Bom Sucesso Restaurant, Candolim: Value-for-money casual dining place that boasts of fantastic food and fun galore

This open-air (almost) restaurant in the heart of Candolim on the main road has been in existence since 1990 and is always packed during the peak tourism months of December and January.

Not surprisingly as its menu is huge and caters to guests and diners from various parts of the world.

Be it Indian domestic tourists from North and South India and Maharashtra and Gujarat to European, American or African guests, Bom Sucesso’s versatile menu offers something for every palate and taste.

So you have Indian, Chinese, Continental, Goan, North Indian, South Indian and even fusion cuisines on the Bom Sucesso menu, with almost all dishes offering a value for money and tasty dining experience to tingle your taste buds and also fill your tummy, without being too heavy on your pocket.

The food at this restaurant excels both in terms of quantity and quality, offering a huge variety of items to choose from, be it poultry (chicken) or seafood and even for vegetarian diners there are several options and dishes that you just cannot miss.

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During the peak tourism season, Bom Sucesso has a mixed clientele consisting of Indian, Russian and other foreign tourists, including guests from the UK and Germany. However, Indian tourists make up the major part of its clientele during the non-peak months.

For sizzler lovers, the chicken and mixed seafood sizzlers are simply mind-blowing and a must try. There are various sizzler options and one can even customize their sizzler as per your personal preference.

For those wanting to try out Goan food, the chef’s specials include chicken xacuti, chicken cafreal, Goan prawn curry, Goan fish curry with rice and some more, depending on the availability of seafood.

Since we were in a mood for seafood, we tried out the Red Snapper Garlic Butter as well as the Kingfish Steak and Kingfish Rawa fry and all the dishes were simply mouthwatering and really delicious – would give these 3 items a 9 on 10 both for quality, taste and quantity.

The tandoori chicken was good and so were the assortment of chinese soups and other starters like fish fingers, dry chicken Manchurian and fish tikka.

The Goan recheado stuffed fried bangda (mackerel) was a bit spicy, but kept our mouths asking for more. The jumbo-sized mackerel was enough to fill two hungry stomachs, but size depends on catch and one cannot always exactly guarantee the size of seafood items. It’s better to check while placing the order.

At the end of our culinary experience which lasted almost two hours as we tried and hogged on several dishes on the menu, Bom Sucesso definitely won our stamp of approval as a must-visit place for foodies as well as gourmets.

The staff are friendly and helpful and fist-time diners at this restaurant should seek help of the very friendly owner Eric while making your choice of the menu.

It also has a lavish stock of wines, beers and other alcoholic drinks and beverages for those who want to have a drink or two along with their food.

The restaurant hosts karaoke nights, live bands and other musical entertainment during the peak tourism season and all said and done it’s a casual and fun dining place that is kids friendly and has as open-air feel and ambience.

We would rate it to be definitely among the Top 10 fun dining places in Goa and one should not miss Bom Successo if you want to chill out, enjoy some music and have good food all at the same time.

Our verdict: A must-visit casual dining restaurant in the heart of Candolim in North Goa that you should never miss. A visit to this place is definitely recommended, but make sure you have enough time on your hands, because all the food is prepared fresh and takes time. Ask the owner for his suggestions while placing your order.