It’s that time of the year again when the cricket-mad nation of ours is going to get a little madder, a little crazier, and a whole lot boisterous. It is after all the IPL season and with all the bars and restaurants gearing up to showcase live screenings with IPL for the next two months. We have curated a list of places in town where you can cheer for your team with your squad with deals on alcohol and food to sweeten your team’s victory {or loss}. Oh, and here’s to hoping that RCB will win the IPL this season finally!
IPL Season 11 Is Here & Here's Our Pick Of Best Bar Deals And Live Screenings In Town
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Monkey Bar
Trust Monkey Bar {MB} to launch a curated menu just for IPL. Dubbed the Full Toss menu, MB is dishing out dishes that represent all the eight teams. The IP special menu called Full Toss comes on a bat no less. No really. For all you Knight Rider fans, there’s Kolkata Fish Fry and for the Sunrisers there’s Hyderabad Nagarjuna Chilli Chicken Roll for you to bite into. Bangalore gets represented through Bangalore Prawn in Chilli Butter-Garlic. Chennai Pulled Pork Paniyaram, Rajasthan Dahi ke Pithore, Mumbai Malvani Chicken Tacos and Delhi Butter Chicken complete the roster. These small plates start at INR 250 upwards while during the live screening, the drinks menu is priced at INR 280 upwards. Plus, there are plenty of one on one deals on alcohol too.
blueFrog
Unlimited beer or unlimited hard liquor? blueFrog has got it all. For INR 1,099 you can drink all the beer you want from the first ball of the match to the last all through the IPL season. If rum and whiskey are your thing, go for the INR 1,399 deal where you get unlimited IMFL drinks. Both these offers come with one complimentary starter. The starter menu comprises bar nibbles such as Bread Onion Rings, Panko Potato Croquettes, Chicken Wings, and Harissa Spiced Chicken Tikka. Yummers!
Mainland China
Beer buckets to start you off while you order some noodles and dim sums, Mainland China’s IPL is perfect if you are planning on having a family dinner with some IPL screening. We are not sure if the fam’s going to complain, but hey, when you get four beers for the price of three, things might be a little easy for you. And besides, there’s nothing Chinese food can’t solve.
Hoppipola
Our favourite spot to watch IPL screenings, Hoppipola’s Kammnahalli and Church Street {yet to be functional} outlets have an all-out alcohol menu where you can score hard liquor for just INR 99. Pair that with their cheesy fries, nachos, and thin crust pizza, and you’ve got yourself a night of fun drinking, binging, and watching!
1Q1
Looking to catch an after-work screening away from the ruckus and crowded sports bar? 1Q1’s art-deco set up and relaxed fine-dine vibes should set you up nicely. Order their in-house cocktails or mojito pitchers along with their grill platters that start at INR 400. Grills, cocktails, and live screenings — what else do you need?
Social
Screenings are happening at all the three outlets of Social — Koramangala, Church Street, and Whitefield — and adding to the fray is the Social 20/20, eight specially curated LLIITs in colourful avatars that represent the colours of the team you support. If you are an RCB fan, then your LLIIT for all the match screenings ought to be the very red, Berry Bangalore. Kolkata Nightcap gets a purple makeover while Sunny Chennai has a bright yellow. The cocktails are priced at INR 550 upwards and we say wear your jerseys, head to the nearest Social, order your LLIIT, and cheer your team!
Biere Kraft
All you folks in the Bellandur, Marathahalli, and Outer Ring Road {ORR} side, Beire Kraft will sort out all your match screenings needs with its unlimited alcohol deals. Priced at INR 1,199 per head, you can say cheer your team with cocktails and hard liquor for four hours. We don’t know about you, but fours hours in enough for us to keep us all happy and cheerful as we watch teams battle it out.
Xtreme Sports Bar
Our go-to place for most match screenings, be it football, cricket or even tennis, all the outlets of Xtreme Sports Bar will be showing live screenings all through the IPL season. While there are no IPL deals as such, for now, you can grab some cheap booze and chill with your squad on match days!
Spice Terrace
Spice Terrace at JW Marriot is hosting IPL screenings too. They started serving Saint Martin’s chilled beers and with an open-air, poolside ambience, you know it’s the ideal spot to kick back and cheer for your team. Pair that with signature grills, barbeques, and bar snacks, and you are good to go!
M Bar at Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield
M Bar at Bengaluru Marriott Hotel, Whitefield is having an unlimited offer for INR 1,400 per person where you can drink bottomless cocktails and snacks all through the IPL season. This one’s for all you IT folks living that side of the time. Gather the squad and make it night out whenever your team is playing!
Watch this space for more as we’ll be adding on to the list.