Friday Fever

As you enter the restaurant, you are greeted with foot-tapping music and smiles from the friendly bartenders.

This restaurant in Vasant Vihar, which is next to the famous Priya Cinema, was started in 1996. The outlet, having a seating capacity of nearly 250, is the first one by the T.G.I. Friday's group in India. For an amazing variety of cocktails, chill out at this exciting place.

The most wonderful thing about this place is the swanky atmosphere. The décor is really different. You find interesting memorabilia besides crazy stuff on walls and ceiling that includes an old bicycle, a paddle, saxophone, and junk items among others.

Red and White stripes are a distinctive feature of T.G.I. Friday's. Right from the awnings outside the restaurant to the waiters' uniform, everything is decked in red and white stripes.

The waiters and waitresses are dressed in a unique fashion with flashy clothes. They wear suspenders holding 'clever buttons' that carry slogans and symbols like 'Wear your Attitude', 'Customer is the Boss' etc.

The service is very friendly, with the bartenders not just serving but also amusing the customers. They prepare the most exotic mixed drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) you've never tasted before. The Mexican Bar in the restaurant is popular with youngsters and fun-loving people. Some of the popular mixed drinks are Friday's Freeze, Pina Colada, Rob Roy, Diaquiris, Flings, San Francisco, Gold Medalist and many more!

There are many delicious items on the menu. The world's best potato skins can be found here. They are spicy and good. The cuisine is international with an Indian touch to the menu. Cheese Cake, Friday's Sundae, Mocha Mud Pie, Chicken fingers, Kid Burger, Fish Nuggets, Cup of Dirt, Kid Chicken Pizza are some of the delights served in the restaurant. An average meal for two people would cost Rs 500-Rs 700 (including drinks). The restaurant's average sales per day is around Rs 2,75,000, out of which 70% comes from the bar.

T.G.I. Friday's is a world famous American restaurant chain, catering typical Mexican and Italian style of food. Allen Stilman started it for the first time in 1963 in USA. It has 650 restaurants the world over. Only three such chain of restaurants are in India, of which the first one was opened at New Delhi (Vasant Vihar) in 1996. The other outlet in Delhi is in Connaught Place, having a seating capacity of 125. The third outlet in Bangalore can accommodate 345 people. They are planning to open branches in Poona and Gurgaon shortly.

The restaurant is open on all the seven days of the week.
Timings: 11 am to 11 pm

For more details contact: Vikas Verma, General Manager
Address: 62, Basant lok, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110 057
Phone: 614 0761, 614 0964
Fax: 614 0662
E-mail: 1524.tgifind@fridaysindia.com