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Situated at one of the most happening places in Singapore, Gajalee is all set to serve the Indian style of food with a flavour of coastal Maharastra to all Singaporeans.
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Opening Hours
Mon - Sun
11:00 - 15:00
19:00 - 23:00
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We were looking for a restaurant to done last week and my lunch partner suggested a few places to dine. I picked this restaurant, as it was in town and easy for me to get to my next appointment.The restaurant is located just outside the Esplanade, at Colors by The BayGajalee means "an informal gathering" in Malvani & Konkani dialect is a Singapore outpost of a chain of seven restaurants, with the remaining six based in Mumbai & Mangalore, India.The restaurant is popular for seafood, but as this was lunch time, we had to be practical and choose something easy to eat to avoid accidental staining of our business attire if we were to eat seafood.We chanced upon set lunch options, and we ordered the Mutton Set, which had a mutton chop on bone, Briyani Rice, Mutton Curry, Dahl soup, Onion salad and Plain Naan. It costs $18.The verdict:- Mutton chop on bone, Mutton Curry, Dahl soup, onion salad and Plain Naan.- Briyani Rice: I find the briyani rice a little moist. It was set in a mould. Breaking into the mould, you will find a hard boiled egg, which is cooked in the rice. A pleasant surprise.- Mutton Curry: This was very tasty and went well with the biryani rice and naan. Nice!- Dahl Soup: The soup is a small portion, with carrots and sliced French beans. Stir the soup around, which has mashed dahl below to get a better flavour.- Onion Salad: This is like achar (pickled vegetables). But the onions were a little strong and both my lunch partner and I had half of this left behind at the end of the meal.- Plain Naan: Naan was round and cut into 4 quarters. I felt the size was a little small and it was more like prata-sized. Eaten together with the mutton curry, it was nice.I added a Spinach Soup, a creamy spinach soup cooked in vegetable broth. It costs $8. I found the soup a tad salty, and a little watery.We ended our meal with masala tea ($6). I wished the serving could be more, as the tea cup was barely sufficient for me to enjoy my fill. The restaurant could use a bigger cup or offer a tea pot.I learnt from the manager that the 3 chefs in the kitchen hails from the restaurant chain in India and have many years of experience. This means that the food served here is of the same quality and taste as those served in the restaurants back in India.I will come back again with a larger group to try their ala carte menu items and definitely their seafood items.
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