Assisting a friend with picking up a digital camera, we landed up at Bembos for lunch. What caught my attention was the tag line ‘South American Burger Grill’. They don’t have a very exhaustive menu or a huge seating area, however, the service is friendly and efficient, and the menu is a bit different from the standard McDonalds fare.
Burgers are split into vegetarian, chicken, button and grilled chicken – and then they have combos etc. My carnivorous instincts aroused, I opted for the ‘Argentina Mutton LARGE’ burger. It was a large juicy mutton patty, with tomatoes, mayonnaise and a greenish vegetable mixture I couldn’t identify and forgot to ask. It wasn’t bad at all, quite interesting really – I’d eat it again anyday, which says a lot I guess. The burger bread could be a little fresher though. The fries were crisp and not the limp noodles McDonalds is given to serving these days.
They also have vegetarian and non-vegetarian platters, salads etc.
I definitely recommend a visit.
Sid
Update: 26th December 2008 – As of the last couple of months, Bembos in GIP, NOIDA has shut down.
I am from Peru (currently living in Miami) and I miss my Bembos veggie burgers!! v_v India has a real treat, and even more so if you have "Inka Cola" drinks. Yum!
Hi Susheela: Yup, Bembos is good stuff, though I wish, really really wish, foreign food chains wouldn’t Indianize their menus so much. It would be so nice to have a glimpse (taste) of their original fare!
As a result, Bembos NOIDA doesn’t have Inka Cola!!
Hi, friends, Im Peruvian and i love the taste of Bembos, I think is the best Burger in Peru, but They (Bembos) are thinking than they dont have competition but It is false because I discover a repice similar or better. In fact I m looking for investments who wants to do bussines, I repeat I have the recipe of Bembos, im serious
hi! im from peru to, im a cook student and i had to investigate bembos in india, i didnt know about it and i think this is wonderfull and makes me very proud of my country that bembos is in india and that the service is as good and friendly like it is in peru, thanks
Hey! I completely agree with you on the degree of Indianization of menus. Even i feel if a culture is being adopted, they shouldn’t change it to such an extent. And yes, talking about burgers, enlighten me on where in delhi could we find the “actual” hamburger, as in with the beef/lamb patty?
@Raghu: You probably won’t find beef in most places in India, burger or otherwise. Some places import beef, like Diva in GK. You may find buffalo meat in some places, not too many of these too. The closest acceptable option I find is the Nirulas Mutton Mahaburger, which used to be quite good – I haven’t been there for quite a while, having given up on Nirulas quality of service and food. Wimpy’s used to have a Lamb Burger (lamb, not mutton) that was good – You’ll find one at Janpath and one at New Delhi Railway Station. Other options include starred hotels that *may* serve lamb burgers and perhaps beef too. Then we have Ice & Spice, which is in Bangalore.
Would be a lot easier to make at home.
Hi! i’m from Peru aswell… concerning the issue of making the food more “Indian” the thing is that here in Peru one of the things that made Bembos stand out was that it served burgers prepared the “Peruvian way” meaning that they added ingredients from traditional Peruvian food which is now considered one of the best ones in the world (a little bit of bragging does no harm) to a “typical american dish” so maybe Bembos attempted to the same in India. It would be nice to see the same burgers we see here on the other side of the world and see it’s acceptance. Also lately Bembos has opened up to other countries’ typical dishes, don’t know if they do the same in India. I do know however, that i would really like to see “indian burgers” here in Peru, you never know….
Hey,
I am yet to have a burger as delicious as they make at Bembos (Mumbai). I am back in Delhi, have been here for 3 months now and never knew about Bembos operational in Delhi. The first thing Im doing post office today is hop my way to one. I just hope they taste the same as in Mumbai. And even Mumbai Bembos don’t serve Inka Cola.
Now that I know of Bembos in Delhi, can’t wait for the juicy burger
@Agneesh: Glad you like Bembos. This outlet unfortunately has closed.