A three-level Bandra neighbourhood restaurant and bar shaped by chef Gresham Fernandes’s memories of the suburb. East Indian and Goan influences meet playful, constantly changing plates, mahua cocktails and a high-energy 1990s soundtrack.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
Rose Minar, 87, Chapel Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050, IndiaBandra West
- Style
- Neighbourhood restaurant and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- The 30 September 2026 audit matched this partner route to Bandra Born on Chapel Road. It does not confirm bar-counter seating or current availability, and no booking was submitted.Source checked 2026-09-30 · Table booking — Zomato
- Menu
- The Infatuation’s May 2025 review describes cocktails alongside an ever-changing selection of shareable plates.Checked 2026-10-02 · The Infatuation
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
28.3 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 60.6
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 37.6
- Serious press
- 9.8
- Social Vibes
- 51.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
74/ 100
Score context
Bandra West restaurant-bar, not a pure cocktail den. Drinkers like the Mahua program and bartender chat; others say pours are small/diluted and the bill is steep. Food and vibe carry many scores. Google ~4.3/430–550 vs Zomato dining 4.8. Book; treat drinks as part of dinner.
Guest score details
What guests like
- Mahua/Mahura cocktails (Negroni, Mule, Colada, Kadak Nimbu Sharbat)
- Named bartenders (Ravi Shetty, Raviraj) who explain and recommend
- Bandra-story food (duck stroopwafel, crab dip, grandma’s prawn curry)
- Vibe and service often praised (Dinesh on floor; Zomato ~4.8 dining)
What to know
- Restaurant-first: cocktail quality is mixed vs food hype
- Pricey four-digit INR drinks; small pours called out
- Some 2026 diners: diluted/mediocre cocktails, average desserts, stingy portions
- Google ~4.3 lags Zomato; rooftop can be hot/traffic-noisy
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Editorial context
Editorial review checked:
Restaurant reviews · 2025–2026
Late-2025 and early-2026 visitors praise the lively room and service, though most comments focus on food. One January guest liked the distinctive cocktails but found them expensive.
This editorial note is independent of the score and does not change it.
Editorial sources
- wanderlog.comgoogle · Reviewed · Also present in the score evidence
Full page exposed Google 4.3/498 and five named Google-attributed reviews dated 2025-10-25 to 2026-02-18 at lines 193-217.
Crowd signal
Google 4.3★ across 578 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.