Contrary to popular belief, this is actually a hotel running out of the Family Court premises in B.K.C Bandra and the primary purpose is facilitation of a functional, inexpensive space primarily for litigants visiting the Court premises and its staff and advocates. However people from the vicinity especially govt offices also visit throughout the day and hence the place experiences very high footfall through the day. Service levels can vary with the crowd but are usually good. Popular eats are the Idli, Medu Wada, Misal/Usal Pav, Sabudana Wada, Mysore Masala Dosa, Tomato Onion Uttapa, Tomato Omelette and the Lunch Thali available during lunch hour.
I write this review after ordering at least 9 times from this canteen. However my review is very limited as all 9 times I have ordered Pav Bhaaji with 2 extra Pav. The taste and hygiene has been consistent and quality of food is really nice. Also the pricing is economical. However if you are working in BKC then you would need to arrange for your own transport to get your order collected. Also dining at the canteen is not a good option as the ambience of the canteen is very sad and depressing!
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I went to Dakshin culture restaurant with my Mom, sister, brother in law and little princess my niece. Goa Portuguesa in Mahim located near Hinduja Hospital, it is now 34 years young restaurant.
The ambience was lovely warm and welcoming. The staff was quick, polite and helpful. It was pleasure meeting Dr Suhas Achuchat.
Now coming to the food,
What we had:
Soup
Crab Kalimiri soup. It was spicy crab meat soup.
Cream of chicken soup: it was creamy chicken soup.
Cream of veg soup : It was creamy soup with lots of finely chopped vegetable like carrots, green peas.
Starters
Stuffed Crab - Crab stuffed with minced crab meat, spices and onion and top with grated cheese.
Ukdiche Keema modak it was mutton Keema stuff modak, unique dish.
Crispy fried bombil: it was crunchy outside and soft inside.
Koliwada style prawns. It was prawns fried in koliwada style.
Paneer bali bali: it was soft paneer cubes in goan style red masala. A bit spicy and tangy.
Desert:
Bebinca: It is the Goan dessert. It’s a layered cake/pudding hybrid made from coconut milk, eggs, sugar and ghee. It takes hours to prepare The Bebinca had neat uniform layers it was delicious my niece relished it.
Wattalappam: It is Kerala style pudding made of jaggery, coconut milk and cardamom.
Strawberry Pancetta: it was special dish full of strawberries just yummy.
Had a wonderful Onam Sadhya at Dakshin Culture Curry, Authentic flavors, great service, and a festive ambiance. A must-visit!
The ambience and music is very calming. We tried both maharashtrian and South Indian seafood dishes and loved both.
Specially the crab meat curry was very filling and tasty!
Definitely a go to place for all the seafood lovers!
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Dakshin culture specializes in various South Indian dishes. The ambience is so quaint and beautiful. The bright lights and soft music makes it so peaceful and enjoyable.
The menu has vast range of dishes, with fish preparations, chicken, mutton.
Their motto is that South Indian cuisine is much more than Idlis and Dosas.
What we ordered:
In Starters 🍢
🔸Fish Fry Porichaphu 🐟❤️
This was a very tempting dish. Pomphret which was nicely marinated was served in red masala and fried. It had a nice tangy sweet taste. The covering was crisp with hint of spices and the sauce served along was tangy sweet. A must try!
🔹Spice Rubbed Rawas ❤️💯
Rawas fish marinated with spices and yogurt and nicely grilled. The flavors were soaked in the fish. The dish was so well prepared that all I wanted to eat was this yummy Rawas. My new favorite.
In Cocktails 🍹
🔸Cosmopolitan 🍸❤️💯
Our usual favorite. This Cocktail was well prepared. Just the way I like it. Nothing can ever go wrong with Cosmo. Went perfectly well with the starters.
🔹Mango Margarita 🍹❤️
This was tangy sweet due to the mango flavor but again a yummy boozy drink. Well served with sugar coated at the rim. It was an eye candy.
In Mains 🍛
🔸Prawns Manglorean Sukkha 🍤❤️💯
This was a delight. If you want something light to go with your breads then this is it. This was so flavorful and tasty. Hint of all the spices nicely marinated in prawns. The prawns were in good number and juicy.
🔹Chicken Chettinad 🍲❤️❤️💯
This was the best Chicken Chettinad. Spicy and tasty, with so many flavors. I could eat it everyday. Just like homemade gravies but much more flavors and spices. Too yum. A must must try here.
🔸Malabar Paratha
It was served hot and crisp. Went really well with Chettinad gravy and the chicken pieces.
