Nov 20, 2007
Mangalore Pearl is THE restaurant if your planning an authentic mangalorean dinner and if you dont know what mangalorean cusine is like......then its definitely worth the try.
The place is homely and the the staff are very efficient. The menu is a great collection of authentic mangaloren dishes with a wide choice of meats.
For starts....the Sol Kadi or the Cocum Juice is recommended. The sol kadi for some reason is served only half full and is really nothing but a light pink, cold, spicy butter milk.
Dont forget to try the clams and squid rings. The batter fried squid rings are killer!!!
The main course is really a wide choice of food and you need more than one visit to really enjoy the variety.
Some of my recommendations would be the Pork Bafat with sanas(small sweetish round idlys that go well with the pork gravy). The Neer dosas are amazing and a nice mild chicken gravy is a great combination. Kori roti is another interesting dish.They are like crispy pappad like dosas served broken and they are a great combination with the pork, chicken and lamb gravies.
They serve a great pulao rice that they call "biryani rice" and its served with raitha.
The seafood is really the best....kane masala fry, seer fish fry, pomfret fish curry are all amazing not to mention the squid, crab, clams and oysters!!!
If you like pork, try the pork sausages. they are awesome too.
The desserts consist of rice manne (A rice pudding that has a gelatine like consistency) and the ragi manne (ragi pudding) and theres awesome bread pudding and caramel custard.
The price is great here and its a great place to treat friends or family with a wide choice of dishes. You'll be surprise every time by the bill. Its total value for money and motivates you to leave a generous tip!!!
OVERALL-AWESOME PLACE.A MUST TRY!!!