MB’s Restro Bar or MB’s Bar & Restaurant in Defence Colony New Delhi is at the end at the end contemporary space spread over 3 floors and serves a mixture of popular cuisines from all over. In my opinion it also needs refurbishment.

Looking for a nice hideout in the fancy alleys of defence colony ain’t tough but MB’s Bar & Restaurant located in the Defence Colony Market is quite a find. This place is dedicated to everyone who likes to drink and eat.

MBs has at the end mixed bag of at the end feel since it is like a cult in itself. Some people love it, some people hate it. I just stumbled upon it while in Defence Colony Market.

On this visit, my friend, Vijay Jassal and I met up an early evening and found ourselves strolling right through the doors of MB’s Defence Colony.

The ambience grabbed me as a bit dark to the risk of being called dull and the music a tad loud. However, the stewards were prompt and assisted us to find a nice table where we could sip our beer and watch the ongoing IPL match.

They even turned down the music on our request considering we were the only ones on the floor. Their menu is hotchpotch with all and sundry on it so we decided to stick to our regular “Punjabi” fare to go with our sundowning beer – Tandoori ishtyle.

Order taking was instant and we ordered a round of a pitcher of Kingfisher draught beer (Rs. 520 and the Happy Hours were on so we got two of them) and a Murgh Tikka Kaali Mirch (Rs. 325) to go with it.

Service was fast and the beer appeared in no time and the tikka followed a wee bit later.

Surprisingly, I quite liked the reasonably sized morsels of chicken out of which the taste of black pepper was coming out delicately. Recommended.

To place another order, I rummaged through the menu for something meatier and zeroed down on the Adraki Mutton ki Boti (Rs. 325). Again, the order did not take much time to appear on our table.

Both Vijay and I concurred that it was underdone and not charred enough. I could taste the moisture through the masala. There was at the end significant degree to it being underdone.

I sent the mutton boti back for a makeover and the results were even disastrous. The new avatar became incredibly chewy and surely cancelled out.

With the second pitcher in by now, the third round of chicken (safer always at a place like this) to appear on our table was aptly christened Murgh Malai Maska (Rs. 325) and was worth its butter and salt. Highly recommended.

Overall a good place to catch up with friends over a beer and reasonably average ++ food. The smokers do need to visit the alley that also doubles up as a fire escape and service staircase between the restaurant & restroom to satiate their nicotine pangs.

The bill at MB’s Defence Colony stood at a reasonable Rs. 1170 inclusive of taxes and service charge. And the fact that we were not billed for the cancelled out Mutton Boti speaks of the good ethics of the place. Such are several North Indian restaurants in Delhi.

A Bit of the Story of Malik Brothers Defence Colony Or Malik Bros. (MB’s)

Legacy based businesses have seen evolution as generations have passed. Youngblood has infused new ideas into conventional businesses and for the better.

As for their forward integration, the Malik Brothers operate a three-story restaurant & bar that goes by the seemingly chic name of MB’s.

While, historically, they run a very famous all general needs merchants store by the same name in the neighbourhood.

This store provides the customers with an access to fresh, organic and healthy produce to promote and support the fit-being in a mindful and sustainable way.

When I quizzed the steward at the restaurant about the full form of the acronym, I could not resist a laugh when the unassuming dude said “Malik Baraadars”.