There
are some great new small eateries coming up all over South Calcutta as more and
more Bengali entrepreneurs take to the F&B industry. The latest in line is
a tiny little joint called Ecstasea, which has something unique to offer. As
the name perhaps suggests, Ecstasea serves sea-food, almost exclusively.
I
popped in on a rainy afternoon, with some concern, since I am not what one
would consider a fish person. I have actually been unable to eat fish for most
of my life, the smell of Bengali fish curry makes me vomit. But I have been
slowly getting over my fear, ever since a friend introduced me to sushi, which I
completely fell in love with.
Ecastasea
is a tiny place, seating perhaps a maximum of 12, and is primarily a takeaway
joint. While sea-food may not be a very new thing for many people, the unique thing
about Ecstasea is that there’s squid, Octopus, Pomfret, Mackerel, deep sea crab
and even Sole fish on the menu.
We
began with a sea-food soup which was absolutely wonderful and hit the right
spot. Mild, light but extremely tasty, containing bits of fish, squid and other
assorted goodies along with green vegetables and the like.
This
was followed by two of my favourites, Squid Masala and Octopus in Green Curry. Octopus
in Green Curry isn’t on the menu, but if you request for it, they will prepare
it for you. It’s Thai Green Curry, and with the unique taste and texture of
Octopus, it’s quite a treat.
The Squid is prepared coastal style, on the dry and spicy side, with coconut milk, and has that unique you-just-cannot-stop quality to it.
The seafood noodles, done gravy style was superb as well,
although I was unable to appreciate the Sole fish, and the Pomfret, since they were
just a bit too “fishy” for me. But my friends carried on chomping, and seemed
pretty happy. Everyone seemed very happy with the deep sea crab as well, which had a soft shell, soft enough to chew through, although the meat was a little stringy.
Quite
a revelation from a small, neighbourhood joint.
Their prices are not too steep, and a meal for two can set you back about 500-600 bucks. The portions, while adequate, can tend to be on the smaller side.
Ecstasea
delivers within a limited area, and they do have a minimum billing requirement
for that. But talk to them, they’re nice people, maybe they’ll work something
out for you. Here are their numbers
+919830092424
+919831387882
+919230017447
+919337331370
DIRECTIONS:
Enter Lake Road from the Lake Road-Sarat Bose Road Crossing, and
you’ll find it on your right after a couple of houses. The official address is…
P241
Lake Road,
Kolkata
700029
Follow
them on Facebook, or hit up their official website.
Happy
munching!!!
DISCLAIMER - I was invited to try the food by a friend of the owner's, and all food was complimentary.
