Go wild

If looks don't bother you then you can go and have a hearty meal at Wild Spice

If you have a fetish for luxury with a taste for the genteel way of life, this place is not meant for you. But if you are not finicky about where exactly you are sitting down to eat, as long as the food tastes good, then you can walk into Wild Spice on Residency Road.
At first glance, the place looks downright shady. After peering for a while in the dark interiors you will notice the coir mat carpets have gathered dust of years, the paint is peeling off, the walls have become a bit greasy. The nonchalance of the waiters will greet you as they thump glasses of water on the table and thrust the plastic-coated menu cards into your hands.
But the chairs and tables are clean enough for you to settle down comfortably. There are three things that will work up your appetite -- smells wafting from the kitchen, the list of dishes on the menu, and, best of all, the pricing. Combinations like the really spicy Coorg pork curry with sinfully fattening ghee rice, or the akki roti-egg-Coorg pork curry plate come within a price slab of Rs 80 to Rs 100.
There are many varieties in fish, chicken and pork here and they are all quite mouth-watering. You can also have a meal with roti, a vegetable, two Coorgi sambhars, a meat dish of your choice and a sweet. Wash it all down with a ginger lemon soda or some other juice at a price point of about Rs 20. This place is more than just affordable where two people can be well-fed with Rs 200.