Box8 - A new chain of fast food in town

Box8, a successful fast food chain in Mumbai has opened 12 outlets in Pune. Box8 packs fast food in neat boxes and delivers home, pretty much on time! It's rather interesting that they claim to deliver food in 38min flat! No complains on service and timely delivery.

Charcoal grilled chicken salad - A cold salad with generous chunks of charcoal grilled chicken pieces on a bed of fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, capsicum, baby corn, jalapenos, olives(lots of them) and an overpowering mustard dressing. I loved the salad, except that I wished the mustard dressing was a little less. The salad itself is quite filling and refreshing. All ingredients seemed to have been sourced fresh. Thumbs up to this one!

Chicken dum biryani - I really liked this version of the dum biryani. Must say I'm a bit picky when it comes to biryani. Nevertheless, I liked this one. I usually prefer the catering kinds of biryani, the more authentic ones. But given the comparison of this biryani with similar packed and portioned biryanis from other restaurants, this one is quite a value for money. For a price tag under Rs.200, I think it's quite good. There were generous pieces of chicken - well cooked and flavours well infused. The rice itself was also quite flavorful and overall, the dish worked for me. It came along with a portion of raita. Raita was thick, creamy and had hints of jeera powder, just the way I like it.

Chicked tikka biryani - This certainly didn't have the same bed of rice used in the previous dish (Generally restaurants reuse the same rice/curry as a base for similar dishes-quite a turn off!). This one had a distinct taste. Really appreciate this endeavor!! The tikka chicken was exactly what it was supposed to be. Very subtly spiced, yet very tasty. It also came along with a portion of raita.

Gulab jamun - several small gulab jamuns neatly packed in a tiny box. Looked too pretty to eat! They tasted quite ok and were delivered warm. Appreciate that they had bothered to warm the jamuns before packing the dessert for home delivery.

Moong dal ka halwa - I liked this one better. Not too sweet. Very flavorful and almost tasted home made!

Taste - 4

Portion size - 4

Service - 5

Value for money - 4(based on their menu. My dinner box was complimentary)

**Review conducted based on a promotional food parcel I received from Box8