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Since my mom was not in the mood to cook yesterday, we decided to order food from out.. since dad was in the mood for some Chinese and i was in the mood for something fried, we thought of ordering something different as compared to the usual rice or noodles..
So gondola was decided and the order was placed..
Things that i ordered:
1) sweet corn chicken soup - this is a mandate whenever i visit or order from this place.. the soup was not too thick not too thin, had the right amount of chicken and flavour.. and the quantity was very good for the price..
2) manchao soup - my dad ordered the chicken manchao soup for himself.. although the soup was good i found it a little sour after the first few spoons.. 2 by 3 quantity was enough to fill stomachs..
3) fried chicken wantons - since i was in the mood for something fried, here it was.. crisp wantons golden fried with a chicken filling.. the good part of the wantons is that i didn't find them too oily..
4) Kung pao chicken starter - when i asked the restaurant for a recommendation they recommended kung pao.. i was told that it is a red based chicken mild spicy and a little sweet..however, on eating this, i sure felt that it was a bit extra sweet..
Other things i have tried:
1) chicken burnt garlic chilly fried rice - chicken fried rice made the burnt garlic style.. one of my favourites of this place!
2) crispy honey chicken - a nice light brown chicken starter fried crispy in a different brown sauce with honey.. i wouldn't say i am a big fan of this dish but it wasn't bad..
Sweet corn chicken soup - 10/10
Manchao soup - 9/10
Kung pao chicken - 8/10
Burnt chilly garlic fried rice - 9/10
Honey chicken - 8/10
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One of the places that i have visited since my childhood is Gondola, bandra.. this is a small, cute, homely restaurant located at pali hill, bandra run by the zorabian family.. i cant even recollect the first time i visited this restaurant since it was years back..
One of the things i love about this restaurant is their music.. it is very rare that we get to hear 80's music at restaurants these days! One of the many reasons that my parents love this place! Also, this place has a variety of items on menu - sizzlers and Chinese, both equally good!
Over the years i have learnt not to visit this place without making a reservation because of the long waiting.. i remember this old uncle coming to take the order.. one of the sweetest and courteous person I've met..
Either ways, over the years i have tried almost every chicken and prawn dish at gondola, but below mentioned are my all time favourite..
1) chicken shashlik sizzler - a nice piece of boneless chicken with a creamy brown sauce..i usually don't like my sizzlers with veggies so they very nicely gave me only fries instead..
2) sweet corn chicken soup - an all time classic chicken soup, simple and savoury..
3) tempura prawns - a good portion of prawns golden fried crisp..
One thing not to miss at this place is their mustard.. made from fresh mustard seeds this mustard can tickle any nose!
Chicken shashlik sizzler - 9/10
Sweet corn chicken soup - 10/10
Tempura prawns - 10/10
It is a cute small restaurant serving a plethora of Chinese and continental delicacies . The serving size is big and service is very warm and friendly. I ordered pink Panther mocktail , butter garlic prawns , Singapore stir fry vegetables , gondola signature exotic chicken steak sizzler and caramel custard . Everything was really flavourful and amazing.
I recommend butter garlic prawns and caramel custard for sure.
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