Where is Palolem?
It is a place in Goa which falls close to Karnataka and the last place of south Goa. South Goa is always preferred by Family who are looking for calm ambience without compromising on the entertainment as well.
We had a awesome and a bit long vacation in Goa post lockdown. It will be one of the unforgettable memories for us as we really had a great family time together.
Tips to make travel easy with a child on board :
Being a young parents and also an enthusiastic couple we always have concerns with our daughter while travelling. She is getting adapted to all the changes around her pretty quickly. But at times she cannot keep up with the new challenges being a very young traveler. So while choosing for resorts this time we preferred a peaceful atmosphere, calm waters, good food availability, silent disco and admirable wildlife.
I am a person gifted with good sense of smell and can ascertain the quality of food in a flash 😉😄😄
As such when it comes to food – Nutrition, freshness, taste, quality, Hygiene is all that something i can hardly compromise with.
Food was of utmost important because we were staying for a week with a small child. She is very choosy when it comes to meals. I am a person who is very conscious about her daily intake of nutrition. So below mentioned are few restaurants that we found pretty decent. Me and my husband loved having all the food we had here. My daughter was equally happy with the meals. On and over it was a good vacation without any sort of trouble for all 3 of us.
How did we manage to visit so many restaurants :
We rented a bike throughout our stay in Palolem, Goa. It was fun riding in and around where we stayed. We got an opportunity to explore almost all the eatery spots close to our reach which was an advantage of renting a vehicle.
Restaurants – Palolem, Goa
1. Rococo Pelton , Beach restaurant
We stayed in this resort throughout our vacation. Not all food tastes good. Only the continental food ( more of italian and american) tastes good here. Also the grilled seafood varieties. Mocktail Drinks & Alcohol are something you will get during the open hours. The butlers are very very friendly and without hesitating serve us as many times we call them. Very kind hearted guys who would also offer room service with food. A lot of foreigners like Australians, Italians, Brazilian and African stay here for a longer time like more than half a year. So the food served here is in favourable of their taste & likings. which also is no bad.
1. Click here to read out the detailed article for one of the best Beach resorts in Goa that we opted to stay.
2. Click here to read out the detailed article for one of the best Cottage resorts in Goa that we opted to stay.
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2. Kanvas
Ambience is very good. The interiors are pretty rustic and sober making you feel the sunset and beach. Food is pretty good. Non veg foods are pretty good in taste. Mocktails are very interesting. continental food are also very good. desserts and salads are also interesting and convincing. You can relax here very comfortably as the seating arrangement is also pretty good. few top notch dishes are Pasta, Pancakes, Granola bowl, Burgers, Fish grill are all a treat to soul. price is abit higher side but will not burn your pocket.
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3. Nireas – Healthy Haven
As the name suggests Healthy Haven, they really serve you good quality food thereby taking care of your health. Best quality food. Heaven for people finding Vegan in Goa. Staff is too much helpful. Nireas is a cosy cafe serving some delicious and healthy food. Great ambience and a really nice vibe. They have very sweet staff with great service. My daughter enjoyed the mocktail. My husband fell in love with The biryani offered here. I soothed my tastebuds with honey chilli chicken. If nothing, just sit down to relax and read a book. Because the street shopping starts right next to Nireas restaurant. Price high slightly but quality and quantity is worth paying.
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4. Carpe Diem Cafe
This cafe offers good Thali range, south indian breakfast and western menus. reasonable price range. Not much option to choose but whatever is offered tastes good. Ambience is good. Momos, paratha, Dosa are all a good go. Looking for breakfast or snack? OR just a meal platter (Thali) then you can visit here. Its a good bistro overall. Affordable range.
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5. Shree Ganesh pure veg and restaurant
This is really not a big restaurant and keeps away from the main road. It fall inside a sub road and owned by a Gujrati family. They cook on order and you get a variety of North Indian and south Indian (Breakfast) range of food. They dont make you wait for a long time and food tastes good. With no additional flavour enhancing substitutes added to the dishes. Very much family friendly eating spot. Hygienically good, seating arrangement is not so good, so one would want to finish the food quickly and leave. very much affordable.
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6. Hotel sai krupa
This also falls on the main road and run by a Karnataka family. You can only get good breakfast here like Puri-bhaji, Dosa-Idli-sambar-chutney, Egg bhurji pav, Bread omelet, Tea-coffee thats all. Lunch option like chapati, bhaji, rice, curry is also available. but you can prefer restaurants at that cost. But as the dishes are prepared on order and especially by an elderly woman in the kitchen it really feels good to mouth and tummy. You will definitely not get disappointed if you go here. It becomes easy with my daughter when i get such options. she had her breakfast pretty well. Also this is no fancy hotel. Just few broken chairs and good table. There is always quite a few people waiting to have their breakfast here. so you would want to eat quick and leave. very affordable.
7. Cafe Ourem
Cafe Ourem was named as it falls on the road Ourem. The taste here was Ok-Ok. Also they offer Chinese, South Indian breakfast, North Indian meals. we tried Goan authentic chicken curry too. Which i found to be not so tasty yet not worse either. It falls under average category. None of us enjoyed the meal here, but filled our starvation. Butter chicken and chapati was better. so prefer only North Indian popular menus that we commonly find across all the restaurants. They are better at it. Price was also standard. This was our first restaurant since we landed in Palolem. we were a bit disappointed with food.
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8.Fisherman’s Local Bar & Restaurant
This is very close to palolem beach resorts and canacona beach resorts. Lies exactly in the center of both the beaches. Seafood is very good in taste but not purely authentic. You will get good taste if you choose local dishes from the menu. If you are looking for fried rice or biryani here looking at the menu then trust me, you’ll be surely disappointed.
Lunch and dinner is preferable. Children friendly as they also serve khichdi and kanji on request. Thali is a good option to satisfy your hunger in case if you visit this place. everyday you can find different dishes for thali as they are similar to home cooked food. Budget friendly.
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9. Baba’s Little Italy
As the name suggests, They are good at continental foods like Pizza and Pasta easpecially. Seafoods like prawns, Fish and chicken taste very good. Available in variety of flavours. XACUTI (chicken/Fish), CAFREAL, AMBOTI are all the authentic style Goan curry which not everyone may find suitable. VINDALO , BALCHAW are all the same but will be too spicy. Mocktails are awesome especially the blue lagoon. Small restaurant yet inviting. Food is charged at Reasonable price.
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10. Bliss bites bar and restaurant
This resturant is a great place for eating out near Palolem beach area. Food is tasty and worth the money. We had dinner and lunch at this place during our course of stay at Palolem. We had Mixed chapati, chicken and dal, rice, fish fry and mocktails. all of which, were good and price was not very high. They also serve delicious pizzas. Prompt service and courteous staff will make sure you have a good experience. veg, non veg, seafood, continental, mocktails all taste good here.
There were many restaurants available in palolem. But believing our instincts we tried to explore these many restaurants through out our stay. It was a satisfied journey and enjoyed to its core.
Tips while you are travelling with a child : (Based on my experience)
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