venture of two friends, one who loves to eat food and another who is a Nutritionist. What would happen when both come together? BALANCE! Before getting into the details of food, let me speak about the place and ambience. This cafe is located on a busy street of Banashankari. The cafe can be easily located as it's on the main road. The parking can get challenging, however if you are lucky, you can get it right in front of the cafe. The cafe is a small space that can easily accommodate about 30 people or more. On entering, there is a merchandise wall where you can purchase their fresh sauces, that are without any preservatives. Besides which you can see a huge display of their desserts. Their menu serves all you need from Soups, Salads, starters, main course, balanced plates, desserts, coffee and more. For Salads, I ordered the Roasted pumpkin salad, trust me, this was great. You should not miss it. The salad was so tasty, the in house peanut butter dressing was awesome. For starters I ordered the Hummus with whole wheat pita bread, this was different and the Pita was soft. Still dont know how they made it so soft. For the mains, we wanted to try the Balanced plates, as the plate is served with mix of Carbs and Proteins required. You can choose from veg & non veg option. Along with a accompaniment you want. (Herbed rice / Mash Potato / Pasta / Garlic Bread / Etc) The dishes we tried were the Grilled chicken breast, Peri peri chicken (My personal Favourite), Roast chicken and the Grilled prawns. All the dishes were well balanced, Nothing fried! The plates were colorful and just right for a balanced meal. By the end of our meal, we didnt feel stuffed. We felt light at the same time we were not hungry. For desserts we had Peanut butter brownie (Dont miss this), Chocolate rocks and Lime almond cake. All the desserts were sugar free and had absolute no preservatives. Yet they all tasted well. Lastly dont miss their Bold Cappuccino. It's a must try. The chat with the owners and the Gyan recieved from the Nutritionist was just worth the time spent. I realised how important health is. Eating right can help only help me more. Your visit to this cafe, may just change your life. Follow Platewithflavours on Instagram for more.

This cute little cafe serves the most scrumptious dishes that are both healthy and tasty. The place has a very rejuvenating vibe to it.🍀 Having both, a grassy outdoor seating and a classy indoor seating, the ambience hits its peak with artistically painted walls, swings, book shelves and health hacks painted all along.😍 The food there is a perfect balance of nutrition and taste. 😋I had ordered the Mushroom Cappuccino.☕ It was a rich and creamy concoction of three different mushrooms, Shiitake, Porcini & Button mushrooms.🍄 Next up, their baked potatoes were topped with crunchy and spicy Congress Peanuts, that took the dish to another level.🥔 A must try on their menu is their Dal Khichdi. This simple dish is served here with an absolute gourmet twist. You'll keep asking for more!😇 One of my personal favourite was the Chermoula baked fish served with creamy Penne pasta & grilled vegetables. The fish was tender and perfectly cooked.🐟 Each bite is a blast of flavour in itself.😍 The creamy pasta perfectly compliments the fish, though you can choose from an ocean of options to source your carbohydrates.🍥 Coming to the desserts, the chocochip brownies were a delight. These brownies are made without refined sugar. So are their Icecreams. I had the Filter Kaapi and Lemongrass icecream. Both were a treat for any one with a sweet tooth.🍨 So next time you are looking for some healthy meal options which are delicious too, drop by The Balanced Plate Cafe and be ready for a feast!😋

The Balanced Plate Café is a small place with around 8-10 tables. The whole idea of this place is to serve people with a BALANCED meal. This includes carbs, fats, nutrition, protein n fibre. Everything here is fresh, clean and healthy yet tasty. Not often do you see people enjoying a healthy meal, but, I can surely say I was very happy 😃 Also, considering all the freshness and the fact that preparation starts only from the time u order, be patient n expect a wait time. Pros: Mint cooler Mushroom Cappuccino Shrimp Mexican hot pot Chicken and Mushroom Hummus Toasts Pita bread with hummus Baked potato Chicken Pepper Roast Chicken Satay Dal Kichidi Grilled Chicken (Tandoori style) Balanced plate The fish Balanced Plate Orange Brownie Cons: Chaap Hot chocolate (wasn’t thick as expected)

Amazingly tasty food. Even the veggies tasted so fresh. Coffee is amazing and to die for. We had the roast chicken plate, steamed chicken plate and the grilled prawns (for starter) apart from coffees. Everything is freshly cooked after order and tastes it. Had the plain brownie and orange cheese cake brownie. So yummy. Very strongly recommended.