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Taj Residency, Visakhapatnam
Text by: Tanya Munshi
We are total food lovers and when it comes to fine dining, we never think twice, especially on special occasions like a wedding anniversary. And so we went to the Taj Residency, probably one of the best hotels in Visakhapatnam.

The Taj at Vizag (short for Visakhapatnam), has two restaurants, one Chinese ~ Ming Garden and the other Multi-Cuisine ~ Stir. We decided to head to the Multi-Cuisine restaurant. The moment we walked into the restaurant I felt I was in a beach shack in Goa. Not that the ambience was of a beach shack, but we were the only Indians in the restaurant. That was perfectly alright, till we were received rather reluctantly by the restaurant manager.

Dismissing the silent emotion exhibited by the restaurant manager, we took to our table. We waited for a menu card, to place the order for quite a while. The starter arrived 25 minutes after we had ordered. While the stewards were doing a brilliant job of smiling and being completely friendly making us feel at home (in fact, I remember their names too), the restaurant manager behaved as if he were doing us a favour.

The food, was no doubt out of the world. Since it was January 26, they had a nice buffet spread, but we chose ala carte. We thought since we asked for ala carte, that may have been the reason for the delay. But being slightly snobbish while serving a meal, doesn't go well with even the best liqueur in town!

Grilled Fish was very good and so was the Grilled Fillet of Beef. The starter Barbequed Honey Wing Chicken was out of the world. The drinks - Virgin Mary and Shirley Temple were simply outstanding.

When it is good food, ambience and service, we all tend to swear by the standards of the Taj. We have visited almost every Taj property in India, surely, only the attitude here left a bitter experience.

Location:
Taj Residency Beach Road,
Visakhapatnam-530002,
Andhra Pradesh,
India Phone: (91-891) 2567756
Fax:(91-891) 2564370
Email: residency.vizag@tajhotels.com

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