A week ago, had Sanjar Imam a foodie friend come over from Bangalore in the afternoon flight, with plans of going to Trident & leaving by the evening flight but wanting to meet up for Lunch.
After exploring but deciding against the usual suspects, decided to try Masalacraft out – in the worst case – Candies is right next door:)
But turned out to be quite a surprise – Not too full at 1.30pm also, we quickly got a table, ordered F/L soda & water, which was served quick enough.
On perusing the Menu, decided to try out starters, main course together as we were short of time. So we ordered
1) Afghani Fish TIkka
2) Burrah Kabab
3) Murgh Lahori
4) Naan & Laccha Paratha
All of them were extremely delicious….in fact as my friend said, it was a long time since he liked meat, chicken & fish all at the same place & time.
The only regrets:
Service: Needs to be a bit more attentive & this when it is not full.
Ambiance: Afternoon had some lovebirds & a group of ladies imbibing, shouting at the top of their voices. In spite of us & another table requesting, no attempt to speak to them was made.
Time: The lovely starters should have been eaten with beer in the afternoon or nice rum when it’s raining outside, but alas Time did not allow us to do so.
But, return I shall with some more friends….
21-B, Santhal ONGC Complex, Opp. Lilavati Hospital, Bandra West, Mumbai Phone: 26452031/26439239
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Superb blog and reviews. You got style, patience and taste. Keep posting.
When one finds the taste of one dish distinctively different from the other, one knows that the eatery is focussing on the quality of food, the recipe and the preperation (which is what really makes one return for more).
The lunch at Masalacraft was one such … three meats, all presented differently (so not the same/similar masala going into them!) and all delicious!
The indoors is a little cramped for space and you can’t help but overhear conversations from the tables around. One guy, who had no concept of tone moderation, was raving to some clients he was entertaining about how good Mughalai food is and yet when the order was being placed he wanted to know what ‘chooza’ meant! I felt like stuffing a live one right in his face!
Overall it was a good experience though I wish we had more time to relish it all … we had a 2-course meal and were in and out in 35 minutes!
LOL @the Chooza guy!
Anyways, been here twice now. Have tried the Biryani, Chicken and Prawns, both and I liked each dish equally. I agree with Sanjar Imam, each dish seems to be made with care unlike in some places which like food is made in an assembly line!