Fishy Business - Ecstasea

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.