LEOPOLD, Mumbai

Leopold's shares a some what similar menu to Cafe Mondegar down the street.
Leopold's is a great place to halt for a bite to eat and a cool beer to get away from the whole noise and shopping of the colaba causeway. It's very popular with the tourists and the food is catered to their palette's.

Favorite Dish: Chicken Pepper and a nice cold Kingfisher. The Beef Chilly is to die for.

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The exterior does not give much away but within you will find grand pillars, wobbling ceiling fans, decor of days gone and the bullet holes of more modern times (from the terror attacks of 2008). Nope you have not stepped into Bugsy Malones but Mumbai's infamous Leopold's!

A Mecca for those who have read Shantaram (Gregory David Richard) and a hub for everybody else.

The food menu is extensive and I thought expensive (with a large collection of more western dishes) and none too impressive (but then I was comparing with the more local places in which I had satisfied my stomach). The beer towers are a hit!

...you cannot really go to Mumbai and not venture through the door!

T.shirts and mugs are branded with LEOPOLD and for sale should you so wish for such a souvenir.

For me, my little sojourn into Leopold's proved to be my Mumbai highlight because I happened to stumble into Gregory David Richard's himself otherwise I would have simply left with my Leopold's curiosity sated and a 'must visit' place ticked from my list.

Olympia is just opposite Leopold Bar and Restaurant. This is another of those treasures where the price is low and the quality is great. Magnificent in its ancient tables, antique posters and a menu card that drives home the point . its regulars comprise all sections of Mumbai - from taxi drivers, laborers, tourists, to industrialists, actors and other rich people. The Biryani here is to die for.

A must visit for all foodies.

Favorite Dish: Biryanis,Coffies Best
Mo to Su from 07:00 AM to 12:00 AM

If you prefer to spend time with fellow travellers, I suppose this is the best place for you.
I had lunch here on occasion and the service and food is ok. It is quite an institution, so do visit at least once.
Not my favourite place to go/eat in Mumbai.

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Long before Gregory David Roberts wrote his magnum opus called "Shantaram", Leopolds was a famous Mumbai institution. He still holds court here.
Not only is the restuarant downstairs a great place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is a cool bar area upstairs, with comfortable seats, low lighting and icy air-con. The bar area in particular is popular with the local crowd. We spent New Years Eve here in 2006, and it was packed with partying revellers, foreign and local. It was a fun evening.
Downstairs area has checked tablecloths, round tables and comfortable chairs. The service is sometimes a bit erratic, depending on time of day. Breakfast & lunchtime is very busy. Leopolds is also a great pit-stop after a hectic bout of sight-seeing. The fruit juices are fresh and icy cold. Being a great meeting place for travellers, Leopolds has many souveniers on offer-Tee shirts, caps & nick-nacks, all displaying the Leopolds Logo.
The food is standard fare- we ate many breakfasts here, and lunches too.
The menu is somewhat eclectic- think fried eggs & tomoto with baked beans done Indian Style.
The food is, however, tasty and fresh., and the toast for breakfast is ALWAYS perfect.
Menus are under glass on each table.

Favorite Dish: I love the breakfasts. eggs done any way- fresh toast with "RED" jam
Pastas

Even before I knew where Mumbai was, I knew where Leo's was, and what it was all about. It has always been a place for 'foreigners' or 'firangs'. I have had the good fortune to witness a few brawls as well. And the waiters are always non-committal. This place has its own charm, and they should not have renovated the first floor.

Leo's, which is what everybody calls it, is a place where you can go on your first date, or your tenth date, with your parents, with business associates, and definitely with friends. And you will always meet someone you know.

Favorite Dish: The onion steak here has remained the same for the past 15 years that I have eaten it. This is the one item on the menu that I always ask for. Sometimes, I eat the prawn curry with rice. I love the fresh lime water (sweet) and the glass that it comes in. A great alternative to the beer.

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The friendliest place I stopped in Mumbai, no hassle, got what I wanted. There is a real buzz in the place with locals and backpackers mixing. Normally there is a trade off, you know, nice place rotten food well that just isn't true of Leopolds. Real place to come and recharge your batteries.

Friendly staff always willing to take a phot of their customers. Really friendly a must for the lone traveller.

Favorite Dish: Rogan Josh and keema nan washed down with diet coke although they do beer if that's your fancy.

Leopold's, located at the northern end of Colaba Causeway Rd, is a very popular place and when I visited it was packed with loads of people eating and drinking beer out of large pitchers. It was established in 1871 and has been a popular meeting place ever since.

Open: 7.30am-11pm.