Blues - WOW !!

Blues
N-18, Outer Circle, Connaught Place, Delhi
Phone 41523486, 9810120995, 23737150

Yesterday evening I was in mood to go so some pub, have couple of chilled beers with nice music. Blues is a place, where I have been several times, however haven't been there for last 3 years.

The Ambiance is good, and seating comfortable. I guess they have added couple of tables since the last time I was there, it gave the place a crowded look. On one wall you have black and white posters of some of the famous names including Madonna. On another they have various guitars and saxophones hanging, giving the place a very musical look.

I reached there around 7 PM and there was some live music. Happy hours were still on (till 8 pm) and beer was actually as cheap as any other normal run-of-the-mill bar. The menu price is Rs.145 + taxes for Indian beer, which works out close to Rs.180, however during happy hours it is 1+1 so effectively the beer costs Rs.90 for a bottle. Pretty affordable...huh...;-)

They had a wide selection of beers, including Guinness & Heineken, the drought pitcher was for Rs.270 (Plus taxes), however in Indian they had only two varieties. The person serving us promptly came to us before 8 pm to check if we wanted to order something before the happy hours ended. With prior experience I know that they are happy to take the order in happy hours and serve later. They had a selection of cocktails which seemed very good by names, however I have never been into cocktails, but I am a wannabe.

In snacks we have Nachos (Rs.90 + VAT), which were served with Salsa sauce and Potato Wedges(Rs.120 + VAT), which they served with sour cream and bar-be-que sauce. To be very frank more than the wedges I enjoyed the cream and sauce, but this should not undermine the quality of wedges. In fact when told that we liked the sauce, they refilled both of them for us. They had Tandoori Platter, veg was Rs.200 and Non.Veg for Rs.240.

Till 8 Pm there was live music, which seemed quite good, and after that a DJ took over. However we didn't sit long enough to enjoy the music.

But this places is still the same as it used to be years ago. Last time I was here I had organized a lunch for my colleagues, for non veg, three course meals, including mocktails, they charged around Rs.350 per pax for a commitment of 15 pax, however it was 3 years ago.

In the end to sum it up, this is an excellent places to have a nice evening, the crowd is good, location cannot get more central, service is excellent, and food amazing.

PS : We decided to top oof the wonderful evening with a sumptuous meal at Kareem's. However the service of Kareem was at their Pathetic best, maybe due to huge crowds or we simply got the wrong waiter.

And the Ordeal continued as we decided to return via Chawri Bazaar, Hauz Kazi. However the traffic was diverted, and had to go through Lal Kuan and Khari Baoli, and encountered the worst Traffic Jam of my life, YES at 11 Pm and major traffic jam.