Experience the Authentic Thai Cuisine on a Cool Rooftop Ambience: Tom Yum Thai, Indiranagar

Thai cuisine is one of the most loved cuisine worldwide for various reasons like; delicate cooking method, nutritional value and in some specific delicacy for its taste. Being a food diversity hub, Bengaluru has many well known Thai restaurants and among them all Tom Yum Thai stands out with its simplicity and elegance.

This rooftop restaurant is located on the CMH Road of Indiranagar. You can depend on Google Maps as it is bit difficult to notice from the moving vehicle.

AMBIENCE

As soon as the elevator door opens on the 4th Floor, a simple environment opens up before you. Ambient lighting and attractive wall arts will definitely win your heart. They have two kind of dining setup. One gives in-restaurant dining experience and another one gives you the rooftop dining experience. Restaurant interiors has been crafted with decent number of wall arts which illustrate the culture of Thailand in a simple manner. While the exterior has been decorated with plants, pebbles and a statue of Buddha as a symbol of peace. They usually play some of the great EDM albums in the background which fills the energy and makes the evening more lively. They do have a separate smokers zone.

SERVICE

They make you feel like you are in Thailand itself. Most of the stewards appears to be from North East region and they are well trained. They will be always there when you need them. I haven’t seen them interfering in between. You can brief them about your priority of dishes and how it should be served, they obey it very obediently. As per my experience language won’t be a problem with the stewards or managers.

FOOD

It's been a while I tasted Thai delicacy. This restaurant illustrated a different level of approach by its culinary expertise in Thai food. Thai cuisine is one of a kind. They usually cook it very gently and it includes multiple steps even for a simplest dish. It requires a lot of patience and to get it right, it also requires expertise. Here in Tom Yum Thai, they have both expertise and passion. Our dining experience was really nice;

Tom Yum Vegetable Clear Soup: One sip and I felt like decades of odds got cleared in my throat. It was divine spicy. The spice level was equally balanced with the well cooked veggies. Just loved this soup and it’s a must try dish in here.

Tom Yum Veg Soup (with coconut milk): I experienced true Thai essence in this soup. The spices and herbs used in it was so perfect that each and every sip felt heavenly. Especially when some sips included lemongrass pieces. Ah! If I’m visiting this restaurant again, this soup is the whole reason for it!

Classic Raw Papaya Salad: It appeared so innocent by looks but believe me it tastes too spicy. It felt wonderful to me but some of my friends were not able handle the spiciness. However, it was well processed raw Papaya tossed with spicy Thai sauce and crispy peanut. It was classic in deed.

Tofu with Cashewnuts: Soft & well marinated tofu with well fried Cashewnuts! What more to expect, it was a perfect combination to satisfy our Thai food cravination at the first place. This dish was so cool we ended up ordering it two more times. 

Fried Tofu with Sweet Chilli Topping: Arrrrgh! It appeared to be challenging us all spicy lovers. It’s all about how much spiciness one can handle. I had 4 spoons of it and I was done! My eyes started to cry! Despite such strong spice level I really admire this dish. Because it was not just about adding more spice but the chef has managed to compensate the spiciness with equal amount of seasoning and assorted veggies. I have very few such places in Bengaluru where they know how to tame the spice and this is one among them.

Stir Fried Vegetables: The bowl full of vegetables or a bowl full of healthy calories. Being a non-diet oriented person I didn’t liked this dish as much I liked other dishes. Despite generous use of Soya & Garlic sauces, this dish tasted bland and felt something is not right. 

Green Curry with Steamed Rice: It was good. But it slightly failed to impress me in front of such great starters. However, the green curry went well with steamed rice.

DRINKS

As a welcome drink they offered Watermelon Juice which was nice, later during the dining session they presented Shula Red & White wine. I opted for Red Wine it tasted kind of ordinary but paired well with their Spicy Tofu. I also had a chance to taste their Virgin Mojito, it felt bit diluted and they have used lots and lots of ice which is really strange. Any how, taste of the Mojito was good but they can improve a bit.

DESSERTS

Chocolate - Vanilla Scoop: It didn’t take much time to some of my fellow foodies to figure it out that Ice Creams are transported from Managalore’s famous Ideal Ice Creams. Its very very hard to find such Ice Cream in Bengaluru and I’m glad that Tom Yum Thai has taken an extra effort to serve the world famous Ideal Ice Cream in here. The texture of both scoops were so smooth that I fell in love with those. Just brilliant.

GudBud Ice Cream: It was a nice way to end our dining session. It was filled with generous portion of jelly, nuts and flavoured syrups along with strawberry, kesar ice creams and topped with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream. Lovely.

EVERYTHING ELSE: Pricing is moderate and affordable. They do have dedicated parking space in the cellar. Whole restaurant is very neat and hygiene has been maintained well.

FINAL VERDICT: It's a perfect place to enjoy the Thai delicacy and lovely rooftop ambience is a boon. Whether it’s a romantic date or friendly hangout you’ll definitely enjoy the simplicity of this place. 

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Pocket Friendly Hangout Place for Buddies - 3B's (Buddies Bar Barbecue), BTM Layout

Bengaluru has many diversified food culture… Many restaurants wants to set themselves apart by creating unique ambiance and experiences to the customer. The newly opened 3Bs (Buddies-Bar-Barbecue) at BTM is all set to provide an awesome experience to the crowd with its unbelievable offers.

