The Chai Fusion — Restaurant in Mumbai

I visited this cafe with my friends after work. The cafe is located just behind Mandapeshwar Metro Station in a tight spot. Once you enter inside, the ambience is pleasant and cosy. This place is small and ideal for couples or a very small group.

They serve all types of fast food, and have both indoor and outdoor seating arrangements. To begin with we ordered two Chai Thaali's from the menu thinking that, we can share this amongst us and order more food from the vast menu. The thali took around 25 minutes to be served at the table. It consisted of Potato Bhajiya, Mini Batata Wada, Toast Sandwich, Bun Maska and a bowl of Maggie. The thali had good combination of snacks and was scrumptious, except the maggie which was tasteless. We were not aware that the thali could be eaten by only two people and were disappointed, as everyone in the group wanted a bite and a sip of the chai.

I am aware that many restaurants do not allow to share an UNLIMITED thali which is perfectly alright, but it is unreasonable and illogical to limit the number of people who can share a limited thali. Simply because, the fixed price of the thali is recovered by the restaurant and the customer can try a variety of dishes from the menu. A win-win situation for both. Hope the owners give a thought to this!

The masala chai was okay, and the Bun Maska was soft n fresh. The Chicken Quesadilla was good and worth trying. The Cheesy Nachos with Salsa were crisp and overloaded with cheese.

Overall, I was upset with the service as there weren't enough glasses served for water at the table. We had to remind the staff for paper napkins and accompaniments to be served with dishes.

Despite the positive reviews and recommendations, I was disappointed by the overall experience. While it's possible that others may have a different experience, based on my own visit, I wouldn't personally recommend this...

HUMMUS - The blend of chickpeas and bland spices, is a good choice for times when you crave for things simple! The hummus was creamy, had deliciously simple flavours, served with pita bread which was super soft! . SQUARE PIZZA - A square pizza is a very unique dish, and the taste is much more exciting! The crust was thin and crisp, while the toppings were in ample and the sauces added the perfect balance. . DAL PAKWAN - An authentic dish coming straight from SINDHI cuisine, it's the best. With spicy dal, a crisp Puri the taste is soul touching! . BURGER - Burgers that are moist are the most scrumptious choice! The tikka was loaded with veggies like corn, potato, peas, carrots and crunchy! The bun was soft, buttery and the sauces had the perfect balance of flavours. . FALAFEL - The crispy golden brown balls made with spinach and ground chickpeas. It was freshly made and tender on the inside! . BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE WAFFLES - Sandwich waffle filled with cream cheese and garnished with blueberry compost. The waffle was crunchy and perfectly baked, and the cream cheese added a hint of saltiness to it, and the blueberry...

Visit this cool yet exotic restaurant cum cafe which is located near metro station and also available on maps, they do have variety of options to try out from, have cool and friendly staff and also the music in the background is blissful.

Ordered: Adarak vala chai which had perfect blend of adarak which is what you look or expect from this particular chai.

Sindhi koki which will satisfy your Sindhi taste buds.

Dal pakwaan a exotic Sindhi dish which is a much try at this cute restaurant cum cafe, which had perfect blend of crispyness in the pakwaan as well as perfect blend of species in the dal.

Humus and pita bread platter with brownie, loved the taste of the pita bread and ofcourse the humus and definitely the Brownie is no miss out here in this patter.

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