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WATER WORLD All the props for a nautical feeling
A lighthouse is the last word in gothic and immediately conjures up images that pre-date the hideously boring world of GPS and radar. That was the time when the bright beacon welcomed the weary sailors home. The lighthouse on the rocks is redolent of adventure, mystery and writers who need to hang out on their own in glorious solitude with nothing but the crashing waves for company. A lighthouse also tells of evil pirates (probably answering to name of Captain Jack Sparrow) who would shine lights and wreck the unwary ship on wicked rocks.
The little lighthouse on Marathahalli Outer Ring Road, however, is a beacon to something as important — a gastronomical adventure. Nawab El Azhar is one of those who believes in Napoleon's little adage about the place for the word impossible. If Bangalore does not go to the beach, let the beach come to Bangalore. And so it has — from the boat with billowing sails and the hurricane lamps to the lighthouse, the gurgling waterfall and the sand all the way from Karwar, the ambience is distinctly nautical.
For those who don't still get it, there are little maritime nuggets about the different kinds of sailing vessels. Wish there was Captain Nemo and a giant squid with bright blue eyes to cement the impression!
After you have indulged in all the seafaring delights, including a flea market and a supremely competent live band, you could take a look at the menu. All the creativity seems to have been expended on the ambience and so the menu is pretty standard issue and dances to the multi-cuisine tune.
The Chinese side offers fried wantons, spring rolls, stir-fried vegetables, fried rice, noodles, egg drop soup, hakka chilli chicken, lamb in black bean sauce, king prawn and mandarin fish. Indian food is chiefly from the north with the shorbas, butter chicken, mutton rogan josh, kadai paneer, aloo gobi, pindi chole and rajma — it does not get homier that this! Biryani and pulavs represent the rice basket while the usual gang including naan, kulcha and parathas stand in for the bread basket.
The harbour is not so much about the food as an evening out — where a nice long drive culminates in a fun place, with some serviceable food.
Weigh anchor at The Harbour at # 54/7, Devarabisanahalli, Marathahalli Outer Ring Road, Bangalore 560078. Or call 32925544/32934041.
Ambience: Nautical
Speciality: Seafood
Service: Prompt
Wallet factor: Rs. 250 per head
MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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