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Rated: Good
based on 4 reviews
Chenab
Plot No 133/ A. Sector 8, Next to Sagar Vihar, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
27821722, 27821726
| Locality | Vashi |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant, Bar |
| Food Type | North Indian |
| Timings | 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM to 12:30 AM |
| Price |
Expensive
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- Additional Information
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Credit cards accepted
- Tags
- north-indian restaurant bar
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first reviewed by syambaby
- User Reviews (4)
Apr 14, 2008
Inconsistent
The place doesnt have the most attractive entrances - the word tacky comes to mind. And we happened to be the first people for dinner on a sunday - that was 8pm btw. A strange sight greeted us as we opened the door to the AC section - some 10 of the waiters stood in a semi circle staring at us :) !!! Havent got that kind of a welcome in any restaurant I have been :D
One thing you can avoid is the lassi - its by no means bad - infact its thick, creamy and sweet. The problem is the size - the copper tumbler that its served in holds enough for 3-4 regular glasses !!! So order carefully
The food was mixed at best. We order Khumb Paneer Bhutta something for the veggies and a Chicken Acharwala. Now as most regular eaters know, a chicken achari is a regular item on all north indian menus and is usually one of the best kababs available. However here, the kabab came all burnt, with no hint of any tanginess of any achar or anything, for that matter. Just a burnt crust of a very bland chicken. The veg starter on the other hand, was excellent. Not only was the paneer metling in the mouth, the masala has a unique flavor.
Same story at the main course - we ordered a Chicken Khurchan while wifey ordered a Tukde Paneer De. Now we normally prefer spicy food to non-spicy stuff. And even though the chicken had a spicy gravy, it was just a mish mash of spices which produced no specific flavor and ended up tasting bland
The veg on the other hand, being a little creamy, but had an excellent flavor and we ended up abandoning the chicken and finishing off the paneer. The rotis were again nothing to write about - we had ordered keema naan in which there was no taste at all of the keema - it was just coarse red powder of some kind. The masala kulcha was better.
We didnt have enough space in our stomachs to try desserts after finishing those giant lassis each. The place does have some nice touches - like the achar kept on each table. The waiter informed us that the achar was prepared by the owner's wife. And it as very different to the usual red achar found in most places - this was made of unlikely stuff like turnips, potatoes, carrots etc with a mustard base.
All in all, this place has a lot of potential - that was the best veg starter I have had in a long time. But it needs to be consistent (and reduce the size of its lassis :D )
Dec 03, 2007
Authentic North West Frontier Food !
When food melts in your mouth and you come out satiated - you go burrp and manage a litlle jig by flinging your arms out and going Oye Balle Balle !
Thats what a dinner at 'Chenab' made me do. One look at the place and I thought they are only out to take me for a ride. Overstuffed, over staffed - over booked and pot bellied families with bungee jumping kids almost made me walk out of this place.
But my friends who took me here ( even they were visiting for the first time) were too tired after a long drive on the Expressway returning back from a DIWALI break. And were in no mood to try searching for a better option.
Are we glad we stayed. The initial salads were a delight. Have you had a 'Kachalu' salad marinated in 'amchoor' and served with slivers of onion and spiked with tiny sharply hot green chillies ? Heavenly - and wakes you up from your stupor and prepares you for whats coming up.
We let the staff choose for us - and they laid out their best for us. The chicken was succulent and so was the paneer. The vegetables were well done and very fresh and retaining their originality - not mashed into the gravy.
The Dal Makhani was a royal treat and an authentic Punjabi slow cooked delicacy. The Yellow Dal tadka was piping hot and the tadka was the sputtering type that makes for a gastronomic flavour that can only be experienced and not described.
The 'kadak' tandoori rotis were crisp and the 'kulchas' were mouthwatering melt in the mouth types. You have to try the 'Kulchas' because these were the only ones this side of the North West Frontier Province that makes the grade. ( Dara da Dhaba at Dahisar comes a close second ) Missi rotis were also quite a mouthful. The accompaniments are what really makes the entire exercise a treat for hungry stomachs.
The true blue Punjabi hospitality warms the very cockles of your heart. And order the 'LASSI' only if you can down a thick creamy slush of frothy white curdly tanker of a copper Glass (huge by Bombay's standards) and remember the old adage - Do not Drink LASSI and drive- You are bound to fall asleep on the steering wheel. Lassis have that effect.
Alcohol is available but sadly none of my tribe drink. Yes we are the rare 'Sardarjis that do not drink alcohol.
After such heady food, we just paid the bill ( roughly about a thousand for a family of 4) and trudged our 'expanding WASTE-Lines' out of this joint with a huge belch and lots of back slapping after a sumptous meal and a good holiday.
Check this place out on an empty stomach.
Regards
Raja
Oct 03, 2007
NWFP - revisited!
Something weird about the North West Frontier Province (one - that it doesn't exist anymore... two - that the cuisine still does!)...
A good one-hour drive in the night to Vashi (Navi Mumbai) and located in a serene location in Sector 8, Chenab can be easily missed by anyone unless you're looking for it... I'm rather glad that I belong to the second type..
Reviewers on other blogs et al recommended sitting at the dhaba upstairs... which I, and my significant other duly did. Well... it isn't bad.. atleast not in cooler times... but mind you... the bugs, especially at night, have an obvious liking for your food... sometimes even before it's served! So while we enjoyed the first 15 mins listening to some ghazals after ordering our starters and soups, the next 5 mins weren't too much fun... three out of the ten thousand bugs sat comfortably in my soup and our glasses. I think one died! After the sad episode where we paid our condolences, we decided to move down in the AC section (always a good option)... So unless you are the adventurous freak and don't mind some extra seasoning on your food, please avoid the dhaba section and head south!
Our order - Palak Shorba, Bhindi Churi Muri, Makhni Parathas, Kumbh-Makai te Paneer and Punjabi lassi (no liquor on October 2) While i avoided the soup (for very obvious reasons), the bhindi - a deep fried starter of sliced okra was the best I've ever had... crunchy, spicy and very very chewable! The vegetable was lip-smacking (mushroom, baby corn, cottage cheese in an onion-garlic-capsicum gravy) and so were the parathas. But there was something else which made the evening memorable!
A recommendation (read upsell) by the waiter and we were conned into ordering the Punjabi version of their lassi. The difference between a regular and a punjabi at Chenab - the regular comes in a 300 ml glass.. while the punjabi one needs a bucket!.. Yes.. you read it right... the glass made all eyes on other tables look right at us -- not because the punjabi lassi was unpopular.. but because apparently (read obviously) it's murder to serve it for two satiated people. 30 mins into it and I still struggled to see the bottom of the glass... that's when I gave up and reminded my wife of her Punjabi origins. Taking no further gyaan, she did the needful. Thankyou God for getting me a punjabi wife!
Great experience... this comes in my list of favourite eateries... and for the 'Damage' -- 700 bucks for what we ordered and 40 bucks for a pack of Hajmola at the chemist.
Sep 11, 2007
best place to be...
thumps up for the service and ambience...if u r from new mumbai, its the best place to chill out with a couple of drinks...
even they do have 'happy hours' , so that u can keep ur vallet thick....hey forget to tell u the gazals they play is gud enough to down some 5 beers per head,,,,!!!