The Kings of Freddies – Mangala Restaurant and Bar

The Kings of Freddies – Mangala Restaurant and Bar

On September  18th The 3 Hungry Men will complete 3 months of food reviewing therefore we would sincerely like to thank all the hungry people out there and of course www.mangalorean.com for their continued support! We have changed a lot in the past 3 months. But we can assure you that our passion for food has remained the same! We like to salute our readers for their continual support and love. We love you too and promise you more and tastier reviews!

For our 10th review we decided to give our readers something special. Yes, that’s right we are talking about the Legends of the Mangalorean cuisine! “Mangala Restaurant and bar” located at Valencia.

We were craving for some authentic Mangalorean food! And the only response we heard from people was… “You guys should go to Mangala, Their food is AWESOME” so we headed there to see or rather to taste for ourselves!

The entrance was pretty shady, so we were slightly depressed about that but the welcoming scent from the kitchen besides the entrance made us forget about it! And we headed in!

We saw some of the real deal Mangalorean specialties. And we were hungry too! Coincidence? We think not! As we browsed through the menu, we saw a tempting  Rs. 100/- cocktail menu. So we ask the bartender for the best 3! Pat came the best 3! Mango Mojito which is a spicy drink and well prepared followed by the cranberry special which was another good mix..followed by the drink which won our hearts.. The long Island Ice Tea. This cocktail was made to perfection. It was so well prepared and the taste so was authentic and smooth that we challenge a better replica of this! All this prepared by a bartender trained in the art of making cocktails from Goa.

Arrol D'Mello > Cocktail maestro with his creations

Prawn Ghee Roast

Squid Tava Masala

Veg Biryani

Chicken Freddie

All that drinking had made us hungry! So we choose to eat the Paneer Mushroom Chilly, Squid Tava Masala and Prawns Ghee roast! Along with some sannas and appams for a kick start!

These dishes had floored us! The paneer and mushroom was so well spiced, the squid unusually were awesomely soft and not rubbery! And the prawns big and juicy just as we love it! It was the prefect Mangalorean food we were looking for! This is the life, we say!

Despite the decent quantity the starters had vanished in a jiffy! Then it was time for some main course our tummies said! So we went for some varied biryanis one of each we demanded! i.e fish, chicken and veg. now we r pretty selective about our biryani! These biryanis had their own unique incomparable taste to them! There was an awesome touch of Mangalorean masala to it! This surprise was worth the wait!

Our tummies were full but our hearts were not full! So this time we decided to listen to our hearts! And we were sitting right in front of a poster that read “FREDDIE” now I’m sure some mouths are watering as we said that word!

Since none of us were willing to share we ordered a chicken, fish and veggie FREDDIE each!

Now some of u might be wondering what a “Freddie” is! Sorry we are not going to tell you as we want you to taste this godly creation YOURSELF! (but we will give you a picture to drool over!)

This was by far the awesomest dish we had that day! This one made a tattoo in our heart! Never did we eat something so nice in between a bun! Which is why The 3 Hungry Men like to call it a FINGER LINKIN’ FREDDIE (its so good that once u finish eating you can’t break the link made by your fingers, you just want more of it in your fingers!)

STRICT WARNING: Don’t leave Mangala unless you’ve tried a FREDDIE!

We had no place for desert so we were forced to leave!
Personally, we never believed in first impressions! Today was proof! We entered slightly disappointed but we left on cloud 9.

A week later someone from London asked us where he could get some authentic Mangalorean food when he came to Mangalore? The reply from us was ““You should go to Mangala, Their food is AWESOME!”

The 3 Hungry Men rate the Legends Mangala like this:
Ambience: 6/10
Value For Money: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Hygiene: 8.5/10
Service 8/10
Location: 7/ 10
Overall 7.5/10

Andhra House

Andhra House - specialties  in Andhra style cuisines 

Customer Review by Mallesh Pai

Address : Bejai Church Road, Bejai,Near K.S.R.T.C Bus Stand
Mangalore, K.S.R.T.C Bus Stand
Pincode: 575004

 

Andhra House a restaurant specialized in Andhra Style Cuisines was actually a total waste of money tonight !

