American cuisine: the best places to taste it in Mumbai

The American Joint

71/100 (1296 ratings)

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"Situated at BKC, Borivali and Thane, the @theamericanjoint is a place that serves classic American food spiked with Indian flavours, prepared using..."

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"Best..."

Rahul

"I went here to catch up with an old friend. Great value for the price. Good food. The only bummer is that there is a lot of rush at the place..."

Priyamvada Mangal

"The perfect blend of classic American plates inspired with characteristic Indian flavors, truly proves to be not only wholesome but delicious..."

Neeta Dam

"Had been to American Joint second time today. Had a good time there and food was also good. We had ordered "Something for everybody " from their new..."

Shivani Bora

"If U Have A Sweet Tooth And U Are Around BKC Do Visit American Joint And Try Their Oreo Shake U Can Also Enjoy The Amazing Ambience And The Staff Are..."

DrHetal Bhanji Gohil

"Best place for Jain food .....all the Jain people who enjoy good food should visit here. ... The quantity is much bigger than the other..."

Riya Shah

"A cozy small place with limited sitting arrangements. But the ambience was good with all vibrant green. Crowded at peak office hours. A delight for..."

Kriyanshi Shah

"It’s a pure vegetarian restaurant and the menu option is very restricted being a lunch joint they do not have healthy options .The food taste is..."

Ishika Sharma

"Good food, decent size portion.. so full value for money.. but the only drawback is the small place with less staff. So when i had gone on a Sunday..."

Pratik Tholiya

"Was my daily lunch halt most days. The hummus is gold standard in my humble opinion, and you can't go wrong with their Watermelon feta..."

Fay Pinto

"Located at the 1st floor of The Capital, BKC. The American Joint known for it's fusion food, is an amazing place for the people who prefer pure..."

Dine Out Duo..

"Amazing place with very tasty food but the quantity is not adequate so only four stars out of five stars. Jain food is available so its a big plus..."

Nihar Avlani

"The American Joint is located in BKC.They serve fries,burgers,nachos,pancakes and many more.It is pure vegetrain food chain.It is busy during office..."

Ashish Dalvi

"I love this place and had visited there several times as it is just opposite to my work place. The ambience is good, staff is friendly and service is..."

LovePassionLiveDreams ❤️

"This place serve delicious food.I had been there a couple of times.Pastas, and fries are great, they also have Jain options..."

Jacinta Chettiar

"Kids loved it if you are cheese lovers this place is heaven their nachos and French fries are must try if want to gain few kilos quickly then go for..."

Sonali Desai

"Small, little outlet in the capital building with average ambience but LIP SMACKING food.We tried1) Cheesy fries : 4/52)Mac & Tikka :..."

Nidhi Chandruva

"I am not much fan of vegetarian restaurants but i decided to give it a try and surprisingly i liked itIt's located on 2nd floor of capital..."

Tanmay Aire

"Located at the first floor of The Capital, BKC the American Joint is an amazing place for those people who prefer Pure Vegetarian food. The place is..."

Chirag Lathiya

"Visited for the second time,and still impressed!Ordered the paneer melt sandwich,and I have to admit Never had a sandwich so juicy and tasty...."

Pinky Yadav

"Excellent food with perfect blend of taste, presentation and quality. Ordered cheesy fries and pesto pasta. Both dishes were too good.only complain..."

Keyur Shah

"American Joint!Visited it alot of times and tried several Jain dishes. It is priced well and also served in good quantities. 4/5 for..."

Ashvay Jogani

"If you are veg/jain and want to try mexican or burgers..must visit this place...good variety..even deserts and shakes are good...just one thing dint..."

Swapnil Shah

"It’s an organic cuisine pure vegetarian food joint located across a city with 3 franchise. Their menu is a mixture of American Cuisine & raw Indian..."

Jinal Mehta Bhayani

"I heard about this restaurant but never been there, but recently i visited this restaurant and got amazing experience. The staff of the restaurant..."

