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| ![]() I happened to stop for lunch at Empire. The food was very bad. Not sure if this is the usual case. Milk shake (for which Shivajinagar Empire is famous for) was just sugar syrup. Biryani was bad. I would rate 1/5, 1 only for the place. To top it, they couldn't give a proper bill - their printer wasn't working. ![]() PS: I have heard good reviews on Hotel Sipayi (next to Thimmadas), which serves native food & decently price. Will try next time. |
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Else too, I feel in Bangalore too food quality at Empire has come down. | |
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Next time around try Vaishaali, they are much better in terms of food quality and cleanliness. | |
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| ![]() I will be visiting Mysore from Bangalore (one day trip) this coming Saturday (7th March).Going through the road conditions stated in this forum by fellow Bhpians,now I am confused as to which route should I take.Will be starting from cottonpet.The two routes I could make out are- 1- Kanakapura - Malavalli - Bannur route 2-In famous SH 17 ![]() Last edited by rakesh_r : 5th March 2015 at 10:26. |
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![]() Last weekend I drove from Bangalore to Mysore on Saturday morning. Left at 7am, reached mysore at 10.45am with a breakfast stop. I knew the drive is going to suck so I pretty much drove slow trying not to lose patience ![]() | |
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- Start early - Be easy on your drive. Dont go over 70-90 - Take those breaks. An early start will solve 90% of commute problems on the Mysore road. Now for the return, none can help! ![]() | |
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| ![]() Taking the usual SH17 is better now that even the Nayandahalli junction flyover is open to traffic. Start early. Coming back shouldn't be as bad since you are coming back on Saturday itself. Usually Saturday's traffic is better than those on Sunday evenings. Starting after dark if you are comfortable driving at night, the traffic is even lesser and/ or drivers are slower |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Empire is the worst restaurant on Mysore road. I had CB there once - the rice used was plain rice and the raitha sucked, the price wan't any less either. I've vowed never to enter that place again. |
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When I pass by that place on weekends, I see the parking full & some cars parked on the kerb. Some of these are high end cars. Surprised to see the stuff they are getting. | |
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| ![]() An Update on SH 17 Thanks to the updates by fellow Bhpians,took the usual Bangalore-Mysore road. Roads are in good condition,98% poth hole free. However the speed breakers spoil the otherwise good road. Almost all the speedbreakers are well marked. Things people need to look out for are- 1- "Speedbreakers" though well marked, some of the boards showed go slow and not the usual signage of a speedbreaker. 2-Keep an eye on jaywalkers who just dart out. 3-Two wheelers 4-Truckers who simply love to hog on the extreme right. 5- KSRTC volvos 6- Driving at night is a bit painful because of the oncoming traffic with highbeams,thankfully my Hella aux lights were helpful. 7- Advice on eateries- There are a couple of good eateries on both sides-KFC,Mc Donalds,Kamat etc. Last edited by rakesh_r : 10th March 2015 at 09:35. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Had the misfortune to drive from Mysore to Bangalore on Sunday. Took 4 hours of driving time from Columbia Asia junction to Whitefield on Sunday afternoon. Covered the same distance in 2 hours 35 minutes in the morning. I felt there are more speed breakers on Mysore - Bangalore side than the other side. For early morning starts, SH 17 is the fastest to Mysore. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I was at Columbia Asia Junction by around 2:30 PM. Reached home at Whitefield at 7:00 PM with about 30 mins break in between. Covered around 22 KMs from MG road to my house in 45 minutes. |
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From my experience I have noted that traffic builds up past 03.00 PM and continues to remain bad till around 07.00 PM. Start from Mysore past 07.00 PM and the timings will be around 03 hours. | |
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