Boooo! The Best Spook-tacular and Fang-tastic ‘Halloween Bash’ at Retox Lounge Bar
Mangaluru: A Nightmare on Balmatta Road ! – a Fang- tastic and Spook-tacular ” Halloween Bash ” at Retox Lounge Bar-Balmatta Road-Mangaluru -that was it ! Dare for a Halloween Scare – and that’s what exactly the jam-packed party revellers did at the Retox. The night was filled with the queerest cocktails, food and all things eerie. Young and young-at-heart came attired with their favourite spooky and even sexy character, to win the wackiest male and female costumes cool prizes. Bloody Mary, Anyone? The night was full of fright, fun, and music, but to all those ” party-poopers”, you missed one helluva party of the season. Halloween was in the air, and it was one of a kind Halloween Party at the Retox !
Seems like the American Halloween Fever has invaded the Mangaluru City by storm. The Vampires were out of their Coffins- The Corpses were out of their graves. And to get the scare out, hundreds of party animals gathered at the CRAZIEST and WACKIEST PARTY place in town, the “Retox Lounge Bar” to meet the goblins, on the Scariest night of 31 October. The crowd enjoyed a spook-tacular night- and Halloween was here to send a chill down your spine and Retox celebrated the spirit of Halloween like never before with costumes and decor all dedicated to the theme of eerie Halloween, making it the scariest night of your life. To keep the party in a theme-full and spirit-full action the bartender mixed some special Halloween drinks like Zombie; Black Mamba; Dracula’s Blood; Wild Widow; Cats and Wolves- and Shooters like- Black Widow; Vampire Blood; Ghost Heart; Spider Cob; From the Grave etc.
City’s No 1 Flair and Mixology Bartenders Aquine and Sonet enthralled the crowd with their unique fire tricks and juggling, and area’s pro-Dj Lalith, the in-house Dj of ‘Retox’ belted out some of best EDM, Rock, Rap, Pop, techno numbers, also adding a masala of Bollywood hits, which kept the crowd grooving and shaking on the dance floor. Also spinning foot-tapping electro, progressive and spooky tunes, Halloween in India, unlike USA is strictly a grown up affair. One would never find kids here trick-or-treating in the city’s bustling streets and even if they did, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to suggest that it will only lead to a long, solid scolding from the neighborhood’s not-so-friendly Mary Bai or Laxmi Akka? Keeping this in mind, perhaps the only way one could think of a safe and fun Halloween was by going to ‘Retox Lounge Bar’, where the revelers embraced their quirks.
Retox had it all to keep the crowd going all night long as they prepared to frighten the lost souls of the night. Some of the patrons looking in their creepiest best, got a chance to win a special treat from the hosts. Added to the signature drinks and exclusive Halloween menu comprising of Black Pepper Mushroom; Roast Chilly Chicken; Sambuca prawns in Parsley Butter sauce; Bake Crab; Crispy Pumpkin Grilled Chicken Breast; Grilled Pepper Tiger Prawns Balsamic Vinegar salad etc, the Crew from the neighbouring ‘Pronto Kitchen” meticulously prepared some cookies and other delicacies. Yummy! The Lounge Bar wore a decor of glowing pumpkins, tombstones, spider-webs, ghosts and to spook you more-Fog!. Pyrotechnics welcomed you at the entrance- luckily it didn’t set those fancy skirts on fire?
In the West, especially in America, Halloween stands for a congregation of both religious and pagan beliefs, rituals and traditions. Every year on October 31, Americans celebrate Halloween with complete zeal and enthusiasm. The festival is celebrated to pay tribute to the departed souls of the near and dear ones. It is believed that the souls of the dead relatives come to earth to visit their living relatives. In the 20th century that the commercialization aspect came into being and the popularity of the festival increased. Today, in America, Halloween is more of a communal celebration rather than being a religious holiday. And for that matter, Mangaluru too followed the American Halloween Tradition and Spirit, which came alive at Retox Lounge Bar. So keep Booooooing…until the next Spooky Halloween Bash 2018 at the Retox.
RETOX LOUNGE BAR
Near Hotel Wood Side, Balmatta Rd, Hampankatta, Mangaluru-575001
Phone: 097401 78458; 0824-4288458
Hours: 11 AM–11 PM, 7 days a week
