It was a Thursday evening before the much hyped Valentine’s day falling on a Sat when I thought of treating my beloved to a special experience. This was a surprise to her and the whole experience was a pleasant surprise to me as well. Having read some mixed reviews about this place, I thought of taking a chance and it was worth it.
To start with, yes there is a cover charge of Rs.750 and its ladies night on Thursdays; so the lady can drink away to glory...free....of course they have a select range of cocktails and desi drinks....But good enough.....Its free c’mon ! Aaaaannd..The happy hours are until 9.00 pm as well...thanks to the recession I guess !
The ambiance is amazing, with the roof partly covered(with glass ceiling) and the rest open to sky giving you a star-lit view to eternity. A relaxed lounge sitting, with couches and candle lights, a small pool of water and some good music gives you that perfect setting..
The waiter was friendly and when my wife started to order one of those 300+ cocktails, he reminded her of the free ladies night and the drinks that she could order, free of charge. Well that was timely....so she tried out the whole range :-)
The starters are expensive and that was what you can expect from a BJN group restaurant. We being vegetarians, the options were limited but this is a lounge to enjoy the drinks, and gaze at the moon and stars, and spend a good time with your loved ones....so I am not complaining.
We ordered a chilli-corn something, a paneer tikka and a mushroom fry - all of them were just great. The long iceland iced tea I ordered was too sweet and he got both of them together :-( One of the mint cocktails my wife ordered was too full of mint but the whisky sours were just perfect.
There is a restaurant called Cafe Masala and a chinese one attached and just outside this lounge where you can go for a buffet - 399/- plus taxes or Ala’carte at the Chinese place; but we were too full with the starters and drinks and chose to do a take away biryani....from elsewhere :-)
An average evening for two would make you about 1200/- poorer I guess but overall a wonderful experience...highly recommended for some special days.....with that special someone.