World on a Platter

Even though most of these multi-cuisine destinations are designed to attract Indian foodies,some like Courtyard by Marriott have their eyes fixed on the growing expatriate population in the city. Recently,Courtyard,situated close to the Mumbai International Airport,launched two multi-cuisine restaurants—MoMo Café and Red Zen. This business hotel’s most popular diner MoMo Café comes from the idea of “modern eating and modern living”. This reflects in their range of fine dining options,which encompasses Asian,Western and Indian dishes,to appeal to the palates of the discerning business traveller and tourists alike. “If you are running for a meeting and want to grab a quick healthy bite,you can dine at MoMo,which allows you to pick up a healthy snack while on the move,” says Chef Sumant Vikas,executive chef,Courtyard by Marriott. Red Zen is a noodle bar offering the freshest Asian noodles,accompanied with an assortment of Korean,Singaporean,Malaysian,Thai and Vietnamese fare. “Chinese food has been in Mumbai for years. If you need to attract crowds,one has to introduce a mix of other cuisines. So we have specialities like Thai Green Rice,Singaporean Chicken and others,” says Vikas.

Although buffets have been a favourite with Mumbaikars for years,Lotus Cafe,JW Marriott,Juhu,and Lake View Cafe,Renaissance Hotel,Powai,have realised that they work best with live counters. “We have been specialising with local and international cuisines like Maharastrian,Konkani,Mexican and Chinese in our buffet for a while now. But live counters make it more genuine. Customers love the fact that dishes like pasta,pav bhaji,dosas,appams and momos are prepared fresh and served to them. Visual impact makes a huge difference too,” feels Manish Garg,F&B director,Renaissance Hotel,which changes its menu on a daily basis.

Despite the changes we have seen in the culinary scene in Mumbai,a few restaurants are still happy trying out this trend only on Sundays. Novotel,Juhu,is one such property. It brings together an array of bestsellers from all of its restaurants—Olio,Gadda Da Vida,Sampan,and The Square—to its poolside for a lavish Sunday brunch. This tempts guests to feast on Chinese,Mediterranean,Indian and Continental spreads. And with such buffets priced anywhere between Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000,it’s hardly surprising that many dedicate Sundays to get a taste of the world.

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