Listed as...
- Jewels of Chembur
- by surdattack
- Best Italian Restaurants
- by surdattack
- new places to try out
- by sanket4u
Nearby Places
- Little Italy
- Bar, Restaurant
- Ivy Restaurant Banquets
- Restaurant
- Woodstok Restaurant
- Restaurant
- Achija Juice Centre
- Ice-cream parlour, Juice parlour
- Vig Refreshments
- Fast food, Restaurant
Related Searches
Cafe in Chembur (E)
Rated: Good
based on 8 reviews
Le Cafe
Jewel of Chembur, Opposite Natraj Cinema, Chembur (E), Mumbai
25281544, 25286545
| Locality | Chembur (E) |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Near Chembur Station |
| Place Type | Cafe |
| Food Type | Continental |
| Timings | 7:00 AM to 1:30 AM |
| Price |
  Moderate
|
- Additional Information
-
Credit cards accepted
Air conditioned
- Tags
- continental coffee chembur
- Write a Review
-
first reviewed by Ballerina
- User Reviews (8)
Dec 12, 2008
Little Paradise in big suburb
I've been to hotels and then I've been to some more hotels, all over Mumbai city. Not once did I imagine that a busy suburb like Chembur could produce a quaint little drop of paradise in it's very heart. Le Cafe excels in food, ambience, and service...and Value for Money!
Food: Let me cut the long story short. Delicious! I called for Cream of Mushroom soup, Bruschetta and Chicken Stroganoff. It took some time to come, but it was totally worth the wait. Try Tiramisu and "cutting deserts". Le Cafe also manages to serve amazing Ratatouille... arguably the best in town!
Ambience: Perched on the first floor on a marketplace building, one doesn't expect much until he actually enters the place. The cafe is b-e-a-utiful. I'm all praises for it's comfortable layout and massive french windows that let the sun shine into the cafe.
Service: My friend actually has a crush on one of the cute waiters there! these guys are friendly, and they really know their job. Since they import food from a kitchen on the ground floor, they are always on their feet.
All in all, an experience I want to live time and again.
Dec 11, 2008
3 Stars = Average
I'd been to this place again... and when I came to do another review on it I happened to read something someone had written below... Well I reiterate 3 stars = Average :P :P :P
Which means I did not say the place is good... but I did not say its bad either... but I did say that its nothing that great anyway...
For bombay folks who consider 2 sq ft of open space a luxury... Yeah! This place is definitely an oasis
I'd gone for a Sunday lunch this time around. The best part about this place is all the Sunlight streaming in through these big big windows they have. If you dont mind the sun on your face, you can get a table by a window and watch people on the streets below running around in a frenzy while you eat your relaxed lunch. Cos relaxed is what this place is... It takes ages for them to serve your food after you place your order... Some people might not mind it... But when you have to wait 45 minutes for a starter you do tend to think its a bit delayed.
The food was decent this time around... Atleast better than last time... and the garlic bread wasn't bad either this time. Perhaps consistency is not their forte cos last time it was definitely bad
The Salad Nicoise though is something I would suggest you avoid... They use canned tuna I think and they added all the brine that came along with it to the salad. It tasted kinda too fishy. Try the baby potatoes and sausage salad.. It was quite nice. Almost all of us liked everything we'd ordered so we were on the happy side about food.
The drinks were quite decent... Most of them were wine based cocktails.
We dint have much choice on desserts. Not much was there on the counter the day we went. So we settled for chocolate mousse. It wasn't that great and tasted like they'd added too much gelatine to it... The coffee we ordered later on - Brazilian coffee was quite nice though.
We were a group of 7. The staff no qualms about moving around their tables to accomodate us... The fact that there were not many people in the place also helped.
But despite there not being many other customers, the service atleast in my 'esteemed' opinion was slow. A bit too much on the very relaxed side.
Now why would I go there again? Perhaps when I want to escape from the manic crowds and feel the need for peace to just sit and read a book by myself while I enjoy my coffee.
the food though good is not beckoning me back, the drinks are ok... service - nope... but the ambience yes is what would make me go back.
Suggested for daytime eat outs than those after the sun sets.
Nov 13, 2008
Quaint little place with good food
As a part of our little project of trying out new places whenever possible, my husband and I checked out this cafe on Tuesday night. Remembered reading the review on Burrp, so I logged on in the auto, took down the phone number to ask for directions. If you are in Chembur - then ask for Natraj Theatre - the nearest landmark.
Nice ambience - brightly lit, wooden chairs and tables with a nice dessert display.
It was after a long day at work, so we were moderately hungry. Ordered a Veg Platter (Rs 140) as starter and a Yorkshire Chicken Pasta (Rs 180). The platter arrived first - basically finger foods like jacket baby potatoes dunked in cheese, skewered paneer in a spicy marinade, mushroom in a garlicky sauce and skewered potatoes and mushroom in a spicy-sweet sauce. All this served with cheese sauce in a nicely arranged platter.Small helping - perfect for 2 moderately hungry people - all very tasty and fresh. Enjoyed licking the cheese sauce after we were done dunking the food into it.
The Yorkshire Chicken was very good - I am not a non-veg fan, eat is more as convenience, when the husband wants to eat non-veg. It was home-made flat pasta in a creamy, tomato sauce with bits of baked chicken flavored with fresh herbs. They are very generous with the herbs.
We finished off with walnut brownie - great on its own; as we were skipping the additional calories from ice-cream and chocolate sauce. The other desserts looked tempting, but sadly there was room for only one between both of us.
A good place for a quiet cozy evening out. Will go back again to try their breakfast menu (7:30 - 11 am) which looked very inviting.
Nov 07, 2008
Wonderful
Abso gem of a place reposing in the mezzanine of a hotel in Chembur..My discovery is thru a review here on burrp.more on that later. But I thank him/her for it. Travelled a long way to reach here and then took some searching..but the journey was well worth it.
About the place itself, Serene is the word once u r in. The delicate aroma of the bean tickles ur nose. Service is good, unobtrusive..quietly efficient. Portion sizes good and pricing effective..Most important the food is authentic..the sphagetti bolognaise reminded me of my long ago trip to Sicily..its that good..total value for money..
In one word Brilliant. Makes me curious to go and try out their other place Moksha too located on the same floor. Am sure that may not be bad either..
Eat here, alone or with friends or family. Meal for four costs about 1200. This has a place as a Jewel of Mumbai..not just Chembur..
I travelled a desert to reach an oasis, it was not a mirage. Actually when someone writes a confused review that make me even more curious..first 3 stars and then " tastes like shit"..Someone has actually tasted it ...yikes !!!! Why would someone bother to sample the after effects of food ? A cultivated taste i guess.
Oct 21, 2008
A tad overrated
After all the ratings I see below given to this place and also reviews from my friends, I found this place a bit disappointing...
The service took too long... One of the dishes my friends ordered wasnt available... But what made it really bad was that the waiter told us about it almost half an hour after we ordered it...
The garlic bread with cheese was absolute shit... no flavour of anything... even the cheese dint have any flavour to it... it tasted like rusk.
The food was decent, but nothing great to write home about... Its ok good... but not something that would keep me ranting and raving and camping outside (or perhaps inside) the place...
And unfortunately the day we went they dint have any of the wines we wanted either... That I agree is not their fault..
But yeah the rest of the stuff is sooperdooper overrated.
Btw I saw the Burrp award displayed prominently at the entrance... a bit of deceptive tactics I would say... hehehe...