Silver Beach Cafe — Restaurant in Mumbai

4.5 in Fine Dine Cafes, Mumbai

Silver Beach Café is a cosy two storied noshery in the quiet bylanes of Juhu, right behind the spiritual Iskon temple. This European style restaurant has a certain ease to it with is rustic tones & soft leather upholstery you sink into like melting butter. We enjoyed a rush of nostalgia as we crooned to some of our favourite classic soft rock tracks while we waiting for quite a treat.

Mocktails ( Rs.245 )

Orange Blossom This beverage is something the team strongly recommends and we do too! Made from Tangerine, peach syrup and muddled with mint, this cold drink is very refreshing on a hot summers day. There is a distinct fresh sourness you get from the orange with sweet notes from the peach syrup… a must try.

Herb Cooler Lighter on flavour compared to the Orange Blossom but still quite refreshing! With a base of sprite & fresh pineapple, the drink also had flavours of basil & lemongrass… quite a sweet-sour mix with hints of mint and a little fizz.

Food

Soup Wild Mushroom Cappuccino with Cinnamon Foam ( Rs.225 ) This soup is almost like Christmas in a bowl! A hearty portion of cream of mushroom soup with a cinnamon foam crown. The velvety texture of the soup went brilliantly with the crispy Lavash crackers & toast served alongside.

Appetizers

Tangy Chicken Curls with Red Wine, Pepper and Balsamic ( Rs.420 ) Butterflied pieces of chicken curled into stuffed cigars & tossed in a Red Wine, Pepper & Balsamic Vinegar sauce. This semi-dry appetizer had beautiful sweet-sour & berry notes owing to the wines & the vinegar. Each Curl was stuffed with a mix of chopped mushrooms, onion, leafy greens & cheese, cooked to perfection. The appetizer was garnished with Fringed Dianthus & Snapdragon.

Bacon Wrapped Prawns with Orange Glaze ( Rs.625 ) The plating of this dish was absolutely beautiful with sesame seeds drizzled on the streaks made with beet, and a slice of lemon resting on the hero of the dish which has little dill crowns. Juicy bits of meaty-salty bacon with an orange glaze engulfed the succulent prawn. Neither of the meats were robbed of their original flavour with an overdose of sauces, something we certainly applaud.

Main Course

Herb Roasted & Mixed Pork Belly on a bed of Risotto ( Rs.825 ) Moist slices of pork belly marinated & roasted with herbs placed on a bed of cheesy risotto & a drizzle of balsamic vinegar was an absolute delight! The slices of pork were very tender and the entire dish comes together wonderfully.

Harissa Grilled Fish with Herbed Rice + Side salad ( Rs.645 ) The moment the plate hit the table we knew we were in for a treat. Our eyes immediately went to the beautiful, red, fish fillet and we couldn’t wait to dig in. The Fish came with Herbed Rice, a creamy lemon-butter-garlic sauce & a salad (lettuce, olives, Tomato with a light dressing). The fish was so tender it broke at contact and the hot flavour of the Harissa marinade certainly shined through, teamed up with the creamy lemon-butter-garlic sauce it was one heck of a meal! Even though the rice was quite good, we couldn’t see past the fillet! This is a Must Have… we know we are going back for it for sure!

Dessert The desserts aren’t on the menu, but the staff will definitely let you know about the specials, on request.

Crème Brûlée Of course, we did the caramel crack test, and it definitely passed; but the custard of the Brûlée was a bit lumpy for our taste but the flavour was spot on. Around the side of the Brûlée bowl, there is a garnish of strawberry syrup, which is crazy sweet so do not be silly like us and try literally Everything On A Plate !

Though the prices of the Café are a bit high, the dishes do absolute justice to them. We would like to categorize it as a kind of Fine Dine Café, and a one we strongly recommended you must visit.

Quite recently a little birdie told us about their new outlet, which has a slightly different menu, in Lokhandwala ( opposite Chai Pe Charcha ) & we can’t wait to check it...

I like early start restaurants, this one opens at 8 am, so points to it for that. It’s a size ‘S’ place - that too coz of the mezzanine floor - so best to book and go. The whole place has a quaint look and warm ambience.

So, it was 6 of us and we ordered 7 dishes and orange juice.

The chicken and egg roll were tasty, accompanied by a fresh and slightly sweet tomato and onion chutney. They gave sweet potato fries with it; I would have preferred if they gave a choice between regular and sweet potatoes.

The English breakfast was as it should be. The hash browns were crunchy.

The spicy mutton keema with pao was ok. Have had better.

The s’mores waffles looked so pretty and tasted good. Same with the old fashioned pancake. The only thing is these days restaurants don’t serve chocolate sauce with it. It’s an add on which you have to pay for. It’s a peev that my kids have with all places serving waffles and pancakes without chocolate sauce or Nutella. But that not withstanding, the taste was great.

Now coming to the 2 things we didn’t like. The chicken croffles, looked like batter fried chicken breast on a waffle and it looked too dark as if deep fried for too long and didn’t taste well. The other thing was that the juices turned out to be too expensive. That glass cost ₹450 without taxes. Nearly equivalent to a dish. That was too much. And for that size of glass ₹200 or ₹250 would have been good.

So apart from that, the rest of the food was good and it is a quaint and cost place to go to with...

I had a reservation but was still made to wait for 40mins. Over it, the lady at the door with the name list said they don't do reservations at all and doesn't know who manages their Instagram acnt from where I had made the reservation. I have kids so was on a time constraint so was pretty annoying as people still went in, despite me having a reservation. The service was very delayed. There was an annoyed customer besides our table throwing a fit coz his pizza was 55mins late. The service was poor, no smiles at all, and just waiting for us to empty the table, kept coming to check on us for the same, did not offer/ask for dessert. They didn't have options In the drinks especially cocktails and the server was not very accommodating too. Food was nothing great. Ravioli was full of butter as usual, like the butter garlic squid. The tangy chicken curls were good but there wasn't a tangy taste at all. The lamb burger was yum though. People around us kept ordering pizza. I guess that's now the speciality of this place. I have been here quite often but have now visited after 3yrs and feel they aren't quite as what they were. The staff really need to up their game though. Service is about quality...