EEST, ensconced in The Westin Hotel, which is located amidst high-rise buildings of plush Gurgaon, offers a range of cuisines like Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Korean under one roof. Situated on the first floor of the hotel, the restaurant's interior is classy, exquisite yet serene. The dim lighting coupled with contemporary interiors work effectively to impress. The multifarious selection, live cooking stations and food display collectively ensure that the venue is a visual delight.
The restaurant also has an exquisite open tea bar serving a wide range of tea — from jasmine to green tea — and an exclusive private sushi bar. The restaurant has five private dining rooms and a large semi-private main dining room available for its customers to savour a fine dining experience with complete privacy.
The menu is divided into starters, appetisers, main course, steamed and fried sections each in Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines. The menu also offers a variety of sushi, prawns, and ducks, a range of dim-sums and tofu to ensure one never runs out of choices. The drinks menu is also elaborate and includes a wide range of wines hand-picked from different countries of South East Asia.
A pretty Chinese waitress welcomes us with the traditional Jasmine tea, which is redolent of Jasmine fragrance. Kickstarting with the Chinese fare, ‘qing zheng xue' comprising cod fillet served with spring onion in soy sesame oil makes for a splendid start. The fish is soft, supple and cooked to perfection. It truly defines the subtle Chinese flavour. ‘la zi ji' a spicy chicken served with dry chilli with all its spices is a sharp contrast. However, the chicken is incredibly crisp and just perfect on the spice factor but doesn't leave too much of an impact though.
Next on the table are three types of sauces to be paired with dim-sums. The dim-sums work and look attractive, as they arrive in a bamboo case.
The desserts' section is classic and has an assortment of options from each cuisine. The Portuguese egg tart is crisp with a crumbly tart shell. The filling is soft, not runny and melts in the mouth. The fragrant sesame red bean paste ball shines with its authentic flavours. However, it could have been better with little more sweetness added to it. In the Thai cuisine, pumpkin pudding with coconut milk makes up for a perfect sweet ending.
