House of Commons, Indiranagar: Cheap Rounds, Good Terrace, Uneven Nights

“At HOC we are all equals, one and the same, united by our quest for good food and drinks at great deals.”

• The brand's own line, and genuinely the best description of what it sells

House of Commons, known as HOC, is a resto bar in Indiranagar at 1131, 100 Feet Road, HAL 2nd Stage, open from 10:30 in the morning until one at night, serving bar food, North Indian and Chinese dishes with a fully stocked bar, cocktails, outdoor terrace seating and a reputation built on value pricing.

The value claim is not marketing. One diner reports ordering around ten dishes and drinks and the bill not crossing 2,000 rupees. In Indiranagar, in 2026, that number is the entire proposition.

But this is the most divided review record of any restaurant I have covered in this neighbourhood. There are diners who rate the cocktails, food, service and value at full marks and name the manager in gratitude. There are others who describe rude waiters, broken QR ordering and a place that is not what it used to be. Both are recent. Both are detailed.

So this guide does something slightly different. It tells you what to order, and it tells you exactly how to raise your odds of getting the good version of the evening.

What Is House of Commons in Indiranagar?

House of Commons is a Bengaluru resto bar chain, run by Jupiter Hospitality, whose Indiranagar outlet serves bar food, North Indian and Chinese dishes alongside a fully stocked bar, with an outdoor terrace section branded Terrace By House Of Commons.

The brand describes itself as Bangalore's beloved watering hole and leans on equality as a theme, everybody the same, united by good food and drinks at great deals. It is a pub joke that doubles as a pricing policy, and the pricing policy is why the place has lasted.

There are outlets across Yelahanka, Indiranagar, Kalyan Nagar, HSR Layout, Koramangala and JP Nagar, all running the same 10:30 in the morning to one at night hours. The Indiranagar branch sits on 100 Feet Road, in the thick of the neighbourhood's bar cluster.

What Should I Order at House of Commons?

Order the Bangalore Sunset cocktail and build a table of starters around it. The cocktails are the strongest part of the offering, prepared by bartenders reviewers describe as skilled, and the starters are where the pub grub is most consistently praised.

• Bangalore Sunset. The signature cocktail and a genuine must try according to regulars. Order it first and judge the bar by it.
• Kashmiri paneer tikka. The most named vegetarian starter and the best answer to HOC's otherwise limited vegetarian range.
• Stuffed mushroom. Appears alongside the paneer tikka in recommendation after recommendation. Order both for a mixed table.
• Chicken lollipop and pepper garlic chicken. The two non vegetarian starters most consistently called out. Straightforward bar food, done right.
• Railway mutton. The most interesting thing on the menu and the dish that suggests the kitchen can do more than fried snacks.
• Spicy falafel and garlic bread with cheese. The filler orders, both frequently ordered and both fine. Useful for a table that keeps growing.
• Spaghetti and Thai green curry. The two mains regulars name as delightful. Order these if the evening is turning into dinner rather than drinks.
• Brownie or creme brulee. End here. A pub that keeps a creme brulee on the menu is making an effort worth rewarding.

“I had ordered around ten dishes and drinks, yet the bill value did not cross 2,000 rupees.”

• A diner's account, and the single most persuasive sentence written about this place

Is House of Commons Good Value?

Yes, and this is its clearest strength. Diners describe pocket friendly fares, decent ambience at fair prices, and bills that stay remarkably low relative to the order size, with one documented evening of roughly ten items landing under 2,000 rupees.

For context, that is roughly what two cocktails and one starter cost at several venues within a two minute walk. If your evening is measured in rounds rather than in courses, the arithmetic here is hard to argue with.

There is a trade off and it is worth naming. Reviewers describe the menu as limited, particularly for vegetarians, and the preparation as decent rather than remarkable. You are buying volume and value, not precision. Once you accept that framing, HOC makes a lot of sense.

Why Are House of Commons Reviews so Mixed?

Because the floor service is inconsistent, and the gap between a good night and a bad one here is wider than at most restaurants. The positive accounts describe quick service and dutiful staff, with managers and individual servers named in gratitude. The negative accounts describe rude, dismissive waiters and an ordering process one diner compared to a trip to a government office.

The specific failures are worth listing because they are fixable and because knowing them helps you avoid them. One detailed account describes being seated, failing to order through the QR code repeatedly, being told the table was booked with no reservation sign or other guests visible, moving tables, hitting the same problem, and then finding staff unable to recommend a bestseller from their own bar.

Other recurring notes include a beer served insufficiently chilled, cooling that struggles in summer, and a general sense among older regulars that the place is not what it used to be. Set against that, plenty of recent diners report excellent food, drinks and service in the same months. It is variance, not decline, as far as the record shows.

How Do I Get the Good Version of a House of Commons Evening?

Book ahead, ask for the terrace, order at the table rather than through the QR code, and go on a weekday. Every documented failure at this venue clusters around busy nights, self service ordering and table allocation, and all three are avoidable.

• Reserve. Reservations are accepted and they solve the table allocation confusion that appears repeatedly in complaints.
• Ask for the terrace. Terrace By House Of Commons is the better section for both a group gathering and a dinner for two.
• Order verbally. If the QR menu fails, ask a server to take the order directly. Do not spend twenty minutes reloading a page.
• Do not ask for recommendations. Arrive knowing what you want. Menu knowledge among floor staff has been described as thin, so this guide is your recommendation.
• Check the beer temperature. Send back anything not properly chilled. Guests report this being handled when raised.
• Avoid peak summer afternoons. Cooling complaints are seasonal and specific. Evenings and the terrace after sunset are the comfortable windows.

Is House of Commons Worth Visiting in 2026?

Yes, if you are going for drinks with a group and value matters more than polish. The cocktails, the starters, the terrace and the bill are all genuinely good. The floor service is the risk, and it is a manageable one if you book and order directly.

Ratings across platforms are too scattered to treat as a verdict. Mappls shows 4.5 stars, Tripadvisor's Indiranagar entry shows 2.8 from a thin base of twelve reviews, and the platform feedback on magicpin and Zomato skews positive. When numbers disagree that sharply, the useful thing is to read the specifics, which is what this guide has tried to do.

My position: HOC is the correct choice for a Thursday with six friends and a budget, and the wrong choice for a Saturday anniversary. Know which evening you are having and it delivers.

Book the terrace, order at the table, start with the Bangalore Sunset. Same city, new flavours, always.

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