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MCA Club, BKC
After all this work one’s doing in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), 
 were to take a break!?
Whether entertaining a client, going out with colleagues,  
friends, or family – there are countless options to wine & dine 
 in BKC. And that number is only growing. If looking for a  
private club, there is one that stands out….
BKC’s MCA (Mumbai Cricket  
Association) was built about 10  
years ago and is a club for the  
entire family. When it was built it  
was more or less on it’s own, but 
 things have greatly changed 
with  two of Mumbai’s most  
impressive commercial 
buildings  in BKC, One BKC & 
Godrej BKC,  towering over the 
MCA which is  largely only 
noticeable in certain  areas 
outside while at the MCA.
The overall feel of the club is a dark wood, wood 
panel, old  school kind of a vibe absent of any feel of 
India other than  India’s religion: cricket, where this 
theme is ongoing thru the  club, not to mention the 
massive and impressive cricket  pitch that one looks 
out on from most of the rooms at the  MCA.
Additionally, there are badminton courts, work out 
facilities,  a pool, sauna along with game rooms and 
multiple lounges.

To get back to wine & dining, there are three options, an all 
day  dining lounge/coffee shop where we highly recommend 
the cheese  toast and then upstairs a chinesse restaurant 
which is quite  impressive and last but not least, a bar that 
opens up post 6pm that  has the look & feel of an old school 
high end bar in the United States  or Europe. Not the same 
service (and to be fair, a very reasonable  price), but the 
look!
How much does it cost to join the MCA in BKC? We are told 
from a  member that as of this writing it’s 21 Lakh Rupees 
(21,00,000) for life  time membership which is not 
transferable and on top of that a
small fee of about 7,000 Rupees a year.
From the owner of Jagaha.com,  
Otis Critchley, who has  
countless friends that belong to  
this club, he has found that most 
 frankly don’t go. There are many 
 reasons for this, some being 
that  Mumbai doesn’t have a 
strong  post work drink culture, 
the goal  is usually to get home 
and out of  the traffic as soon as 
possible.
And on top of that, nobody really 
 lives in BKC or that close, so on 
 the weekends coming down is  
largely not desirable.
Having said that, if looking for a private club for the 
entire family  and if you frequent BKC for work, then 
would certainly consider  the MCA especially for the pool 
alone (as options are limited in  Mumbai for a proper 
pool); not to mention, that the club is hardly  ever packed 
so there should always be a seat waiting for you.
From a 
business standpoint, it’s always nice to leave one’s office 
in  BKC, 
head out the door and just walk over to your private club.
This my friends, is priceless, especially in Mumbai.
If you have to travel from your office space in 
South Mumbai, then  we would say probably best to find 
another club. Any clubs our  readers would recommend?
Thank 
You