Red checked tablecloths on the table, the bar like the taverna of old. This restaurant is the haunt of Page 1 and Page 3 celebrities…politicians, sportspersons, actors.

Carafina Periera the fulcrum of the restaurant, a woman who single handedly in 1989 created an institution to be visited when on holiday in Goa. From a modest four tables serving food to the staff of a five star hotel, she now has this warm bustling restaurant serving tasty authentic Goan food.                                                                                                              Nibble on batter fried calamiri and masala fried mussels, perhaps nibbling would be a wrong word…every sea food preparation creates a longing for more. Sachin Tendulkar loves King Crabs, so on the menu the dish is listed under his name. The red Xec-Xec masala that coats this crustacean delicacy is so tangy that one would be compelled to hit a six across the restaurant in delight. The pomfret caldin is smooth and creamy, the spice bound coconut milk with its turmeric flavor coats each and every grain of rice to have one slurping for more. But it is not only the seafood – festa favorites of sorpotel and pork chops (the secret is in the marination) combined with her very home made pickles kharacho, para, mole a local gastronomic delight. After all she prepares her own home made vinegar.                                                                           The too ambience is just right...full tables, service from kitchen to restaurant before your eyes can blink, and after that meal from the Mistress of Spice it would be time to take a well deserved siesta as the Goans do.