The simple pleasures in life often comes expensive and so is the case with fine dining in Bengaluru. Every possible global cuisine is at your fingertips but for a certain price and in some cases hefty price. Chinese food we have discovered to be the best kind of cuisine. Not only is it varied, it also comes in all kinds of price range. It depends on the diner of how high or how low they want to go when feasting on Chinese cuisine. If you are in the fancy bracket then may we suggest, Szechwan Court. The restaurant is a well-known name in the culinary circles, especially with the businessmen who finds the non-fussy quiet environment of Szechwan Court to be ideal for their business lunches. Part of The Oberoi Hotel on MG Road, the restaurant is a popular dining choice for many.

As the name suggests, Szechwan Court targets Chinese cuisine exclusively and presents the most traditional and authentic side of the cuisine to its patrons. Lunch time is their busiest as many regulars come to enjoy their dim sum lunch with a pot of gourmet tea. The best way to experience Szechwan Court is to sample their tasting menu, where you can eat a plethora of dishes at one go. Begin with, black fungus & mushroom salad, Chinese roast pork, steamed chicken wontons with chilli & garlic, crab & asparagus soup, tofu kenshao, Szechwan style dry chilli chicken and crisp fried lotus stem with home style chilli sauce. Next course entails, crisp fried baby corn in chilli & soya sauce, tenderloin clay pot, Peking duck, mapo tofu, seafood in spicy hoisin sauce and steamed silken tofu in Chinese herb sauce.

Do yourself a favour and save some appetite for Szechwan Court’s dessert menu. Tuck into, homemade lychee ice cream, warm fig & almond tart, sugar free chocolate & macadamia mousse, honey fried noodles, Szechwan date pan cake and toffee banana with sesame. Szechwan Court provides a very elegant and refined backdrop. Simple minimalistic décor in tones of brown creates the space here. Smart casual furniture is set at discreet levels to give the diners ample of privacy. Sit next to the plate glass windows from where you can admire the landscaping between courses. The restaurant is expensive but that’s understandable. It is housed under a five star hotel afterall.