Eat like a King!

Location: Columb

Tele: 9850925668 / 9822108578
Child Friendly: no problem

I thought I knew most places in the area and then someone mentioned Nazir's place to me, almost be accident! I followed it through and have come to the conclusion that those 'in the know' have decided that's the way it should be and have made a pact to tell no one!!!! Not surprising at these prices! Saying that when I visited the guests included people from Finland, Canada, Kenya and of course the UK, so the word is spreading....quietly!

I can honestly say this place is a gem of a find. Its not on the beach so it doesn't get the hustle and hassle . The whole place is fully fenced so its secure and so safe for kids. Lal is Nazir's right hand man and does a great job looking after everything from making sure the guests are happy to making sure the wifi's working.
The most fantastic feature of the previous restaurant  was the garden, I am pleased to say the guys are now my neighbours and have brought the garden with them, so in jnust a few months it will look as mature as it did in Patnem and full of colour, a lot of care goes into the planning and planting and it works well, the Patnem garden was probably one of the prettiest gardens I've been to in India , I know the new location is going to be even better!
The restaurant is  rather special and its great to see a smaller menu, this allows the chef to perfect his dishes rather than simply adding the veg or non veg to one of the preprepared sauces, which is a trick used by many other retaurant, The Kashmiri Banquet is an event in itself , ten courses can you believe, a little more expensive than some of the other restaurants around but well worth it and its still only just over twenty pounds sterling for four people. I ate at the previous restaurant at the end of last season, I was on a flying 'taster' with a travel writer friend, this was the fifth restaurant we visited that evening we had been eating since six, saying that the food was unbelievable and for me, the 'Garden' outshone everone else, it was simply the best !

There is a great attention to detail and its clear Nazir and Tracy understand that this counts. There is an intimacy and personal service about the place that makes it stand out. Many guests are repeat bookings and if you want to come here at peak season you really should book well in advance.

Suppose I should tell you where it is....well its in Columb and its called .....Vasta's Secret Garden.
Should you want more info and check out their rooms visit http://www.goabuddy.in/