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How To Take A Corner

The atmosphere is the top selling point and there’s plenty of it on tap, accentuated by the witty menu

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How To Take A Corner
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Manchester United Restaurant Bar
1, Kira layout, Hosur Main Road,
Bangalore-560029; Tel: 65797777
Meal for two without alcohol: Rs 1,500
Rating: ***

‘I need my space’ may be the urban Indian’s new mantra, but the one life aspect where it doesn’t apply is spectator sport. For the Manchester United Restaurant Bar—the first in India—April 2 brought a double whammy: India played the World Cup final while ManU took on West Ham in a thriller. Beer and cocktails (highly recommended: Physio Treatment, citrus vodka shaken with tomato juice, Rs 475) helped dispel tension, with some well-chosen ‘game food’.

Dishes you can share dominate at this two-level, clubby-feel restaurant, so go in a gang. The Jalapeno Poppers (Rs 245), crisp, spicy cheese-filled croquettes, make for delicious mindless mouthfuls when the 18-ft screen is grabbing eyeballs. The Pork Ribs (Rs 395) are more demanding, but worth the attention: long, fatty, meaty pieces slathered with their in-house sauce. Pork, not the most popular meat with Indian restaurants, is prominent: We went for the Coorg Curry Wrap (Rs 245), two flour rolls packed with pandi curry meat and its own dipping sauce. Delectable. It’s unlikely that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would approve of being the inspiration for Babyface Assassin (Rs 415), a pepperoni and baby spinach pizza overpowered by the cheesy base.

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Crowd-pleasing tastes rule the desserts, but the kitchen plays with the menu constantly. A summer menu is in the works: worth a look-see-and-sample if you thrive on sports TV and thumping music. The atmosphere is the top selling point and there’s plenty of it on tap, accentuated by the witty menu (Chicaritos, nachos with a spicy salsa, anyone?), signed memorabilia (Giggs’s shirt!), lifesize posters, great design (dugout seating and Ferguson’s Corner, with high-powered leather chairs) and limited edition merchandise.

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