Inaugurating my “At 30,000 Feet” section we have the Bangalore - Dubai - Istanbul journey on Emirates. I’ve always wanted to fly this airline given the good reviews I’ve heard from a number of people and I’m happy to say my experience was no different.
I left Bangalore at 10 in the morning ( which I believe is a great time to board an international flight ) on my way to Istanbul with a quick stop at Dubai.
As I mentioned in my last review I spent most of September travelling and that seeded the though of starting a travel section on the blog. I realized that a flavour of the food and drink one would experience outside the confines of Bangalore might liven things up a bit and allow people who aren’t in the city to contribute to the discussion.
The first section is called “At 30,000 Feet”. The aim here is to review food that you get served on Airlines ( both domestic and International ).
Bangalore on a Sunday morning is a perfect time for a drive. On this particular day the weather was so good that it prompted me to jump out of bed earlier then usual and find a cafe that could settle my craving for a good English breakfast.
A friend mentioned that La Patisserie would be a cafe worth trying and so I made a beeline to St.Marks road with my fingers crossed. I’m happy to say that the visit ended well, quite well indeed.
Cafe Terra is one of the few places in Bangalore where i truly feel at home ( it helps that i live close by 
) . I love the fact that i can saunter in wearing flip flops and shorts, something that i do quite often.
There is a certain charm about the cafe, its quiet for the most part. The only times where there is a rush is at breakfast during the mornings ( they make a mean English breakfast ) .
Have you ever had your expectations about a restaurant built up so much that you can’t wait to get there? And then have you had the rug pulled so quickly from under your feet that you feel no pain only shock when those expectations land on its ass? Well that was my Chili’s experience.
You probably think I’m being extremely harsh on the place, and frankly I am. When a restaurant or bar charges as much as they do you have a right to have extremely high expectations.
TGI Friday’s is perfectly located to indulge in that late evening drink right after work. After all it is located at the junction of Airport Road, Indiranagar and the Inner Ring Road.
The biggest draw of TGIF is of course their happy hours which doubles the drinks you order for free!! The only drawback of this is you need to place your order before 8:30 PM. I guess that would explain the headlong dash to the pub the moment work lets up
If you’ve been in Bangalore for while you’d understand me when I say, think steaks, think Only place. The location has changed, and so has the quality of food over the last decade or so but the one thing that hasn’t are the waiters :), and yes it is still rather dirty.
Located at the end of Museum Road is a restaurant that really hasn’t changed very much, parking is still a problem however if you are lucky you just might get a spot on the main road.
I came across Cilantro after a friend mentioned it to me. And while I’ve taken that route to work a number of times i seemed to have overlooked the fact that within the large residence complex is nestled a rather nice cafe.
While it does refer to itself as a cafe i would consider it more of a restaurant than anything else. The biggest feather in the cap for this cafe is the fact that its open 24 hours a day, which in Bangalore is saying something!
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