The Flying Monk (AJC Bose Road)

Potato Basket with chicken

The Flying Monk, the name instantly catches anyone by surprise! Situated near AJC Bose Road, at Woodburne Park, this Oriental restaurant specializes in South-East Asian (Japanese, Singaporean, Korean, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai) cuisine. It mainly targets the sophisticated upper class of South Kolkata who would not mind to spend some extra to taste innovative food from the South-East Asian countries which are rarely available in stand-alone eateries (not 5-stars). The theme of the restaurant revolves around Chinese puzzles or Tangrams and gives the ambiance a funky feel. 

The interiors are made of wooden beams, faux exposed brick walls on which large sized quirky art paintings have been hanged. However the classy ambiance is turned down by the simple cushioned wooden chairs & wooden tables. Jazz music is played in the backdrop which though becomes monotonous to the ears after a while.

The Flying Monk Interiors

Chicken Manchow Soup

The menu is elaborate in variety & geography and looks like a big heavy diary. You can start the meal with a sinful Death By Chocolate, a mocktail that comes with a huge scoop of ice-cream sprinkled with chocolate shavings, floating in a milky concoction. For appetizers you may try Prawn Gyoza (Pan fried dumpling stuffed with prawn & leek served with non-veg XO sauce), Grilled Basa fish with fresh herbs (Basa fish marinated with fresh herbs char grilled and served with basil mayonnaise), Grilled Asparagus & Prawn with Chilli Oyster Sauce, Aromatic Crispy Duck, Prawn & Crabmeat with Almond Flakes. For Vegetarians, must try Starters are Pok Choi – Tofu – Shitake Gyoza, Asparagus Dumpling, Crispy Konjee Shitake Mushroom, Rice Paper Roll.

Grilled Basa fish with fresh herbs

Table Decoration

Sauce of Prawn Dumplings

Prawn Gyoza

For the Main Course which has adequate no. of both Veg & Non-Veg items, you can try Stuffed Aubergine in Chilli Ginger Sauce (Augerbine stuffed with mixed vegetables batter fried and served with chilli Ginger sauce), The Stone Baked Tofu Asparagus Steak (Marinated in Japanese Miso Sauce & cooked on a stone slab – A Vegetarian steak has seldom been tastier!), Chicken Hot Pot (Cooked in Red Wine, Japanese Soya & Honey, and flavored with star anise seeds – it’s for those who like a dash of sweet balancing the spice), Potato Basket with chicken (Diced Chicken leg marinated with salt & garlic powder tossed with black bean red wine sauce and served on a potato nest), Chicken in Homemade Laksa, Roasted Lamb. The menu has a section dedicated to duck specialties like Aromatic crispy duck & Teriyaki duck Breast. From the rice / noodles section, try Garlic Fried Rice & Jade Noodles.

Chicken in Homemade Laksa

Chicken Jade Noodles

Japanese Garlic Rice

Roasted Lamb

Stuffed Aubergine in Chilli Ginger Sauce

The desserts will uplift your mood. The sweetest end to a flavorful meal is the Huoshan, the divine balance of sinful dark chocolate cake with melted chocolate filling, served with pure vanilla ice-cream. There is also Chocolate Velvet Cake & Crème Brulee, which comes in 3 flavours – Regular, Coffee & Kahlua and Cinnamon & Baileys. The entire Menu is given below. The food is on the costlier side, and the items are a bit over-priced. A complete meal for two persons will cost around Rs. 1800 (inc. Taxes). Due to some liquor license problem, they serve drinks only on weekends, which is a major drawback. We had visited this place on a birthday occasion, the waiters promised to give a complimentary cake at the end to celebrate. But unfortunately, they added that item even to the bill without informing us, which was kind of rude. Apart from that, we were satisfied with the dinner!

Chocolate Velvet Cake & Vanilla Ice-cream

South East Asian delicacies
at the Flying Monk

The Flying Monk Entrance

Website: http://www.theflyingmonk.in/index.html

Valet Parking Facility available.
Buffet Available: Rs. 585 plus taxes on Weekdays.
                             Rs. 769 plus taxes on Weekends.

