casa goa used to be one of our favourite places to eat when it was beside abu dhabi mall. i had absolutely no idea that they had re-opened again if it wasn't for the flyer kept on our car during the weekend.
we decided to visit them on christmas eve. but let me tell you something, the hotel that they've mentioned on the flyer and everywhere else is "regent hotel" (which was actually the previous name of the hotel they are in now). we repeatedly searched the place and even called the restaurant a number of times and they wouldn't tell us that it was located in hawthorn suites by wyndham abu dhabi. finally, when we got frustrated and asked the man whether it was hawthorn he says yes. firstly, the restaurant needs to sort this out!
anyway, once we were there, things seemed a little bit better. the place was clean with hardly any people inside. it opened up only a few weeks ago so people are still unaware. there was a live band and they played songs in english, hindi & konkani. there was a separate smoking room and a darts area.
from the menu, we ordered - mussels masala, beef chilly fry, pork sausage pulao, prawn balchao and appam.
preparation time was quick and the portions were pretty good. everything was tasty but beef was super spicy. the mussels and prawns was tasty too. i think a plate had about 10 mussels. prices were definitely reasonable. they have a huge selection of cocktails, however some weren't available. we were there at 12am and they even gave us complimentary wine.
service was very good. i would definitely go back and try out other dishes.