In the last six years in Mumbai, I have visited really good places to eat & drink. So sharing my experiences and recommending few of these places to you.
'Malwani Aswad', Parle (E); 'Sayaba' , Bandra (W); 'Gomatak' , Dadar (W); 'Jai hind' , Lower Parel :
All the above places serve great Fish delicacies. They are ordinary eating joints but the food they serve is the best, taste is authentic Malvani and they are not at all expensive. None of these places serve liquor. And mark my words, you will surely come out these restaurants fully satisfied. The service is decent but food is all your moneys worth.
'Bade Miyaan', Colaba:
How can one forget this place? First of it is the most famous road side eatery just behind the Taj hotel. They serve great kebabs, rolls, tandoor’s and their rumali roti is awesome. Now they have good place to sit. Earlier they served food on tables on the pavement or in the cars. The place is always full but on a Saturday nite after 2 this place buzzes around with people. The service is not that great but the food is really awesome.
'Delhi Darbar', Colaba; 'Café Noorani', Mahalaxmi; 'Gulistan', Santacruz (W); 'Lucky' , Bandra (W); 'Ranjit da Dhaba', Chembur:
These places are known for its Mughlai cuisine. All tandori, Kebabs, Biryani especially all the Mutton Mughlai dishes are best. Also the Biryani at these places deserves a special mention. Apart from Delhi Darbar, rest are quite average restaurants and decent service. At Delhi Darbar, they serve liquor and service is quite efficient.
'Urban Tadka', Andheri (W):
Best of Punjabi food. Great drinks and the ambience is great. Most of the time there is huge waiting queue but all that is forgotten when you have the food. Starters and Main course is amazing. Hey one drink I wud like to recommend here is Vodka with Nariyal Panni. They have outlet in Mulund too.
'Sports Bar', Andheri (W):
This sports bar is also located at Churchgate & Phoenix Mills. This place in Andheri (W) is huge. It has around 22 Plasma TV’s & one huge screen splattered all across the walls with all sport channels available. I went there to watch the FA Cup football match between Chelsea & Manchester United. Man the atmosphere was great and bartenders really made wonderful Cocktails. Also the drinks here are not that expensive as compared to other Lounges or pubs. The service is decent. Well if you are in Andheri and u wanna catch up with all the sports, this is the place. It wud be amazing to watch all F1 races, football matches here. So let the fun begin.
'Pop Tates' , Andheri(W):
You get amazing Sizzlers and other European cuisine here. They have now outlet in Andheri (E), Malad & Powai too. The cocktails are amazing and I still remember the fiery Cocktail I had 3 years ago on my birthday. Sizzlers are the best here. Music is decent and service is good.
'Lemon Grass', Bandra (W):
One the best restaurants I have ever been to. Their specialty is all SE Asian cuisine. It doesn’t serve drinks, but what the heck, when you get good food. The ambience is good and service excellent. All Chicken dishes are amazing and mock-tails are great.
'Little Italy', Andheri (W):
Hey this place is a Veggies delight cause, as far as I know, only restaurant serving only vegetarian Italian food. It is also located in Juhu. You will get authenticated Italian food with great choice of pastas, pizzas, etc. The menu is huge and detailed explanation of the dishes prepared is given. So even if you never had Italian food, the explanation helps to order the right dish. The ambience and service is quite good. They serve drinks here too. Wish they served Non vegetarian food also, and then it would have been rocking.
'Mainland China', Andheri (E) :
You wanna have great Chinese food and with the best service, Mainland China is the place. They have another outlet at Andheri (W) too. On the busy streets of Saki-Naka junction who would imagine there would be place which would stimulate your taste buds. They have a great range of mock tails & cocktails to go with the food. The ambience is great with the every smiling staff and great service.
'Legacy of China', Andheri (W); 'Stomach', Andheri (W); ' 5 Spice', Fort:
If I am talking about Chinese cuisine, then these are the restaurants immediately come to mind. Except for Stomach, all serve drinks. Stomach has another outlet in Bandra (W) too. Service & quality of food is great. The desserts of 5 spice deserve a special mention because they are the best I have ever had.
'Rajdhani', Inorbit, Malad (W):
One of best places to have Marwari/Gujarathi Thalis. I recommend you to go in between March-June and on a Sunday, when they serve unlimited amraas. Great prompt service and you can have a great feast. The Thali on weekends costs 180 bucks but hey everything is unlimited, even the sweets.
'Bhagat Tarachand', Vashi; 'Crystal ', Chowpatty:
These are couple of the few veg restaurants I visit and the food here is awesome . Bhagat Tarachand is famous for its ghee wali rotis and chaas in the beer bottle. Crystal is the cheapest restaurant serving the best of the best food. All the Punjabi dishes are awesome and the aam raas or the Chawal ki Kheer as dessert is awesome.
'Peshwari', Grand Maratha Sheraton, Andheri (E):
If I am talking about great food, then how can I forget about Peshwari. They have the best Kebabs, huge naan’s, Do try the kebab platter, its awesome. The rule here is you have to use your hand to eat and they provide big aprons while eating. The rule applies to foreigners too. The service is decent . It is rated as one of the finest dining in India among all the 5 Star restaurants and when you have food here, you will realize how true it is.
