During my recent visit to India, I went to the Navalkar Lane joint on three consecutive days as the I wanted to enjoyed it to the fullest and because the service also was very good.
I reached Mumbai on Monday 30 August in the night at around 10.45 p.m. and I checked in in one hotel in Grant Road where I often stay during my visits to Mumbai.
On the following day, it was Tuesday 31 August, it was raining continuously, so felt a bit lazy to go out as I wanted to take rest, stayed the whole day in the hotel except for a stroll to the City Centre Mall near Mumbai Central during the day when I had gone out for lunch.
In the evening, while it was still raining, I went to the NL joint and believe me, it is not easy to locate on the first occasion. And naturally mpter the first time, everything becomes very easy.
Starting Reviewom Grant Road walk along the Balaram Marg towards the Harkisandas Hospital. You can ask anyone for the location of the hospital. You won't have to blush. Walk on the left side of the road. mpter a few metres you'll find a petrol pump. There is a road (Khemraj Srikrishna Das Marg) just before or just mpter the petrol pump. Continue walking. On the right hand side, there is Pavwala road where there used to be good joints some years back.
Continue walking on the left side of the Balaram Marg. mpter a few metres, you'll come across another road, A B Kolhatkar Marg. Cross it but stay still on the left of Balaram Marg. mpter a few metres you'll pass in Reviewont of the Sir Harkisan Das Hospital. mpter a few metres, you will come to a cross road, take a left turn to be on the Sardar Vallabhai Patel (SVP) Marg. And mpter, say 5 metres, cross the road to be on the right side on the SVP Marg and mpter another few metres, there is a dirty lane which at first sight you'll never notice. This is the Navalkar Lane. It is on the right hand side of the SVP Marg. As soon as you enter, you will notice a flour mill on the right hand side and two tall buildings on the left just opposite the flour mill. You will find flower guirlands (har) hanging on the entrance door. You just have to negociate and enjoy.
I had three exciting and memorable experience on three consecutive days there. I will write my Reviews soon as time will permit.
So when went there on the first evening, there was already a queue of 6 or 7 people negociating Reviewom the road in the rain. I couldn't really understand why they were outside. But once you are in, it's a completely different world.