Interesting games and liquor served with the twist of aam and paan are the USP of He Said She Said at Hauz Khas Village. Iknoor Kaur sampled the drinks
He said, “Candle night,” she said, “Why tonightIJ” He said, “Disco lights,” she said, “Tomorrow night.” What managed to make them grooveIJ One shot of Goa blues. Tang, ginger, sweet and salt with a drop of spirit and single malt. He said, “I love…” she said, “Shots!”
A walk through a dingy alley and a flight of stairs up and you hit an array of swigs at the six-month-old shots bar, He Said She Said, at Hauz Khas village.The neon shades and amusing installations give an introduction of the place. Unique sprinkle of liquor in the menu grabs eyeballs.People at He Said She Said love the idea of destroying the mind’s eye by presenting the most unimaginable shots. Who thinks of aam panna or paan while ordering a shotIJ It is unlikely that the thought would even seep through the semi-permeable membrane. But aam panna, pantini and melon water are a few on the list.
He said that he wanted rum, she said vodka. Both kept rambling till they got something.
Rock music, chunky yellow and witty lines scribbled everywhere you rest the eye, define the ambience of the tiny café. What makes the indoors further impressive is the wall of truth. With empty pop-up chat boxes and colourful chalk on the table, anyone can write whatever they want. On the outside, the bar seems not-so-impressive and maybe too glittery. Reasonable shots, munchy eateries and a whole new variety of experimental ‘drunken kebabs’ conspire to make you leave the place in high spirits.
Vodka, whiskey, rum or Baileys, if you’re having a hard time choosing what base to have, maybe you can ask the bartender to take the call.What is reasonable and colourful, is their vodka-based shots. For a rustic taste try the pantini. The melon water is a milder one.Whiskey mist and django (rum base) is what he would like while bubble gum and aam panna would definitely be her choice.
He said snakes and she said ladders. let us see what they eventually gathered.
Drinking games on the menu are crowd magnets. Shoots and ladders, roulette and chess are a few that are part of the menu. You are offered 500 ml of complementary shots along with the game.Manager Roshan Rana said, “There are 70 stops in Hauz Khas Village and they all serve exactly what we do. What makes us different thenIJ Our shots. We sell because of them. These games and the twisted flavours get us our clientele.”
He said that paan was good, but she said that aam was the best. None knew which one to choose after three went down their chest.
If you are planning to celebrate your turning-legal-age party, He Said She Said is the place. You can book a cab for home that evening. Driving is not what we’d suggest after all that.