The Beer Cafe Food: Average Service: Regular Ambiance: Can do better
We Mumbaikars tend to feel short-changed when it comes to options with beer (we got our first microbrewery towards the end of 2013). So, when we heard that Delhi-based beer chain, The Beer Cafe, has opened its shutters in Thane, we wasted no time to check this bubbly outpost; distance be damned.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/The-Beer-Cafe.jpg" alt="The Beer Cafe" width="500" height="375" /> The Beer Cafe offers more than 20 varieties of beer. Pics/Dhara Vora.
Our hearts did a jig as we scanned the menu &mdash; 24 imported beers, as well as a healthy list of domestic players. They aren&rsquo;t serving draught beer yet, so one will have to wait to sip on their beer cocktails. From the list of imported beers you can choose from Hoegaarden, Asahi and Murphy&rsquo;s, as well as a few interesting additions including Kronenbourg 1664, which had an Indian launch recently.
We opted for Fuller&rsquo;s Black Cab (Rs 695, all prices exclusive of taxes) and Viru (Rs 445). For our culinary accompaniment, we ordered Honey Chilly Potato (Rs 195), a non-vegetarian Kebab Platter (Rs 495) and Paneer Tikka Shashlik (Rs 345). The Fuller&rsquo;s Black Cab stout turned out to be a good order with its dominating roasted flavour and a dark colour to cherish. Viru impressed with its bottle but turned out to be an average pilsner; we&rsquo;d plumb for a local lager instead.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Kebab-Platter.jpg" alt="The Beer Cafe" width="500" height="465" /> The non-veg Kebab Platter seemed over-priced
The Honey Chilly Potato was a good beer starter. The paneer starter was grilled well with a flavourful marinade that packed in the spicy quotient. The non-vegetarian platter offered generous portions, and comprised three types of kebabs. However, we felt that the prices didn&rsquo;t justify the dish.
Also, the food menu ended up being a let down in comparison to the exhaustive beer menu (what was Dal Fry doing on the menu?). Though sated with the beers, being a connoisseur will be an expensive affair, what with the over-priced food and taxes. We&rsquo;ll return for a tipple over the draught beer, still.
At: GF-04, Viviana Mall, Thane (W). Call: 61701509
The Beer Cafe didn&rsquo;t know we were there. The Guide reviews anonymously and pays for meals.
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