I spent almost all of the first ten days of February stuffing my face with the most scrumptious food I could lay my eyes on. This was courtesy of the Great Indian Restaurant Festival presented by Dineout that gave foodies, like me, a reason to binge without a hinge (I look to say that). It was a 50% off on the best buffets, desserts, alcohol and everything else! So, why wouldn’t we make hay while the sun shone? 

And after all the trying, testing and binging, we came up with a list of 10 absolutely adored restaurants in Mumbai where, you should definitely try these 10 preparations, without fail. 

1. Chili’s 

What We Tried: Monterey Chicken – Grilled fajitas marinated chicken, topped with BBQ sauce, tomatoes, cheese, green onions, applewood smoked bacon. 

Cheesy, gooey, steamy, peppery, fajita-y…we could go on. #Instafood

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2. Sheesha Sky Lounge 

What We Tried: Machli Ajwaini Tikka – Ajwain flavoured, chunky pieces of fish marinated in spices and heated in an earthen oven. 

Murgh Tandoori Sheesha, Our tandoori kitchens gift to mumbai, spring chicken marinated with tandoori spices, peppers, balsamic vinegar, Royal cumin , charcoal grilled in the tandoor. #sheeshaskylounge #mumbairestaurant #nightlife #foodie #foodgasm #foodporn #hungry #tandoorichicken  #yummy  #hungry #chickenlovers #grill #spicy #healthyfood #proteins #fitnessmotivation #uberindia #healthyfood

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3. Punjab Grill 

What We Tried: Bhatti Da Murgh – Chicken legs reserved overnight in a yoghurt marinade, finished on the bhatti. 

#Repost @foodtalkindia ・・・ Licking our fingers until the end.  Creamy Sarson da Saag with a soft and buttery makki aur bajra de roti and of course gur from @Punjabgrillofficial was most authentic Punjabi lunch we've had in a while. #MaskaOn Don't miss the Rangla Punjab festival at punjab grill at Select CityWalk focusing on the true flavours of every pind in Punjab. #FoodTalkIndia #Yummy #PunjabGrill #Punjabi #MakkaDiRoti #SarsonDaSaag #MaskaMarke #Sponsored

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4. Harry’s Bar & Café 

What We Tried: Thai Curry Rice Balls – A chef special that is served with a coconut tomato chutney. 

When the chef decides to boost about his work.... But it definitely is boost worthy, ain't it? #Repost @mohit_nautiyal80 with @repostapp ・・・ Open ravioli, ricotta and mushroom ragu , beurre noisette , nuts , truffled cream .. ??

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5. Raasta 

What We Tried: The Gill Stuffed Whole Fish!

#Repost @lovetolivetoeat  Epic is a total understatement for this gorgeous Sambuca Grilled Basa at @Raastabombay For live food updates  add me on my Snapchat ID - lovetolivetoeat. #basa #l2l #l4l #t4l #instafood #instapic #insalike #foodblogger #fatkidproblems #cheatdayeats #igers #foodofig #mashedpotatoes #sambuca #grilled #picoftheday #foodoftheday #snapseed #foodies #Bombay #seafood #trellfood #droolclub #dailyfoodfeed #cheat #foodfest #blogger #bombay #delhi @foodbloggerai @thebombayglutton @foodtalkindia @mumbaifoodie @foodofmumbai @thegastronomicalaffair @theguiltlessfoodies @fatfoodiesworld @trelltalemumbai

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6. Veranda 

What We Tried: The Dhaba Chicken Platter – Pudina, Kashmiri Red chili, Zafrani chicken tikka, ranch dressing, onion tomato and capsicum salad. 

#Repost @thegastronomicalaffair with @repostapp ・・・ Goan fish curry and rice anyone? We tried the one at @verandabandra and loved it.  #indian #foodblogger #foodporn #foodgasm  #foodoftheday #eeeeeats #f52grams  #buzzfeedfood #foodgawker #droolclub #vscocam  #picoftheday #foodbeast #foodpornshare #bestfoodworld #eatfamous #igers #snapshot #blogger #snapseed #foodandwine #realfood #zagat #eatthis #huffpostgram #huffposttaste #l4l  #mumbai

A post shared by Veranda (@verandabandra) on Feb 3, 2017 at 10:47pm PST

7. MRP – My Regular Place 

What We Tried: The Thai Jerk Tenderloin – Served with herb salad and green chili sauce. 

Put your phone away! Our new menu deserves all your attention ;) #MRP #MRPMumbai #NewMenu #DesiTadkaMenu #EatDrinkPlay #GameBar #PlayersOnly ##Foodie #Delicious #InstaFood #InstaFoodies #FoodPorn #FoodGasm #FoodBossIndia #FoodTalkIndia #MumbaiFoodies #MumbaiFoodLovers #MumbaiFoodicious #Dadar #Mumbai

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8. Olio - Novotel

What We Tried: The Salmon Pesto – A hand-crafted pizza with smoked salmon, fresh mozzarella, basil pesto, capers and red onions. 

#enjoying#cheflife#pizza?#madebyme

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9. Summer House Café 

What We Tried: The seasoned Chicken Breast with Sausage Rice – Grilled chicken breast served over spicy sausage fried rice, accompanied with a house salad. 

#Repost @thefoodienion ・・・ WHAT: Chicken breast with garlic pokchoi . . WHERE : @summerhousecafemumbai . . TASTE - 4/5 . . VFM - 2.8/5 #instagram#igers#igersmumbai#igersoftheday#picoftheday#indianfood#somumbai#mformumbai#itz_mumbai#foodofmumbai#mumbaikar#foodiesofindia#foodgasm#food#foodporn#foodstagram#foodie#foodcoma#foodpics#dailyfoodfeed#huffposttaste#buzzfeed#f52grams#foodfood#eatthis#recent4recent#things2doinmumbai#agameoftones#foodphotography

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10. Goa Portuguesa 

What We Tried: The Vindalho – A traditional Goan Catholic festive preparation of meat cooked in a spicy vinegar-based red masala. 

Stuffed crabmeat.  #seafood #culinary #goan #foodie #foodgasm

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