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T
hefirst reaction I got when Igave my dinner companionsdirections to the place was“OMG, it’s Wimpy’s!” Thaticonic outlet no longer exists,Ipointed out, and also realised thatthe new gastropub that has taken itsplace happens to have a name simi-lar to something that is fast becom-ing extinct in Bangalore – Tapwater!The name actually seems to comefrom a key offering – beer on tap which wasn’t operational at thetime of the review. The basement lo-cation, the wooden benches, thelounge seating in the fringes, thelighting – all attempt a new age han-gout ambiance. What kills it quite abit is the music by Pitbull, at vol-umes enough to cause permanentdamage. It was only fun at somepoints when the Kabaddi actionhappening on the other screenseemed to match steps with the mu-sic. The most interesting thing wenoticed about the place was thecrowd – a completely random mix of college kids, elderly families, for-eigners, and Malayalis in traditional
mundu
. We drank it all in beforemoving on to what we came for –food and beverages.
 Appetisers:
The alcohol menu is quiteelaborate – we saw Chimay and Guin-ness in the beer section, for instance.The shooters have interesting names,including one that changed thestandard scene of action – Sexin the Water! The namegame continued into thecocktails as well. Ash-Win’s Apple had vodka,rose liqueur, apple andElderflower cordial, aconcoction that wasrather mild. El Mah-esh’swas El Jimador Blanco, mel-on liqueur, coconut and pas-sion fruit. Sharper than the first,though we couldn’t taste the fruity fla-vours at all. The Sa-Shru Twist, despiteaheady cast of absinthe, tequila, twoliqueurs, and Gosling’s wasn’t reallypotent. We moved on to solid food inthe form of Spicy Coconut Prawn. Theprawns were succulent and well-cooked, but I wouldn’t recommend itunless you can handle spice. It reallylived up to its name thanks mostly tothe diced chilli. The Voodoo Fries, de-spite the queso, Sriracha sauce and ja-lapeno gravy, was quite average. TheGrilled Nimi’s Chicken was an allgreen affair with a mint and corianderoverload. The best was served for thelast – Bangalore Beer Companion. Wetasted more mozzarella than the briementioned in the description. Therewas also cheddar and salami with beerbatter, but essentially the dip,baguette and the nuts madean excellent posh versionof our very own CongressBun!
Entrée:
We started with aTapwater Sub and the su-perbly cooked beef, beerbatter cheddar and the ‘spe-cial sauce’ made it a fantasticdish. The Cheesy Pork pizza contin-ued the good form. Huge and greasywith an excellent crust, it was every-thing a pizza should be. The Red Chil-li pasta was not as spicy as the nameand description made it sound, butwas quite creamy. For some reason,they decided to gift us chickenthough we had asked for the vegetar-ian version! The Flamed TurkishMinced Lamb was the subtlest of thedishes we tried, and the mildly spicedstew with the rice served as an excel-lent respite from the heavy guns thusfar. The last dish to arrive was theGrilled Chicken Chimichurri andthough it wasn’t served with thepromised saffron rice, the long grainrice was cooked to perfection and themarinade itself was lip smacking.
 Afters:
The menu has five options, butas we were rigorously discussing whatto try, we were told that exactly twowere available. The Mango Pannacot-ta Memory was strangely namedsince its taste didn’t remind us of mango at all. The other strangelynamed dish— Chocolate Avatika —was just a standard layered chocolatepastry.
In all:
Tapwater is quite a mixed bag –many of the dishes we tried were excel-lent, the service was quite helpful andprompt, and the décor itself, quite in-teresting. Beer on tap should turn outto be a differentiator as well. But thesound level was really a bother andthis, along with a sharper focus on thecrowd they want to cater to, would bethe things they need to look into if theywant the proposition to hold water.
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ABIT OF EVERYTHING
 Cuisine
Pub grub
Chef 
Nirmal
 Alcohol
Well-stocked bar
Price range
A meal for two wouldcost around
 ` 
2000(Inclusive of taxesand service charge) –a cocktail, a non veg starter, a non veg pizza and pasta anda dessert
Wheelchair
No
accessService
Friendly and prompt
Music &
Pitbull and more
Sound level
Pitbull. LOUD!
 Ambiance
A typical pub
Outdoors
No
Hours
11 am – 11 am (1 am on Fri, Sat)
Home delivery 
No
Reservations
Might not be a bad idea
 pw ter
 50
K
oshy’s
 C
omplex
B
rigade
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oadBangalore
 – 5
60001
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h:
 4
3692902
 
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From Top: Bangalore Beer Companion;Grilled Chicken Chimicurri; TapwaterSub and Flamed Turkish Minced Lamb
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