Locura

My husband chose this place for my birthday dinner. We stepped in & there was literally no one there, so we kinda had our own private dinner. :) The food we had was quite nice, authentic & tasty. Their tapas are a must try. Lots of Veg Options as well. Overall, it was a fun evening. They also do Bongo sessions on Sundays. We attended that too & it was a lot of fun.

Right on the beach but there is a wall of separation , maybe the bee will be better if you take a table on the upper deck . Any way the thing that lured us to this place was the drumming session which was really good and one big attraction to this place . Food is not so great and drinks too expensive . Was it the best evening here will give it a 60 % and that is for the drumming session.

Locura is located at Anuja Beach. It has a parking spot right next to the restaurant. The interiors are artsy and the music is good. We tried the hummus meditteranean platter which was really nice. Also tried couple of their signature cocktails which are totally recommended. Cucumber Elderflower spritzer is recommended for sure! The upper floor is breezy and has an amazing view. They also have Latin dance nights and drum nights which are totally recommended. The owner has spent a lot of time in Spain and the food is pretty much inspired from his family living in spain. Do give it a try. A much needed change to the Anjuna beach. I would call Locura a breath of fresh air!!

A team of exuberant people coming together to start a Tapas, Bar and Cocktail Area situated on the most famous sundowner lane of North Goa. Locura is a Spanish word which translates into English as Madness. The place is an inspiration of Mini and Mohit who successfully brought the Spanish vibes along with the “madness”. Personal opinion - love their playlist. Mini who was born and brought up in Spain and after spending 21 precious years of her life in the land of Flamenco music and dance, along with her son Mohit started this venture. Mohit ensured that whatever is being served to me is authentic and carries a story behind it. He being very familiar with the culture there ensured in my visit to create a canvas of experience which I could relate to most extent. Special mention for the team he has hired. Everyone in the space around Locura was really welcoming. Personally met Head Chef : Ahme from Shillong and Head Bartender : Shri from Goa. Striking quality conversation with talented people from the industry is always fun and I still believe they are the real pillars behind any establishment and should be given more limelight. Food and Beverage Review - It was my off so have to start with a drink. Ordered and shooted a video of Popcorn Negroni made up of Popcorn Gin and aperol sweet vermouth. Superb in taste. Flavorful and just missed some Netflix fun 😁 Next I just deep dived into the Non Vegetarian Tapas section. Ordered Chicken Pincho which is basically grilled chicken skewers marinated in a secret house mix. Interestingly the house mix can be prepared in India because Spain has a lot of influence of Turkish Spanish People and spices used in Turkey and India are more or less similar. The house mix ensures this dish is quite familiar to your taste palate. Next comes the most authentic dish that you won't easily get in any Spanish Restaurant in India. It hails with the name Flamaquitas which constitutes crispy ham and cheese rolled up in Chicken mince. The filling of Flamaquitas was really fresh and cheesy. Bread crumbs helped to hold the filling together. Overall must try. Than comes the stress buster dish 😁🤤 The broken eggs served with Spanish Chorizo. The way to eat this gem is by breaking the bed of fries in any given desire motion and releasing your entire day frustration on the dish. As the expert says the more you release frustration, the better it tastes. On doing some research I found out this dish is truly hot selling dish in Spain and people can eat it in any course of the day. This dish stand tall in the menu because it's also Mohit's favourite dish from Spain. As to end my meal on sweeter note he presented me with Basque Nutella Chocolate Cheesecake. Me being tempted so much for cheese cake finished it in a go and realised I couldn't eat another thing! The magic this cheesecake holds was in the basque baked burnt impressions it had on it and those flavours that impressions had to offer which quite vividly reminded me of Japanese term “Kintsugi”- the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. Everything is metaphor in today's world. I personally recommend this place to everyone who loves to try different varieties of food and more importantly to people who loves the history of food. You are in for a treat here if you let your taste palate decide the fate. I said earlier as well everything is metaphor and I am obsessed with it. Food Journey 18 signing off. Follow me on Instagram - Food Journey 18 for such detailed reviews behind the scenes and Zomato as well in case you are a real foodie.

Family owned place with delicious Mexican cuisine. Very friendly and courteous staff. We ordered loaded nachos, spicy chicken tacos, prawn quesadillas and serradura for dessert; everything turned out be delicious . Serradura and quesadillas is a must try.