Rajasthani mirchi wada stuffed with potatoes. Pics/Sameer Markande

Last July when restaurateurs Nishant Mohatta, Rahul Kharat, Kirtiraj Singh and Mohinish Chawla stood inside a rundown shop at Sector 12, Vashi, which they had just bought from a friend, they saw potential in the disarray. "We felt it could be metamorphosed into a castle-like fine-dine restaurant, given it is housed in a quaint three-storeyed building with latticed windows," says Chawla, who also co-owns Lion's Dhaba at Lonavla. The quartet was clear that the restaurant, in alignment with its architectural theme, would serve royal Indian cuisine. The restaurant opens to public on April 12.