Indulge in
special coastal food fine dining restaurant in Khar. This restaurant
is opened for only seafood. You can place your order and get
everything you want to eat. Staying so close to the bay, an asaal
Mumbaikar can never stay away from this Jhinga, pom fret and prawns.
We tell you about Twisted Fish, a newly opened coastal food special
restaurant in Khar, Mumbai.
Owned by
two quite young Salian brothers, Twisted Fish is a stone throw away
from Khar station. The restaurant is housed inside The Unicontinental, which probably might give you a feel that you have
entered a fine dine. But it is not actually a fine dine but a place
where you can walk in with a thought that ‘I will eat my fish with
bare hands’. In order to keep it a homely affair, the cutlery
includes steel plates and copper glasses, just like home. There is
nothing coastal about the venue though, but I was informed that there
soon will be a live counter for appams and dosas.
Skipping my
vegetarian team this time, I went all by myself and enjoyed my dinner
with the co-owner Varun Salian. When Varun handed me the menu, I was
a little surprised with the way it looked. The fat and elaborate menu
is encompassed inside a nice wooden case. For a fish lover in me, it
was more like a Masterchef’s mystery box. I opened the box to read
a nice blend of Mangaloreans and Goan specialties. No price for
guessing that the owners are Mangloreans!
I started
my meal with a Mixed sea food broth (Rs.190), if I was to tell you
how it tasted it was a mini Arabian sea in my mouth. The broth had it
all; shrimps, squids and Indian salmon flavored with sauces. With the
soup being so delicious, I settled down to the simple Fish tikka
(Rs.330), which was perfectly cooked and the flavours did wake my
taste buds up. Now the deal is that they have more that three pages
of appetizers and Tandoors, so you better know what you want or
you’ll just spend an hour turning pages and figuring out what to
order.
While
discussing the food and restaurants, I was quite thrilled to know
their plan of action; soon they plan to start an offer of big fishes
for bigger groups. So you know you are treating your friends at
Twisted fish call in an hour or two before you enter and book a table
and inform them that you want a big fish. They will give you a fat
discount on that fat fish. Apart from this they also have corporate
lunch on their list.
For the
mains, I was suggested; I try Meen Ghashi (Rs.240) with Neer dosa
(Rs. 30). To be very honest with you I will go back for just these
two things. Meen Ghashi is fish cooked in thick coconut milk,
tempered with authentic southern spices. The Neer dosa was so light
and soft that it just melted as I ate it.
With the
sweet jaw I have, I was quite disappointed to see just the basic
desserts on the menu. I was expecting my dinner to end with a nice
Payasam. But it wasn’t a part of the menu.
The place
is teething but undoubtedly knows the food right. What bothers is,
their menu looks confusing, with Chinese and North Indian food on it.
This might be a good option right now but eventually they should
rather settle down with their niche than having their figures dipped
in too many bowls at a time.
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