Tushar Mangl

 The Classroom and St. Martin's Brew Pub at Sector 29 brings in a school themed ambiance with added goodness of liquor.  It is spread over four floors, including a basement and a rooftop terrace with ample seating capacity and a great venue for get-togethers. I went there with family for a birthday dinner and chose to sit on the rooftop. This is a nice, quite place to relax and enjoy good food. The sitting is benches and picnic tables and goes well with the theme. The ramu kaka ki canteen, a signboard you see over the bar is a fantastic touch. In the basement too they are coming up with nice wall drawings on student life. The serving staff is also dressed up in school uniform like finery. Drinks This place has a huge micro brewery which churns out some great thick beer. I tried three of the Beers on the list, White, Dark, and Triple. Triple has a strong taste and increased alcoholic content. It is also a house specialty. But I liked Dark Beer t...

Located right opposite the famed Janpath Market is the Bunta Bar on the second floor of an office building. It has been set up with uber cool and expansive interiors with a hint of nostalgia with bunta bottles (marbles) all around the place. Drinks I went to this place on a hot and humid evening. The weather demanded cooling and soothing drinks and Bunta Bar did not disappoint. They serve excellently curated cocktails. I would definitely recommend the one they call Babaji ko Booti which comes in a Kettle and served in tea cups. If you want to soak into some nostalgia you can have the Bunta Bottles, which once used to be regular lemonade-based drinks but lost their charm when multinationals bulldozed their own brands. Bunta Bar has brought in the old bottles back into fashion with some exciting mixology. Bunta Bottles                                       ...

The Presidential election is a matter of prestige and pride for a ruling party to affirm its position in the Indian politics. The NDA government had no doubt an upper hand and the BJP has an excellent opportunity to place before the country a statesman figure with stature and respect to become India's first citizen. Instead, what the BJP did was to reduce this election to caste and identity politics. It conveniently forgot that Dalits are no longer impressed with such shallow symbolism as is evident from decline of popularity of major Dalit leaders like Mayawati. In fact, by trying to force casteism in a simple political election, the BJP today stands totally exposed.  That the government is bereft of any imagination is quite evident as most of its major achievements are actually carry forwards of the previous UPA regime. The GST, Aadhar and other reforms were halfheartedly pushed by the UPA and carried with a vigor by the NDA. On the Kashmir issue, on joblessness, on man...

Tucked away in a neat corner of sector 29 main market is this great brewpub and Cafe, Batli 29 with imposing facade and spread over multiple floors. I went there on a hot summer evening for some Beer and loads of food. This place is a favored after office hang out place for many office goers in Gurgaon.                                     Beer Batli has its own micro brewery which churns out some great Beer which is thick and makes you want to slurp it all down. Do try their dark beer and if you like experiments with your Beer, try their Batli Bomb which is a cocktail of Beer, Vodka and Rum. What I tried and would recommend  Starters Schizwan pepper prawns - Fried prawns Chilli cheese toast- Very tasty and crisp Dahi  ke shole - Were fried way too much. You can avoid as much better stuff on the menu Nimbu paneer tikka- A lemony twist to our favorite paneer tikkas B...

Situated on the second floor of Cyber Hub, Gurgaon, Raasta has been around for some time now tucked right in between Sutra and Imperfecto. The trio makes up for much of the evening scenes (for groups especially) at Cyber Hub.  Raasta is inspired by the Rastafarian lifestyle and the Carribean living with Bob Marley vibes all around the place. It is a perfect place to unwind after a long day at work as it transports you to another world which is cool and relaxed. What we ordered? Their is no particular dish which I can not recommend. Everything is superb here. But I will suggest go for the Hawaain and Carribean dishes. Given that thier pastas and pizzas are better than many Italian joints, still those dishes like Dylan's Galauti and Trilla are signature dishes which you cant afford to miss. Non veg Barbados platter (Caribbean Chicken Strips, Grilled Chicken Skewers, Cheese Cigars with Lamb and Jalapenos and Fish Finger (in place of chicken bacon wrapper) ) Veg Barbad...