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Reviews by chrisf1903
Feb 19, 2008
384, Veer Savarkar Marg, Near Vijay Sales, Prabhadevi, Mumbai
Good
Great dhaba food
On the rare occasion that we have time for a relaxed lunch at work and the weather isnt oppressively sweaty, we head towards Downtown Dhaba to treat ourselves.
This place is run by a surdi uncle aunty duo who treat us with with good fresh parental love and fresher white butter... just like the stuff u get in any dhaba in punjab...
The food is simple and tasty... hot crisp tandoori rotis, with steaming yellow daal and freshly cooked veggies.... or some succulent chicken tikka if you please...
and on request they give u a small, but satisfying bowl of white butter... yummm!!! and to wash it down therez the option of light masala chaas or sinfully thick sweet lassi...
the location isnt great... and for the hoity toity types the place is a tad grimy... but the food makes up for all those flaws...
a meal for 4 - 5 rarely goes above 300 - 400 bucks so its filling for the tummy and doesnt empty the wallet...
tho this isnt a place i'd travel far and wide for... for an afternoon with no work, its perfect!
Feb 07, 2008
Krishna Worli Sagar Chs Grnd Flr, JN Patki Marg, Opp Podar Hospital, Worli, Mumbai
Good
home away from home
I should have done this earlier... considering I've been here at least 50 times since it has opened up....
The place is perfectly located... in a bylane in Worli... close enough to seaface to be cenral and far enuf from the madding crowds... and true to its name it does hv a magnificant Banyan Tree at the gate...
the place isnt huge, but very warm... as are the staff.. service is however a little slow...
Banyan Tree boasts of an excellent menu... i've never gone wrong with anything I've picked... the choice is however limited... which is a worry since being the only cafe in Worli, it has the burden of becoming a regular hang out to many.... The gooey choco cake is sinful... the grilled chicken perfect... the lavazza mocha wonderful....
they also stock a brilliant multi grain loaf which at half price after 8 pm is a steal...
and if you are into soup... their BT minestrone soup, which comes seved inside a hard bread is def worth a try...
a place to definitely visit if you are in Worli..
Dec 05, 2007
Below Barefoot, Pali Mala Road, Off Carter Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Average
The Bagel Shop- This place has potential...
After 3 unsuccessful attempts to locate this place (thanks to very bad directions from friends) the expectations from Bagel Shop were sky rocketing and rumbling of our stomachs deafening.
I proceeded to pick a healthy ‘Power Salad’- Smoked Chicken (in line with my light n healthy dinner campaign) and Prad got the Grilled Veggie Bagel. We also ordered a Cold Coffee with less sugar (remember the healthy dinner campaign?) and a Black Coffee for the brooding boy.
Now for the review part- The Veggie Bagel was strange; not bad but slightly strange- I guess it was full of zucchini. The salad was hardly powerful- the regular cucumber and tomato stuff with some chicken and onion crackers (my favorite part) to make it interesting. But the lemon and herb dressing was great and all in all the salad tasted good. But more like something I’d whisk up at home and not a restaurant salad. And I guess that’s what works for this place, the home feel.
The service isn’t much to write about and my not sweet Cold Coffe was exactly the opposite. They then made us wait for 10 mins with my credit card lying on table with the bill to inform us (after we enquired) that they weren’t accepting cards. Luckily they had interesting firangi magazines lying around to keep me occupied and from blowing my top. With prices slightly on the higher side and a so-so location they really need to work hard on food and service to get back repeat customers.