Latitude — Restaurant in Pune

First of all, don’t follow the menu card pics posted by few fellows here. They have recently increased menu items ( a-la-carte) pricing by at least 20% starting Jan 1st 2022. For buffet- it’s 1200 for adults and 650 for kids excluding 18% taxes.

Ambience : Just super , better do table reservations in advance . We got the table for a family of 4 as requested next to the pool for dinner. No music was ON

Service : Pankaj was the person who served us, you will get someone always around asking for anything if we need & clean the table

Food Quality: Mocktails were average, Starters - except Paneer Tikka and Vada Pav , rest were not worth , esp non veg starters were not of good quality. If you are looking at just enjoying starters don’t go for buffet. Italian Pizza served was good & kids liked it - pasta was pathetic , I wish pizza was heated well.

Main course : Food options were adequate, Veg lovers may get disappointed as only one Paneer dish was there & Non veg dishes were just okay okay. Thai Chicken curry was so tasty . Cheese Chilly Naan was the best I ever had, Rice options - no non veg options as we only had fried rice, noodles & veg biryani in rice Desserts - Rabari was awesome, chocolate cake was below par & same with Rasmalai - overall, okay okay sweet dishes. Ice cream was good

**They serve Halal food and no alcohol added in buffet dishes. Accept Taj gift card

Overall: Buffet Food was not upto the mark , not heated either. So, an average experience considering Taj. If you are looking for ambiance, service & a good Family / couple time etc - go for it. I still suggest , if you want best returns on investment , are part of big group & not tight on budget - go for a-la-carte instead! Otherwise go to Paasha @ Marriott on SB Road that you won’t regret ever !! Else, wait for heartburn ❤️‍🔥 & a little disappointing experience...

Had gone here with friends for the famous Kheema Paav. Ended up taking a creaser salad (with prawns & bacon), prawns biryani, a Tiramisu, a Gajar ka halwa & a coffee between the 3 of us. I know, varied choices. We were sitting outside on a Sunday night with decent rush. Taj has, surprisingly, very bad signage. Thank-fully we had a regular who knew exactly how to navigate to Latitude - one of their restaurants. The service is prompt and friendly - kudos to that. The bacon in the salad was bad - dry, hard and almost no taste. Salad itself was alright. Nothing special. Prawns biryani had a nice flavor but was average. Gajar ka halwa - average again Cappuccino - I didn't enjoy it as much. A CCD or Starbucks is any day better. Kheema Paav - this minced lamb dish is a real treat! Good for two people and full of deliciousness. Worth it. Tiramisu was again damn good. It was very much the original recipe unlike the cakes everywhere else. Pool side seating was decently lit with a huge blower (fan) right behind my head making a loud noise to blow hot air into our faces. The mosquitoes made sure we got out of the place earlier than planned. All in all an average experience at a landmark hotel, saved by the...

I stayed at the Blue Diamond in Pune as part of a business trip with my company. While in Pune I had a major scare with a peanut allergy when eating from a restaurant outside of the hotel and landed in the emergency room. As soon as I informed staff at the hotel about what happened outside they took extra care to prepare all my meals in the hotel (after the scare I ONLY had meals at the hotel). Both the dine in and take out experience were amazing, the head chef even took extra note of my requests and prepared separate plates for me to be extra safe. I was extremely impressed by the service and amount of care and the food was so good that I didn’t even mind having to have all my meals here! Would 100% recommend to anyone who has allergies and intolerances and are afraid to eat out while travelling because of them. Staying here made my entire experience so much better and less stressful and I’m looking forward to coming back...