its old world charm, no-fuss décor and furniture and an atmosphere that is indescribable. The cuisines too straddle many spheres. The menu is humungous but faves include fish n chips, roast mutton, meen moilee, fish curry and rice, Korean fish etc. 39, St. Marks Road, Diagonally Opp LIC Bldg T: 080- 22213793/ 22915840 Average meal for two ` 800 Manchester United Restaurant Bar The restaurant crafted with their unique signature is the city's first Manchester United restaurant. Enjoy great cuisine while watching live matches on gigantic screens at the restaurant. 1, Kira Layout, Hosur Main Road Opp. Prestige Acropolis T: 080-64516268 Phileas Hogg An interesting décor, with map tracing the cuisines its serves, this is a charming place both for ambience and food. Try the mutton patty, prawn tempura, steaks and seafood specialities. 90/3, Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Marathahalli T: 080-42001297 Ruchi It is a multi-cuisine restaurant located in Ulsoor. The restaurant with a pleasant ambience has an extensive menu of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Rainbow Enterprise 18/1, Cambridge Road Above Canara Bank, Halasuru T: 080-25363694 Shezan Designed to resemble a café more than a restaurant, it is pleasing and comfy, serving Continental, Indian and Chinese. Some of the bakes and steaks are good while the kabbabs, nalli gosht and biryani are decent Indian choices. 25/5, Kasturba Road Cross, off Lavelle Road T: 080-22249319 35/2, Shah Sultan Complex Cunningham Road T: 080-22287895, 22262195 Average meal for two ` 300 Touche Diner Bar Restaurant Touche is the first touch table dining destination in India with state-of-the-art design and
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technology. It is a multicuisine restaurant with an amazing range of food and drinks. 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar T: +91 9591101111 Under the Mango Tree A charming place, literally under the mango tree in the backyard of a bungalow, the restaurant has great ambience. The food is good as well, spanning pizzas, pastas, steaks, soups, Goan and Kerala dishes. 03, The Bat and Ball Inn, Laurel Lane, Richmond Town T: 080-22111112/3/4 Average meal for two ` 600 NORTH INDIAN 9th Mile Dhaba Tucked away from the city, and spread amidst greenery, the restaurant serves passable North Indian fare, but its charm lies in the location and relaxed atmosphere. Royal Orchid Resort, Allalasandra, Bellary Road, Near Jakkur Flying Club, Yelahanka T: 080-28560668/69 Average meal for two ` 800 Adaa Comfortable and cozy without being overwhelming, this is a favourite with the locals. The menu runs to Punjabi with tandoori chicken, murgh curry and kababs being the popular dishes. Vegetarians have a fair selection as well. 6, Silver Springs Layout, Marathahalli T: 080-64514608 Average meal for two ` 600 Angeethi Among the foremost dhabastyle restaurants in the city, complete with charpoys, Angeethi continues to score with its food, especially the tandoori dishes including rotis, and the tandoori chicken. The lunch buffet is great value for money. Museum Inn, 1, Museum Road T: 080- 080-41113340 Average meal for two ` 800900 Baluchi Simple and elegant, the focus at Baluchi is all about the food. Specialising in frontier food, it has some innovative dishes such as the cold kababs which are actually brilliant. The rotis, rann, stuffed morels and biryani are delicious.
Th Lalit Ashok, Kumara Krupa, High Grounds T: 080-30527777/3052 Average meal for two ` 5000
Residency Road T: 080-66111800/66111900 Average meal for two ` 800900
Banjara One of the locality's old timers, with a pleasing décor and ambience, this is a multicuisine restaurant but the Punjabi and Northn Indian dishes score. Try the lamb seekh, the chicken makhni and breads. 19/2, Kumara Krupa T: 080-22262756 Average meal for two ` 1000
Dum Pukht Jolly Nabobs A throwback to the Colonial past, both in terms of ambience and food, the restaurant provides one of the those rare 'aah' moments with its food. The delicious kakori kabab is an absolute must; try also the lamb shanks, chicken rezala and dum biryani. ITC Windsor 25 Windsor Square Golf Course Road T: 080-22269898 Average meal for two ` 40005000
Bayleaf Part of the name comes probably from the large bay windows, while the rest is smart and stylish. As for the food try the chicken tikka, prawns, koftaq curry and the breads. 1, Raheja Arcade, Koramangala T: 080-25535050/41104018 Average meal for two ` 600-700 Chandni Chowk Designed to recreate a slice of this famous Delhi locality, it does not succeed all too well, but the food more than makes up for this. The tandoori chicken is really good, as are lamb chops and dal makhni. 28, Opp IBP Petrol Bunk, 80 Feet Road, 6th Block, Koramangala T: 080-41105454/5757 Average meal for two `500-600 Chak de Phatte
Chak de Phatte is the latest addition to the list of Punjabi restaurants in Bangalore. It presents delectable authentic Punjabi cuisine straight from Punjab with romantic ambience, filling combo meals, slurpy lassi, scrumptious rolls, out the world biryanis and much-much more. nd 65, Commercial Street, 2 Cross (Behind The Man Store) T: 25580339, 25587754 Copper Chimney Inside a mall is probably not the best of locations, but the views of the city that the restaurant offers is fantastic. Among the favourites here are the kababs, the chicken gravies, rotis and the grilled prawns; do check out the desserts as well. 47/48, Victoria Embassy Central,
Ebony Simple décor and furniture take away nothing from the fabulous views of the city. The lunch buffet spanning mostly Indian with a sprinkling of Chinese is popular, though the Parsi dishes on the a la carte are a great choice as well. 84, Hotel Ivory Tower, M G Road T: 080- 41783344/45/46 Average meal for two ` 1000 Sikander The erstwhile Sikander re-cast as Bistro in the busy Garuda mall, makes for a tidy lunch buffet and a simple, uncomplicated a la carte menu. The biryani though is as good as ever. Garuda Mall, Fourth Floor, Magrath Road T: 080-41252333 Average meal for two Rs 550 Gramin No nonsense eatery, which doesn't believe in ostentation, Gramin is loved for its all veg fare which is simple, healthy and easy on the stomach. No greasy or creamy stuff here. Apart from the thali, popular dishes include the haryali dal, rotis and simple veg subzis. 20, 7th Block, Raheja Arcade Koramangala, T: 080-41104104/41104103 Average meal for two Rs 300 Golmaal Parathas Golmaal Parathas offers a total of 99 different varieties of delicious parathas. Near Jyothi Nivas College, Khb Colony, 5th Block, Koramangala, T: 080- 42085757 28 A Cross, Geetha Colony,