Taipan

This decades old restaurant survived solely on its food and its beloved client base. Located on the top of the esteemed hotel The Oberoi, Dr. Zakir Hussain marg, New Delhi, ‘Taipan’ has survived the changing phases by retaining its grip on tradition and authenticity. What its loyal regulars appreciate most is that Taipan has remained the same over the years, be its food or its warm welcome. To enter Taipan is like entering a time capsule transporting you to 1980’s. Décor is straight out of a classy oriental magazine published in 20th century. But the timeless look works fantastically for the customers. The smooth exotic elegance of the interiors adds to the experience of being in one of the oldest restaurants in Delhi. The rooftop setting allows you the unbarred stunning view of Lutyen’s Delhi and lush Golf course. Choose Taipan for romance and old world opulence.

Admiration over food brings together a bunch of regulars to Taipan for years. Their love for Chinese food is helped by the fine skills of Chef Jian who lends authenticity to the menu. The ingredients transported from China are of top most quality made more enticing with the chef’s talent. Taipan’s dim sum selection gets lots of attention from the customers. It is one of the most ordered feature on the menu. For appetizers they serve crisp spinach, salt & pepper squid, golden fried prawns, vegetable spring rolls, lotus root honey chilli, luo song soup, Szechwan hot & sour, batter fried fish finger and Cantonese style roast duck. Main course includes eggplant with Szechwan sauce, wok fried lobster with XO sauce, mapo silken tofu with chicken, bay of Bengal bekti, wok fried fish with sweet & sour sauce, steamed fish in garlic sauce, barbequed peking duck, wok fried chicken in kung pao sauce and tenderloin in black pepper sauce.

Rice and noodle have been given attention too. Go for steamed jasmine rice, pan fried noodles with vegetables, duck & prawn hawking fried rice, stir fried noodles with seafood and egg fried rice. To commence your Taipan experience look into their dessert section. They will delight you with chilled mango pudding, sesame & almond dumplings, cranberry jelly & chocolate steam cake, date pancake, deep fried ice cream and toffee banana with sesame. To enhance the Chinese flavours Taipan keeps a range of speciality teas like hunan green, green Sencha and newby jasmine tea. Taipan is expensive but the flawless service, great food and awesome view compensates for it.