Vedge Vegetarian Restaurant Andheri West Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

One of the best places for vegetarians in the city,
Nice spacious, clean, warm ambiance,
A quirky corner for young people and also family seating,
Located at Fun Republic ground floor, easy to locate,
Very polite and helpful staff, they suggest great dishes,
Quick service, drinks took a little time to come but food was very quick,
Flavors intact, global dishes, Indian twist, authentic and contemporary too, delicious,
Portions are great, even very hungry people will not need more than 1 starter and 1 main course!
Priced very right,will surely be back,

Especially recommend their-
Wok tossed barbeque noodles with exotic veggies,
Nachos that is literally a mountain of nachos, cheese, beans,
Chocolate freakshake, a mountain of chocolate, brownie, yumminess to the core,
Dimsums, brilliant and must have, very crunchy and delicious,
Malaysian Laksa soup, huge bowl of coconut based curry very much like thai curry! can have this everyday!,
Pasta in white cheese alfredo sauce, 
Kulfi which is loaded with dry fruits,
Chocolate pile made up of huge chocolate brownie, sauce, nuts, vanilla ice cream, castor sugar poured on top, it is a must have in a large group....

Everything is amazing, this is a brilliant place!

OvenFresh Cakes Dadar Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

Best cakes in Mumbai, such wide variety at reasonable prices, not priced like 5 star hotels!
Real exotic flavors,especially their cheesecakes are simply the best,
Chocolate Hazelnut, Dutch Truffle and Almond-Chocolate are some flavors I have tried and absolutely loved,
My marriage anniversary is coming up and we will be ordering a big cake from here,
I noticed the first time my daughter went on their website that they give a 'money back' guarantee for their cake, and yes they are that good that nobody will ask for refund of money!
Cakes are soft, melt in mouth, not artificially extra sweet, they use pure ingredients so chocolate means real chocolate not extra sweet cocoa powder flavor,
Designs are nice too and they deliver on time even on short notice,
Overall 100% recommended for cakes.

Blah Blah Lounge Panch Pakhadi Thane West : Food Review, Zomato

Delhi Darbar here used to be one of my favorite places, 
Now it has been transformed into blah blah lounge,
Interiors have become a cool lounge place with prominent pink,blue and green hues,
DJ has good collection of songs,
Different seating types for family, couples and friends,
Service is very fast, Staff is perfectly trained,
I dont do alcoholic drinks but all mocktails I had were amazing, 
Mango based, strawberry based, mixed fruits and cream based,all kinds of mocktails very refreshing and flavorful,
For food, non veggies have loads of options and veggies also have good options,
Most food is best for having with drinks, but there is a lot of main course options too, so even family can visit no problem,

Especially recommend their-
cheesy mushrooms-these are crunchy,delicious,

stuffed paneer-lovely marinated, bit cheesy, bit mushrooms stuffed,

chilli potatoes-very cheesy, yummy, these potatoes taste like nothing else, must-have,

triple schezwan noodles-spicy, loaded with veggies, spices, just the right amount of crunchy,it comes with nice gravy which has amazing veg manchurian, enough to feed 3 hungry people!

pink sauce pasta and lasagana-both were fantastic dishes, lovely quantity and amount of cheese,

exotic veggies deluxe pizza- loaded with cheese and veggies, amazing texture, freshly made, mildly thick crust, very wholesome, would reorder when I go here,

In dessert, sizzling brownie with ice cream, gulab jamun, moong dal halwa are all amazing, I am sure other dishes are brilliant too, because my family loved everything here be it quantity or quality,
We will definitely revisit soon!

Summer Garden Powai : Food Review, Zomato

Beautiful spacious serene place, very relaxed ambiance,
Pet friendly,they have a separate menu for pets too,
Truly healthy,organic, food made with fresh natural ingredients,
Good menu with loads of amazing teas, sandwiches, burgers, desserts etc.,

Taste is very different because they do not use processed salt/sugar,artificial flavors, preservatives, so everything tastes unlike anything else we have tasted, let it grow on you,

I love Potato Rosti, Indian Salad Bowl, Mediterranean Thali and Toffee Pudding,
High price but good portions for a single person,

Staff is very efficient and gives good recommendations, service is fantastic,
Would definitely be back, their sunday brunch sounds great!