🔹Appam ❤️
They've a special counter to make appams. And my mum loved it to the core that through out the meal she had more of appams. Beautifully made and served steaming hot.
🔸Neer Dosa
Soft and light. Non sticky and thin slices. The beauty of neer dosa. Just perfect.
In Desserts 🍦
🔹Shahi Tukda ❤️
Fried bread stuffed with rabdi. The rabdi was so so good. Specially made by the chef. It was full of rich milky flavors.
🔸Watalappam 🍮❤️💯
Similar to our beloved custard but a famous South Indian dessert made from Coco and jaggery. Only if you taste it then only you can understand what I'm saying. It was so soft and tasty. Loved it!
The service is a bit slow, but once you taste the food you'll be on a joy ride. The food is so well prepared and so delectable. Each dish is pretty unique and delicious. It is a melange of flavors dancing in your mouth.
The servers are well trained and will help you with your selections. You'll definitely leave with a happy stomach and a smile on your face.
Dakshin Culture Curry is a great place for experiencing some traditional and authentic South Indian dishes. Its a part of 3 restaurants which are under a single roof along with Goa Portuguesa and Diva Maharashtracha. The ambience is also very pretty. The food served here had that authentic touch and was very flavourful.
We had Andhra Chicken and Pepper Prawns Fry for starters, the taste was simply amazing.
Melon Cooler was a fresh and delicious mocktail.
Chicken Chettinad is a must try here with freshly made Appams..it was mouth-watering. Ended the meal with the classic Shahi Tukda!
Staff was very courteous and helpful. The owner is also very friendly. Service is good too. Overall a great place to enjoy your meal with friends and family. Must visit!
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Dakshin Culture Curry
The South Indian Cuisine Restaurant which is located in Mahim, is one of the Most famous Restaurant which serves South Indian Cuisine. We were surprised that the Restaurant has 3 parts, which serve 3 different cuisine, Maharashtrian, Goan and South Indian.
All three Restaurants are owned by Mr. Suhas Awchat and Mrs. Deepa Awchat, who is the Famous Chef of India. Mr. Suhas himself meet and greets each and every person in the Restaurant.
The Restaurant has an Amazing Ambience, plus there is Live Music for the Dinner. It is a must visit place with family. I visited the Restaurant on 9th May for my Lunch.
The Man, Normam D’souza help us to choose the Perfect Menu for the Day. This Restaurant has a live Appam Counter as well. Appam here were best. Truly Amazing.
What We Had -
Cocktails
1. The Royal Cream - Chocolate and Whiskey based Cocktail. Worth a try.
2. Platinum Whiskey Sour
Starters
1. Andhra Chicken - Chicken with Masala of Southern Style. Spicy and Delicious. Recommended.
2. Fried with Green Masala Prawns - The prawns were so fresh, very Soft and Juicy. The masala was just amazing. Tastes best with the Chutney they serve. Highly Recommended.
Mains
1. Prawns Kozambu - Prawns Curry with a Little bit of Tangy Taste.
2. Chettinad Chicken - Chicken Chettinad is the Famous Andra Chicken Dish. It was a bit Spicy. The Chicken Pieces in it were tender.
Both the Mains were Simply Startling. Breads with this mains were well suited. Specially the Appam and the Neer Dosa.
Dessert
1. Shahi Tukda
Overall it was an Perplexing experience here. The Staff here is Gregarious. The Service was Quick. Will visit the Restaurant again Soon.
We had gone for Onam sadhya. Food was very testy and authentic. Service was very good. Enjoyed Onam Sadhya with friends.
Lovely ambience tasty food. Had veg sadhya.. There was around 26 unlimited items and it was very reasonable price Rs.795. Ambience was good.
Kudos to the restaurant for an exceptional Onam Sadhya experience! The dish options, whether savored on-site or as takeaway, were a true feast for the senses.
Beautiful ambience. Very courteous owner and their staff.
We loved everything that we ordered.
Fish curry and Chicken Portuguese curry were the star items.
I visited Dakshin Culture Curry and enjoyed the most amazing Onam thali ever.
The ambiance and Decor was totally outstanding .The taste
and Flavour of the thali was amazing.
Felt like I was actually in the southern part of India eating my food.
It did showcase the festive spirit of Onam. Service was amazing.
Though the Restaurant was packed the staff was attentive and courteous.
They explained each and every dish(as what has what flavour and what it is made of).
Overall it was an amazing experience in understanding the Onam festival and South Indian culture.
I would highly recommend this place to try their huge variety of South Indian food.
