Mexican Food in Bangalore???

Once upon a time there used to be a joint called Latinos on Lady Curzon Road. Served good mexican food. They ceased to exist quite some time ago. Then i discovered that Little italy has a decent Mexican menu. But that was discovered years ago, so obviously this post isnt prompted by that restaurant, though we will cover it as well. What prompted this post was our visit to a newly opened "Chili's" restaurant in Bangalore.


The husband was kicked to hear that Chili's had opened shop in Bangalore. Apparently they are a US chain. The outlet in Bangalore is on HAL Airport Road, right next to the ex-Kemp Fort (Now a Total Mall), and above a Papa John Pizza outlet (yet another import from the USA) . There is no seperate website for the Indian outlet yet.

The ambience is good. Decent service thus far. Valet parking is a boon, given the location! Seating is comfortable, and they also have "Chili's to go" which is their takeaway counter.

The bar specializes in Margheritas. It manages to retain a family restaurant look and feel, in spite of a very prominent bar occupying quite a bit of the floor space. We landed there at 730 on a sunday evening and we saw only one other occupied table. We were told Happy hours were still on, so took advantage!
The food... Well their starters are great. Their burger collection is good. I have my personal dislike towards the Indianizing of the food - They have an entire section of Paneer based dishes, which puts me off. And they do not serve enchiladas. Their Burritos and Fajitas look decent though.

So the summary:

Dent to the pocket - Veg Meal for 2 - range of 1200/- to 1500/- Quite steep i reckon
Service- So far so good. I think on busy evenings, you would be better off with reservations
Tipping - Avoid. They levy a 12% service charge on the bill. Steeper than most places.

The other place in Bengaluru which serves decent Mexican food is Little Italy. Ive only been to the one on 100ft road, Indiranagar, so cannot comment for the other newly opened one in Koramangala. The selection of food here is not large (For Mexican) as it is (obviously) an Italian restaurant. Their Nachos are pretty good, as are their enchiladas. Especially the corn ones! The ambience is superb. And service is surprisingly quick. They also deliver within a certain limit, so if you crave mexican and you live in the vicinity, feel free to call.

Dent to the pocket - Veg Meal for 2 - range of 800 -1300/-
Service- Excellent. Reserve tables during the weekend.
Tipping - Havent noticed a service charge, so tip as usual.