'Malwani Aswad', Parle (E); 'Sayaba' , Bandra (W); 'Gomatak' , Dadar (W); 'Jai hind' , Lower Parel :
All the above places serve great Fish delicacies. They are ordinary eating joints but the food they serve is the best, taste is authentic Malvani and they are not at all expensive. None of these places serve liquor. And mark my words, you will surely come out these restaurants fully satisfied. The service is decent but food is all your moneys worth.
'Bade Miyaan', Colaba:
How can one forget this place? First of it is the most famous road side eatery just behind the Taj hotel. They serve great kebabs, rolls, tandoor’s and their rumali roti is awesome. Now they have good place to sit. Earlier they served food on tables on the pavement or in the cars. The place is always full but on a Saturday nite after 2 this place buzzes around with people. The service is not that great but the food is really awesome.
'Delhi Darbar', Colaba; 'Café Noorani', Mahalaxmi; 'Gulistan', Santacruz (W); 'Lucky' , Bandra (W); 'Ranjit da Dhaba', Chembur:
These places are known for its Mughlai cuisine. All tandori, Kebabs, Biryani especially all the Mutton Mughlai dishes are best. Also the Biryani at these places deserves a special mention. Apart from Delhi Darbar, rest are quite average restaurants and decent service. At Delhi Darbar, they serve liquor and service is quite efficient.
'Urban Tadka', Andheri (W):
Best of Punjabi food. Great drinks and the ambience is great. Most of the time there is huge waiting queue but all that is forgotten when you have the food. Starters and Main course is amazing. Hey one drink I wud like to recommend here is Vodka with Nariyal Panni. They have outlet in Mulund too.
'Sports Bar', Andheri (W):
This sports bar is also located at Churchgate & Phoenix Mills. This place in Andheri (W) is huge. It has around 22 Plasma TV’s & one huge screen splattered all across the walls with all sport channels available. I went there to watch the FA Cup football match between Chelsea & Manchester United. Man the atmosphere was great and bartenders really made wonderful Cocktails. Also the drinks here are not that expensive as compared to other Lounges or pubs. The service is decent. Well if you are in Andheri and u wanna catch up with all the sports, this is the place. It wud be amazing to watch all F1 races, football matches here. So let the fun begin.
'Pop Tates' , Andheri(W):
You get amazing Sizzlers and other European cuisine here. They have now outlet in Andheri (E), Malad & Powai too. The cocktails are amazing and I still remember the fiery Cocktail I had 3 years ago on my birthday. Sizzlers are the best here. Music is decent and service is good.
'Lemon Grass', Bandra (W):
One the best restaurants I have ever been to. Their specialty is all SE Asian cuisine. It doesn’t serve drinks, but what the heck, when you get good food. The ambience is good and service excellent. All Chicken dishes are amazing and mock-tails are great.
'Little Italy', Andheri (W):
Hey this place is a Veggies delight cause, as far as I know, only restaurant serving only vegetarian Italian food. It is also located in Juhu. You will get authenticated Italian food with great choice of pastas, pizzas, etc. The menu is huge and detailed explanation of the dishes prepared is given. So even if you never had Italian food, the explanation helps to order the right dish. The ambience and service is quite good. They serve drinks here too. Wish they served Non vegetarian food also, and then it would have been rocking.
'Mainland China', Andheri (E) :
You wanna have great Chinese food and with the best service, Mainland China is the place. They have another outlet at Andheri (W) too. On the busy streets of Saki-Naka junction who would imagine there would be place which would stimulate your taste buds. They have a great range of mock tails & cocktails to go with the food. The ambience is great with the every smiling staff and great service.
'Legacy of China', Andheri (W); 'Stomach', Andheri (W); ' 5 Spice', Fort:
If I am talking about Chinese cuisine, then these are the restaurants immediately come to mind. Except for Stomach, all serve drinks. Stomach has another outlet in Bandra (W) too. Service & quality of food is great. The desserts of 5 spice deserve a special mention because they are the best I have ever had.
'Rajdhani', Inorbit, Malad (W):
One of best places to have Marwari/Gujarathi Thalis. I recommend you to go in between March-June and on a Sunday, when they serve unlimited amraas. Great prompt service and you can have a great feast. The Thali on weekends costs 180 bucks but hey everything is unlimited, even the sweets.
'Bhagat Tarachand', Vashi; 'Crystal ', Chowpatty:
These are couple of the few veg restaurants I visit and the food here is awesome . Bhagat Tarachand is famous for its ghee wali rotis and chaas in the beer bottle. Crystal is the cheapest restaurant serving the best of the best food. All the Punjabi dishes are awesome and the aam raas or the Chawal ki Kheer as dessert is awesome.
'Peshwari', Grand Maratha Sheraton, Andheri (E):
If I am talking about great food, then how can I forget about Peshwari. They have the best Kebabs, huge naan’s, Do try the kebab platter, its awesome. The rule here is you have to use your hand to eat and they provide big aprons while eating. The rule applies to foreigners too. The service is decent . It is rated as one of the finest dining in India among all the 5 Star restaurants and when you have food here, you will realize how true it is.
3 comments:
so where all are we going the next time I am in town?! :-) thinking of comeing in june-july
Buddy, you have left out some of the lesser mortals among the eating places (read cheaper places) where we had eaten for the most part of these years. Places such as Udipi Sri Krishna, where you have gorged plates after plates of Aamras puri deserved a mention.
Thanks for the review...i shall definitely use it...
But u should have included the approx cost per meal...it would really help...
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