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| Picture Courtesy: Archita Chanda Ray |
Location: 2/1, Outram Street, Theatre Road Area, Kolkata
Contact : 033 22815450, 033 22815460
Gourmate Indulgence Package: 1099/- plus Tax
Cuisine: Multi- Cuisine
Hours: 12.00 noon - 3.00pm and 7.00pm to Midnight
Rating: 4/5
An invitation from the Team
GingerClaps led us this time to Tangerine, a multi-cuisine restaurant (that serves a wide range of food varieties covering the world cuisine) in one of
the narrow streets of Kolkata just behind the St.Xaviers College back gate. We,
Kolkata Food Bloggers are offered three restaurants in Kolkata to review and to
visit each outlet with another Food Blogger only. So my fellow blogger Archita
(blogs at My Food My Life) and I chose Tangerine (and 4 Kolkata Food Bloggers the other two) and reached there around
2.30pm for Lunch. Tangerine, located on Outram Street, just beside the Outram
Club, looks like an old fashioned Building. To reach to the main lobby of the
restaurant one has to climb up the rustic wooden stairs to the first floor and
then to enter in the romantic and low light set up. At the entrance upon our
introduction we were greeted very warmly by their manager Kuntal Dey. We made
ourselves comfortable at a corner table just by the wide window panel which was
the most attracted sitting area of the Restaurant. We were invited to review
the Four Seasons Gourmet Indulgence Food Package which comprises of a 4 Course
meal paired with the Four Seasons Wine served shortly after we settled down. The
main concept behind the package is to aware people more of the food pairing
concept with wine and the meal package menu not only saves ones money but also
offers a very satisfactory wholesome sumptuous meal spread.
The first course a glass of
Shiraz was served to each one of us and we concentrated on the menu. Shiraz hails from the red wine family and a
bit dry in taste. As my personal taste is concerned I am not so much fond of
the taste of Shiraz. We decided to go for one Veg and one Non-Veg dish. The
very courteous manager helped us to choose the the right dishes that we could
really enjoy. For the Starter we chose Cheese Barrel from the Vegetarian
section and Chicken Ceaser Salad from the Non-Veg.
Though it is written Cheese
Barrel, the Tangerine family calls it Cream Cheese Barrel. The concept of the
dish has been adapted from the Italian Cuisine. The Chef informed that they
always love to give some innovative names to their dishes. Crispy and Crunchy,
coated with seasoned bread crumbs, at the first bite it will melt in your mouth
along with creamy soft cheese with a tinge of mild spicy flavour. The taste was
just perfect with the balanced commixture of all ingredients. 6 pieces of Cheese Barrel were served with
Nachos dressed in Salad dressing. The dish is totally a comfort dish that will
really satisfy ones taste bud.
Next was served the starter
Chicken Ceaser Salad from the Non-veg section.
Grilled Chicken tossed in salad dressing along with the lettuce, croutons and
cherry tomatoes honed our satisfaction too. Though we were so busy in
discussing about the just finished Cheese Barrel, the salad got finished in no
time and we saw our vegetarian entrée dish was ready to serve for us.
Torhino (they pronounce it as
TOR-TINO, a name of an Italian dish), we were told that recipe was adapted from Mexican cuisine and the
name was given by the Chef team. It is
basically a pie crust very similar to tart shell stuffed with juicy vegetable with rich tomato flavour and creamy cheese served with boiled veggies and some cheese sauce. We got a
combination taste of Quiche and Quesadilla. The savoury is class apart with the
balanced spice incorporation. We enjoyed the taste of this one too. It was very
satisfactory and whole some too.
Poulet Apulia (pornounced as pu-le a-pu-li-a) came next
from the Non-veg Entrée section. Tender Chicken breast stuffed with mushroom
served with mashed potato and boiled vegetable topped with brown gravy was a
sumptuous preparation. The chicken was
so well cooked and juicy that at each bite we whole heartedly appreciated the
dish. While talking with the chef he informed that this dish mainly was adapted
from the French Cuisine. Poulet in French means Chicken and Apulia is a name of
a place in Italy. So they have given a combination name to highlight the
European style culinary adventure. It is the chef team who decides the menu and
then they give the name of it. So mostly
all the names they have hired from their experimental journey. We were informed
that the secret behind this soft well cooked tender chicken was the three stage
processes that they highly concentrated on. Marinade, shallow fry and then oven
baked. The taste of the dish really touches our heart.
The dessert came next. Apple
Aspen Tart, as they call it is the Chef’s special dish and the signature dish
too, again satisfied our taste bud. Two sweet flat tart shells sandwiched
thinly sliced apple and then baked. Served with a dollop of scooped ice cream,
Caramel and chocolate sauce. The taste was just heavenly and each bit gave an
immense pleasure to bask in the contemplated dessert experience.
Lastly we were served our last
dish from the dessert section. Noughat(as it is written in the menu card, not
Nougat) Chocolate Mousse, topped with fresh fruits, Chocolate Wafer sticks and
crunchy nuts in it, was good too. But what we felt it exactly didn't give us
the taste of the mousse which melted in mouth because of the soft and creamy
texture. This dish was a little thick though taste wise very nice, more
tasted like a cake frosting than a mousse. But as I told you the taste was very
nice.
After having all these scrumptious
delectable dishes along with the smoky red wine, the best experience we cherished the conversation with the
chief Chef Subhash Basu and the team Manager Mr. Goutam Kapoor. We discussed about their food journey, the
food culture of Kolkata People and the enhancement more on the package meals
that people should know more about it and trust on the food. Our overall
experience was wonderful. The food quality was excellent and the atmosphere was
very cordial and the team Tangerine very courteous. I will love to visit Tangerine
again with my family and friends.
Read Archita's version HERE.
Read Archita's version HERE.
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1 comment:
Amazing review..I almost feel like digging in to their delectable menu.
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