Rainforest Resto-bar — Restaurant in Mumbai

Rainforest Resto Bar at Phoenix City Phoenix - Nice Jungle theme a bit dark though but at the end the food and services speaks for itself. Guess they have 4 outlets all over Mumbai and This Branch has been since the time the mall has opened.

Coming straight to what we had - As usual it was Beer and a Frozen Margarita to start with. Margarita made well, right consistency and went well with the starters we asked for.

Skipped the Soup, though the Shorba and Cream of Broccoli is good (had it last time) Interesting dish called KURKURE CHEESE KEBAB is what we asked for. A bit spicy and sour (Texture like a Dahi kebab) Fried tills golden stuffed with cheese and diced vegetables along with aromatic spices. Crispy crumb gave the crunchiness. Garnish of shredded cheese and cilantro. This was plated over their spicy sauce. Nice presentation. Overall good.

Mushroom Baby corn in sour Chilli Coriander sauce - comfort food for the vegetarians. Fried tossed in oriental sauce. Had the punch and flavours of Chopped green chilli/coriander leaves (freshness) Lime/garlic and a bit of spinach paste. Balance was good. Do try out.

Chicken Angaarey/Paneer Angaarey (Paneer for Vegetarian) both had the same marination. Basically this is a flambéed in gin live. It's a blend/Marination of Hung curd/red chilli paste spices then Tandoored. Tender soft spicy tasted good. A sure shot to have and goes well with drinks. So was the Paneer (soft and tender)

Sriracha Grilled Chicken skewers - came in a cutting glass with Khimchi salad (somehow missed the Sriracha) More of a chilli paste with spices (chef please look into the marination) though the dish was good. Khimchi salad was a surprise and went well with it.

Prawns Cocktail - this is their classic dish presented in a glass. Herb tossed fresh medium sized prawns with cocktail sauce made of mayonnaise a bit of tomato sauce (guess homemade) maybe a touch of Worcestershire as well a hint of tobacco, spices. This was placed on a bed of shredded Iceberg lettuce. Comfort food. Not spicy yet good.

Crispy corn - wow, crunchy at the same time comfort food went well with the drinks. It's all about getting the Corn starch correct. Fried to perfection. Tossed in chilli garlic sauce with a bit of celery and pepper. Gave the hit of pepper and garlic and a bit of diced onions sautéed.

Mains: just what we needed - Amritsari Chole, made well, with tomato/onion semi dry gravy with Amritsari masala. Went well with the Dal Tadka (rich in butter) good texture garlicky went well with the roti which we asked for and the steamed rice. Overall this is comfort food. Do try the Dal and Chana. Mild in flavours but made well.

Desserts: Caramel Custard (they have a Jain version) good texture not very sweet. Good and a Chinese speciality Honey noodles with ice cream (made perfect) sesame was the key. Crispy at the same time not sweet. Correct balance.

Overall - my 3rd visit to this place. They have the consistency. Happy Hours are fun. Beer at 99/= can't go wrong. Overall the service was good. Food came piping hot. Do try out. Prices are okay as the quantity is good. Theme restaurant- Go...

Rainforest R city Mall, Ghatkopar

❖ My Suggestion- • Refresh Me(Cocktail) • Mai Tai (Cocktail) • Spicy Thai peanut chicken(Starter) • Prawns Shanghai(Mains)

❖ Location- R city mall in ghatkopar, is kind of really famous mall in central side of Mumbai.(4.5/5)

❖ Theme- Made a proper jungle kind of theme, Really innovative theme I must say. (4.5/5)

❖ Ambience- Theme has perfect matching of the ambience. Interiors got a proper proper jungle look which was needed. If you are in the restaurant then you won’t believe that you are seating in the mall. As soon as you enter inside you can hear a waterfall voice and your jungle safari starts there itself. Each tables got lights so that there is sufficient brightness as otherwise restaurant is dark. Totally different experience once you are inside the restaurant. Highly impressed with the ambience what they have created.(5/5)

❖ Food and Beverage- Each restaurant is classified with different categories like ambience, service food and beverage part etc; here I feel they were lacking to be honest. Menu is really nice and you have so many options to choose from. Having such a lengthy menu is a brave move to be honest. They have mainly north Indian, Chinese and Italian food. Good that being a desi theme and look of the restaurant they have kept lot of non Indian dishes. Beverages were winner here compared to food of the restaurant. Perfect flavouring, good balancing and nice garnishes all of these were spot on in the cocktails which we had. Food wise I was really disappointed to be honest. Taste, garnished, flavours were missing in many of the food dishes.(3/5)

Beverages- • REFRESH ME (Cocktail) - white wine and vodka based refreshing cocktail made with cucumber, mint, lime juice, basil (Muddles) and dash of green apple syrup. Can say a refreshing start to your meal.(4.5/5)

• MAI TAI (Cocktail) - A perfect classical cocktail had pineapple juice, curacao, white rum, dark rum and lime. Nothing can go wrong in this I feel.(5/5)

Food- • PAYE DA SHORBA (Soup) - An Indian version of broth made with Indian spices, mutton and made little spicy to the perfection. Always love the paya/broth kind of soups sp as soon as I saw I ordered it. It was nice and flavoursome with good amount of mutton stock, was little spicy though.(4.5/5)

❖ To sum up- When we have food right at any place,everything turns out to be right I feel. If they work on the food they might be perfect. I am saying on the experience what I had but it’s always understood and taken in consideration as a chef or a team can have one of the days when they are underperformed I feel this was the case with my visit. Would visit their other two outlets of Mumbai and I am sure they will serve few of the amazing dishes from their menu. Would visit soon for sure. ❖ My Ratings- • Location- 4.5/5 • Theme- 4.5/5 • Ambience- 5/5 • Food and Beverage- 3.5/5 • Staff/ Service- 4/5 • Value for money- 4/5

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The other day we were in R city mall stopped by this place for lunch as this place was on my wishlist since quiet a while now.

Talking about the ambience and decor of the place it's pretty much like forest inspired interiors as the name of the place suggests. They have done an incredible job in putting up the overall decor and it feels superb. There is total darkness and spot lights are present on table with some quirky lights and lanterns hanging. Hundred marks for the theme and execution of the same.

Coming to the f&b part , we truly enjoyed every single thing we had over here. In drinks we had Rainforest fantasy and mocktail of the day; both the mocktails were super refreshing and good in taste. Mixologist have done real good job in making both of them!

In appetizers we had murgh alishaan kebab which was chicken breast tikka marinated in mildly spiced marination and topped with grated cheese. Loved it as it was filling and perfectly cooked with that smokey flavor to it. Also gave a shot to Kung pao prawns which were made to perfection by the chef and would go perfectly as a bar nibble too. 8 pieces of prawns well tossed in kung pao sauce along with cashew forming great sweet & spicy taste was fab. You shouldn't even think of missing on it.

Coming to the mains we ordered for murgh nawabi and garlic naan along with it. It was pure bliss. The gravy was thick and rich having cashew nut paste and fresh cream base and went amazing with the naan and makkai roti too. The last dish for the day was green thai curry which was served with steamed rice. It was thick and had generous portions of chicken and veggies in it. It would easily suffice 2 average eaters. The best part was it wasn't made with any alterations and had authentic taste and flavors of Thai cuisine.

To sum up our scrumptious meal we had sizzling brownie and gulab jamun with ice cream in dessert. Brownie was fresh and soft and tasted really good. Gulab jamun was served hot and chilled ice cream along with it was totally sinful. The hospitality over here is beyond words. Captain Ravi and RM Santosh made sure best of experience is been given to us and Kudos to the overall management. Would be visiting the other...