Echoes – Bengaluru

Address- 44, 4th B Cross Road, Koramangala 5th Block, Bangalore

Phone number- 080 49652531 (Table booking isn’t available, it is First Come First Serve place)

Review on Nov 22, 2017- 

Very less often you come across a place which has a theme bigger in thought. Sure, many restaurants function based on a particular theme and they go all the way to get things done in that theme. But not all are special. Last year when a friend told about a place in New Delhi where we’re served by waiters who’re deaf and mute I was surprised. To prove to me that it is one of the good places to go for food, he took me 4 times in 7 months and we all took a liking to its theme and taste. I even met the team who started it and appreciated their efforts. I suggested them to open Echoes in Bengaluru too as people here would love it. He told me that they are planning to open one shortly in Koramangala.

Fast forward 8 months I get a phone call from a friend telling about this new place which serves awesome food and always crowded. Yes, it is Echoes. I took my friends for a lunch and they loved it. They have set up a nice place in Koramangala 5th block spacious enough to accommodate large crowd. Food is almost same as in Delhi but few changes in the menu. Here they have a place for musicians too, organizing fun weekends. Try their fiery chicken, Amsterdam fries, baked portions of pasta and burgers are all good. I personally recommend you to try Ferraro Rocher or Choco death shakes. Good food and beautiful ambiance are what we all expect from any place. These people have got it.

I want to specially mention their system to interact with differently abled waiters and staff. It is genuine and won’t cause you any troubles to order your food. After you get into your table they’ll give you menu, order notepad and pen. You just have to look through your menu and choose things to order. Then write down the code against each dish and quantity. Write your name and phone number and give to waiter. To call them you can just press the switches near each table. They will come and take your  notepad. Everything is done in noiseless way which i like here. Echoes is very deep meaning word for the way this restaurant works.

Prices won’t burn your pockets so feel free to take your loved ones here for a meal or just to visit. I’m sure they’ll love it

Wishing them good luck, will be visiting soon.

 

Onesta Banashankari BDA

Address- 2469, 24th Cross, Opposite BDA Complex, 2nd Stage, Banashankari, Bangalore

Phone number- 080 33512961 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Sept 08, 2017- 

After a long gap of 6+ months I’m back in reviewing !
Well, where to start.? Onesta has been my favourite pizza place from the time they opened or I started liking their pizzas in Koramangala. They used to take some time to bring my pizza but luckily now that system is changed. Didn’t know that they’ve opened this outlet so close to my place so found it by accident. Place is very well located so you won’t have to open your Google maps n follow it. Just come to Banashankari BDA complex n look up n you’ll find their big board welcoming you. Lift wasn’t working had to climb 3 floor which isn’t bad. I think they should get it operated soon. It’s big space so you’ll find good seats easily. Waiters are very helpful to choose your dish so don’t hesitate. Just ask n pick your pizza. We went for wasabi chicken, pineapple chicken n pepperoni pizzas with chicken tenders peri peri thing. Starter was bit hard or maybe it’s supposed to be that way ! I don’t know. But it was good. We changed our pizzas after ordering n they helped us out by personally coming n enquiring about it twice. Ambient light colours and designs are nice for everyone. Music selection was going with food. I deducted 1 point because their pizzas are small in size which means for a good foodie like me have to order 2-3 pizzas for a meal. But it’s okay !
Their prices are very competitive so you won’t have to feel that burn to your pockets. It’s non AC restaurant so no high GST pricing. Overall it’s good place for anyone to hangout with friends or partner in evening or for lunch. I’m definitely going back again.

Odeon Social

Address- 23, 1st Floor, Odeon Building, Radial 5, D Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi

Phone numbers- 011 45652737, +91 7838090132 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Feb 18, 2017- 

