burrp! Stats
- 24 Reviews
- 2 First to review
- 1 Place Added
- Been to 87 Places
- Burrping since Oct 24, 2009
- Burrping fromHyderabad
Personal Stuff
- Occupation:
- Training, Amazon
- Favourite Books:
- Camus, Kafka, Nietzsche, Proust, Orwell, Dawkins, Russell, Kundera, Crichton, Dickens, O Henry, Maugham, Hitchens, etc etc etc..
- Favourite Music:
- Extreme Metal, Western Classical, a light smattering of Pop & lighter still of Hip Hop..
- Favourite Drinks:
- Beer - Tuborg, Carlsberg , Scotch, White Wine, Sparkling Wine, Cognac, Liqueurs - Grand Marnier, Drambuie, Baileys, Kirsch etc etc
- Favourite Movies:
- The Matrix Trilogy, The Dark Knight, Crash, Changing Lanes, The Pianist, Philadelphia, Blade, Elizabeth, I Am Legend, Seven Pounds, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Days Later, Moon, Gran Torino, Saw, Sin City, T2, Requiem For A Dream, Ink, Kick Ass, I Love You Man, The Expendables, Unthinkable, Predator, Moon, The Expendables, The Big Lebowski, The Devil's Double, Ratatouille, The Illusionist, Batman Begins, The Prestige etc etc etc
- Favourite Foods:
- Bangali Khaabar, European, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, American (yes they have a pretty unique cuisine), North Indian etc etc..
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Reviews By horitb
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An End To This Drama. Feb 09, 2012
Stallions Gym Madhapur | 37 reviews
What on earth is going on here?? The asinine name calling, personal attacks, jumping to absurd conclusions, and passing rash, snide judgement without trying out a place belong on Rediff.com forums, NOT on Burrp.
As an established, featured member of Burrp and, coincidentally enough, a member of Stallions Gym, I'd like to set some things straight.
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I was both mildly amused and annoyed to read Indian Foodies' enraged rant and Guru Sharma's oddly misguided, self-righteous conclusion. Despite the questionable veracity of their claims, people please remember they are... read more -
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To Tea Or Not To Tea. Aug 05, 2011
Dolly's -The Tea Shop Jodhpur Park | 7 reviews
Aah Dolly's Tea Shop. Where does one even start with this near iconic establishment? The quaint and almost annoyingly laidback & comfortable interiors? The familiar smell of fine teas? The simple but delicious grilled sandwiches with cheese and ham popping out from all corners - literally ? Or does one boldly state that the Iced Tea and Orange Mint Julep are the best to be found, in Kolkata and possibly in India ? All of them if you ask me!
Yes it does get crowded, and the service does get a little slow or sloppy in the evenings but that's a small price to pay given how comforting the... read more -
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On Existentialism, Waiting Times, Love and Mustard Jul 05, 2011
Love and Mustard DLF City Phase IV | 3 reviews
I relocate to Gurgaon for reasons I don't fully understand myself. It is an overgrown village masquerading as a town masquerading as a global city. Everything bothers me. The heat, the dust, the traffic, the cavalier and rough people, the prices, the rogue rickshaw drivers, the lack of infrastructure and, of course, the lack of a soul.
Why am I here? Why must I endure the human condition? Why the masochistic need to put myself in harm's way for ephemeral acquisitions and pursuits?
I need something familiar, something comforting, something reassuring. I need food. Not rajma,... read more -
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Bravissimo! Mar 21, 2011
Via Milano Jubilee Hills | 14 reviews
I'd been longing to visit Via Milano ever since I heard that the near-iconic Italian fine dining restaurant from Bangalore had opened in Hyderabad, thereby giving the city it's first Italian speciality restaurant.
Via Milano is difficult to miss. Located in Jubilee Hills, it overlooks Road #36 from the 4th floor of the building right next to Heritage Fresh and ICICI Bank.
I decided to call ahead and make a reservation, partly to prevent the unlikely possibility of not getting a table and partly to confirm if the restaurant was open - an important consideration given the vagaries of the... read more -
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Above Average But Not Much More Dec 16, 2010
Chillis Madhapur | 13 reviews
Went for dinner several weeks ago with some colleagues. The food is the kind of semi-authentic Indianised Mexican food thats available at many high end restaurants.
The Sizzling Fajitas I ordered came with a whole lot of condiments, accompaniments and decent tortillas but I didn't quite feel like Pedro while eating the dish. I guess it lacked character or a distinct taste and it was.. wait for it... bland ! Didn't think that was an attribute of Mexican food.
The burger my colleague ordered was, in his words, "just ok, and the bun is stale".
There was a seared\grilled... read more -