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Pleasant stay at cool Saputara
Saputara

thanks - ok will do the cable next time :)

Reviewed Pratap Da Dabba - Jogeshwari - Mumbai

Fun restaurant for kids

A correction - this review is actually for the Pratap's Wild Dining which is in the adjacent building to Pratap Dhaba. The address is: Shop No 31 & 32, Link Plaza, MHADA Complex, Next to Punjab & Maharashtra Bank, Oshiwara, Andheri(W), Mumbai This is a fun jungle-themed restaurant for kids an...Read more

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Well made fantasy - good performances
Aladin

Thanks, Kishore! Yes, I had taken a break and am now back writing reviews :)

Reviewed Aladin

Well made fantasy - good performances

Hi! I saw this movie on the day of its release last week. My main reason for going was that I basically like fantasy movies - also, I have always liked Ritesh in his previous movies. Also, Amitabh being there was like icing on the cake! The plot is loosely based on the Disney version of Aladi...Read more

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Reviewed 5 Best Books

My fav 5

It is very difficult to shortlist JUST 5 books out of many years of frenzied hungry reading - but let me try. White Mughals by William Dalrymple(I have loved all his books but this is the favourite) Historical - moving - great character sketches and very well-researched as usual by Dalrymp...Read more

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Reviewed Wake Up Sid

Enjoyable fresh movie! Go for it!

Hi Friends! I decided to watch this movie after seeing the promos - the story seemed different - also, I like Ranbir Kapoor's acting - he is spontaneous and natural. Happy to say that Ranbir is perfectly cast as Sid - a rich boy who does not have any goals in life. He has done a very good job...Read more

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Commented on pawanpkr's review

Hatrick of Flops by Akshay
Blue

Thanks for letting everyone know - Akshay is getting worse and worse in his choice of movies - The worst till now (in the ones I had seen) was Kambakht Ishq - but looks like this is also competing for that slot :)

Commented on hero430's review

Blue is Total time waste.
Blue

Hi! I agree with you - Akshay is making very silly movies nowadays - I absolutely hated his Kambakht Ishq too.

Reviewed Saputara

Pleasant stay at cool Saputara

I just returned yesterday (11-Oct-09) after a very pleasant weekend at Saputara. Happy to say that the place was not crowded (we were dreading that since this was weekend before Diwali it would be very crowded). We travelled by our own vehicle from Mumbai (left at 5:30 pm on Friday and were i...Read more

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Reviewed Cascade - Village Avenue - Kandivali - Mumbai

Good ambience, food in Thakur Village

Finally, there is a good restaurant in the Thakur Village area of Kandivali (where I stay)..........otherwise, the place was full of small take-away joints with no place to sit. Let me introduce you to Cascade - Village Avenue which has come up in the same building as Thakur Cinema. It has valet...Read more

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Reviewed Tendulkars - Colaba - Mumbai

Great place - especially for families

I must say that Sachin has given Mumbai one of its best restaurants. We ( a group of 6 adults and 2 children) went there on a Sunday evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had read somewhere that you dont get a place there unless you reserve and so we had reserved in advance (after getting the no....Read more

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Reviewed LOC - Kargil

Go watch it. Lengthy but well-shot

I had to write this review to pump up this movies ratings.... :) I am one who thinks from the heart and this movie is one from the heart (like Dil Se, you know)..... I recommend this movie for all Indians (in spite of its many cons).......Lest we forget... This review is in point format...Read more

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Reviewed Blue Country Resort - Panchgani

Very bad customer service but rooms are good.

I stayed at this hotel last week and I am sorry to say that we had some very bad experiences here. We had booked this hotel after visiting the website which looks very impressive. The rooms cost about 2500 for a couple for a day including food (which is quite expensive) since it was during Di...Read more

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Commented on smarty's review

Murud Janjira '' SUCKS ''
Murud Janjira

I think you must have gone to the wrong beach there (you went to the murud town beach). The kashid beach near Murud is beautiful (and untouched), with white sand etc. Kashid beach resort is a great place to stay (though expensive).....go there next time and you wont be disappointed.

Reviewed Subway - Bandra Talao - Bandra West - Mumbai

Subway is the way to go !!

Subway is a relative new comer to Mumbai. I have visited Subway branches many times during the last few months and found that the service and food has been consistently good. Food Subway is very focussed and they sell only submarines (the 6 inch ones and the foot long which is double the l...Read more

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Commented on meenal's review

Fight against FAT:
VLCC - Khar - Mumbai

Hi Meenal, I appreciate your advice on fitness, but feel that your review is more appropriate in the advice category. In this category, we need more information about the health club. Just a sentence saying that 'VLCC is not good' is not enough. I hope you take my comments in the right spirit ...:) Regards, AsmallyaRead More

Reviewed Cafe Coffee Day - Kandivali - Mumbai

Great place to hangout - competition for Barista

This review is about the branch (newly opened) at Thakur Village, Kandivali in Mumbai. It is on the Thakur College road, near D-Mart. I have always been a loyal visitor to Barista cafes in Mumbai and when Cafe Coffee Day (which I had heard about from a relative in Bangalore) opened in Mumbai,...Read more

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Reviewed Tian - Juhu - Mumbai

Average far-east asian food, average service

When I was younger, I had avidly read P.L.Deshpande's ''Poorvaranga'' - a travelogue by him and he had described Japanese cuisine in humourous and vivid detail. Hence, I was eagerly waiting for a far-east asian restaurant and when Tian opened in a nearby suburb (Juhu) - near the Juhu Supreme Sho...Read more

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Reviewed Pleasures - Fragrance [Women]

Pleasures is my favourite

I do not generally buy expensive perfume, but am still very fond of fragrances. I am all for mild, long-lasting perfumes. Last year, when I had some time to kill at Heathrow airport (and some pounds to spend), I thought I would check out the perfumes there. I tried many and the one that I ...Read more

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Commented on 123prem's review

Sweet smell
Pleasures - Fragrance [Women]

I agree with you. This is one of the best perfumes I have tried.