Happy Hours always. Be it a weekday or weekend, rates remain same. More you order, lesser you pay for each drink. The only problem is that you have to place your drink order at one go. So more the people, less the check. You can also order your hard drinks by bottle. A minimal storing charge is levies on the MRP. Come to think of it, buying a bottle here would be comparatively way cheap.
This tasting was organized by Carpe Diem for Bar Bar which was anyway on my wishlist.
Recommended Drinks: The Iced Teas, Watermelon and Lemongrass caipiroska.
Drinks: We tried The Lyncheburg, Red Wine spritzer, Watermelon and Lemongrass caipiroska, Mexican Merry, Italian Mule.
I liked the way they serve the cocktails in white translucent measuring graduated cylinders. 500 ml as well as 25 ml.
Watermelon and Lemongrass caipiroska: Vodka with watermelon and lemongrass. It was very refreshing. Lemongrass was added just in right quantities. Though I could taste it with each sip, it did not overpower the taste of the cocktail.
The Lynchburg: Jim beam, Vodka, Triple Sec and ginger ale. This is almost a colorless iced tea. Strong. Subtle taste of ginger ale.
Red Wine Spritzer: This has red wine, apple juice and soda with some cut oranges. This seemed a iced tea version of sangria. It was not as sweet as sangria though. I am not sure which wine was used but it was quite dry. A full bodies, sweet would have been better.
Mexican Merry: Tequilla, vodka, hot sauce with tomato juice and black pepper. It was okay. Nothing great about it. I as it is do not like tomato juice in my cocktails.
Italian Mule: Vodka, Sambuca and Ginger. This was fine as well. Ginger was slightly more.
Food:
They got many good options in appetizers which go very well with the drinks.
Popcorns:
Buttermilk chicken popcorns, Shrimp popcorns, Pork Cuchifritos, Vad paav popcorns, Chili Garlic Potato popcorn, Jalapenos and cheese popcorns.
The best one out of these for me were Shrimp popcorns, Pork Cuchifritos, Vad paav popcorns. Shrimp and pork popcorns were perfectly batter fried popcorn-size pieces served with accompanying sauces. You can ask for nothing better than these to much-on while having your drinks.
One innovative preparation was vada paav popcorns. Popcorn-sizedd batata vada with same sized paav. These not only look interesting, but tasted good as well.
Toasties:
Basically grilled sandwiches. We tried Tandoori Murg, Kheema ghotala, Kung Pao chicken, Ham and Chili cheese toasties. Perfectly toasted bread with hearty fillings. I loved the ham and chili cheese which was amazingly cheesy. I also liked Kheema ghotala which was perfectly spicy.
Paratha Rolls:
We tried pahadi paneer paratha which was mint and coriander paneer wrapped in flay malabari paratha. Paneer was soft and paratha was nicely flaky and soft. We also had seekh kebab wrap which was also decent.
Potatoes:
DIY basket of fries which consisted of shoestring fries, Twice-cooked fries and Potato wedges with 3 accompanying sauces. All 3 variations of potato fries were tasty.
Potato skins loaded with plum tomatoes, chives, sour cream and lots of melted cheddar cheese. If your like something crunchy as your appetizer, this is not something for you.
Eggs:
We tried Mumbai masala egg benedict which was really nice. Soft poached eggs on top of masala bread. More hollandaise sauce could have been better. Seasoned sautéed potato cubes and tomato wedges were served on the side.
We also had Hotch Potch. Beautifully presented. Egg bhurji put on a matka shaped bun. Taste was okay though. Nothing great.
Tiffins:
This is only main course options they have. They have Goan, North Indian, Thai, Chinese and biryani. All these tiffins are available in veg as well as non veg. They have one gravy, rice or chapati and a side portion. I found Chinese one the best among all.
Service: Efficient, fast.
Ambience: Good. Loud music. Nice arrangements for groups to sit. They also have table outside/ non-AC. But I liked the one which are inside.
Rating: 4/5
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