Geist Brewing Co. OMR — Restaurant in Karnataka

In an invite to a birthday celebration we ended up in Geist, a place that I have been planning to visit for ages.

The place looks fabulous, huge, open, safe and hygienic. When the sun goes down it’s even more beautiful, more during sun down, a perfect place to hangout with a couple of drinks and some lip smacking food.

For starters we ordered a mix of nachos with dips, paneer tikka, sabudana Vada, absolutely loved everything, the salsa with the nachos was just perfect, tangy, sweet spicy and delicious with the nachos made with sorghum or more commonly the corn or Indian millet.

In mocktails I absolutely fell in love with Coco Van, a concoction of coke, brewed coffee and a tiny tinge of vanilla, a bit like Vanilla Coke (which I don’t like) but made superbly better with that coffee, a must try here. The coffee is strong and I must have gulped down at least 5-8 glasses, and couldn’t sleep till 3 AM, so indulge responsibly.

The Litchi Iced Tea and Fruit Punch were excellent too, but the coffee lover in me made me stuck to just my dear Coco Van.

For mains, me and wifey decided to order a pizza & a burger and share. The spicy mushroom and corn Pizza with Thecha was great, though the mix of peppers and garlic in the Thecha was not too spicy to handle as per my standards, but definitely a delicious thin crust Italian pizza to indulge without guilt.

The Soy Mushroom burger was beautiful, red buns, courtesy beets used for colouring, crispy patty, that had a very grainy soy and mushroom mix, with mild Italian flavours, at least that’s what I got, the Thecha here too was mild and didn’t overpower the meal, absolutely fabulous was the beet connection in the sauce, earthy, slightly sweet, Beetroot ketchup was just what was needed to elevate this vegetarian burger.

A Fantastic place to hangout, slightly away from the city of Whitefield, definitely worth a drive for the...

Geist is a good distance from the city. We visited specifically for their beer and BBQ lunch event, which turned out to be more hype than quality. The premises was beautiful and the ambiance was great. However, the service was PATHETIC, and the food and beer was average. (My 2 stars are mainly for the dessert) We practically had to beg servers to take our order, and many of the times the food or drink never made it to the table. The service staff seemed overwhelmed and it's understandable for a weekend, however, even when the crowd died down, the service didn't get any better (we were there for 8 hrs!). We were not served water or ice, and even after begging thrice, we ended up going to the bar and getting it ourselves. Finally when the bill came, we realised they had charged us for spoilt dishes (which we had sent back), 2 sets of samplers when we had only ordered 1, along with 10% service charge. When we asked them to correct the bill, the server got very rude and started talking back. We tracked down the server who had returned the dish, and they finally agreed to take it off the bill. After paying the bill, a friend requested if a dish could be parceled for the journey home, as it was going to take a long while before we reached. The server turned around and told us that food and drink orders were closed (even though tables were still being served).

We travelled 25KM to visit and dine at this place, and now I really wish we hadnt wasted a Sunday to do so.

My overall rating: Beer - 6/10 Food - 5/10 Service - 0/10 Ambiance - 7/10 Chances of...

Geist was on my list since a while and I finally visited the place on a Sunday afternoon. I would definitely suggest to make reservations beforehand. The place was full and bustling with people. The brewery is located away from the city traffic and the hustle bustle which makes it a perfect getaway for the weekend. They have ample space for parking as well. Once you enter the place you’ll notice how fabulous the property is , it’s really well maintained and spacious. The open green ambiance is breathtaking. One thing that makes Geist stand out is the super fast service. All our orders were taken care of really fast. The beer was freshly brewed and priced reasonably. They have an extensive food menu that has some favourite local starters and a wide range of pizzas. While the starters we ordered were all delicious but I felt the quantity was a bit less for the price. I would recommend trying the burgers here which are served with wedges and a beetroot based sauce. The desserts were my favourite part. A must try has to be the tres leches which was lip smacking. To conclude : my experience here at Geist was a very great one. A long drive to the open beer garden, freshly brewed beer, delicious food and great vibes made it a...