Asha’s at The Galleria: Asha Bhosle’s Culinary Memories in Modern Indian Form

A restaurant built from a life in food

Asha’s has always had a more personal premise than the average international Indian restaurant group. Its driving force is Asha Bhosle, one of India’s most celebrated singers, but the menu is not a celebrity branding exercise detached from the kitchen. The restaurant describes its food through Bhosle’s own culinary journey: family meals, street food, royal receptions and dishes encountered while travelling.

At The Galleria Al Maryah Island, that story is translated into a polished dining room and a menu rooted largely in North-West Indian flavours. Signature dishes include the slow-cooked daal makhani and murgh malai kebab, alongside Keralan chilli garlic prawns, lamb preparations and fragrant biryanis. Chaat and smaller plates add the sharper contrasts of tamarind, spice, yoghurt and crunch that keep a meal from becoming too heavy.

From kebabs to Keralan prawns

The strength of Asha’s is breadth without losing a recognisable flavour profile. Charred kebabs bring smoke and richness; curries rely on patient spice work; rice dishes provide a more aromatic centrepiece. Seafood gives the menu another register, particularly in the chilli-garlic prawns, which draw the palate south towards Kerala rather than keeping the entire meal in one regional lane.

The drinks programme follows the same philosophy. Cardamom, clove, rose, tea and jaggery appear as flavour references, allowing the bar and non-alcoholic offering to echo the pantry rather than sit apart from it. That detail helps the restaurant feel coherent even when the menu covers a wide geography.

A polished fit for Al Maryah Island

The Galleria branch suits Asha’s because the setting is sophisticated without demanding formality. It can function as a shopping-day lunch, a business dinner or a more celebratory evening, while the food remains accessible enough for a mixed table.

For Simply Abu Dhabi, the most interesting way to approach Asha’s is through the dishes connected most closely to the brand’s identity rather than ordering generically. A table built around kebabs, daal makhani, seafood, biryani and chaat reveals the restaurant’s range and, more importantly, the culinary autobiography behind it.

Practical details

Location: Ground Level, The Galleria Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cuisine: Indian
Telephone: +971 2 492 6833