Woodside Inn
(Colaba , Mumbai)
First Impressions
This place has changed so many avataars in the past so many years, I had forgotten about its existence, expecting it to be a dark, dingy, stuffy, smoke filled pub filled with beer guzzling, office executives from the near by business district. But when we stopped by for a beer last Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised by the airy ambience and the absence of beer guzzling bozos chain smoking into the dark. Woodside Inn has gone through a revamp and I was impressed.
Service
The staff is pleasant , friendly and very knowledgable, especially the guys at the bar, they know their beers from their beers for sure!
The Food
Once again expecting it to be typical beer bar with nothing more than potato chips and sandwiches I was shocked at the very smart, appropriate and innovative menu. Smart because they took care of people who wished to be healthy with a variety of salads, egg preparations , appropriate because there was food which goes well with beer like beer battered potato skins (heavenly!) with a wasabi mayo, jalapeno poppers which oozed cheese and bits of corn and jalapenos the moment you bit into them and innovative bexause of the various combinations of flavours they had on offer. On the first occasion I tried the healthy Egg White Omelet with Goats cheese and caramalized onions which was absolutely fantastic and a superb combination for sure. The melted salty goat cheese mingled beautifully with the sweet and sharp caramelized onions. Even the Portobello Mushroom salad was crisp and warm but had fewer mushrooms that what I would have liked. With more people the second time around we could try a lot of their offerings starting with a Tomato Lemon Grass broth with mozzarella bread, just light for a broth with the refreshing taste of lemon grass, super healthy and super delicious.
The mains included a Blackened Carrot and Beetroot burger which was amazing, sodifferent with a beautiful blend of carrots and beetroot, one charred and the other naturally sweet, Their Pappardelle or thick ribbon pasta with caramelized veggies was also fantastic, with the pasta smooth enough to melt in your mouth, and different flavors with every bite.
| The Spinach and Asparagus Risotto was just perfect, ( our combination) but it went down very well, textures just perfect, not too creamy nor too starchy! All of this guzzled down with chilled bottles of Schneider Wisse German Beer.A Sunday Lunch couldn't get better. The meal ended with a Spicy Hazelnut Ganache which was the only average dish in the entire otherwise fantastic meal. I can see this becoming a regular hangout !!! |
Value For Money
The sides being about 125 each and the main between 250 -325 I think the dishes were reasonably priced. We were 5 of us and the bill came to about 1050 a head including the beer. But every penny was worth every bite!
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The Verdict
The two visits to Woodside have brought this small, cheerful and cozy eatery right on the top of list of favorites. Woodside Inn turned out to be everything I imagnied it NOT to be!
So guys at Woodside Inn- keep up the quality, the innovation and the service !
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