Anise - Courtyard By Marriott

Himani & Sachin

6 years ago

5.0

A review after a long long break and what better than to start it with a place which needs no introduction! Yes, Anise, the open to sky- winter special restaurant at @courtyardbymarriottagra has opened it's doors again ! If you (like us) love a beautiful, royal, elegant and luxurious ambience, then this is the place to spend that cold winter evening. Designed to perfection, this place spells Class. Dim lighting, mashals, a well equipped bar and an open kitchen which dishes out some well cooked Indian delicacies.. what more could one ask for. Well, music did you say? Yes, there is some soulful live music to complete that magical touch. For us the soft flute and tabla jugalbandi was the highlight of the evening. The ambience deserves a full post onto itself, but let us get to the food too! The occasion was an @agrafoodsters event and the hospitality was beyond compare. Excellent service and a melodious song by the head chef - yes a chef who sings well cooks well too! We tasted a variety of mocktails which were zingy, tangy and left a pleasant after taste. To accompany these there was the Veg Platter, Zafrani Paneer - soft rolls of stuffed paneer with a delicious filling and their speciality Veg Galawat Kebabs - Cooked in pure ghee this was one melt in the mouth preparation. A definite must try. The main course consisted of Dal Makhani - another speciality of the Chef, Sabz Masaledar - a sweet savoury preparation and Paneer - the gravy of which was just about perfect. The Veg Biryani accompanying this meal was one of the best we have had in the city. The main course was exactly the way it should be - tasteful, flavorful and leaving nothing to be desired. Not overly spicy nor bland..just perfect! For someone with a dominant sweet tooth what took the cake (quite literally) was the special Cheese Cake on a base of - well taste it yourself.. don't want to spoil the surprise! It was something not to be missed! A word though - if you are in a group - do order multiple units of every dish. To sum up the experience - we would definitely recommend this place for a relaxed time - the ambience is pure magic and the food adds to that feel of being pampered! #agra Courtyardby Marriot Agra

+4

Aprajit P

6 years ago

5.0

It’s always a pleasure to visit Agra - the place I grew up while chewing on some mouth watering food and the Non vegetarian food one gets here can only be matched in either Delhi, Lucknow or Hyderabad so that’s the levels food I am talking about here😍 Five stars and authentic Indian food in my experience is not a match made in heaven as far as my experiences go, so with little hope and a lot of skepticism I landed up at Marriott Agra’s Indian Speciality restaurant - Anise ! First up the palace like facade of Anise with bright torches gave it a befitting traditional Indian look so that did setup the tone to begin with 🔥 The setup is all open to air with a lot of greenery, just enough light so that you know what you’re eating and soft live Indian music - all these elements coming together for that authentic Indian meal that one looks forward at the best of places. So far so good with Ambience and setup, it was about time to try out the food and almost all of the preparations qualified for a food connoisseur’s delight: ❤️Galawati Kebab - The best Galawati I have ever tasted in any five star property across the Country and I have been all over the place so that speaks a lot about the preparation. It was soft, tender, melt in the mouth, Desi ghee smeared Kebab served with a creamy, slightly crispy and saffron infused bread that was equally good as the Kebab😍 Other notable mentions would be the Dal Makhani that was cooked overnight, Paneer Rumali - pretty unique rolled paneer preparation that my vegetarian friends just can’t afford to miss❤️ Biryani & Lal Maas left a bit to be desired on the taste quotient however the fish Tikka was equally succulent as other starters and I did have a ball at Anise to be really honest😊 Thanks @agrafoodsters for extending the invite for this cozy & beautiful place.

+6

Monika Batra

6 years ago

5.0

As the weather has started to become so cozy and you are in a mood to be very lazy👍☺️..... . . After getting done with Festivities and in a mood to just relax in a peaceful and a romanticly captivating Place, which offers you not only some really fabulous and amazing dishes.... But a really amazing ambience and hospitality which one can never forget.... . . We bring to you Anise by @courtyardbymarriottagra  . . Though intentionally was waiting for the right time to bring this one for your kind notice.. . . With @agrafoodsters I had been here for trying out some of their Superbly plated delicacies  Do check out the images for the same.... . . The food was served in a very pleasant atmosphere under the twinkling stars with two musicians playing on the traditional music one on the flute and other on the Tabla... . The starters be it Tandoori Galawat, Tandoori Paneer Tikka...  The mains Veg Biryani, Dal Makhani they left an unforgettable Taste to my taste buds ..  The Spiced Guava Moctail was really a unique one and felt really refreshing.   . . The feel of this dinner was really taken to another level by a soulful singing by one of the Chef _ Chef Binay Bhardwaj...  . I can really talk so much about here but would like u people to kindly visit Anise with your loved ones for a memorable experience .. . . Thank you @theseptembergirl  @sanjivtandon and the whole Team of @courtyardbymarriottagra for such great Hospitality.... Thank you@agrafoodsters for this opportunity to meet such amazing team🥰 #agrafoodsters #ghumakarridilse #agracity #royaldinner #romanticambience #memorable #foodiesofindia #foodblog #foodblogsofagra

Anika Agarwal

6 years ago

5.0

And again this winter-y place opens up again and doing wonders here. The atmosphere, the ambiance, the staff and the food; all are too good that you would not want to leave the place soon. I tried- anise ke galawati, tandoori platter, roomali paneer tikka, dal makhani, paneer shabnam, boondi cheesecake and faaloda. The best one’s are all of the above 🙈 See such is the quality and taste of the food that you would not want to leave anything. 😁

Samika Datta

2 years ago

5.0

The ambience was too good. There was love music and heaters as well. Waiters are very well groomed. Vimal was very helpful and gave us complimentary dessert as well. We ordered chicken biriyani which was too good. But the best was the veg galouti cutlet. Highly recommended for couples as well as families.

Ankit

5 months ago

5.0

Food was perfect! plus the ambience & service was good. -unfortunately in the drinks menu most of the basic items were out of stock, rest was good.

Priyanshi Agrawal

8 months ago

5.0

very good food. taste was really good. the recommendation from dheerendra was really good

Vaishali

6 years ago

4.0

Hey foodies , Here I am with my review on Anise by @courtyardbymarriotagra . It's a gorgeous dinner place in Marriott which opens from October to February. They avail you outside seating in their green landscape, cute little fountain , peaceful fire bodies with mesmerizing music. They offer our countries best palatable varieties of dishes. They have everything tasty in their Main Course. Highly Recommended dishes. Rumali paneer Tikka Anies ke khas gaulati Nachos Lucknowi gosht me galawati Paneer cannelloni Dal makhani Pindi chole Awadi murg korma Tawa sabz Thank you @taj_gourmets for the invitation

+3

Sagrika Sharma

2 years ago

1.0

Too overpriced and limited menu. Lots of mosquitoes. I have seen better food in Mughal and Hilton. Extremely disappointing. Taste was average and gravy raw. Only good thing is the ambiance l. The menu was too limited just one option for paneer one for chicken one for fish like a buffet left over food. Terrible experience. Go click pictures don’t expect much

chanpreet

4 months ago

1.0

service was too slow. waiting time for the table was approximately 15min though we booked prior. staff was so unfriendly. no proper attending how to treat guest. Mahesh was the person he was polite and gentle dheeren was rude and arrogant