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Restaurant in Matunga (W)
Rated: Good
based on 4 reviews
Diva Maharashtracha
Next To Goa Portuguese Restaurant, Shivaji Park, Near Hinduja Hospital, Matunga, Mumbai
24440202, 22929092, 24440707, 24454433
| Locality | Matunga (W) |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Near Hinduja Hospital |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Maharashtrian |
| Price |
Expensive
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place added by surdattack
Apr 14, 2008
Must visit: Excellent ambience and even better food
As u enter this place there is a grand welcome of the tutari as you are ushered in by the royal guard and den sari clad hostess....The ambience is that of a royal peshwa palace and is hs potraits of sum well known maharashtrian personalities like sachin tendulkar, dada saheb phalke, lata mangeshkar,etc...
The food is very authentic wid all the spice levels tuned down to the mumbaikars palate making you njoy the cuisine ...Chef
Deepa Awchat has a put across a very intensive and vast menu of all the dishes likekaju kothimbir vadi, prawns karanji, tambada rassa, bharleli wangi, kolim
bichi khichdi and much more... We had the steamed modak with mutton filling and mushroom feeling which ws a very gud innovation by the chef and was really to die for...There ws a equal choice of fare for both meal preferences...
Add to this ambience and food, there is live sing along music adding to the ambience. The proprietor Dr. Suhas Awchat makes sure to come to each table and makes u even more comfortable and briefs u abt his background and other venture which is really interesting.
The pricing is above average on par with the quality of food and liquor served...ive also heard that they have started with a large power lunch thali for veg and non veg on weekdays for lunch...So i guess i hv to try dat nxt:)
Sep 03, 2007
Worth a visit
You must have heard of Goa Portugesa and Culture Curry, two popular theme restaurants in Mumbai / Bombay. I believe these even have mention in the Lonely Planet's guide to the city of Bombay. Goa Portugesa as the name suggests specialised in Goan food and Culture curry serves up a melange from the South Indian states. I have been to neither. The restaurants are run by a couple, Dr. Suhas & Deepa Awchat. It was announced in the papers that their new and third restaurant Diva Maharashtracha -specializing in authentic Maharashtrian cuisine had a vegetarian food festival on for the month of Shravan, hubby and I decided to give it a go. Besides, we had never dined in an authentic Marathi restaurant, despite living in Bombay.
After a heavy duty Sunday late afternoon workout in our gym, we felt we had earned ourself a good meal. Having made reservations, we landed there 15 minutes before time. All 3 restaurants are located next to each other near Hinduja Hospital or the Shivaji Park area in central Bombay.
For starters we decided to go with steamed savoury modak filled with mushrooms cooked in milk. While the filling was creamy and full of flavour, the outer cover of the modak made with rice flour was made out of a press (not handmade), hence quite thick and kinda under cooked. This was served with a green coriander chutney and we also had the option of eating it with the red garlic powder or the green chilli thecha, as you can see from the picture above.
For the main course, we ordered a Paneer-Makai in hirwa rassa (Paneer & corn in green spinach-coriander gravy), Chaulicha usal (small black eyed peas sprouted and dry sauteed with spices and coconut) and Khamang Kakdi (read more below). From a choice of breads available, I chose the simple poli (a larger sized phulka made with whole wheat flour) and Sumanth had one each of the Jowar and Rice Bhakri. The rice bhakri came in by mistake instead of the jowar and he decided to try it anyway.
The sprouts usal as delicately flavoured and garnished generously with coconut. The lentils were cooked just right and not mushed up, each grain having its own identity and flavour.
The green gravy did not find much acceptance with me, may be it was great but somehow I did not love its flavours much. The paneer was soft and fresh in it though.
The Khamang Kakdi was the star of the evening. Well, how much can you expect from a simple cucumber salad anyway, right? But this one was rich in flavours in an unusual (for me) peanut-coconut dressing was the surprise of the evening. I fell so much in love with this diced cucumber salad, dressed in coconut, bit of yogurt, green chillies, curry leaves and peanut - tempered with potent hing (asafoeida), cumin and mustard seeds. And I can announce that I have already tried making it for our lunch, with the omission of peanuts as its out of stock at home. You can eat it as it is, or as a sandwich filling or with some masala rice. Stuff like this inspires quite some creativity. I'm going to be making this again and again and again. And I promise I shall posting a recipe of this one in the next few days. Let me stop gushing here.
