Village The Soul Of India — Restaurant in Mumbai

Village – The Soul Of India the place is exactly how the name is from the food till its Ambiance the place gives a vibe of an Traditional Indian Village more concentration towards the Rajasthani Style. The Place is quite Big and Enjoyable cause of the things to do over there besides eating. The have a Live puppet show on the stage overlooking the entire crowd, They also have a live Gola Stand ( ICE Stick ) along with a Tattoo Studio. They also have a different options of Seating too, like the Broken Car sitting, Tent Style sitting, A dance floor and a few more options too.

Coming to the Food section This restaurant is purely a Buffet style Restaurant where in they serve you different types of starters at your table as many time you want but for the Main course and Sweet-dish you have to go to the Self-serving counter.

Among the starters I had tried 3 different types. The first was the Tandoori Aloo, an age old dish prepared with the spicy marination cooked over a Charcoal tandoor. The dish was nice with a burnt outer layer coving the soft mini potatoes. It was a good preparation but lacked a little bit of the taste in the spiciness, Still it was a delight to have it.

Second Dish was the Dhai Chat again an old dish in the Chat industry. This was basically a Seva Puri Dish served along with Dhai mixed in it. I liked this dish a lot mostly because of the burst different flavors you get in your mouth also along with a soft and crispy bite to it too. The Main Enhancer of the Dish was the Green Chutney that went very well with the Dhai Chat. I overall liked this dish a lot and would recommend you to try it.

My last starter was the Sabudana Wade. This dish was not that appealing mostly because it was a bit oily and the taste of the dish was soaked by the oil. Even after dapping it with the tissue the dish was still oily that’s why I just had a bit of it but not that appealing.

Later on, I went for the Main course. First, I tried the Chole Kulche. This dish was very tasty and Filling Especially the Butter on the kulche was the boots to the taste of the Entire dish. The chole was well marinated and cooked with the aroma of spices all the way. The kulche was cooked over a clay tandoor which was crispy and tender .

Then Just for the change of Taste I tried the Panner Makhai. A nice buttery dish cooked in a heavy cream along with very little spices. The Texture of the dish was very appealing which resulted in enhancing the taste of the dish. I tried this dish with Kulche and roti both.

The Last I had was the Gulab Jamun for feeding my Sweet tooth. The best part of the dish was that it was juicy and hot they way I like it. This was the best dish I had over a long time in the sweet dish section And I recommend you to try this...

I would like to revise the stars due to my recent experience in new village located in growel 101 kandivali east. Earlier i had a great experience in kandivali west but this time was not actually very happy happy experience. We used to celebrate small functions with them often. This time we went for a birthday celebration of 16 17 people. They charge 2500 extra for the some 300 baloons decoration for the birthday. Baloons were good but it spoiled the mood when saw the birthday board it could be muchh better. They need to basically stop earning cutting mentality as some times saving money by cutting edges in outsourcing the decoration will not take you somewhere in future. The food was also kind of ok when we visited on tuesday. The starters were oily. The new food addition like pizza pasta garlic bread is good but they dont serve garlic breads without cheez. How can u think of such things. Its not that the cheez is not available as mini pizzas r served on the same counters. This is another example of cutting mentality. The main course was ok as sabzi like chhole, handi etc were good but paneer sabzi was very blend without ne taste. I doubt how would be the jain sabzi when a normal paneer sabzi was very blend. Chaat counter was good serving pani puri sevpuri ragda poori etc. Paavbhaji nd Dosas are also served but paav bhaji was not worth it. Dosas were nice. Soft drink counter serving jaljira nd lemonade and golas was ok as few times felt that the lemonade was not having lemon it self nd was only made of sugar. But had a last glass at very end of the visit and it was good so felt it was one of the case. Dezzert counter serving maalpua and rasgulla and shrikhand were good. One of relative complained about the quality of shrikhand as it was tasting bit odd. Earlier village had good entertsinment options like horse kathputli and kathputli dance etc but here i think they only have a dj. It becomes very noisy in a suchh a small place of area. On an overall it was not a Very Amazing experience as it used to be earlier till now but would say it is ok ok type as had some good as well as bad experience. It could have been much better if small things are taken care off as neways they are charging 550 for a dinner...

Village - The Soul of India!

The Village, is a chain of restaurants located all over India. The decor of the restaurants is that of a traditional village style, very colourful and vibrant, cool and happening vibes, beautiful ambience, with hanging hand made dolls and puppets, hanging lanterns, low seating, people selling bangles and all, the astrologer, the taro card reader, the puppet show, live dj, people in colourful clothes roaming with decorative cycles, selling tea and chole bhature etc.

The restaurant is famous for their vegetarian buffet, featuring stalls from different states, where you can see them cooking your food live, from all over the country from Gujarati, Maharashtrian, Panjabi, North Indian, South Indian and Fast food to street food. Starting from welcome drinks, soup, starters, main course to desserts, ice creams to parting shot gola; there was a fairly decent choice of items to choose from. Very hygienic place, food is good, staff is courteous and service is prompt. All for a merely Rs 670₹.

Had been here on 14th February, as we were invited to attend a birthday celebration of one of our relatives. As they say, it’s not just a restaurant, it’s an amazing experience, so head here with your family and friends and enjoy this unique experience!

Timings of Village - The Soul of India; 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM 4 PM - 6:30...