Malabar Junction

We are confused about the policy of the restaurant. We walked in one evening and were told that the whole place was booked out (when it was literally empty) and that we had to reserve? So we did for the next day and got our table and saw the same thing happen with customers who walked in! That the place was full and to reserve ahead? We were curious if it was a capacity issue or lesser hands in the kitchen? Anyways I digress... The space is pretty, love the artwork and general feel, there was live music in the main central lawn. The mosquitoes were an issue though and towards the end of dinner it was a little uncomfortable. Between the four of us we had some lime sodas, tempura, veg combo meal, fish wrapped in banana leaf, seafood pasta and a choco samosa for dessert. The meal, we had nothing to complain about overall, but it wasn't very memorable (maybe western tourist focused), especially with respect to the prices. So apparently since this is part of a luxury hotel, the GST rates are different and higher and everything including a soda gets taxed accordingly. Service by Rajalakshmi was fab and patient.

EVERYTHING AVERAGE except PRICE Unless you want a lavish ambience - Don't go . It's heavily marketed by nearby hotels and hostels. I ordered sea food thali. After 45 mins wait time (and 2 reminders) the food arrived. Average taste. Pretentious kerala cuisine. Their mocktails are good. I asked for normal water, they gave me a glass bottle (norm in kerala) Later they told me its premium water and charged 250/- plus tax. I went in knowing the food is expensive. What i didnt know was A. They will charge GST on top of mentioned price. B. They will give me water that is half the price of the meal. C. Average taste.

My visit to this restaurant was out of blue and to my surprise it more or less felt like a private reservation for me since we were the only customers and I am still wondering why !! Great Ambience, The menu didn't have much of varities. It was one man service , the food waiting time was a little longer than expected. Taste had nothing wow to offer. But if you want to dine in a quite serene and calm space this definitely can be your place.

Food was excellent, we ordered kerala chef vegitarian meal and fish polichottu. We had same dishes in other places in fort Kochi compared to all this was our best experience. Service was pretty good. Only thing is it is extremely overpriced imagine 550 incl tax, for a vegetarian limited meal. So 3 stars for that.

So, so happy to have found this restaurant (almost by chance)! It’s the best food we’ve had in Kochi, incredible flavours that marry fish with Indian spices. Absolutely try the pollichathu, both the eggplant and fish one, as well as the calamari. Great experience!!

The ambience is very attractive and one feels good. But the service is very poor. We ordered some drinks and food. Food was okay as ordered biryani but the drinks took aged to come. And when they finally came the were not cold at all when we had specifically asked for them to be cold as it was a hot day. They seemed confused and all over the place. The place can be great but needs looking into its service.

I got an opportunity to have dinner at this restaurant and felt it was overrated. The menu was limited and the food was average for the price paid. Although the ambience looked good, it couldn't match up the culinary experience.

Fantastic relaxed dining in a lovely setting. Food is a credit to Chef, who was a great host, feels like being invited into their home.