A little overdue appreciation for one of my go to places in Thane. Samudra and Malvan Tadka are owned by the same management. This is without a speck of doubt, an underrated hidden gem located in the heart of the city. The place has three types of seating area options and you can take a pick: i) Ground floor having housing a bar (Good pick if you want to have a couple of drinks before you bounce off) ii) Mezzanine/First floor: Family AC section iii) Roof top (The best part of the restaurant and my personal pick of the lot): This is an outstanding pick for drinks and food either ways because it has a good seating areas even though the views are not unobstructed. Service is top notch at the roof top. Striving towards excellence. F&B: 1) Fresh lime (🌟🌟🌟🌟): Absolutely refreshing with perfect balance of lime and sweetness. Nothing can go wrong with this. A perfectly safe choice if you’re in the mood to have a cooler. 2) Paneer Thai Papdi (🌟🌟🌟🌟): This is their latest introduction in the menu and it is just as good as what the executive told us. It has a heavy coating outside and filled with a tasty paneer filling. Also it is complimented by their in house special red gravy which makes it a perfect side with alcohol. 3) Chicken Banjara (My family’s favourite) (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟): Absolutely lip smacking & delectable chicken marinated in their secret spices and charred in tandoor to perfection. The smokey flavour just oozes from it. This is their chart buster and my brother especially travels from abroad to have a run at this. 3) Chicken Seekh Kebab (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟): Another one of many which is a piece of their culinary finesse 4) Chicken Rojali Kebab (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟): Crafty is an understatement when it comes to calling out this dish. This has a succulent minced chicken filling which is a game changer. Balance of spices, texture and its riveting flavour makes this dish a superstar amongst the lot. 5) Veg Hakka Noodles (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟): One of the best Hakka Noodles I have ever savoured. Hands down. It’s super thin, loaded with vegetables and has the perfect wok smokey flavour blended in it which just raises the bar for everyone out there.

It's a sea food restaurant with good options. Prawns, surmai, curry everything tastes good. Mandeli rava fry is not upto the mark, rest everything is delicious. Guava juice is very nice and a must recommended. Restaurant is pretty decent and spacious with soothing music environment. Price is a bit high. Service is nice. A must try👍