Just in time for Valentine’s Day, palms are being rediscovered. Between Roses and a Photo Booth, Sample Their Ambitious New Menu
A cold wind washes over my face. I am at The Palms Rooftop Restaurant at Hotel Rathna Residency enjoying a panoramic view of the city skyline scintillating at night. The tables are decorated with candles surrounded by fresh red roses; And when we try out the menu LoveFoodComa curated for Valentine’s Day, it looks like a photo booth decorated with red and white floral decorations.
Ratna Group, which is primarily into drug distribution, entered the hotel industry in 2002 with a property in Madurai, followed by Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Salem and Erode. They have a hotel coming up in Chennai. Started by two brothers K Palaniappan and K Chinnaiah, the business hotel has always been known for its bed and breakfast, and banquet spaces.
Saranya Muttiah, Rath Palaniappan and Lakshmi Priya of Hotel Ratna Residency with LoveFoodComa’s curated menu for Valentine’s Day. photo Credit: Shiv Saravanan
“The Swami Theatre, one of the oldest movie halls in Coimbatore, stood here which we demolished to make this five-storey hotel. My father just wanted to build a haveli when he started in Madurai. It was an interior designer from Coimbatore who gave us the idea to expand and develop this as a commercial hotel and thus we entered the hospitality industry,” says K Palaniappan, Chairman, Rathna Group.
However, his daughters Saranya Muttiah and Muthu Sethuraman, who are business graduates, have now come up with new ideas for change. “Our customers are from the pharma industry.
We wanted to bring in the younger crowd and let them know that this is also a fun place to sip on some good food,” says Saranya, training her chefs to try new dishes, starting with hand-made pasta. are giving. , Lemon Grass Coconut Curry, and some Vietnamese dishes like fruit cakes. Ratna Regency has two hotels. While Fusion, their multi-cuisine restaurant, stays true to the founder’s roots in Chettinad and offers authentic Chettinad fish curry, and Paniyaram, Use palms on the grill, with pasta and salads.
To appear on social media, they are collaborating with food bloggers, Instagram influencers and MasterChef Tamil participants to organize pop up events at restaurants.
They say LoveFoodComa’s event on Valentine’s Day, Kick, begins this new journey, focusing on aspects such as plating, trying out menus served at tables for our guests in red and white duos-chrome has done.
Lakshmi Priya R, Chinnaiah’s daughter-in-law, who comes from a communication background, is the latest entrant in the business who takes charge of creative ideas. One of the first things the young team did was to reward employees who contributed to development.
Kitchens are now state-of-the-art and energy efficient. “We took water conservation measures, and implemented formal food safety and hygiene standards,” she says.
As we talk, a refreshing salad with salty, crunchy feta comes sweet water melon, followed by a refreshing raspberry sorbet. Among appetizers, there are crunchy nachos dipped in cheese and succulent kebabs. In an effort to offer something for everyone, the menu includes Indian, Italian and continental cuisine: so there is Teacher cheese and cream murgh Plus the creamy spinach cheese cannelloni topped with melted mozzarella.
Dinner for a couple costs ₹1500 plus tax. Guests can also have the menu delivered to their doorstep. For door delivery, orders will close on February 13. For reservation, call: 9750964442.
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