Tranquebar - ITC Grand Chola

maneesh reddy

7 years ago

5.0

Set in an opulent, palatial design which pays homage to Southern India’s grand empires, the ITC Grand Chola, Chennai overlooks verdant parks and gardens. Experience understated Indian hospitality in an exquisite property with a distinct personality. Best thing about this hotel is its infrastructure. Staff is very polite and rooms are also great and spacious. Food is expensive but considering the premium status of hotel, it is expectable. They have multiple restaurants and all of them offers great choices and cuisines. If you happened to stay in this hotel, make sure you don't order a room service and instead visit the restaurant directly.

Nanditi Khilnani

3 years ago

5.0

My 5 stars (and beyond) go entirely to the rockstar 'She' bartender Katinao. She was amazingly friendly and such a superstar. She taught us the nitty grittiest of cocktail making and made us feel at home. Had a marvelous evening at the bar thanks to her and the superb sense of camaraderie and girl power!

Apurv Chaturvedi🏅

7 years ago

5.0

Nice place but less happening. I enjoyed my drink. Slow moving , beverage at the menu is amazing they have lot of different canapes which helps you to fill on with the drink. Late evenings recommended !

Raghu Rama Das

11 years ago

4.5

One of the Best places to wind with friends or family . The service is excellent . The Drinks & food are very high quality , especially all drinks are foreign . The starter items like a food platter & mushroom items are very tasty & lot of life in the food . The setting is delightful & relaxing . It is easily accessible as bring in one of the grandest hotels in Chennai , massive architectural work , a big thumbs up for the whole set up . Value for money & can definitely have a enjoyable time

Neelav Samrat De

9 years ago

4.5

A lively bar in Chennai serving drinks which you won't get elsewhere in town. The bar tenders like Monica, Lun and Anish have been churning out good cocktails at the bar. The bar is well stocked with Cointreau, Kahula, Hennessy, various vodkas, whiskeys and beers! A good place to spend an evening. Drinks are expensive here! But the ambience is worth the deal.

Kothandaraman Swaminathan

4 years ago

4.0

Been to Tranquebar yesterday night for our company event. The bar was exclusively reserved for us. The ambience was very good - perfect air-conditioning, plates in sealed cover, every ITC employee wearing double layer masks, etc etc. For Starters we had three dishes Paneer & Aloo patty Babycorn with Shallots American Cheese Balls Starters were good, with no wow factor. Array of Artisan Cheese - sampled three different cheeses (not sure of their names) and liked two of them. I ordered two mocktails Virgin Mary Lychee based Both were very good. For dinner they had Quesadillas - with Re-Fried Beans and Paneer Tomato Gojju - with Idlis Veg Dum Biryani and Curd rice The Quesadilla was a let down. Instead of making afresh (for a very small crowd), this was already made in the kitchen and all they were doing was to re-heat it. The tortilla was clearly not fresh and it took efforts to cut it using the fork. ITC, you could do definitely better. The veg biryani and curd rice were of good quality and taste, nothing extraordinary to write about. Let me speak about Tomato Gojju with Idlis - in my view, highlight of the day. The Idlis were fluffy, super soft and the tomato gojju made to perfection. Accompaniments - ghee, idli podi garlic podi, potato crisps and fried curry leaves - ensured your taste buds were given a Royal Treatment. Kudos, here. In the dessert section there were three: Eggless Madagascar Chocolate Delice Mango Saffron Choux Berry cheesecake Being a vegetarian, I picked the Madagascar Chocolate Delice. This was melting in the mouth, though I regret I couldn't have more than one. 😉 All in all, it was a wonderful evening catching up with colleagues in an informal setting.

+3

Wheels On Our Feet

11 years ago

4.0

"I will need a drink before you raid the saree shops," said Jayanta. Said he needed one to numb his senses!!! I thought he was over-reacting -- i never buy so many sarees. The last sortie in Kolkata just saw me buying 12 sarees over 2 days. Not many, right? ;-) Anyway, we went to the Tranqubar for his Whisky and maybe I'd would like a Pinacolada too, after the full day drive from Pondicherry to Mahabalipuram to Chennai! I gave in.  A drink at the Tranqubar is perhaps a must, if you have time to spare when at the ITC Grand Chola. Nice, luxurious place, Tranqubar – done up in gold, is plush and looks extremely rich.