Nice place to hangout
Sentu is a very helpful among the staff
The staff member Michael was very courteous. Loved the ambience
It's great food as against how one assumes to be paired along with games. Micheal here was an amazing host. Loved the veggie pizza here! !
We went here on a Friday night, and there was karaoke which was fun. The food was good - we ordered a fries basket, falafel, and a pizza. In drinks, we had 6 drinks between four people. Out total bill was 1800₹. I was disappointed, however, that the pricing wasn't dynamic and this took away the fun of going to a stock exchange themed bar.
Oh my goodness who wouldn't love a mug of draught beer for 50 bucks
Well, the place claims to be operating on the lines of a typical stock exchange with prices fluctuating all the day but i felt it's more of a symbolic gesture and it's more of day and time that trumps the so called exchange model.
They have this fantastic deal on draught beers on mondays and tuesdays and it's like a gift to people who couldn't have beers on weekends 😬
Service - Mr. Michael and naveen is awesome, keep rocking.
You in fact radiate positivity on your guests.
Nice place with an awesome view. Pocket friendly and great food. The staff is courteous but needs to be prompted multiple times. This can also be hard to find as you need to go inside smaash.
I visited this place last weekend for a casual meet with one of my friend. Located at the centre of the city but being inside the Smaash it is little difficult to locate this place at once. We ordered honey chilly potato as options were limited in veg but overall taste is good. Staff was courteous and I would like to mention Sentu who really offered us the best service.
We were here on a Sunday evening and this place was not crowded at all but had great music playing. Since the crowd was less this was perfect for us to hang around with my very naughty 21 month old daughter.Senthu was waiting on our table he was very courteous . Food was awesome we ordered Butter Chicken Tiffin and Chilli paneer form the wok and we absolutely loved both of it. This place is awesome to chill with a toddler.
Our favorite Sunday place. Biryani is yum. Fresh draught beer n yummy starters. Should try their pizza too. Their rose melon milkshake was refreshing
Really loved the place and food. Great service by Michael, special mention ! Amazing ambience to add to the same. With the bowling alley nearby and good being served there makes it easy for kids and adults to have a good time
Good service by Sentu.. The food was great!!
A very nice place to go chill and the food is really great! Especially potli biryani! ( my faaav) and yes the service and ambiance was really good! Michael was really helpful by telling us the good dishes and being really nice to the customers
A very good places...I can recommend.. every foodlover.. please visit once this place.yummy delicious foods...very good drinkz.......... good place get together.. meet-up with friends.
Great food. Lit ambience. Awesome view.
Situated with Smaaash Bangalore, this place serves exciting food and drinks. We had the Chicken lollipop and Paneer Tikka Pizza. Both tasted good. The person who served us, Mr Michael was very attentive and hospitable. It's a nice place with good service.
Cheers ✌️
Hello team :)
Since it’s my visit here I loved it, Michael has done a great job here, to meet Michael come here and get served for an AMAZING food !
Friendly service..
Was served by MR. SENTU
Awsome approach... Goodspokes person and really excellent service by this lad.. Loved his way of service
We had a great time here at the Bangalore pub exchange , expeciallly because of the ambience and the amazing hospitality by the Micheal, Arjun and Vijay . They were very humble and gave their atmost interest and love to us . A definitely must visit place .
It's a good place. The staff is friendly. Was here for bowling but had a nice combo from smaaash online so got drunk with good few beers. Nice place to go. Got a nice view of the city as well.
Located inside smash .. I tried couple of drinks that was cosmoplition was vodka based drink. strawberry diacuri was a gin based drink. caipiroska and sex on the beach.. All the cocktails were amazing
. For food we had panner chilly. Love it . the panner was tender and fresh. Chilly chicken was also amazing. The pasta was creamy and delicious. The must try anytime here is the Dal makkanai and lacha parata served along with potato fry.. Ended this amazing meal with brownie and ice cream..
Absolutely in love with ambience and quick service. Friendly staff.
I visited with my office colleagues, food is really tasty and drinks are available at reasonable prices
Michael and Santu did really great job.