Although have been to social in Bengaluru, this turned out to be a good place n guess I’ll be a regular here. Location is very easy n in fact you get to know things because they’re near to this place that shows its spread as identity. On a busy Sunday evening we were very doubtful whether we might get tables here but staff are miracle workers. They conjure up places to accommodate you without making you wait for long time. Don’t try to sit outside in the smoking zone because they don’t serve alcohol there.I had a cold so started with Hot shoddy n this magic potion really worked n I was feeling better by the time I came out so I must thank the mixologist, then went on to try a game of sling, followed by pacific rim, 3 red wine sangrias, longest long island iced tea in electric flavour, even though in no mood to eat tried their potato wraps and chicken fracha to munch. Place is very much spacious, special mention is that DJ who was brilliant today, prices aren’t high compared to other places in CP so can visit anytime one wishes. Also another important thing I observed n want to mention is that they’ve a lady bouncer kinda woman who takes care of female customers n it’s good move. Hope pubs in Bengaluru also realize the sensitivity of the issue and appoint some women. Overall extremely satisfied and would love to visit again. Keep going people those who made it happen

Public Affair

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Address- 67-68, Khan Market, New Delhi

Phone numbers- 011 43065200, 011 43065100 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Oct 15, 2016-

Interesting find in busy Khan market roads. Very well designed interiors which makes you feel comfortable. Chose rooftop n immediately regretted it. Although they’ve put some thought into designing it, I personally didn’t like the outdoor seating as much as interiors. Mixologist is darn good so don’t give a second thought about reaching to their cocktails first. I personally liked that absinthe one. Eclectic non vegetarian platter is truly eclectic. Snapper escabeche, must try Belgian pork belly which is slow cooked for 18hrs!! Chef is very good so have no complaints here. Staff are courteous n very helpful so feel free to settle down n talk to them n choose what you like. Afterall it’s the experience that matters n its a kind of place where you’ll want to go again. Prices are on par with Khan Market so needs no further explanation. I’ll go back again for some delicious food and exotic beverages.

Chianti

Address- 12, 17th Main, 1st Cross, 5th A Block, Koramangala 5th Block, Bangalore

Phone numbers- 080 41132021, 080 41132024 (Table booking recommended)

Review on April 30, 2016- 

Even though I’ve been to many places near chianti never got an occasion to go in and try. Finally visited for dinner and boy did i like it?! Although it looks small from outside they’ve good dining arrangements and decor i liked very much. Trued their antipastis Involtini Di formaggio Di capra really good with cream filled into eggplant roll, smoked salmon bruschetta which we absolutely loved and fought over who gets last piece, calamari fritti was bit dry for reasons i don’t know and gamberoni aglio olio E peperoncino which was quiet a delicious dish with pizza del Chianti which was perfectly cooked. They’ve good selection of wines so feel free to ask waiters if you get confused with anything. They keep checking on you about quality of food so you won’t feel you’re new to this cuisine. Prices are bit heavy on your wallets but it’s totally worth it. I’ve added this to my list of best Italian food in bengaluru. I forgot to take pictures of food so will add them next time. Definitely a place to visit again.

Arbor Brewing Company

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Address- 8, 3rd Floor, Allied Grande Plaza, Diagonally Opposite Garuda Mall, Magrath Road, Brigade Road, Bangalore

Phone numbers- +91 8050144477, 080 67921222 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Dec 18, 2015- 

It’s a legendary place so doesn’t need much introduction. For others, its one of the oldest breweries in Bangalore. Checked it out on a Friday noon for lunch with a friend. Wanted to try their beers so ordered phat Abbot and sacred cow and as expected they were crisp and blended not too old and not too plain. Coupled them with spicy fried calamari which I loved with mayonnaise, old style chicken fry which was exquisite and spicy fried prawns which were good. Ordered a Greek pizza which came hot and thin crust just as we wanted. Couldn’t try their other flavours because I wanted to save them for future visits and was full by all of this. Ambiance is very special and service is quick. Very big space for handling bigger crowd so definitely it deserves 4 ratings. I deducted 1 because one waiter was particularly not attentive and made us wait for ordering from menu and shared table concept was good until a group of talkative people joined us. They were disturbing us so much that we had to shout at each other to talk. Overall nice experience with good beers and food. Definitely going back there for more of them.

