Restaurants and Hotels in Bangalore - My Reviews

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Here, I put my experiences with Bangalore restaurants.


1.) Aagamam Veg Restaurant (Just opposite to Indira Nagar Metro Station)

Address:

3rd Floor, No - 545, C.M.H Road, Near Metro Station, Indiranagar IInd Stage, Bangalore
Timing: 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm Phone: 9742346664, 080-40956662

 Offer:
      Snapdeal offer : (Rs. 40 to avail a Buy-1-Get-1 offer on veg lunch buffet)

 Review:
      We, group of 8 people went on May 31, 2013 (Friday) for Veg buffet lunch.  The final bill without any hidden costs comes around Rs. 150 per person !.  They greeted us with the butter milk.  Then, they gave Tomato shorba soup which was not good.  After complaining to their manager, they replaced it with the babycorn soup which was good.  Then, we had Salads, Starters, Rotis, Rice items and Desserts.  The quality, quantity, taste, service, ambience, number of items all are good.  Kids can enjoy the metro train view as this restaurant is located just opposite to the Indira nagar metrostation.  I was thoroughly satisfied with this place.  It is really a steal offer ! enjoy.

Rating : 5 / 5

2.) Tamil Hotels in Madiwala :

There are 4 good Tamilnadu style hotels in Madiwala.


1.) Karaikudi Mess. - My Rating 4 / 5.
This is a lesser known Mess in that area. 
It is behind Gangothri hotel.

Taste             :  5 / 5
Atmosphere  :  3 / 5
Budget          :  4.5 / 5

2.) Surya Hotel - My Rating 4 / 5

This is a small hotel and always busy.

Taste             :  4 / 5
Atmosphere  :  3 / 5
Budget          :  4 / 5

3.) Hotel Pongal - My Rating 4 / 5

Taste             :  4 / 5
Atmosphere  :  4 / 5
Budget          :  3.5 / 5
 
4.) Madurai Vinayagar Hotel - My Rating 3.5 / 5

Taste             :  3.5 / 5
Atmosphere  :  4 / 5
Budget          :  3.5 / 5

All these three hotels are in the Maruthi Nagar Main Road in close proximity.
If you go from St. Johns Hospital (Hosur Road) to Udupi Garden (Inner Ring Road), You will go via Maruthi Nagar.


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                                                              Gangothri
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                                       Surya           |   Maruthi|
                                       Hotel            |   Nagar   |
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 Madivala Ayyappa                           |               |
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                                                          Hosur Road
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vinayagar chathurthi celebrations

Vinayagar Chathurthi Celebrations near my home in Koramangala in Bangalore. (September 4, 2011)
This is a typical kuthu dance. See the energy of these dancers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RqSsqP1Dq0

My Favourite Short Stories

1. 'The Home-coming' by Rabindranath Tagore

2.  சுதீரின் அம்மா by விவேக் ஷன்பேக்

TitBits

1.)
Question : Why the basketball court is so damp ?
 Answer :  Because, the players dribbled all over the court.

2.)
Quote :
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.  ~Ann Landers
More funny quotes about TV.

3.)
What is the word referring to a group of foxes or thieves :
                 skulk
What is the word referring to a widespread scarcity of food that may apply to any faunal species :
                 famine ex.) somalia

4.) Which US president got Nobel prize before Barrack Obama ? Jimmy Carter

Movies which glued me to the seat

1. Kalavani
       -> Genre       : Entertainment, Tamil
       -> Date         : July, 2010

       -> Channel    : Satyam Theatre, Chennai

       -> Comment  : Thorough entertainment film, with apt casting, script, camera, Tanjore based village backdrop.

2.   Tiger Bay
       -> Genre       : Crime drama. English
       -> Date         : Sep 26, 2010
       -> Channel    : BBC TWO
       -> Comment  : Don't read anything about the movie.
                              Just watch in leisure time.
                              I appreciate the way it was created in Black and White,
                              with full trust on screenplay and acting.
                                                                                              

SMSs

Inspirational :

• Motivation is an external, temporary high that pushes you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable, internal glow which pulls you forward.
• Even the most powerful man is weaker in front of the most happiest man in the world...! Let us stay happy always.
• Every failure is a lesson-Learn well. Every success is a battle-Fight well. Every friend is a diamond-Keep it safe.
• What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.
• You have to learn lessons also from others mistakes...Bcoz you will not get TIME to do all the mistakes...!
• If you don't act foolish while you are young, You won't have anything to smile about when you are old.
• It is always in the end of something that makes us realize how beautiful was d beginning.
• When you rise up, your friends know who you are. When you fall down, you know who your friends are !
• Running away from the problem only increases the distance from the solution.
• Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of fear.
• 
  

Friendship & Love:

• If you laugh really loud, if u talk spontaneously, and if you don't care what your face looks like, you are probably with your best friends !
• 95 days after my birth, I knew who is my mom...90 days after my first syllable, I knew what words are...30 mins after my loved one left me, i knew what tears are...25 feet off the ground over the cliff, I knew what is it to be alive...20 days after my dear ones death, I knew that life must go on...3 weeks after my friend left me, I came to know how does it feel to be alone...Every single fraction of time, no matter however u divide, teaches u something..Experience is the only way to get through this life. Feel it . Live it. Face it...Love the people unconditionally...Because in next life you won't meet them. Have a good day !
• Sweetest xcuse : A kid gets 0 in a paper. Dad angrily says what s this ? Kid: Teacher had no star to give me, so she gave me the moon. Feel like a child. Be happy always ! 
• When you are single, all you see are happy couples. When you are committed, all you see are happy singles. :-)
• Think about yourself atleast once in your life time. Otherwise you may miss the best comedy in this world - Shakespeare.
• Whatever happens just relax n manage 2 smile because life is not a problem 2 b solved, but it is a gift 2 b enjoyed
• Symptoms : If you are in love....1. You will hear melody songs :-)....2. You get stopped whenever you saw his / her name. ...3. You won't get angry when your friends teases you....4. You walk slowly on the road....6. You will like rainy season....7. You will like 2 see nature....8. You will not notice that 5th point is missing....9. Now a cute smile in your face. Confirm. you are in love....Mattiniya.