FR on some OBs in the western suburbs
Haven't been on the horizon for quite some time. So, decided to treat myself with the OBs in the western suburbs.
Stop 1 : K9, Kandivali west
This seems to be a newly opened place. Walked in at around 9pm and was greeted by a blast of loudest music I've ever heard. Was guided to table near a speaker but good sense prevailed, declined and prefered to sit in a less noisy corner. Not many people there - i guess because of the loud music, there was a lot of MF interference too with unintentional 'squeaks' through the speaker. I think I saw a couple of the coats and waiters wearing ear plugs too, I would if I had stand there for a few hours.
Set up is typical OB with a band on the centre stage and girls all around the centre. There were 6 six girls, all with heavy make-up none exceptional. Literally gulped my beer in 5mins flat and bolted. When I got out on the road to catch a rickshaw for the next joint, could not hear a single thing. That was the quietest moment I've had in mumbai. Infact my ears are still ringing.
Rating :
Plance - 4/10. These guys need to recalibrate the sound and reduce the MF noise
Girls - 5/10
Stop 2 : Dream palace, Malad West
Was denied entry saying that some issues going on. Saw a few LE type people sitting outside the bar on chairs
Stop 3 : Paris, Goregaon West
This bar is actually run in two halls - a different band in each hall. The halls are not that big, mind you, so it does become a bit noisy. Have been to this place before so nothing new. There were about 8-9 girls in each hall. The good thing is that since the place is not that big, girls tend to stand in the space between tables - very close. Many of the girls there were same, a couple identified me and came and said hello. Since there was no novelty there, had a drink and left
Place - 5/10
Girls - 5/10
Stop 4 : Sona Bar, Goregaon west
Was stopped from entering this bar too. The doorman asked me whether I have a drinking permit. Now I may not look very old, but I definitely do not look below the legal drinking age. I told him I do not have it and opened the door. I am still trying to figure out what the F was that for?
Inside - I've already described the place in my earlier report so will not delve into that. There were 7 girls there. The quality of girls here is always above average. By that I mean the girls are dressed / groomed well. Unlike some of the OB's where you see girls with gaudy makeup and shiny but cheap looking dresses, the girls here seem to dress up well. I guess it is representative of the clientele this bar attracts and the money the girls get as tips. Infact I saw a couple of girls holding huge wads of money in their hand.
I know a couple of girls who work here, infact had ones' cell number too. I am sure she did not recognise me as I'm not a regular here, but I had got her number last time I was here. I sent her a couple of sms's and told her Im in Sona and asked her where was she. It was good fun to see her trying to look every one there in the eye to find the culprit sending here sms's. Having failed to identify me, she called on my cell phone to see whose cell phone rings. I was caught, we both had a good laugh about it. Gave her some money and she loitered around my table for a long time. Spoke about meeting outside sometime - lets see how it goes.
Place - 5/10
Girls - 7/10
Am going to hit the Dahisar / Mira Road OBs today, will report on those later.
- RD
FR on OB's in Dahisar / Mira road, Goregaon and Kandivali
Friday night was kind of a mixed bag as I did not find any good place (I've already been to Sona bar a few times, so that does not count). So was feeling a bit short-changed and had made my mind to go checkout the Dahisar / Mira road OBs the next day.
Stop 1 : Matrix
Had read someone mention this bar on the forum hence decided to give it a shot. Reached there at around 6'ish to find that I've disturbed band having their evening tea. There were a few electricians hanging from the roof trying to fix a few lights. Seeing this turned to go out, but one of the coats ran after me and extended his hand to greet me. I, ignorantly and out of habit, extended my hand too. But he then did not leave my hand and went on to drag me back into the bar until he hoisted me on a sofa. This was quite an experience, and an intimidating one at that. Anyways, let it pass. The band was asked by the same coat in no uncertain terms to start their 'kaam'.
The bar is not as big as it seems from the outside, it is on the 1st floor and has a rather small hall - smallest amongst the bars I've been to in the vicinity. The singing was another thing altogether. There was a NE looking female who was apparently the lead singer. I do not know if the band had a fight with her beforehand, but she seemed to be missing most of the notes many times because the tempo of the music changed suddenly. Imagine someone singing sa re ga ma pa, and the singer is on sa and the music has reached ma or pa. This was quite funny actually. Had a beer and decided to leave.
Oh yes and the girls - there was 1 female there whom I wouldn't give a second look. The only saving grace was that there's a LCD TV on the wall behind the band and they had tuned into the champions league highlights. So, I zoned out and just sat watching TV. The PE warriors are a brilliant fielding team, some of the catches were absolute blinders.
Place - 4/10
Girls - 3/10
Will I go in there again - Not a chance in hell
Stop 2 : Red Horses
Have read and heard a lot of people talk about Red Horses. It seems everytime people think of this place, they attain mental orgasms. So my anticipation of this place had reached unsurpassed heights. Now I do not know what the Red Horses of the (g)olden days was like so I have no reference point other than the bar next door (night city). So, first of all - Red Horses has re-opened.
