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VOOT: There’s a ghost in my dish
by Towheed Feroze
We walk into a dark interior; the brick walls without plaster stare back at us, loud music hits the ears and waiters wearing black and donning bandanas go about serving food. ‘Ai RAB bhai eidike ashen,’ shouts one client and there is a roll of laughter. But not for long though; the lights dim, the speakers blare an unearthly hum and two ghostly figures appear. Making fun of the waiters eh? Well check this out. A few shrieks follow and the man dressed in a black robe wearing the mask of a skeleton start making rounds at tables. Sorry if you are scared but at VOOT, the food comes with an adrenaline rush. To be honest dining has never been so much fun; the lights come out again and the waiters can be seen rushing. But of course, there are very few empty tables.
Fortunately, we find a table for seven and take our seats. As the music and the chilled atmosphere pep up the senses the menu arrives. Hey, who needs to eat, the atmosphere is perfect for some jiving. Anyway, the legs are controlled and we start ordering. The menu is extensive and there is Thai, Chinese and Indian. The best idea is to mix the orders up because that way you can get a taste of everything. ‘So, the ambiance is purely Gothic, but will the food be up to the mark?’ questions my friend Emon who has come from the states.
Well, as soon as the grub comes we know the answer and it’s a big yes. Well, good is an understatement and one would not be incorrect in saying that at the moment this is the best eatery in the city (no, my treat was not free). As we attack the dishes live wolves, we notice another man in robes and a mask creeping behind us. But, one of our friends nicknamed ‘Mama’ is not flustered at all; instead he gets up and makes a face at the ghost. Unwilling to be made into an item of fun the man from the twilight zone takes out a rubber hand – scarred and uneven. Hats off to Mama, he shakes the hand and even cracks a (dirty) joke referring to the vibrating limb.
Anyway, the soups are excellent, the rice is loaded with meat and eggs and the sizzling beef is purely lip licking. But the show stealer is the crab –ummm! Absolutely delicious, the mind craves a glass of chilled Sauvignon blanc but, for the moment we are satisfied with pineapple juice. The music becomes louder and then suddenly it loses the tempo and the rooms get dark; yeah welcome to horror world once more.
With so much entertainment the price of the food cannot be called high at all and Tk4000 for seven people is reasonable enough. By the way, as we make our way out a child looks at me and cries out, ‘ghost, ghost’; the twenty something mother with a nice neckline (nine out of ten) pats her head and says, ‘no no, darling, that’s just a man who looks like a ghost.’ Really? Well, perhaps she doesn’t know that my favourite holiday destination is Transylvania……..ha, ha, ha till the clock strikes twelve.
Voot
House -35, Road- 2,
Dhanmondi -1205
Phone -8652194
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