What you see – Hangout is a beach facing, century old stone bungalow at Maharanipeta, RK beach road in Vizag that has
been turned into a quaint coffee shop by Siddharth G, the proprietor. The food joint boasts of interesting light effects, tranquil sea view and innovative seating arrangements. For instance, horse stables have been made to look like cellar dens where you can sit and dine. Or if you like it in the open, you can opt for boats in the garden in a pool with fishes. There’s another dining area as well inside, nicely decorated with items of antique like a 1920 model gun or fabric printed lamp shades, old paintings and more.
What you get – Hangout primarily serves Continental food. This includes
vegetarian and non-vegetarian snacks like Cheese Wedges, Veg Croquettes and Barbeque Chicken Patty to even light meal options like burgers, Italian Caponata and Non-Veg Club sandwiches. The main course includes different varieties of omelets (must-try), Mexican Veg Steak, Japanese Chicken Steak etc served with rice, steamed vegetable, veg patties or grilled chicken. Italian delights like Pasta and Pizzas apart from wraps, Couscous, Lamb Kheema and Thai style noodles and salads are there for Rs. 70-85. Hangout serves a wide range of non-alcoholic drinks, starting from hot Espresso, Moroccan tea, Café latte etc to cold ones like Hang Over (four scoop of ice creams with espresso shots and little milk), Café Zabaglione (cold coffees) to a variety of shakes like Kit Kat shake and Hang In (Irish cream with dark rum and chocolate sauce whipped with vanilla ice cream for Rs. 120) to coolers like Port of lemon, Berry Blast and Iced teas in flavors of peach, strawberry, litchi etc.
Desserts are purely chocolate based. This includes the delicious Lava Lava, which is hot molten chocolate under a brownie crust, Chocolate Landslide, an avalanche of chocolate mousse, fudge and truffle topped with chocolate ice cream, Chocolate nemesis and more. These cost between Rs. 65 and Rs. 115.
At Hangout you can even book the place for a private party with selected preparations of your choice. Hangout is an interesting addition to Vizag. It is the perfect amalgamation of the new and the old. It’s a casual place to hangout with friends and can even turn out to be a romantic time out in the open. Plus, its new add-ons like gaming zone, music café and live fish barbeque apart from Thai, Chinese and Tandoori food counters are likely to be its attractions. In terms of food, you must try Café Mocha. Chocolate lovers should go for Snickers or a nutty shake like Beach View. Strawberry Cheesecake Shake is also good. Mozzarella Fritters, Paneer burger, Mutton Mince Omelet, Moroccan chicken, Steaks and Sizzlers are worth a try from the menu. End it with Angel’s Mud Pie, molten chocolate served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Service is fine and parking needs to be done on the main road.
What you pay for a meal for two - Rs. 400
Anytime between – 11 AM – 11 PM
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