Two suggestions at opposite ends of the scale:

Soumyens Kitchen - border of Candolim / Calangute. Great food and service.
Plantain Leaf - Calangute. Purely vegetarian but great food and as cheap as chips! Try the Thalis!

hi knosby
our favourites are all spice in arpora,nisha`s on tito`s road,kim faa lovely chinese,and for a nice setting east meets west,and top of our list for our next visit is bomra`s (burmese)
i so love thinking about where to eat,that very selfishly look forward to the november guys getting back from their holiday so i can read their new restaurant posts
Happy eating, Deb

hi debs
not sure if east meets west will be open this year

Go out the main entrance of the Silver Sands, Sheetels is directly opposite, the path to the beach shack is on the righ hand side of Sheetels. As you get to the side the shack is directly in front of you.

All good stuff people .... this thread has got my gastronomic juices a flowing !!!. I've never heard or been to most (if any) of the places mentioned and am eager to get there asap to try them out. It does help being just the 2 of us, as we both like the same stuff whereas previously we've had to cater for Veggies, Egg & Chip man etc etc ......

I really cant believe i've not been to the SS shack after staying in their hotel ???!!!!! ............... I similarly cant believe not one of the staff at the SS mentioned it !! Is it a seperate company (of sorts) ?? Not that i'm fussed, just curious.

Thanks again for giving me more to print off .... brilliant.

Just remember one person's idea of good might not be yours. Last year I went armed with a list of recommendations I'd picked up on here and was determined to try some of them. The first one we tried was Kim Faa and to be honest, we were so disappointed that we didn't try any of the others and stuck to what we knew.
Kim Faa served steamed ( or probably microwaved) "Crispy" duck with their pancakes, the portions of everything were small and the food and drinks expensive. However, that was what I found. There have been many recommendations for this place in the past.
One thing that strikes me though is that a recommendation from last year is a dodgy one as all sorts of changes can take place, new owner, new chef, etc etc. The best recommendations are from fellow guests right now ! Even then there is a risk you go on the chef's night off !!!!

Even then there is a risk you go on the chef's night off !!!!

Dead right, there DaveWales. It can happen that the best restaurants have a bad night. It's so disappointing to return to a restaurant that was brilliant last year to find it's gone down the tubes this year.

However, I've always studied the recommendations and tried several on the list. Some we've really enjoyed and would never have found without a HTer sharing their experience. I agree that some that are heavily recommended leave me cold - I95 springs to mind.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

I agree about I95 Roma. We went there when they first opened and the food was absolutely brilliant and we highly recommended it, but then the following year the food was nowhere near as good, the portions were smaller, the service wasn't so good, the menu had changed and the prices had gone up.
Earlier this year one of our favorite restaurants was Chef Souymens. I just hope that is still as good next month!!

For European - the Bistro Candolim, consistently excellent quality and portions, have never had a bad meal there. Sheetal (opposite Silver Sands) fabby!!!! Sunnyside Up - a few yards from Silver Sands (right hand side of beach), cross between a restaurant and a beach shack food is great and excellent service, then my all time favourite shack Frank Zappas - just a few steps from the Silver Sands. To be honest you are spoiled for choice there are so many fantastic restaurants.
Have a great time