A place in Raghuvanshi mills, right opposite our office, but had never got a chance to visit the place, till a friend from Bangalore popped over.

Off we went, took a professional look at The Good Earth store and then climbed up the stairs. Loved the old warehouse feel & look of the place. A blast of chilled air with variety of perfumes hit us as soon as we entered the place, looked like all the SoBo ladies had decided to have their Kitty parties that day.

Got a table quickly and ordered a glass of red and some bruschettas, whilst reading through the menu.

We ordered the Paprika dusted grilled chicken - creamy, mildly garlicky with potato wedges. The chicken was soft & succulent, worth trying. A Chicken sandwich which was just perfect, with tomato and mascarpone cheese risotto which was more or less okay, but needed some chilly flakes & Tabasco.

All in all a good couple of hours spent over lunch. And that reminds me, that I had promised my wife that I would take her there.

Raghuvanshi Mills Compound,
Lower Parel, Mumbai
Tel 65285284, 24951954

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Earlier the complaint had been bad handwriting, carbon paper amongst other things, but everyone thought computers would change it.

However, invoices started looking nice, since they were printed on Thermo Sensitive Paper (Fax paper to the uninitiated) which over a period faded. The terms & conditions said you needed to carry the Receipt for exchange!

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Inder Residency

Ellis Bridge, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad
Phone: 079-26565222, 26423240

Ratings: 2 stars (out of 5)

The restaurant in the hotel leave a lot to be desired. Even a basic iced tea is messed up. The service is atrocious to say the least. Most of the clientèle seems to be the seminar crowd. A serious let down from its yesteryears.

Angeethi

Above Mcdonalds, Station Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai
Phone: 67251136
Category: Food & Dining, Restaurants

Ratings: 5 stars (out of 5)

They have a VFM afternoon Buffet on sundays, whilst the a la carte is pretty good to excellent. One of the few restaurants that got a Margarita right! three times I have been there. Some of the unique deserts were also pretty good. Been there more than thrice trying it out with buffet, afternoons, evenings & found the food & service consistently good. Remains open till 1 am

Green House Restaurant & Bar

Nehru Road (Rao Apartments), Vile Parle (East), Mumbai
Phone: (22) 26151104
Ratings: 4 stars (out of 5)

Excellent food, particularly the paneer & vegetarian dishes, probably due to the vile parle gujju influence. However the prices are definitely not reasonable for the quantity & ambience. But consistency, location keeps one going again & again. Definitely worth a visit if that side. But remember congestion seems to be the name of the game, both outside & inside:)

Food Inn Restaurant

Shop # 4 / 5, Andheri (West), Mumbai
Phone: (22) 26334139

Ratings: 4 stars (out of 5)

1st cross lane of Lokhandwala. Typical moughlai stuff swimming in rich oily gravies & great meat that is of no use to the diet conscious. Has been there for eons and shall continue for time memorial.

Zaffran

29 Link Plaza Commercial Complex Oshiwara Lokhandwala Link Roa, Andheri (West), Mumbai
Phone: (22)64502828/64502929
Ratings: 3 stars (out of 5)

Went to check out the place at 12 noon on 12 Nov sunday, having heard great things about the food, but wary about service etc. Saw cleaning going on, but was assured of AC environment inside if we wished. We decided to sit at home have a couple of beers, order takeaway which we were assured max 30 min. We ordered Murg Kali Mirch Kabab (taste nice but chicken was tough) Tangdi Kabab (Burnt on the sides & chicken was tougher than the other) Lucknowi Sheekh Kebab (Very good, though could have done with some more spice) Zaffran’s Galouti Kabab (Nice but needed to be cooked a little more) The roomali were hot, the garlic naan were extremely good. The phudina chutney was ok. The chicken biryani was good, with the rice quality pretty good & the taste of chicken permeating right thru. The phirni was OK. Though it took them nearly 90 minutes for delivery in the afternoon after 3 reminders. However would not mind trying out the meat stuff & other biryani.

Regency Restaurant

N.S. Phadke Road (Vasant Building), Andheri (East), Mumbai
Phone: (22) 26821423

Ratings: 3 stars (out of 5)

One of the oldest serving punjabi, chinese food. Its location & consistent food has ensured its popularity. Most of the regular dishes are available, however the seating is a bit claustrophobic with everyone hearing everyone. Last time a couple of months ago, it had started looking tacky, but we were assured that the furnishings were being renovated. Good to try out.

Hotel Mirador

New Link Road (Mayfair Hotel), Andheri (East), Mumbai
Phone: (22) 28269000, 28269009

Ratings: 4 stars (out of 5)

They have something called 24hour buffet. Tried it a couple of times. Not too happening. However the Bar though small is pretty good. With the Happy Hour & the only decent place around does excellent business. The a la carte menu if pretty good particularly the veg & non veg starters to go with the drinks. A regular haunt on the way home & you see a long line from the flyover, nip in have a couple & reach home at the same time.

Time N Again

9 Raheja Classique Lokhandwala, Andheri (West), Mumbai
Phone: (22)26339997/26365367

Ratings: 3 stars (out of 5)

Had taken off with a bang, but is now on a whimper. The paneer dishes are good, but the prices are not. Due to the location, parking availability does well, but their banquets do much better. However there are lot more options like myst; salt & pepper etc. that are much better