About 3Bs, BTM Layout:
This restaurant is located on the 5th Floor above Absolute Barbeque (ABs) near Jayadeva Flyover. Its bit difficult to recognize from the road as it doesn’t has a prominent signboard outside. So, look for ABs sign board instead of 3Bs.

Ambience

Though its a rooftop restaurant, you won’t get that open space feel as they have covered whole floor with permanent canopy. I wish they left some space for outdoor seating! Nevertheless, the whole ambience is crafted wonderfully. The theme of the whole floor is kind of discipline. Different areas of the restaurant has different intensity of lighting, there are various seating option available which can suit for almost all crowds. They also have a pool table and mini soccer table to keep you entertained! Overall it provides a cozy & comfortable atmosphere.

Service

It's just excellent! We were attended by 4 stewards during our visit, it usually gets difficult to serve precisely when you have both Veg & Non-veg customers in a same crowd. But, they managed it so well that we vegetarians had our dinner session worry free! Each and every staff is very professional and even friendly. I’m sure you will end up asking their name in order to appreciate their incredible hospitality.

Food & Drinks

They have a fixed lavish menu and they have concentrated to cover many cuisine in their menu. Though they state “Barbeque” in their name, there is no live barbeque counter or barbeque pit in your table. They serve barbeque to your plates directly from the kitchen. They have a good collection of liquor and the best part is they offer it in MRP. Yes! You heard it right, whether it's beer or champagne you can order it with more delight.

Our dining experience was amazing, they have given equal priority to both veg and non veg in their menu which makes this place an ideal one for the group outing. We were cordially welcomed with the beautiful mocktail. Starters had 5 vegetarian option they are perfect to start your evening;

Abadi Paneer Tikka: The first dish served to our table failed to make an impression. It was quite bland and the masala used on it was uneven. I can say it was just average.

Crispy Corn: Definitely star of the evening. I really don’t remember how many plates of crispy corn I consumed that evening. It was crafted so perfect with right amount of spice, tossed accurately for crispiness and it's tempting presentation! It was perfect combination for the drinks. If there is any reason that I want to visit this restaurant at least once in a month, it would be “Crispy Corn”

American Cheese Potato: I call it as mixture of temptation. Who doesn’t love Cheese and Potato…? When you serve both elements together with a perfect blend of spice it becomes an ultimate satisfactory tool. It was really great!

Spider Roll: Its name is so attractive that we eagerly waited for its arrival in order to see its presentation. And to our huge expectation it didn’t really disappointed. Its fried potato dipped in a spicy red sauce and served with crispy fried noodles. It tasted too good with those fried noodles.





They have 2 options for both non veg and veg main course. It might sound like insufficient, but believe me after going through such great starters you will have very little space in your tummy. Naan and Rotis they served with the main course were soft, good and blended well with the curries.

3B’s Special Dal : Yes! Its “special” indeed. It was the most loved dish by everyone and whynot, this dish has been cooked so perfectly that everyone didn’t bothered about looking for other main course dishes in the menu. The black dal used in it was thoroughly flamed and the spice level was just right. Overall taste was wonderful.

Lahori Paneer Tikka : After tasting 3B’s Special Dal, Lahori Paneer Tikka didn’t appealed much to our taste buds. However the ingredients used in it seemed to be of right but spice level was too low. Paneer used it was standard soft.

Veg Biriyani: When it comes to Veg Biriyani, they need to improve a lot. It appeared to be overcooked in some bites and lack of vegetables was another factor. In my views they need to approach entirely new way to prepare this dish. However, I would like to rate this dish above average.

Desserts

Climax of your dinner will be as good as the intro. Because they have a great array of desserts in the row. Some of them are innovative and some are just common. But I’m sure that desserts collection of 3B’s will give a great ending to your dining experience. I wanted to taste each and every desserts, but I was already full by starters and main course. But still I tried some of them,

Ice Creams: They have some unique flavours; Chilli Ice cream was mixture of both soft & extreme sides of the flavor and it offers a great exercise to your taste buds. You can also dare your friends to have this ice cream. I’m glad that I tried this flavour. Another Ice Cream which grabbed almost everyone's attention was Paan fusion Ice Cream. It was the mixture of Vanilla, Pista, Gulkhand and Pan flavours. It gave exact taste of Paan in a different fashion. You can also top your serving with the desired dry fruits and assorted toppings which will add more taste.

Gulab Jamun : Small in size but great in taste. Though it was not hot, it tasted great. Children will surely like this version of Jamun.

Other than above desserts they also had Phirni, Chocolate Pastry and Fresh Cut Fruits which tempted me more but couldn’t able to have. Will try them for sure on my next visit.


EVERYTHING ELSE: Beside being economic this restaurant offers a great experience. It has valet parking facility and moderate space for two wheeler parking. Hygiene has been maintained well all over the restaurant and in restrooms. Music is not that great, they switch between retro, intensive bollywood songs with some patho songs too which really disrupts the mood. While I was there I witnessed three birthday parties and it was celebrated by whole staffs. They make a great memories too.

FINAL VERDICT: I can say its an economic version of ABs. Wonderful service, comfortable ambience, good food and drinks at great price. There is no such a great combination in Bengaluru. You can reserve your seat here for this weekend.

BAKASURA RATING

4.0 / 5

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