For the view, if at all
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| I don't have words. |
Looks Like
Where do I even begin? I think the owners had some sort
of vague idea, perhaps based on a bar or a restaurant they saw in a magazine or
on holiday, which they’ve decided to half assedly implement in Hauz Khas
Village, a village of many such half assed endeavours.
The walls are a bright mash of colors with some very
amateur murals. The furniture is oddly high and placed uncoordinatedly over the
space. The bar is an eyesore. Clearly nobody here is a details person, a
charming wooden boat has been flung way above eye level over an exposed air conditioning
unit. There’s a DJ console on the side from which wires are sticking out and
bits of board are falling off.
The only thing really working for Mia Bella is the view but
frankly there are lots of places in HKV looking out on to the lake and I’d
rather go to Dzukou and pair an amazing view with great food and an ambience
that didn’t feel like it was trying so hard.
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Tastes Like
God knows. I’d gone with every intention to eat at
Mia Bella but I couldn’t bring myself to once I got there. The menu is a strange
mangle of Indian kebab style food, not very authentic sounding Italian and a
totally misplaced street food of the world section. Each of which by itself
might have worked. All of it together just seems like a mess.
On Wednesdays, they offer free cocktails to women –
the Caprioska was well made but the Cosmopolitan, sickly, sweet and overpowered with
syrup. The lure of free alcohol on the pretty balcony may bring me back to Mia Bella but that’s just
because I’m cheap and usually broke.
It’s not that the place is really bad. It’s just why
would you bother with something so mediocre? Save your money – if you want to
get a drink, there are so many places with more soul. If you’re looking
for food, you’ll get so much better for so much less. Don’t waste your time.
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| I can't focus on the drink, the walls are distracting me. |
One Wednesday night the place was full up with young,
drunken girls. All my single male friends: you know where to go if you’re free
on Wednesday. But only the very young or totally without discernment would be
able to spend much time here.
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| My favourite thing about the place. |
Should you go: Only for the view.
Vegetarian Options: YesLiquor License: Yes
Smoking Area: Yes
Address: On top of Yeti but to be more specific, 50 A, 3rd & 4th Floor, HKV
Phone: 011 30146022 ext:917
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