Review Thaal - Bardez

Everything on the menu seems to have been selected with so much thought that you get an array of flavours to choose from. If you're looking for a place with delicious food, big portions, a cozy and scenic ambience, this is the place to go. Don't forget to book and experience their signature Thaal if you're going as a group. I keep going back for more. P. S ~ Sunday evenings they have a live music performed by amazing artists. You're bound to have a great time

The word Thaal is iconic with the Bohra Cuisine and hence full points to Rumama Roowala for naming her restaurant ‘Thaal’. Location and Ambiance Thaal which is located right opposite the Coco Beach on the Reis Magos Fort Road has both indoor and outdoor seating options. The indoor option with its low floor seating is where the traditional thaal is served. For savoring a thaal, you need to be in a group of minimum 3-4 people, otherwise, you could sit in the outside area and enjoy the smaller versions of thaal called thalis. We chose a lazy Friday afternoon for our lunch at Thaal. Since we were just two people, me and my son, we opted for thaalis and sat down in the outer seating area that oversees the coco beach. It was a bright, beautiful and breezy afternoon, perfect to enjoy a great meal. The view was great too. Food Coming to food, we ordered two thalis for ourselves, one can choose between the starters, but the main course changes on a daily basis. But we were lucky and got to savor two different main course dishes as well. As per Bohra tradition, the meal usually begins by tasting salt which acts as a palette cleanser, it is then followed by a dessert, they consider it auspicious. So keeping with the tradition, I started by eating my dessert first, the Kalamra, which is basically sweetened curd and rice with lots of dry fruits in it. It was quite nice, after this I came to the Channa Batata, a salad with chickpeas and potatoes tossed in nice tangy tamarind chutney and the best part was some fried onions on the top, they enhanced the overall taste so much. My starter included the Bohra Chicken Cutlets, these were simply amazing, crispy coating on the outside and almost melt in the mouth soft on the inside. Subtle flavors and a perfect texture, these definitely are worth trying. My son’s thaali had Keema Pao as a starter and that too was excellently prepared. The Keema was delicious and the Paos soft and buttery, it made for a perfect combination. For the main course, while I got to try Daal Gosht with Rice, my son had Gosht Biryani and both these dishes were mind-blowing. Especially the Daal Gosht is one dish that you definitely should not miss. The mutton pieces in both the dishes were extremely juicy and tender and that speaks for the quality of food. The biryani was Kacche Gosht Ki Biryani, which means that everything is cooked together and that’s one of the prime reason for getting out the best flavors. All meat is marinated overnight and slow cooked for about 4-5 hours and this explains its tenderness perfectly. To finish my meal, Sheer Khurma, the dessert made with sweetened milk, dates, vermicelli, and loads of dry fruits was just perfect. So I highly recommend it to both my Goan readers and friends and my readers from across the country and globe that when in Goa, this place should definitely be on your list.

Visited Thaal after a long wait on the bucket list. Went with friends to celebrate Eid, were not disappointed. A perfect place to spend an evening with family and friends. Set right across the Mandovi river near Reis Magoes fort, a beautiful idyllic setting, no fancy or jazzy decor to distract from enjoying the riverfront. The food is delicious and tasty. Started with salad of chana potatoes and Moong dal samosa perfectly fried to crispiness while waiting for friends to arrive. Then had Mutton samosa, chiken cutlet for starters, later mutton keema pao, white chicken, mutton khichdo accompanied by crisp Afghani roti, unique gulab jammoon ki sabzi with porotha and last but not least mutton biryani without it the celebration would be incomplete. For desserts had imli kulfi, Ummanali, sheer kurma. Drinks couple of beers , White wine Shangriya and coke. Recommend a must visit when in Goa.

Eating at Thaal is a unique experience. Since it is a Bohri style restaurant, sitting together and eating food from this unique cuisine, following their manners and principles, is an unforgettable experience. The decor is beautiful and cozy and the staff is friendly. The food however was not to my taste as this is a cuisine I personally don't much fancy. Also I think mutton lovers would prefer this cuisine over chicken and vegetarian lovers. Yet it is definitely worth a visit!

Laid back for a quite evening with friends...must be better on a cool afternoon as it's just by the river... food wise nothing to race about...the Mutton soup was good...the mutton cutlets ok bit hard...the main courses in mutton was luke warm...desert Shahi tukda was v good...would go back to try the Thaal...

¶ Good choice of alcohol drinks and cocktails with a good price. ¶ Small portions of food. ¶ No fresh juices. ¶ It might take an hour for getting your food after placing an order. But if you not in rush - then can enjoy your drink, conversation with a friend and beautiful view of the sea. ¶ Accepting 💳 ¶ Interesting dishes and it's presentation ¶ Decent toilet

Good food, good ambience, service is a bit slow. Biryani has a good flavor but is smoked too much which spoils the experience and because of this reason I have given 4 stars.

They have very unique cousine. I had taken my family for lunch and they loved it. It's little bit expensive but sometimes you have to treat your self and thaal is the best place for it

One of awesome places to eat in Goa. Near to the Reis Margos fort. The sitting in both the areas are too good. With outside sitting you can gaze upon the River Mandovi and inside you are super comfy with pillows and all. Coming to the food, the Khichda Bites are yum. But as their cuisine goes the best are the desserts. We ordered Shahi Tukda and it was just too awesome.

This is one of those rare places where people actually care what they serve to the customers. The food is freshly cooked as per orders, so expect to wait for some time. The flavors and spices are perfectly balanced so it doesn't feel like typical restaurant food, don't think they use cream/ ketchup/color in their food like most places. Visited once , would definitely visit again. Only thing i didn't like were the starters, both quantity and taste wise if compared with the rest of the menu.

Good place to chill by the beach, with a view of the beach itself.. Great ambience, with authentic food.. Yummy Mutton Nihari and biryanis.. The mocktails are also good..

Good menu, needs a little more spice. The mutton roti roll wasn't upto the mark. The lamb biryani was awesome..great location!

Very very tasty food, unique bhora Muslim food, Nice ambiance and friendly staff

Great experience and food! Will definitely visit this place again.

Great place for food ...nice location.. Beach view,tasty food,beautiful ambiance...overall fantastic combination...

An absolute delight.. It's always a task to figure out a place which will give us both a serene ambience & value worthy food. 'Thaal' brings to our platter exactly that - a quality atmosphere loaded with quality cuisine at genuine cost. The place is creatively designed with ample space, our daughter was delighted to have the freedom to move around and explore. Had a wonderful time & looking forward to our next visit.. 👍👍

A very good location. Quiet and perfect place to have a lazy afternoon lunch. The menu seems awesome! I wanted to order everything. Ordered the individual Thaali - didn't get much options (biryani + 2 sweet dishes + chick pea salad). Most likely others things would be nice. The host was wonderful. She was walking around and checking with everyone about the food and explaining the tradition of the cuisine.