Location: FMC Fortuna, 234/3A, AJC Bose Road, (Woodburn Park Road Next to Subway) Kolkata – 700020

Contact No.: (+91)(33) 40011414

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MENU (Items with Price – Taxes Extra):

Salads:

Sweet and Sour Pomelo Salad (Arugula, mixed lettuce and pomelo tossed with ginger based sweet and sour dressing) – Rs. 275

Rocket and Seaweed Salad (Seaweed, rocket and mixed lettuce served with Japanese pickled plum dressing) – Rs. 350

Cha Soba Noodle Kimchi Salad (Japanese green tea noodles, mixed lettuce, cherry tomatoes, grilled asparagus, avocado and lotus puff tossed with Korean kimchi dressing) – Rs. 350

Crispy Duck Salad (Mixed salad greens with crispy duck served with lemon grass dressing) – Rs. 495

Grilled Chicken Salad (Grilled chicken marinated with orange juice, lemon grass, served with mixed lettuce and lemon grass dressing) – Rs. 395

Chinese Crispy Noodle Salad (Fried noodles tossed with Chinese kimchi dressing served on a bed of threaded white radish and carrots) – Rs. 195

Dim Sums:

Vegetarian:

Pok Choi, Tofu and Shitake Gyoza (Dumplings stuffed with pok choi. tofu and shitake mushroom pan fried and served with a mildly spiced gyoza dip) – Rs. 195

Asparagus Dumpling (Translucent wrapper expertly stuffed with chopped asparagus steamed and served with veg XO sauce) – Rs. 225

Snow Peas and Water Chestnut Dumpling – Seasonal (Chopped snow peas and water chestnut stuffed in translucent wrapper, steamed and sewed with veg XO sauce) – Rs. 225

Fresh Ginger and Spinach Dumpling (Spinach and water chestnut, flavoured with fresh ginger, stuffed in translucent wrapper, steamed and sewed with veg XO sauce) – Rs. 185

Broccoli Dumpling (Finely chopped broccoli, tofu and mushroom stuffed in translucent wrapper, steamed and served with veg XO sauce) – Rs. 195

Pok Choi Dumpling (Fine translucent wrapper stuffed with chopped asparagus, tofu and pok choi steamed and served with veg XO sauce) – Rs. 195

Mushroom Dumpling (Translucent wrapper stuffed with four delectable types of mushroom served with veg XO sauce and cooked to perfection) – Rs. 195

Trio Mushroom Hong Kong Bao (Sweet barbeque of trio mushroom and tofu, stuffed and steamed in Chinese sweet bread) – Rs. 195

Non Vegetarian:

Har Gau (Prawn stuffed in crystal transparent dim sum, mildly flavoured with sesame oil and served with non veg XO sauce) – Rs. 235

Sui Mai (Smooth wanton sheet stuffed with chicken and shitake mushroom, served with non veg XO sauce) – Rs. 195

Prawn Gyoza (Pan fried dumpling stuffed with prawn and leek served with non veg X0 sauce) – Rs. 235

Lamb Kothe (Pan fried dumpling stuffed with minced lamb and scallions served with kothe sauce) – Rs. 245

Chicken Pot Sticks (Pan fried dumpling stuffed with minced chicken and young ginger) – Rs. 180

Fish / Lobster with Laksa (Steamed fish / lobster with laksa sauce, topped with scallions and fresh red chilli) – Rs. 295 / Rs. 1100

Lotus Leaf Wrapped Fish (Fish flavoured with ginger, basil and chilli wrapped in lotus leaf) – Rs. 295

Yellow Pumpkin Dim Sum (Prawn and crab stick wrapped with pumpkin steamed and served with dashi glaze) – Rs. 295

Chicken Bulgogi in Bao (Marinated spicy Korean barbeque chicken stuffed and steamed in Chinese bread) – Rs. 225

Crab and Prawn Dumpling (Crab and prawn marinated and steamed inside translucent wrapper) – Rs. 295

Chicken and Leek Dumpling (Chicken and leek marinated and steamed inside translucent wrapper) – Rs. 225

Appetizers:

Vegetarian:

Steamed Edamame with Sea Salt (Steamed Japanese edamame tossed with sea salt) – Rs. 365

Stir Fried Edamame with Tobanjan Sauce (Stir fried Japanese edamame tossed with chili garlic paste) – Rs. 365

Green Zucchini Chips (Crispy Fried zucchini chips with blended garlic yogurt dip) – Rs. 175

