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Menu with ancestral roots

EThe Varq is a harmonious fusion of the sophisticated modern and the ancestral. This restaurant, located in the lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in New Delhi, is a real show, accentuated by the breathtaking view of its meticulously cared aesthetic gardens.

The Varq has achieved a smooth marriage between traditional Indian themes. It features furniture and decoration made especially for the hotel. The classic and contemporary environment is achieved by combining wood, light leather and golden textures, which offers its guests with a delightful dining experience, full of treasures making the perfect frame to the haute cuisine of Chef Grand Master Hemant Oberoi.

 

 

Chef Oberoi has raised Indian food to new heights by using new techniques, original presentations and the use of organic products and spices. He reinvented Indian food with unusual creations and trimmings, a collection of local recipes brought to a higher level. Varq retains the Hindu way of cooking, but uses exotic ingredients like sea bass, scallops, foie gras, turbot, beach crab and Karachi shrimp.

Varq is a superb restaurant that manages to prove that Indian food can be as complex, elegant and creative as any dish is served in Paris. Every visit to Varq is a culinary revelation. The Kerala roast duck with coconut and cherries, and the wild mushroom Khumb Varki, are a testament to that.

The presentation of Chef Ogerori’s culinary creations is served in an environment surrounded by the paintings of famed artist Anjolie Ela Menon. His works have been meticulously restored and rest comfortably in their new home. Additionally there are other paintings, antiques and modern sculptures that make Varq a distinctive hallmark.

The dessert table is a visual feast which attracts the imagination to the point of distracting the attention of diners throughout their meal.  The Crème Brulee with masala chai and ice cream with Baileys stands out, as an excellent end to a perfect meal. The menu offers Varq desserts and teas separately, or balanced combinations with teas hand selected exclusively for Varq.

Everything in this restaurant is perfect. The service, cuisine, decor and the impeccable presentation of dishes. But the real Varq specialty is the warmth feeling when you enter for the first time and the next and the next...