Michael and Sentu are amazing hosts. Really good food. Pizza is good. Tried walnut brownie also. Place is nice. Bowling was really fun. Must visit
Michael is the boss! Thankyou so much for waiting on us! We had a fabulous time. We bowled, had drinks, these guys were very helpful and accomodating! Will for sure recommend this place to anybody looking to chill and having a good time with friends :)
The place is good. Comfortable on the window side. Michael was a great help in asking reviews about how the food was! Chicken platter was real tasty and good.
Great food and service by Mr. Michael. We had a tandoori platter which was absolutely divine. The drinks were also reasonably priced. Overall it's a great place to spend a weekend.
Again one of the best experience i had
Very friendly staff .... Specially "sentu" my bro thanks for service
Punjabi music is also there.
Food is also nice. I have tried platter.
But the best part is service
Nice ambience.Served by oinam and he is a great guy.Served us beautifully.Definitely recommended and make sure u get oinam for service.He was pretty quick on service and heard us patiently.
Ladies it's time to unwind and let loose! Step out and into Bangalore Pub Exchange at 1 MG Lido Mall on Wednesday for a fun, glamorous and upbeat #GirlsNightOutSlide into the weekend and sing your heart out!
for the best of music experience tonight as we celebrate the world music day and get your favorite drinks at an amazing deal only at Bangalore Pub Exchange
for an epic Karaoke Night at Bangalore Pub Exchange and sing all you like, drink all you like. Cause its Friday night and what better to ask for than a place to unwind that is close to all. It's gonna be a good good night tonight
Food is really yummmmm
Their Chicken tikka Pizza and Chicken sausage Pizza are delicious.
Must try their chocolate brownie with ice cream.
Their service is also very welcoming @Sentudebnath
This is the best place where you want to hang out and play.they have the best hospitality with people like Sentu debnath.the food is so good
Amazingly delicious food. Biryani is a must try. They've amazing flavours and everything was just perfect. Quantity was really good for the price and so was the quality. Loved it.
Sentu was really nice to us and very good ambience would bring all my friends and will let others know about this place a good view of the surrounding
The places is very budget friendly and the staff is also very cheerful, the food is amazing especially the pizzas. The bar chakhna platter is what will make you drink up all you want with a good amount of chakhna still in the place. The desserts are all drooling enough but we went for the walnut brownies because it was suggested by Mr. Sentu debnath and trust me it was amazingggg... ❤️
Great place. You can do bowling and have your drinks. Great fun. When you are there, ask for Sentu. He is your man. Great guy.Brilliant service. Will make your day.
Very nice environment and food was good. Oinam bhumeshwor Singh provided a great service. Enjoyed the karaoke night. Loved the pizza pockets here...
Good place to hang out. Loved the live music on Sunday. Micheal ensured that we had great experience and took care of all our requests quickly. Food was good, tasty. Must visit place 👍🏻
Not Worthy place when you compare with other pubs across but good ambiance which peace your mood. Good food no complains about it. Overall its time visit place.
The food and ambience are really good..Service was really good especially the person who attended us,Sentu very energetic and enthusiastic..
The food we ordered here was really tasty. Food portions were generous. Sentu suggested good dishes for our taste and his service was warm and welcoming.
Went there on a Saturday afternoon. This place is actually inside smaash which is a playing zone. Was somewhat difficult to find out exactly where it is. The ambience is ok ok not too awesome, just normal. If you just wanna hangout with friends this place serves the reason. They won't bother that you have made the order or you are just sitting like that. We did not order anything for about 1 hour and noone still came to us asking for order. So for some it's good for some it's not. So if you want to go to a place where you don't wanna spent more and relax and talk this is the place, where you will have ample amount of time as no one cares you have made the order or noone will ask if you are done or won't come with the bill as most of other cafes will do.
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The Restaurant is located in 1 MG Mall inside Smaaash and is a perfect place to hangout with friends over some fun games, booze and good food. We really enjoyed the VR and arcade games and there were so many options to try out that we literally ran out of time and had to rush for the mains.
Their menu has everything right from bar snacks to starters, pizza to Indian mains.
Our evening starred with some refreshing drinks curated specially by the barman and it was awesome. I really loved the one which had some flavors of apple (sorry do not remember the name).
