Sep 23, 2008 05:34 PM
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Situated next to chiluvuru (formerly known as Secret Lake) on second floor to give you a view of the lake.
Ambience: Filled with smoke all the time, this restaurant
needs some good airconditioning to keep it less stuffy. Lights are dim
and the music is just about OK. It is crowded most of the times but you
always have an option of taking your drink downstairs and sit on those
plastic-chairs facing the dirty and stinky lake.
It is generally very noisy and the gentry is bad to average.
In short:
As
the name says, there is something fishy about this place. Good for
bachelors. It is stuffy and your wife/gf wouldn’t be too amused.
The Bar
The
drinks are resonably priced and there is not much choice in terms of
brands. On most weekends you may have to settle for a lesser beer
because your brand may not be available. In Beer, usually, Kingfisher,
RC and UB are avaialble. Whiskey: RC, McDowell, Signature, Blender’s
Pride, 100 Pipers and Teachers are available most of the times. On
weekends, they run out of glasses to serve liqour. In that case, you
have to wait a while till he washes a few or you may opt for a
disposible mug.
Snacks are not very good but reasonably
priced. These snacks are prepared at the ground floor and the waiter
goes down to fetch your order up from there. You get a variety of fish
recipes but not all of these are good. Also, can’t name one here as it
depends on the day and the cook’s mood.
’Boiled-peanut masala’ at
Rs. 20 a plate is the best bet. Do ask him to put extra onion. No snack
worth its taste is worth eating. You can try manchurian -
veg/chicken/gobi/paneer. Ask him to put less salt otherwise you may be
cursing me for recommending it. Noodles are bad and are best avoided.
Coming
back to the bar. It is a sort of lounge bar. They have around 30 chairs
and some 8 tables. Three of these tables can accomodate only two
people. These have been placed next to the window giving a view of the
lake. They wanted it to be a place for couples but I guess the ambience
otherwise does not allow couples to grace these tables. The view is
actually good at night and add to it that it does not stink(as it would
have if you sat outside).
I am told that these people plan to
offer cocktails in near future. I don’t know if it is going to happen
but you can make your own cocktails if you wish. From a former part-time bartender that is me:) I am not going to get into technical jargons. Will make it simple so that you can prepare it anywhere on the fly.
