Margao's Massive Goan Bhatkar Thali @ Cinnamon Restaurant, South Goa, July 2023

Imagine a Goan thali with 22 vatis and 26 items. The legendary Bhatkar (landowner) thali at Cinnamon restaurant in Margao’s Government Rest House on Monte Hill is so massive, it comes with a Bhatkar’s hat for you to wear while eating it. So you can look the part while eating like a lord. This is one experience you are unlikely to ever forget!
Margao’s massive Goan Bhatkar Thali at Cinnamon Restaurant, South Goa, August 2023
Cinnamon Bar & Restaurant, Government Rest House, near military area of Monte Hill, Margao, South Goa
Contact: 08322700022-
Authentic Goan veg, chicken and fish thali available only at lunch time, from 11 am to 3 pm
Cinnamon Restaurant Google Maps link: goo.gl/maps/Hg...
To get to Cinnamon restaurant, from Margao’s Holy Spirit Church, turn right to old Hospicio hospital. Immediately after Hospicio, opposite the Urban Health Centre, turn left onto Hospicio Hospital road. Then just after the hospital, take the first left turn onto Monte Hill road. Continue for 800 metres, till you see the electricity substation on the right. Immediately after this, take the right turn into the Government Rest House. Cinnamon restaurant is right up in front of the rest house.
At the very entrance, Cinnamon proudly advertises its Bhatkar thali. Maria, Travis and I are going to share a Bhatkar thali. Roma is going to have a regular Goan chicken thali.
Cinnamon has won awards at the Saraswat festival held at Margao’s BPS Club. Perhaps that’s why it proudly displays the highlights of its Goan Saraswat menu as part of its wall decor. And occupying pride of place among the thalis adorning the walls is of course, the Bhatkar thali.
It takes two people to bring the Bhatkar thali to the table. One for the thali, and one for the hats! All diners who order Cinnamon’s Bhatkar thali get a hat to wear. The size of the thali has left us momentarily tongue tied! Over and above this is Roma’s Goan chicken thali, which is not small either.
Cinnamon’s award-winning chef Saish Rajadhyax introduces some of the Bhatkar thali items. These were the items we were served on July 22, 2023: prawns daangar; tisreo sukka; chicken cafreal; chicken masala; chicken sukka; crab xacuti; prawn curry; rice; salad; curd raita; chutney; pickles; sol kari; shevyache godshe (kheer); tambdi bhaji; dry prawns kismur; prawns rawa fry; vellio rawa fry; boiled egg; leppo rawa fry; kokum sharbat; kingfish rawa fry; omelette; fruit salad; parotta; and papad.
In comparison, Roma’s chicken thali has a tame 12 items: chicken rawa fry; chicken sukka; chicken masala; dal; chapathi; chicken biryani; tambdi bhaji; kheer; raita; sol kari; salad; and pickles.
The Bhatkar thali is no mere gimmick. Each item on the thali is delicious.
Hope you enjoy this 4K, hires video
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[@lesleyingoa]

Costs we paid: Bhatkar thali Rs 951, Goan chicken thali Rs 380

[@abhijitjoshi4773]

Quite reasonable

[@johnfernandez4371]

Thanks bro

[@KhalandarShaKhan]

You get Lepo fry at Mr Francis opp Gmc hospital...

[@santanodcosta3360]

Cost is bit on the higher side. Please bring down the price.

[@MosesJSaldanha]

This was awesome. Looks good enough for a family 😍

[@lesleyingoa]

It is!

[@victoriadias5507]

Hi... Im new subsriber.... Ï Came across Ur video.... Thanks for showing such beautiful south side restaurant.... Im frm goa... Bt was Nt knowing dis restaurant....

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@renukanaik9832]

Thank you for this lovely video i will go with my family

[@lesleyingoa]

Have fun!

[@Blessings8379]

A humongous thali i must say. A must try. Thank you Lesley for the lovely vlogs you and your group upload to show us a lot of our goan cuisine from different parts of our lovely Goa. Keep up the good work and God bless you and your friends or family .

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much. May God bless you and your loved ones

[@lipicalopamudra9810]

Hi Lesley I am Lipica from Bangalore We all in my family are very big fan of your videos We all love as you present Goan authentic food We used to follow you in my husband’s account We are coming to Goa on November 1st week If possible can we meet Just as a fan we want to meet you ❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi Lipica, thank you so much for your kind words. We get too many requests to eat so we just meet with our 3rd tier channel members once in 6 months

[@riteshpawar8778]

Now Bhatkar is my next mission !! I have driven past Holy Spirit Church in Madhgaon so many times but never thought this jewel of a place will be here.... looking forward.

