Iftar celebrations at Cinnamon’s city hotels

Cinnamon’s city hotels – Cinnamon Grand, Cinnamon Lakeside and Cinnamon Red – will welcome Ramadan this year with an array of Iftar offerings.

Cinnamon Grand’s The Taprobane restaurant and Shisha Lounge, Cinnamon Lakeside’s The Dining Room and Cinnamon Red’s Flavoured will provide the perfect ambience for breaking fast during this sacred month in the Islamic calendar.

Cinnamon Grand

Cinnamon Grand’s The Taprobane will lay out a spread of Middle Eastern favourites consisting of cold mezze, soup, carvery, main courses, action and roti stations. The likes of hummus, baba ganoush, fattoush, mutabal, a variety of kanji, dajajmashwi, lamb maeshi, chicken molokhia biriyani, kabsa, samakharrah seafood, Arabic mixed grill, kibbeh sandwiches, mini beef steak, grilled lamb shawarma and more will be featured in the buffet, priced at Rs.2,300 (plus tax).

The set menu, priced at Rs.2,200 (plus tax) is also served at The Taprobane. This menu includes a range of thirst busters such as faluda, tamarind, lassi, kanji, Arabic old and hot mezze platters, a choice of mains comprising braised lamb shank, Iranian zereshk rice and modha fillet hara with steamed rice, along with desserts - onali, basbousa, baklava, halva.

For those who would like a snack menu, Cinnamon Grand’s Breeze Bar will offer  special items during this period. Dried apricots, dates, roasted cashews and almonds to break the fast, a choice of beverages, kanji, popular Arabic favourites for mains, meat platters and more is available for Rs.1,200 (plus tax). This can also be ordered through room service by guests. The buffet, set and snack menus are available from 6.15 p.m to 11.00 p.m.

Cinnamon Lakeside

Cinnamon Lakeside’s The Dining Room will also host a special Iftar buffet. Priced at Rs.2,500 nett, the buffet will include dates and figs, faluda, fresh fruit, lamb kofta, Arabic mezze and kanji to break the fast along with an assortment of hot dishes such as biriyani, kabsa rice, mix grill, mutton rogan josh, pavobaji, butter naan; while the action stations will prepare chicken or lamb shawarma, falafel sandwiches, baba ganoush, Arabic salads among others. For the sweet tooth traditional sweetmeats such as um ali, tumurbelnargine, phirani, balaheshram, kunafa nuts are also part of the offering. The buffet is on from 6.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m.

Cinnamon Red

Cinnamon Red’s Iftar menu at Flavoured consists of sugar crystals, dates, khouhsaf, conjee, boiled vegetables, samosas, kebab, fattoush salad, fresh fruits, faluda and fruit juice. Priced at Rs.900 (plus tax) this is available from 6.00 p.m to 8.00 p.m.

For more information and reservations, contact Cinnamon Grand on 0112497377, Cinnamon Lakeside on 0112491930 and Cinnamon Red on 0112145176.

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