[Mumbai / Bombay Recommendations]

i know these replies are late but i hope they help others.. there are plenty of non- 5 stars to check out i would recommend

Veda @ Phoenix Mills

Indigo Deli

Papa Pancho

Crystal @ Chowpatty

Cream Centre

Wood Side Inn

these cover a wide enough variety of cuisine from Indian to others and are on the reasonable price range.

[Mumbai / Bombay Recommendations]

Hi Percy,

I would recommend the following -

- Kailash Parbat in Colaba & only the one in Colaba for the Chaat.

- For Sea food - Mahesh Lunch Home, Gajalee

- For Thali i would recommend - Panchvati Gaurav across locations in Bombay, Rajdhani, Friends Union Joshi Club (very non-glamorous) Golden Star Thali for their myriad thali festivals

- Swati Snacks for their Gujarati snacks, some Chaat.

I would also throw in that you try the Konkani style thali at Konkan Cafe or the thali at Dakshin. Also do try and make it out to Kebabs n Kurries though a 5 star but they have some brilliant dishes from across ITC restaurants.