Well I do have a lot of mixed feelings about Woodside Inn actually. I don't know really whether I really like it or not. There is nothing worse than bad service and incompetent waiters to really put you off a meal. Anyhow, so I actually was a regular at Woodside before this disaster happened and I haven't been back ever since. Sarah (my sister) seems to think that it is still a perfectly great place but I still have problems with forgiveness for Woodside!
Ok, so let's start with the (trying to be) unbiased review and then I will let you be the better judge
Food and Beverages
The food I would say is decent value for money and they do have some star dishes like their goat cheese bruschetta and their four cheese pizza. Also, their rawas is excellent and used to be a favourite of mine. However, their choice of dishes is minimal, their burger was below expectations and their sandwiches were dismal to say the least. I wouldn't rate their salads very highly either and are quite boring in terms of innovation and taste and one gets the feeling that they have just put ingredients that sound exciting together without thinking about whether they go together or not.
Their drinks though are well priced and pretty good. they make a mean mohito and are affordable for an after work drink or a relaxed evening before going out partying. In terms of wines, most of their wines are out of stock and the list is minimal but you do get the basics if that's what you want. This place comes alive on most Friday evenings and is a great hangout for a good homely meal and well priced drinks.
Overall food rating -3/10
Overall Beverage rating- 6/10
Service & Ambiance
I would have to say that the service varies. They have good and bad days. I highly recommend Dion who is very friendly and efficient. Other than that I have experienced some real numb skulls at Woodside who don't know the s of service! The ambience is warm, friendly and cozy. It makes one feel like you're coming to an quaint little house with funky pictures of Mumbai with its nice colours and wooden look (it is after all "wood" side inn haha)
Overall service - 1/10
Overall Atmosphere - 6/10
Overall Rating - 4/10
Contact Details
www.woodsideinn.in
Wodehouse Road
Opposite Regal Cinema,
Colaba,
Mumbai - 400039
Tel: 91-22-22875752
woodsideinn@gmail.com
The Incident
So this is what happened at Woodside. So we wre sitting down and haivng our wonderful Rawas lunch when I ate a vegetable which they have cooked but was completely bitter and had gone bad. I threw it out at once and told the server about the problem. The server looked at me and takes the plate without an apology. The best part comes now - The server comes back and tells me that his chef has said that the dish is perfectly fine!! So I asked him whether he had thought that I was lying to try and get a free meal. The dude just stares at me, walks off and returns with the bill with the dish of course billed fully though we had not even eaten half the dish!! So I am never to return to Woodside, due to bad service recovery and really dumb waiters. Plus, I got bored of only having the rawas and having no other dishes to order.
wow fatima, that's a pretty gruff account of things. by all accounts, woodside IS a place for a drink with friends and familiar food. I've only had good times at the place. That said, the bar did not have my fav Reisling the last two times I went there. :-( the upside was that I got to try a nice, new S.African white.
ReplyDeleteHey Amita! I'm so glad that you have had great times at the place. I do agree that it is a very nice place to hang out! :)
ReplyDeleteBeen there a few times, and yet to be sold on the place. Will give it another shot, though!
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