Time was when eating a nice, hot, home-cooked meal was a given. After a long day at work or school, it was just taken for granted that some good, hearty food, courtesy of Mom or the Mrs, awaited us at home.
But, times they are a-changin’, and relishing home-cooked food is not always possible for any number of reasons. With inflation constantly on the rise, household expenses have jumped up, too, making it necessary for the womenfolk – wives and mothers – to take up jobs so as to meet daily expenses.
More often than not, people relocate in their search for greener financial pastures, and cooking isn’t an option for any number of reasons. Eating out or resorting to Zomato regularly puts a strain, not only on the pocket, but also on the digestive system.
So, if you can’t cook and you don’t want to dine out, is it even possible to get nutritious meals? Yes, indeed, there is hope in the form of tiffin services. For a reasonable price, these services prepare and deliver homemade food right to your doorstep (home or office or wherever). And, if you are in Goa for a week, a month or more, and are experiencing food challenges, why not give tiffin meals a shot?
Here are our picks of some of the best tiffin services on the block.
OWNER: Gargi Sagarkar
OPENED IN: 2021
WHERE: Porvorim
WHAT THEY OFFER
All types of tiffin services (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Specialize in Fish Thali, Chicken Thali, Veg Thali, Mutton Thali, chaats and all types of Biryanis
Menus can be customized
Corporate bulk orders
DELIVERS TO: Porvorim, Panjim, Mapusa
CONTACT: +91 7720051350
OWNER: Renuka Mulye
OPENED IN: 2006
WHERE: Ponda
WHAT THEY OFFER
Mini Thali, Chapatis, Bhaji, only Chapatis, Vegetable Pulao
All types of breakfast, lunch, dinner (veg only)
DELIVERY: Available on Zomato
CONTACT: +91 9890493253
OWNER: Chef Ghanashyam Rege
OPENED IN: 2020
WHERE: Verem, Bardez
WHAT THEY OFFER
All types of veg and non-veg tiffins
Catering for small house parties of 20 to 100 guests with North Indian, Goan, Oriental, along with live barbeques, too
DELIVERS TO: Porvorim, Guirim, Betim, Soccoro, Nerul, Reis Magos, etc. Also available on Swiggy, Zomato
CONTACT: +91 9975333518
OWNER: Radhika Ray
OPENED IN: 2018
WHERE: Tivim
WHAT THEY OFFER
Indian (veg and non-veg)
Home parties with an A la carte menu and signature dishes from across India
DELIVERS TO: Mapusa, Tivim, Siolim, Assagao, Anjuna, Arpora, Parra,Colvale, Porvorim, Sangolda, Socorro (locations within 10 km from Mapusa)
CONTACT: +91 8999720928
OWNER: Pritam Onsker & Amruta Onsker
OPENED IN: 2017
WHERE: Panjim & Verna
WHAT THEY OFFER
Goan, North Indian food
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
DELIVERS TO: Verna and Mapusa, and in between both locations
CONTACT: +91 7262896969/+91 8149993555