For starters we had Pizza pockets and chilly paneer and were yum on flavors. My Non- veg friends tried chicken starter and were blown away by the tenderness and the juicy chicken.
post the starters we took a break to enjoy the games that were unique and amazing. We were so immersed in the game that we almost lost track of time.
For mains we tried Dal Makhni and Paneer gravy. While dal was good, paneer could have been better. It did not appeal to my taste buds. Breads were soft and crispy. We ended with walnut and chocolate brownie which was good, but I felt they could include a few more options for desserts.
Michael was great host and ensured that everything was smooth for us.
Do check them out for so many exiting games.
Amazing place, great food. Pot biryani and paneer tikka pizza were one of the best. Service staff is very polite and helping specially the guy named Oinam.
Amazing place and ambience. Great food and service. This guy named Oinam, he works here, is very diligent, prompt and sincere towards his service.
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Great food. Lit ambience. Awesome view.
Situated with Smaaash Bangalore, this place serves exciting food and drinks. After a long day jumping around, killing enemies (virtual, alas) and getting strike after strike at bowling lobby, this place is definitely your ideal gateway for chilling around, with the beautiful view of the lake, and some chilled beers. Also, typically exciting is the falling price of the drinks on the boards (Pub exchange, hence) and ordering them without delay. With both buffet and ala-carte options, you will surely be spoilt for choice.
After we settled on a beautiful table looking over the lake, we ordered 2 cocktails and 2 starters. The Long island ice tea was very refreshing and did wonders to our tired selfs. The watermelon and mango margarita, the season's favorite drink, was also very refreshing and summery. The cocktail here are definitely recommend.
For starters we had murgh Malai Tikka and pepper chicken. Both the items were very well done and tasty. The Malai Tikka melted in the mouth, creamy and juicy, and the green yourgut chutney perfectly complemented the dish. The pepper chicken on the other hand was crunchy. Fried with onions and bell peppers, this chicken dish went very well with our drinks.
Now for the mains, we took a butter chicken platter and a chicken biryani. Both the dishes were excellent. The butter chicken platter came with creamy and butter chicken gravy, 3 butter tandoori rootis, and a bowl of jeera aloo. This dish was divine really. One morsel of rooti dipped in that gravy satisfied my sould. The jeera aloo was equally tasty and tangy. The biriyani, was served, in the most Innovative way. Wrapped in a roomali rooti, the platter was served with raita and dal makhani. The biriyani was great and the most exciting part was eating the roomali rooti with the dal makhani. It was just so good.
For desserts with had chocochip brownies and ice cream. It was as usual good. The experience over here was very good. The manager Mr Swapnil and the person who served us, Mr Michael were extremely attentive and most hospitable. Though there was a lot of rush, they cook care of all the people really well. It's a great place with great service. So, if you have been at 1 MG mall, and you are not being here, it's definitely your great loss.
Thefoodandtraveljunkie
+4
We we're at the Bangalore Pub Exchange this evening and I must say we had a great time.
The staff was very friendly and was open to suggest options. A special mention to Oinam for the great service.
The ambience was chill and the food was good. The Tangra Chilli Paneer was the stand out dish.
A must go place. The food is really good. We were attended by Michael, he was really very patient and tried to give us good experience at the place.
Great place to hang out with friends.. awesome food, music and enjoy games. Service was fast and staff were friendly. Good experience. The view is amazing.
Food is very good, would have rated 5 star but there was some delay in getting the food ( I am nitpicking).. the ambience is good staff is polite and courteous...good place for children as well because there is a game parlour nearby
I really loved the ambience of this place. The view from the pub is very good!
Alcohol is very cheap! KF draft for 59rs. is unbeatable. I ordered Chinese food on sides. Noodles were very oily but super yum!! Manchurian is very delicious aswell I would definitely recommend this Place to everyone.
Manjunath was extremely helpful and the food recommendations that he gave was simply awesome.. He was best in terms of service with a smile on his time all the time
Love the food portion size here. And they’re delicious too.
The potli biryani is a must try & the dal makhani that comes on the side is too good.
I also love the Chakna platter.
Good place to hang out.
