Pan Asian
Rated: Excellent
based on 3 reviews
ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers, Sahar Road, Sahar, Andheri (E), Mumbai
28303030
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Mar 17, 2008
A wonderful Sunday afternoon
We had been to Pan Asian for a Sunday Brunch over a year and a half ago, and we decided to revisit the place yesterday to fulfill our cravings for good food from the far east. Besides we were catching up with another couple, and this seemed to be a relaxed way to spend the afternoon amidst a good ambience and better food - and boy, 3 hours flew past us.
Here's an account of the food (mainly the vegetarian part of it).
The brunch on Sundays includes unlimited booze (Indian wines, white rum, whiskey, vodka, Kingfisher beer and cosmopolitan, caprioshka, mojito, bloody mary etc among the cocktails) which according to me is a fairly decent spread of choice.
We ordered a beer, a cosmo, caprioshka and a bloody mary to start with. My cosmo was well made but considering how long it took to make an appearance on the table, I decided to stick to white wine.
Among the starters, there were 3 salads each in the vegetarian and meat section - along with a couple of vegetarian maki rolls (asparagus and carrot) in the sushi platter. I loved the vegetarian sushi and especially after they were dipped in a special sauce made by the husband (4 balls of wasabi dissolved in some soy sauce; reduce the wasabi for the faint-hearted). There was a good spread of eel, salmon and more fish for the fish lovers.
I remember my favourite from last time, and promptly went on to the steamer section, where there was a carrot dimsum and a corn dimsum for the vegetarians, with chicken sticky rice balls and pork dimsums on the non vegetarian side.
Hot and sour soup was bubbling away in the corner. The main course had a selection of garlicky greens, teriyaki baby potatoes, baby corn mushroom stir fried with hakka noodles.
I finished off the main course with a tiny portion of fried rice drenched in Thai green curry, which had the right note of spicines.
For meat lovers, there is a live teppanyaki grill where you can sit on the counters and enjoy your favourite cuts hot off the grills.
From the desserts- we loved the tarts and a pudding whose name I cannot recollect as the wine had started having its effect by then. There was also a selection of fruits (goes without saying), sticky date cake and the ubiquitous honeyed noodles.
Overall, we spent over 3 hours chatting away over food and drinks. Around 4.15 pm it did feel as though they had turned down the air conditioners. When we asked them, they said the AC was on, but the exhaust wasn't working right, so we were feeling the heat from the open kitchens. Anyway, there's not much to complain. The place was quite full and we were one of the last few to leave I guess.
I do humbly suggest that you don't take too much advantage of the free flowing booze so that you can enjoy the wonderful food. Also I am glad to report that the quality of buffet and service has been kept up even after a year. We would also recommend that you reserve seating in advance, at least on the Saturday or so, if you are planning a Sunday brunch.
Damages: Rs.1250 exclusive of taxes per person and including unlimited booze.
