Tanatan - Old world charm. Inventive food.


Tanatan at Reagent palace hotel, Bur Dubai situated opposite to Burjuman offers a feast of Indian delicacies embodying the diversity and flamboyance of the country. Spicy aromas and mouth-watering flavors govern the culinary spead and it reflect the traditions and festivity of Indian cuisine.

Ambiance
The place looks classic with a relaxed vibe, mood lit interiors, traditional paintings of the maharajas, large and small sized bells in different corners and a centre stage where the live performance takes place on most days.

The Food
For the starts we had Aamchi Tanatan, a spicy prawn preparation and Murgh Bharwaan Lahori. Both pleased the tastebuds. 

The third appetizer in line however didn’t hit the right mark. It looked interesting but somehow disappointed in taste.

The dish I am referring to is Bambil sandwich – which is no regular sandwich but a layer of prawns paste stuffed in the middle of fish, coated outside with ravioli and fried. Thanks to the use of semolina it does add on to some level of crispiness however the fish inside is soggy and the paste didn’t hit the right spot in terms of taste I expected.

For the mains I ordered Lamb Biryani while my dining partner went with Chicken chukka and appam. The biryani obviously took some time to be prepared and in the meanwhile my dining partners order arrived. Hungry and tempted seeing the hot and lovely appams, I dug into the chukka with a fold of appam.  The chicken chukka had a great portion of coconut, where I was actually expecting onion. Nevertheless it appealed to the gustatory senses.

The grand finale was when my Biryani arrived complete with its trimmings and a diya below the steel handi to keep the dish warm throughout my indulgence. The biryani as flavorful, rich with all the Indian spices and had decent portions of tender, juicy and luscious lamb marinated in Indian spices and soaked in rice. The flavour of the lamb was seeped deeply into the rice and made it a totally aromatic biryani affair.

In desserts we had Matka rabdi with gulab jamun and badam pista firni. Both were average or below for I would expect a speciality Indian restaurant which is famous in india to be masters at these two very basic and popular Indian desserts.




In terms of cocktails they had a few interesting versions. I tried paan ki shaan and imli goli shots. Paan ki shaan was pleasant to drink and had very less of alcohol content. It tasted more like Paan smoothie but then this is precisely what I wanted.

Verdict
The ambiance is very relaxed and the lighting kind of sets the tone for the milieu. The live band dishes out popular Bollywood numbers. Their singing cant be rated as outstanding but something is better than nothing.  Their biryanis and curries are good in the main course, however there are many hits and a few misses in the appetizers – this is judging by the Bambli. Service is tad slow and if this could be improved it will do a great deal of good for the restaurant.

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