My visit to Sandy's Bar and Kitchen ..

Ambiance of Sandy's Bar and Kitchen 



Right behind the Weston Hotel, Sandy's stand tall with two floor area and a cute little herb garden. Walls at the ground floor are adorned with the photograph clicked by Sandeep Verma , depicting his journey across the globe.  Stairs leading to basement which doubles up a bartending school during the day and live Jazz band performance stage on weekends . 

For past few years the trend of food pairing with best concoctions are "in" and I found Sandy's as one of the best place to tickle your palate with some fusion food with teasing Cocktails .

The Bar School which turns into a stage of live perfomance of Jazz and a hanging mike if you like to sing .

About Sandeep Verma , the brain behind Sandy's Bar and Kitchen .. 
Sandeep Verma aka Sandy is running a freelance bartending company since 1996, which today is India's leading institute of Bar Operations and Management . Sandy Verma is the Director and certifying authority has done certified courses in wines from Wine and Spirit Education trust , London and studied wines from Bordeaux , France and Whiskology from various whisky appreciations in Scotland and Ireland.

About Food and Drinks 
Menu is well curated with Pan Asian and European cuisine with a fusion with fresh herbs . Each dish is well paired with Sandy's special concoctions . If I ever go to Sandy's , "Last Tango" will  always be  there in my mind . The taste of  Bell pepper infused Tequila , mixed with slit green chillies , passion fruit , muddled with basil and shaken with Orange and Lime juice  is still tingling in my taste buds . Tango was well balanced with Chicken Caesar salad served with Romaine lettuce .

Chicken Caesar Salad

Who would not like to taste a drink which was invented and named by Ian Flanning in 1953 , James Bond ? "Vesper" , a concoction of dry Martini, Gordon Vodka , Lillet Blanc , was well paired with Bratwurst, ( Grilled Pork sausages served with fig  chutney).

If you are a "Old Fashioned " person , you must try at Sandy's B&K with juicy and flavorful braised Lamb shanks , cooked uncovered in its broth . Also traditional Bloody Mary drink has been fusioned with smoked celery sticks and Sandy serve it as "Bloody Bitch" . A distinct flavour of Hungarian Goulash blends very well with  smoky flavour of celery in Bloody Bitch . Apart from the concoctions mentioned above , Sandy has many more such mix to serve which he personally pair with delectable dishes .  

The best quality of a Bartender or a Mixologist is to involve his or her guests and make the atmosphere  happy .  It was fun to make Expresso Martini with Hazelnut foam with Sandeep , which was served with New Age Tiramisu.  
While talking to Sandy , he said " Our beverages , our training programs , our designs have distinct personalities . They are choosen because they are different . They are created  because we took the time and our passion to offer you some fun remedial potions ". I totally agree with Sandeep Verma and keeping "Last Tango" and James Bond drink "Vesper" in my mind  , planning to go again in some weekend for some Jazz, Sandy's fun chat and the food .

Last Tango

Old Fashioned

To reach
Sandy's Bar and Kitchen
388 SCO, Sector 29
Near IFCO Chowk , Metro Station
Gurgaon , Haryana
Digits- 9811006904
9811551188