BY AKANKSHA DEAN
This all-day dining has a large menu of banquet dishes on the buffet and every time I went, I thought about trying a new dish – but never did. I always got the usual suspects because not only are they not easy to find foods, they are just so superbly done especially the oriental and Indian section, and their a la carte is equally decadent, but one of the evenings I requested the chef to plan a Chinese dinner for us.
Trust me, in a city that’s rapidly overrun with restaurants offering Chinese, KitchenAt95 at the Hyatt Regency Ludhiana remains a standout. One bite into their deep-fried fish fillet, golden garlic, and spice salt will make you understand why.
Perfectly crunchy with an Umami taste, it’s everything that I expect classic Chinese cuisine to be. No visit would be complete without sampling their dim sum.
Seemingly they have a dedicated dim sum chef that makes everything to order. Prawn hargao and chicken Shao mai dumplings are great choices. I am impressed that they make their own hot chili and Chinese mustard sauces – two staples of classic dim sum dining. Carbs are my comfort, so my favourite of the evening was the substantial portion of egg-fried rice.
To cool things down you can’t go wrong with pink lemonade or a cucumber cocktail. Vigilant devotion to detail, from the appetite awakening appetizers right down to the mains and the desserts puts it in a class of its own. From the characteristic cocktails to the unforgettable menu, value and service is superlative. There are no average dishes here and service is impeccable.
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Ludhiana
Plot 4, Ferozpur Road, National Highway 95,
Ludhiana, Punjab-141012, India
Tel: 0161 407 1234
Akanksha Dean is an independent chef, Events Specialist, & food & travel writer, who is the first Indian to have trained at Osteria Francescana, in Modena, Italy, rated as the world’s best restaurant in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, in 2016 and 2018
