Thats what Gulshan is. This place has been there for i don't know how long, but it has made a very nice reputation for itself, especially among the college crowd of Welingkars and Ruia. A very down to earth place with reasonable prices and great food. What more could one ask for? Its located right besides Welingkars college and is at a walking distance from both dadar and matunga(central) stations.
There is nothing special about the ambiance of this place, but theres nothing bad about it either. If anything i would say it feels a bit cramped up. They've tried to fit in more seats than they can accommodate, and although in the end they've been able to fit the 10 extra people, it all feels a bit squeezed up and uncomfortable. The waiters are generally helpful but some of them might(and at least one of them will) turn hostile every once in a while. And some of them do have attention deficiency. The last time i visited this place, there were times that i had to place my order twice or the waiter got something totally different than what i had ordered. In general the food doesn't take much time to arrive, but if you're ordering chinese it might take a while. So be wary of that if you go there after fasting for a month ;)
As far as food goes, i don't have many complaints about this place. Not that i don't have any complaints, they're just not that many compared to the other aspects of this place. Most of the stuff that you get here can range from decent to very good, and only if you order something really weird(like the chicken stew rice gabo ordered), then you might be disappointed. The chinese that you get at this place is really good. Try the gulshan special, or any of the triple rice varieties. In particular try the triple rice with roasted chicken. Its delectable. Don't try the crispy chicken, and if you've had this before, then this goes out specially to you. Don't try it. They've turned a good dish into a very bad one. Its less chicken and more about the crispy coating. Maybe they took the wrong leaf out of KFC's book(of wrong leaves. That place cannot get anything right). The real hero of this place is the kheema pav. Every place has that one special dish which is the main selling factor for that place. For Gulshan, its their kheema pav. You can get much better chinese elsewhere, but the kheema pav doesn't have that many rivals. For 120 bucks, You get a handi full of kheema and 4 pavs and you're set for the day. The only bad thing about it is that its really oily. But given the awesome taste, thats excusable. Other dishes include biryanis, sandwiches, moghlai dishes and desserts. All of them are pretty decent and except for a few disappointing ones, non of then will leave you dissatisfied.
Overall i would say its one of my favorite joints to hang out with friends. The ambiance is decent. The prices are reasonable. And the food is great. If you're in a college, then theres no better place to have right besides the college building. And i really envy the welingkar and ruia crowd for that. If you ever happen to be in matunga for any reason, and if you're stomach isn't packed to the brim with food, then i would highly recommend going to this place. If nothing, parcel a handi of kheema pav and feast on it whenever you're hungry. Its totally worth it.
-Mambo
its simply an awesome place :)
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