Yash Mehta

"What a food joint...wow..Burger is awesome..and can't forget to state about jumbo nachos.. simply yummyBest part was a complimentary..."

Tejas Jhaveri

"This outlet of The American Joint is located on 1st floor in The Capital,BKCThe outlet is very small with only a few tables to accomodate..."

Food Auditors

"It is located in one of the bestest area of bkc Capital, that's the most happening areaThe ambiance is not that appealing, was a bit crowded as..."

Munching Mumbai

"Ambience is quite small yet nice. Service is very fast. We ordered nachos and paneer burger. Nachos were really good and cheesy and enough quantity..."

Riya

"It’s a place in bkc, bandra near Starbucks. It’s know for their healthy food and I can’t deny that. They have vegan food as well in the menu. I..."

Charmy Chawla

"Want to get something out of the normal snacks then you must atleast visit once here.I have ordered Hongkong fries (5/5) and also Mountain..."

Bambai.foodie

"An amazingly amazed place is this. The food served here is very hygienic and organic. Tried Pasta and Fries both were amazing. Ambience was very..."

Monil Chheda

"Well I rated 4 because I’m more of a meat lover and this place is vegetarian only. But it really has amazing variety of fusion dishes which..."

Vineesha Dcosta

"Best place to enjoy tummy filling veg food made with utmost hygiene and quality product. The place is a small 6-8 seater QSR kind of place however,..."

Dhaval Shah

"So this place is at BKC...its a small restaurant but good service..we ordered mac N cheese which taste like paneer tikka , so it was ok..we ordered..."

Mansj Savla

"We visited this place after visiting The Lil Flea Market. A small Organic Cafe. They stuck to it and were truly Organic. The pasta was made out of..."

Paras Gada

"The place is small as compared to other, but it is like "CHOTA BOMB BADA DHAMAKHA". Everything is perfect. Food is so delicious, staff are so polite..."

Jainam

"We visited this place as this place serves jain options and had good varietyWe tried cheesey loaded fries and samosaThe quantity was good!..."

Ayushi

"Location - At the heart of BKC, this is in the Capital building right opposite the ICICI Bank TowersFood - This place serves almost..."

Samay Turakhia

"This is small joint in BKC Loved the ambience Small place for friends and familyThe staff is friendly Food is amazingThey..."

Priyal

"This place has an amazing concept. It is a only veg but the food is delicious. We had Nachos, Mac n Tikka, Veggie Burger and Strawberry Mojito. I..."

Akshay Mate

"Its nice to see a pure vegetarian and no liquor place at the capital building. There menu is nice . We tried a sandwich which was quite good . Its..."

Mayank

"Well its a place where you can have a seat and have food peacefully, as this place is in business center, you'll always look at corporate people..."

Chirag Gandhi

"Zomato Gold Experience 3:A vegetarian only place at the Capital building at BKC is surprisingly smaller than i expected.The fact that..."

Shrutika S

"The service by Vikrant was very good. It feels special to be treated like this. The food was awesome and delicious. The pasta fajito was very..."

Malavi Parekh

"This American Joint is better compared to all the other branches.Everything over here is extremely Cheesy and tasty , so all the cheese..."

Rds_hogger

"Have been here multiple times..The place that never disappoints with itsFood options,Tastes,Portion sizeand..."

Vidhi Zangda

"Tiny place with some good food. There seating arrangement is not so big but they have some amazing food and super friendly staff. About food, quality..."

Himanshu R

"So had happened to visit this joint “The American Joint” last night at BKC as that’s the nearest to my place. Talking about ambience, it’s..."

Ritesh Bhagwati

"American Joint got its place at first floor inside the Capital building in the BKC area. As the name suggest they are specialised in the American..."

raghav goyal

"Went for dinner last night to 'The American Joint' located on 1st floor, The Capital Building, BKC Road, Mumbai. This joint is all about..."

