2 of our
friends were relocating bases in a gap of 2 weeks. One was relocating to Mumbai
and the other to Vancouver, Canada. We had one meet up at Boca Grande for a
continental breakfast and this time we met for dinner and our pick was Miller’s
46. Being a weekend, and since the restaurant runs full house, we decided to
make a reservation over the phone while we headed there. In spite of being
given a heads up that we might end up waiting, we did not change our venue.
While we waited, we looked around the place which is spread across 2 levels.
The ambiance is really nice and has a very Texas feel to it.
Menu:
We were
seated by the bar and provided with an option to place our order if we wished
as steaks and sizzlers take a good 20 minutes to arrive. Fantastic! We were
anyway getting hungrier with every passing minute. The menu was presented to us
in a cow boy hat shaped card. We get a lot to choose from – burgers and
sandwiches, Tex – Mex starters, steaks, sizzlers, desserts. The menu was very
impressive with a lot of options available for vegetarians to choose from and I
must say; the non vegetarians will drool as they glance through the menu.
What we ate:
On this
night, vegetarians outnumbered us non-vegetarians. The score stood at 4:2 and
for this reason, I will begin with the 3 items on the menu that grabbed the
attention of my vegetarian friends. One was Grilled Veg. Ratatouille, another
was Millers Mix veg. Grill and the third was grilled veg. Steak. For
non-vegetarian, I placed an order for both my friend - who joined us late but
well in time for being seated on a table and myself. So, Jamaican jerk steak
and much heard about 46ers half pounder chicken burger it was.
Once
seated on the table, hunger could no longer be pacified. We were almost immediately
served complimentary baskets of assorted breads with delicious herbed butter.
What must I say? It only whet our appetites for the scrumptious food that was
to arrive soon.
Millers
mix veg. Grill came sizzling; piled with a variety of ingredients. This sizzler
was a mix bag of velvety smoothness of the spaghetti, crispiness of the veg.
fritters, creamy croquettes, the soft cottage cheese/paneer with a crunchy
coating and the lovely butter-boiled vegetables.
Grilled
veg. Steak was platted with herbed Mexican rice and butter-boiled vegetables, a
nice big patty put together with minced vegetables and mashed potato; topped
with mushroom sauce. Rice flavoring was perfect, spice levels of the mushroom
sauce and veg. steak was well balanced and the portion was more than sufficient
for one person.
The
grilled veg. ratatouille was not of the most impressive looking dish; but
someone has said it right, “Looks can be deceptive.” This dish was totally
fabulous, packed with a lot of flavor and arrived at our table with toasted
garlic bread. Superb!
Coming to
non-vegetarian, a humongous ‘46ers half pounder chicken burger’ as it is called
made itself available with a side of French fries and coleslaw. Just a look at
it and a friend asked in astonishment, “How the hell does one eat this big a
burger?” In between the bun was,
lettuce, sliced cucumber and tomato, sautéed herbed vegetables like green
peppers, onion, grilled, juicy and succulent chicken breast topped with a slice
of cheese.
The
Jamaican jerk steak was a fantastic looking chicken breast drowned in pepper
sauce served along with herbed rice and boiled-buttered veggies. We missed
mashed potatoes and without wasting any time called for a portion of it. The
chicken was nice and moist. The sauce was spicy and flavorful (just the way I
like it). While the herbed rice was really nice, I would any day choose mashed
potatoes with the meat when having it from a sizzler plate.
A Chilled bottle
of ‘Miller High Life’ beer was a perfect accompaniment to the awesome food that
was being devoured by us.
Verdict:
We were a
good mix of first time visitors and frequent visitors. In no time, we were
pitting this restaurant against other steak houses in Bangalore. No surprise,
each of us loved the food so much that we declared it as the finest steak and
sizzler place in Bangalore.
The
service was excellent. The staff knew their menu well and was very cordial in
their communication. Even with the restaurant being packed full house, there
was not a moment we felt we were unattended to. Food, as must be; was brought
sizzling hot to our table.
Parking is
our own responsibility; the restaurant does not offer valet parking. Finding
parking on Millers road can sometimes be a task. However, the by-lanes always
come to our rescue.
An average
meal for 2 with a couple of drinks, 2 mains and a dessert to share comes at about
Rs. 1500.
Quick Tips:
A good
idea would be to verify the waiting period over the phone before heading to
Millers 46. On weekends, be prepared to wait to be seated especially if you
happen to visit the restaurant for dinner post 9 PM.
Address: #46, Millers Road, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore
Phone Number: 080 - 41148022, 41131740/6
