Balwas Restaurant
Mughlai, North Indian, South Indian, Chinese, Desserts, Street Food · ₹₹ · New Marine Lines, Marine Lines
A Mughlai restaurant on New Marine Lines between Churchgate and CST, open since the 1970s and still decorated like it. The menu covers tandoori, curries, biryanis and seafood, with a Chinese section, and it is popular with office workers, medical students and visitors from the Gulf.
Ratings
- Food
- 7.8 / 10
- Service
- 7.2 / 10
- Ambience
- 7.4 / 10
- Value for money
- 7.8 / 10
What diners say
Regulars rate the butter chicken, the mutton and king prawn biryanis and the nihari, and many like the vintage room. The weaknesses reported are inconsistency rather than a bad kitchen: tough mutton in one pulav, a chicken biryani heavy on potato, and on one busy evening a 45-minute wait for food that never arrived. Vegetarian dishes are not its strength.
What to order
- Biryani
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Sizzling Brownie
- Kulfi
- Masala Papad
- Chicken Wings
Details
- Address
- Maker Bhavan 3, Shop No. 1, Ground Floor, 19, Vitthaldas Thackersey Marg, New Marine Lines, Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020, India
- Nearest station
- Churchgate, about 450 m away
- Nearest metro
- CSMT (Line 3), about 400 m away
- Phone
- +91 22 2207 0717
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
- Best times to visit
- Weekend Dinner, Thursday Night, Friday Lunch
- Good for
- North Indian restaurant
- Amenities
- Restroom, Outdoor Seating, Free Parking Lot, Wheelchair Accessibility
Opening hours
| Friday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
|---|---|
| Monday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM to 11:55 PM |
Frequently asked questions
Is halal food available?
Yes, halal food options are served
Do you offer outdoor seating?
Yes, outdoor seating is available
Is wheelchair accessibility provided?
Yes, wheelchair accessible parking and seating available
Things to do nearby
Marine Drive
The Queen's Necklace: a 3.6 km sweep of sea wall, Art Deco and sunset
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
A working railway station that is also a UNESCO World Heritage masterpiece
Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk)
The 1864 fountain at the crossroads of the Fort's grandest Victorian streets
Crawford Market (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai)
A Victorian produce market with friezes by Rudyard Kipling's father