Pizza Box Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

 

After Pizza Express, Ovenstory, Ovenfresh and Juno's, I really loved pizzas here!
They are so much better than dominos, pizza hut,they have a pizza-made-at-home feel but it is still amazing,
Especially love the generous toppings that simply cover every inch of the pizza,
I love spicy pizzas and Hot Head Pizzas are simply fabulous, it is fiery to the hilt,
Full of chillies, jalapenos, bell peppers, the sauce they use in this can be named dragon sauce,
If you can handle heat. blindly go for this pizza,
Otherwise go for Veggies Celebration, BBQ Paneer & Mushroom, Paneer Tikka-they are all fabulous and you can take half and half pizzas at no extra charge :)
In sides, you cannot miss Paneer Stromboli-very Indian masala paneer stuffed baked bread,
AND Jain Crostini-this is a bit on sweeter side with corn, a little hint of chillies and loads of cheese,
Go here with friends so you can try out more things and it is not heavy on the pocket either!
Close to station, easily accessible, staff is very polite and will suggest good dishes as per your desired flavors,
Also Green Apple drink is refreshing, especially if you have the hot head pizza, have this by the side if you do not want your mouth to burn :D
They have cone pizzas too which I am gonna try next time here,
It is a small place but big on deliciousness and flavors, 100% recommended.

Healthylicious Ghatkopar :- Food Review, Zomato

They prove that healthy does not mean bland,tasteless food,
Everything here is full of nutrition, made fresh, nothing artificial added to enhance taste,
Yet everything is delicious and suited to Indian tastebuds by using appropriate dressings,spices!
The concept is new but I really loved it,and usually I am not much happy with 'health food',
Here it is one of those rare times when I liked their menu + the actual taste of all that I tried + their prices for the same are really good,not pricey at all and I want more people to get addicted to this food!
Soups, salads, sandwiches, rice meals, fresh juices (cold pressed) make up the menu and the menu has beautiful description of each dish too-and each dish looks similar to the photo in menu so there is no disappointment of 'oh it looks different' and it tastes brilliant so 100% happy on all fronts,
I loved SPINACH soup (popeye soup on menu I think),it is real spinach goodness, 
ITALIAN HERB RICE with herbs,some veggie bits and little pieces of paneer-all with brown rice! I thought brown rice was supposed to be bad tasting but this was so good,I am now inspired to try making this at home!
Also, TOFU SANDWICH is amazing, such soft multigrain bread,it was better than regular sandwiches,

And even the plates on which they serve food is environmentally friendly,so bonus points for that!

Healthy food that has not had artificial flavors or excess salt or excess sugar added to it tastes different, we are so used to eating junk like burger and pizza that we automatically think that if something is not junk,it won't taste good! But everything here tastes so good,so authentic, I will come here again and again!

Rainforest Resto-Bar Ghatkopar Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

Ambiance is the winning point, perfect dense forest created indoors,
Takes us away from hustle and bustle of city life instantly,
Staff is very polite and service is very very fast,
Menu is huge but I suggest Indian food,
Veg Biryani, Veg Cashews-Capsicum-Corn gravy are best,
Veg pizza paratha is amazing too,
Food is heavy so no health food freaks will find anything,
Gets crowded in evening with couples and young people,
Has good bar selection, 
Families too can enjoy especially for kids,the forest ambiance is amazing to play in,
In starters, paneer angara tikka is good,
Solid food, great service and a wonderful ambiance makes this place recommended.

Shiv Sagar Juhu Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

Very standard food in a little bit upscale environment in a busy part of Mumbai,
I feel that south Indian food here is better than north Indian or chinese dishes!
There are so many outlets of Shiv Sagar in Mumbai, all of them serve similar food,
Have tried Dosas and pav bhaji number of times and they are decent,
Recently tried some north Indian food here with family and it was not excellent,
Roti- Garlic Naan and Veg Paratha were good,
Paneer Tikka was okay, paneer should be softer and tikka should be uniformly marinated,
Veg Handi was okay, standard red spicy gravy we get in any roadside eatery,not much flavor,
Shahi Paneer was sweetish as expected and I liked it, gravy was better here,
Oily food, not feeling like eaten something extraordinary,
Priced reasonably looking at the posh locality they are in and quantity also, not pricey at all.

