{"id":9177,"date":"2014-09-14T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T05:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/?p=9177"},"modified":"2014-05-10T11:21:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T05:51:01","slug":"harrys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/2014\/09\/14\/harrys\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

When an iconic brand from Singapore lands up in your city, it\u2019s only fair that you pay a visit at the earliest. I harried a few friends into doing exactly that on a lazy Sunday afternoon. From a single establishment at Boat Quay, Harry\u2019s now has over thirty outlets across the globe, including one at our very own Indiranagar that started operations a month ago. This is right above Copper Chimney, (map<\/a>) and yes, there’s valet parking. They haven\u2019t really publicised it, so we weren\u2019t surprised to find only a few other tables occupied. Harry\u2019s, as a chain, bills itself as a sports bar but though the large flat televisions would corroborate that, it does seem more like something that just stepped out of an American sitcom \u2013 the one where friends catch up after a day\u2019s work. Brick walls and comfortable seating, with a pool table in one corner, you get the picture. The props are probably standard at all the outlets, but they do make the entire ambience conversational \u2013 posters, coasters, napkins, all are an attempt at wit. My favourite was \u201cHigh! How are you?\u201d The music was a bit of a surprise and could be an educative experience for the kids who are the typical target audience at such outlets \u2013 ABBA, Boney M, The Whispers are not something they\u2019d hear a lot. But I wouldn\u2019t complain, especially because they played \u201cThat Thing You Do\u201d when we were leaving! Now let\u2019s stop pottering around and talk about the food and drinks!<\/p>\n

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The drinks menu gets both sides of a menu card (illustrated like a clipboard) just like its food counterpart and that\u2019s an indication of the focus. They have several house specials from which we tried the Singapore Sling and Harry\u2019s Old Fashioned. The cherry brandy pretty much overpowered the gin in the Sling, but it was a reasonably refreshing drink. The second drink (created at the original outlet) had Scotch in abundance though they went a bit overboard on the orange peels! But what we really liked were the \u2018election specials\u2019! (\u2018drink for change\u2019) The mango and vodka based Kejrinator<\/i> was fantastic, and the NaMo Thunder (orange vodka, lime and mint) matched it. We passed the RaGa<\/i> snoozer though. I absolutely loved the creative play on the ingredients\/descriptions in these- mango, orange, and RaGa<\/i> being a mocktail \u2018approved by mom\u2019! An extra point only for that!<\/p>\n

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The complimentary bowl of peanuts indicated that they had a good insight into our salaries! The \u2018Wasabi Paneer<\/i>\u2019 sounded interesting, but turned out to be Paneer with a wasabi dip. Except for that expectation blip, the dish was quite good \u2013 fresh cottage cheese that was made just the right side of crispy.\u00a0 The Crispy Calamari, on the other hand, was a disappointment as it was fried a little too much. We then tried the BBQ Pickled Chicken and discovered a potential rival to the Tunday Kabab<\/i> for the melt-in-your-mouth quotient! Thanks to this, and its zesty flavours, this was our favourite dish. The Fried Lollypops and Pattaya Fish Fingers are house specials, and you could give them a shot as well.<\/p>\n

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In the main course, the Caesar Salad was more mundane than magnificent, and this was despite the bacon! The Harry\u2019s Jazz Burger was good on paper, with mutton patty and bacon among its ingredients, but the patty could have done with better cooking. Ironically, the next dish was Harry\u2019s Double Cooked Noodles and we asked for the Mixed Meat Butter Curry version. While fish sauce in everything is probably common in the generic geography that Harry\u2019s originates from, I hadn\u2019t anticipated prawns in the dish. Over several experiences, I have discovered that they\u2019re allergic to me and seek to escape. This time was no different; I will spare you the graphic details. A mention in the menu would have been nice! The Kasoori Paneer Khurchan<\/i>, with well cooked cottage cheese, a flavourful gravy and served with a curious version of naan was a surprise winner in this round.<\/p>\n

From the four dessert options available, we chose the Baked Vanilla Cheesecake and the Chocolate Mousse. The former, with the little lemon curd touch was easily the better dish. In addition to the taste itself, we didn\u2019t like the plating of the latter much, because seeing a lot of empty space where chocolate could have been is not a pleasant feeling!<\/p>\n

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A meal for two would cost around Rs.1500 (Inclusive of taxes and service charge) \u2013 a couple of cocktails, a non veg starter, a main course dish and a dessert. The service staff is friendly and helpful.\u00a0The ambiance and the pricing give it the potential to be a good hangout. However, in the crowded restaurant scene of Bangalore, consistently great food is a must for any Tom, Dick or Harry to survive!<\/p>\n

Harry\u2019s,\u00a0(Above Copper Chimney)\u00a0Plot No: 2006, 100 feet Road,\u00a0Indiranagar, HAL 2nd<\/sup> Stage,\u00a0Ph: 080 41113500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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