About Gold Dragon, Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), Chennai
Love for Pan Asian fare is easily visible throughout the country if you take in the street side cafes, road-side hawkers or swanky five star establishments. The beauty of this cuisine is its simplicity and aromatic layers that hits your palette with each mouthful. In Chennai seafood and Italian seems to dominate the culinary scene but our beloved Pan Asian fare is not left far behind. If it’s any indication by the popularity of ‘Gold Dragon’ then Pan Asian fare is ruling the hearts of this city. The restaurant is firmly housed at the old mahabalipuram road (OMR) in Chennai city and if you have guts to beat the traffic then we assure you Gold Dragon is all worth it. The restaurant is decked up in traditional oriental colours – red and gold, which adds vibrancy and authenticity to the décor. You would notice Chinese alphabets painted on the walls along with the golden dragons. Light is kept dim to enhance the seclusion. Restaurant is spacious and large enough to seat numerous diners at one time.
The restaurant is quite popular for its South East Asian cuisine which the chef prepares authentically. You will be offered Chinese, Thai and even Malaysian cuisine. You will be highly impressed by the variety of dishes on display at Gold Dragon. There is an exhaustive amount of appetizers and mains alike so feel free to be adventurous and pick the most interesting delicacies. If you have a deep love for dim sums then you have come to the right place. Gold Dragon has an envious range of dim sums like, pan fried chicken momos, roasted chi momo, stir fried momo, two color chi momos and your regular steamed momos. Grilled fish in banana leaf, sweet corn soup, honey ‘n’ garlic calamari, roti canai, corn cornet and Phuket fish.
Opt for a Thai sweet chili fried rice or hong kong noodles to accompany the delectable spicy gravies in the mains section. You can choose between, Singapore angoli fish head curry, chef’s special lobster, citrus chicken curry with steamed rice, drunken prawn, khao pad lamb curry with rice, tofu roasted in chili sauce, pecking curry vegetable, shredded lamb with spring onion, eight treasure hot pot and Kowloon prawn with steamed rice. Just under nine hundred bucks you can treat yourself and a friend to a marvellous Pan Asian culinary adventure.
