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I am an intrepid traveller. Travelling has been my passion since school days. Hailing from the steel city of Rourkela in Odisha, I always had an opportunity to plan out my holidays with my family to exotic destinations that are rich in history and heritage in India. Looking back, I have also taken up trekking in Chauragarh hills of Pachmarhi, Shatrunjaya Hills of Palitana, Vaishno Devi or the Muktinath temple in Mustang Valley in Nepal and Lalang Waterfall in rainforests of Tioman Island in Malaysia. I have penned down the Odisha destinations in Pick2Move-India Travel planner brought out by Sampan Media Limited, New Delhi. I have compiled a travelogue themed- “Journeys across India” published by Best Books, Kolkata. I generally take up travel to pen down travelogues, know the art and craft of the faraway lands and of course, I do travel reporting for leading English dailies of India.

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Sunday 8 December 2019

Reflections



     Fine dining at fort-themed outlet on the banks of Ganges

For those visiting the fort-themed resort of Raichak on Ganges during weekends and intending to experience fine dining, there is Reflections- the 98-seater food outlet at the Ffort Raichak that serves both Continental and Indian cuisine. The outlet overlooking the banks of rive Ganges opened sometime back in 1997 and its interiors impart Colonial outlook.


 An outer view of Reflections





The interiors of the outlet


During my visit to the resort at the onset of Holi in the current year, I had a chance to dig into the cuisine offered at Reflections. Before taking a look into the menu, here’s something that foodies should know about. For those diners expecting buffet lunch or dinner at Reflections would be disappointed, since the food outlet serves only a la carte menu except during weekends when there is option for buffet spread depending upon the footfalls of visitors.

I started my lunch with an appetizer- Sea food Tiramisu and there was Parmesan Pudding served with roasted tomato basil soup. 




 Sea food Tiramisu




Parmesan Pudding


There were more vegetarian offerings and the main course had a number of vegetarian platters. I got to savour an array of vegetarian Kebabs that move fast in the outlet, most of these are delights from North Western Frontier Province like Bhutte da Kebab, Peshawari Subz ki Shami, Multani Paneer Tikki, Khile Phool ka Kebab and Bhamre Aloo Pothohari – potatoes stuffed with cottage cheese, vegetables, dried plums and pea nuts.




 Kebab Platter


Dessert lovers get to sample some unusual delights like Monte Carlo, Rearranged Philadelphia Cheese Cake and Ice cream blended with Gulab Jamun that was worth relishing. The major highpoint of the restaurant is foodies get to indulge in the delights and catch breathtaking views of river Ganges.




 Monte Carlo




 Rearranged Philadelphia Cheese Cake





Ice cream served with Gulab Jamun 

 

Dining in the outlet costs around Rs 900-plus taxes for a single person and the restaurant does not serve any alcoholic drinks.      

Address: Reflections,       
            Raichak on Ganges,
            The Ffort Raichak,
            Ground Floor, Post Bag 1,
            Diamond Harbour Road,
 South 24 Parganas,
            West Bengal.