Don't miss Thai cooking!!! and other Goa, India Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: The Oriental, Royal Thai Cuisine in Goa

Do not forget to visit Oriental Restaurant, Hotel Mira, Calangute.
The Chef has a special touch with oriental and Thai cuisine.

The poolside restaurant offers nice ambience..

Favorite Dish: steaks, pasta (al Dente!)

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Theme: Diner
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: + 91 832 2276425
Address: Hotel Mira, Umtawaddo
Directions: Turn left from the second traffic roundabout on the way to Calangute beach. Opposite road to baga from circle... towards new football ground. It's a tall white building..can't miss it!!
Website: http://oriental-goa.com
Other Contact: + 91 832 2277342

Restaurant Name: Cavala

Cavala is a very popular restaurant for music lovers of North Goa.
Every Wed during season, you have an opportunity to listen to some good musicians performing retro-jazz and some Goan on request...
very nice ambience and the staff is very friendly.
Nice food also..
The outdoor area of the restaurant also offers a nice place to have a chat over the table while listening to the band


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Theme: Diner
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Cavala beach Resort
Directions: On the way to Baga beach. Just about 500 mts before the beachon the right hand side.
Website: www.cavala.com

Restaurant Name: Golden Eye

The restaurant of Golden Eye resort, Calangute, Goa is one of the bestseafood restaurants in North Goa.
The ambience is great and they always get repeated guests. The owner Mr. Mathais is a very friendly man and if you get a chance, have a chat with him. Specially if you are looking for some tips about something in Goa.

They have accommodation also. 22 well appointed rooms and it is family run resort.

Favorite Dish: Seafood Platter...yummy!!!! a real value for money..

Steamed baby kingfish is a treat...!!!

King Prawns goldenr fried!!... can't stop eating...!!!

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Holiday street from Calangute-Candolim rd

Restaurant Name: Archway Restaurant And Bar

The best Goan food in Goa. It is home cooked and cooked with lots of feel.
The owner and chef Mr. Ivan Lawrance is an ex-professor in Goa catering college and served on cruise ships for over 20yrs. His wife Ms. Lumina does most of traditional dishes. Very nice place to eat a quiet dinner feeling a local atmosphere.
Advance reservation recommended.

Favorite Dish: Pork Sorpotel with Bread
It's the best Sorpotel I've had in Goa in the past 3yrs since I moved to Goa
Prawn Ambo Tik with Rice
Fish Curry & Rice
Prawn Masala with Rice
Fried King Fish with Fries & Salad

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 08322278550
Address: Grand Marod,Saligao, North Goa
Directions: On the Calangute - Mapusa road, turn left from the 5 roads junction. 200mts further off Presa di Goa Resort.

Restaurant Name: Sweet Chilli

A place known to add spice to life in the evenings. Regular entertainments along with Goan, Continental & Chinese cuisine..


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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average

Phone: 08322479446
Address: 54, Singuerim, Candolim, Goa
Directions: On the way to Fort Aguada

Restaurant Name: EAST MEETS WEST

Tropical Garden Restaurant
Indian, Tandoori & continental cuisine
Daily barbeque
Live bands featuring some nice bands from Goa


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Theme: Diner

Phone: 08322276211
Address: Baga, Calangute, Goa
Directions: On the way to Baga beach from Calangute.
Website: www.eastmeetswestgoa.com

Restaurant Name: Club Vasco- Restaurant & Bar

This is a great place to visit during your trip to Panjim. Usually one gets very tired and thirsty while in Panjim because if the humidity and crowd. Earnest's is a great place to relax and have a quiet drink in the eavenbings. The snacks they serve is just superb. The ambience is very nice and even the chairs are so comfortable. You just can't get up and leave!!!
If you can meet Earnest, the owner, have a conversation.. very nice man..

The balcony has few seats overlooking the park and the street. A nice place to watch the world go by.
I think this is a must visit place!!

Favorite Dish: snacks.. fish fingers, liver fry, Tongue Roast,Pork chops etc...

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Theme: Pub/Brewery
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Directions: Near church square

Restaurant Name: Souza Lobo

The most popular beach in Goa is Calangute beach, and its most popular eating house – Souza Lobo. Established in 1932, this restaurant dwarfed by other eating houses, is located linearly where the beach ends with three rows of tables set at two levels with each table commanding a breath-taking view of the beach.

The only wall along the far side is decorated with paintings of fisherwomen in mis-matching floral blouses and skirts; the ceiling with bamboo mats and all lights pointing upwards giving the whole restaurant a serene atmosphere. There is live music with a different band playing every night.

Liquor and fish take prime space on the menu and pork is also available. Most of the dishes are made to suit western tastes, but spicy preparations are available on request. Lobster is expensive at Rs.1500, but otherwise most of the dishes are in the range of Rs.180 to Rs.200.

For starters, mixed sea food grill at Rs.500 is exquisite, consisting of grilled crabs, king prawns, squid, oysters and fillet of chonak (red snapper). Aromatic pork sorpotel is popular among the western visitors. Vinegar, toddy and rum are used liberally in most of the preparations (though not all together in the same dish).

Favorite Dish: The main dishes of fish are cafreal, vindaloo or plain fish masala and are best eaten with the local pao (bread). These are spicy and aromatic preparations and one generous portion is sufficient for two.

Prawns or Fish fry is available either as rava-fried or masala-fried. Both are equally good with the masala consisting of ground spices in vinegar. Most of the dishes are dressed with salads, so there is no need to order green salads.

The regular Goan desserts like Bebinca and Dodol are available; try the Crepe Sousa Lobo – its ice cream rolled with a sprinkling of grated coconut dust topped with chocolate. Bebinca is a egg and coconut milk preparation, while Dodol is a preparation made of coconut jaggery.

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Calangute Beach
Other Contact: spiceodyssey@gmail.com

Restaurant Name: Martin's Corner

For all those who don’t know about Martin’s it is the must go place for a wonderful dining experience in Goa.
More than a decade ago, Mrs. Martin started cooking for local taxi drivers who needed to pass the time while waiting for foreign clients who were eating at more upmarket institutions. The secret soon got out, however, and now she presides over one of the best restaurants in the region. The menu here is extensive, and the seafood superb. Highlights include fish caldin, (cooked with coconut and spices), fresh lobster, big pomfret, or red snapper.
Very Nice.. Tasty , Pure goan food which teases the taste buds.. very satisfying. Nice atmosphere.

Favorite Dish: Prawns balchao: The prawns were close to the size of small lobsters and were distinctly clovey.

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Theme: Diner
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: + 91 832 288 0061
Address: Colva/Vasco Rd. Betalbatim

Restaurant Name: Waves

The Waves restaurant offers you a variety of Goan and All Indian delicacies in its untouched versions to make you taste this beautiful country before it became a tourist hotspot. We take you even higher then to our very own artistic realization of globalization: The Fine Art of Indo-European Cuisine. Subodh Kerkar has put this delicious mouthwatering side of Goa on a pedestal at Kerkar Art Complex. And with his passion for innovation, it is no wonder that the Waves team wow your taste bud with an art cuisine which fuses specialties from the orient and the occident. Many of the dishes are new creations of Dr.Subodh. The menu is carefully crafted by the artist himself. Come over for that splash of real dining experience at Waves. And it's rather fashionable to lick your fingers there.

Favorite Dish: All Continental items are good.

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Theme: Diner
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: + 91 832 2276017
Address: Kerkar Art Complex,Gauravaddo,
Directions: Kerkar Art Complex, Holiday Street
Website: http://www.subodhkerkar.com/waves.html
Other Contact: spiceodyssey@gmail.com