Food with a double bang

Quirkily named, this gastro pub in Koramangala has good starters and great cocktails. There’ll soon be live performances too
Food with a double bang

BENGALURU: What’s in the name? Well, I couldn’t have agreed more till I came across this new rooftop gastro pub on the already busy streets of Koramangala with the quirky name ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. Movie buffs can instantly connect with the 1968 British musical adventure fantasy with the same name.

Jaideep Goswami, owner of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, says “This name was conceptualised randomly one morning as I got up from bed. And I stuck to it because of it being quirky”. 

This is a place you can go to for a gala time with friends and family, and have great food and drinks along with regular live performances by artists be it music, stand-up comedy or karaoke.

This new gastropub serves Continental, American and Italian cuisines.

Well, to start with there is nothing better than Cabbage Rolls. The savoy cabbage leaves are stuffed with ground chicken, herbs and spices in this traditional dish.

Next up you should get your hands on the ‘Tempura Prawns’. The straightened prawns are coated in traditional batter and is served with a sweet chilli sauce which is like a cherry on the cake. If you are the person who gets high on anything crunchy, this is the one you should try.

Talk about the creativity and you have ‘Salmon Puchka’. Who would have imagined the combination of lip-smacking pani puris topped with smoked salmon and sour cream. Pure genius!

Not to forget their speciality, ‘Bang Bang Chicken’. Easy, peasy and light on your palette, the diced chicken is grilled with their special homemade sauce.

Coming to the mains, there is an amazing spread of green, meat and sea delicacies. But the highlight was definitely the Chicken Lasagna, Shrimp Spaghetti Olio Aglio and Grilled Chicken Steak

Chicken Lasagna is something which most of the cafes and restaurants have it on their menu but what you get on the plate is usually disappointing. Surprisingly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang gets this right.

Spaghetti with shrimp, rose garlic, chilly flakes, sundried tomatoes, parsley and olive oil is really on top of the game. Beautifully cooked, shrimp does not dominate the other elements in this dish. Very filling, this does complete justice to the mains.

There are steaks and we recommend grilled chicken steak.

Coming to cocktails, this place weaves magic. One of the few places which serves some tantalising cocktails. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has gone a step ahead of its contemporaries and is really creative not just with the names but the way it is presented and the way it tastes. There is something for everything here.

Cocktails which you should definitely try when at CCBB are Don Punch, Recall Memory, Bang Bang, Old Man and Watermelon World.

Where: 612 Basil Montana, 4th Floor, Koramangala 4th Block, Bangalore 80 Feet Road, Koramangala 4th Block.

Cost: Rs 1,200 for two people (approx.) with alcohol

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