Weekends it’s pretty crowded & tables are places too close to each other to make space for the dance floor. But otherwise, great place to hang out.
Update July’19 - Yet another great experience. Oinam was serving our table and they gave us a private space as we had a large group. Everyone loved the food too.
Update Jan’20 - Service was still good. However, faced some hygienic issues. The chairs were stained, the tables were not properly cleaned. The table next to ours found a cockroach in their food.
What an amazing place! It is located right inside Smaaash and I'm so glad that I found it!
This place has everything anyone can ever ask for right from good food, good music and amazing cocktails! This place is a complete package that everyone must try !
Food was good.Nice Ambience.Michael was a good host
.The pricing was not so reasonable.Another thing which set me off was the dishes that were showed on zomato's menu card was different from what was actually available.
The place is Excellent with friendly staff. Shout out to Michael from the 1MG Mall branch who was very welcoming and warm. Loved the food and drinks.
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Bangalore Pub Exchange is one of the unique pubs in Bangalore, as it is part of the bigger Smaash Play Area which provides various arcade and virtual reality games, bowling etc. BPE is the bar for Smaash and is a good place for people to unwind themselves after enjoying in Smaash.
AMBIENCE:
The place is not built in a very huge area as it a part of another big entity, still decently spacious. It is built in the theme of a circus, to complete the carnival puzzle of Smaash as a whole. The makeshift dance floor is mostly claded with high chairs. Other than that there are couches and regular tables available as seating options. The place is dimly lit and the bar is comparatively small located in the middle. They have a live pasta counter and desserts are on display. During weekends there is an arrangement for Disco lights and the music played is quite good.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES:
We started with Chipotle Paneer Tikka and Grilled Chicken Tikka. Chipotle Paneer tikka was really soft and good in flavors but had a Chinese preparation which imparted a glazed covering on it. Grilled Chicken was aptly cooked and had apt amount of spices.
For mains, we had Lasooni Saag with Laccha Paratha and Nasi Goreng Fried Rice. Lasooni Saag had an aromatic essence of garlic which was really appetizing, also it tasted really well with the soft Laccha Paratha. Nasi Goreng Fried Rice was a bit disappointing as it was very dry and seemed like plain fried rice with not many assortment of veggies, somehow it felt incomplete.
For drinks, we had Daiquiri and Cosmopolitan cocktails. Daiquiri had a good concentration of white rum with citrus juice. This one is definitely recommended. The Cosmopolitan was really mild with respect to the concentration of Vodka, nothing extraordinary.
For dessert, we had Walnut Brownie with Vanilla Ice cream sprinkled with M&M's. The brownie was perfect in every sense and vanilla ice cream definitely accentuated the goodness of the dessert.
SERVICE AND COSTING:
The service at the place is good. The staff is very humble with a smile always on their face. The place is really inexpensive to average priced. Perfect for a dinner after shopping kind of budget.
All in all, a good place to hangout with friends and family if you want to club some activity with your meals.
Pretty Good Ambience!! Staff very Polite !! Food very tasty, must try their Potli Biryani!! Steward Oinam Singh such a lively person who makes his customers feel so comfortable!! Bangalore PuB exchange this review is just bcus of Mr.Oinam Singh!! 3cheers to you guys!!
4 star is only for food..but finding this place is little tricky, it's like a maze,if u hv visited u know what I am talking😊 Food was good but the place is small and the music was too loud. We went to have their iconic potli biryani.Biriyani tucked in roomali roti and along with it u get Kali dal and raita..
Good place to hangout with friends and family
There's a lot of gaming and good food, and of course drinks at an exchange price
Ambience : 4/5
Food : 4/5
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Visited this place on a Sunday afternoon, with the intention of grabbing a quick bite before our movie date in the neighborhood.
The first impression was not that great as it is a little difficult to locate, the entrance being through Smaash, which itself was a little dingy. But once located, there is ample space for seating and it does give a feel of a sports bar or rather an arcade game parlor. Decor is quite good, a bit quirky side.
It, being afternoon, did not have much crowd and being one of the earliest customers, didn't get the opportunity of experiencing the stock exchange atmosphere. But it seemed that they were well-stocked with respect to the beverages. But with food, not a very extensive menu. It is more of a finger food place, where one can hangout with friends over drinks after work or weekends. We ordered a chicken tikka pizza, and it was good. Service is good enough for a place where you can laze a little bit.