Reached there at around 6:45 and was escorted inside by a couple of 'doormans' and I felt like a king (pun intended). Inside the place was buzzing with a lot of crowd (probably Red Horses fans who have returned hoping for the same magic). My first impression was that they had tried to stuff every possible nook and corner with a table to maximise revenue so it felt a bit crowded. The coats there seemed to be quite agressive for business too, atleast a couple tried to persuade me to come to their table. I wasn't going to give them my hand this time (I had my lesson at Matrix). Sat down and ordered a drink.
The band played on the centre stage with girls literally squeezed in the alleys between tables. There were about 20 girls there from couple looking like trannies to better looking ones, from seemingly non-chalant attitude touting good lookers to the 'come hither' sexy looking ones. That was quite a palate to cater to everyones taste. I never usually think of taking any of the OB girls a quickie but there was one that I fancied - a girl name Mita from New Delhi. We hit on a good conversation about Delhi since I go there often and know a lot (no we did not even mention CWG and the mess). However good sense prevailed and did not take her out.
The band was pretty good, probably as good as night city. It was not only the quality of singing but the range of songs that these singers were belting out - from marathi lavani to english pop and everything in between. This coupled with chilled beer and come hither looks from Mita was quite an enjoyable experience. With this, decided to check out night city
Place - 7/10
Girls - range from 3/10 to 8/10
Will I go in there again - Definitely
Stop 3 : Night city
With a good solid time at Red Horses my expectations of night city were qute high. However was disappointed as this place was jam-packed. Not a single seat available and I was with my friend so we needed two seats next to each other. We were offered one seat each on two tables in the opposite direction so decided to try our luck some other time. But for the 5-10mins we spent there looking for a good enough bench, this place had everything. A pack of really good looking girls - I think about 10-12 in total, a couple dancing with all fervour of the music and people showering money. Quite a heady mixture.
I still maintain that this is the place to be. My suggestion to others who plan to go there, reach at around 6:30 and get hold of the centre table (by hook or crook). This is the table to be at, at this place. We left longing that we should had come here early. Hope for better luck next time.
Place - 7/10
Girls - Range from 5/10 to 8/10
Will I go in there again - Eagerly look forward to
Stop 4 : Bigg Boss
This is a relatively new bar in this area and seems to be doing well (atleast thats what the rick driver told me). The main hall is rather big, the centre column is ubiquitous in its presence. This it seems is a hall mark of most bars in this area - a centre column that blocks views. Anways - thats a discussion for some other forum.
There were about 10girls - all average looking. I fancied one of the singers though - she was quite a looker. So, I proceeded to flirt with her. First I wrote a msg complementing her on her smile and sent through one of the coats - this time she was not singing. She obliged me with a nice big smile. After about 5mins I wrote her another msg asking her to smile again with a small two liner (borrowed from byrons) about her smile. This time she gave me a big laugh. Another 5mins passed and this time she had started singing, wrote another msg thanking her profusely with another two liners complementing her smile. The coat delivered my written msg whilst she was singing and she read it whilst singing, she lost focus and missed a couple of lines. I being the gentleman (ehem ehem) I am, sent another note apologising for my behaviour. She seemed to take it lightly and gave me another smile. In all, this was good fun.
Place - 6/10
Girls - 5/10 (for the girls) 9/10 for the singer
Will I go in there again - Maybe to flirt with the singer
Stop 5: Mood, Goregaon west
Was stopped at the entrance and asked to furnish a permit. Now I dont understand what the F is going on here. Since when has the 'permit' thing come up? I tried persuading the doorman to let me in - with some tips and then some more. But he was unmoved, so threw in the towel.
Stop 6 : Daawat, Kandivali west
Got into a rick and asked the driver to take us to a good bar, he suggested this one. This is on the 1st floor of a restaurant near kandivali station. Pretty well lit up place. However when we entered there were only a couple of girls there and both sitting on chairs on the stage. We thought the rick driver had tricked us - my friend reasoned in retrospect that he may be staying somewhere closeby thats why he had steered us here. Since it was rather late in the night - about 11:00, we decided to stay back and have a drink there.
After about 15mins a few girls walked in from a door into the bar - a couple of them were NE looking. I spoke to one of these girls, given name was Tina and said was from Kathmandu. I said cool - a foreigner in an OB. The place or the girls weren't much to write about. A couple of patrons also took turns to sing with the band - seems that the bar gurs are OK with drunkards singing. We were by now completely wasted, infact when of the guys sang my friend complemented him by saying he sang like Lata Mangeshkar. I did not correct him and for that deepest and sincerest apologies to all Lata didi fans (I am one of you guys) but who can reason with someone who has downed a half a dozen bottles of beer.
Place - 5/10
Girls - 5/10
Will I go in there - Ummm dont think so nothing exceptional
Hopefully this gives some of us a good headsup on what to expect at these places. If you go, do update us all on whats changed.
PS : Pl carry a permit (whatever that means and wherever that is issued)
Cheers,
RD