Meat Lovers

For many out there who love gorging on meat, Meat Lovers, located at Bashundhara R/A, opposite the Jamuna Future Park walkway, could well be worth scoping out. Sure there are already lots of places out there for good burgers and such, and you can add Meat Lovers to that list as well.

Meat Lovers were in the Dhaka Restaurant Week and they had four dishes to cater to within the two price brackets set for the event. The Tk499 bracket included two options: Classic Platter, which included a beef/cheese Blast Filletto, curly fries, 3 pieces BBQ Wings and Soft Drinks; Sukiyaki Platter which included Chicken Sukiyaki, Sautéed Vegetables, Butter Rice, Soft Drinks and Oreo Ice Cream. 

The Tk999 bracket included two options as well and both were unique for this event: Maxitalian Platter which included Taco, Spaghetti with meat sauce, Chicken Steak with Mushroom Sauce, Sautéed Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Soft Drinks and Oreo Ice Cream; and Steak Platter, which included 9oz Sirloin Steak, Portuguese Rice, Sautéed Vegetables, Potato with mushroom gravy, and Soft Drinks.

Let's start with the Maxitalian Platter. The spaghetti with meat sauce had a slight flaw. The spaghetti itself felt a little too hard. The meat sauce was good with ample amount of spice and flavour. The next dish included in the offer was a taco with a nice crunchy shell and enough meat stuffed into it. The Chicken steak was pretty good too, a little dry to be pedantic but the mushroom sauce took care of that and brought a wonderfully creamy taste to the steak. 

The Steak Platter included the 9oz Sirloin steak with rice. It was well done and tasted absolutely wonderful. The rice complimented the steak well with its warm and slightly tangy taste. But the true star of this dish was the Potato with mushroom gravy. The gravy coupled with the potato created such an incredible creamy taste that it was just very hard to move away from it, leaving a surreal aftertaste. 

Verdict: With their recent relocation, perfectly reasonable prices, wonderfully comfortable décor, and of course the fantastic quality of their food, this place can be easily recommended for anyone looking to gorge on meat but not come home with an empty wallet.

By Intisab Shahriyar