Mouthwatering Power Lunch at Golden Dragon
Dilanka MANNAKKARA
Mouth watering soups, tantalizing appetizers, delectable authentic
seafood and traditional signature Chinese specialties - if you are in
the mood for all these and convert your lunch time in to a luscious
Chinese gourmet meal, Golden Dragon at Taj Samudra is the place you
should visit.
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Power Lunch menu |
I was invited to indulge their "Power lunch" by the charming and
charismatic Assistant Manager PR Ravindi Walisinghe. The Golden Dragon
which specializes in Cantonese and Szechwan cuisine has their own
creative genius as their Master Chef is flown down all the way from the
Szechwan Province of China.
Chef Bai Ping who is the mastermind behind the exotic menu has put
together five different scrumptious four course menus for the weekdays
for lunch with a vegetarian option as well.
I savoured the Tuesday menu which started off with a Hot and Sour
soup with chicken. The soup was quite spicy and lived up to the name
'HOT' although it lacked a bit of sourness for my liking.
The two main meats - generous portions of the "crispy lamb in
Szechwan style and the sliced fish in hot garlic sauce" were just
amazing. The lamb was crispy outside, tender and moist inside and the
Szechuan sauce blended in beautifully. The fish fillet was just out of
this world.
It was dipped in a wonderful hot garlic sauce which just melted in my
mouth. The chicken and egg fried rice which was served along was not
oily, full of flavor and was the perfect accompaniment for the exotic
lamb and Fish. You also have the option of opting for Vegetable hakka
noodles or simply plain steamed rice.
The vegetable dish which was a combination of vegetables in garlic
sauce was simple and flavoursome. I finished off my meal with a fresh
fruit platter and a Chinese tea to wash away the calories.
The Power Lunch is a 3 course set menu with soup, main course,
dessert and Chinese tea and is an affordable indulgence at its best
which no other 5 star hotel in town can offer.
According to Ravindi the signature Power Lunch menus are delicious,
healthy and are to be indulged in less than 60 minutes. The Golden
Dragon which has a private dining area as well is perfect to have
business meetings while savouring the power lunch at utmost privacy. |
