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A yummy platter

SCRUMPTIOUS A lovely spread

The Graze restaurant at the Taj Residency is lit up with faint lighting and overlooks a small garden area. We are ushered in by the bearer and are led to our seats. We start the meal with a virgin Mary mocktail, with a hint of salt that provides a nice sweet-sour sensation.

We decide to opt for the five-course tasting menu and start with a warm lobster salad, with organic green lettuce and a helping of buerre blanc, a hot butter sauce.

The lobster is soft, tender and cooked well and tastes awesome, with the bueree blanc and lettuce combination adding taste and flavour. We also sample the Baccalao, comprising salted cod, potato gnocchi and celery root. The potatoes are fresh and captures the varied flavours well.

For the third course, it is Foie Gras, comprising pan seared foie gras, dragon fruit and a hint of vanilla essence. The beauty of this preparation lies in the fact that even the otherwise colourful but drab dragon fruit gels well with the ingredients and adds a unique flavour to the preparation.

The foie gras is brilliantly soft, making this item a definite must try.

Moving on, we taste the monkfish, comprising seared monkfish, garlic foam and parsnips puree. The monkfish goes well with the garlic foam combination that helps provide a hint of garlic flavouring to the dish.

We also try the soft tenderloin, which tastes heavenly with ceraliac puree and osso bucco combination. The homemade spaghetti, with vegetables and tomato scores marks on presentation and taste.

Service was fairly quick and rather efficient. Some dishes did take some time, but that could be attributed to the time that some of these dishes required in preparation.

The waiters were fairly well informed about the menu choices and were pleasant enough to suggest the popular items on offer.

We finish the meal with the hot chocolate soufflé and pistachio ice cream, which provides for a delightful hot-cold combination. The chocolate soufflé is thick and rich and tastes superb, while the ice cream also plays a part in balancing the taste of the preparation.

Graze is located at the Taj Residency, 1/, M.G. Road. Call 66604444 for more information.

NIKHIL VARMA

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