Coastal Reef 54 55 Baani Square

Having lived in Bangalore for 3 years and being from the Goa the konkan cuisine simply agrees with me. Having passed Coastal Reef several times during my time in Gurgaon, I found myself here for dinner and all I had on my mind was fish. If you go to a Konkan restaurant and not try the sea food then it is an act bordering on crime. So let's get to it. Coastal Reef is a nice suave restaurant located in Baani Square and the place has a nice decor and feel to it. We started off with a Seafood Sampler which is combination of seafood and I was just mesmerized. Prawns, Crab, Fried Fish and Squids. Yum, yum and yummm. Okay beware south Indian coastal food is suppose to be super spicy even by our standards so if your not one who likes things spicy let the staff know they will cater to your needs. That means that the food will still be spicy or else it wouldn't be authentic konkan cuisine but yes, they will take it down a notch like they did, for patrons like myself. For mains we had the following. Malabar Fish Curry Chicken Stew Malabar Mutton Curry Malabar Fish Curry is Basa fish cooked in delightful yellow paste and it is just the best accompaniment with the appams that we had it with. You can also try the Malabar paranthas. The Malabar Mutton Curry was amazing with the delicious mutton just falling off the bone and aroma just mesmerizing. The star of the night was the Chicken Stew. This was by far the best Chicken Stew I've had in a very very long time. Not spicy and with a balanced flavour just blew my mind away. Amazing with the appams. Dessert was Semiya Payasam Kesari Semiya Payasam was Vermicelli roasted with ghee cooked in cows milk. Recommended. Kesari was good if you really have a sweet tooth. Looking for South Indian food and I mean food and not just Dosas and Idlis then try Coastal Reef. Just amazing flavours and great ambiance. Go for it.

Thoroughly enjoyed the food. After shifting to the north, I have often been let down by so called 'South Indian Restaurants '. This place is as authentic as it can get. I will definitely go back and highly recommend. Its a no frill place. Decent ambience. Food just takes all the attention, as it should :

Friendly staff, a very good location, and most importantly...great food. Exhaustive, well-researched menu options will make you keep coming back to Coastal Reef to satiate your palate. Highly recommended

The tastes of South India can be seen in it's food. The biriyani was top class South Indian and so was the C65. Ambiance and the host were great too.

Checked-out this place this evening and enjoyed a sumptuous meal. Undoubtedly, they have the best 'Crab Meat ' in town. Please read my detailed review on Zomato.