Surekha

Address: Ghodbunder road,
left side when travelling from Thane to Ghodbunder

Price: 250-400

Where do you go when you are struck with a craving for homestyle Malvani food? You curse the Gods for not being born in a Malvani family and then you either find a friend from the Malvan whose mother/grandmother is willing to feed freeloaders or you head to a little place called Hotel Surekha on the Ghodbunder road.

The chicken curry here is made in malvani style and is really spicy ( you will have to tell them to make it less spicy if you want to play it safe). Their gavti (desi) chicken curry is out of this world and tastes superlative along with the hot and freshly prepared bhakri. Please try the prawn fry and fish (pomfret) fry covered with spicy masala and fried garlic pods. You wont regret it, and as bonus you will be immune to vampire attacks.

So what if you were not born in a Malvani family. Surekha makes up for that misfortune and serves up food which any Malvani family will be proud to proclaim as the real authentic deal and makes you come back again.

PS: This is a strictly no booze affair run by a small family. You can drink outside the hotel though, and they will bring the hors d'oeuvre out for you. You also get a good view of the creek and mountains around it, if you are here during daylight