We arrived at about 7:30 p.m. with the cool breeze of air mixed with the smell of freshly grilled barbeques; the weather was absolutely perfect for the evening. As we were waiting for the fellow bloggers to arrive in the meantime we decided to take a walk along the pavilion to witness the eternal beauty of the venue. The hotel pays tribute to the beauty of Bengal through its landscaped fish-filled water gardens full of exotic lilies. Bathed in the moonlight under the starlit sky with the smoke covering the serene surroundings amidst the lily water bodies, the beauty of the mesmerizing ambiance was something which made us totally engrossed. 

As the clock struck 8 and all the fellow bloggers arrived finally, we began our journey to the delicious land of barbeques. The guests were greeted by the neatly laid out buffet line which forms part of the Barbeque. We were accompanied by Arundhati, our wonderful hostess for the evening and the Chef who gave us a brief about the various cuisines, their specialties and how they were prepared. There were salad station, soup station, dessert station and even a curry station. With such a great variety of Indian, Iranian and Continental dishes available, we were spoiled for choice. 

I decided for some chicken Sausage platter and Chicken Shawarma along with a sip of Champagne while my friend tried Sunshine Snapper fish with lime juice and cilantro. I have tasted Chicken Shawarma before, but this time it was really a different experience. I am sure there must be some magic in the hands of the chef. The chef told us that out of all the dishes, Tangri Kebab and Tandoor Pomphret are something one should must try and indeed we fell in love with both the platters. Apart from these, I also felt that the among the non-veg dishes Arbi Ghosht-ka-salan, Silver Promphet, Mutton Seekh, Prawn marinated with garlic and tahina, mutton seekh and among the Veg Subz Biryani, smashed sweet potato and makkai di roti accompanied by paneer tikka are some dishes which pampered by taste buds in true sense. The food was so well grilled and delicious!