Zanotta - The Leela Ambience Gurugram — Restaurant in Gurugram District

Staying at Leela Gurgaon on a business trip was how I had the opportunity to have dinner at Zanotta. Glad I did. Opened my eyes to some nuances of Italian cuisine beyond the regular fare.

Sangiovese 2019 was one of the smoothest full bodied reds I have had lately.

Bruschetta Melanzane was so simple and yum...

Tortellini with pumpkin filling and gorgonzola sauce was something I had heard about; the actual experience with candies nuts etc was beyond my expectations. I always wondered why people went gaga over the pumpkin, now I know how it works.

Tiramisu was a bit of a dampener, but it was made up by the beautiful tempered choc shavings on top and the 2 yummy dark choc pieces used as garnish...

Service by Nihal was friendly, yet classy... Needs to be a bit more generous... When asked to pack the leftover ciabattas and olives than letting it go waste, response was quite stingy and discouraging, not as warmhearted as one would imagine, such a request should be taken as a compliment.

Chef Thapa surpassed my expectations with the heavenly Tortellini... Take a bow...

The image is of the "Ruby and Pearl" view of the Delhi Gurgaon highway, my photo does not do justice to the mesmerising effect of it...

Will hope to come again, with all the highly rated Italian restaurant options around NCR that one...

If you are looking to have a great night with delicious Italian food, then I would recommend do not second guess and just go to Zanotta.

Here is the food recommendations :

First we ordered finest wine suggested by staff that is Fat fig ( must try )

Then we started our night with burrata and Fritto misto di mare.

Moving to main course we had : Lasagna di verdure, Lasagna alla bolognese, Margarita Pizza and Penne all’ arrabbiata.

and finally ended our night with desserts which is Panna Cotta al caramello salato con paraline and Gelatos starcciatella cream and chocolate flakes.

It was really pleasant experience with Ambience of the restaurant.

I am sure all the other things in menu would also be delicious however, above mentioned are personal recommendations.

Also the rubies and pearls view is...

Zanotta is a great effort to put forth authentic Italian cuisine together with the experience. We tried the 5 course meal. The dishes were innovative and presented perfectly. I loved the chicken tartelloni. We were famished and did ask for an extra helping. While the food was great, I felt something was missing (can't really put a finger, perhaps the slight bitterness of the sauce, or the flavour of teh shrimp soup). But overall a wonderful attempt to create an Italian experience. Chef Abhishek was very warm and it was wonderful interacting with him and his staff and knowing their journey in the world of culinary art. I do hope to find some more delicate and refreshing flavours in their menu in the coming months....