The craft of masalas @ Masalacraft

Masalacraft
Burrp page: http://mumbai.burrp.com/listing/masalacraft-bar-kitchen_bandra-reclamation_mumbai_outdoor-caterers-restaurants/1831519326

Place: Next to Candies, behind IES College, somewhere near Lilawati hospital, Bandra Reclamation

Food:  - 9/10

Menu variety:  - 7/10

Service:  - 6/10

Ambiance:  - 4/10

VFM:  - 7/10

Masalacraft is the watering hole for the loser gang (loser gang, you know who you are) from office. Almost every Friday, we end up drinking here, talking about anything but work. We try to get more people into the plan (other colleagues, our friends, etc.), so 40% of the time, we have (thankfully) other company. But majority of the times, it's just the three of us drinking and talking about chicks. Lol.

Food
We always come here and try the same stuff over and over again. That's because our focus here has always been to drink. The mutton chops here are TO DIE FOR! Soft and succulent with just the right amount of spices. Also try the Basil Garlic paneer. Excellent.
For the main course, they have a fairly good mutton biryani. But nothing beats their mutton chops. You'll want to go there again and again for them!
Yesterday, we found out that one of my friends is friends with the owner of this place. So we got two desserts free. It was the first time we've had desserts here. The caramel custard was really good. Didn't like the chocolate walnut gooey cake (I don't know the real name of the item) could be skipped.

Menu variety
Fairly good. Lot of Indian food options. That's what they specialize in anyway, like the name of the place suggests.


Service
Nothing great in their service. One of their waiters was stinking real bad yesterday. And I don't know if you can blame the Mumbai heat only (we were sitting in the open air section) because we reached there at 1900 hrs when the place just opened (don't get into details of why so soon) and you shouldn't be stinking at the start of your shift at least!

Ambiance
Masalacraft has an open air section that allows people to smoke while eating. That's why we come here all the time, to accommodate the needs of smokers! Otherwise, the ambiance is average. The AC section looks boring. At least the open air section has a buzz to it. You can find unpretentious Bandra crowd (rare sight these days) here. There's no music here, so this is perfect for drinks and conversations.

Value for money
We usually drink at least 5-6 large drinks each, with starters and maybe end with a biryani. For that, we shell out close to 1 to 1.5K per head. Not very cheap, but we have so many good experiences there that we're just biased!

Location
Convenient location with an easy exit to suburbs when you're traveling from office and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (This sentence is thanks to Sunny K. Lol).


And in conclusion...
Go to Masalacraft at least once just to try the mutton chops. You might fall in love with the place :)