Cafe 17 - Taj Chandigarh

Ramneek Makhija

5 years ago

5.0

Had a 2 day stay with Taj. The breakfast buffet experience & variety, and the pasta we ordered at lunch was outstanding. The best part about them is the service and hospitality. The chef Ranvijay Singh was really sweet and attentive about the guests’ needs and prepared special dishes for us too.

Kumar Manish

3 years ago

5.0

The chef Ranvijay Singh is a very warm and creative personality. The level of personalised attention and creating dishes off the menu specially to suit the guest palate was an amazing experience. Would recommend this Taj Hotel dining space just for the chef and the dishes he can conjure

NIKHIL THAKUR

6 years ago

5.0

The best thing was the Ambience of the Restaurant Because this is the thing which attracts people most Food serving and taste was awesome No doubt is that Its a Taj presented restaurant Lighting was so enjoyable and soothing to refresh my mood It's a must visit place in Chandigarh

Mazia

4 years ago

5.0

the experience is always fab at this place special mention of staff isha she is always so warm and welcoming.also because the food took some time to be prepared she served my toddler some desserts and appetiseers..very inpressed with the hospitality

Anmol Jain (Foodie_jaini)

6 years ago

4.0

Cafe 17 - Taj.  About the Place - Cafe 17 is one of the luxury cafes in Chandigarh, situated at the lobby level with the beautiful colorful furniture with a soothing view of the Infinity Pool, Cafe 17 is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy a meal, at any time of the day.  The restaurant serves an array of multi-cuisine specialities, including Mediterranean delights with Asian overtones and a selection of local favourites from colourful cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Amritsar. The staff is so friendly and cooperative that you feel like home. "With the current situation prevailing worldwide i.e. Covid 19, the restaurant has taken all possible precautions and safety measures assuring its customers a safe and healthy environment. As soon as you enter Taj, there will be a body temperature check at the entrance and with proper sanitization including your bags. Arogya Setu App (An Indian open-source CoVID-19 "Contact tracing, Syndromic mapping and Self-assessment" digital service, primarily a mobile app, developed by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) is mandatory application that need to be installed in your phone. After checking at the entrance one of the staff members will assist you till the Cafe. At the cafe, Sagrika from the team introduced me to the precautions and safety measures taken at the Cafe, Taj. The best thing I personally liked was the Self Declaration Form, clarifying your health and other important details. It is very important to mention here that all the Kitchens are open i.e. Dera, Black Lotus and Cafe 17, but the food is served under one roof of Cafe 17 keeping in view the current scenario as a precautionary measure with a protocol of two persons allowed on one Table. About the food:- Coming to the food they have recently launched two new welcome drinks i.e. Guava Mary and Déjà Vu. Both the drinks are so refreshing. Déjà Vu is now my personal favorite after Kaali for a welcome drink. Moving on to Appetizers they served Wok Tossed Water Chestnuts with burnt Garlic. The chestnuts were very crispy and perfectly cooked. I really liked it. Coming on to the Main Course they served Stir fried tofu with Water Chestnuts with Veg Fried Rice. Caramelised Mushroom Risotto was also served. Ending it on a sweet note, Kesari Rasmalai and Tiramisu were served. I really loved and appreciated the efforts of the Chef for making Eggless Tiramisu especially for me. They have upgraded their plates as well.  Overall it was really a great experience of dine in keeping in view the current scenario and situation. Kudos to the whole team. Thank You Taj for always giving a wonderful and memorable experience to cherish. 

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S Sing

4 years ago

4.0

Everything was delicious, the staff was very courteous but little things can make a big différence to the overall quality of the Taj breakfast. Cheeses, bacon and smacked salmon should be served like most 5 star hotels, More types on breads including sourdough, baguette and garlic bread should be available. Sprouts can be included in the breakfast menu. Puri or Bhatura should be available. Jam/ preserves/ marmalade should be available on the table. Whipped cream should be served with pancakes and waffles. Coffee including the cold coffee needs improvement.

Manoj

1 year ago

3.0

Staff are excellent, attentive and great service. If there is any issue, the manager and the chief chef try to sort out and help the guests in case any on demand order. Mr Passi do personal rounds and their chef personally ask every guests about experience and any complaint. Cafe 17 breakfast spread is compact, not big as other Taj hotels. Yes, decent. But certainly they need serious improvement in their preparations as I found Dosa Masala, chutney, upma, kulcha, even Bhature need improvement in preparation and taste! Coconut chutney is not good at all, understood that they don't find decent quality of coconuts in Chandigarh. Didnt find podi powder at all. Idli, vada, lahori chole, omelette, onion pakoda, tea was good, so the bakery section, banana cake was too good! I didnt find pastries appealing. Lunch menu is very very short with very limited options. Tomato basil soup was decent. Murg Makhani and mix veg a miss. Rice and roti were good. Though bit pricey. They didnt charge us for the Mix Veg when I raised the issue of food taste and the chef personally asked our preference and prepared special dish for us, that was a great gesture. Overall it was good experience with some small hiccups.

Harjit Singh

4 years ago

2.0

We ended up for late lunch around 3:45pm, and their main restaurants were close but staff told us we can serve food in Cafe. We order Amritsari fish, Rara Ghost and Dal Makhni. Apart from fish, Ghost and Dal had no flavor. Rara Ghost had semi cooked gravy with chunks of Translucent onions and semi cooked tomato. Dal has no taste to it absolutely. We were so hungry, just took bytes and let the server know about food quality and left. Not sure if it was cooked by rookies or people in training but not worth it. Please have it checked out for after hrs lunch.

Gagan Uppal

2 years ago

2.0

Very limited selection in the Dinner buffet. 80% vegetarian. less than half the selection available at JW MARRIOT and Hyatt. will not recommend.

Tamanna Sonnie

4 years ago

1.0

Perfect example of “naam badey aur darshan chotey”. Very disappointing lunch experience. I went for lunch with my family and I repent why I choose TAJ. Just two starters, cold biryani, “Lokku” in main course, blunt juices, stale chicken, mustard curry being served as “soup”, worst paneer pakodas, cold oil laden chicken 65, plain dosa instead of appam. And most disappointing- even Zomato says 1500 inclusive of taxes per head for lunch then why was I charged 2500. The quality was so pathetic. Just a scoop of icecream was a good that even was not displayed at the counter and when it reaches ur table it is no more an icecream. No one to guide what to take what to eat what they have. Just one star for the manager’s diligence to bring smile on our face. Having lunch at TAJ was in my bucket list but I feel sorry for myself that why I even considered it. Have been to HYATT couple of times and they never disappoint.