A buffet that only aims at impressing you, and does so
oh-so-successfully! Here, I’ve summed up the entire post in one line.
Situated on the first floor of the hotel, the multi-cuisine restaurant
at Shangri-La Hotel, Tamra, created quite a buzz, a lot because of the PR and
marketing they did. Full marks to them for that, because they really did garner
a lot of clientele because of their marketing efforts. With a huge area for
seating that’s both plush and comfortable, with lighting that’s not too dim in
some places (for families) and aptly dim that you can have a good look at your
food in some places (for a date), the buffet counters of the restaurant are
spread out all over. With the sushi section in one corner and the Oriental
section in the other, the place is really well done in terms of décor and
interiors. Wooden flooring, shiny wooden tables, red décor in sync with a
Malaysian festival that was on when I went, we were escorted to our table
overlooking the gardens outside.
Went to Tamra for their dinner buffet and was simply floored
by the quality and taste of food. It’s much much better than the five star
buffets that are around right now, plus the variety also beats most other hotels’
buffets.
I started my meal with appetizers from the Indian section. Veg Kebab, Chicken Tikka and Haryali Fish Tikka. All four were really
delicious and bang on with spices. Very flavourful and tender.
In
the main course from the Indian section, I tried their Fish in Mustard Sauce
(Kasundi), Bhuna Gosht, Jeera Rice and Paneer. The paneer was the least
impressive. Cooked in a sour tomato gravy, I didn’t like it at all. The Bhuna
Ghosht was delectable! Very fine chunks of mutton with a superb thick masala
gravy with onions and tomatoes. The fish, just as the name said, was bang on
with the mustard flavour. Relished every bite!
While their Sushi section was very impressive and very fresh
too, I found the Salad counter lacking that punch. Asked the chef to make us a
Caesar Salad but that didn’t turn out to be so impressive. A little too salty
for me. The salad counter was filled with
different kinds of dressings, fresh produce and cold cuts, making it look very
very appealing. Appealing it was, but maybe I should have gone with a different
choice of salad.
From their European section I tried their Grilled Fish and
Rosemary Lamb. Both were really nice accompanied with tartar sauce and chilli
sauce. Tried dimsums from the Oriental section and the Chicken Sui Mai just
killed it! Extremely delicious in taste with a very fine thin coating on the
outside. The main course that I tried from this section was equally
lip-smacking. Chicken in hot garlic sauce and hakka noodles, and a bit Yellow
Thai Curry with Singapore Rice. So much flavour in all the dishes! Not one dish
failed to impress here.
Next up were Penne in Mixed Sauce and Penne Alfredo. Both
were decent enough, just like the made-to-order pastas are. You only need to
add a little bit of seasoning if you like your pasta salty and not sweet, but
the sauces are really nice. However, I really missed my pizzas. A buffet
without a wood-fired oven pizza counter is incomplete for me.
Every person going for a buffet, looks forward to the
dessert section the most. And Tamra ensures you have a gala time and an extremely
elevating experience especially towards the end. The dessert section had so
much going on that you possibly couldn’t try it all out. Maybe if you went
backwards you could, but no way in hell if you keep desserts for the end.
The most impressive things in their dessert counter- the ice
cream section, the fresh crepes section, and the chocolate molten cake. These
three things alone can make you fall in love with Tamra! I tried 8 ice-cream
flavours (yes, 8). With something as humble as Vanilla making you go ‘oh my
god’, to trying Black Currant ice-cream after ages, to trying the salted
Caramel, Praline, Belgian Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and what not, they
left nothing more to be desired. Insane ice-creams! To top it all, they have
such outstanding add-ons for your ice cream like almonds, nuts, jelly and
candies.
The Crepe was prepared in front of you. Filled with dark
chocolate ganache and topped with liquid chocolate and powdered sugar, the
crepe in itself was supremely soft and just melted in the mouth. It was a burst
of chocolate extravaganza in each bite!
The molten chocolate cake doesn’t need an introduction. The
cake is put in the oven for just the right amount of time (neither making the
molten chocolate too thin and liquid nor too thick and fudgy). Break into the
cake and relish a mouthful of gorgeous moist cake with a centre that’s just
divine chocolate!
The Blueberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Mousse, Moong Dal Halwa,
Dhoda Burfi, Crème Brulee, Macarons and a great deal of other bakery items- excellent
in taste!
The buffet has tea and coffee included but not any of the
soft beverages. It’s at par with the other five stars in terms of pricing but
so much better in terms of offering, taste and value for money.
Will be going back again real real soon!
Address: Shangi-la Hotel, Ashoka Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi
Timings: 24 hours
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