We decided to pamper ourselves tonight, booked us a hotel room at Taj Samudra in Colombo and arranged for Bodhi & puppies to be taken care of and then we headed into the city.
45 minutes' drive saw us there at the Taj Samudra, we checked in and Alan went to get his work stuff sorted out.
Next, we were deciding between Western or Indian cuisine. But it was an easy choice, we heard too much about Navratna, the Indian restaurant at Taj Samudra & would not want to miss that.
The managers introduced themselves, and the waiting staff too... and the ambience was fabulously enriched by the musicians playing sitar & drums.
The managers introduced themselves, and the waiting staff too... and the ambience was fabulously enriched by the musicians playing sitar & drums.
The Chef (above) came to our table, introduced himself & asked for our food preference (type of meat, tolerance of spicy food, any particular request, etc. ) I thought that was service at its best, clearly a positive first impression. He then went on to suggest some of the dishes that he thought we might like, and also highlighted some of the signature dishes of the restaurant.
The first dish that he strongly recommended us to try was the Chicken Tikka. The combination of the succulent chicken and the explosion of flavours in the mouth definitely made this my favourite Indian dish. Die die must try, like what Makansutra would say.
We were then served Briyani rice with butter chicken and lamb curry. Again, it was very tasty, I preferred the butter chicken while Alan liked the lamb dish better.
The dhal (below) served at Navratna was quite different too, it was not too strong nor heavy. The flavour again made it unique.
I felt that the whole dining experience was greatly enhanced by the service, and also the fact that the Chef was out there in the dining room, tailoring the dishes according to our requests. It's like having a personal chef... :)
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