The Ultimate Dinning Experience!
We're Goans from South Goa, but don't live here. We came down for a wedding, lived in Panjim for a week, and returned to stay at Hati Mahal in Cavelossim. Over the past 2 weeks, we have dined at several restaurants, where the beef was tough & the pork had a thick layer of fat- I will write separately about these places. Of all those we visited, Reggae Haven was decent (more to come when I write about it).
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Now, to Robin's Ark- we couldn't have found a better place to celebrate my brother's & his wife's wedding anniversary!
The restaurant layout, decor and spaciousness is what attracted us here. It was a weekday & at 10pm when we walked in, the place was filled to capacity, with another 10 peeps waiting for a seat ahead of us.
A special thanks to Tina D'Costa, who was in-charge last evening, and was able to seat all 10 before us, and our group was seated outside among the palm trees, all within 15 mins of our arrival & the weather was just nice!
Tina had full control of the restaurant which seemed to have atleast 75 hungry peeps demanding her attention constantly. Her efficient servers were there on hand attentive to our needs. Everything on the menu seemed available.
We started with a few Mocktails - Mango Harmony, Banana Bonkers, Virgin Colada & Blue Ocean to name a few & all were great.
Snacks- Mexican Chicken cigar, Beer batter fish n chips and hot Chicken wings, delicious & good quantity for the prices🙂
Main course- Goan Sausage Pulav, Daal Tadka & Chicken kadai.
Every item of food was delicious & later when we met the chef - Bidan, to thank him, we realized that he was a Bengali who cooked a delicious Goan Sausage pulav better than some of the so called "Goan" Restaurants & Clubs. Even the Daal Tadka was spot on delicious; the Mexican Chicken Cigars & the beer batter fish, tasty without being drowned in oil.
It took a Bengali Chef to come to Goa, and dish out authentic Goan & Indian fare!
Oh & there was a live band playing and yes, we managed to get on the floor for the last dance! 😀
I would highly recommend ROBIN'S ARK to everyone- don't waste your time & money elsewhere.
Than you Tina & team for a wonderful evening!