Teppanyaki is not a recent phenomenon in Hyderabad. If my memory serves me right the erstwhile Syn at Taj Deccan was the first teppan in Hyderabad, a metal cooking griddle that is used to prepare teppanyaki style food in Japan. Rika at Park Hyatt and Holy Basil at Radisson Blu followed, but we never had an exclusive teppanyaki restaurant in the city. The newly opened TGs the Oriental Grill at Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli has filled that void with a 70-seater restaurant with a teppan at every table.
The restaurant located next to the lobby opened to its clients about a month ago. There are about half a dozen teppans where the customers can enjoy live cooking. Food is prepared live on the teppan by the chef who interacts with you on your preferences. The restaurant believes in the philosophy of “Eat what you See”, and most of the dishes are prepared right in front of your eyes, the exceptions of course being the sushi and sashimi that are brought in from the kitchen. Seeing the food prepared in front of you tickles your tastebuds while the little chat with the chef enhances your knowledge about the dish and its ingredients.
Apart from Japanese, the restaurant also serves South East Asian cuisines such as Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian, but the focus is on recipes that are amenable to live cooking. A range of different oriental sauces are used in the dishes. For diners who are not familiar with the cuisines, there are a few set menus to choose from, like an exclusive seafood menu, and Japanese inspired veg and non-veg menus.
We started with the flavourful Miso Soup, with Dashi stock and seaweeds. California Crab Roll – sushi with crab meat avocado and cucumber as well as Hamachi Sashimi made from Tuna that followed were delicious too.
The restaurant also has a list of eight specially curated cocktails. I tried two of them – Mezcal Picante (above) (tequila with basil coriander jalapeno syrup) and Fire Starter (cinnamon infused Jim Beam). Both impressed. Miso Old Fashioned was another one that looked interesting.
The main courses cooked live on the table are the highlights of the restaurant. New Zealand lamb chops, Pork Belly, Jumbo prawns and sea bass are some of the delicacies available that can be cooked in Oriental sauce of your choice. We started with the famed New Zealand Lamb Chops, a signature offering of the restaurant that was prepared in Blackew Pepper Sauce. Pork Belly was done in chili garlic sauce along with onion, garlic and bok choy. Shredded Lamb in spicy ginger sauce is another interesting dish. You can see how the Chef is preparing the dishes and interact with him regarding spice level or any other suggestions that you may have.
The Thai food here is also hot off the wok. A Thai Yellow Curry with Tiger Prawns, spinach and onions that went well with the Garlic and Egg Fried Rice prepared by the chef was bursting with flavours. Banana Leaf Wrapped Sea Bass with oyster sauce margination is another dish not to be missed.
The pick of the desserts was Salted Caramel Japanese Cheese Cake. They also have Bomb Alaska, a chocolate sponge and ice cream based dessert.
Location:
TG’s – the Oriental Grill
Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli
Road No. 2, Financial District,
Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Nanakramguda,
Telangana 500019
Call 93556 88898
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