Ashoka Hotel's Huge 'n Tasty Fish Thalis, Margao, Goa, June 2023

Ashoka Hotel is a hidden gem of Margao. It has been operating for 27 years. Every shopkeeper in Pajifond and New Market, and all office goers in Margao, know this place and its delicious, homely food. Yet, hardly anyone outside Margao knows about Ashoka Hotel.
Ashoka Hotel, above Raymond, Isidorio Baptista Road, Pajifond, Margao, Salcete, South Goa
Contact: 0832-2714493, 7798465110
Timings: 12.30 pm to 3.30 pm, 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm, Mondays CLOSED
Ashoka Hotel Google Maps location: goo.gl/maps/jB...
Ashoka hotel was set up by Vishwanath Naik Tari 27 years ago, in Pajifond, Margao. His well mannered son Sairaj hosted us very nicely when we visited the place a few days back, and talked to us about his family restaurant’s history, ethos and well deserved reputation in Margao.
Ashoka Hotel is a short drive from Margao Municipal Garden. After Grace Church, turn immediately left onto Isidorio Baptista Road. Continue straight till Reliance Atria Mall and Allen Solly on your right. Bang opposite, in the Raymond showroom building, is Ashoka Hotel on the first floor.
There are so many landmarks to find Ashoka Hotel on Isidorio Baptista road, but the four biggest ones are Raymond, Bata, Allen Solly and Reliance Atria mall.
Costs we paid: Bangdo thali Rs 230, chonak and prawns thali Rs 270 each, xinaneo (mussels) rawa fry plate Rs 350.
When we enter, we are in the non AC section. In the humid monsoon season, we preferred to sit in the AC section.
In the monsoon season, what fish thalis are available on any day, depends on what was available in Margao wholesale fish market that morning. Today, there was good supply of chonak (sea perch/sea bass) and bangdos (mackerel), so I am having chonak (sea perch/sea bass) thali, Evelyn is having bangdo (mackerel) and Maria is having prawns thali.
While we are waiting for our food, we are discussing our favourite topics - fish and seafood availability in monsoon and fish recipes!
Here comes our fish! No more time for talking now.
Because Ashoka hotel has so many items in their thalis, they specially ordered these large thalis from Belgaum to accommodate all the items. But just because Ashoka’s thali is huge, does not mean it is expensive. This thali has both tisreo and crabs. You won’t see this in most places in Goa.
Rs 230 for the bangdo thali and Rs 270 each for the chonak and prawns thali was a very good rate, when you are also getting tisri and crab besides the curry, kismur and futi kadi. They even have a sweet item.
Also, these rates go even further down if you sit in the non-AC section. The bangdo thali, which cost us Rs 230, is just Rs 190 in the non AC section. Similarly, kingfish, chonak or prawns thali is Rs 270 in AC but Rs 240 outside.
Fish plate prices are as per market rate and season. For example, in monsoon time, we paid Rs 350 for xinaneo (mussels) rawa fry plate.
Costs of other thalis: chicken Rs 240, and Rs 260 in AC, mutton Rs 300 and Rs 320 in AC, veg Rs 140 and Rs 160 in AC.
Besides thalis, Ashoka hotel also serves a few more Goan dishes like chicken cafreal (Rs 300), mutton vindaloo (Rs 280), and plenty of Chinese and tandoori items.
The food was excellent. The curry was spicy, the teesrios large and delicious and the xinaneos absolutely crispy.
By the time we left, the tables were nearly all full and the lunch rush was only beginning. Many will have to wait outside for their lunch. Ashoka is one of the few Goan restaurants that serves fish thali at night also.
Tip: Not easy to find parking in the heart of Margao's shopping district in the day time, so be prepared to park some distance away and walk if you are here at lunch time.
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[@lesleyingoa]

Costs we paid: Bangdo thali Rs 230 (Rs 190 in non AC), chonak and prawns thali Rs 270 each (Rs 240 in non AC), xinaneo (mussels) rawa fry plate Rs 350; other costs: chicken thali Rs 240/ Rs 260 in AC, mutton thali Rs 300/ Rs 320 in AC, veg thali Rs 140/ Rs 160 in AC.

