Farid Seekh Kebab Centre, Mumbai
'★½' The quest of a tempting nonveg in Mumbai was freaking me out. I tried almost every good option but hard luck, has to get back disappointed. It was around 11 PM as I was longing to eat some mouthwatering kebabs so I buzzed my friends and checked on zomato as well for some delicious kababs. It was on zomato where I found this high rated place called Farid Seekh kebab centre which was open till 1 AM. It was a big sign of relief.
'Image Courtesy: Mubarak Hussain'
The place was crowded at 11:30PM. I could whiff the aroma of the kebabs from a distance. I rushed towards it and it took me 5-6 minutes to understand the procedure of ordering as most of the people were opting for a takeaway. I somehow managed to ask one waiter for a seat as they were too busy serving others. Ordered for one plate of kebabs with naan/roti.
'Kebabs with mint leaf and fried pharantha'
My meal arrived in just 2 mins. This was the first time I saw someone serving a big bunch of uncut mint leaf along with kebabs. They served a fried bhatura with it, which they called was a parantha. I just took one bite from the so called paratha or bhatura and left it. It was rather a very strange combo of mint leaf, kebab and bhatura. Well, coming on the kebabs, they were very soft and tender, but they were definitely lacking spices, juices, masala's and every possible factor which makes a good steamy kebab.
'Live making'
I was heartbroken. I thought, maybe I was eating at some wrong place so I again searched for Farid seekh kebab centre. And to my surprise, I found one just opposite to it inside a lane. But it was their branch only serving the same food and the people were head over heels. I wonder how. I have tasted so much of kebabs all around Lucknow and Delhi which are no doubt fabulous, but I don't know how these farid kebabs were fetching so much of crowd.
'Seekh Kebab'
Lastly: Till now, the desire of eating good authentic kebabs in Mumbai has been in vain. The idea of having kababs resulted in a terrible mistake. The owner should seriously come and visit some good kebab places in north to understand the taste of a decent kebabs. But I am sure, the people who have just tasted kebab in Mumbai will definitely love them coz they are unknown to the actual taste of these. I don't tend to hurt other people feelings who love these kebabs but for me, they were a big no.
Cost for two: 350 INR. | ⌚ 5:30 PM to 1 AM | ☏ +91 9819883313
My Rating: 1.5 / 5 *
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Directions: Jogeshwari West, Mumbai
*Disclaimer: MTG have not received any favour/sponsorship from the restaurant. Rating is based on Value for money & Taste.
