Seas the Day at Boardwalk by Flamboyante

It's been forever since I wrote my last blog post and this post is by far my fastest post published. The n number of questions received by everyone after one check-in on facebook at this place, set aside my lazy behavior and motivated me put some time to write this!

I had been planning to visit this place since almost a year now, but never got a chance to go. Finally, this was my time to visit Boardwalk! We booked our tickets to travel by PNP and left from Gateway at 2pm. (priced at INR.165/- recommended pre booking)

Nestled in the beauty of Mandwa Beach, just besides the Jetty, you land at a complete aww of place surrounded with peace and mesmerizing beauty in just 50 minutes. It took me a while to take a breathe of the fresh air around me. It was a Saturday and since we hadn't pre-booked it got a little difficult to get a table on the spot. However, the manager was nice enough to accommodate a table for the two of us at the end moment. The place was actually house full, with a birthday party going on at one side, a bachelorett on another and a few other guests enjoying their meals here and there.

Boardwalk is a Greek themed restaurant with all white and blues doing perfect justice to the place. The interiors are on point, keeping in mind the location bang next to the beach. We got fresh and settled ourselves on a couch facing the sea, and I just couldn't get enough of that unreal view!

We had to place our order real quick, and finish our meal by 5pm since the place was booked for a private party later. We first called for a double apple - mint based sheesha which was presented to us in a tall hukka pot and gave a truly arabic feeling. For drinks, we had a sangria and a beer. The sangria was made well, but the bar menu isn't too pocket friendly.

Since you all know, I'm a hardcore sea food lover.. To begin with we called for fried fish and chips which was served with tarter sauce. The food isn't extraordinary but totally satisfying. The dish came in with only two big pieces of fish with chips and sauce. At first the quantity looked less to me but it had already ruined my appetite. The fish was bland yet fresh, tender and finely cooked. And, the tarter sauce served along with it compensated the taste.

We then ordered fish tikka. This was basa cooked very well, and the masala on it tasted typically like a Mughlai dish. This was so good, it almost melted in the mouth and i just couldn't wait to pick my next piece. It was served with green chutney which has always blended well with most foods.

For mains, we ate grilled fish sizzler which was basa once again. Unfortunately, we didn't know that this dish wasn't served with rice or noodles but only steamed and caramelized vegetables along with signature mash and potato wedges. (Forgot to click a picture of this)

We were so full after this, but no meal is complete without a dessert! We called for the famous mud pie with vanilla ice cream. Just one word, foodgasmic! Try it yourself to know more ;)

The sun was setting and the view kept getting better. I really wished we could wait for some more time and enjoy the sunset. However, since it was already 4:45 we had to vacate the place. Our bill came upto Rs.4000 and we were more than happy to dish that out of our pockets! 

The experience was totally worth the wait and I would definitely suggest each one to visit this place for a sun downer at least once. I do recommend booking a week in advance cause no matter how courteous the staff is, the place is so busy that even if they wish to help you they can't do anything about it.

We booked a ferry to come back to Bombay which was going to depart at 5:45pm. Meanwhile, we walked around the beach and enjoyed the magnificent view. We had tickets to a normal ferry that took us an hour to come back and the sunset was one of the best, I have seen so far! The Mumbai skyline looked extra pretty and here was the end to a day spent beautifully with the person who matters the most.

Hope this post has helped you fix a venue for you're next date or maybe even a day out with your family. Don't forget to like and share this post if it has helped you, it may help someone else too!

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Love,
Samidha.

Authentic Tidbit at Prakash!

Hi guys,

I'm back again with another review on one of the most famous places ever heard off! It was a sudden plan to visit this place and being a Thursday, it was the perfect place to be as I do not eat non-veg on that day.

I had heard a lot about Prakash and it surely lived up-to it's reputation of serving lip smacking Maharashtrian snack. It was difficult to get on a table but we managed to share it with two other people. I felt ashamed, on being a Maharashtrian and have never tasted the food here.
Name any Maharashtrian food and it's here! We called for the famous Sabudana Wadas, which were perfectly fried and not so oily. The groundnut mixed chutney served along with the wadas complimented it well. It had a tinge of khatas which made it little tangy.



Next we ordered for Dahi Misal, which had an exceptional taste. They served their misal 'without' pav, because they do not want to deface the taste of their misal with the pav. 



Then, we called for something that looked absolutely new to me namely, Sabudana Puri. Again, this was fried well and served with the peanut mixed chutney. The puris were stuffed with boiled potato and looked exactly like the wadas with a sweet taste.



They have variety of drinks (They do not sever any aerated drinks) we called for kokam and avla sharbat that had a very good balance of sweet, salt and sour. 

    

Although I was full I couldn't resist calling for a glass of Piyush seen on almost every table at Prakash. It was thicker than the other ones we have in Mumbai. It is a bit on the sweeter side generally with a very mild feel of sourness.

Overall the food is very fresh and authentic to Maharashtrian- Brahmin taste with value for money!

Prakash Shakahari Upahaar Kendra
Horizon Towers,
Ranade Road Dadar West,
Shivaji Park,
Mumbai 400028.

Landmark: Near Shiv Sena Bhavan