Formerly Papillon Park, Opp. Tata Power House, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai

Blue makes you see Red

Lovely location, ambiance but extremely disappointing in terms of food. The chinese is below par. Moghlai a little better. The only saving grace was the chef’s recommendation for the day. The papads came burnt & the staff threw major attitude.

Lokhandwala Market Lane, Near Swami Samarth Temple, Lokhandwala, Andheri (W), Mumbai

Bar Bar Jao!

A bar which has it’s regulars who come & sit thru the evening. Not a place where one would take the family, unless it has completely changed in the past 4-6 months. But the food is decent, no short change on drinks & AC works well…..On a binge what else do you need?

Tunga International, MIDC Central Road, Andheri (E) Mumbai Ph 66921212, 66726672

One of the oldest around the area. Between the 2 tunga’s we had to survive till the recent past when the other restaurants opened & the 5 stars came in.

Good decent punjabi food, with lightening fast service, typical of the shetty motto of Velocity is what drives the business, the nos of times they manage to change customers on one table, so you will always have someone hovering around asking if they can bring a repeat.

The service may have been slack late afternoons or early evenings & if only food:)

Not as great as the Colaba one. But the Pani Puri’s are the same served with chilled mineral water. The aloo tuk, dahi vada are to die for. You can always round it off with sweets, gulab jamun with kulfi…..

7A, Crystal Plaza, Opp. Infinity Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (W) Mumbai Ph 67023300

Having read about this & seen it passing by, decided to try it out on a Saturday night.

Since it has recently opened, there were very few tables occupied - mainly family, filmy crowd enjoying themselves.

Loved the decor, wide open space between tables so no eavesdropping. AC working fine. Neat clothes, good crockery.

Decided to try an item each from all types.

Started with Chaat…Nope sorry, they have discontinued it.

Garlic Bread in Chinese - oh we do not have italian so we put it here. OK not even passable….slice of wibbs bread toasted & grated garlic. 0/5

Margherita Pizza - Very good in taste, just the right amount of cheese. 3.5/5 because there was no chilli flakes or chilli sauce & need to upgrade the ketchup also.

Sada Dosa - Very nice. good taste, option of 3 chutneys all of them good (coconut, garlic & mint) Sambhar was pretty nice too. 4.5/5

Chole Bhature - Very good. Chole were extremely nice, but lime had to be asked for & should have been piping hot. The Bhature could have been less oily/patted dry but the taste was really nice & even after 10 odd minutes could be chewed. 4/5

Clay oven Paratha - Superb paratha, hot chole, black dal. All in all the best of the lot. 5/5

Total Damages including soft drinks 785/- for 3 people.

Vikash one of the owners was around to make sure things run properly. The staff is young & enthusiastic, with a little more training would do well.

The price is pretty OK but could not understand for the steep difference in prices of a normal paratha vs clay oven.

But shall go back to try out the punjabi & chinese stuff soon.

Reliable Pride, Opposite Heera Panna Mall, Next to City International School, Oshiwara, Andheri (W), Mumbai Phone 40108222

Have been meaning to try this out for a long time. Got an opportunity yesterday. Passing through, stopped for a while. Reading the menu….decided to try out the only thing that makes it strongly Bong for me.

Egg/Chicken Roll - Ordered one. The chicken was heated, the rolls were created fresh from flour & 3 different sauces were put in, before it being handed over. The chicken was succulent, the sauces nice; but tame for me….I need more vinegar chilly…but good enough.

Then got to talking with ATIF the young owner, who says all of them are from Kolkatta & asked me to try out Biryani etc.

However, had to promise him that would order in during the course of the week, he also promised that for a minimum order of 150/- he would deliver to four bungalows.

Before leaving, took some photographs that may not be good since they were from a phone camera.

And noticed one thing that, the delivery boy took a long time to deliver close by; so till the logistics are not worked out, would prefer to eat there (a problem since no space to sit except a couple of stools) or pick it up personally.

Shop No. S-5/A-13, BMC Colony, Link Road, Opposite Mega Mall, Oshiwara, Andheri (W), Mumbai
Phone 32075574, 9702007569

Had seen the painted shop a couple of days ago.

On the way back from the gym, we decided to try it out. Nothing was ready..everything is made once ordered, fresh just like the old times.

Tried the samosa chat - lovely panju samosa with 2 diff types of chatni & onions, veg roll - aloo filling with onions, aamchur a bit of vinegar, egg roll could give bhima rolls a fight.

To top it up, my daughter tried the kulcha - soft yummy with lovely small chana.

Spoke to Pappi’s partner also, who promised that they would keep the same quality.

So have to go back & try out the non veg stuff.

Shop No 3 Ground Floor, MHADA Complex, Bldg. No 12, Link Road, Oshiwara, Andheri (W), Mumbai
Phone 32992134, 32992135

Vishalla

Opp. Vasna Tolnaka, Vasna, Paldi, Ahmedabad
Phone: 26602422, 26600919
Ratings: 5 stars (out of 5)

One of my all time favorites. Reach there by 7 pm. Wander around, drink their smoky chaas or jal jira. Look at the mehndi artiste, garba etc. And then sit down for a Meal that never ends, as also does not allow you to get up till you are stuffed with, variety of vegetables, roti(phulka); bajra roti; khichdi farsan & finally sweet to top it up.

The Green House

M.G. Bungalow, Paldi, Ahmedabad
Phone: 079-25506899
Ratings: 5 stars (out of 5)

A large elaborate menu providing local gujarati, rajasthani farsan, meals, sweets as also unique mix of mexican dishes. Lovely open air place to chill out for a couple of hours.

Sheeba Restaurant

Opp.Navrangpura Telephone Exchange, Navrangpura H.O, Ahmedabad
Phone: 079-26469921
Ratings: 4 stars (out of 5)

The Indian food has been consistent over the years; particularly the chicken masala; butter chicken & Dal tadka.