burrp! Stats
- Burrping since Dec 16, 2006
- Burrping fromKemps Corner, Mumbai
Personal Stuff
- Occupation
- Content Producer
- Favourite Books
- Catch 22, Last Mughal, City of Djinns, American Psycho, Name of the Rose, TinTin
- Favourite Music
- The Killers, Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, JayZ, Pink Floyd
- Favourite Drinks
- Gin & Tonic, Bloody Mary, Mojitos, Riesling
- Favourite Movies
- Lawrence of Arabia, Godfather II,Usual Suspects, V for Vendetta, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, Seven Samurai
- Favourite Foods
- Chinese, Thai,Italian, Indian
Gaurav's Lists
Reviews by Gaurav
Jul 03, 2008
Shop No. 18, Meera CHS, Oshiwara Link Road, Oshiwara, Andheri (W), Mumbai
Rated: Good
good, plenty of potential as well
Sammy Sosa isn't an easy to place to get to if you live in South Bombay. Had a meeting that end and was able to make it for a late lunch.
The place is small but fairly bright, they seem to have the Mexican kitsch down pat. Seating is tight but comfortable and the whole place has a young vibe.
They dont have a liquor license but they could teach a thing or two about how a Margarita is made to just about any bartender in the city (FROZEN is where its at) just wish they were bigger.
The food is good, part authentic part Indian and part fusion. We got the nachos and the potato skins. Both were okay, not exactly tex-mex all the way but strong dishes nonetheless. Nachos should have been soft tortilla rather than chips based.
The main course was the enchilada which was excellent, i wish they could do up some mexican rice and refried beans on the side which would complete the platter. The other dish was the verdura verde, not bad but too much going on.
The dessert was not very mexican, honey and pistachio crepes. Top notch.
They said part of their problems is sourcing the avocados for the guacamole which in some cases they have to avoid serving if its not up to the mark. Similar issues with sourcing the right kind of beans and peppers. They do use Monterrey Jack cheese.
Overall the service was quick, the food was good and they are a young lot making a serious effort. hopefully things will get even stronger.
Plenty more things to try, hopefully i can swing another meeting in Andheri!
Jul 02, 2008
330, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Opposite Charni Road Station, Girgaum, Mumbai
Rated: Average
ho hum!
Finally got to Golden Star and it was a huge let down. The ambiance is nothing to write home about and the food is pretty average.
We had the staple potato in tomato gravy, dal, kadi, and the three boring veggies.
The saving grace was the fantastic dal baati, tomato uttapam and khichadi. they bumped the meal to average from fairly poor.
the service was scatter brained and slow.
at 210 bucks a pop, i can get a comparable thali at Samrat or Status in better ambiance for less.
quantity over quality i reckon...
Jun 10, 2008
274, VS Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), Mumbai
Rated: Average
potential
Tamnak Thai is stuck in the late 80's when it comes to decor and seem to have used the same book as the Oh! Calcutta folks.
The ambiance is not much to speak off however the food is not too bad. Need to try out the menu a few times here and there but the place has some potential for sure.
Pricing is also reasonable.
Jun 07, 2008
ITC Grand Central Sheraton & Towers, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Parel, Mumbai
Rated: Excellent
great breakfast buffet
was there yesterday for an early morning breakfast around 9am and it was packed to capacity.
everything on the menu is part of the buffet so really very little sense in going for a la carte.
the spread is pretty impressive and they cover a lot of ground with cuisine as well as beverages.
you get pancakes, beans, parathas, khichadi, veggies, mushrooms, eggs, selection of bread and cheese, plenty of juice, milkshakes, lassis, coffee etc etc.
it really has something for everyone and most of what i tried was good. i do believe that ordering of the menu means even better quality.
i have tried the spread at Shamiana and erstwhile Palms but neither come close to this.
the service is ok, could be better. they are also offering plenty of Indian bubbly on the house for all their buffets.
meal for two 1300.
Jun 02, 2008
Phoenix Mills Compound, Behind Monza, Near Marks & Spencers Showroom, Lower Parel, Mumbai
Rated: Awful
better to eat dirt
Lemon Grass at Phoenix has gone down hill steadily, it was once good food which made its terribly messed up service palatable.
It is at a point now where they could actually get headless chickens to run the place and you could probably have a slight improvement.
We got in around 9pm on Sunday night and were seated.The place looks like a low end tiki bar, the seating is a little uncomfortable and the tables too close together.
We ordered a gin and tonic with lime cordial & we got the drinks, sans lime cordial. The waiter said he said he would be right back with it and left the tonic unopened.
After 5 mins of trying we got someone to get us the lime cordial and it took another 5 mins to get the tonic uncorked.
Onto the tibetan momos, they were ok but the home style dipping sauce sucked as did the hot sauce they had on the table. They had flies buzzing about and one of them kamakazied into our neighbors satay.
I really wanted the paneer satay but they refused to remove the broccoli from it (how hard is it to just remove it) so that was that.
the recommendation was the HK cahsewnut and paneer which was just awful, spicy and absolutely tasteless. the green curry was ill prepared, there was no flavor whatsoever, just fire. the hakka noodles were good (sad, for a Thai joint that)
If they had gotten their act together they could easily become a fav. too late now. never going back.
damage was 800