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ABOUT THE RESTAURANT :-
Dakshin Culture Curry is a mini south India in Mumbai. This Place serves veg and non-veg cuisines from Kerala, Chettinad, Andhra, Hyderababd, Manglore and Coorg in a South Indian Decor. This place is Easy to Locate. They also have show kitchen where we see preparation of appam live. Another good thing is parts of profits are donated to a charitable Institute. This Place has earned a lot of recognition Nationally and Internationally as well. The Ambience Completely Reminds you of South India. The Exotic Southern Cuisines are prepared by Authentic cooks from Dakshin. The cuisines are modified and standardised to suit the Mumbaikar's Palates by Executive Chef Deepa Awchat. The Owner themselves come up to the table and asked us whether we liked the food and our experience.
WHAT I TRIED :-
1) Kozhi Rassam :-
Its like a Spicy version of rassam with chunks of chicken in it. This is perfect for spice lovers. Chicken was well cooked and the rassam was very flavourful. The spices definitely remind you of the coastal cuisine.
2) Thakkali Rassam :-
This is the vegetarian version of rassam. Not as spicy as the chicken one. This was rather tangy. One of the best part of this soup was the balance of flavour was really good. The consistency of rassam is lighter than a soup hence this is a great option.
3) South Indian Chaas :-
This was a very unique chaas, having a mild tadka flavour this is something I highly recommend you'll to try. Very Delicious and very unique. This chaas is currently one of the best one that I have had.
4) Banana Flower Vada :-
Banana Flower vada was something new for me, I was trying it for the first time. It tasted kinda like a mix of onion pakoda and kothimbir vadi. Crispy coating on the outside and the quantity of this dish was also good enough for upto 4 people.
5) Andhar Chicken (Mirapakai Kodi) :-
Chicken sautéed in onions and spices and topped with grated coconut. The chicken was very well cooked and the spices were medium spicy and the crunchy bits of grated coconut made it a little sweet-spicy combo. Definitely the flavours immediately reminds you of the costal spices.
6) Rawas Porichattu
7) Mutton Pepper Fry
8) Veg Stew and Kerala Paratha
9) Brinjal & Potato Masala ( Urlai Vankai Koora)
10) Chicken Chettinad and Neer Dosa
11) Prawns and Raw Mango Curry and Appam
12) Lemon Rice
13) Wattlappam
14) Shahi Tukda
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First of its kind in Maharashtra, They serve Kerala, Chettinad, Andhra, Hyderabadi, Mangalorian and Coorgi cuisines.
The ambiance gives glimpses of South like Kathakali Masks, Wooden Ceiling, Chatais, with diyas and wooden carvings, Tanjore paintings. They also have a live appam kitchen area
This place is a mini south India of Mumbai and their food made us go gaga.
At a point we felt why weren't we South Indians !
What we tried ,
Kozhi Rassam - Chicken cooked with Tomato and Spices
Thakkali Rassam - Lentils cooked with Tomato and Spices
Banana Flower Wada - Dumplings of Banana flower wada mixed with onions, Currey leaves, groundnut powder fried and served with coconut special chutney
Andhar Chicken (Mirapakai Kodi) - Roasted chicken sauted with onion , spices and garnished with grated coconut
Rawas Porichattu - South Indian styled fish fried in red spice masala and served in banana leaf
Mutton Pepper Fry - Meat sauted with onion and black pepper
It was so soft and tender and cooked to perfection
Mutton Stew - Meat tempered with green chillies and cinnamon and made in coconut milk
This one was also super amazing to taste
Prawns with Raw Mango Curry ( Cheeman Managacharu ) - We have never had cooked raw mango ever.. this one was so yummy and the prawns taste crazy good. Something really unique and different
Chicken Chettinad - The classic Chettinad dish where Chettinad spices are used to cook the chicken along with onion , tomatoes and coconut milk
For Dessert we had Wattalappam and Shahi Tukda which were super amaze. #localguide
Dropped by for a particular dish that my friend said that I have to eat - The Wattalappam. It was delicious.
They did have many more dishes that I want to try but that will be for another day..
Loved the interior decor and the staff there were quite helpful (especially since my friend asked for sweet appam!!) in helping us get the right dish.
We visited on the occasion of Onam. Long waiting queue. But once inside the the Amazing, scrumptious, lip smacking Onam Sadhya the long wait was all worth it. Must visit. Highly recommended
Very nice place with eye-pleasing ambiance .A typical southoindian cusine with the taste and spices of south india. Worth the place to visit. They also have the diva maharadhtracha and the goa portugesa. Visit atleast once in life
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