Monsoon Love from Long & Short & Dome, Intercontinental

Hotel InterContinental Marine Drive’s L & S Bistro and Dome is all geared up for the Mumbai rains to provide its patrons with the tastiest of season favourites!

July, Mumbai: It's that time of the year again! The rains might rain down on your hangout plans or sweet dates but some places are just better during the season of the downpour. One such place is the Intercontinental hotel at Marine Drive, located strategically in the heart of Mumbai’s Art deco district with a panoramic view of the Arabian sea. The heritage hotel stands out with its luxurious rooms and suites, but dining at the hotel is just as indulgent.

Housing some of the finest restaurants allowing its patrons to relish cuisines and delicacies from around the world. A place where you are not intimated by the menu but instead intrigued by the fun culinary delights that invoke a feeling of comfort and a set of familiar tastes and flavours created after months of testing and experimentation is, Long & Short or more lovingly called L & S.

 Based on the clear philosophy of fun dining, the ambience draws inspiration from the spirit of Mumbai- chic interiors where modern meets casual vintage. Along with a laidback and cosy indoor setting, the fine restaurant also has an outdoor space overlooking the gorgeous Queen’s necklace and a beautiful & extensive bar range that leaves the visitors spoilt for choice!

Coming to those hunger pangs that make you feel restless, the all-day bistro and pizzeria features a breakfast menu and an all-day a la carte menu with European comfort classics, vegan and gluten-free options, pizzas and contemporary dishes with Middle Eastern and Asian influences. Being the only one on this side of town that serves pizza in the classic Napoli style, the pizzeria humbly boasts of serving the perfectly blistered crust of authentic Neapolitan pizza prepared with love in the traditional oven. If there’s pizza then there has to be pasta too right? The pasta bar has got you covered! Letting the visitors indulge in their favourite kind of pasta from Penne, Spaghetti, Tagliatelle & many more with full customisation available that suits everyone’s personal needs. The bistro also features small and large plates, soups, salad bowls, burgers, and sandwiches, with gluten and vegan options available and exquisite cocktails that leave a lingering impression.

Some of the must-try dishes are the Lobster Thermidor made with rich egg yolk and cognac sauce, and oven-browned cheese crust but if you are not a sea-food enthusiast then the Coal Smoked Chicken might be the one for you, made from tender chicken marinated with cream and yellow peppers cooked on charcoal. For the health-conscious in you, the vegan and gluten-free options like Creamy Vegan Cheese Sauce, Broccoli & Asparagus ‘Socca’, Genovese Millet Risotto are the ones that will satisfy all your cravings. And while you’re at it don’t forget the L & S signature 4 cheese blend Cheese Fondue, slow simmered with white wine and served with toasted focaccia and your choice of extras.

Pick your choice of poison with the signature L & S cocktails like GIN BASILICO Gin,with Martini Bianco, Basil Syrup, and Pineapple Juice, or BAE IN HAVANA with Elderflower, Bitters, Sparkling, and PINEAPPLE MARGARITA with Tequila, Triple Sec and spice infused Pineapple Juice .

But wait, there’s more! Keeping in touch with the cozy weather the bistro has concocted up a special season menu to give you that right feeling of monsoon and stir up some nostalgic memories. Coming up hot and brewing is the Kanda Bhaji- spiced onion fritters slow fried to perfection to give that homely feeling. The palak pakodi chaat and the vada pav toasties alongside your favourite unlimited tea-the classic masala cutting chai or the lemongrass tea, take your pick! The monsoon pitchers are just as fine as the weather, you can choose your companion from the classic rum n cola, rum punch to the lip-smacking ‘monsoon getaway’ made with vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, bubble gum syrup, cranberry juice and sprite.

So, this monsoon if you’re looking for someplace to spend some cozy time while indulging in the tastiest of delicacies then Long & Short just might be the one for you!

WHAT IS NEW AT DOME: If rooftops and panoramic views are your things along with some mouth-watering East Asian cuisine, then this is just the place for you! Capturing one’s mood with the serene view and the warm ambience, the rooftop-sky bar DOME introduces the new signature dim sums and kanpai sake cocktails. Starting this month, with a ‘buy 2 and get the 3rd one on the house’ offer on the sake cocktails, you couldn't have asked for anything better.

Pick from a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options from PAK CHOI AND CORN 

 served alongside Tangy chilly dip and chilly-garlic oil or the THAI SOUR CHILLY VEGGIES  made with Ghost chilly soy, dim sum sauce and for the non-veg in you CHILLY LIME PRAWNS  with tangy chilly dip, chilly-garlic oil or AROMATIC THAI CHICKEN and CHAR-SIU PORK BAO made with Ghost chilly soy and served alongside dimsum sauce.

Relish in the rich taste and flavours of the Japenese-beloved sake cocktails like the KANPAI COLADA Sake made with limoncello, coconut syrup and pineapple juice or the SEISHU MARTINI Sake, made with peach schnapps, dry vermouth KANESHON FIZZ Sake with lychee liqueur, hibiscus tea, sparkling wine.

So if you are looking to do some sky-gazing this summer, drop by the Dome for a quick Kanpai and Dimsum special post work and take in the views.

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