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CALCUTTA – RIVIERA RESTAURANT
Riviera, one of the trinity of restaurants that make up Jewel Of The East, serves coastal cuisine. The first of its kind in this city of traditional fish lovers, the menu of exotic seafood has been whole heartedly welcomed by Calcuttans.
Spread over a couple of interconnected rooms on the first floor of a gracious old building that has been reconverted, the restaurant features blue walls and touches of marine life in the decor. The informal and relaxed setting creates an effect of chic comfort.
Sol kadi, a delicious beverage from Mangalore Although the cuisine here doesn’t originate from France, the crockery is definitely French.
Starters dominated the menu. The 20 items are a veritable feast of coastal India. According to Manash Basu, who is responsible for the varied menu, an ideal meal in Riviera could begin with a starter followed by another and another, till you can have no more!
Diners can choose the type of fish they prefer: bhekti, pomfret, rawas surmai... Banjara fish is a speciality from Andhra Pradesh, where the whole fish is marinated with herbs and spices and barbecued (pomfret Rs 200, rawas Rs l50). The chefs special, also a whole fish, is cooked in a hot, sweet and sour sauce with wine—a Goan contribution (pomfret Rs 250) dipped in cornflour batter and golden fried. We followed this delicious offering from Karnataka with Thekkadi, exotic fried fish from Kerala. Here we tried rawas (Rs 80). The preparation was quite pungent, but the spice levels can be adjusted to suit individual preferences.
Prawns come in four sizes: jumbo (Rs 400-450), king (Rs 250), medium (Rs 200) and small (Rs 150). One can have them barbecued or cooked in the Chettinad style. Peera are fried tiger prawns cooked with herbs, spices and tamarind pulp. Koliwada prawns, fried ‘in a light batter, and Malwani kolambi, a garlic seasoned dish are contributions from Maharashtra. Yeti ajadina and coondapuri are Man- galorean dishes.
The Coorgi roast crab shows the influence of the British settlers. Perhaps the best dish here, it is cooked in butter, garlic and pepper, and is impressively served. We were provided with a cracker, a scoop, an apron and a napkin to do justice to the serious business of enjoying the crab. This is perhaps the best dish on offer at Riviera.
Chicken, mutton and vegetables are also served, cooked in the same spices. Plus, there’s a host of curries like meen molee, gassi, malai curry, zacuti and vindaloo, to name a few.
Besides curd rice and coconut rice (both Rs 50), there’s fish pulao (Rs 85) and prawn biryani (Rs 100). Appams, bowl-shaped rice pancakes (Rs.20) and mutte appam similar pancakes with egg topping (Rs 30) complement the usual rotis, naans and parathas (Rs 10-25).
After all the spicy tongue twisters, there are soothing desserts (Rs 70-80) in the form of crepe coconut, fruit filled pineapple with vanilla ice cream and peach belle Helene as well as a variety of ice creams. We had a mouth-watering, calorie-richconcoction of dried fruits and ice cream with a promise to stick to salad lunches for a week!
Riviera, Jewel of the East, Brahmachari Street, Calcutta-700017
Riviera, one of the trinity of restaurants that make up Jewel Of The East, serves coastal cuisine. The first of its kind in this city of traditional fish lovers, the menu of exotic seafood has been whole heartedly welcomed by Calcuttans.
Spread over a couple of interconnected rooms on the first floor of a gracious old building that has been reconverted, the restaurant features blue walls and touches of marine life in the decor. The informal and relaxed setting creates an effect of chic comfort.
Sol kadi, a delicious beverage from Mangalore Although the cuisine here doesn’t originate from France, the crockery is definitely French.
Starters dominated the menu. The 20 items are a veritable feast of coastal India. According to Manash Basu, who is responsible for the varied menu, an ideal meal in Riviera could begin with a starter followed by another and another, till you can have no more!
Diners can choose the type of fish they prefer: bhekti, pomfret, rawas surmai... Banjara fish is a speciality from Andhra Pradesh, where the whole fish is marinated with herbs and spices and barbecued (pomfret Rs 200, rawas Rs l50). The chefs special, also a whole fish, is cooked in a hot, sweet and sour sauce with wine—a Goan contribution (pomfret Rs 250) dipped in cornflour batter and golden fried. We followed this delicious offering from Karnataka with Thekkadi, exotic fried fish from Kerala. Here we tried rawas (Rs 80). The preparation was quite pungent, but the spice levels can be adjusted to suit individual preferences.
Prawns come in four sizes: jumbo (Rs 400-450), king (Rs 250), medium (Rs 200) and small (Rs 150). One can have them barbecued or cooked in the Chettinad style. Peera are fried tiger prawns cooked with herbs, spices and tamarind pulp. Koliwada prawns, fried ‘in a light batter, and Malwani kolambi, a garlic seasoned dish are contributions from Maharashtra. Yeti ajadina and coondapuri are Man- galorean dishes.
The Coorgi roast crab shows the influence of the British settlers. Perhaps the best dish here, it is cooked in butter, garlic and pepper, and is impressively served. We were provided with a cracker, a scoop, an apron and a napkin to do justice to the serious business of enjoying the crab. This is perhaps the best dish on offer at Riviera.
Chicken, mutton and vegetables are also served, cooked in the same spices. Plus, there’s a host of curries like meen molee, gassi, malai curry, zacuti and vindaloo, to name a few.
Besides curd rice and coconut rice (both Rs 50), there’s fish pulao (Rs 85) and prawn biryani (Rs 100). Appams, bowl-shaped rice pancakes (Rs.20) and mutte appam similar pancakes with egg topping (Rs 30) complement the usual rotis, naans and parathas (Rs 10-25).
After all the spicy tongue twisters, there are soothing desserts (Rs 70-80) in the form of crepe coconut, fruit filled pineapple with vanilla ice cream and peach belle Helene as well as a variety of ice creams. We had a mouth-watering, calorie-richconcoction of dried fruits and ice cream with a promise to stick to salad lunches for a week!
Riviera, Jewel of the East, Brahmachari Street, Calcutta-700017
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