Dialogue - Indian lounge

 I recently visited this newly opened restaurant in Majestic Hotel. They invited me to try out their food and drinks. It has a nice ambience which is brighter than the previous restaurant which was there and they have more seating space too.



They have a live band playing on certain days; there wasn't one when I went (Thursday) but there was a live DJ who was playing some great music.


They have some interesting cocktails and their mixologist Rocky does some great work with the beverages. We started with the Rock-key ride to Himalayas which is their version of the long island ice-tea. It was kickass. 


Then we had the Be Mine which is a vodka based drink and was great. 



The next one was the forbidden pleasure which is a whiskey based drink and has burnt orange in it. This was fantastic too. 

Another vodka based drink was the Sparkling city which we really liked.


We loved their cocktails so much that we asked for 2 more drinks (that we paid for) towards the end of our meal and Rocky got us two of his specials. He didn't tell us the names but one of them had a beer bottle in it while the other was an Aperol based one. We totally loved these two as well.





Now coming to the food that we had...

We started with the Black which is a black version of onion fritters served along with black mint chutney. The taste was great although it seems quite a basic dish to order in a place like this.


Then we had the achari fish tikka which was really flavourful.


Next up was the tandoori prawn which was served along with a creamy coconut based sauce and tasted fantastic.


For our mains, we had the Malay prawn which is a fusion dish and has a bit of a south Indian touch to it. It was delicious and was served with lachcha paratha. 


The other main dish was Malai chicken. This was in the form of shredded chicken balls dipped in a creamy gravy and we really enjoyed this too. 


We were really full by this time but when we heard about the Lava cake with bourvita ice-cream we couldn't resist. It was worth every bit not resisting! The lava cake was soft and warm. The bournvita ice-cream is made in-house and brought back childhood memories. Totally recommend this dessert. 


Chef Avneesh who was preparing the lovely food also came to meet us and talk about the various dishes that we had.

Our server Harry was attentive and gave a good service.

It was a lovely experience overall and it definitely surpassed my expectations. 





Dialogue - Majestic City Retreat Hotel Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato


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