Be.bhukkadd

"American joint is located in Bandra kurla complex on the first floor. It is must visit for vegetarian and jain foodie. They also serve jain French..."

Hiral Gada

"The place is quite good... should be visited with a group of people to enjoy the food...if u love a variety of food to be tasted. I went with two of..."

Leena Chauhan

"This place has an amazing concept. It is a only veg but the food is delicious. We had Nachos, Mac n Tikka, Veggie Burger and Strawberry Mojito. I..."

Srishti Jain

"Average food, good choices, small place not good for groups, suitable only for 3-4..."

Nalin Shah

"Amazing Food. Good quality food and the quantity is also good. Value for money and the mountain nachos are a must..."

Shreya Shah

"Small place. Decent food. Quick..."

Antik Shah

"Best place to hangout.. everythng is just perfect for vegetarian its..."

Pooja Shukla

"Awesome jain food... Must try jain fries cheesy and jain organic..."

Karan Gosher

"Good place to enjoy burgers and fries. Slightly expensive. Cheesy fries wre too..."

Aditya Haware

The Junkyard Cafe

70/100 (464 ratings)

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"Lovely ambience with beautiful interiors made up of all junk. Place is quite spacious with comfortable seating. Food is really good with good..."

Akhil Parekh

"This palace is rocking delicious food nitrogen cocktail u have must try chicken shish tuouk wasabi peas aloo tikki edison bulb skelton..."

Sarfaraz Khan

"Had a great time, awesome place with courties staff with helpfull nature. The pace to be and must try restaurant whenever in hill..."

Noel Sumitra

"I really loved what junkyard has to offer....never been dissapointed with whatever they do...specially on Thursday's with DJ ishani and Bob..."

Raul Pereira

"Basically every outlet is always identified by its own style. For example every socials is know for its own rituals aa they tries to make a personal..."

Archit Satam

"I had visited this place on 30th December and despite there being very few people the DJ was doing his best to build a great atmosphere. The drinks..."

Apurva Wani

"Heard a lot about this place and finally decided to visit this place. Resons that made me a happy customer of this restaurant.1. Booked a table..."

Mamta Kashyap

"Junkyard Cafe, as the name suggests is decorated with scraps of metal we would generally find in garages. When we entered we were awestruck with the..."

Anne Maria

"Just been there yesterday. What a lovely place to be. I would admit the location of the cafe is a little congested but it’s worth it. Nice ambience..."

Anupama Menon

"Amazing ambience. best use of waste. Drinks are cheap compared others in nearby locality. Food lil expensive some dishes not worth it. Good music..."

Madan Kumar

"Junkyard café located on Hill road is all about the funky and creative scraps and leftovers usually found at garages and junkyards, combined..."

Sherilyn Pires

"Excellent place for a fun evening..Great staff.I have watched many cricket & football matches live here with friends and it surely is a..."

Shaurya Mehta

"The only thing i like about the place is the ambience... Rest the food and service is ok... Not that great...service is what they need to improve on..."

Malcolm Monserrate

"Junkyard is a beautifully designed place with a very rusty look. The place as a lot of Antique stuff put toghtr. The old styles and the the..."

Shreya Deshpande

"We visited "Junkyard Cafe" , Bandra on a Thursday night . really loved the interiors and the vibe on that day , They have hip hop night every..."

Prashant Hublikar

"Awesome interiorAwesome foodCan have tasty lunch over hereSuperb serviceOrdered punjabi and it was just perfectEven fresh..."

Pehle_food_ Fir_dude

"A very cool place to have food. The food here is very tasty with low spices. Rates here are affordable. Interior is very cool. A must visit..."

Aishwarya Das

"wow!!!!! ,what a good service they offer last night,I was like this is the place,ambience,staff,management,bar tender all were just superb.nice music..."