[@supriyachavan4265]

Looks yum Do we get veg bhatkar thali

[@lesleyingoa]

Afraid not!

[@OlympiaRodrigues]

Beautiful❤❤❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@XLR_1]

Wow! Looks yummy.

[@ravindrapatil8216]

Nice video, very very happy to see this video Thanks

[@ashishsahani3995]

Lesley I miss going out and eating which was the norm everyday when I was in Goa. I especially remember going to Keserval springs hotel on the Verna road. Used to go all the way from Mapuca to Verna every sunday for their buffets. don't know if it's still around but if you can do try to go there.

[@antoniomenezes9043]

The item they save for you .27 items cost for you 1000means it ok But the tali they serve.its cost it that ways.so items in one the plate you must do the biking .but I think so it's so high in rate.so please decrease the rare of tali. N see what's you will achieve in your bissness. May god help you n your work place

[@thelmapeter806]

I liked your video very much

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much

[@wendybrace1860]

Wow...this is amazing. Have always been on the lookout for good Goan food. Thanks for sharing. This will be my 'go to' on my nxt trip !!!

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks so much for your encouraging words

[@narendrazaveri2169]

Do they sever veg thali?

[@ajinkyanaik6651]

Nice Video and awaiting for such more videos...

[@lesleyingoa]

Sure 😊

[@samuraidreams1880]

This is your first video I came across and I liked it. An honest food review! Thank you for sharing. Keep going. May God bless you.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much!

[@noeldabreo6130]

simply outstanding

[@keithtfernandes]

Just looking at the delicious food my stomach is full 😊. Thank you for sharing such wonderful restaurants am looking forward to visiting the all once am in goa 😀

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@christopherfernandes3052]

Love your vlogs… your description of the location is much better than Google map… hope to meet you with my sister and my dad … keep up the good work…

[@lesleyingoa]

We hope so too. Best wishes

[@sydneypassanha]

Loved this video, did Maria eat the crabs ? Thanks for showing this place, I have added it to my list.❤❤❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, she tried her best but could not finish the crabs. We are going to try again to finish this thali, after skipping breakfast. It will be our third attempt!

[@ludinludin7011]

OMG 😲!! So big thalis!! Enjoy nice

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you 😋

[@suhaskhade6744]

Too good, I like the way it is photographed , nice take , btw I am a pure vegan recently, but like your videos for your lovely presentation

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@soniadionizio2983]

Les luv your n Maria's sense of humour wish n pray me n my son's could meet you dear n your loving friends,stay blessed

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks so much. We would love to meet you both

[@soniadionizio2983]

Thank you so much dear Lesley n Maria hope n pray someday soon, take care dearones n God bless

[@priscillaazavedo8960]

Hi Lesley. Can you put a review on Mee-Maws colva benaulim road. I would love to see your review on this place. I really enjoyed the food here. A wide variety yet simple food offered. Thanks Lesley. Looking fwd.

[@rajeevarora2444]

Waoooooooooo.

[@antoniomenezes9043]

What is the cost of the plate

[@godfather5374]

Best video ❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you

[@BruceDSouza]

That was one huge thali that looked so sumptuous 😋. Maria's favorite was the chutney 😂 Thank you for sharing the video, God Bless 🙏🏽

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. Yes what to say, chutney her favourite out of all that 😂😂😂

[@vaibhavdinkarmardhekar]

Thanks again for sharing such a wonderful experience ! 🙏🏻

[@lesleyingoa]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ren.oooooo]

The hat thing is cute. Definitely trying it out

[@HBFREEWORLD]

You nailed it again, with another fantastic vlog about authentic Goan food. Loved your comment too '' Please do not drive drive recklessly and that it was just for the video ''

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. So nice of you

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Wow lovely delicious thalis thankyou Lesley for showing this items wow channel 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@snehlata4405]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Guys give lots of comments to this channel because they are taking so much pain to show different places and dishes I like you Lesley so charming you are even Maria nice person ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much

[@bonifaciodsouza4318]

Hope everything is well with you both cause I could see your Vlog for last few days God bless youll with good health

[@lesleyingoa]

We are fine. God bless you with good health

[@EatwithCelisa]

I enjoyed this one and I like how directors are given as well. Hats made it more interesting. Well done!

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you very much!

[@pravidha]

Lesley looked so cute wuth the hat 😅❤

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Top channel on the you tube 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@mariafernandes7216]

Lesley why don't u try fish thali at Ritz Classic in Margao

[@lesleyingoa]

Tried it many times. On 18 June Road and Margao Mercado also

[@jonathanarul3696]

Really I love to see your videos❤👌

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rahulakasasmithkaskar1283]

I ❤ ross omlette

[@floraraposo2492]

Awesome vlog. Food definitely looked tempting

[@lesleyingoa]

It was!

