Indigo Deli, Colaba – a slice of breakfast heaven!

When a friend suggested that I get up early one Sunday morning and drive down to ‘Indigo Deli’ in Colaba for breakfast, I was skeptical. Giving up my much needed shut eye on a Sunday needed a reason worth the sacrifice… but after a little persuasion I was ready to give it a shot. So early one Sunday morning (after many a ‘another 5 minutes’ from me and a lot of blanket yanking from the husband) we managed to get on our way.

Indigo Deli is a place much known for its breakfast and its ambience lived up to the expectation. Warm deep wooden interiors, the smell of fresh coffee and heavenly eggs floating in the air. I instantly knew that my sacrifice was going to be worth it. We were quickly shown to our seats (though I imagine not getting there early enough would see you waiting for a table) and were offered our menus.

The menu read like one can expect in a fancy european joint and I would have needed Vir Sanghavi’s (still to come out) ‘Guide to reading fancy menus’ in order to understand some of the names and dishes. But since we were doing breakfast, the choice was quite simple… eggs!  I ordered the ‘Eggs Florentine’ (Florentine by the way means ‘with spinach’) and everyone else opted for their version of ‘3 eggs anyways’, which was basically that they could choose to go the omelet, boiled or scrambled way. We choose the eggs to be made without any yellows and were happy that we were choosing the healthy way, until we got to the list of side dishes. Unable to resist the temptation, we landed up ordering almost all the side dishes on offer – Chicken Sausages, Beef and Pork Strips. We also ordered a pot of fresh Assam Tea to go with our newspapers and settled down to a comfortable wait.

When the food arrived, we were not disappointed. The Eggs were brilliant, tasty and light and the sides were flavored just right. The hash potatoes were perfect and for a potato lover like me, just not enough! Here what the food looked like. (Pics below – click on them to see larger versions) The joint sees its share of visiting white population and I felt the food was adjusted for their palette.

The place also had a little shop where one could pick up exotic breads, jams, jellies, cheese and other food ingredients not available in your local supermarket. With a bill of Rs 500 per head, I thought it was a brilliant find. A definite ‘to-do’ for Mumbaikars! It also seemed like a good place to spend an evening, with a spread of cheese and wines that could challenge any 5 star joint. (See the wine wall in the pic below)