Thanks to Shakespeare’s significance in literature, Julius Caesar became an important person in the writer’s life during her ICSE exams. She could parrot quotes for marks and assumed salad was the Roman general and warrior’s choice of recipe. Caesar has been resurrected a second time on the second floor of Phoenix Palladium’s East Zone. We’re here, curious about the promises to offer “a modern take on the royal feasts of 49 BC- 44 BC”.

The restaurant space once housed the fashionable The Runway Project, helmed by Vicky Ratnani. Elements of the decor rekindled the memory of the former buzzing bar and produce-driven gourmet food. The menu is a textbook on the times of Julius Caesar, which feels “too much to read” to our fellow diner. We scan it, twice, but are left wondering whether it is classic, modern or just confidently confused. While there is a long mention of how quail was a delicacy and unique preparation, it’s not available.