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Phat Fillings

Mob: 0 83692 15281 / 91120 79887
Instagram: @phatfillings.in
Price: Pies range from Rs350-700
+ taxes

Pies make the world go round! It was a
filling meal, indeed, for us at the office
when a box of pies, savoury and sweet,
made its way to our lunch table. A 12-
Hour Pulled Pork & Chorizo Pie and a
Farmer’s Pick were sumptuous, and the
former an indulgence we could certainly
go for again. Phat Fillings is as nascent as
can be and is not fighting for a steak in the
food pie industry. It's just working to make
its own mark with one-of-a-kind pies, with
preservative-free ingredients and a crust
that’s smooth and doesn’t take away from You can choose from savoury pies such
the fillings. as the 24-Hr Braised Lamb and the Buff
Young friends from school, Xerxes Mince & Cheese, the Roast Chicken Bacon
Bhathena and Vidit Aren, both from the & Leek and the Butter Chicken for the non-
hospitality industry, parted ways when life vegetarians. Veg folk have three options
happened and came together to start a apart from the Farmer’s: the Spinach
food brand dedicated to pies. “These are Ricotta & Corn and the Truffle Mushroom
not puffs, mind you,” says Vidit, “but pies, & Peas.
like mince pies, hand-size, and a meal-in- You can order from their premium
one.” Accompaniments include sliced and delivery model, within a 10 km radius
pickled veggies and a hot sauce made by from Bandra, for now. For orders above
Chef Vidit, called OTP. Warning, this is not Rs 3000, delivery is on them, in Bombay/
for the faint-hearted! Thane/New Bombay. Call on Phat Fillings. Spinach, Ricotta & Corn Pie

Next Door inviting and calls you to linger a while.

We adore the high-stooled bar, too, with
a splash of colour across the front.
Chapel Rd, St Sebastian Colony, European, Mediterranean and Asian
Sayed Wadi, Ranwar, Bandra West, dishes are rustled up by Chef Ritesh
Mumbai 400050 Tulsian for you, inclusive of the Malaysian
Mob: 0 84510 43987 Laksa, a yum Sourdough Avocado Toast, a
Meal for two: Approximately Rs1200 + Kale & Crispy Chickpea Salad and a So
taxes, without alcohol Tipsy to go with. Mocktails are on offer,
too, for the non-alcoholic ones. The
There’s plenty of natural light and offwhite Golden Fried Prawns and the Pull Out
shades to settle you in nice and cosy at Lasagna are orders you must place when
this new Bandra restaurant, next door ‘next door’.
(close enough) to popular stops like The Sweeten the deal with desserts like
Nutcracker and Subko. Wicker furniture the Crème Brûlée Cheesecake and the Gooey
and petal-shaped cane lamps with flora Belgian Chocolate Cake. It’s neighbourly
to complete the atmosphere, Next Door is at Next Door, just the way we like it.

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