Rated: Good
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May 14, 2008
Great Food (and not just fish)
I have passed by this place a number of times, laughing about the name of the hotel (say it out - 'Tunga' - and dont tell me its not funny) but never thought about exploring eating options here. Specifically because the name "Something Fishy" is not visible from outside at all - only the ground floor Cafe Vihar is advertised, and that too as a pure veg place
However, we were stuck in Navi Mumbai after an IPL match and we were headed to Centre One mall in Vashi to get some dinner before catching the train home when my eyes fell on Cafe Vihar and I said - why not have some dosas here? Thank god there was a 30 min waiting and then my eyes fell on a sign board which said " Something Fishy - 1st floor". We decided to give it a try
The first thing I noticed when I entered this place was that it had a very expensive feel to it, particularly in contrast to Cafe Vihar downstairs. The ambience is all heavy drapes and solid - like an 2/3 star hotel. And the menu is quite extensive - covering Indian as well as Chinese food - and while they do have a good seafood section, there is equal amount of other meats and vegetarian food. Plus they had a Peshawari food festival going on there - which meant additional NWFP options
We decided to indulge ourselves a little and ordered a 3 course meal with soups and starters first. The veg soup I dont remember being comment-worthy but I ordered a Seafood jade soup - couldnt ever imagine a combination of seafood and spinach could taste so sharp and spicy. Great and unique taste :)
Starters were in quite BIG quantities - the chicken kalmi kebab had the biggest helpings I have seen in a bombay eatery. One bite into the food and spirits were suddenly high. Everyone ordered for drinks - good food should be accompanied by good alcohol :). Drinks were promptly served and were pretty standard
Main course was equally good and we ate so much that desserts were out of question - so cant comment on that
Service was ok though it was clear that they were a little overwhelmed by the influx of IPL fans
All in all, great food (in big helpings) and nice posh ambience gets it good marks