Zahir Suleman

"The ambience of the place is fab... We ordered the veg platter it was yummylicious. The Mac n Cheese was mouth watering... And we called for the..."

Sonal Somani

"Junkyard Cafe ,This place totally stands out with its unique interior ,each and every corner is nicely done with various junk stuffs, giving..."

Nikita K

"It was pretty good. Loved the dessert. Good portions were moderately sized. Ambiance was the highlight of the place. Service was just as good as any..."

Sushmitha

"I visited Junkyard some time back. It was a Luck by chance taken by me and my friend :) And the luck was definitely in our favor.Decor:..."

ICook

"Its located on hill road, right opposite mcdonalds, you can’t miss it. This place lives up to its name, it’s got a rustic look, i love..."

Sachin Gupta

"The Junkyard cafeLiving up to it's name, this place is located at Hill road. This place has three sections which includes outdoor seating,..."

Sharan Shetty

"The junkyard cafeIts located on hill road, right opposite mcdonalds.This place has a unique concept the way they have done up the interiors..."

Pratik Naidu

"This palce setup is completely different..you may have not across such a thing..it gives a rustic look to the whole place..Couple of aircraft models..."

Akshay Salvi

"Junkyard is located at hill road. It is a nice place to hangout with frds or to enjoy with your special once. Ambiance are amazing, how they have..."

Pilot Foodie

"This place is located at hill road opposite to mcd in bandra. They have valet parking. This place serves cuisine like north indian, Mediterranean,..."

Devanshu Malhotra

"With a rustic ambience on Hill Road, the place could be your pick for hookah, cocktails and starters. Among a gamut of options for hookah,..."

Manish Chalana

"Crazy & unique place....most trending place of bandra hill area....when u enterd inside d place u think where u come ?? Its look like godaun or..."

Aarti(Kittu) | Foodiebliss

"Ambience is completely different and unique is the rustic ambience.Menu is overly priced ..Hukkah and Booze are expensive but the food is..."

Gurmeet Singh Rait

"Its a nice place for hanging out with friends. They had some stand-up comedy scenes on Saturday evening. A few of the artists were good & the crowd..."

Vikas Parikh

"Must try - Hookah, Palak Patta Chaat, Dimsums, Peri Peri chickenThe ambiance of this place justifies the name. The decor gives a feel of..."

Vishal Poddar

"Good place to chill, Good musicA bit of a slow service even though we went on a weekday *I'm sure yall are gonna work on that*Loved the..."

Santoshi Goswami

"Been thr on Thursday night awesome crowd awesome music awesome staff everything is just awesome. Loved u guys fr making our day special. I recommend..."

Makrand Sawant

"Here a Another Cafe At Hill Road Opposite to McD it's none other Than The Junkyard Cafe 😍This place Is Famous for its Cocktails, Sheesha..."

Luxurious Mumbaikar

"Junkyard Cafe has a peppy vibe about it. Their rustic décor does full justice to the name.They’ve made the best utilization of waste to..."

Vogue And Hog

"Nice ambience & good music. I liked over all look of the place with all quirky interiors. Good place to hang out with friendsFood is up to the..."

Swapna Pravin Divekar

"One of the Best Place I Ever visited, Couple of Days back I got a chance to Step into Junkyard Cafe and found Really a Great Ambiance,Music was an..."

R!0_Alone

"Pastoral look gives unique identity to this place. This cafe is very vast and has three sections which includes outdoor seating, indoor seating and..."

Mahek Patel

"They have a pretty big place but pre-booking a table is not a bad option. They have both - an indoor AC/dance floor as well as an outside non AC..."

Yash Trivedi

"The Junkyard CafeOverallAmbiance: 4.5Food: 3Drinks: 3.5Service: 3A place famous for its amazing ambiance and..."

Harsh Doshi

"Junkyard Cafe does complete justice to its name. And as one enters this spacious place in hill road,Bandra. One is simply taken aback with its rustic..."