[@ShraddhaNaik-ep2go]

❤❤❤❤😋

[@angelinapires3373]

Looks so yummm. Tondak udok sutle😂

[@lesleyingoa]

😋

[@niteshmadiwal1688]

Wa hat is ur location

[@lesleyingoa]

The Google Map location is in the video description

[@maheshdhaimode441]

Chicken🐔🐓🐤 Thali❤❤❤was good😮😮😮

[@RasheedahNizam]

At 9:18 I think I see some spicyness 😅 I am too far away from India to try this right now, but I will make some of these things myself for a thaali. I'm glad that YT recommended this channel to me!

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much for your kind comment 😊

[@ujwala171]

How much for the cost your tali

[@lesleyingoa]

Goan Bhatkar thali Rs 951, Goan chicken thali Rs 380

[@phse6083]

What a yummy and massive thali.

[@lesleyingoa]

Yes, it really is

[@ujwala171]

What is the cost of tali

[@lesleyingoa]

Goan Bhatkar thali Rs 951, Goan chicken thali Rs 380

[@RamMohammadJosephKaur]

Seeing all this beautiful food while hundreds of kms apart in Mumbai is so painful 🙁

[@cassiepereira4249]

Woww tats nearly tooo much 😊

[@ajaymsingh1]

You guys are so lucky...😀

[@lesleyingoa]

Yes, we are lucky to live in Goa

[@antoniomenezes9043]

0k bro thanks bro

[@jufsrdaghyijfrazdsfujngfgo2153]

𝓢𝓸 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓽𝔀𝓸 𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓼 .

[@vencypereira1399]

Please send me location

[@lesleyingoa]

goo.gl/maps/b6dE1bp8bGaj7Tpa6

[@gurudattr.mallya6398]

Food excellent !! However, service is very, very slow. There are only a couple of overworked waiters to cater to the entire restaurant.

[@alloyfernandes2545]

No pork ?

[@CharismaticEnigma2107]

It’s so good to see a restaurant serving a bhatkar thali. I had only seen it in one of Anubhav Sapra’s video. link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWjEYX-AmZ2bpaM. And what a lovely background score, it went so well with the fast forward eating clip. Try and visit Jila Bakery and Starlight for crab xecxec someday. Keep up the good work ❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, thanks for your kind comments. Jila bakery was not really conducive for shooting. We have covered Starlight at Assolna: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp7Vm5ykballl9k

[@ROMAakaNEZUKO]

The thali was way too big we couldn't finish it. And all the dishes were really good!!!

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi Roma!

[@TGOINC]

Visited this place after watching "Lesley in Goa" and ordered exactly what she had, the Bhatkar Thali and the Chicken Thali. We were 5 adults and one kid. We were easily able to finish everything and even ordered extra rice which was complimentary. Portions were very small and NOT even close to the number of dishes severed to Lesley and her group. No chicken biryani or crispy chicken in the chicken thali and I won't even get started on the items missing from the Bhatkar Thali. I suppose one is served differently when the cameras are on for social media. Absolute disappointment for self and the family. No Bhatkar hats given to us as well. Never again visiting this place.

[@lesleyingoa]

Very shocked to hear this

[@johnfernandez4371]

This Thali for one person he cannot finsd it😮😢😅

[@basiltravasso9155]

Hey

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi

[@RAD7867]

Moti dongar

[@sameershirodkar9492]

It is so costly 😢

[@sarahp1383]

More fascinating than being introduced to the enormous Bhatkar thali... was observing the stately Bombay bowler on Maria's head. She looked every inch an explorer who had temporarily deserted the jungle safari trail , for the promise of the gustatory delights offered by the legendary Goan Bhatkar thali. All that was missing was a shot gun at her side. Maria , please , no disrespect meant to you. What is the significance of wearing different kinds of colonial hats by those who order Bhatkar thalis? A little quirkiness is always welcome😊

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi it is symbolic of the sun hat worn by the bhatkar (landlord) when surveying his land

[@sarahp1383]

@@lesleyingoa Thank you . But do all diners have to follow this practise of wearing hats when they dine at this restaurant?

[@bigmac4417]

Gluttons.. 😅😅

[@domnickrodrigues6317]

Why give hat when eating time no respect to the food 🇺🇸

[@lesleyingoa]

The hat represents the bhatkar. Kindly show respect to Goan culture