Best restaurant in Cochin?

loopylou

Can anyone help?

Want to take me boyfriend out to dinner in his first night in India and Im happy to pay a bit more than usual .... Where would you recommend? I have been told that Malabar house is excellent, but would like some more suggestions/recommendations.

Seafood has to be on the menu.

Thanks a lot!

haritha

Off course the Malabar House with their sea food platter

Brunton Boat yard with the excellent mosaic cooking


Also options are there to fix a meal with the Georges at Renezvous internet cafe who had a small private garden


In Ernakulam you can try Hotel Abad Plaza

john.sw

My favourite is the restaurant at the Grand Hotel in MG Road, Ernakulam.

The Keralan cuisine is superb, and the place is always full of locals - the best recommendation you can get!

Brunton Boatyard's restaurant lacks ambiance. I have neer seen it with more than a handful of guests in it - maybe because of the ridiculous prices they charge. It is stupidly expensive and being ripped off leaves a nasty taste in one's mouth.

The Abad Plaza is rather run down and I wouldn't recommend it. Also, they don't serve alcohol.

Bimbi's, Jos Junction, MG Road, Ernakulam is a sort of fast-food restaurant. Hugely popular and inexpensive. They also do a great selection of shakes, ice creams and Indian sweets. Bimbi's in NOT for a special occasion, but I mention it because it is well worth a visit!

So the best recommendation is the Grand Hotel. Great food, service and ambiance. They also have a large car park.

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Nick-H

Brunton Boatyard is a very luxurious place in a wonderful location. I think it is also the most expensive hotel I've ever stayed in!

It's a great place to stay, and I've been there, two, maybe three times. The service is good --- they even managed to get my credit card to me in Kovalam a couple of days later, when I'd left it behind checking out.

I wouldn't, however, go out of my way to eat there.

[edit --- having seen John.sw's post] Yes, I suppose Brunton's is too expensive...

Abad Plaza must have been new, or almost, when I stayed there a few years ago. half of the lights in the restaurant didn't work, which made for a pleasant ambience, actually. Generally though, despite its pristine (at the time) polished brass rails, glass and gadget-laden rooms, it completely lacked character. It is also the only place I've had to send back a pot of tea as being utterly undrinkable!

I don't know if I would want to do three or four days in Kochi. Two, maybe, or three...

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loopylou

Thanks for the tips - I will let you know how I get on.