Rajesh Chhabda

"Had been here on a sunday afternoon with a bunch of friends. This place is exceptionally themed in the form of a junkyard with old archaic tubes,..."

Vinay Gajria

"Delhi's one of the most lauded place is finally in Mumbai! More than food I was more excited to visit this one because of its name..."

Nishit Shah

"Visited the place for the first time.. Surprised by the ambience and decor of the cafe.. I found so many innovative and creativity in the cafe......"

Akshay Jadhav

"Food - 8/10Ambiance - 9/10Service - 9/10VFM - 7/10What stands out - The innovative design and decorI went here with 3..."

Monish Shah

"Nicely set up place. Seating arrangement is different and gives you a change from typical set up.. Alcohol menu is exhaustive. In food,..."

Sanket Yagnik

"Happening place...all praise to ajay for making our evening a complete blast....this guy rocks.....if you got a gang this place is worth a..."

Enchanted Khanabadosh.

"I spent my last night of Navratri, (which I don't technically follow), at Junkyards. I couldn't have craved any less Bollywood music and I was on..."

Nayan Varma

"One of the best place indeed in bandra... Every element. The chairs ,the tables,the lanterns, the exclusive interior showpieces, the avant garde..."

Theglobalblogster

"Visited there 2 times. Very friendly people. Dont bother you much if you are with your partner. non hesitating. Rates are a bit expensive. Ambience..."

Amy Dabby

"Prebirthday celebrations at this place. Amazing evening. Ambiance wise the place is good, they have two sections. Upper one for hookah and the lower..."

Let's Hog Some Food

"Junkyard cafe!Just as the name suggests the place has an out of the box interior.From typewriter to drums, the front panel of a truck to..."

Chinmayee Rane.

"The ambience was lovely, the food was average with limited vegetarian options. Our server Francis was great - patient and courteous! I would give it..."

Tammy1986

"In mid/late 2016, Restaurateurs from Delhi had started viewing the city of dreams as their next expansion plan. Along with them, came traversing a..."

Smit Trivedi

"The Junkyard Cafe is one piece of art and completely theme oriented cafe which is based on various junks and scraps parts from all around. You can..."

Local Bhukkad

"The food is nice.. but it takes a lot time to done. The ambience is excellent.. the seating is good. The staff is nice and friendly.. the hookah..."

Konikajoshi1

"I got monaday afternoon junkyard cafe bandra This place is very big & nice I am siting in the bar & I orederd whicky sour Cocktail..."

Mahadev Ji

"Francis furtado is an awesome guy with great service at this cafe. The suggestion for food and alcohol is good, please do ask ask for him..."

Danesh Maingade

"Headed over to this place on the weekend with the gang for brunch. Optimus Prime to greet you at the entrance , a plane handing mid air..."

The Hungry Shetty

"Good place to hangout with friends.Amazing ambience and foodBut little slow service should look for thatBut over all amazing and..."

Aditi Payelkar

"We had been hearing a lot about Junkyard cafe so we decided to give it a try as we were in bandra for a team meeting on sunday afternoon.The ambiance..."

Devashish Rege

"Well....a one of a kind place with a rather unique not- seen-before kinda ambience right from d bar area...seating. .ceiling.. cutlery...to even d..."

Vernon Fernandes

"Heard a lot about it And finally made a decision to go out and grab their chicken biryani,peri peri pizza and honey potato as a veg option,a..."

Bhagirathsaw

"Booming and thumping sound of the outstanding music continues to roar in my ears. My heart started beating loudly the moment we entered as the dj was..."

Esha Gangar

"Went to Junkyard cafe Bandra,..for dinner the. Ambience was quite good ,it was too creative ..with junky,junky ..all chairs and Tables ..are made of..."

Mk Mungkung

"I had my bday party here...amazing service food ambience ... everything was so perfect and all thanks to mak who helped me like a friend and..."

