Sip, Sip, Hooray

The Monk Who Sold His Bacardi, Blender’s Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beer, The Three Whisketeers, Gone With the Pint.” Unleash the alcohol puns and redefine happy hours at Bar Bar, the city’s introduction to wholesale pricing on a drinks menu. With a semi-open spot in Phoenix Market City that is privy to Bengaluru’s dramatic skies and the mall’s ongoing events, this 150-seater gastropub sticks to a simple maxim— drink more, pay less. Bar Bar serves up pegs of Bacardi, Smirnoff and the good ol’ Monk for as low as Rs 99. Here’s how it works. Grab the e-savings calculator tab placed on your table, browse through the menu that divides whiskey, rum, vodka, liquer and more into three segments (popular, premium and luxury), place up to 12 orders in a specific category, say popular, and stand to hit maximum wholesale price at Rs 99.

As the calculations wind to an end and conversations move on to the holy grail of grub, the options are aplenty. Apart from usual (calorie-loving) suspects like nachos, cheese bombs, beer-battered fare and poppers, the snack menu includes an on-a-diet bowl (sprouts and more) for that friend who always talks about the gym. Hitting the spicy notes bang on are the Mangalorean mutton sukkha that is cooked to a soul-pleasing perfection and the chicken wings done four ways. Sugar highs appear in the beautifully crafted forms of a baked cheesecake and a salted caramel and espresso tart that join the ranks of a fun fondue experience.

AT Bar Bar, Level 2, Phoenix MarketCity, Whitefield PRICE FOR TWO: INR 1,200