Pune: As the city gears up to watch the FIFA World Cup final battle between Germany and Argentina, several high-end and local restaurants and lounges are organising special screenings for their guests.
With the match being screened late night, many hotels and lounges have got police and other permissions to allow uninterrupted screenings of matches.
At some places, unlimited alcohol is on the menu while others have menus tweaked for football special food to entertain guests. At the Best Brew Sports Bar at Four Points by Sheraton, Vimannagar, customers are being offered unlimited beer on ordering a portion of their vegetarian or non-vegetarian starters priced at Rs 800 plus taxes. And if you are coming in a large group of five ore more, you can avail a further discount of 20 per cent on your order. Taking the football fever one notch higher, Entresol Bar at Le Meridian located in Sangamvadi has curated a special sporty menu. The snacks include samosas named 'Referee' and chicken satay called 'Centre Forward'. These will be paired with cocktails and mocktails which have also been especially designed with tags such as the 'Golden Goal', 'Green Grass', 'Sprint Attack' amongst others. Here, the guests can also enjoy a free vodka jelly shot on the house, each time their favourite team scores a goal. And the fun does not stop here. There is also an opportunity for the people to win loads of exciting prizes as they also have a quiz session to test your football IQ.
There are many who plan to have a 'ball' at home. For Samarth Ahluwalia, a student, who is supporting Argentina tonight, it's all about getting together with his buddies. He said, "my friends and I are going to have a PlayStation session before and after the match. Despite the fact that it's Monday the next day, we still plan to stay up the whole night. We're going to order pizzas and chilled beers and turn it it into a football party night."
Ashish Vinayak, an engineer, supporting Germany has already got a projector on rent. He said, "I have invited a bunch of my friends to watch the match together on the big screen with good food and chilled beers." Another supporter of Germany, Murtuza Nalwala is quite excited about tonight as he is meeting 12 of his friends who are a part of a Manchester United group in the city. He said, "My friends and I are meeting at another friend's house who has a home theatre. We all plan to reach there around 10pm and will watch and cheer for our favourite team."
Budget Deals
Screenings around town & offers
-Hard Rock Cafe, Koregaon Park Extn: Buy 3 beer pints at the cost of two
-Krusty's, Kothrud: On an entry fee of Rs350/person, guests can order everything worth the cover charge
-Toss Sports Lounge, Kondhwa: Buy 2 beer pints, and get 1 free & buy 6 beers for 599
-Linear, Double Tree by Hilton, Chinchwad: Buy one get one free on select liquor brands
-Kitsch, O Hotel, Koregaon Park: On a cover charge of Rs1,000, guests can avail Rs500 each for booze and buffet
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