FR continued for Day 1 - July 5 (Friday)
[Note: I had posted a FR last Friday after I returned from Kishore. This is a continuation of that day's experiences]
I decided to try a restaurant that I had read about on this thread in the past. I recalled that it was recommended by
@mongerking26 and
@Basu1970 . The name of the restaurant is Amrut and it is located close to Blue Star and Baba Palace bars in the Mafco market. I tried their specialty - Desi chicken masala with "tandalachi" (rice flour) bhakri. The food was good. The ambience is basic, food and drinks are cheap. I spent around Rs 350 on the food plus a bottle of Bisleri in the AC section on the 1st floor. This restaurant is probably best for a late night dinner with a group of drunk buddies.
Ramesh bar:
I decided to check out Ramesh bar in Janata Market after dinner. I reached there around 8:30pm and headed straight to the 1st floor. A slim, smiling girl in a green ghagra choli caught my eye as soon as I entered. I grabbed a sofa in a corner of the upper left section and invited the beauty to join me. Turned out she was from Bihar and had joined Ramesh about 2 months ago. I ordered a beer for her, got her drunk over the next 2 hours and proceeded to have a gala time with her. Fondling, groping and kissing was enthusiastically allowed and enjoyed by both of us. At one point, even the waiters were goading me on. This girl insisted on giving me her number so that I could take her out of town for the weekend to either Lonavala or Alibaug. I told her we will work on it on my next visit to Mumbai in a couple of months.
I noticed that the bar was relatively empty when I arrived around 8:30, but was packed when I left around 11pm. Guys and gals were bumping into each other while dancing/prancing around in the relatively small space. The Bihari girl mentioned that the busiest times are between 11pm to 2am.
Damages in Ramesh Bar:
Drinks cost: I honestly don't remember how much the beer and my soft drink cost.
Tips to girl: Rs2000 for a great time (almost SB like experience). I probably overpaid, but it was worth it to me.
Tips to waiters: Rs100 each to 2 guys
Cabana OB:
I tried to book an Uber from Ramesh to Cabana OB in Belapur, but the app was showing "no cars available". So I decided to head back to my hotel instead and try from there a little later. The watchman at Ramesh got me an autorickshaw. After hopping into it I casually asked the guy if he would take me to Belapur instead of my nearby hotel. He quoted Rs250, but agreed to my counter offer of Rs200 and off we went to Cabana.
I was surprised to see that the coatwalas in Cabana still remembered an occasional visitor like me after 6 weeks. Even my favorite dancer's eyes and face lit up with a broad smile on seeing me. I guess they all remembered my generous spending from my last few visits.
I managed to grab my favorite seat opposite the right pillar and settled down to enjoy the ambience and a couple of red bulls. I had to go out to take a work related call from the US around 1:15am. When I returned around 1:45am , the bar was packed and the only open seat was close to the exit door in the back.
I did notice a lot of new girls during this visit. Most of the new girls were non-dancers/eye-candy. There was one beautiful dusky new girl who was a fabulous dancer as well. Her time was monopolized by another big spender who eventually danced one-on-one with her after 3am (when all other customers except me had left). The orchestra eventually closed down at 3:20am and I had to reluctantly leave as well.
I also noticed a couple of eye-candies blowing away guys who were asking for their phone numbers by telling them "next time number dungi". I guess they want to milk the guys a little more before giving out their numbers.
During my time in Cabana this visit, I was constantly pestered by the 2 managers in plain clothes as well as red coat Ashok for my phone number. They supposedly wanted to keep me updated on the bar's activities and special events over the phone. I declined, but they would stop by every 30 minutes or so to try to persuade me to give them my number. I am not really sure what the deal is here.
Damages in Cabana OB:
Drinks: A couple of red-bulls was around Rs 1400
Tips to waiters: Rs 400 (Rs 100 each to the coatwala and waiter at 2 different tables)
Tips to girls: Way too much. I know a lot of guys will call me crazy, specially since I have not even taken my favorite girls phone number yet. She danced exclusively in front of my table for more than nearly 3 hours except for one song when she took my permission to dance for a regular customer of hers. It was money well spent from my perspective because I had a great time flirting with my girl and enjoyed her dance moves.