The Best Time to Visit Nova House: Your Guide to Brunch, Dinner, and Weekends
Ever shown up somewhere at the wrong hour and left wishing you'd waited? A quiet lunch spot that turns into a party by 9 PM. A dinner-only kitchen you tried to hit for a light bite. Timing changes everything about a night out, and at Nova House, it changes almost everything you'll eat and drink.
Nova House, the best restaurant in Mira Road, isn't a one-mood restaurant. It's a soup-and-salad kind of afternoon, a tandoori-and-curry kind of dinner, and a sangria-pitcher-and-shooters kind of weekend, all under one roof. The trick is knowing which version of Nova House you're walking into.
We break down the best time to visit Nova House depending on what you're actually craving: a slow brunch, a proper dinner, or a full weekend blowout, plus what's actually on the menu at each of those moments.
Brunch at Nova House: Light, Bright, and Easy on the Palate
Brunch is where Nova House slows down. This is the window for dishes that feel fresh rather than heavy; think the Tom Kha Soup with its English vegetable and coconut base, the Cherry Tomato Rasam served with crispy bonda, or the Roasted Chicken n Badami Shorba if you want something with a bit more body.
If you're the salad-for-lunch type, brunch hours are made for you. The Thai Papaya Salad with jaggery and bird's eye chilli dressing, the Filastin Chicken Musa Khan Salad with tahini yogurt and coriander dressing, or the "Pick Me Up" salad with arugula, hummus, red quinoa, grilled pineapple, and a homemade raisin mustard vinaigrette all read like dishes built for daylight, not a heavy dinner table.
Pair it with something from the coffee or iced tea menu: a Cappuccino, a Peach & Guava Blossom Iced Tea, or a Berry Bliss Smoothie, and you've got a brunch that doesn't leave you sluggish for the rest of the day.
Best for: catch-ups, work meetings, solo lunches, anyone who wants Nova House's flavor without the full dinner-scale portions.
Dinner at Nova House
If brunch is Nova House easing you in, dinner is where the kitchen goes all out. This is when the tandoor fires up properly the Saffron Paneer Tikka, the Thai Flavoured Tandoori Mushroom, the classic Tandoori Chicken, and the Mutton Seekh Kebab Lucknowi Style all make far more sense as part of a proper evening meal than a quick lunch stop.
Dinner is also when Nova House's range becomes obvious. In one meal, you can move from a Wok Tossed Garlic & Pepper Shrimp starter, to a Norwegian Salmon Roll off the sushi list, into a Murgh Handi Laziz or a Kerala Pepper Mutton curry, and land on a Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani or a wood-fired Pizza Oscar's. Add the Asian mains Burmese Khow Suey, Classic Thai Green Curry, or the Exotic Veg Balinese Curry, and you'll see why Nova House works better as a leisurely dinner than a rushed meal.
Finish with something from Sugar Town: the Sea Salt No-Bake Chocolate Tart, the Biscoff Brownie, or the Ras Malai Tres Leches if you want a dessert that's doing something a little unexpected.
Best for: date nights, family dinners, celebrations, and anyone who wants to see the full kitchen in action.
Weekends at Nova House: When the Bar Takes the Lead
Weekends flip the mood. Come Friday or Saturday evening, Nova House shifts from restaurant to full-on hangout, and that's when the bar menu becomes the main event.
Groups tend to gravitate toward the sangria pitchers Red Wine, White Wine, Rosé, or Muskmelon or the house special cocktails, like the smoky, spicy Picante or the floral Rosemary Sapphire. If the table's in a mood to go big, the Nova House LIIT and the Bullfrog are built for exactly that kind of night, and the shooter list (B52, Jagerbomb, Flatliner) tends to appear once the night really gets going.
Not drinking? The mocktail list holds its own. The Kala Khatta Tamarind Sour and the Basil & Orange Mash are two of the more interesting non-alcoholic options on the menu, built with real flavor instead of just juice and soda.
Best for: big groups, celebrations, birthdays, and any night where "just one drink" was never really the plan.
What Is the 7-Course Menu at Nova House?
A lot of guests ask this, and it's a fair question. Nova House's food menu is broad enough that you could genuinely build a full seven-course journey out of it without repeating a category. Here's what that progression naturally looks like when you walk through the menu in order:
Soup: Tom Kha Soup or Cherry Tomato Rasam
Salad: Thai Papaya Salad or the Buffalo Chicken Salad
Snack/Starter: Bhavnagari Chilly and Brie Pops or Crispy Lotus Stems
Tandoori/Grill: Saffron Paneer Tikka or Tandoori Chicken
Main Course: a curry like Murgh Kadhai or Butter Paneer Masala
Rice/Bread: Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani or Jeera Rice with Naan
Dessert: Classic Tiramisu or the House of Coconut Shell
Think of it less as a fixed set menu and more as a self-guided tasting journey. The menuis structure makes it easy to build one course by course, whether it's a special occasion or you just want to try a bit of everything Nova House does well.
How Many Types of Menus Are There at Nova House?
Nova House runs on two core menus, each broken into several distinct sections:
The Food Menu, which spans soups and salads, snacks (vegetarian and non-vegetarian), tandoori grills, sushi, dim sum, pizza, pasta and risotto, vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries, biryani and rice preparations, Asian mains, noodles, and desserts.
The Bar Menu, which covers house special cocktails, sangrias, sparkling cocktails, classic cocktails, martinis, LIIT specials, shooters, single malts and whiskies, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, wines and champagne, plus a full non-alcoholic section of mocktails, smoothies, iced teas, coffee, and tea.
Between the two, there's enough variety that brunch, dinner, and a weekend night out can each feel like a completely different experience at Nova House, which is really the whole point of this guide.
Making the Most of Your Visit
A few things worth knowing before you go:
Weekday evenings tend to be calmer, better if you want to actually hear your dinner conversation.
Weekend nights get louder and busier, especially once the sangria pitchers start doing rounds worth booking ahead if you're coming with a group.
Add-ons matter Several mains and salads let you add chicken, prawns, or egg, so it's worth asking if you want to customize a dish rather than assuming it's fixed.
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