Fenny’s Lounge And Kitchen

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Address- 115, 3rd Floor, Opposite Raheja Arcade, Koramangala 7th Block, Bangalore

Phone numbers- 080 41282428, +91 9036082911 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Dec 05, 2015-

This was in my list from almost a year now and today was its lucky day. Visited it with a friend when we met after a long time and had very little time to spend for lunch. Its location gave us geographical advantage but its visit gave us craving for more. Place setting is very thoughtful and waiters are extremely educated to know your needs. Soft lady gaga music playing in loop ironic to the wall photos of ‘doors’ made me think about their DJ. Tried their lyonnaise mushroom, fried chicken wings and onion glazed chicken for starters as recommended by zomato and cheese spaghetti with chunky chicken for main course. Except for chicken wings rest were good. I regret ordering them. They do have normal collection for drinks but their mock tails n specialty drinks may interest you. Food portions are sufficient for a big foodie and rates definitely won’t burn a hole in your pocket. They charge very less compared to restos in koramangala with similar services. Over all best place to be with friends or family. I’m going back there to complete their menu.

Brewsky

Address- 55, 5th Floor, Goenka Chambers, 19th Main Road, Jeewan Griha Colony, Phase 2, JP Nagar, Bangalore

Phone number- +91 7676796666 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Sept 11, 2015-

Few friends are regulars here so they told so much about it. Checked it out today since we were in the area. Dint get seats on terrace so went to the normal place where they put up sports shows. It was bit less crowded on Friday night so that should tell a lot about it. Ordered a brewsky classical green apple martini and Dracula’s kiss. Both were good and well prepared. For starters we tried wok tossed pepper chicken and pandi fry which was bit over cooked. I know how will be pandi fry so don’t tell me meat will be threaded and tastes like overcooked chicken. Some pizza specials were going on so ordered a zone X flavour which basically had chicken, mozzarella and capsicum and tasted quite delicious. Since we were in rush couldn’t spend more time and try out signature flavours and side dishes. So guess will be back to try more and till then I’m standing with this rating.

Update: I did go back here and this time it was a good experience with good food and beers. So i can say they do improve after customers feedback.

Toit

Address- 298, Namma Metro Pillar 62, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore

Phone number- +91 9019713388 (Table booking recommended)

Review on Sept 04, 2015-

After a lot of planning and reschedules we explored toit. It’s not the first microbrewery in bengaluru but its no less than any top microbreweries. Place is well designed and I kept saying to my friend that the designer used his head more than money to give it a good European ambience and another nice thing about this is they keep their brewing vessels out in open so that you can see from close quarters how your beer is prepared. Staff are courteous and service is fast so you don’t have to hold a mug of beer in your hands and wait for long time. Table reservation is advised because it’s always crowded. They don’t take reservations beyond 7:30pm so be early or be prepared to wait for some time. They will find you good place where you won’t be disturbed by others. Ordered their classic toit Weiss beer, bloody Mary and pina colada for first round with chicken piccata, toit baked chicken nachos and chicken wings. Wings were delicious and other two were not bad. Next round we went for sangria and toit blue. Beer was crispy and cocktails were perfectly blended so I must say thanks to the bar man. Ordered a paprika pizza although we were told to order a Margarita pizza which was a great mistake. It was not bad but it certainly was not good. Chicken had no taste in it and spices were not complementing so maybe it happened to us or it is like that I don’t know. Overall experience was pleasant so I guess I’ll be going back here soon hoping to explore more of their flavors.

Vapour Pub & Brewery

Address- 773, HAL 2nd Stage, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore

Phone numbers- +91 9900088192, +91 9900088197 (Table booking recommended)

Review on August 07, 2015-

Crisp beers, perfectly cooked food, cool ambience, thin crust wood burnt pizzas, decent pricing; this place makes it to my frequent visits list in coming days. Heard about it from many but hadn’t gone due to various reasons and this visit made me satisfied. Open roof pub and cool breeze of Bangalore’s weather makes the evening more cheerful. Not a smoker myself so was bit unhappy with two chain smokers next to our table who went on to finish half pack each and blow the smoke towards us. Rest of it was perfectly in line. Tried all of their famous dishes chicken awadhi tikka, mutton galouti kebab, magic wings with vapour wheat, dark and premium as I wanted to try more than one flavors of their home brewed drinks. Sex on the beach in particular was amazingly perfect. Paprika pizza was so good that I ended up finishing almost three fourth of one complete pizza. Visit with your group if you’re looking for good beers and good food. Couples too will have great time. Their music taste is good and was in perfect match with food. I’m gonna visit it again and again and again in future.