Crackling Seaweed and Spinach (Deep fried seaweed and spinach, tossed with sea salt and hichimi togarashi) – Rs. 245

Vegetable Spring Roll (Spring roll stuffed with Chinese cabbage, spinach, corn and tofu & flavoured with five spices and served with sweet chill sauce) – Rs. 180

Seaweed Potato Croquettes with Panko Crumbs (Mashed potatoes and seaweed rolled in pinto crumbs deep fried and served with spiced mayo) – Rs. 295

Black Pepper Mushroom (Golden fried mushrooms tossed with spicy pepper sauce) – Rs. 295

Crispy Konjee Shitake Mushroom (Crispy shitake mushroom tossed with spicy pepper sauce) – Rs. 295

Rice Paper Roll (Grilled pimentos, broccoli, carrots and baby corn tossed with chili peanut butter sauce, stuffed in Vietnamese rice paper roll) – Rs. 195

Green Chilli Potato (Thick potato fingers fried crisp and tossed with green chili and coriander) – Rs. 175

Tofu Tobanjan (Shallow fried tofu tossed with Japanese tobanjan sauce) – Rs. 275

Non Vegetarian:

Aromatic Crispy Duck - Five Rolls (Crispy shredded duck, cucumber, scallion in hoisin sauce rolled in a pancake, served with sweet chilli and hoisin sauce) – Rs. 745

Peking Duck Eight Rolls (Traditional style duck with cucumber, scallion rolled in a pancake and served with hoisin sauce) – Rs. 845

Lamb Dumpling in Asian Wood Smoked BBQ (Minced lamb dumpling expertly tossed in Asian smoked barbecue sauce) – Rs. 450

Delight Scallops (Pan seared scallop and smoked bell pepper served with garlic black bean sauce) – Rs. 795

The Flying Monk Style Chicken Chilli (Diced chicken marinated with soya sauce, tossed with chilli and soya) – Rs. 345

Chicken Yakitori (Chicken marinated in yakitori sauce, skewered and grilled) – Rs. 355

Hakka Style Chicken (Diced chicken leg marinated with salt, garlic powder and wok tossed. Hakka style) – Rs. 345

Fish in Red Hot Basil Sauce (Fried Basa fish tossed with hot basil sauce) – Rs. 345

Grilled Basa Fish with Fresh Herbs (Basa fish marinated with fresh herbs char grilled and served with basil mayonnaise) – Rs. 345

Kolkata Bekti in Roast Bell Pepper Sauce (River fresh Bekti marinated with ginger juice pan seared and served with roasted bell pepper sauce) – Rs. 425

Grilled Asparagus and Prawn with Chilli Oyster Sauce (Wok tossed prawn with black pepper sauce served on a bed of char grilled asparagus) – Rs. 495

Panko Fried Prawns (Bread crumb fried prawns, served with spicy katsu sauce) – Rs. 445

Hot Wasabi Prawn (Prawns marinated in wasabi paste and tossed with wasabi mayo) – Rs. 445

Prawn and Crab Meat with Almond Flakes (Prawn and crab meat wrapped with almond flakes served with spicy katsu sauce) – Rs. 455

Lobster in XO Cognac (A Chinese preparation of lobster, wok tossed with X0 cognac sauce) – Rs. 1095

Soups:

Cream of Sweet Corn Soup (Vegetable / Chicken) – Rs. 165 / Rs. 185

Tom Yum Shrimp Soup (Prawn soup flavoured with lemon grass, galangal, chilli and garnished with coriander) – Rs. 195

The Prince's Wonton Soup (Vegetable / Chicken / Shrimp) (Asian vegetable broth with glass noodles, dumpling, pok choi, scallion and nameko mushroom) – Rs. 170 / Rs. 180 / Rs. 195

Malaysian Soup (Vegetable / Chicken / Shrimp) (Spicy soup infused with coconut milk, galangal lemon grass kafir lime leaves and Thai red chilli) – Rs. 165 / Rs. 185 / Rs. 195

Manchow Soup (Vegetable / Chicken) (Exotic chopped mixed vegetables and stock, flavored with cilantro and green chilli) – Rs. 165 / Rs. 185

Lemon Coriander Clear Soup (Vegetable / Chicken / Shrimp) (Lemon infused clear soup flavoured with fresh coriander and green chilli) – Rs. 165 / Rs. 185 / Rs. 195

