Born as a stereotypical Keralite with a big moustache, and a craving for non vegetarian food, I often chose to dine out to escape from the mundane mess food, which always lacked the zing in it. Over the course of past three and half years, I had the opportunity to dine at some interesting places in and around IIT, Powai. However, the prospect of writing about these places and the food there never crossed my mind until recently.
Sanchar, labelled encyclopaedia, for his innate ability to speak on any topic under the sun, gave me the idea of documenting these foodie experiences in my blog. He for one is a connoisseur of arts, movies, and of course food, was sharing his experiences with tastes. It all,began with his hunt for finding Karemeen (a fresh water fish found in the backwaters) fry in Mumbai. He approached me for recommendations, and my choices were obvious; taste of Kerala or Deluxe hotel in CST. However it amazed me to know that he had done enough recon missions but to no avail. So we started sharing notes about places to eat in Mumbai, and I was amused to know how much he knew about authentic food available across Mumbai. The fact that he maintains a diary wherein he scribbles about his experiments with tastes reinstated the fact that he is a real foodie. It then dawned on me, that I could start a whole new feature in my blog talking about the relentless pursuit for delicious food.
It was during one of those conversations with Sanchar that the name ' All Stir Fry ' popped up. I had been there once with a group of my friends and I loved the concept of the restaurant, and not to mention the food. Sanchar wanted to go there, and I agreed to join him. The restaurant located in Battery street in Colaba adjacent to the Leopold Cafe, is part of the Gordon House hotel. A Chinese restaurant, it boasts of the 'Wok', a buffet with a difference. All we were given was an empty bowl, and we were directed to a counter where from we could choose from a whole array of ingredients. For non-veggies, like us, we had chicken,fish, pork, lamb, beef, fish, squid, prawns to choose from apart from the whole host of veggie stuff like, onions, paneer, mushroom, tofu, bell pepper, broccoli, spring onion, carrots, cabbage, etc etc. There was also a wide variety of noodles and rice to choose from too. All I did was fill in our bowl with the ingredient of my choice or combination of ingredients and moved to the chef. The chef asked us for my choice of sauce from a list of sauces. I tasted a few and chose the best that suited my taste buds. On handing over the bowl, he stir fried the whole stuff in a pan with the sauce of my choice. The smoking hot stir fry was transferred into a new bowl and handed over to me. I returned to the table gobbled up the whole stuff in few minutes. A new empty bowl was handed over to me again, and I was ready to go again on my refill mission. After refilling for about three times, we both called it quits, and asked for the bill. The total cost inclusive of all taxes came to about 750 per head. The cost though on the higher side for students like us, was indeed a rewarding experience.
For all my friends in Mumbai, I would certainly recommend this place. It is certainly a place worth dining out for its unique experience, and I am most certain that you would not be disappointed at all. However, a good heavy dinner is not complete without a dessert. The hunt for the dessert in the streets of CST would be unravelled in the upcoming article.
Sanchar, labelled encyclopaedia, for his innate ability to speak on any topic under the sun, gave me the idea of documenting these foodie experiences in my blog. He for one is a connoisseur of arts, movies, and of course food, was sharing his experiences with tastes. It all,began with his hunt for finding Karemeen (a fresh water fish found in the backwaters) fry in Mumbai. He approached me for recommendations, and my choices were obvious; taste of Kerala or Deluxe hotel in CST. However it amazed me to know that he had done enough recon missions but to no avail. So we started sharing notes about places to eat in Mumbai, and I was amused to know how much he knew about authentic food available across Mumbai. The fact that he maintains a diary wherein he scribbles about his experiments with tastes reinstated the fact that he is a real foodie. It then dawned on me, that I could start a whole new feature in my blog talking about the relentless pursuit for delicious food.
It was during one of those conversations with Sanchar that the name ' All Stir Fry ' popped up. I had been there once with a group of my friends and I loved the concept of the restaurant, and not to mention the food. Sanchar wanted to go there, and I agreed to join him. The restaurant located in Battery street in Colaba adjacent to the Leopold Cafe, is part of the Gordon House hotel. A Chinese restaurant, it boasts of the 'Wok', a buffet with a difference. All we were given was an empty bowl, and we were directed to a counter where from we could choose from a whole array of ingredients. For non-veggies, like us, we had chicken,fish, pork, lamb, beef, fish, squid, prawns to choose from apart from the whole host of veggie stuff like, onions, paneer, mushroom, tofu, bell pepper, broccoli, spring onion, carrots, cabbage, etc etc. There was also a wide variety of noodles and rice to choose from too. All I did was fill in our bowl with the ingredient of my choice or combination of ingredients and moved to the chef. The chef asked us for my choice of sauce from a list of sauces. I tasted a few and chose the best that suited my taste buds. On handing over the bowl, he stir fried the whole stuff in a pan with the sauce of my choice. The smoking hot stir fry was transferred into a new bowl and handed over to me. I returned to the table gobbled up the whole stuff in few minutes. A new empty bowl was handed over to me again, and I was ready to go again on my refill mission. After refilling for about three times, we both called it quits, and asked for the bill. The total cost inclusive of all taxes came to about 750 per head. The cost though on the higher side for students like us, was indeed a rewarding experience.
For all my friends in Mumbai, I would certainly recommend this place. It is certainly a place worth dining out for its unique experience, and I am most certain that you would not be disappointed at all. However, a good heavy dinner is not complete without a dessert. The hunt for the dessert in the streets of CST would be unravelled in the upcoming article.
