Laxmi's Authentic Goan Thalis, Margao, Goa, June 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2023
- Laxmi Hotel for authentic Goan breakfast and lunch, with spicy fish curry rice plate, in Malbhat, Margao, South Goa
Location: Krish Residency (All Seasons Guest House building), Malbhat, Margao
Contact: 8888142248
Laxmi Hotel Google Maps location: goo.gl/maps/WYXpVM2uehnF4dzd9
Timings: 8.30 am to 5 pm, SUNDAYS CLOSED
Today we are visiting a humble and generous eatery in Malbhat, Margao. It's a really small hole-in-the-wall place, so small that you can easily drive past it. But my friend told me that the fish curry is really like home made-style, excellent. There’s one aunty there. She’s been cooking there for many years. Don’t expect anything fancy. No frills, only food.
To get to Laxmi, take the turn going down to Victor Hospital and Margao railway station from the Carmelite Monastery on Martires Dias Road. Just before you reach the skywalk connecting the two wings of Victor Hospital, you will see Laxmi hotel on your right. It is located in the same building as All Seasons guest house.
Laxmi is a woman-owned business, run by a mother and son duo. The Kaskar family has been serving workers and office-goers at this eatery in Margao’s Malbhat for the past 20 years. The mother cooks and manages the accounts. Her son takes orders from customers, serves them the cooked food and generally helps his mother.
There is both upstairs and downstairs seating at Laxmi. There are just three tables downstairs, which tend to be shared at lunchtime. This no-fuss, no-nonsense place is absolutely packed at lunch time. We arrived around 12.45 and took the last free table downstairs, under the staircase, because we wanted to be near the smells and sounds of the kitchen. By 1.15 pm, all tables, both upstairs and downstairs, were taken. But fortunately due to the sensible table-sharing culture here, no one had to wait for their lunch.
Today I’m having a bangdo (mackerel) thali (Rs 140) and Maria had a prawns thali (Rs 230). Other thalis available, depending on the catch of the day, are lepo (sole fish/ Rs 130), prawns Rs 230, modso Rs 150, chicken Rs 160, veg Rs 80. The king fish thali rate depends on the market rate of kingfish that day. Other breakfast and snack items are bhaji pao Rs 40, ros omelette with two bread Rs 50, chappati Rs 60, chicken xacuti with two bread Rs 110 and shell fish sukha Rs 60.
Do try out Laxmi Hotel next time you are shopping in New Market, Pajifond or Malbhat. It’s a small place, but with a very big heart.
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Costs: Bangdo thali Rs 140, prawns thali Rs 230, lepo Rs 130, modso Rs 150, chicken Rs 160, veg Rs 80. King fish thali rate depends on daily market rate. Other breakfast and snack items: bhaji pao Rs 40, ros omelette with two bread Rs 50, chappati Rs 60, chicken xacuti with two bread Rs 110 and shell fish sukha Rs 60
Another fantastic 🤳vlog .
Thanks for promoting small restaurants that serve great Goan food with passion ❤️.
Thank you. So nice of you
I liked your video, the dishes were looking very delicious, as mentioned by you, and Maria
Thank you for taking us to these quaint, simple eateries , which have a lot more soul than the flashy restaurants which tourists unwittingly make a bee line for.
The way you have polished off everything on your plate is clear indication that it is truly delicious fare that had been served to you.
Love your cap Lesley.
Thank you so much
I love yours eating style with open hands with out spoon or forks
Thank you
Nice video.very very happy to see this video Thanks
Thanks to you
Amazing video as always. I love the way Maria removed fish bones from Lesley's plate during discussion with the hotel owner ❤ Lovely video
Thank you so much ☺️
It's only of late that I've begun watching your videos but I've not yet been able to figure out as to who is Lesley amongst you. I want to thankfully acknowledge your lovely videos apprising us (viewers) with the local Goan eateries/restaurants. Hailing from Punjab around Chandigarh, I'm an US resident for the past 23some years contemplating to retire in Goa. I'd like to liaise with you when I'll be visiting Goa in Jan/Feb '24.
Devinder. Pls come to kerala for retiring. Idhar mast Hai jeena. Watch "Punjabi house" malayali film. Bith cultures mix well. Boose, foodies, dance, rich etc. 😊
I often,go to malbhat to do courier .next to victor hospital. I will definitely try here
I love the way you'll share.
Thank you
Lesley and Maria mam amazing vidios all locals authentic Goan food I love always Goa cultures and people love eat Goan food nive video Lesley and Maria mam❤️👍👍
Been here! Fish thali is amazing 😍
Lovely dishes😊😊😊😊😊😊
Wow yummy 😋 😍 thanks sis for d simple place but really good stuff 👌
Thanks a lot 😊
You two ladies are jazzy!
