Carnival de Goa

Food (4/5): If you are a seafood lover, then Carnival De Goa is a must-visit for you. The restaurant has definitely managed to strike a perfect balance with an extensive menu and impeccable taste. We started off with Butter Garlic Prawns which I would like to mention as my personal recommendation. I am not a big seafood lover and honestly don't experiment much but the experience with the softest of prawns smothered in thick butter garlic paste surely opened up a new horizon. As the food here is primarily Mangalorean and Goan, we just had to order the chicken cafreal. I have had many variations of this dish in and outside of Goa and this one is pretty close to being the authentic 'high-on-coriander' flavor. Next in line was the immaculate Crab curry. The perfect blend of spices and sweetness mixing well with the crab meat just made the dinner perfect for us, although as a noob, it was a bit of a task for me to crack it open to eat it. A couple of new trials for me were the Poi and the Sannas. Poi is a slightly husky bread made with wheat and white flour and Sannas are the Goan versions of the infamous idli. Both go really well with most of the gravies but my personal favorite was the Sanna. We ended the meal with the soulful SolKadi which is primarily made from Kokum and has digestive properties.

Ambience (3/5): The people at Carnival De Goa have put a decent effort in giving their visitors a feel of Goa by the look of their furniture and the usual dull lighting and shadiness of the shacks that are found there. The music was pretty soothing and the place is pretty airy. Opt for the non-smoking zone if you can't handle people puffing them out. The deal breaker for me was a super-loud group of people who were not considerate about other people's experience and kept on babbling and made it pretty difficult for us to enjoy our food at the fullest.

Service (4/5): No complaints here as the staff was very professional and knew all the dishes inside out which helped us choose the right dishes. If they could probably take care of the nuisance, I would have given them a 5/5.

Value for money (3/5): Cost for 1 person including a starter, main course, and a drink will be close to 1000 INR which in my opinion is fine if you are a seafood lover, otherwise the prices of the dishes do seem to be on the higher side.