I heard about this place, Poush Maal which is reffered as “Poush” Essence of Kashmir, a Kashmiri restaurant / resort which is near to Ghodbunder road….
While driving towards Mumbai from Surat, I usually stop over Sai Palace, Kinara or Pritam Dhaba near Ghodbunder road last weekend I thought to give a try to Poush Maal after reading about them on their website...
I stepped in with my girl and I was shocked... The website has all the false information, the boats are just junk woods placed on mud with loads of mosquitoes waiting for you to step in... There were hardly any people around on weekend and they have pasted snaps of Celebrities visiting their resort.. I am sure if these celebrities came here it would be for once and all...
So I skipped the boat and went over to restaurant, 2nd shock was Menu; there were hardly 7-8 items in main course... I ordered something which was my favorite non-veg dish "Roganjosh" and "Chicken tandoori" both dish were absolutely pathetic... Meat was half cooked and taste was awful, we left the food as is after first bite… the dishes were clearly an insult to Kashmiri food, if anyone was trying Kashmiri food in this restaurant for first time, they will never ever think of eating Kashmiri food again
Then I stepped towards counter and told him that food was not so good, but the guy sitting on counter was least bothered to listen and was busy playing games on his mobile…. A waiter standing next to him said Kashmiri food tastes like this… I just gave him a nod and then asked the counter guy to provide me a room to rest for the night; I selected “Super deluxe room” and paid him 1500 bucks…
That was the biggest mistake I did, I was under assumption that the rooms will be same standard as Pritam dhabha or any other hotels on Ghodbunder road, But I was so wrong, the guy walked me some where between very dark place, my girl was getting goose bumps and was scared to walk around, I still managed to calm her down and we reached towards room…
Rooms does not match the snapshot at all which is pasted on website, “Super deluxe room” had nothing super, it was very stinking, dirty, absolutely unhygienic and the worst was the place where room is situated… I was so frustrated by all the experience of this resort, I decided to cancel the booking and drive to Sai palace which is my favorite place and also keeing in mind that we can have good food for dinner..
I had to encounter the counter guy again, I told him I would like to cancel the booking because I didn’t like it, he simply gave me negative nod but didn’t look towards me because he was still busy playing game on his mobile… The waiter again standing next to him, said that they cannot cancel the booking once it is done… My level of frustration was on rage… I still spoke to him politely offering him to take the cancellation charges and to my amaze, he deducted 50% of what I paid to him..
I had no choice of quarelling with him because my girl beside was already scared and was asking me to move on from this place… I just gave a smile to waiter and said what ever they are doing is WRONG…..
So I will highly suggest not even think about this Resort, they are cheaters and an insult to Kashmiri foods and other Resorts nearby to Ghodbunder… I will highly suggest Sai Palace, Pritam Dhabha, Kinara or Havelli inn…
If I have to describe Poush Maal, I will refer as Patehetic Obscured Unhygienic Sore Harsh Maal