Food Review : The Square, Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences, Rajarhat Novotel hotel is another feather in the bouquet of luxury hotels in Kolkata. Apart from Kolkata, other Indian cities that can boast of a Novotel property are - New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Goa, Vishakapatnam, Bengaluru and Chennai. Worldwide, Novotel is a chain of over 450 hotels and resorts! Of all the other Kolkata luxury hotels, this one has the most spacious and stylish portico. ‘The Square’ is one of the five eating oulets/restaurants located in the hotel. It serves mainly Asian and European cuisine and it is the most spacious of all the Kolkata based restaurants. The straight lined floor area and furniture, French windows, ample natural light, granite flooring etc. very much remind you of ‘Waterside Café’ at ‘Hyatt Regency’! ‘The Square’ is a 100 plus seater restaurant with seating clusters of 4 and 8. Seating arrangements exist in the form of chairs, sofas, and also the combination of both. When combined with sofa, the chairs become circular in shape and enjoy the matching upholstery. Tables are rectangular. Décor is straight lined, modern day, wooden, metallic and minimal. Hue is red and earthy shades. Few potted plants are also present. A big metallic installation is placed at the onset of the restaurant. And the other end consists of the buffet area. A beautiful collection of decorative butterflies adorn the horizontal wall structure therein. Décor quality is good. But much better exists in some other local luxury hotels. We visited this place during this year’s Durga Puja and were advised by the staff to opt for the lavish buffet, which looked tempting and had enough vegetarian options. We started with dal shorba, a collection of cold salads, dahi vada and hot snacks, like – aloo chop and kathi roll. We followed this by an assortment of curries/vegetables, like – paneer butter masala, aloo korma, lau, palak shager chorchori, Bengal style baingan, rice, dals, Indian breads and pizza. Lastly, we went for coffee and an assortment of local and European desserts. Hot snacks, Indian breads and pizza were prepared fresh and served on the table. Both taste and presentation were good. Palak shager chorchori was unexpectedly tasty. Staff was apt, warm and courteous, but needs much better training and confidence to befit such a renowned world class hotel. However, the restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere. Since we visited during Puja time, the buffet menu was elaborate and consisted of many dishes of the local cuisine. Pocket pinch is on the higher side. Timing: 24 hours URL: novotel/gb/hotel-6937-novotel-kolkata-hotel-and-residences-/restaurant.shtml
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:51:03 +0000
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