citrus café - lemon tree hotel

the best part about this restaurant is that it’s open 24/7. i landed in coimbatore by a night flight and i had to leave again in a fee hours. the only decent place we could find at thattimewas this cafe at lemon tree. we were so relieved to know that it was open throughout the night. the staff was very welcoming and they let us make ourselves comfortable. everything from the menu was obviously not available at thattimebut they gave us many good options and we all had a good meal.
they also let us wait at their reception for few hours till our car arrived.
what we had :
fish and chips
chicken biryani
fresh lime

all the above were up to the mark even though they had to serve us in the middle of the night. really commendable job and a very tasty meal

one of the latest places in coimbatore, decided to go for a family dinner.
the place and ambience:
it's situated well off from the buzzing city crowd. but it's in a well developing area of kalapatti where it's surrounded by many it parks and industries.
the hotel is well maintained. but we initially had a problem with the parking and had to wait for 5 minutes to enter as no valet came to our attendance. the ambience was something very pleasant and we got comfy feel.
the food:
we were confused at the large menu as to what is their special and what would they recommend. so after much discussion, the food for 3 of us goes like,
1) starters:
for starters we ordered a half tandoori murg in chicken which was really flavorful and well done, no undercooked pieces and we loved it.
next was gounder style milagu perathal- mutton. this we asked it to be a bit less spicy and it was done in well south indian flavours, felt it could have tasted better as it had lot of coconut in it which stole the taste away.
2) main course:
i personally went for indo-chinese cuisine. i ordered the kung pao style chicken and egg and chicken hakka noodles. it was a good dish and nothing could go wrong there as it's one of the traditional dishes of every chinese restaurants. i liked it.
parents ordered the varuthu aracha chettinad curry- mutton and some naan bread to go with it. this one was a let down. it is said the curry was made from 26 spices, but it felt way over the top as we couldn't really get the exact flavors out of it. we are yet confused on how it tasted. it didn't go really well. but the meat was cooked to perfection. i would think to order that again
the staff:
the staff was one of the plus point on the experience. extremely courteous, we'll mannered and professionally kept place. we were all happy about their behavior. good job.
conclusion:
it's one of the places that will be open 24×7 and they have a good dine line. would definitely recommend this place. it's worth the try, if you are willing to travel the distance for food.
ps: excuse the picture quality and tidiness. we were served as soon as the food arrived and notimeto take and pictures.

hello everyone

i am happy to have a lemon tree in coimbatore which by the way is my favourite hotel to stay wherever i travel in india.

before talking about the food i must talk about the chefs in citrus cafe. you may not see such happy to serve you chef anywhere in any other hotel in india. they dont only serve you food but always welcome opinions and remember your taste the nexttimeyou visit them. special names to be mentioned ... chef suresh, chef quraishi and chef nagaraja.

now for the food.... if you are craving for some authentic north indian or for some finger licking sandwiches or continental salads lemon tree citrus cafe is your destination. i never tasted the south indian food in citrus cafe but heard from friends that its really authentic. the ambience of the restaurant is very posh.

the food we generally order is

mutton roganjosh -5 / 5 ( thanks to mr qureshi )
mutton biriyani. - 5/5
chicken tikka butter masala -- 5 / 5 ( special to mr suresh )
kashmiri aloo -- 5/5
vegetable mix curry -- 5/ 5

standard lemon tree club sandwich -- 5/ 5
chicken salad -- 5/5 ( thanks to mr nagaraja)

thanks to the chefs and the servers who are not only friendly but feels like home now. thanks a lot for so many lovely meals !!!