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Restaurant in Andheri (W)
Rated: Excellent
based on 5 reviews
Oh! Calcutta Express
Melbourne Society, Shastri Nagar, Near Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai
26364975, 32467902
| Locality | Andheri (W) |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Near Lokhandwala Complex |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Bengali |
| Price |
Expensive
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Apr 25, 2008
Don't miss even if you are a veggie!
All the reviews of this place talk about the great non-veg food, but that's no reason to miss out on this place if you are a vegetarian - believe me the place has great vegetarian food also! I am vegetarian and a South Indian one at that and, I still just love the food here.
Ok agreed, there isn't too much choice for the veggies, but almost everything I have had here is so delicious that it doesn't matter. And of course the staff will help you order according to your tastes. I've been there 4 times so far and every time I end up having a four course meal! Its pricey (the only thing stopping me from going there every week) but worth every penny I thought.
They have some very interesting starters - spinachy kababs fried in banana leaves (called palong paturi I think) for one and another starter made of lotus stem (don't remember the name).
For the main course, try the luchis (similar to puris) with aloor dum and cholar daal - mouthwatering! That has to be followed by rice of course. My favorite dish to go with rice is the "aloo jhinge poshto" - yummy! I didn't find the other vegetarian dishes to go with rice too interesting - they are kind of too dry for rice - my only disappointment so to say.
The Bengali desserts of course nicely round up the meal - nothing special or different here, but every bit as tasty as the rest of the meal.
And oh ya, I don't know much about wines but I thought red wine went really well with the food.
So if you are looking for something different to try, do check out this place irrespective of whether you are a Veggie/Non-veggie or Bengali/not!
Mar 30, 2008
Heavenly bengali food
The previous reviewers have described the establishment very well - I wont waste my time on that. The food is definitely on the slightly pricey side and without drinks a meal for two will set you back by Rs 800 or so. I will just point out reasons why you should check this place out
1 - For some really wonderful food - irrespective of whether you have tried bengali cuisine before. The starters are great - the highlight would be Murgi Shilong Paturi (forgive me if I didnt get the name exactly right) - its chicken generously coated with a green spicy marinade (green mangoes) and wrapped in banana leaves and fried. The succulence and the delicate flavour are to be had and then believed.
For veggies, they have a similar dish with spinach - its the next best thing after the chicken :)
I am not much of a fish person but even I couldnt help myself from licking my fingers with the Chingri Shorshay Narkol (Prawns in Mustard and Coconut). Normally you would either get Prawns in Mustard or Prawns with Coconut in Bengali menus - its the first time I have had this particular curry and mindblowing is the only word. By itself - you cant have too much of the curry - the mustard is too strong. But mixed with rice and its heavenly
2 - Very efficient and courteous staff - one the best services in bombay less than a star hotel.
Most of the tables you will find mixed ethinicities - mixed couples (one of them being bengali), or groups of friends with one or two bengalis guiding the rest. Or even if you dont know a bengali, just land there and the waiters will guide you through the menu. The only thing lacking are choices in desserts - only 5 items - and I found the 'rossogular payesh' the best
Just one thing - eat your rice with your hands - you will just enjoy it so much more :)
Oct 08, 2007
Bloody Oh Bloody
I just can't stop raving about this place. Another visit and the experience was simply outstanding. For those who don't want to read further I can sum up my experience in 4 short points:
1) Excellent Bloody Mary
2) Attentive, well informed staff
3) Unbeatable Seafood -This review is strictly for non-vegetarians.
4) What are you waiting for? Go there!
As usual we started with a round of drinks (Bloody Mary, Kingfisher) and starters. We wanted some grilled chicken dish but the waiter suggested we go for Bihari chicken kebabs since those will be faster. The kebabs were succulent and extremely flavourful with a distinct taste of cloves, cardamom, garlic and pepper. It's 10am and I can't believe I'm salivating while I write this! :D
We wanted to try something unusual this time for the main course, so after a second round of drinks we had another longish discourse with the order taker. He suggested we go for the rare jumbo prawns (specially flown from kolkata) in a coconut milk curry and a spicy minced crab dish with shelled claw pieces.
While we patiently waited for our main course a waiter meticulously set our table with a crab shell cracker and picks. The food arrived shortly after. The crab dish was yummy. I always enjoy eating a crab, well yeah its messy but thats the fun of it. This particular dish was spicy and slightly pungent. The huge prawn too came with a shell. The greenish prawn curry was less spicy, flavourful nonetheless.
The one thing I have noticed at Oh! Calcutta is that you never feel too stuffed even after a monstrous meal. Just a very happy, content feeling.
(No, I was not that inebriated with 2 small bloody mary's)
There isn't much choice for dessert since their menu is restricted to a few pucca bengali mithais. Nothing wrong with that - we were just not in the mood for Indian mithai.
Meal for 2 (With 3 Kingfishers + 2 Small Absolut Bloody Marys) = Rs. 1800/-
Aug 24, 2007
Oh! Is there no such thing as 6/5?
Oh! Calcutta is literally a stone's throw away from my house and I am cursing myself for having waited soooo long before trying it out. Anyway, I finally tried it yesterday. It was also my first experience with bengali cuisine (and I feel terribly ashamed saying that).
Since I am more of a shellfish person, we ordered a steamed crabmeat and shrimp starter. It came wrapped in a banana leaf and was out of the world!
For main course we ordered a tomato based prawn curry. They have a river water hisla festival going on and the waiter recommended a dry hisla must try dish -so we ordered that as well. The prawn curry was delicious and so was the fish which also, like the starter, came wrapped up in a banana leaf. It was flavoured with an awesome coconut based masala and was served in a earthen handi with rice.
Though our stomachs were threatening to explode we ended the meal with rasagollas. :)
A simply outstanding little place.
Almost forgot to mention the attentive and polite staff.
1. They told us our main course would take a while and thus we should order it early enough. 2. They did not as much as let us pick up a serving spoon. 3. The recommendations were all excellent. 4. After the main course a waiter very neatly cleared the crumbs from the table.5. All of them wished us good night on our way out.
Meal for two with drinks: Rs. 1357/-
Service with a smile: Priceless ( How corny! :P )
Mar 15, 2007
Bong food cant get better than this
I am a hardcore bong and bongs are very choosy about their food...therefore when i landed up at Oh! Calcutta, i was quite sceptical...but that meal turned out to be one of the best bong food i had had in a loooooong time... starting with the Fish Fry, followed by "Cholar Dal" and "Aloo Jhinge Posto", then the "Shorshe Maach" and " Prawn Malai Curry"... and topping it with " Rossogollar Payesh".
This was december 2005, and since then i have been to the restaurant more than 50 times... thats almost once every week... even the chef knows me by now...and i have tried almost every dish on the menu... unfortunately i have moved from andheri to powai and am really missing the place...hope they open up one on this side soon.