I was standing at Juhu circle, waiting to be picked up for a meeting, when my eye caught two words on a billboard ‘Spanish Tapas.’ I am a lover of all things Spain so when I heard that a Tapas place had opened up in Bombay and 5 minutes away from my house, it immediately had to be visited. So for the occasion of Valentine’s Day, we decided to check out the new eatery.
Decor & Ambience: First glance, it is a beautiful place. It is located inside the new Svenska Hotel in Andheri West. The hotel has 4 places to eat: Miro, Miro Lounge, Mesa Bistro and Mesa Deli. We had a reservation for Miro Lounge but due to the proximity and confusion… we first went to Miro and then Mesa Bistro and then finally to Miro Lounge, when we understood the whole geography of the place. So when you go be very clear where you are going!
The Drinks: Miro Lounge is primarily a bar and their drink menu is much much longer than the food menu. We had the Sangria Rossa, a Whiskey Sour, a warm Mixed Berry Melange and a Greenfields drink. All 4 were spectacular! My sangria was delicious and perfectly potent.I hate when they put in a lot of unnecessary liquers in Sangrias, I like my Sangria simple and made of Red wine and the Rossa was just that. The staff was also very nice to suggest the Mixed Berry Melange for my friend who was suffering from a cold, they changed the iced drink into a hot drink.
The Service: I don’t know if it is because it is new or what but the staff was just delightful. They were very courteous and very considerate of our needs. Everybody cared very much that we had a nice evening and we did indeed. They also gave the ladies a red rose in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
The Tapas: The Tapas selection is not as extensive as I would have liked, especially the Vegetarian options. But out of the 6 things we ordered, 4 were mind blowing and 2 were so-so. We all ordered the Confit Tenderloin with blue cheese glaze (Rs. 350), Chickpea, Spinach and Chorizo stew (Rs. 350), King Prawns with Basil, Chilly and Garlic served on Toast (Rs. 375), Classic Patata Bravas with Aioli and spicy Tomato Sauce (Rs. 265), Goat Cheese Fritters with Tomatoes and Honey Caviar (Rs. 325) and we tried one of the Veg Pinchos — Smoked Paprika Spiked Sweet Potato and Roasted Pepper (Rs. 325). The Patatas Bravas were disappointing and the Sweet Potato dish was very ordinary and honestly not very good, but the rest of the food was seriously out of the world. We ate every bite.
The Bread Basket: They had a very nice bread baskey served with some delicious olive tapenade, pesto and aioli. The dips were so delicious and came in such big portions that we had to ask for an extra bread basket just to finish it.
The Dessert: Unfortunately no Spanish dessert so we ended up heading to another new Spanish influenced place — San Churro (more on that later!)
Overall: We had a great time at Miro. Its a lovely place to have a nice evening out, you can have a nice drink, some delicious tapas and great conversations. Will visit multiple times 
The Price: Tapas and drinks for 4 cost about Rs. 3500. A little pricey but worth it once in a while
Miro Lounge
Svenska Design Hotels
F/73-74, Level 1, Oberoi Complex,
Off Link Road, Lokhandwala,
Andheri West, Mumbai
Hello Prachi,
Thank you so much for giving us such a nice and positive review. We are delighted to know that you enjoyed the food and the ambiance at Miro Lounge and had such a wonderful experience at Svenska Design Hotels. We would love to have you back to try out some of our other outlets as well, including Miro at the first floor for a range of exotic soups and salads, fresh home-made pasta; paella, fabada and tagine; grilled fish and wood-fired oven pizzas; Mesa Bistro for casual dining with a menu comprising of world-cuisine comfort foods; and Mesa Deli, with a range of breads, croissants, sandwiches and delicious desserts. Very soon we would also be opening our rooftop al-fresco Japanese restaurant, Sensen, with a menu comprising the best of Japanese and pan-Asian cuisines.
Further, later this month (February 22‐April 2, 2011), we will be celebrating the World Cup with delicacies like Brava potato (which we will make sure does not disappoint you this time), Ailoli-scented chicken, Goats cheese fritters and Tuna Empanadas, accompanied with Beer buckets while you enjoy India and your other favourite teams fight it out for glory.
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With Best Wishes,
Team Svenska!
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