The Village Rooftop Lounge and Dining has achieved a cult status among college students. A few years ago when all the sheesha places had to shut shop, this was one of the few places where you could get your fix of sheesha.
Located on the top floor of Brahma Majestic on the NIBM Road, this place has a wonderful feel to it. They've redone this place and it looks appealing after the face-lift.
Finding a table is difficult, calling and reserving yourself a table is highly recommended, especially on weekends.
The sheesha here is really good and there's a wide range of flavours to choose from. We settled in at a bar side table and ordered for the sheesha right away while browsing through the food and bar menu. To satiate our alcohol buds, we ordered for a 3 litre tower of King's beer. The beer, a legend from Goa, is really good. It is on the sweeter side so I didn't enjoy it much, but it doesn't fall short when it comes to the alcohol potency.
Located on the top floor of Brahma Majestic on the NIBM Road, this place has a wonderful feel to it. They've redone this place and it looks appealing after the face-lift.
Finding a table is difficult, calling and reserving yourself a table is highly recommended, especially on weekends.
The sheesha here is really good and there's a wide range of flavours to choose from. We settled in at a bar side table and ordered for the sheesha right away while browsing through the food and bar menu. To satiate our alcohol buds, we ordered for a 3 litre tower of King's beer. The beer, a legend from Goa, is really good. It is on the sweeter side so I didn't enjoy it much, but it doesn't fall short when it comes to the alcohol potency.
Ordering food was a tough task as they have a lot to offer. After deliberating for a while, we ordered for a Chicken Platter. The Platter looked extremely delicious and had a pretty wide range of hue when it came to colour. The waiter served it before I could get a photo of the full plate, but I managed to click this photo after I was served. The Chicken Platter is a delight for a person who is avoiding carbs. Packs in a good 30-35g or protein per serving and fat and carbs not more than 10g.
While the Platter helped us get some food in our tummies to absorb the liquor, we decided to infuse some heavy carbs by ordering a plate of French Fries. Now I don't need to say much about this, there's no scope for one to go wrong with French Fries. They were golden, crispy with just the right amount of salt.
Being a fan of Cheese Garlic Naan, I order it every time I see it on a menu card wherever I go and so we ordered two of those. They looked delicious and the chef generously put loads of butter on it making it glisten under the lights. The perfect balance of Cheese and Garlic meant that the bread sat well on our tongues. The butter and cheese did make it a little saltier, but that would have been balanced out if had with a curry.
Still hungry, we decided to go for a Chicken Dum Biryani. And boy, it was worth it! It definitely is one of the best biryanis I have had in Pune in recent times.
Being a Sunday night, I wouldn't crib about the slow service. I could see the waiters struggling to get orders to the tables quickly. And all the food that arrived at our table was hot.
All of this amounted to a rather paltry 3000 bucks among 5 people.
The only tiny blot on the experience was the incessant oggling the girls in our group faced. The crowd wasn't really sophisticated either, with groups of men abusing each other pretty obnoxiously.
If you want to hang out with your guy friends with a sheesha, cheap food and drinks, this is the place for you!
