This is my go to place for gulping some chilled beer at an affordable price with good food as a companion. Placed on the opposite foot of Lalit Great Eastern, this place gives you a nostalgic feel of the 90's Kolkata due to its decor and furniture. The service is prompt and fast with the warm attitude of the workers. We always have a pinch of around 2000 with 6 bottles of beer, a starter and a main course. I will surely recommend this place to every one out there who are craving for some cheap beer complimented with some mouth watering food.
Just beside Lalit Great Eastern, this place will surely amaze you, with the average decorations and amazing food quality. Overall, a pocket friendly one for any purpose.
Affordable. Good food. Decent variety of alcohol. Old architecture. Quiet place. Great to hangout with college friends. Polite staff. Prompt service. Though they should replace their sofa covers.
Nice place for a few drinks with friends. The old building and Raj era high ceilings and architecture adds to the charm. Food is good and service is efficient.
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Manthan is a quintessential example of a classic Central Kolkata Bar which have satiate the thirst of generations, not to mention being accompanied by some bar snacks and long conversations.. However I feel what set this watering hole apart from others in the vicinity is the ambience which is quite posh, even suitable for women unlike many bars close by, the seating arrangement is huge, as the place itself houses two more restaurant under the same brand, yet still offering alcohol at an extremely economical rate..
This particular restaurant gives you a classic vintage feel with high ceiling, wooden furniture and big canvases in the wall.. Service can be highly unpredictable given the time of the day, from extremely polite and caring while vacant to rude and arrogant during the rush hours.. Also the servers seem to have a bossy attitude given the feel of this place.. They however do offer a wide range of appetizers from Indian to Chinese making it perfect to wash down the beverages.. We ordered 7 large pegs of White Mischief along with finger foods since weren’t in the mood for a heavy dinner:
Jade Fried Fish: Perfect company for the drinks, a distant cousin of tempura fries.. The coating was light, crisp, flaky, devoid of any extra oil and the fish was cooked to perfection.. Loved it while piping hot..
Chicken Mongolian: Boneless chicken morsels cooked in a spicy, red gravy.. The sauce tasted good enough, tangy, hot but the cubes of chickens were too irregular, some way too small to get any flavors while others were regular..
At the end it feels good at times to get a taste of nostalgia amidst all the modernizations and changes, those little chats with the servers, the classic complimentary julienne ginger and chat masala, not to forget the salted peanuts and a little camaraderie.. While we Calcuttans do embrace the newer concept of lounges and clubs, a visit to these place once in a while isn’t too bad either.. Our total cheque was just Rs. 1240/- (all incl.) for 2 people..
Food: 3.5/5
Pricing: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 3.5/5
Lovely Decorated.Food quality was also good.Drinks price are lesser from the zomato's menu.Very pocket friendly.Really enjoyed the atmosphere with friends.Overall great Experience.
Visited this place with family time.Had a great time....Had Banjara Murg ,Shongai Special Prawn and more...Pocket friendly cost us around 2050 rupees
Located right beside The Lalit Great Eastern near Chandni Chowk Metro Station, its has 3 outlets. 2 side by side and one on the 1st floor. Simply decorated and well spacious. Been here 3 times mainly in attraction of the low cost booze. We had our office party here bcoz of the Controlled budget. The service is a bit slow and at times the young lads are confused. Their behaviour though were very courteious. Food is good. They have an open terrace for smoking, which is a nice delight for people who like to smoke. Overall its an OK place for people with limited budgets.
Ambience:3.5/5
Service:3/5
Quantity:3.5/5
Quality:3.5/5
Value For Money:3/5
Overall:3.5/5
It's a nice place with a decent decor. Situated near the metro station. The chicken pepper fry is a must have.
Ambience is very dim and cosy. The crowd is of mostly office goers catching up for meetings and drinks. Good for taking family and kids.
Food is very tasty. The tangri kebabs , chicken bharta , peas pulao all were really yummy. Infact this is not the season of peas but the peas in peas pulao was very fresh and tasty to be honest.
The Manthan Restaurant at Waterloo street is just opposite to the Lalit. An ambience which attracts office goers and families alike. Their service is very good and menu offers you variety of dishes. Very decently priced which is easy on the pockets for everyone. Its a regular place for me to hangout.
Coming back after a long time.The service was good and prompt.Prices reasonable.Good range of light beers 🍻. The chilly chicken was very spicy. The steward changed it with less spicy version.That was unique.Should be appreciated for that.The beer was properly chilled .Bill payment was pretty quick.Washroom quite clean.
Good ambiance with quality foods & drinks
Pepper chicken must try
I used to go once in every 2/3 months whenever we would go to Esplande area with my parents when it was Song Hay. I still can remeber every nook nd corner of this dimly lit chinese resturant. Song Hay was part of chinese culinary experience. After the ownership chage, only yesterday I went again on 22nd august with my family. Top floor renovation work was going on in the lunch time, so we sat in the ground floor. Ordered those same soup, french fries, schezwan chicken dry (buttery smooth one of the most succulent pieces ever tasted) with chicken fried rice and manchurian chicken. I liked the food, may be we had to wait a bit longer for each item but I did not mind the delay. Going back to Manthan Song Hay was long in my bucket list, I will revisit again
Nice ambience . Very good and tasty food. Last and not least price is very reasonable . I suggest spend evening with your friends.
Nice place... Nice ambience...
Excellent service on weekends...nice cool environment for friendly chitchat
Good environment good food quality
A real gud one with beer n chineese
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