When it comes to Andhra Cuisines am a die hard fan of the typical Andhra style Chicken  65 or may it be their Biryani.

It was an easy task for me to say weather it was actually the perfect Andhra cuisine or not due to my past experiences in Hyderabad as a foodie.

The first disappointing part of this restaurant is the location , which is very just located near the Major Drains at Bejai

Secondly it was under ground and Thirdly highly non recommended for Family as this place would be really uncomfortable for decent crowd or even families to Dine in.

After noting down the major 3  negative points. Finally ask for a Menu card which came in after 15 minutes of waiting followed by a loud shout at the waiter.

The Menu card was simple no much items just Shows Andhra Style Chicken Fry, Andhra Style 65,  Biryani and their Veg Meals !

As a trail round the risky job was to order the food and taste it after those 3 bad points about this place and I go for a Chicken biryani and Chicken 65.

Andhra Style Chicken Biryani was not that impressive I have had better Biryani’s , sadly it was served cold . On asking the waiter to heat up the Biryani I can an answer saying ” we prepare it hot sir , but we don’t have a hot case to store it ” .

Then comes the Chicken 65 where the  chicken was little sticky and not that tasty as expected.

Well i had no more plans of experimenting so had to finish my meal for the day asking for the bill.

Chicken Biryani Costs Rs 100 ( not worth / less quantity )

Chicken 65 Half Costs Rs 60 ( 5 pieces )

Highly recommend people to Ask for home delivery or use the Take Away service , than being uncomfortable because of the ambiance/ location.

My ratings for Andhra house

Ambience: 2/10
Food: 6.5/10
Service: 6/10
Value for money: 5/10
Location: 0/10
OVERALL RATING: 5/10

Hideout – Exclusive place to chill out

Hideout – Exclusive place to chill out

Most of us under the impression that Hookah A.K.A Sheesha and hubblybuubly is a creation of the Arabs. But the The 3 Hungry Men like to correct those who think so! it was in India where the Persian physician Hakim Abu Gilani, at the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar invented the idea. Ever since then it spread world over and is very famous in The Middle East and India. The non availibilty of sheesha in Mangalore had sent us to Manipal where there are ample numbers of hookah lounges!

As soon as we entered Manipal the 1st sheesha lounge we noticed was HIDEOUT! So we decided to give this lounge a shot!

We entered to find a billiards table at the entrance but the promising aroma of the hookah flavours had led us inside! And as soon as we stepped into the main area we were captivated by the romantic and ultra modern ambiance!

The seating was done in the local Arabic way as in there were diwans for customers to sit down! And we noticed people from different walks of life enjoying their food and sheeshas!

As we down further to the left we saw private cabins in which one can smoke hookah, watch tv, play Xbox or just chill, these enclosures just cost 60 Rupees an hour!

So we sat down and ordered for the 2 of their best sheeshas and for some good accompaniments! The first came the Honey and Lime Hookah which was excellent! Prepared very well with just the right amount of flavor and the lemony zest was heavenly!

After that we decided to have a bite. We were served with a western sizzler which was chicken in different western sauces made to perfection and the next was the crispy chicken which is LITERALLY crispy! And we drowned all that with an Oreo shake which was slightly sweeter than usual but nonetheless hearty!

Then next came the bomb! A heavenly sheesha mixed with 5 different flavors! i.e of mint, lime, orange, apple and peach! Surprisingly we were getting all these flavours at different intervals of time!

The sheesha too are decently priced at 200-300rs! And are ofcourse well made!

But the ambience is to die for! All the youngsters should make it point to check out HIDE OUT!

The 3 hungry men rate hideout as follows!

Ambience: 10/10
Food: 6.5/10
Service: 7.5/10
Value for money: 7.5/10
Location: 8/10
OVERALL RATING: 7/10