The Dining Room — Restaurant in Goa

GrandHyatt:Mother of all brunches! Our curiousity was up when we were told tht,the hyatt brunch is the most talked about brunch in GOA! Goa is about sun,sand,food and fenny. Well when u arrive at the hyatt its a grand arrival.The foyer is completely covered with pick up and drops.The lobby walks u into a expansive stairways leading u to the coffeeshop. Ambience:Coffeeshop:With all 3sides full length windows bringing in the sun much needed in GOA.The modern yet comfortable seating puts u at ease almost immediately. Staff:We had a very sweet girl attending our table.She was quick,attentive and extremely courteous. Chefs:They are there to pamper ur taste-buds with an extravagant spread. There was a huge bar set-up.Ur wish was their command.Free-flowing bacardi,wines,champagne.Mocktails,cocktails they have it all. They had on the brunch spread:Muhammara,labenah,fattoush,hummus.All kept in cold fridge,extremely delicious. Chaats our favourites here were palak chaat:crispy spinach topped with tamarind and mint chutney and nylon sev.Mouth-watering! The dahi pakodi chaat:This was with cool curd sweet and the tamarind chutney which was tangy and sweet.The pakodis were crisp.Divine bliss! They do an array of breads with a huge variety of cheese selection!From chhedar,to brie,to emmenthal et all.If ur a cheese fan,u hv come to the right place. Pizza is on order and guess what!U can reach out at the cheese table choose ur choice of cheeze and the chef will politely oblige u with tht particular pizza for u. Gnocchi 4way:They had in pesto sauce,4types of gnocchi's.Beetroot,pumpkin,spinach,ricotta.This had us blown away.Soft,pillowy,melt in the mouth gnocchi with fragrant pesto sauce oozing with pine-nuts.Way to go! They do an array of seafood selection in grills and pan-seared.All ur sea-food cravings come,complete here.Hygienic,clean good fresh catch of the day. They also have an array of continental non-vegetarian spread. The paneer tikka was in red marination.Tandoored to perfection!The corners are burnt and crisp and the center is soft with redmarination of redchilli and curd adding the tartness. The non-veg shwarma had a bee-line. The sushis stole the show for us.Perfect! The indian mains has sea-food all written over it. The veg indians had bhindi kurkure,kofta,veg korma,chole,dalpanchmel, on our request chef has promised he will put goan too from next sunday. The desserts are mind-boggling! The eggless english variety is worth a mention.They even have an eggless cone for icecream. This hype thts on abt this brunch is all correct and speaks the right-words. Should u visit?Go for...

We dined at the Dining Room in Grand Hyatt Goa with high expectations, but unfortunately, the overall experience fell short. While the service was courteous and responsive, the food quality and sequence of service were far from what one would expect at a five-star property.

We ordered butter roti, palak lasooni, jeera pulao, and paneer achari tikka. Surprisingly, the main course arrived before the starters, which immediately threw off the dining flow. The palak lasooni was overly bitter and hard to enjoy, the butter roti didn’t have any butter, and what was supposed to be jeera pulao ended up tasting more like jeera fried rice—lacking both flavor and authenticity.

One commendable moment was when my wife, who was feeling low on sugar, needed something quickly. The waiter promptly brought a soup without hesitation, and we truly appreciated that thoughtful gesture.

To their credit, the staff acknowledged the issues and agreed to nullify the entire bill. However, we insisted on paying for the paneer achari tikka, which was genuinely good. They also tried to recover the experience by serving us jasmine rice with green Thai curry—surprisingly excellent—but by then, the damage to the overall impression had been done.

The restaurant manager did handle the situation with professionalism and made a sincere effort to set things right, which we do appreciate. Still, given the standard and pricing, the inconsistencies in food and service flow were disappointing. Not quite the experience we expected at...

Turned out to be Krishna Janmashtami. As a rule then my grandmother whom I was with that day suggested no non-vegetarian for the entire day. After much discussion on what else could be ordered, Italian came to mind and more specifically - Pizza. Aside from the usual Dominos, Pizza Hut, etc...to my surprise I came to know that you can Swiggy from The Grand Hyatt and that their Pizza is good! And so we did.... Food Packaged obviously well and as per Hyatt standard we ordered a pasta and a pizza. The pasta was Aglio e Olio (translates to garlic with oil) and is usually served as a Spaghetti. The pizza was a Mediterranean vegetable pizza. Pasta Well done with plenty of garlic and oil as the name suggests. Could we have had more Parmesan cheese for a bit of oomph? Sure...but it was great on its own. Pizza The base itself was decent, but could have been more Neopolitan - the way I like my pizza with a slight sourness to the dough and less loaded on the toppings. This pizza had jalapenos, mushrooms, onions and some more vegetables making it quite filling and heavy to look at even! Still flavourful and nice! Overall, a recommendation for the sheer convenience of knowing the Grand Hyatt can come to...