This restaurant in Andheri serves food from Himachal Pradesh, Nepal, China

After almost a year in Bandra Mountain Goat opened their second outlet in Andherirsquos Lokhandwala area four months ago We dropped by on a Thursday night for dinner with friends Done up in light cabinwood and spruced up with Tibetan paintings and prayer flags and colourful seating and cushions the cafeacute invokes nostalgia from any of your trips up north Forget air freshener therersquos a gentle aroma of bhut jholokia in the air marking its flamboyant presence that teases our throatsPork thentukCofounder SourabhShikhare later tells us the backstory of Mountain Goat that makes him rewind to his biker days ldquoI am a trekker and mountaineer and was part of a biking group called Devils on Wheels in 2012 when I rode the Himalayas I loved the Nepali and Tibetan fare that we ate in the cafeacutes across Bhutan Leh Ladakh and Himachalrdquo he recallsWe remove our footwear and settle into the lowseating table To keep up the mood of the gentle steady drizzle outside we begin with a wellsteeped honey ginger lemon tea Rs 150 and savoury bho jha butter tea Rs 150 with a briny finish Vegetarian jhol momos Rs 300 hold a textured vegetable mash including cauliflower cabbage and carrots within it They come floating in a red chilli oil broth which has the refreshing sweetness of lemongrass It makes us crave more mountain foodChicken gyoza momosThe chicken gyoza momos Rs 350 are slightly low on salt but sweet chilli condiment holds the missing punch We wash them down with a chilled cucumber lemonade Rs 120 The gyozas are panfried and drilled with a glazed balsamic soy glazeBy now the restaurant is packed and service overwhelmed The kitchen prepares everything from scratch which delays our food The authenticity of the food keeps us in our best spirits The crispy chicken open bao Rs 350 crusted chicken fries have a sweet and spicy kung pao flavour but the mayo is an overkill By now every table is occupied and we see people queuing up outside as wellButter tea and gud pakWe are towards the popular thukpa but pick the pork thentuk Rs 450 a Tibetan handpulled noodle soup that comes in a cornflour thickened soup cooked in the water used to steam the pork The fresh veggies such as broccoli corn and carrots with slender strips of pork meat make it a soupy meal Cottage cheese sekua Rs 400 was a hurried job of paneer sauteacuteed in garlic coriander with a hint of mustard The cottage cheese has a stale aftertaste The gud pak Rs 400 is a generous slab of mithai which makes us smile Made of whole wheat flour in ghee cardamom sugar grated coconut almonds and edible gum gundh that adds a toffee finish The balanced hit of soonth is powerful This is simple homestyle fare and ends the meal on a good note We pack the leftovers to nibble on for our next mealThe cosy interiors of the restaurantMountain GoatAT Shop no 23 Melbourne Building Shastri Nagar Lane 1 Lokhandwala Complex Andheri WestTIME 12 pm to 1 amCALL 9076348898 Exceptional Excellent very Good Good Average Mountain Goat didnrsquot know we were there The Guide reviews anonymously and pays for meals