All in all, it's a good place to hangout after a day at Smaash or just for catching up. Not like other trendy watering holes around the city, but it does its job. Would probably rate it somewhere between 3.6-3.9 or so.
This restaurant has an exchange concept wherein the prices change according to demand and supply. The potli biryani is a very iconic and unique identifier for this place. I was really impressed with the presentation and taste of this.
The staff was really courteous and gave appropriate recommendations!
Cheers to the staff, they’re the highlight of this place.
Would definitely visit soon again
The greatest thing about this place is you will get gaming parlour, bar and good food under one roof only. this bar stock exchange is just associated with Smaash at 1Mg mall. U may have a little difficulty to find this place.
Coming to the drinks , we have tried LIIT and Margarita Cocktail which was quiet good.
Among the foods my recommendations are:
*Lababdar Chicken Wings
*Chicken Koliwada popcorn
*Lasooni Saag with Lachha Paratha
*Potli biriyani : must must try!
Overall a nice visit.
Navya Sogi- The Palate Princess😋
+4
Bangalore Pub Exchange features the "Play hard. Eat hard" theme as it is located amongst the Bengaluru's well known games arena, Smaaash! This place would be a perfect hangout for all age groups, to enjoy some amazing delectable food and drinks. Also, it's yet another resto bar based on the concept of stock exchange, selling your favorite drinks, in accordance to their demand.
Here's a walkthrough of my visit to this chic place.
Ambience: Situated in the second floor of 1MG mall, you'll actually have to hunt for it which is quite tedious. After enquiring with a person, we headed to Smaash coz that's where BPE resides. Walking through the pool of games around us for around 10 minutes, we finally found that it was on the next floor. A small, simple decor where the bar counter is the highlight of the place. The branded bottles are arranged on a huge rack. The counter is etched with letters juxtaposed next to each other. The walls are graffitied and red cushioned bar stools, chairs and wooden tables fill the space. Huge glass windows on to one side give a view of the Conrad and other spectacles of our MG and Trinity. A circular ring holds the lights that make it a beautiful sight in the evening.
Food and Drinks: Known for it's stock exchange of drinks, BPE also serves Continental, North Indian, Finger food.
Tried Bloody Mary, Blood Orange Cosmo and Tequila sunrise. The first and last among the three were good but the orange Cosmo was too strong and had an overdose of Vodka.
Mushroom Koliwada Popcorn: This was really amazing. Mushroom and cheese, given the crisp wrap of bread crumbs,served with mayonnaise was a treat to the taste buds. 😇
Wok flipped hot Basil paneer: Saucy, tangy, overloaded with bell peppers and onions, garnished with cabbage strings, the soft paneer cubes would be the perfect partner for that mug of happiness. 😍
Veg Extravaganza Pizza: Thin crust, spread with cheese, topped with zucchini, olives, jalapeno, bell peppers, onions, it was rightly cooked, and would taste even more great with the tangilicious Tabasco sauce. 😋
Nasi Goreng Fried rice: As a match to its name, the dish had its own unique taste. It had the flavors of peppery, tangy, a bit of sweetness, spicy, all together forming a great flavored combination. 😊
Walnut Brownie topped with vanilla ice cream: This wouldn't require a description as anyone reading the name, would already be drooling over it. And it was definitely amazing to be that drool-worthy. 🤤🤤 who wouldn't love chocolate and ice cream!!
PS: photos uploaded separately
BPE would be a worthwhile place to have a chill pill for the weekend with your buddies or your kids, after a fun time at Smaash. Remember "PLAY HARD. EAT HARD"!
Finger food is little expensive but, main course like potli biryani and lasooni Saag veg, are amazing....Quotion size enough for 2 people... Michael served on our table and he was amazing at his work....small and nice place....
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Went here for dinner on a weekday. Locating Bangalore pub exchange is a little tricky.
It’s inside smasshh.
Ambience:
It’s a fairly small place, but well done with the area they have. They have a dedicated bar counter, separate smoking area, and well done interiors as well.
