Flamboyanté — Restaurant in Mumbai

Flamboyante does complete justice to its name and stands out in terms of its vibe, food and service. Well spaced, dim interiors chilled vibe comfortable seating a perfect

Bar preps : FANTASTIC

Called for the following from the bar.

Mocktails

Kiwi Margarita Fresh kiwi blended and muddled with kiwi syrup sweet and was super refreshing.

Flamb martini : Good, visually very appealing and pleasing to the palate too.

Cocktails

Rikki Tikki Tavi Old Monk muddled with tikki, pineapple juice, coconut milk and kokum syrup was on a milder side was slurpious.

Old Monk Punch Strong hit, dark rum fused with pineapple, orange juice and grenadine. Amazing.

Pan Asian Appetizers

DIMSUMS Amazing served piping hot delicately encased well prepared. Tried the following:

Crystal dimsums Translucent mixed vegetable dimsums encased and steamed well, lite & crunchy was a good veg option.

Prawns and chives dimsums Amazing, loved the crunch Prawn and chives its on a bland side loved it, Go for it.

SUSHI

Veg: Avocado asparagus Pretty good avacado and asparagus well rolled dressed with mayo drizzled with sesame served with wasabi, ginger and soy sauce.

Prawn tempura Tempura fried prawn rolled in rice topped with mayo and scallions.

Indian Appetizers

Kakori Kabab Lucknowi style lamb kebab. Bliss!! Melts on the palate, smooth lovely texture, well spiced, rustic look served with mint chutney. A must try.

Murgh bazaari Kabab Chicken chunks marinated in cream + cashew nut + powdered spices and grilled, succulent non spicy, liked the pepper hit. Good to go.

Chicken tikka The classic kebab, chicken was well marinated and grilled, makes a good appetiser to sip on with some drinks.

Dahi ke Kabab Hung yogurt tikki with a strong and bold essence of cardamom giving it a sweetish tinge, was a lil charred.

Mains

Nalli Nihari + Chilli cheese naan Amazing, goat shank well cooked tender meat with a lovely rich stewy textured gravy, perfect balance of spices on a non spicier side.

Paired it with Baby chilly cheese naans, the naans had a nice cheesy spicy hit coming from finely chopped green chillies loved the combination. Go for it.

Dessert

The Gooey Brownie Sheer Indulgence. Warm gooey chocolate pastry melting on the palate, served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream bliss in every bite. Loved it. A MUST TRY.

Mr. Raju was a good host. Good service by Dilshaan.

Overall a very satiated experience. Good Food, Pocket friendly. Go for it.

Online Delivery 15% off via Scootsy, Zomato and Swiggy, restaurant (in house) delivers upto churchgate. Last order at 11.45 pm.

Booking via Easy Diner gets you a complementary glass of Sangria/wine/pint of beer.

Lunch Buffets on Weekdays @Rs799. without alcohol.

Sunday Brunch @1079* without alcohol Timing 12.30 pm - 3.30 pm. Inclusive of 2 mocktails 7 Appetisers (3veg /4 nonveg), 2 pizza (1 veg/1 non veg) 2 Bao 4 Desserts Live Counters (Chaat, PanAsian,...

Flamboyante has a classy ambience with the luxury of space, that too in an area like Cuffe Parade - making it hautest venue for meals, meeting joint or a café.

It's a cozy sprawl with classic off whites walls, high arched ceiling - Buffet Serving/live food counter on one corner and a huge bar on another end gives this place an easy comfort vibe.

The extensive menu runs to fresh salads, soups, oriental & Indian fare to pizzas & pastas, and the great value lunch buffets, available throughout the week, shouldn't be missed. Celebrate Sundays with a spirited brunch spread: kebabs, pizzas, dim sum, chaat & more!

While there are several craft beers are on tap, it was the cocktails that we were keen to try. They have a few good options in whiskey and Gin but coming to cocktails - there's a limited choice.

Margarita, Gin Smash and Whiskey sour were refreshing but again - whiskey Sour had that peculiar smell of Egg - which made me return the drink. Long Island icetea was impressive enough to get us rolling.

The great value lunch buffets, available throughout the week, shouldn't be missed. Celebrate Sundays with a spirited brunch spread: kebabs, pizzas, dim sum, chaat & more!

A La Carte - The extensive menu runs from oriental fare - starters, Dimsums, Baos, sushi and fusion Asian nachos to tread salad and soup. The other part of the menu had classic Indian Fare - running down to favourite Pizza, Pastas & luscious desserts.

Coming to the food, we started our meal with ordering Crusty Mustard chicken, Butter Milk Crispy chicken Bao and Burmese Khao suey from the Oriental section. While Crusty Mustard chicken can be avoided - the cripsy chicken Bao and the iconic khowsuey are something you will want to savor till the end (ironically Bao’s arrived at the end). The wholesome Khowsuey Bowl comes with an option of Veg/Prawn/ Chicken and wholesome array of condiments was the best I have tasted.

Next on a list was a specially created tikka platter for us - with Lucknowi Dahi Kebab, Bhuttey Methi k seekh, Kashmiri Chicken Tikka, Murg Bazaari kebab ,Galuti kebabs and Kakori kebabs. It was a hug hit but lamb might let you down.

With scrumptious food options, we opted to order a Half an Half BBQ Chicken Pizza /Peproni Pizza [With added Truffle Oil] and Pink Sauce pasta.

Pasta didn't impress us and had a very sour aftertaste which was highlighted to the waiting staff.

A good dessert is obviously a good end to the meal and that's obviously happened with their legendary Chocolate Mudpie and Mikado Cake Slice.

PS - With this, excited to try Amrish Arora's newly launched...

It was all about service today... never again. It was my wife's birthday we took a cake so that we can surprise her and celebrate..... informed the front desk at flamboyante to serve on the table..... there was no coordination between the staff. No one seemed to know about it as the front desk lady had left after taking the cake.

We opted for dimsum 799 meal per person (unlimited) with soup, bao and icecream.

We ordered food while ordering soup ....our soup was over and then the server said you did not order food.... we actually waited for 45 minutes for the food to arrive. But each eating 4 dumplings was not enough .... i think neither the server new that 4 dumplings each is not enough for a dinner. They should be aware you cannot eat .... wait for 20 min and then eat and .... wait for 30 min... for your dinner ..... there has to be a continuous flow of food.

One hour had past we were eating peanuts and drinking water after each of us eating 4 dumpling. The manager kicked in and finally I requested if food is not served in 10 min we will decide to leave only then all of a sudden all food was served in less than 4 min !!!! Imaging how the food served becomes cold.... especially the bao and dimsum if everything comes together.. Come on Flamboyante Wake Up !!! This is not how flamboyante was ? It did not end here...... I had to wait for 10min for them to give the bill, my wife was so upset...... only then I got up and went to the cash register that the bill was processed.

I wish I had stamina to tell them that I do not want to pay any service charges for the lousy service we were given.

To end the dinner we decided not to cut the cake and took the cake back home which remains uncut on a birthday day. It was the unforgetable worst birthday outing I have ever had.

Farewell Flamboyante never will I be back even if YOU pay me one lakh to come to...