4/5 Rohan B. 5 years ago on Google
We
were
looking
for
a
place
to
mainly
have
a
few
drinks
in
the
evening,
because
after
a
heavy
lunch
neither
of
us
was
up
for
a
full
fledged
meal
for
dinner.
Zomato
suggested
Hoppipola
at
Khar,
and
assuming
a
rush
we
booked
a
table
through
the
app
itself.
It
took
a
while
for
the
confirmation
to
come
through,
but
all
was
good
in
the
end.
Upon
our
arrival
we
were
surprised
to
see
the
restaurant
virtually
empty,
allowing
us
to
pick
the
table
of
our
choice.
The
lighting
was
not
too
bright,
it
dimmed
further
after
9
pm
or
so,
and
the
music
was
not
so
loud
as
to
make
conversation
redundant.
Activating
our
Zomato
Gold,
our
first
round
of
drinks
was
Auckland
Ice
Freeze,
a
variant
of
the
classic
Long
Island
Iced
Tea,
with
kiwi
flavour
and
Malibu
to
give
it
a
coconutty
feel.
I
was
not
sure
how
kiwi
and
coconut
would
go
together
but
it
turned
out
to
be
quite
nice,
and
they
had
made
it
a
little
bit
strong,
as
per
our
request.
To
munch
on
something,
we
ordered
Mozz
and
Bacon
Naangles,
which
is
baked
naan
sliced
into
triangular
pieces,
topped
with
cheese
and
bacon.
It
was
quite
good,
but
only
while
it
was
warm,
so
my
suggestion
would
be
to
finish
it
off
without
much
delay,
else
it
becomes
too
chewy
after
cooling
off.
The
next
drink
we
had
was
Bull
Frog,
a
cocktail
dominated
by
Red
Bull,
and
I
liked
it
a
lot,
recommend
this
one
for
Red
Bull
fans.
This
was
followed
by
Chiseled
Prawns,
the
sea
animal
in
butter
and
chilli
gravy
with
a
hint
of
basil.
I
found
it
to
be
average,
neither
was
the
taste
all
that
impressive
nor
was
the
quantity
big.
The
accompanying
garlic
bread
was
bland,
barely
had
any
garlic
flavour
to
it.
Khari
Khari
Chicken
and
Cheese
was
up
next,
and
it
was
another
let
down,
although
the
khari
itself
was
nice
it
hardly
had
any
meat
in
it,
would've
been
better
had
dipped
in
tea!!
For
our
final
round
of
booze
we
opted
for
the
tried
and
tested
Long
Island
Iced
Tea,
which
is
presented
here
with
dry
ice,
the
smoke
creating
something
of
a
spectacle,
and
it
didn't
disappoint,
strong
and
tasty,
LIIT
fans
can
definitely
try
it
out.
Being
almost
full,
we
skipped
the
mains,
and
browsed
through
to
the
dessert
menu,
to
find
just
two
items.
Choco
Block
was
our
choice,
chocolate
cake
with
molten
chocolate
inside
served
with
vanilla,
it
was
pretty
much
what
you
would
expect,
the
molten
part
being
the
highlight
obviously.
To
sum
up
then,
Hoppipola
is
more
of
a
place
for
booze
than
food,
none
of
the
drinks
we
ordered
were
disappointing,
whereas
the
food
was
a
bit
of
a
mixed
bag,
and
the
dessert
menu
was
lacking
in
options.
It
is
ideally
suited
for
an
evening
like
ours,
where
you
have
a
few
drinks
to
relax
(the
ambience
in
my
opinion
is
perfect
for
that),
but
the
jury
is
out
if
it
would
be
suited
for
a
full
fledged
meal.
Maybe
I'll
visit
again
to
find
out
just
that.
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