Main Course:

Vegetarian:

Hung Shao Green Beans (Stir fried green beans tossed with garlic and dark soya sauce) – Rs. 275

Stir Fried Asparagus and Snow Peas Chilli Basil –Seasonal (Asparagus and snow peas wok tossed with chili and basil) – Rs. 350

Malaga Mushrooms (Four types of Mushroom, Tofu and Water chestnut served with chilli soya Butter sauce) – Rs. 295

Assorted Vegetables in Black Bean Sauce (Assorted exotic vegetables in black bean sauce) – Rs. 295

Potato Wedges in Chilli Basil (Fried potato wedges tossed with Chilli, basil and honey) – Rs. 285

Stir Fried Chinese Greens in Chilli Mustard Sauce (Baby pok choi, broccoli, asparagus and Chinese cabbage tossed with chili mustard sauce) – Rs. 295

Stuffed Aubergine in Chilli Ginger Sauce (Aubergine stuffed with mixed vegetables batter fried and served with chilli ginger Sauce) – Rs. 295

Sichuan Vegetables (Baby corn, American corn, broccoli, carrots, water chestnuts and green zucchini with Sichuan sauce) – Rs. 325

Potato and American Corn in Ginger and Chilli Bean Sauce (Fried potato cubes and American corn tossed in ginger and chili bean sauce) – Rs. 295

Stir Fried Green Vegetable in Chili Coconut Sauce (Crunchy green vegetables tossed in fresh red chili and coconut milk) – Rs. 325

Exotic Vegetables in Fresh Red Chilli Soya Basil Sauce (Exotic vegetables stir fried in fresh Red Chill and soya basil sauce) – Rs. 325

Steamed Asparagus, Chinese Pok Choi and Broccoli (Steamed asparagus tossed with pok choi and broccoli in butter garlic sauce) – Rs. 355

Tofu:

Stone Baked Tofu Asparagus Steak (Stone cooked miso marinated tofu and asparagus) – Rs. 450

Steamed Silkened Tofu, Spinach and Asparagus (Steamed tofu, spinach and asparagus with soya chilli butter) – Rs. 325

Corn and Tofu in Chilli Cilantro Sauce (Corn kernel and tofu tossed with fresh red chilli and cilantro) – Rs. 325

Mapo Tofu (Steamed tofu served with mapo sauce) – Rs. 325

Steamed Pok Choi, Tofu and Baby Corn (Steamed pok choi tossed with butter garlic, tofu

and baby corn, stir fried with soya, garlic and ginger) – Rs. 350

Poultry and Lamb:

Stir Fried Double Cooked Duck (Crackling crispy Eking duck tossed with hoisin butter sauce and served with grilled vegetable) – Rs. 945

Teriyaki Duck Breast (Duck marinated with teriyaki sauce, served with grilled vegetables and potato wedges) – Rs. 995

Stir Fried Lamb with Soya and Oyster Sauce – Rs. 445

Lamb Dumpling with Ginger Yellow Chilli Bean Sauce (Steamed lamb dumpling with fresh ginger and yellow chilli bean sauce) – Rs. 445

Roasted Lamb (Pot roasted lamb, wok tossed in minced garlic sauce) – Rs. 445

Chicken in Homemade Laksa (Traditional laksa sauce served with chicken) – Rs. 395

Potato Basket with Chicken (Diced chicken leg marinated with salt and garlic powder tossed with black bean red wine sauce and served on a potato nest) – Rs. 395

Sichuan Style Chicken (Diced chicken leg marinated and tossed in Sichuan sauce) – Rs. 395

Kung Pao Chicken (Chicken marinated with ginger, soya and tossed with kung pao sauce) – Rs. 395

Chicken Hot Pot (Clay pot roast chicken served in ginger pot sauce) – Rs. 395

Shredded Chicken in Pimento (Fried shredded chicken and bell pepper strips tossed with ginger wine garlic sauce) – Rs. 395

Seafood and Fish:

Prawns in Chilli Bean Sauce (Shallow fried prawn in hot chilli bean sauce) – Rs. 445

Burnt Garlic Prawns (Prawns tossed in burnt garlic butter sauce) – Rs. 495

Wok Grilled Lobster in Ginger Hot Black Bean (Batter fried lobster tossed with hot black bean sauce, served dry) – Rs. 1200

