The Piano, Chennai Restaurant

Modeled on an English country house, this 24-hour multicuisine restaurant is simple, spacious and well lit. Two walls run through splitting the eatery into three sections. Natural light seeps in through styled windows on one side. The granite walls sport large paintings, with little shelves showcasing porcelain crockery and dolls. Evenings come alive with a live band.

Serves a varied spread of Indian, Chinese and Continental. Begin with the Continental Chicken Salad Marie Louise (Juliennes of chicken, capsicum, tomatoes & fresh fruits tossed in creamy mayonnaise), Seafood Salad, Vegetable Spring Rolls, Dil Kush (Diced fruits with orange, soda & chopped mint). Soup lovers can sip Minestrone, Mulligatwany or Aash-E-Nadira (A rich chicken broth garnished with almonds & raisins). European delights include Fish Florentine and Chicken Shaslik (marinated pieces of tender chicken served on a bed of rice with tomatoes and capsicum). Tender boneless chicken cooked in rich cream sauce (Chicken Shahi Kurma), Machi Maseldar and Chicken in Peking sauce are to be relished. Vegetarians must settle down for Cauliflower Manchurian, Veg Hakka Noodles, Kastoori Paneer Tikka (Paneer flavoured with fenu greek), Paneer Pasanda, Hariyali Paneer (Cottage cheese cooked in a blend of a savoury spinach, together with delicious naans and pulavs.

Recommended deserts are the sponge cake topped with jelly, dry fruits and nuts (Praline Upside Down), and English Ecstasy, a combo of three choice ice creams with sweet sauce, dry fruits and nuts.