They serve the rotis hot and fresh from steel casseroles. hubby downed some two glasses of Matha - plain and simple salted buttermilk along with the meal.
Remembering how much we had to run to burn a few hundred calories, we decided to give the desserts a skip. There were some special desserts from the Shravan Menu, sounded interesting but not tempting enough for us to break our resolve.
Except for the disappointment with the solkadhi and the modak covers being somewhat undercooked, the main course was a pleasure to eat. Having eaten quite some times in my Marathi friends' homes, I know that the tastes and flavours were authentic without adding the ubiquitous ginger-garlic paste and garam masala in everything.
Service was attentive and quick. But alas, there was a hair in one of the small bowls and the waiter without noticing continued to pour a gravy into it - resulting in wasting a whole portion of the gravy, realising only after I pointed it out to him. The restaurant was pretty crowded and bustling, mostly a Maharashtrian crowd as I understood.
I would like to point out that the damages indicated in the Times Food Guide 2007 are not at all accurate and the actual rates exclusive of desserts and alcohol is just about double that, with almost a 25% tax levied (this includes VAT plus service charges).
While the food was good, the ambience is too noisy and music a tad loud for our liking, it is surely worth a one time visit to sample authentic Maharashtrian food, both for the non-Marathi Bombayite and people visiting from around the country.
Please check out their menu on the website to know more about the chicken / meat / fish dishes served.
Ratings
Ambience - 2.5/5
Service - 3.5/5
Food - 3.5/5
VFM- 3.5/5
Details:
Diva Maharashtracha
Marathi Cuisine Unlimited
Near Hinduja Hospital, Shivaji Park,
Mumbai-400016
Tel- +91-22-24440202/0707
Website: http://www.divamarashtracha.com/
Aug 16, 2007
"Tu Tu TuTu Tuuu Tu Tutu"
Diva Maharashtra! I argued against going there but thanks to a friend who insisted that we experience the food in this joint. We were welcomed with a 'tuturi' which plays when the door is opened or probably when it shuts - or there is a button which the 'darbaan' presses when you are about to get in :-) I kept guessing... The food is DELICIOUS! I had never experienced such Maharashtrian fare. From solkadi to the mutton starters to spicy main course dishes and desserts (everything was tasteful to the core) except the names that are hard to remember and service delays! But that was covered by a very friendly gesture - A screwdriver on Independence Day .......Get the point....NO....HEAD THERE ON DRY DAYS :-))))
Aug 13, 2007
good food and overpriced liqour...
the third in the series of ethnic restaurants owned and managed by Dr. Suhas Awchat had been on a must-visit list since the time it opened.
enter restaurant....and be welcomed by the sound of tutari (chhatrapati shivaji maharaj style)..........hear it each time someone enters if u r seated near the entrance.....
an ostentatious ambience makes one very aware of the fact that the place is out to take you on a journey through the interiors of Maharashtra and allow you to savour a true and delectable Maharashtrian cuisine.
The table is set with an assortment of 'thecha -- ahh-so-hot-as-should-be, lasunachi chatni, and an awesome raw mango pickle'.
The captain of the restaurant was way too helpful in picking out the best suitable to out palates. Wanting to binge on spicy food, we started with the fried murdoshi ( a long fish with a central bone, soft at the centre, and crispy on the outside was very appealing, Rs. 199). We quickly moved on to the main course; a chicken delicacy flavoured with spices, nagpur style. We were promised its spiciness and so it was delivered. A dark brown gravy conspicuously reminiscing of its hot content with tender chicken pieces well catered to our spicy spot (Rs. 199)_Eaten with chapati (Rs. 19) and bhakri (29). Finally, we finished it off with kolambi khichadi (Rs. 149). One last spicy dish ended all the spiciness that we could digest in a day. Supremely well flavoured basmati rice and prawns embedded in it was a near-perfect ending.
We skipped the deserts which comprised puran-poil/khrvas/doodhi halwa/shrikhand/baasondi.
Alcohol was priced at Rs. 180 per 60 ml. for McDowel No. 1 and Rs. 240/- for a margharita (which was a disappointingly small portion).
It is definitely a must visit for non-vegetarions. For veggie-lovers, theres a special 'shravan-month' menu to be up soon.
P.S. Dr. Suhar Awchat (propriter of the restaurant) personally cared to visit each and every table to spread the word of his ventures.