Food & Drinks:
We first tried the “Mushroom Koliwada Popcorn”. Hadn’t tried this before, it was crisp, batter had good masala and as it is I enjoy mushrooms, so I really liked this.
The next starter we tried was the fiery crispy fried chilli chicken. This for me was a version of wings with an added twist. Goes great with a cocktail. For mains I had the chicken potli biryani. The specialty of this biryani is that it comes wrapped in a roomali roti. Taste wise, I thoroughly enjoyed the biryani. It was my favourite dish of the day.
For desserts we had brownie with vanilla ice cream. The brownie was rich and went perfectly with the ice cream. All in all a great end to a meal.
Coming to cocktails, I had the mojito and Long Island ice tea. I’d like to mention they were generous in their servings of alcohol. Not in the sense that drinks were pungent but mixed well.
Service:
One of the things I loved about the place is the service. The staff is so sweet! This particular guy who served us, Micheal was very informed and helped us very well.
Nice place to chill and have a good meal! Would definitely suggest!
Nice concept of stock exchange where you choose the prices you pay for alcohol and it keeps fluctuating as demand and supply shifts! Fun place to go out with friends. The food is decent do try the koliwada popcorn that's pretty good. Also if you like bowling you can quickly take a break and do some drunk bowling .
A decent pub in 1 mg mall. Its difficult to locate ,u have to pass through the gaming zone inside the mall to reach this place. Food and drinks are good. Ambience is okaish. Visit this place if you want to chill a bit after shopping, wana get high n go home. :)
Vikrant Yadav (FoodRad.in)
+4
Bangalore pub exchange is one of my most visited places in Bangalore, thanks to its consistency in good food taste and quality, low prices and Zomato gold.
The menu is limited but has great and Innovative options for both veg and non veg.
AMBIENCE
Ambience is circus like with red and white stripe canvas around, similar couch designs. The seating is long wooden chairs based as well as couch based. Bar counter isint very great looking. There are two TV screens which display the pricing of liquor as per the very stock exchange concept they employ.
FOOD and DRINKS
Have tried their veg and non veg pizzas, delicious and cheesy, full of toppings.
Their Potli biryani is quite a trend and one of my favorites in Bangalore, served with dal makhni and raita, packed in a roomali roti.
How more innovative could you get? They have pita bhature and Pindi chole hummus, very delicious and better than regular chole bhature we get in Bangalore.
I love their mushroom koliwada popcorn, served with a flavored mayo.
The chilli chicken and chilli paneer they serve with the flags are actually very hot in chilli touch. However the sauciness is good.
Vegetarians delight, lasuni palak paneer and lacha parantha. One of my favorites from here. The palak is having medium consistency and apt creaminess.
Brownie with ice cream is regular.
LIIT is well spiked and made nice. Their other cocktails, all are served in similar glasses and don't look appealing to look at, however taste nice. Passionate was another one from my favorites. the same
One point less for the experience at New year's bash at smaash/Bangalore pub exchange.
SERVICE and COSTING
Very economical, not at all expensive and a steal deal, for the quality and quantity they serve. Staff is well informed, well dressed and courteous.
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A lovely place located in 1 MG Mall, Bangalore Pub Exchange is a decent place to hang out while you enjoy your favorite arcade games. The drinks and food are priced reasonably. The ambience is comfortable(nothing that stands out)
Starters:
I thoroughly enjoyed the crispy fried chilly chicken. Spicy, crispy and perfectly cooked and well-presented, spot-on.
The blackened peri-peri chicken skewers was also decent. Well-Cooked in tandoori style and rubbed with peri-peri masala and served with a lovely dip.
Mains:
The lasooni palak tikka was absolutely brilliant and is a definite winner for vegetarians. The chicken potli biryani was also decent, and had nice flavours without being too spicy.
Though the chicken pieces didn't seem to have been cooked with the chicken.
We had the Bloody Mary and Tequila sunrise in cocktails which were worth the money paid for, but were a bit off-balance.
For dessert, we had hot chocolate brownie with vanilla ice-cream and chocolate sauce. A decent dessert and while not extraordinary, was a nice end to the meal
Overall, a good place to unwind after playing a ton of video games!
