Procuring the top table at a restaurant usually means you have the plum seats from which to survey all comers. At Bangalore Express, it means you can take your seat in a ‘floating’ booth, reached by a bunk-bed style ladder. A perfect enticement, you

: Sherlock Holmes. First, though, it’s time to fill your belly. The Brunch menu includes classics like Scrambled Eggs & Smoked Salmon, or Blueberry Pancakes with Maple Syrup. Thinking ahead (at the prospect of not having to cook later) we went for the more

, is something of a pleasant distraction. Do we fancy noodles thick or thin, cooked on a flat griddle, or swimming in a big bowl of soup? We could opt for a healthy salad, or a spicy curry. One thing’s for sure: we will need a couple of orders of our favourite