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First published in Bangalore Mirror<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes when you\u2019re high, you begin to brag, and sometimes it really can be justified \u2013 like when you\u2019re a lounge on the 31st floor of the World Trade Centre, (map<\/a>) making you one of the highest located dining points in the country, and when you command a breath-taking view of the city that\u2019s arguably unparalleled. It is very rarely that you can get a sense of the city as a whole (outside of Google Maps) and the 180 degree view that High offers is almost humbling. But that\u2019s enough of a high, let me give you the lowdown on the place itself.<\/p>\n

It’s open from 5.30 -11.30 PM, and reserving in advance is a good idea. There are different kinds of High, each serving a specific purpose \u2013 High View is the lounge space, High Dine is more of a fine dining experience, High Mix is the place for a cocktail do, and High Edge is a private dining area. There\u2019s a sense of shifting moods through these sections, brought about by the colours used and the lighting. Yet, despite the individual personas, all of these flow seamlessly into each other. The seating is trendy and comfortable across the spaces, and on a Saturday night, with music in the background, and the bright lights of Bangalore spread out in front of you, it is easy to feel on top of the world!<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t really make sense to leave ourselves high and dry in such a wonderful ambience, so we quickly scanned the drinks menu \u2013 a mix of signature cocktails, classic fare, some interesting mocktails and everything else you\u2019d need in a bar! From the signature drinks, we tried the Moon Lighting, the Spell Bound Bellini and The Last Order. I\u2019d asked for the first, and the vodka based pink-orange coloured drink got me a few smirks from the guys, but that was settled by the Bellini, which was completely lady-like in its pink frothy (and tasty) avatar. The Last Order was a more subtle drink in all respects. The one mocktail we tried \u2013 Fame of Passion \u2013 was peachy and quite refreshing.<\/p>\n

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The food menu, with a lot of focus on appetisers and short eats, is a mix of Asian cuisines \u2013 Japanese, Korean and Thai. We began with the salmon sashimi, complemented well by the wasabi and ginger, but preferred the Red Snapper Nigiri over this. Also in good form was the vegetarian dish we tried \u2013 the mildly spicy Shichimi-spiced Maki with tenkasu. The Pork Belly was quite good too \u2013 well cooked meat with a lime based tangy topping that gave it a flavourful pop. The Prawns Tempura also found a lot of takers \u2013 fluffy and crisp batter with succulent meat. The starters ended on a high with the fantastic Chilly Beef Asparagus, spicy enough even for the seasoned palates.<\/p>\n

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On a relative scale, there aren\u2019t a lot of choices in the main menu, and a couple of dishes weren\u2019t available, but the remaining did suffice to make a decent meal out of it. The Beef stew was nowhere near what we\u2019d consider a stew, but well cooked meat and mildly spicy flavours meant we didn\u2019t really complain. The San Bei Chicken was a tad too salty for our liking. We had the Soba rice noodles with chilli to go with these and it was liked mainly thanks to its zesty spiciness. The seafood noodles was surprisingly insipid.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lounge, so understandably there aren\u2019t many dessert options. To be precise, there are three, and the Banoffee Pie was an easy winner given that the competition was a fruit platter and homemade ice creams. The dessert wasn\u2019t bad, though I can\u2019t claim it was the best I\u2019d eaten.<\/p>\n

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At a height of over 420 feet and spread across 10000 square feet, High sets the bar high, literally and otherwise. Special thanks to Guru, who in addition to being wonderful at his job as the resident mixologist, also charmed us with his child management skills!\u00a0An energetic yet relaxing ambiance, good appetisers, superb service, and a view that might remain unmatched for quite a while, High has everything going for it. \u00a0A meal for two would cost around Rs.3500 (Inclusive of taxes and service charge)\u00a0The pricing might make it seem a little for the highborn, but hey, the experience is difficult to top!<\/p>\n

High Ultra Lounge,\u00a0Roof Top, World Trade Center, 31st Floor, Brigade Gateway Campus, 26\/1, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleshwaram West, Ph: 08045674567<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First published in Bangalore Mirror Sometimes when you\u2019re high, you begin to brag, and sometimes it really can be justified \u2013 like when you\u2019re a lounge on the 31st floor of the World Trade Centre, (map) making you one of the highest located dining points in the country, and when you command a breath-taking view […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1981,4421,374],"tags":[4458,4460,4459],"class_list":["post-9053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bangalore-mirror","category-north-bangalore","category-restaurant-reviews","tag-high-ultra-lounge","tag-pan-asian","tag-world-trade-center"],"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9053"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9569,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053\/revisions\/9569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}