Ring in the Festive Season with “Jolly Good Fellows’ This December at Monkey Bar

A Deliciously Joyful Tribute To Anglo- Indians &A Fun Way To Bid Goodbye To The Decade!

­­­­­Dec 16, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020 Across Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai

Kolkata, 10 December, 2019: Get ready you Jolly Good Fellows; it’s the end of the year, the end of the decade and the time to party! And who better to party with, than the guys who are known to throw the best, most deliciously joyful parties, and bring the greatest cheer to Christmas and New Year. Yes, of course we’re talking about the Anglo-Indians. Monkey Bar, India’s favourite gastropub presents‘Jolly Good Fellows’- from Dec 16, 2019 to January 5, 2020 across Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi - a tribute to the Anglo-Indian community. Yes, the Anglo-Indians; the first to hit the dance floor, the last to leave; deeply passionate about their food and drink, and truly encapsulating the spirit of India’s favourite gastropub with their joie de vivre and delight in all things fun. Rolling in the good vibes and the season, it’s jolly good times across Monkey Bar outlets, all through December.

Dig into a delicious menu of small plates, replete with decadent flavours, inspired by food cooked in Anglo- Indian homes across the country, coupled with mighty cocktails shaken and stirred, music, dance, and a generous dose of the festive spirit.From Panthras and Mother-in- law’s Chutney to Mama’s Mad B**f Pepper Fry and heady cocktails like Shaken Bacon and Brandy Bugger-  ‘Jolly Good Fellows’ promises an exciting,festive, feast starring our take on the gems from Bombils to Ball Curry. So, begin your festivities with wine drinking, carol singing, a Christmas Eve repast and ending of course with a New Year’s Eve Bash. It’s a lot of spirited fun kicking off across the month only at Monkey Bar. Calling all you Porki fellows and Missy Babas to for a taste of a time gone by!

No celebration is complete without food and drink and ‘The Jolly Good Fellows’ menu offers an array of delicious small plates and dessert inspired by the soul satisfying dishes from Anglo-Indian homes across the country; familiar yet new to discover flavours that bring with them the proverbial Monkey Bar twist! Begin with the very simple Maka Pao De, bread and butter with a Portuguese twist; staple Anglo-Indian ingredients  on a delicious kulcha, with spicy and sour Goan ambot butter. Or dig into the hearty Panthra’s & Mother-In-Law’s Chutney; a go-to dish for the robust Anglo-Indian community of Kolkata. This delicious composition of Panko Fried Crepes, filled with chicken mince is paired with spicy devil’s chutney and has many interpretations across Kolkata homes. Or order Some Bombils Men, Maharashtrian cuisine inspired, green masala marinated, semolina-coated and pan-seared Bombay Duck served with mint chutney. Go for the banging Ball Curry and Pao–this Sunday special is aslow-cooked Railway-style mutton meatball curry, served with buttered pao and prawn balchao butter. For a sumptuous feast, dig into the Mama’s Mad B**f Pepper Fry, with home-made garam masala, black pepper and generous sprinkles of toasted coconut. For a sweet finale to your eveningthere’s Pain Perdu Toast, a French inspired dessert with an Anglo-Indian persona added by an almond cream and gulkand topping.

Worry not you boozards, there can’t be jolly good times, without some jollygood cheer, and keeping the gastro-pub and holiday spirit aloft are two amazingly, refreshing new festive cocktails too. Enjoy the Shaken Bacon a playful concoction of bacon and booze with Jameson Irish whiskey, maple syrup and a bacon wash topped with a garnish of crisp bacon; and another cocktail straight out of the Goan beaches -Brandy Bugger- a heady mix of brandy, orange, lime and peach. It’s the run-up to Christmas and New Year so you can expect loads of greatactivitiesthat we’ve planned for you at Monkey Bar. If you don’t want to celebrate alone and bring your family and friends along we have a jolly good party for different group sizes and enjoy the wine and cake which is on the house.

Let the Boro Din festivities begin early this year!

Quick Facts

Average Price for Two: Rs. 2000 ++ for two persons with alcohol excluding taxes/ Average Price for Two: Rs. 1400++ for two persons without alcohol excluding taxes

MONKEY BAR KOLKATA: #901 A, Fort Knox, 6, Camac Street, Kolkata- 700017. Open: Monday to Thursday 12 noon to 12 midnight; Friday & Saturday 12 noon to 1am; Sunday 12 noon to 12 midnight (Only guests above 21 years are permitted after 6:00pm) – (WE ARE OPEN TILL 2 AM ON ALL SATURDAYS THIS DECEMBER)