Restaurant Review: Edward's Yard

Location: PAP Road, Dando Wado, Pilar Goa

I had been hearing about this hidden gem since long but never chanced upon going here. So, made a special plan to visit Edward's Yard. The best part about this restaurant is that it's a garden restaurant surrounded by lush greenery and pet animals. Secondly, it's a seafood place.

The grand entrance

It was a Sunday afternoon and the place was super crowded. To reach here, one has to follow Google maps since it is located on the innner lanes.

The entrance is like a fairy tale.. There is a swing and a wonderful set of doors which transports one to a different world. The walkway till the restaurant has various beautiful trees adorned with flowers as well as fruits. One can even spot rabbits and other animals along with some caged birds.

The seating area is quite spacious and divided in 3 separate segments. There is also a separate private setup like a treehouse which is amazing. There is an artificial waterfall nearby where soft melodies are being played. I was bowled over by the entire setup.

Beer

Lime Soda

Now coming to food, I was bowled over yet again. The food was awesome and quantity very much sufficient. For drinks, we had lime soda and beer. (How can one not have beer with seafood??)

Mussels Rawa Fry

As usual, the first I do at any seafood restaurant is ask for mussels and I did the same here. Voila... They had mussels.. and they were so delicious, crunchy, soft and surprisingly big. Next was chicken clear soup for the baby girl which was perfect. There were small chicken pieces and some veggies in it. The flavour was overall mild the way I had asked. Then came crab butter garlic and it was time to get our hands dirty. Me and hubby attacked the crabs not bothering about the hands but my mom and baby happily ate crab after I gave them the cleaned piece. Now about the crab, the butter garlic marinated the crab so well and enhanced the overall taste. There was slight taste of ground pepper.

Chicken Clear Soup

Crab Butter Garlic

We also had masala fried chonak. It was very well marinated and cooked in red masala.. but the fish did not seem very fresh. Next was dry fry chicken. It was nicely prepared with cubes of bell peppers and spring onion. It was a perfect dry dish not much spicy but flavourful.

Chonak Masala Fry

Chicken Dry Fry

For main course, we had steamed rice and thought to try Sri Lankan prawns curry. It was something different and tasty too but did not appeal to my palate. It was coconut curry but had some different flavour than the one we are used to. The prawns in the curry were yummy though.

Sri Lankan Prawns Curry

By the time, we were finished, there was no place left for desserts.

Everything that we had here was absolutely delicious. The service was quick and the servers helpful. The place is very well done and maintained.

So, obviously this place deserves a 5/5, and also brownie points for the ambiance.

Food: 5/5

Ambiance: 5/5

Service: 5/5

Restaurant Review: Rajmanya

Location: BSEL Tech Park, Opp Vashi Railway Station, Vashi

Rajmanya is a newly opened restaurant near Vashi railway station and within a short span of time, it has become a top rated restaurant in Vashi. We visited here for our wedding anniversary celebration and found out why.

Thali comprised of Chicken Lapeta, Surmai Curry,
Rawas rawa fry and Rice Bbakari

This restaurant is located right opposite Vashi railway station in a very buzzing area. But, inside it's like a different world altogether. The dining area is decorated with the names of all the Maharashtrian cuisines that are offered here. The staff are dressed in typical Maharashtrian attire complete with a topi.

When we came here, we had to wait as the restaurant was full on a Wednesday afternoon at around 2 pm. So one can imagine how crowded it would get during peak hours.

Chicken Lapeta

Coming to food, we had a complete and fulfilling meal. Chicken lapeta was a medium gravy chicken dish infused with various spices giving it a lovely flavor. Rice bhakari was perfect to go with it; soft and thin.

This was followed by konkani surmai (kingfish) curry and steamed rice. This was by far the best fish curry I have tasted in Mumbai. There were three big pieces of fish in the curry and they tasted so well. We also had rava fried ravas. The marination was nicely done. The fish fry was crispy from outside and juicy on the inside. Both the fish were fresh and tender.

We ended our meal with delicious tangy and spicy solkadi.

Surmai Curry

Rawas Rawa fry

Best part about this restaurant is their food preparation. It's authentic and made to perfection. Loved the attitude of their staff very friendly. They were actually playing with my baby so that we could eat.

Last and most important thing.. the food is very very reasonably priced.

Superb experience. Hats off!!

Food: 5/5

Service: 5/5

Ambiance: 5/5

Restaurant Review: Rooster Town

Location: Caculo Enclave, Opp PWD office, St. Inez, Panaji

This is a new venture in St. Inez near Caculo mall. It's spread across a huge space and divided into 2 sections... One is snack galli which serves vegetarian and other is rooster town which is all about chicken. That was reason enough to pay a visit.

We ordered 2 burgers crunchy burger and grill-o-burger. The best part was their size. The burgers were big and delicious.

We also ordered crispy chicken and it was a disappointment compared to the burgers... The quantity was very less.

Overall the restaurant is average.

Food: 3/5

Service: 4/5

Ambiance: 4/5

Restaurant Review: Ibaco

Location: DB Bandodkar Road, Campal, Panaji

An ice cream parlour with a twist. Here ice creams are sold based on their weight... Went there just to see what the fuss was all about. This parlour is located on DB road at Campal.

There are two levels with upstairs seating. The lower level has a huge spread of ice cream flavours and toppings. You can choose anything to fill your bowl... The final product is weighed and charged accordingly.

They also have ice cream cakes and assorted chocolates.

Heaven for ice cream lovers...

Food: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Ambiance: 4/5