Yummy food. Looks delicious.
It's really good. Little spicy like home made fish curry should be 😋
The curry is too hot. I had to do "Fooo and eat" 😅. I liked that statement 😁. That clearly shows the quick service from the restaurant 👍👍
Exactly!!
Nice video..
Thanks for the visit
.... nice will try out all the places you been showing ... which tourist don't know if they visit goa ... they just hang around the beaches
Hi very nice video ❤❤❤❤
Thank you 🙏🏽
this is one awesome place to have great food...
It really is!
Hi Lesley how are you and maria nice good goan❤😅
😮
nice video
Thanks very much
Your new subscriber, I love visiting all the eateries you explore in Goa, God bless you & ur team.Regrds frm Boston
Thanks and welcome
I loved that statement " The food Is so hot that I have to do FOO before eating "....Leslie I love your videos. Wish you or Maria could speak sometimes in my mother tongue konkani.....God bless
Thanks for your kind words, Sydney. Our videos have an international audience, that’s why our channel language is English. There are many, many Konkani channels. God bless you
Have been here. Simple, no frills place with delicious food .
I totally agree!
I miss my fish curry and rice 😢😢😢😢😢❤
Must try Starlight & Umbrella @ Asolna
Fish Thali @ Casa Bhosale Panjim hope they have reopened
Hi, here is our video on Starlight, Assolna, hope you like it: th-cam.com/video/xmrjin8D2aw/w-d-xo.html
We are heading to Cafe Bhosle soon!
It is Amarela
please cover old local bars taverens all please Big Fan of yours
Thanks for your kind words, Ashmeet. Though we visit a lot of bars, we cover only those with good food on our channel. Please feel free to suggest any tavernas whose food dishes you would like us to cover
Hi sweet sis,u looking nice in this cap.
Thank you 😊
Address in Madgao?
Wow nice n cheap what about Cop available. Try also Colva Manisha far Good thali n seafood.
Will try, thanks
Try karwari bangado curry and boil rice ❤
Sure 😊
Where is it exactly
goo.gl/maps/mu33CiPQGebf61b6A
HI Lesly you should take Maria for a competition to eat bahubali thali in panjim .. Her eating speed is 700kmph....
hi, not really, the eating part is speeded up in editing, else the video will be too long
Vintage restaurant. Pernem
@lesley how about couple of food videos in north goa,noronhas food truck @assagao-anjuna circle,florentine’s @saligao,fat fish @arpora,vinayak@assagao,rock inn restaurant and bar@divar island
Last but not the least anand seafood restaurant and bar @chivar anjuna
Im sure you will love food at these places 😊
Hi Amit, we followed up on one of your recommendations, and it was excellent: th-cam.com/video/y-8pTieOkM8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pMXarEdMD7qzkGx6
When you visit Mapusa you should Visit Big Wok By Union Restaurant Mapusa Very good Pan Asian Cuisine at affordable prices you try Chicken Burnt Red Chilli, Prawns Thai green curry try Chicken Momos and Wantons.
Most fish thali places serve huge portions of rice and tiny portions of the curry. I sometimes wonder if we are expected to politely leave half the rice and leave..
The fish curry is refilled once it’s over so that the curry is hot throughout the meal
Please stay authentic and honest . Wish to visit these places soon. Don’t promote restaurants that are compensating you for a review🙏🏻
Hi Marina, we don’t and we won’t accept promotion requests, because that’s what everyone is doing and while that may work for their income, it’s not really fair to the viewer. Now it’s all a game of promoting for a fee, even paying ‘content creators’ to criticise competitors for a fee. We don’t play that game
We hv to do with wannabe Malvani here in Mumbai.
Heh heh Malvani food is also wonderful. Just love their kombdi wadi, amboli chutney and I prefer their version of sol kadi with coconut milk. Which we call nal kodi here
Foooo n eat 😂😂😂
Lesley Ma'am, is Laxmi still in business? I stayed in All-Seasons Guest House recently, and did not see any such restaurant. There is a decent enough non-veg restaurant across the street from all-seasons, though....
Hi will check and let you know
Lesley, my apologies....I finally noticed Laxmi on my fourth trip there! The exterior is so small that I simply ignored it as "not worthy" of exploring and did not even remember their name. Lessons learned: 1) Appearances can be deceiving. 2) Never judge a book by it's cover. Will surely try Laxmi on my current trip to Goa...
thali looks like a joke ,very little portion ,
watch the whole video. the thali is unlimited and the extra servings come rapidly - and free of charge. laxmi is a simple but really generous place. more generous than the much bigger places we have covered which charge extra for rice, curry, kismur, futi kadi etc