Text by: Tanya Munshi
What better way to celebrate a birthday than in a beautiful candle light dinner with a live band playing the most amazing music? Well, this was all possible at The Residency known for its international a-la-carte fare at the Welcome Hotel, Grand Bay in Vizag.
We were pleasantly surprised at the candle light tables, as this was our first visit to The Residency. We had visited The Oceanic Pavilion for buffet earlier, but were disappointed with the food. The desserts always seemed like a last minute job while the overall food was never up to the mark. Thankfully, the food at The Residency was brilliant.
For starters we ordered Chi Ma Kai Chi i.e. spicy chicken wings, with a sesame seasoning, though a little salty, was well made. It went well with Shirley Temple, so the extra salt was not a problem. For the main course, we ordered a Scaloppini Alla Valdostana - grilled chicken fillet with boiled vegetables, potato patty served with mushroom sauce. It was divine.
The Blackened Fish consisted of seer fish was grilled to perfection and topped with Cajun spices. It too came along with a potato patty (though I wished, they had served mashed potatoes instead as the potato patty seemed to override the flavour of the chicken and the fish) and boiled veggies surrounded with lemon butter garlic sauce; overall a marvellous dish.
Even though we were full, since it was a birthday celebration, we signed off our dinner with a Walnut Brownie served with Vanilla ice cream. Sinful!! The Walnut Brownie was amazing and melted in the mouth.
The singer and musician Jeff at The Residency is truly a one man army - he played the keyboard and the guitar and sang some of the best songs from legends like - Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Pink Floyd...this guy Jeff had the most amazing voice that he could mould it any song. So you can imagine what an amazing ambience it must have been with great food and great music.
A dinner for two would cost around Rs. 1400/-. For a special occassion, a visit to The Residency is highly recommended.
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Location:
The Residency,
Welcome Hotel Grand Bay
Beach Road,
Visakhapatnam - 530002
Phone: 91-891-2560101
Fax: 91-891-2550691
E-mail: gm_grandbay@yahoo.com
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