Rajdhani Thali Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

I really like Rajdhani thalis and this place also serves the standard thali like all other Rajdhani outlets,
Tuesdays is best time to visit them since thali is only Rs. 250,
Service was fast even though it was crowded when my family was here,
Has huge number of items with unlimited refill so huge appetite is essential,
Love the daal baati churma, chaas, dhokla, kadhi, paneer gravy, rotla, khichdi,
AND most importantly the unlimited servings of MALPUA which is heavenly,
Had a hearty meal in decent family ambiance, clean environment and smiling staff,
Will surely be back when in this area.

Bombay To Barcelona Library Cafe Marol Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

Brilliant place, the story behind this place needs to be heard and read first hand,
Loads of smiling faces in the staff who take personal care of each guest,
Food is prepared fresh and with love so yes it takes time but it is worth it,
There is a good library to read away while waiting for food, place is small but heart is big,
In food,literally everything is excellent,be it pasta or coffee or shakes or sandwich or pakodas,
I especially loved Chocolate shake, Lasagna, Corn fritters on my last visit,
I make it a point to come here atleast once every month, what a beautiful place!

Juno's Pizza Mumbai : Food Review, Mumbai

Have been to 3 Juno's outlets by now and they are consistently fantastic,
The staff is superb, service is ultra-fast and attentive,
Ambiance is bright and cute, even though it is small place, the warm smiles make it seem large,
Nice pop hits play in the background not loud enough to hinder talking,
Basically a very happy place vibe all around,
All sorts of pizzas available, from classic crust to whole wheat crust to cheese burst,
From classic combos to my favorite Boss's favorite which is mildly sweet-mildly spicy and so tasty,
Alongside GOTZ is a great option too, they make half and half on request so definitely go for that,
The crust, the sauce, the toppings, everything is so perfectly balanced, couldn't be any better,
Also their lasagna is amazing, very cheesy and full of flavors,yummm,couldn't stop having it!
The staff on learning that it is my birthday got me a free complimentary Chocolate Brownie,
NOW THIS is what I will always remember and always will come back here.

Macchiato, Ghatkopar West : Food Review, Zomato

 

Nice place with some really good food,
Situated a bit secluded,not prominent so not many people might know about it,
Ambiance is dark yet cool and young, can be improved and made swankier,
Has outdoor seating too,
Plays matches on big screen TV and plays cool pop/rock tracks,
Food is a bit on pricey end but quality and quantity both is very good,
Was here with daughter and we went for meal,
One meal is actually good enough for 2 people-where we chose an appetizer, main course, soup,pizza/pasta-really good for just about 700 rupees,
In the beginning they said that 2 people cannot share one meal,
But my daughter is really light eater so we finally convinced them to let us share,
and we ordered an extra soup,Minestrone soup was amazing,
In appetizer MUST HAVE Grilled potatoes in barbeque sauce,
In pizza roasted cottage cheese with garlic was THE BOMB!
And in main course we loved Herb crusted cottage cheese with pepper sauce served on herbed rice with grilled veggies-This alone is enough for 2 hungry people!
I suggest definitely go here for the meal option and enjoy and must have their pizzas too!

Selling old gadgets - A horror story before #CleanUpCashOut convenience!

Our whole world revolves around gadgets and when these gadgets get old, we feel the same sense of loss as if we lost a family member. But we cannot let our home become a graveyard for them. So we try and sell them off or maybe even give it to someone in need for free. My daughter bought her first desktop in 2005. It was quite advanced at that point, with genuine Microsoft XP operating system and included accessories such as lovely headsets, pair of booming speakers as well as a HP printer. Since she was a management student, it served her really well for making projects, doing research work, making presentations and so on. Slowly, the rest of family also gravitated towards using the desktop. We even named it Pintu! Pintu was used for gaming purposes by my younger son, for checking accounting spreadsheets by my husband and I learned how to search for different global recipes as well as find hilarious cat videos on Youtube that remain my favorite pastime on internet till date!

