Places in Mumbai that Serve Beef

I present to you a work in progress; all the places in Mumbai that serve beef. Feel free to add to the list, in the interest of the greater common good.

Churchgate

Valhalla

Sundance Cafe

Colaba

New Martin Hotel - Goan - Beef chilly

Cafe Mondegar

Cafe Churchill - Continental - Beef burgers and steaks

Leopold Cafe

Bagdadi
Cafe Basilico

Indigo Deli

Woodside Inn

Khyber

All Stir Fry
Wich Latte - Continental - Beef sandwiches

Fort

Mocambo Cafe

Yoko Sizzlers

Nariman Point

Fenix, Oberoi Hotel

Girgaum Chowpatty

Salt Water Grill

Nagpada

Sarvi - Beef kebabs

Mumbai Central

Noor Mohammadi

Mahalaxmi

Olive Bar and Kitchen

Lower Parel

Blue Frog

Lemongrass

Worli

Hard Rock Cafe

Mahim

Goa Portugesa

Bandra (W)

Jim-me's Kitchen - Chinese - Beef noodles

Candies - Continental - Beef (Bolognese) spaghetti

Cheron - East Indian - Beef burgers

Mikneil - Goan/East Indian - Beef & tongue sandwiches

Mac Craig - Continental - Beef rolls

Gondola

Yellow Tree

Cafe Basilico

Salt Water Cafe

Lemongrass

Yoko Sizzlers

Pali Village Cafe

Eat Around The Corner

Chembur

Hotel Pradeep

Khar

Cafe Mangli

Jugheads

Santa Cruz (E)

China House, Grand Hyatt

Aurus

Lotus Cafe, JW Marriot

Santa Cruz (W) 

Yoko Sizzlers

Powai

Lake-View Cafe, Renaissance

Jugheads

Andheri (E)

Pan Street, Peninsula

Just Kerala

Andheri (W)

Indigo Cafe

Jogeshwari (W)

Yoko Sizzlers

Farid seekh kebab and paratha - Beef kebabs

Malad (W)

Lemongrass

Jugheads

Yoko Sizzlers

Malad Gymkhana - beef roast (must have!), beef chilly, pork chilly

Kandivli (E)

Yoko Sizzlers

Borivli (W)


Ustad's (I.C Colony) - Beef seekh kebabs, khiri & boti

Updates anyone?

Places in Mumbai that Serve Beef

Mumbai Trains - Handicapped Compartments

Here's the funny thing about the handicapped compartments in Mumbai's local trains. You can only travel in them if you are permanently disabled (missing limbs, digits, organs; polio; cancer, etc.) and have a medical certificate from a railway official saying the same. This means that injured people (who don't fall in the permanently disabled category) are automatically excluded from travel in handicapped compartments and have to travel either first or general class, even if those cars are packed.

Sounds strange? Let's take it one step further. A lot of permanently disabled people aren't really in a position that makes it difficult for them to travel first or general. This means that a person who's broken or fractured a limb and who genuinely can't travel in a crowded train, can't make use of the handicapped car, but a person who just happened to be born with one toe less and who is otherwise completely healthy and normal and in no way physically unable to travel first or general, gets a lifetime handicapped pass. Unfair?

Mumbai Trains - Handicapped Compartments

Never lend a girl to a book

I'm the kind of person who likes keeping his books in good condition.

In my senior college days, I lent a book to a friend of mine, who happened to be a girl. That book was In His Steps by Charles Monroe Sheldon. It was returned to me in a somewhat different condition than the one in which it was lent. Have you ever got a book or one of its pages wet? And waited for it to dry? And seen the difference? The pages, though still bound together, appear somewhat crumpled in a rippled sort of way. They don't quite place evenly within the books like they used to. Also, they're all discoloured. What this tends to do is ruin the book and the reading experience.

In my first year of work I, having not yet learnt my lesson, foolishly lent another book to a female colleague - A Case of Need by Michael Crichton. This too came back to me with a rainy-day story attached, greatly disturbing me. And to make it worse, a small piece of the front cover was actually torn off. The Horror!

These two incidents left an indelible mark on me. I resolved from that day on to never again lend a book to a girl. If you want a book, ladies, buy it off me.

Never lend a girl to a book

Movies Seen: The Outer World of Shahrukh Khan, City of Ember, Afro Samurai, Long Weekend, Observe and Report, My Bloody Valentine

So what do you do when you have a long weekend and you're stuck at home because you couldn't go on that Ganpatipule trip because you fractured your arm and it's in a cast and you can't go travelling anywhere? You catch up on your movie collection. 

The Outer World of Shahrukh Khan

A documentary where a crew follows Shahrukh Khan and gang on their 2004 Temptations tour across the U.K, U.S and Canada. I did find it honest and open, looking at what happens backstage, the rush, hard work, costume changes, interaction between the stars and crew, security, what they do with their free time, and interviews with the troupe and audience.

There are flaws though. The producers have chosen a more free flowing approach as opposed to a structured one, patching together multiple haphazard backstage scenes from the various venues visited, the only structure being the linear order of the venues themselves. After a while however, all backstage activity looks the same, no matter where the troupe is, meaning you tend to feel as dislocated as the troupe. Some sort of story or build up over the length of time spent on the tour would have been more riveting, as that would give us viewers some kind of context with which to follow the scenes. 

City of Ember 

A 2008 post-apocalyptic film directed by Gil Kenan. Some narrative flaws, but excellent art direction, and superior production values.

Right from the start, the futuristic, sci-fi, fairy-tale element of the story, with background narration and music, totally grips you. Moving on, you're taken in with the city itself and the characters within. Caricatures, some of them, but planned caricatures, and all the while that great music. The lighting is amazing, and you can't help but watch the film through to the end. And this probable the most cheerful family-friendly post-apocalyptic film I've seen.

The movie reminds me of Logan's Run and The Island, in that it also consists of a closed community whose individuals aren't allowed to leave, believing the world outside non-existent. 

Afro Samurai 

More of a T.V mini-series than a movie. Released in 2007, with 5 parts totalling just over 100 minutes of some of the best anime I've seen. What's unique about it is the mix of African-American and Japanese samurai culture along with some mutant and sci-fi elements thrown in for good measure. Yes, a bit slow at parts, but worth the watch, with more attitude than a lot of recent anime. 

Long Weekend 

A 2008 horror movie directed by Jamie Blanks. A couple with relationship problems go camping on a deserted beach and end up fighting nature-fueled insanity. 

The film starts well, with panning shots of the Australian wilderness. It then moves to a slowish but steady pace. Not everyone's cup of tea, given the questions it raises.

Observe and Report

A 2009 dark comedy about a mentally unstable mall cop. Graphic, and almost certainly a waste of your time.

My Bloody Valentine

Yet another slasher film. Made in 2009. Average, if you like that sort of thing. If not, don't waste your time.

Have you watched any of these films? Leave a comment.

Movies Seen: The Outer World of Shahrukh Khan, City of Ember, Afro Samurai, Long Weekend, Observe and Report, My Bloody Valentine