Rainforest Resto-Bar, Kurla West

Hello Foodies!

This weekend the 2FoodFreaks are reviewing Rainforest Resto-bar. Rainforest is a jungle themed restaurant & bar situated in many places across Mumbai & Navi Mumbai. It has dark interior with trees and a mini river mimicking the look of a Amazonian Rainforests. The interiors are very different than what we see in other restaurants.

Their menu has a lot of dishes that belong to different cuisines such as North Indian, Sea Food, Mughlai, Italian and Chinese. We had a tough time while deciding what to order because of their extensive menu. But we narrowed down to a few classics. Let’s see what we ordered!

Drinks: [Mocktails]

1.      Mango Delight: This mocktail comes in a tall glass with an ombre of yellow and blue liquids. The presentation is really cool. The name says it’s a mango based drink but it also has orange juice in it. This mocktail was delicious and refreshing to drink.

2.      Blush on Ice: This was the best among all the mocktails we had, as you can see from the pictures. The mocktail tasted just as awesome as it looks. The different colours corresponded to different flavours. Overall, the taste was really delicious!

3.      Rainforest Fantasy: We wanted to try this mocktail since it said it has vanilla ice cream in it. But we would only taste the vanilla essence in it. The drink was a deep red coloured one with no visible ice cream. It was okay. It paled in comparison to the other mocktails we had.

4.      Go Banana: We don’t know why they have included this in the mocktail section when clearly this is a banana milkshake. It is quite expensive for it being just plain milkshake. It is served in a Margarita glass. Even this was an average drink.

Food:

Starters: As we already mentioned that they have a huge menu even for starters, we decided to opt for a platter since it covers a lot of different starters and the quantity would be less.

Mix non veg platter had the following items:

1.      Chicken Tangdi Kebab: Now the best thing about this was this one was not covered in a typical red masala which normally other restaurants serve. It was marinated in a different sauce. The taste was really good. The chicken was cooked to perfection. The meat had a lot of flavours and yet was juicy enough to eat.

2.      Mutton Seekh Kebab: This seekh kebab met our expectations. It tasted delicious and along with the green chutney, it even tasted better. The seekh kebab was soft and smooth.

3.      Tandori Prawns: The prawns were coated with the red tandoori masala. It was properly grilled. The size of the prawns was decent, not too big not too small. This did have a slight fishy after taste to it. But overall, it was a good sea food starter!

4.      Chicken Tikka: As we know chicken tikkas are boneless pieces of chicken coated with red tandoori masala and grilled in a tandoor. This was the same and we enjoyed it.

5.      Chicken Kali Miri Tikka: These tikkas were long pieces of chicken in a white sauce. It did not taste spicy but it was a wee bit sweet. It had a hint of kali miri i.e. black pepper. But we assumed it to be a spicier version of chicken tikka. It wasn’t bad, but we did not like it as much as other starters.

6.      Chicken Pahadi Tikka: This was a green coloured chicken starter which had a kind of herb taste to it. We loved this starter as it was juicy, soft and succulent.

7.      Fish Tikka: The masala of prawn tikka and fish tikka was exactly the same. The only difference was the fish that they used.  It was a decent starter as well.

8.      Kurkure Cheese Kebab: This was not a part of a non-veg platter. It was veg starter, but we requested them to include it in our platter. These kebabs had very crispy coating and the filling was made of potatoes and cheese. We could majorly taste the potatoes and hence it was slightly disappointing. They should add more cheese to this kebab!

9.      Kung Pao Chicken: This was the best Kung Pao Chicken we ever had. It had the right balance of flavours like sweet, spicy and tangy. This dish was really awesome. We did try the Kung Pao chicken from different restaurants but this one topped the list. One minor thing we noticed in this dish was it was a wee bit salty.

Main Course:

1.      Murgh Musallam with Garlic Butter Naan and Rumali Roti: The Murgh Musallam gravy was served with a small portion of rice. The gravy had boneless pieces of chicken and decorated with boiled eggs. The gravy was delicious but it lacked a bit of spiciness to it. Had it been a bit more spicy, it would have been lip-smacking! The garlic butter naan needs a bit of fine tuning. We could not taste the garlic in the naan. Rumali roti wasn’t as soft either. They should work on their breads.

Desserts

1. Rocky Nutty Chocolate Bites with Almond Praline Ice cream: This dessert was not that appealing to our eyes as you can see. It looked very plain Jane. But it was a heavenly dessert! This dessert is a chocolate lover’s dream come true! They had small chocolate disks with nuts in it. This provided the crunch to this dessert. Overall, this was one scrumptious dessert that we fell in love with!

2. Sizzling Brownie with Ice cream: This dessert had the chance to be the best dessert, but the iron plate on which the dessert was served was a bit too hot. The result being the brownie was a little burnt. It did taste really moist and chocolaty. But we could clearly taste the burnt brownie bits. That was a bit of a letdown.

We wanted to taste the Italian Tiramisu but they didn't have it that day.

Overall, we enjoyed the jungle themed restaurant a lot. We were initially worried about how our pictures would turn out since the place is dark. But the manager provided us with a torch. They also have many useful things on hand like Shawl, Torch, Medical kits etc on hand in case if you need it. Just ask once and they’ll provide you, which is a nice gesture that ensures that your guests are comfortable.

Food: 3.8 / 5

Ambience: 4.7 / 5

Service: 3 / 5

2FoodFreaks recommend:

1.      Blush on Ice

2.      Mango Delight

3.      Kung Pao Chicken

4.      Rocky Nutty Chocolate Bites with Almond Praline Ice cream

Bon Appetit!

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