Recently during my visit to Bolpur, Shantinekatan, I came across this amazing restaurant that serves Authentic Bengali food with a menu that is enough to satisfy all your cravings.

Situated just adjacent or the back of the famous Sonajhuri Khowai Haat, Shakuntala Restaurant is a part of the Shakuntala Village Resort and has its own serenity and depicts the tribal culture.

Though the Restaurant is a part of the Resort yet it is open to the outside visitors also.

The ambience of the place is alluring as you would find greenery , wood made furniture with aroma of nature, mud pots , jhuri(basket) as light hangings and lanterns etc for decorations, giving you a feel of purity that will connect you to the vibes of freshness and help you relax.

The prices of the food are very minimal and they have a very short menu which is dynamic in nature. They serve the food on mud thali upon which there is a layer of Padda pata that makes it look more stunning and presentable.

With such amazing vibes and the aroma of the place, we ended up ordering almost everything on the menu.

The mandatory thali which they offer is the veg thali (170/-) per person, Katla Mach 2 pcs(80/-) and Ilish mach 2 pcs(200/-).

They also had kochi pathar mangso , murgrir mangso, katla mach and pomfret too but by the time we ordered the food the timings of further ordering were already over.

*The restaurant serves Breakfast and Lunch only with Timings (8am- 10am) (12pm-3pm) depending on their availablity of the food as they like to serve fresh mouth watering food only.

• Pocket friendly costing (Rs 600-700/-) for 2 person.

• The restaurant works on a prepaid system. You need to select the item and pay for the food in advance. You will be issued a reference slip which you will give to the waiter who will come to ask for your order and he will get your order processed accordingly.

*Visit at the time when the restaurant starts serving the variety they serve.

*Open to all the visitors either staying in the hotel or the ones came to explore.

*As the Restaurant has two kitchens one is for the Authentic Bengali food other is for Chinese etc, make sure you choose the right one.

*This place is must visit for people who loves to enjoy the tribal culture , observe the Sonajhuri Khowai Haat view with some baul gaan (tradiotional song) and some really mouthwatering food.