Suvarna

"The junkyard cafe true to its name, every junk and waste parts are used to give a proper theme and justified its name, loved the ambience, coming to..."

Peter Roger

"Great place to be here.love the music,decor and the staff specially hemant who help us tremendously. Best place to hang out love each and every..."

Somhang Dewan

"Very cool place to have good food and good drinks 🍸🍷 junkyard cafe is a themed restaurant, which is created from the Junk things as the name..."

Hearty Eater

"Loved the place. Music was awesome. Quite loved the food as well. Booze is also affordable....Would surely add it to one of my fav list in..."

Rajesh Nair

"What a place to go with your gang and party!!! They have good starters n finger foods.A great variety of booze (subject to..."

Rahul Pagare

"Whenever you come whatever the time be this place has always different surprise to offer you. Love the ambience and Special Thanks to Mac for always..."

Kounder.sandeep

"Nice place good ambience good food drinks n nice music n specially staff good nature helpful .....Thanks Mac Mukul n Sally for this mind fresh..."

Bobby Singh

"Ever thought of consuming your favourite dishes in a junkyard ? Sounds weird, right? The Junkyard Café is one such place located on Hill Road,..."

Rahul Kedare

"I am rating 4 because of it's hospitality. Decent crowd decent rates. Good music good food. The in house dj plays decent tracks but lot of repeats on..."

Chirag Shah

"This place was love❤❤❤Dimly lit, bang on music and usage of every damn junk to give it a perfect feel❤❤Came to know from the manager..."

Stuti Agarwal

"The interiors of this place is really lit. Some rustic ambience with crazy antiques and comfortable seating is all you need..."

Mrunal Desai

"One if the best bar I prefer with superb music, good vibes, amazing ambiance great service, quality food... All in all a good place to..."

Ajay Ayoush Shukla

"A very fascinating concept and a must go cafe. Though i visited this place for lunch but i am sure they have a crazy environment in the..."

Aniket Bharadia

"Brilliant location, artistic 'garage junk' theme & interiors & decor elements, soothing music with karaoke nights, nicely priced alcohol with a vast..."

Anup Surendra Jaiswal (Anup Dada)

"Ambience is mind blowing, made from all junk items. Loved this place lot . Cocktails , veg platter, biryani is awesome. Must..."

TheGlobalBlogster

"Awesome place . Delicious food and humble..."

Ankeet D

"Went here for lunch, and was very impressed. The ambience is great, the menu is varied but also easy to pick from. The food was incredible, and the..."

Karan Jain

"Wow! It's upscale, Spacious, caters to a trendy crowd. Sheesha..."

Yogendra Yogesh

"As the name suggests, the place has been made to look like a junkyard but a beautifully crafted one! It is more of a bar than a café, with outdoor..."

R Irani

"Good place to hangout with friends. Ambience is great and turns into a makeshift dance floor at night. Great music paired with decent food makes for..."

Kushal Gupta

"Very different ambience, they have really worked well, it gives you a scientific feeling and really raw. Perfect for hang out with friends, i visit..."

Sababeauty21

"Interior designing is spot on. So is the in-house playlist. Full marks for ambience. Food alright but not worth the price on the menu. Staff is..."

Pearl Alex

"Great music, food is great, they don't have beer on tap so that sucks. Other then that the place is a good hang out..."

Ali Noorani

"Junkyard Café, is all known for its great finish to the interiors, making the space a decent and comfortable one to make justice to the title of..."

Good Food

"Nice ambience. Good food. Affordable beer and other brevarages. Well mannered staff. Good and timely..."

Gourav Dey

"Good cafe and reasonable prices on any item. Best place to dance. One of the best in town in overall. ..."

Padam Sharma

"It was nice experience in Junkyard cafe in bandra staff was so friendly food & drinks also good specialty in cocktail witch thay make Edison bulb..."

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