Gadda da Vida- A Restaurant Review

“As the soothing breeze flow past,

As the moon looks down,

As your jaded self finds perpetual peace,

The eternal movement of the waves is the crown.”

Aritra Chakrabarty Sengupta

Eating great food is good; what if the food treats your eyes as well as it does your tongue, better right? Now what if great tasting and yummy looking food is served in an overwhelming ambience, best, isn’t it? I am sure it is! My friend Samriti always praised the sea facing restaurant in Hotel Novotel in Juhu called “Gadda Da Vida”. And finally yesterday night dinner, was set with Arabian Sea in front and Live Music in the background in that restaurant.

The ambience was really awesome, the sky was clear and stars were shining down on us, the small stretch of clean beach in front was a lively scene to behold. Unlike the usually overcrowded and dirty Juhu beach, the beach in front of “Gadda Da Vida” is astonishingly clean, with families congregated to spend a night in the awesomeness of Arabian waves caressing their feet. The sea breeze was cool and soothing, contrary to Mumbai April temperatures. The sitting arrangement is good with sparse lighting, live music and decent crowd. I ordered chicken tarts in creamy white sauce and Novotel Special Mocktail, while my friends Samriti and Ankush ordered pizza, veg nuggets and veg kebabs. The food was good and served warm.

Thanks to them for gifting me the lovely evening. Not because of exotic food, the food was good though, but for irresistible ambience “Gadda da Vida” is a great visit and must too. Afterall the essence of Mumbai is the sea and if luxurious ambience serves you food with a great sea view, it is just the best to chill out with friends and family. Though some seats require a minimum billing of Rs 20,000, but most of them are economical to five-star standards with a cover charge of Rs 1,000 per person. I personally feel, a little improvement on the condition of the couches can make the time spent more comforting. But overall the massive Arabian greatness makes it up and makes the time well spent.

"Gadda da Vida"

Aritra Chakrabarty Sengupta