Inside view of Kai Bar located in GK1, New Delhi Inside view of Kai Bar located in GK1, New DelhiWhat would you say to a place that serves you an Old Fashioned spiced with cinnamon – that is both uninventive and insipid – before it presents you with something called “Smoke and Mirror” that drowns a perfect, peaty single malt (Laphroaig) in a spiced jaggery syrup and lime, and tastes much the same? It isn’t unusual to come by lamentable cocktails in Delhi but it’s a bit rich coming from a self-proclaimed “retro-Oriental lounge bar” that exploits “Asian ingredients” to stir the senses. Each crisped to a beautiful golden-brown with a well-seasoned filling — a gentle reminder of all that Kylin stands for. The next dish came from the “bar bites” section of the menu. And therein lies the rub, its food isn’t unimpressive but Kai Bar is fashioned on a philosophy that now seems stale.

Source: Indian Express February 02, 2018 19:07 UTC