Stomach Ek (by Ravish Malhotra)
+4
Didn't really know about this place until I decided to meet a friend here as this was mid way for both of us. I quite liked the rating and so we fixed on this place to meet. What I also didn't know was that this was located inside popular games themed space Smaaash. As soon as I reached there and got to know where it was exactly located, I was looking forward to this place even more. The bar has the same theme as that of a Bar Stock Exchange where liquor prices fall and rise throughout the day, and if you're lucky enough you can buy them at cheap prices. The ambience overall was nice, quite bright, with both booths, bar stools and a regular table-chair setup to sit at. I loved the music which was pretty much Bollywood-Punjabi and that ticked a big box for me! Their service was top notch, with the staff always smiling and that cheerfulness rubbed off on us as well. Coming to the food and drinks, the following section gives a brief overview of all the dishes that we tried:
For drinks I tried:
Orange Canon (8.5/10) - This was a Vodka based cocktail which was quite nice and served with a slice of orange rind inside that added a great flavor. Liked the drink overall and I would suggest you go for this if you like Vodka.
Melon based Mocktail (8.5/10) - I forgot the name of this drink, but the taste was really nice and refreshing. I was sort of a teetotaler for the night, and so I decided to go for this, and I really didn't regret my decision. It was garnished with nice little scoops of fresh watermelon which were sweet as well!
For food I tried:
Mushroom Koliwada Popcorn (9/10) - This was by far my favourite dish of the night. A lovely appetizer, that goes will with the drinks, or just to munch on randomly. It was perfectly crispy on the outside and soft mushroom inside. It had a slightly spicy coating which made this dish complete in itself.
Sigri Ka Murgh Tikka (8.5/10) - Similar to the regular chicken tikka that you'd get everywhere, this was quite nice. Not that it was bad, but do ask them to serve this with their mint chutney, as it tastes delicious with that. Usually, they serve it with a mustard-mayo sauce. One thing I loved about this dish is how fresh the onions were that they served with it.
Lasooni Paneer Saag (8.5/10) - Lovely flavor from the garlic used in it. It also had a generous amount of cream put in it, which overall made it really nice and fulfilling. This came along with a lovely lachha parantha that had a very nice flavor and texture in itself that you could even eat that alone.
Nasi Goreng Fried Rice Chicken (8/10) - A nice Indianised version of the popular Indonesian dish. It had a lot of spice, including finely chopped green chillies which packed the perfect amount of heat. The chicken pieces put inside were fried crispy that added a contrast in terms of textures.
For desserts I had:
Walnut Brownie with Ice Cream (8/10) - This was nice, and the brownie was served hot, with cold ice cream. This dish can barely ever go wrong. Always a safe option to order at the end of any meal.
Overall, I'd say the place is quite nice, and not at all expensive. A great place to hang out especially if you're coming to Smaaash, and want to grab a couple of drinks in between or a quick bite. Even otherwise, you might want to try your luck at the stock exchange and get some liquor at really pocket friendly prices.
Location – 4/5 (Located in 1 MG Mall, the heart of food for Bengaluru. There is the availability of ample parking. But finding the restaurant was a pain, hidden within Smash and no one to guide you!)
Ambiance – 4/5 (All natural with ample lighting.)
Staff – 4/5 (Understaffed – leading to delay in service!)
Food – 4/5 (With delicious options to choose from, there is no complaint about the taste, quantity, and quality of the food coming out of their kitchen! Fresh deserts would be much better!)
Value for Money – 4/5 (Perfect price for perfect food!)
What’s good? Roomali Roti Paneer Biryani and Mushroom Popcorn!
What’s bad? (Brownie was not fresh – felt more like a microwaved brownie served with ice-cream. if the restaurant can come up with their own line of deserts – it would be lovely!)
Absolute delight ...perfect place for hangout..the exchange theme is quite reasonable, when it comes to charges. Excellent hospitality displayed by the staff n prompt service... Groovy music adds to the charm...
Cheers !!
After a while it was such a delight to have wonderful creamy food, and polite attentive service by Michael who made the evening a wonderful one! The best onion rings too! :)
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