Chetana Veg. Restaurant & Bar (1946)

We were a group of 13, wandering SoBo at 10:30 PM, struggling to find a place still serving dinner — turns out most spots shut early around here. Just when we were about to give up, we were warmly welcomed in by the manager. He went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable and taken care of. We ordered the Gujarati Thali, Rajasthani Thali, and Maharashtrian Thali — and every single one was a hit! The food was delicious, the service was impeccable, and the hospitality truly stood out. A perfect end to a great evening.

This was one of the best and finest restaurants I have visited in Mumbai...one of the classics and must visit if someone wants to try and have the appetite to have unlimited good quality thali at a reasonable cost. The atmosphere is very good and the service is very quick and efficient. Must visit if someone is looking for UNLIMITED THALI

The food was terrible. We ordered ala carte. As we have a specific dietary requirement, we informed the manager for non spicy and low oil food. I wanted it to be a nice dinner but it turned out to very very spicy and very oily. What felt bad was that even as we had required a specific diet due to health reasons the restaurant could have declined if that was not possible.

Once my favorite restaurant. Now a huge disappointment. We asked if we could get something non-spicy. The manager promised us that any dish we wanted would be prepared accordingly. We order a simple daal and gatte ki sabji. We double-checked about it being non-spicy and he assured us again that that would be so. But both the dishes turned out super spicy. The manager wasn’t even apologetic. We didn’t eat the dishes served and the rotis. Ordered khichdi which luckily cannot be ruined. When we left the same manager at the counter didn’t even bother to look at us, neither to say bye nor to pretend to regret our dinner being ruined, because he was busy watching India vs UAE T20I match on his phone. Today was the second consecutive time I had a bad experience here. Never again to this place.

While on recent trip to Mumbai, we had an opportunity to visit one of the oldest and most famous restaurant, Chetna Veg. Restaurant & Bar at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Chetna is serving delicious and authentic, Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Rajastani Thali since 1946 (Thakar Bhojnalay, Kalbadevi is one year older to Chetna since 1945 & competes with Chetna for best Thali in Mumbai). We found Chetna is a very good and well decorated restaurant, maintaining very high hygiene and cleanliness. Service was excellent, staff was courteous. In order to try different food varieties, we ordered Chetna's Regular Thali (mix of Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Rajastani dishes) & Chetna's exclusive Dal Bati Thali. And Oh Boy, both thalis were superb, very delicious, unlimited in nature, food quality was very high. Dal Bati was almost authentic like what we had in Rajastan last month. Really a wonderful experience and definitely Chetna lived to its reputation of being counted amongst top 2 thali restaurants in Mumbai. We thought Thali to be bit more expensive, but being in Mumbai and in locality like Kala Ghoda, I think price got justified to some extent. A Thali lover must visit Chetna atleast once in life time.

As always, it is a choice that can never go wrong. Courteous staff, quality food, and vibrant ambiance. Must visit place in kala ghoda for some peaceful family time.

Great vegetarian place serving thali in Gujarathi , Rajasthani and Maharastrian style food . The pricing is reasonable food is excellent . We were a big group so had different Thalis .

Probably the best thali I have ever had in recent times. The Rajasthani thali as well as the Gujarati thali were superb. The restaurant is really hygienic and the food served is fresh thus making the experience a whole lot better. The waiters and manager are really sweet. Must try if you are on the lookout for a thali in town!