Drift is an Old World Hospitality (the ones who brought Chor Bizarre to you) restaurant located in Epicenter Gurgaon. For the uninitiated, Epicentre is the cultural hub of Gurgaon which hosts music, dance, art, film and theatrical events to name a few. You can download Epicentre’s February ‘10 Event Calendar at http://www.epicentre.co.in/event_cal.pdf. The venue is located in Sector 44, it lies on the road which connects IFFCO chowk to Ardee City.

Recently, there has been a surge of restaurants offering Sunday brunch buffets to their customers. I can easily name around 10 off the top of my head. However, Drift has been doing this for quite some time – for over a year now!

Last Sunday, me and Kanchan had a chance to visit Drift for the Sunday Brunch Buffet. Luckily, that was a little early compared to other people in Gurgaon so we got a table immediately. The place looks pretty popular amongst the local crowd since it was almost fully packed by 1pm. So if you are planning to go there and are not an early riser, make sure you book your tables in advance.

They serve juices and hot beverages (of course, all non-alcoholic) as part of the buffet. So, on a cold winter morning that it was, the first thing we asked for was two steaming cups of tea. Sipping on the tea, we took a stroll around the restaurant to see what was on offer. Let me start to describe it: first the juice bar, 4 different types of fruit juices followed by the salad bar, where the more foodie-types can make what they want and the lazy asses can pick up from a choice of a few veg/non-veg pre-made salad options.

Next, they have some cold meats and sausages. They also typically have two soups (one veg and one non-veg) and the Chef ensures that one of them is an Indian soup and the other a Chinese soup. They also have Chicken Finger Sandwiches, Baked Tomatoes, Hash Brown Potatoes, Bacon, Sausages, Baked Beans, Creamy Mushrooms. In addition to the conventionals, they also had Roast Sole in Basil & Butter and Seared Chicken Breast. The fish was the highlight of the day for me as it is very rare to find fresh and well-made sea food in Delhi and this certainly was a welcome change.

Kanchan is a big pasta fan and Drift also has a live pasta counter. What more could she ask for? She requested for Penne with mushrooms, black olives and onions in arabiatta sauce topped with freshly ground pepper. She started eating and soon completely lost focus on everything else on her plate. Anyways, you cant blame her.

By the way, I didnt mention that they also have waffles, pancakes for all those iHop fans. They also have crisp paranthas (aloo, gobhi, paneer, onion or a combination of any of these) to bring out the Punjabi munda in you. Make sure you top these paranthas with butter and you really wont forget what they tasted like for a long time. They also have South Indian cuisine in the form of Vada Sambhar. The Chef told me that they keep changing a lot of things on offer so that their regulars get something different each time they land up at Drift.

In Desserts, we had Chocolate Walnut Cakes, Ice Cream, Custard and Mini Cakes. They also had some sort of halwa on offer, and me not being a big fans of halwas, skipped them.

Clearly, we had a lot to eat and were really stuffed by the time we finished. Perfect excuse to go home, take a nap and finish the perfect start to a cold Sunday morning.