Norwegian Salmon in Burnt Lotus Leaf (Norwegian salmon marinated with lemon butter garlic, wrapped in burnt lotus leaf) – Rs. 595

Malaysian Style Pan Fried Fish / Prawn (Classic Malaysian curry served with pan fried fish / prawn) – Rs. 385 / Rs. 475

Fish / Prawn in Homemade Laksa (Traditional laksa sauce served with fish / prawn) – Rs. 395 / Rs. 445

Kolkata Bekti in Chilli Mustard Sauce (River fresh Bekti fish marinated in ginger juice, tossed with homemade chilli mustard sauce) – Rs. 595

Fish in Hot Red Wine Black Pepper Sauce (Batter fried Data fish tossed with red wine black pepper sauce served with baby pok choi) – Rs. 395

Fish in Soya Honey Sauce (Basa fish marinated with soya honey glaze served with grilled exotic vegetables) – Rs. 375

Sichuan Style Fish (Batter fried Basa fish served with thick spicy Sichuan sauce) – Rs. 375

Fish in Hot Black Bean Sauce (Steamed fish served with chilli and black bean sauce) – Rs. 375

Stone Baked Basa Fish (basa fish marinated with lemon and basil and stone cooked) – Rs. 495

Rice and Noodles:

Jasmine Steamed Rice (Authentic Thai rice infused with jasmine extracts and steamed) – Rs. 195

Japanese Garlic Rice (Tepenyaki style Japanese rice, gently tossed with garlic and kikkoman soya) – Rs. 265

Claypot Rice – (Veg / Fish) (Fried rice wok tossed with Malaysian style vegetables / fish and served in hot earthenware) – Rs. 305 / Rs. 365

Fried Rice (Veg / Egg / Chicken / Prawn) Chinese wok tossed fried rice with vegetables / egg / chicken / prawn) – Rs. 245 / Rs. 275 / Rs. 315 / Rs. 365

Ginger Fried Rice (Wok tossed Chinese fried rice served with juliennes of ginger and green capsicum) – Rs. 245

Burnt Garlic Coriander Rice (Wok tossed Chinese fried rice served with  burnt garlic and fresh coriander) – Rs. 245

Sichuan Style Chinese Noodles – (Veg / Chicken) (Chinese noodles tossed with Sichuan sauce, served with vegetables / chicken) – Rs. 285 / Rs. 350

Jade Noodles – (Veg / Chicken) (Steamed noodles, tossed with garlic, spinach and chilli oil) – Rs. 245 / Rs. 275

Dan-Min Noodles – (Veg / Chicken) (Noodles flavoured with soya and tossed with exotic vegetables / chicken) – Rs. 245 / Rs. 275

Udon Noodles – (Veg / Chicken) (Japanese noodles tossed with teriyaki and oriental steak sauce served with succulent vegetables / chicken) – Rs. 450 / Rs. 475

Pan Fried Noodles – (Veg / Chicken) (Steamed noodles pan fried, topped with exotic vegetables / chicken and tossed with minced garlic sauce) – Rs. 305 / Rs. 345

Desserts:

Muddy Pineapple (Melted chocolate pie served on a bed of roasted pineapple with cream) – Rs. 295

Green Tea Tiramisu (Tiramisu with Japanese green tea and Bailey / Amarula) – Rs. 375

Huoshan (The divine balance of sinful dark chocolate cake with melted chocolate filling, served with pure vanilla ice cream) – Rs. 195

Date and Walnut Cigar (Date and walnut wrapped with the intricacies of phillo pastry with clarified butter, served with delicious fruit skewer and rich lemon sorbet) – Rs. 295

Kahlua Coffee Mousse (Chocolate mousse flavoured with Kahlua and served with saffron sauce) – Rs. 295

Cheesecake (A classic baked Philadelphia cheesecake served with berry compote) – Rs. 295

Trio Cream Brulee (Vanilla, cinnamon and Baileys cream, coffee and Kahlua) – Rs. 295

Chocolate Velvet Cake (The classic chocolate fudge cake served with austere vanilla ice cream and dark chocolate sauce) – Rs. 195

Trio Sorbet (Sorbet, served in flavoured lemon, chilli basil and Japanese ginger) – Rs. 165

Vanilla Ice Cream – Rs. 75