The Calcutta Club

Aug 06, 2007

A taste of Bengal in Andheri West!

Mmmmm! Discovered this place quite recently and have frequented it thrice already!
It's located in Oshiwara Andheri west, opp Yoko Sizzlers and Oshiwara Police Station (a little ahead). Small place, with basic seating arrangement - plastic chairs etc.. in all around 7-8 tables.
The food is amazingly fresh and tasty with cooks and the ingredients being from Bengal...
The seafood has all the flavours which good Bengali food deserves to have and the serving portions are quite average to generous too!
Do try out their Biryani's - yes biryani's as recommended by Mrs.Roy Choudhary.. Quite different from the regular biryani and amazingly tasty.
On the pricing, the good news is that it is quite economical and does not hit the wallet hard like Oh! Calcutta. The food is priced in the range of Rs. 30/- 50- for starters and Rs. 60/- 100/- for each of the main course items...
And yes, they have a good variety in terms of fish - with assorted gravies..
The place is very cosy and belongs to the Roy Choudhary family who run it very effectively.
Cons - the staff is new and it takes them ages to get you your food..both the times we nearly starved to death waiting for the food to arrive from the kitchen!
Second, you cannot sit down at length and have a leisurely meal as there is limited seating...Third, no alcohol - but that shouldn't be a problem with hard-core food lovers...
The desserts - mishti doi and a rice based cold sweet kheer (kinda forgot the name!) were delicious too!
Try out the place, you won't regret it! Only be warned, try and go after calling as the wait for the tables (at times) is too long...

Cheers,
Ajai Bathija

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