Of course, with passage of time, Pintu became slow and haggard. First, it used to take an inordinate amount of time in starting up every single time. Then, it started randomly shutting down when we would open any web page that was heavy with graphics. Then one day my daughter spotted the dreaded blue screen of death across the monitor and with a heavy heart told us that it was time we bid it goodbye. It was the year 2011 and Pintu had already been a part of our family in the most fulfilling way so we decided to move on to swanky laptops and sell it off to someone else. Afterall, it just needed a couple of sprucing up of RAM (so my daughter said) and a new anti-virus, and some software updates and it would be good as new. The printer, headsets and speakers were working like a charm and would continue to do so for another 2-3 years,my daughter was confident of that. She had bought it for a grand sum of 35,000 Rupees and by now we could get a brand new fast laptop in the same amount. So we decided to sell it off somewhere around 8000-10,000 Rupees.

My daughter spread the word among her office friends, my son did the same in his college and we printed out some flyers to put up in our apartment foyer. In about a fortnight's time, we got 5 inquiries. We shortlisted 2 of them as genuine, both came in via my son's college friends. One of them was a young man who was just setting up his house and family in Mumbai and wanted something cheap for basic office work within Rs. 5000 while other was a businessman from Navi Mumbai who wanted something basic for his business accounting work in Rs. 10,000. My daughter spoke to both men and explained the features of Pintu and finally we decided to sell it to the businessman in Navi Mumbai.

He lived far off from our residence and was not willing to come and pick it up, however he said that he would reimburse the travel costs, so my daughter and I loaded Pintu in our family car and drove to his business place. After nearly 2 hours of traveling, we reached our destination, only to wait in our car in the sweltering heat for another hour before he came to meet us. He had scheduled a meeting at the same time he had given to us! Anyway, the transaction was smooth thereafter and he paid the promised amount in cash. We came home happy that our first ever old-gadgets-selling transaction was so trouble free.

Oh,but we spoke too soon! 3 days later, my daughter received a 'friendly' good-morning message from the gentleman. She ignored it and the same thing happened 2 days later, this time coupled with a forwarded joke. A week later, the gentleman called up my daughter 'just to be friendly and generally to converse with'. Turns out, what was a pure business transaction for us, he thought of it as an opportunity to make a 'new friend'. Of course, my daughter, being used to many such 'friendly' advances on her facebook page, immediately shut it down by asking him to not bother her again. And thankfully, the gentleman really listened to her and never bothered us again. But it also made us wonder about a lot of things that could actually go wrong in such transactions with stark strangers. This world is a scary, confusing place.

That's why I am so pleased that a friend of mine has shown me the Cashify website where selling used gadgets is a breeze with them instantly giving the sell price, arranging a pick up of the item and paying at our doorstep in cash. No more hassles or dealing with strangers. All this convenience comes at a portal with reputed partners such as Amazon! In this digital age, this is indeed the smartest way to get rid of old gadgets in our homes. Do try it out friends and using coupon CLEANCASH will get you an additional 250 Rupees for you when you sell your gadget here. No more horror stories, only #CleanUpCashOut convenience now on!

Pondicherry Cafe Sofitel Mumbai : Food Review, Zomato

Beautiful luxurious ambiance at Sofitel,

Staff is too good, so very polite and helpful and treat everybody who walks in as royalty for sure,

Pondicherry Cafe is situated at ground level,

Right now, Thai Food Festival is going on,

Chefs have flown in especially from Bangkok Sofitel and have brought authentic spices, flavors, fruits, vegetables etc. to bring real taste, they completely succeed, the ambiance here is plush and elegant and extra Thai special decorations have made it even better,

The buffet is HUGE and has Indian, Continental, Pizza, Pasta, Chinese, Lebanese, Salads, Desserts, Bread Counter, London Dairy Ice Cream counter..basically there are too many options which is a plus since pricing is premium too,

Most dishes we tried were really good, be it Veg pulao, Paneer masala, Karela subji, Doodhi with vatana, pizza, dimsums, 

Among Thai, their Green curry with veggies and Tofu as well as Thai khosuey were out of this world,

The dessert section is brilliant with every pastry,every mousse,every tart,cake etc. being simply fabulous and alone giving complete worth of the buffet!

There were some misses too though,noodles were little undercooked, mushrooms in continental section felt overcooked/mushy/as if they went bad, some cheese didn't feel good,

And service was really slow in the beginning of lunch hour, really really slow, waited for 15 minutes before somebody showed up to take order of fresh lime soda! Staff was extremely nice though as I said so cannot complain,

Would also like to give them extra points for having some really unique dishes on the menu and everything tastes quite authentic too,

Would like to be back :)