Friday night after work I was
making a trip- to Andheri. Yes I know I sound horribly spoilt but Mumbai
distances haven’t gotten into my veins as yet. In any case, this time I was
going to the famous Harry’s not at Juhu but in Andheri. Yes they’ve opened a
cool place in Andheri at Fun Republic as well! And boy was I in for a surprise!
The place was buzzing with laughter, chatter and great music. This itself put
me at ease and made me get into my merry mood which I had kind of lost
traveling in the crowded local for about an hour. It was a blogger’s meet and
the table was beaming with excellent vibe and energy. It was a great evening in
terms of getting to know, and conversing with, people who share the same passion
for food as I do.
To begin with, I asked the server
to get me a fruity drink- I am a sucker for fresh fruit cocktails. I was very
happily served a Sex on the Pattaya Beach- a watermelon based drink with rum.
This was pure joy in my mouth. I loved the serving in a jar concept and the
taste of the cocktail was fabulous. Not too sweet so that one would doubt
whether there was any rum at all and not too potent- just perfect. Enough to
get me to start being chatty with my table mates while I enjoyed this cool
refreshing cocktail.
 |
| Sex on the Pattaya Beach! |
 |
| Chimichurri Grilled Chicken |
I started nibbling on the
Chimichurri Grilled Chicken which I think was fantastic- well spiced with a
great mint zest. The mint sauce was generously spread out on all the chicken
pieces ensuring that each bite was extremely flavourful and true to the name of
the dish. The BBQ Chicken that I tried next was a bit too spicy an affair which
in turn subdued the barbeque sauce flavors that one would expect from a dish
like this. Better to have something like this a little mild on the spice and
generous with the barbeque flavor by maybe doing a good chunk of barbeque sauce
on the side. However, what I must must mention is that the quality of chicken
pieces in both the dishes was great. Succulent and well-cooked good sized pieces.
Another chicken dish that I dug into was the Spicy Chicken- sweet and spicy Chinese
flavours, chicken pieces cut into strips with veggies. An average dish is what
I’d say this was. Nothing that I would be dying to order again but it was not a
disappointment.
 |
| Spicy Chicken |
A platter of the Veggie Sliders
was served next at our table and this was cute little tiny buns with potato and
veggie patties tucked inside. Soft and warm with a masala angle these sliders
were quite a mouthful. You’ll like this with your drinks!
 |
| Sliders! |
I tried a little bit of the Green
Thai Curry as well and while the creaminess, texture, thickness, colour and
presentation was spot on, what disappointed me was the excess of salt in the
dish. That just killed the mojo of the dish- if you know what I mean. Go easy
on the salt and you have got yourself a delicious Green Thai Curry that you'll love.
 |
| Green Thai Curry with Steamed Rice |
However, the two dishes that took
my breath away were the Nachos and the Vietnamese Spring Rolls. Yes we get
Nachos at a lot of places in Mumbai and these are in fact one of the regular
bar nibbles that one would go for but what was so basic to these Nachos was
the crunch element which stayed on. So no, the Nachos did not become limp and
soggy after the first 5-10 minutes of being served which is not to say that the
salsa, guacamole and cream cheese element was missing. Totally there and very
proportionate. This plate of Nachos was a winner my friends!
 |
| Nachos |
As far as the Vietnamese Spring
Rolls go, well these are any day what someone who is not fond of the deep fried
element of a regular spring roll would go for. Packed tightly in these
beautiful rice paper rolls, the veggies were crunchy and had a nutty element to
them. Served with the light soy sauce on the side this dish is delish and
healthy. Chomp on this and you’ll be happy and satisfied.
 |
| Vietnamese Spring Rolls |
The servers were extremely polite
and knowledgeable about what they were serving. The service, however, to begin
with was not very prompt as my first drink literally took a good 25 minutes to
arrive and I had to keep checking with servers who at one point of time were
quite zapped about what was happening. Nevertheless, the smile with which they
served the dishes eased my disappointment and the rest of the evening went
quite smoothly. What I really loved was the music that was playing- at one
point they even played Dancing Queen and I am a huge Abba fan. So for me the
night was rocking.
Will I go there again? If in the area then definitely yes, but I wouldn’t
travel all the way from Mahalaxmi for this.
Where is it? 1st Floor, Fun Republic, Veera Desai Road, Shah
Industrial Estate, Andheri Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai Contact: 022 30151125
