Into a 'spirit'ual cave

On Friday last, the VMware Bangalore Tech pubs team decided to go 'cave-hunting'. We didn't have to go too far, coz' there was Gufa, which turned out to be an interesting restaurant-turned-cave (or is it the other way round?) on Jayanagar 4th block.

Inside Gufa

Gufa also served up some eerie statues and the call of wild animals along with the regular North Indian cuisine.

Our VMWare Bangalore TechPubs team awaiting some wild food:

L>Me, Arun, John. R>Niranjan, Fatema and Venkat

An eerie statue

Two of us were veggies and since our menu list didn't read too long, so we ordered in a jiffy. The others took time to make a choice from the vast four-legged species that the cave offered. I thought I caught a few folks look longingly at the bats which were hanging around, but they were not on the menu. But I guess apart from that, they could have had anything else a-la-carte.

The waiters seem to pop straight out of an old Kathleen Turner movie- if I recall, it was 'Romancing the Stone'. Or an 'Out of Africa' which starred my favorite heroes Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Wish I knew about the Gufa dress code earlier on. Surely I would have worn a smart Safari suit and blended better into the wild background.

The dimly lit background troubled me a bit but there no cause for worry, really. No wild things fell from Punkahs above, as author Gerald Durrell described in his books.

Let there be light!

Well, our lunch turned out to be a delightful affair. We went as far as a sweet lime soda to make it a 'spirit'ual experience as well.

Spiritual, or Spirits?

When we left the cave and walked out on the familiar street, we almost heaved a collective sigh of relief. Birdsong was nice, and so was the cave, but there's something comforting about returning into the roaring human jungle.

Photo credit: Niranjan Jahagirdar