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Restaurant in Girgaum
Rated: Excellent
based on 7 reviews
Crystal
19 Chowpatty Seaface, Near Wilson College, Chowpatty, Girgaum, Mumbai
23691482
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first reviewed by neosh
- User Reviews (7)
Rated: Good
Aug 20, 2008
Home cooked food
Finally a place where you get home cooked food at the most amazingly low prices.
Apr 06, 2008
Ghar ka swaad
This food joint is mostly frequented by those who are looking for "Ghar ke khaane ka swaad" (if you are North Indian!).
I always made it a point to order their sukhe alu, roti (phulka), dal tadka (arhar ki daal) and kheer.
Home for me, was hop skip and jump but there were times when I need to just go and get something to eat from 'Crystal". It plays some really golden oldie's and the "Uncle" at the bill counter ensures that all guests really do feel at home :-)
Mar 16, 2008
go for it
Crystal has been a short drive from my place and since we are all south bom snobs in my circle we never ever gave the place a second look.
Somehow we ended up there today for lunch and as it turns out were lucky to get a table. The place is not much to look at, in fact it looks deliberately run down.
The food is North Indian though they do serve some pav bhaji as well.
Staple dishes, rajma, paneer varations, chana masala, dal makhani etc.
Now the cool part is that the food is amazing, its not great tasting or lovingly prepared, the flavor is very close to what your mom would cook up, or something you would get at a dhaba somewhere. Same but different.
The preparation is light and the spice and oil factor is low. The service is fairly quick, as is the turnaround time for a meal.
We got Rajma, Paneer, Rotis, Rice,Dal, Dahi, Papad, Thums up and Kheer all for 199.
Check this place out but get their early or you will end up waiting.
Nov 23, 2007
Ghar ka khana ghar ke daamo mein!
This is absolutely the finest home-style food you could get in Downtown mumbai. I work at Nariman Point, and at various points of time, I have really whetted my appetite by walking all over from Nariman Point to the Girgaum Chaupatty (an about 2-3 km long promenade!) just to come to Crystal and gorge at the food here.
I also like getting people here who have simply not tasted simple food. The Crystal Restaurant shares its neighbourhood with New Yorker, Cafe Ideal, Golden Thaali and other such hi-funda restaurants, but it has its own old world charm which refuses to die. Look at the pic and you'd observe the simplicity of the place. Simple two-tier structure, run down furniture, a few bulbs and fans dotting the place inside. and yet, almost always you'd have to wait outside to get served! The Wilson College crowd next door from the hostel, and other students from the various stretches of colleges dotting Marine Drive usually crowd the place, but then who really cares?
The food is 'just-right' spicy and tangy, and the rotis are too good! rajma chawal makes you remember the rajma chawal you'd love to eat up north in Punjab and Dilli. :) Their Paranthas are also some of the yummiest around, along with the achaar which is some of the bestest!.
And no meal at Crystal is complete without the much talked about Chawal ki Kheer around here. You gotta have a small helping of this delicacy served cold and it'll really be the perfect cherry on the good food you enjoyed around here. Enjoy your meal... Burrp!
May 23, 2007
Lazeeeeeeeeeeeeeez... Burrrp!
Great Indian food... anybody needing some 'Ghar ka swaad' should pay a visit... Try the parathas with ghee and the aam ras (seasonal)... the Koftas are rich and smooth... and absolutely nothing on the menu shall ever hurt your wallet...
4 stars only for the great value and nostalgia... Don't blame me if you find the food too bourgeois for your fat purses!