[@celinapereirapereira3443]

Whenever we go for shopping in margao we eat in Ashoka love chonok thali

[@___-cx6bw]

If I go to Goa ,I will definitely try to visit the Ashoka! Loved your input!

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@pinkyiyer3490]

Can't thank you enough for finding these treasure for us....we wouldn't have known that these places existed...now we know where to go nd..relish the goan food...you have an amazing personality...l stay in Mumbai...waiting to go to Goa...Stay Blessed..

[@lesleyingoa]

Glad you like them! Thanks for your visits to Goa

[@sanjaysalvi9062]

You all really enjoy fish,keep it up,nice videos

[@kunnudev7250]

Great

[@esperancafernandes3608]

Your videos are the best. You give directions, name of the Restaurants and the price. Makes life very easy for one. Oh, my, word, that is a brilliant platter of food. MMMMMM Love it. You all are so blessed to live in Goa. I wish I was there. Enjoy.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much. Yes we are blessed to live in Goa

[@elffyvelho3056]

I have lived all my life here, Never heard about it, Definitely when I come to Goa. This will be on my list to have lunch. Thank you for bringing this to the highlights. Keep going with good work

[@elizabethmitchell4926]

Thank you so much Lesley for showing this hotel 😊❤️

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Top channel on the you tube 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@nelsondantas3253]

Well done ...looks like a nice place . Most of us don't know much about Margao and mapusa .

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you! 😃

[@sharayuupponi2327]

WOW Lovely i m just waiting to come to Goa nd try all these delicacies Hope i get all this when i come there I m cmng to Goa in Oct

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, you will get all this and more in October because fishing ban will be over by then

[@dratiurrahmankhan8974]

Hi Lesley, I have been watching your videos on local Goan food and enjoying with my family in front of the screen. You videos remind me of our stay in Benaulim at Jhampu's way back in 2015-16. We would like to meet you when in Benaulim again this month.

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, thanks for your comment. We get too many requests to meet so we meet only with the third level members of our channel once in 6 months

[@boscolobo12]

Thanks lesley, I am defiantly going to visit asoka restaurant.

[@lesleyingoa]

You should!

[@mohandasbangera720]

Visited this place recently with friends and family members, really enjoyed the food. Worth visiting this place again if i am in Goa.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. Happy New Year! 🙏🏼

[@surjitarur]

Looks yummy. I will have to visit Ashoka soon!

[@lesleyingoa]

You should!

[@priscillaazavedo8960]

Thanks for including the pricing structure so we now have a full picture of the review

[@lesleyingoa]

Our pleasure. Thanks for your encouraging comment

[@keithtfernandes]

Wow looks so yum 😮

[@bonifaciodsouza4318]

thanks for the lovely saying about saying of Ashoka I think i had been there very often when i was working in Panjim but lately I dont know if they have renovated it enjoy your lunch an God bless youll always

[@lesleyingoa]

So nice of you

[@sumanthprabhu11]

I'm glad I found your channel . Food looks delicious 👍

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@user-mz2oh4fq2d]

Whenever you explain about Thali, every time I feel like I'm with you right there 💖 Thank you very much for sharing such amazing videos for us

[@lesleyingoa]

My pleasure 😊

[@amitpendurkar3991]

Whenever I visit Madgaon, I ensure to have lunch at Ashoka Restaurant.

[@lesleyingoa]

Great choice

[@TwoEight8]

Childhood favourite.

[@maheshdhaimode441]

Prawns Thali 🍝🥗🍱 was good👍👍👍😮😮😮

[@alpeshsoni35]

The way you are eating its so tempting

[@umaambe4393]

We are having lunch here,suoerb.,food huge portins,,,thanks a lot leslie,,dev bare karo

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you for your kind words

[@rupeshchawan2684]

Lesley u are superb 😎🤗

[@cassiepereira4249]

Lovely, staying in margao we didn't know abt this place ❤ thanks for sharing this, keep exploring ❤ do try Manisha at Colva beach

[@lesleyingoa]

Definitely, Cassie. One other person had also recommended Manisha. We’ll go this week itself

[@mb26100]

please share your own homestyle fish curry recipe

[@sanjaykumarsingh6270]

Very well presented

[@alpeshsoni35]

Thank you mam

[@lesleyingoa]

Most welcome 😊

[@mohandasbangera720]

You should have tried for squid masala , they prepare it well.

