My Latest Love

A colleague asked me if I could suggest a place for dinner to celebrate their wedding anniversary. I suggested few places and the next day she came happy faced. She thanked me for my advice and wondered how I know so many eateries. That question triggered my mind & realized I have tried many restaurants in Abu Dhabi. Every place was worth experiencing & has associated memories with most of them. It gave me the idea of noting each place that I have visited, in my blog.

I am not a foodie... I don’t like trying out outrageous menus. But I love trying places. For every special occasion, I prefer having an unexplored venue, thus making the experience unique. Rags is equally enthusiastic and the credit of finding the places goes to him.

Being a vegetarian in Abu Dhabi is like a nondrinker in a bar. Difficult to maintain the regime but so far so good. There are very few vegetarian restaurants & luckily most of them are worth drooling. I am taking one at a time and leaving ample time to digest the post ;)

Salam Bombay, My latest Love.

There are three types of restaurants in Abu Dhabi, one where you pay for the ambience, second where you pay for the food and third where both ambience & food are worth. Salam Bombay falls in the last category and is sure to leave you wanting for more. First encounter with its food was when they served vada pavs for an office get together. I was not a great fan of vada pav but not anymore. The place took us in awe with its warm welcome. There are big wall papers of streets of Mumbai, the bus, the Marina drive, and the background Bollywood songs make you feel you are somewhere in India. It’s a cozy place with tempting aroma lingering around. We had to wait a while to grab a seat but it was worth enough. In our last two visits, we have tried Stuffed tomato pakora, Usal & Misal Pav, Pav Bhaji, Keema ,Khandvi, hara bhara kabab, Spicy baby corn, Paneer Butter Masala,Keema,to name a few. (No misunderstanding here, we were group of 8 people) Each dish was finger licking good and so is the price.  The waiters are quick and the service is polite. They even have laid a crossword table mat where you have to find out delicacies and it keeps you entertained until the food arrives. The duty of entertaining is then of the food and it leaves you no choice but wipe out the plate. Quality and quantity are key parameters that soothe your hunger and burden on your wallet. For two, a zabardast meal will not cost you more than eighty dirhams. I would give full five stars out of five but I settle down for four and half for they charged me for extra masala chass which we had not ordered in the first place.  To conclude, I love it J

Ashwini.

PS : For those who are interested, SalamBombay is located behind ADNOC petrol bunk in Electra Street and next to Mawakif office on Murror road.