Taste of India

Critic´s Review

• Food: 2.5 / 5
• Service: 2 / 5
• Decor: 2 / 5

-By Odette Mascarenhas

This breezy restaurant on the main Calangute-Candolim road, near Malini Ramani's boutique is an excellent value-for-money eatery. Housed in the compound of an old Goan house, there is garden sitting, a rather pleasant atmosphere and you can also watch the world go by on the busy road outside. As the name suggests, they have dishes from many parts of the country, but it's not really representative of all Indian cuisines, with only a few of the more popular dishes available here. What you essentially get here is North Indian Punjabi-Mughlai food, along with some Hyderabadi and Maharashtrian dishes. But it's good stuff that they serve, decent portions too and quite reasonable prices. The delicious Mutton Biryani costs Rs.200. If you're looking for a gravy dish, you could choose from the robust Chicken Peshawari, the spicier Chicken Patiala, the Chicken Kolhapuri, which is also spicy and much more in both veg and non-veg. There's a lot to choose from in chicken, mutton, vegetable and seafood here, as also North Indian breads, with the spacious eatery serving Onion Kulcha, Peshawari Naan, and much more. If anything their Chinese-Oriental food is better and if you're looking for a main course dish, try the superb Fung Sao Nuky, pork in roast sauce or the Moo Goo He, prawns in a soya black bean sauce. There's a limited selection of European-style steaks and salads. Besides Goan cuisine, they also serve some nice Fish Koliwada, juices, snacks, etc.