[@alpeshsoni35]

Mouth watering

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Delicious food thank you for showing rates❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Hat,s off to Lesley channel 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jonathanarul3696]

Thank you for showing the rates❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Our pleasure. Thanks for your kind comment

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Guys give lots of comments to this channel because they deserve it they are taking so much pain by traveling different places hat,s off to lesslil

[@sadiqsheikh5812]

Yes this place is very gud I had food many times there.....

[@lesleyingoa]

It is!

[@shashikantaphale2687]

When I was working at Arlem , frequently used to enjoy fish tali at Ashoka

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Wow channel i like to watch your channel pleas upload everyday we are getting lot of knowledge when we come to goa we will not search goan hotels once again thank you very much god bless you,ll 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks for your kind comments

[@alekmartin9999]

Good food

[@monicadacosta8116]

Yummy.Will visit A smoke Restaruant soon

[@IvanBarbosaVlogs]

Beautiful video 🙌🥰

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you 🤗

[@rajaamb6730]

The food looks yummy 😋

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. Happy New Year! 🙏🏼

[@usmanmadha6828]

Same food but different price depending on where one sits? 😳 It makes no sense to someone watching and writing to you from Southern California. Bon Appetite. 👍💐

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, it's very common in Indian cities to charge more for sitting in air-conditioned section

[@rahultungare9835]

You really enjoy your meals ,full justice to what all is ordered. Try kokum curry as well it will be long drive for you from benauli

[@lesleyingoa]

Will try

[@junemendessingh8925]

Thnks for this new place to try when in margao

[@rosyanthony4583]

Hello mam how r u i love your videos and you do nice explanation very beautifully thanks for that i m rosy Anthony from Vasco da Gama plz do visit one day to Vasco. Carry on 🎉 🎉

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi Rosy, 100% we will be in Vasco very soon. We keep saying that we are not showing Goa properly till we come to Vasco. Very long list of places are there to cover in Vasco

[@alistonleitao5627]

Hey lesley can you make a video off fatorda stadium please

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, which part are you referring to? The Fatorda sports complex next to the football stadium? Or the football stadium only?

[@albertcarvalho8852]

Leslie and Maria , i appreciate your effort in trying out the various food joints.But i am yet to see you'll go unhappy yet with your food sampling 🎉

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, that's because if we don't like a place, we don't usually film there

[@user-re6ls4eb3z]

Their food is average like their waiters....sounds harsh but that's the thruth

[@aaronbrit]

Please try bombil in panjim i am Sure it would be worth it ..

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, it's on our list

[@saidattborkar8069]

at curchorem we get bangda thali at 120 rs and conak n kingfish thali at 180 rs

[@raj-khotmarathawarriorclan]

Do they serve bombil ? This time

[@lesleyingoa]

No, not at this time

[@raj-khotmarathawarriorclan]

@@lesleyingoa thanks!

[@alpeshsoni35]

If you go to baga you should try Dhananjay Fish Curry

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, we went to Baga and could not find an inch of parking anywhere near Dhananjay. We could not even use ATM because there was no place to park. We can’t cover places in Candolim-Calangute-Baga stretch because we can’t go there on bike from Benaulim

[@alpeshsoni35]

@@lesleyingoa just sharing you the Google map location below. ..what a coincidence I just reached to goa today and saw your reply... I come goa every year... All most 15+ times...i love goa... maps.app.goo.gl/ZHbNHtXkEqf9xCrLA

[@sunshines4303]

Curry's without fish?🤔

[@renukanaik9832]

Its really good i have been in that restaurant

[@lesleyingoa]

It is!

[@damiasmiranda5437]

in future Goa will eat only Dal Rice now goan people are in UK, UAE and other countries no people to save Goa

[@lesleyingoa]

Not future, now. We made sorpotel and asado and ate with dal and rice for lunch. It was superb. Now will have pork again for dinner but with katre pao

[@felixdias4095]

Nice advertising for bangdos.

[@wilsonmartis8311]

Kindly do not eat shells n crabs for 15days after rains...

[@franklobo204]

I visited this restaurant recently, had a worst experience food was tasteless not upto my expectations, where I have been watching on you tube, waste of money....