

By Tara Bose Kapur
We went for a working lunch to this newly opened, music-themed café which had amazing reviews but we found it didn’t live up to its promise in terms of food or service. This has opened in place of Three Wise Men. It has a music theme and looks great from outside and has an interesting interior.
Here’s what we had
Starters/Tapas:
Chicken vada pav – interesting and nice, 2 chicken vadas stuffed into a pav with chutney and garnishes
Drunken paneer – stuffed with mint chutney and batter fried
Mains:
Chicken Cacciatore – good helping served with arborio rice and garlic bread
Basil Chicken – good helping served with veggies and garlic bread
Cheesy goodness pizza – most disappointing lacklustre cheese thin crust pizza. Most un-cheesy. We didn’t finish it or even pack it to bring back to office.
The food took an inordinately long time to come and when the mains did arrive, we found one item was omitted. So we had to wait some more till it came. The menu, which looks like an LP, had dessert of the day, but sadly no dessert was available. We even had to ask for our water to be refilled. Unfortunate, as there were only three tables occupied.
The bar looked well-stocked. The English music was shuffling between genres from retro rock to hip hop and more!
Music themes ensure there’s something for everyone. They have set it up as follows:
Thursday- Bollywood Karaoke
Fridays- Retro English and Bollywood music
Saturdays- Commercial music
Mondays- English Karaoke
Access is 3 steps up – no railing
Xyngr reviews anonymously and the restaurant isn’t aware that we visited for this review. We pay for our meals.
About Old Times Sake
This casual dining resto bar opened in a prime location at Santacruz West. Read on to find out how was Tara Bose Kapur’s experience here
Posted on Sep 06, 2018
Time: 12 Noon to 1:20 AM
(All Days Open)
Location: Old Times’ Sake, Hasmukh Nagar, Santacruz West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tara Bose Kapur is a foodie, a foodie and a foodie. When she’s not discussing food, she’s possibly talking about food. But there’s loads (or loaves) more that she does in life. Like being a communications consultant to the rich, famous and needy, and advising some of the hottest brands in the world in PR. And she runs a chhota bakery in Bandra that makes some yum (and sinful) stuff. For Xyngr, Tara Bose Kapur reviews eatspots around town. Xyngr reviews anonymously and pays for its meals.