This restaurant is something else! We were all surprised that none of us (except for Sammie, who came with his friends a few weeks ago and then told us how “deadly” the food was) heard about this gem of a restaurant even though it has been around for 7 years.
Coastal meals in India mean food from the Western coast of India specifically Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Mangalore and are usually loaded with delicious seafood cooked in rich sauces and curries. Every item we ordered were absolutely delicious, the restaurant has a nice ambiance and the friendly wait staff knew their food so well, we pretty much ordered everything they suggested.
Fresh seafood from Mangalore.
Prawn ghee roast. Yes, you read it right, it was ghee and it was delicious! No, seriously, I would come back here just to eat these spicy succulent prawns. Highly recommended.
Karne rawa fry - semolina battered fried fish. So crispy on the outside and so moist on the inside. There are a lot of tiny bones so be careful not to eat too fast. To finish off our starter course, we also had mango gobi fry (picture) and clams cooked in coconut masala, which were very, very good as well.
Kokum kadi is a spicy kokum fruit drink from Kerala (which I later found out from a reader that this drink originated from Nothern Karnataka). The waiter realized I was a bit apprehensive (because he mentioned there were coconut milk in it), so he gave me a little glass to try. It tasted like fruity buttermilk with spices.
Overall Ratings:
Po's: 8.5/10
Would we return?
Absolutely!
Address
Goldfinch Hotel
# 32/3, Crescent Road
High Grounds
Vasanthnagar, Bangalore, 560001
Phone: +91.80412.91300
Fresh seafood from Mangalore.
Prawn ghee roast. Yes, you read it right, it was ghee and it was delicious! No, seriously, I would come back here just to eat these spicy succulent prawns. Highly recommended.
Karne rawa fry - semolina battered fried fish. So crispy on the outside and so moist on the inside. There are a lot of tiny bones so be careful not to eat too fast. To finish off our starter course, we also had mango gobi fry (picture) and clams cooked in coconut masala, which were very, very good as well.
"Bread" basket - I can't find another word that would describe the carbohydrates we ate here, but they include neer dosa (or water dosa), mudai (yellow idly), pundi (sp?) (another kind of idly made of crushed brown rice).
Can't have an Indian meal without some curries. (From top, clockwise) Country chicken curry, vegetable stew and super yummy Mangalore fish curry.
Kokum kadi is a spicy kokum fruit drink from Kerala (which I later found out from a reader that this drink originated from Nothern Karnataka). The waiter realized I was a bit apprehensive (because he mentioned there were coconut milk in it), so he gave me a little glass to try. It tasted like fruity buttermilk with spices.
Overall Ratings:
Po's: 8.5/10
Would we return?
Absolutely!
Address
Goldfinch Hotel
# 32/3, Crescent Road
High Grounds
Vasanthnagar, Bangalore, 560001
Phone: +91.80412.91300
Thanks Ivo! Will definitely check out your blog.
ReplyDeletevery tempting and I am going to visit this restaurant basis your review. However, a few corrections :
ReplyDelete1. Eastern coast of India specifically Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Mangalore : Well these are from WESTERN Coast of India
2. KOkam kadi or Sol kadi is actually a Maharastrian/Konkani/Saraswat(north karnataka) drink. http://amchirecipes.com/content/sol-kadi-kokam-kadi
Cheers and happy eating.
OMG... you were right, Deepa! Goa, Kerala and Mangalore are Eastern states! Thank you for clarifying the origins of these foods and drink and sorry for the confusion!
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