Candies @ Mc Ronnel, Pali Naka turned one yesterday.
We found out when we went there for coffee last evening. They were giving a 50% discount to mark this. So there was a stampede akin to a Beatles concert in the seventies. Kainaz and I quietly slipped away. I guess we will always be there through the year.
Folks have sometimes asked me what to order at Candies. I thought I will write a commemorative article on this. So here’s what makes it to the Knife’s Cut @ Candies:
Breakfast:
- Skinny cappuccino (don’t forget to ask for the complimentary tarts if they don’t give them) – Rs 40
- Plain chicken sandwich – slightly sweet and mayo’ish – Rs 20 a triangle
- Ham and cheese sandwich (very fresh ham) – Rs 50
- Tuna/ chicken jungli sandwich (tastes nice when grilled too, on request) – Rs 50
- Ask for the potato chips which come with the sandwich. Stuff it between the sandwich and eat it
Full meals (most items cost Rs 100 each):
- Roast chicken – you can choose whether you want leg or breast piece, a slightly sweetish tomato based sauce, very east Indian, comes with a complimentary salad and bread rolls
- Classic roast chicken – same extras and cost, dressing is more butter and rosemary based and is more salty and crisp
- Pork sorpatel ( as good as any I have had in Goa, not always available)- comes with bread rolls
- Green chicken Thai curry – comes with steamed rice which is disproportionately more than the chicken, one of the best Thai curries in Bombay. The red one doesn’t measure up
- Beef rendang – comes with steamed rice, tastes similar to what I have had in Malaysia
Other snacks/ in betweens:
- Chocolate/ coffee milk shake: ambrosia if there ever was one…it’s like drinking ice cream – Rs 50
- Wildberry ice tea – Kainaz swears by it. I find it too sweet for my taste – Rs 50
- Puffs – especially mutton, followed by prawn, lovely East Indian masala stuffing, good flaky crust – Rs 20
- Potato chops – mutton mince – very nice, East India masala spiced mutton mince deep fried in a mashed potato jacket. The vegetarian has green peas and carrots instead of mince. That’s great too
Note: the prices are ball park and they add tax to it. The current conversion rate is Rs 50 = 1 USD
