1000 Oaks

1000 Oaks - East St, Pune

Thousand Oaks is one of the best places you can go to in Pune to hang out, eat, drink and be merry. Located on East Street - it has everything - good food, a rocking ambiance and a location one can't beat. Its a pub slash restaurant .. and I often wish they had just kept it a pub which served food, but I guess they need to cater to the restaurant-patrons as well if they wish to do the kind of roaring business they do. Thus Thousand Oaks is divided into 2 parts .. the garden restaurant .. which is meant for a quiet night out .. serves food and drink .. and the pub inside which has a good collection of loud rock music playing, couches to sit on and drinks flowing freely. Actually theres another third section .. the kind of outside-inside .. where you can sit on the tables and have dinner if you wish.

The barman's pitcher is the most popular drink here (though not necessarily the best) .. which is a combination of beer, rose water, vodka and whatnot .. but I find it a tad mild. I recommend adding a large vodka to it and then enjoying the same. The food is all good - with melt-in-the mouth kababs and a good selection of dishes. The paneer lasuni kabab or some-such is pretty good, so are most of the other veggie dishes.

You can't beat this place if you want to hang out with friends, drink a few, eat good food and let your hair down. Best of all .. you can relax in the pub if you want or move outside to the restaurant if you prefer chatting undisturbed with your friends.

I used to think of T-Oaks as expensive a few years back .. but considering the prices in most good restaurants nowadays .. it seems quite at par.


Food: **** Ambiance: **** Price: $$$
Last visited: late-2006