nahar sidewalk cafe

the first thing to love about sidewalk cafe is its location right near charing cross, overlooking ooty's busiest junction. the old-school interiors too are absolutely welcoming!

the mushroom and the special potato soup are must haves here. the quantity and flavour are on point! the wood fire pizzas, albeit not the best i've had, are generously loaded and definitely worth the shot. the sandwiches are worth considering for shareable orders.

my only suggestion would be to maintain availability of dishes at all times as some items we asked for were missing, and to have an elaborate beverage menu.

guys, this place is a stone’s throw away from domino’s. i’d recommend pls visit here for several reasons.

- firewood pizza
- authentic local bred cheese and bread
- the pizza crust is just yum
- try those starters, chilli toast , garlic and rest ; won’t regret it
- desserts are ok, those handmade chocolates ans brownies for the weather is smile worthy.

price , yes obviously expensive but not to compare with domino.

overall , it’s just about the city center and looks retro; go for it

4/5

wood fired pizza is the main speciality and you should give it a try. hot chocolate was okay.

overrated! nothing that great! food is average, service is worse, they do serve edible food! location is superb - right in the middle of the town! would really recommend this place to anyone!

we have at good experience at their north indian restuarant so we had high hopes here too. but it was a very disappointing experience .
we ordered garlic bread with cheese and the first portion was very nice.. crisp, loaded with cheese and the quantity was good for 6people. so we had more hopes with the pizza as it was wood fired.
but the pizza was pathetic.. it was loaded with veggies and cheese but the sauce? there was no pizza sauce.. it was only a regular sauce applied underneath. a good italian resto can't do this. no one had it.
white pasta was ok ok and red pasta was also bad.

food 2/5
ambience 2/5
overall 2/5

heard a lot about this place on various websites.
the food is very okay lacks in taste.
cleanliness and hygiene is the reason for such low rating.
plates, tables and tableware was not clean, everything had dirt and grease.
was really driven to their wood fired oven so i went to have a look at it, as it’s in live kitchen, but the chef doesn’t follow any hygienic practices during preparation food was handled with bare hands and the utensils were not clean.

moreover the pizza and garlic bread we ordered was burnt from edges.

only great thing was sizzling brownie with ice cream. and these two stars are for them.

nice place with good ambience and services. pretty nice decor and good music played.
they serve in really good quantities so be careful when you place your order.
pastas and pizzas are great. you may even like the salad menu. go for it!
best thing : serving quantity and quality of food plus it's location.

a regular cafe in the main market of ooty. went there for brunch. ordered veg grilled sandwiches and cheese grilled sandwiches. both the dishes were quite good. they give a generous amount of fries to go along with it and some coleslaw.

we also ordered a regular filter coffee and mochachino. both were really bad. was surprised to find how terrible was filter coffee - a regular drink in this part of the country. wont recommend drinks at all.

overall.
food: 4/5
drinks: 1/5
ambience: 3.5/5
hospitality: 3/5
value for money: 3.5/5

it has great food and nice view. little slow service but worth the wait. the people are nice and you can see you're food cooking.
loved the family pizza options.

the food is awesome we loved it .never try veg stroganoff horrible stuff.but pasta ,pizza r good.u can try the ice tea it's really good.we had most of our meals there during our entire stay.

located at city centre , known for pizza
an average place with average food
pure veg
and know for wood fire pizza

food 3/5
ambience 2.5/5
service 3/5
pricing 3/5
overall 3/5

roasted in the summer heat of ooty until v came across to chill out in dis place on commercial road. half the crowd were foreigners, decent place and ambience. had ordered popeye pizza, garlic bread and brownie sizzler n mind u it was good. give it a try when ur out in ooty.

i generally like everything related to food....even if the service is poor i give credit if the food is good..but this place we couldn't even go for the food.... apparently it's the "off season" and they didn't have much on the menu..the waiter who was serving us(i am sure you get the pun) was not very friendly either..he had a sense of attitude that "we are the best, get the heck out"...best to avoid... willy's coffee pub might be a better option..and they don't have the "off season" rule...cheers...

a short family vacation to ooty, and we heard that this place serves good food so decided to try it out. located at elk hill, this cafe is quite spacious with quite a few number of tables and a vast menu.
we ordered nilgiris special pizza, popeye pizza and thai fried rice with green curry.

nilgiris pizza (3/5): the thin crust fire wood pizza was good with a really good crust. the problem was that the topping was a bit on the sweeter side and it was falling off. decent taste though.

popeye pizza (4/5): this had a better taste and the toppings too were piquant.

thai rice (5/5): this was the best of the lot and i can confidently say that this might be one of their best dishes. the rice was cooked to perfection with mid spices and a lot of veggies. the green curry consisted of vegetables like beans and broccoli and it took the taste to the next level. a must must try dish.

ooty, anyway, takes you away from all the chaos that’s going on around you.
this place takes you away from ooty, a tad bit. nicely poised in the middle of the main market, this cafe is subtle in its existence, and its ways.
decent food, but extremely soothing ambiance. we went here twice during our 3 day stay at ooty, which should speak volumes of this place.
nothing extraordinary about this place, but sometimes it’s the ordinary which has a certain charm about it. hence, do give this place a shot. who knows, what magic may happen.