'Crown'ing experience at Residency Towers,Chennai

source : The Hindu :21 Dec 2011

Much to her delight, Vanessa Bagdy is served a list of mouth-watering dishes at The Crown, Residency Towers.

The Crown at The Residency Towers, is a roof-top restaurant serving Indo-Western cuisine. As I entered the place seemed quiet and serene. It has two sections — an oval-shaped room called The Dome which is beautifully spaced with swanky interiors including a noticeably elegant chandelier that offers richness to the setup.

The outer section is where I decided to spend the evening only because it was simply irresistible — the wind blowing through your hair, the awe-inspiring view of the city's skyline definitely makes it a “crowning” place to spend an evening!

Enriching

As I had just started to enjoy the weather, I was served an extensive variety of starters: Bharwan Malai Khumb, a tasty combination of cream cheese, herbs and mushrooms; Chowki Tikki made with stuffed aloo and mutter was exquisite;Mahi Gulnar and Lasooni Jhinga were cooked precisely and retained all their marinated flamboyance.

The standout-dish was the Sofiani Paneer, which melted in your mouth, bringing out the glutton in you and the Champ-e-Murgh was simply lush! They say a good restaurant can be rated with the sea food it serves and the sea food served here was authentic.

After the wonderful round of starters came the main course. Crisp rotis andAloo Da Kulcha served with a variety of side dishes such as a richly made Khoya Paneer Masaledar, Wadi Aloo Tamttar which is a Punjabi recipe made with such perfection that the ingredients actually come all the way from Amritsar.

The Kadai Chicken was like a fusion of my mom's cooking and the chef's culinary skill. Rarely do you find a chef who can match his creation with a glass of wine and here at The Crown I was served with the apt wine to go with my meal making the tasting complete.

A meal is never complete without “kuch meetha” and the Fig Halwa was definitely the cherry on the icing.

The service was affable. The food served was not spicy but very tasty and infused with flavour. If you are looking for a place to spend a memorable evening with your family, friends or partners or even a one-stop drop to delight your taste buds, this is the pleu.

The Crown is at: The Residency Towers, 115, Thyagaraya Road, T. Nagar; Ph: 044 28156363

Vanessa is a III Year CSE student at Anna University.