MEGU – The Leela Palace

1 Reviews on “MEGU – The Leela Palace”

• Deboneil Dutt

  Megu is the Japanese Speciality Restaurant located in The Leela Palace , New Delhi. Megu was one of the first Michelin Starred Restaurant to open it’s door in India ( New York Megu has a Michelin star). Once you enter the beautiful property , is when the experience starts . The courteous hotel staff greeted us and we’re willing to walk us down to the Restaurant. Megu is located in the right hand corner of the lobby area , just next to the library bar , giving it a nice secluded feel. It was Saturday night and we had our reservation , which helped us secure our table as after sometime the whole restaurant was packed. The wait staff took us to our table and greeted us wonderfully. The restaurant is divided into multiple sections – a main dining room, Sushi table next to the chef and another dining room. We luckily were given our seat in the Main Dining room , which is the place to be. The ambience is just amazing , dark in the colour tone but with more than enough light . The centre piece of attraction is the giant Buddha Statue Sculpted out of Glass and on top of it a giant Japanese Bell with red on the inside , just makes for a perfect look. We were attended by definitely the best Server or Manager in the place and his name was Pavan. He was just very warm and welcoming . He helped us in ordering and answering all questions we had. Before the menu was given to us we were given Wet Towels to clean our hands . That in itself is a great sign of service and it’s very rarely seen in restaurants. We had a glass of Red Wine along with our food which was very nice and was the Fratelli Sette. We ordered 3 starters , 2 Mains and a rice on his recommendation and honestly it was way more than what we could have , so at the end of the Meal we had to pack quite a bit of food. The food served here is Japanese but mostly Modern Japanese. And most of the things we ordered , actually just by our food choice and preference , were the signature dishes of the restaurant. For starters we ordered – Yellowtail Carpaccio , Dragon Sushi Roll and Chicken Yakitori Skewers. The Yellowtail Carpaccio and Dragon Rolls were Signature dishes. The first dish to arrive was the Yellowtail Carpaccio . Carpaccio inherently is an Italian Dish of very Thinly Slices Meat with a sauce or an oil . Japanese cuisine also incorporated this style of food but use japanese sauces and fish instead of meat . We ordered the Yellowtail Carpaccio which came with 7 pieces of Yellowtail , so thinly sliced that it was close to transparent. The Fish was topped with an Onion Jam , Daikon Oroshi Dressing , Crispy Garlic Chips and Mushrooms. Once the dish was placed , Pavan told us that all their Fish comes from the world famous Tsukiji Market of Japan . The dish was excellent , very beautiful and tasty . The fish was light and the Dressing really highlighted the fish very beautifully. The Garlic Chip just gave a great contrast to the light flavour and the mushrooms just added a great delicate mouth feel to the dish. Amazing dish and very well executed. Next dish to come to our table was the Dragon Sushi Roll , Another Signature Dish. They have traditional Nigiris , Sushi and Sushi Rolls . Sushi Rolls generally are 5-6 Pieces , but the Dragon roll is the only sushi roll which comes with 8 pieces . The Sushi comes along with Ginger and Wasabi , but they even brought out a fresh root of Wasabi which Pavan Grated in front of us to serve us Fresh Wasabi. The Fresh Wasabi was amazing , I am a fan of Wasabi but the fresh Wasabi was next level for sure. The Sushi was beautiful . The Dragon Roll consists of Avocado and Tempura Flakes on top , drizzled with Dragon sauce. The Seafood used in the Sushi is – Shrimp , Crab and Eel. The Sushi was stuffed with loads of seafood and the size of each Sushi was great . Flavour no doubt was the best I have had and really the combination of seafood with avocado and Tempura Flakes was great . The Dragon sauce was a bit sweet and spicy at the same time. Highly recommend this Sushi for first time goers as they will love it . Next was the Chicken Yakitori. The serving was 2 Yakitori Skewers with 3 pieces of Juicy and Succulent Char Grilled Chicken with a Teriyaki Glaze on top. The Chicken was grilled to perfection. The Chicken had a bit of skin on it which was just crisp and underneath it lay the Juicy and Succulent chicken . The Teriyaki Glaze was just amazing too , have the Chicken a nice Sweet flavour which really uplifted the Dish to perfection. For Maincourse we ordered – 24 Hour Braised Pork Belly , Charred French Duck Confit (Signature Dish) and a Chicken and Egg fried rice to accompany them . Will start with the Fried Rice , which was great and very unique in itself. The Fried Rice was cooked with Soy Sauce and had a great balance of flavours . Chicken and egg were in abundance and really a very fragrant , flavourful and fullfilling dish which accompanied the other dishes very well. The Braised Pork Belly had 8 pieces of huge pork belly , placed on top of Bok Choy and topped with loads of Kakuni Sauce . The Pork Belly was super Delicious , with the fat just dissolved in mouth . The Pork Meat was also very tender . The Pork also soaked up all the Delicious Kakuni Sauce which was a bit sweet , Spicy and sour all at the same time . The Bok Choy gave a great Crunch and Fresh relief along side the Meaty Pork . A Fantastic dish with a huge portion size. Final dish was the Charred French Confit Duck with Yakiniku Sauce and Barley Risotto . Another huge portion of food , the Duck came with a huge portion of sliced duck , close to 12-15 pieces and a whole duck leg too . The Barley Risotto was on the side and a cup of the Delicious sauce . The Risotto was very nice and subtle taste. The Duck was Cooked to perfection , it was extremely Juicy and tender . The Sauce was the best I had in the whole meal and in sometime too. The Sauce was thick and a but sweet which really went well with the Duck . This was my favourite Main dish for sure and really worth trying . Overall we had an amazing time with a great meal and cost for 2 came 10k , which was absolutely worth it . You are definitely paying for the fresh and high quality food , superb service and classy Ambience , infact bill can be much lower if you don’t go for signature dishes and less number of dishes as the food was way more for us . Thanks team Megu and Pavan for the great experience , will be back again soon .

  December 22, 2019, 11:51 pm

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