Ola Prime presents restaurant week returns this April with its third edition in Chennai

Ola Prime presents Restaurant Week returns this April with its third edition in Chennai

Reservations across 100+ restaurants from 18^thApril, 2016 exclusively on www.restaurantweekindia.com

Cellar Door Hospitality with Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for transportation today announced the return of Restaurant Week from Friday, 22^nd April to Sunday, 1^st May, 2016, featuring 100+of the country’s finest restaurants across Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Reservations will go live on Friday, 15^th of April at 12 noon for Ola Prime customers and general reservations will go live on Monday, 18^th of April at 12 noon, exclusively on www.restaurantweekindia.com.

Ola Prime presents Restaurant Week is amongst the largest pan-India culinary events spanning over 10 days and gives discerning food enthusiasts the opportunity to dine at some of India’s finest restaurants at a fraction ofa-la-carte rates.As of this round, the entire meal price will be secured upfront at the time of making reservations online, thus making it the largest pan India culinary festival to secure the entire meal price up front. Cancellations will be permitted up-to 12-hours prior to the seating with the full meal-price refunded except the booking fees i.e., INR 50 per diner.

Ola Prime, the presenting sponsor of the Restaurant Week, is Ola’s premium offering and the only Wi-Fi enabled cab in India. Top rated driver-partners, quality sedans and complimentary auto-connect Wi-Fi that helps you get instantly connected as soon as you board your Prime cab among other features makes Ola Prime the perfect choice of travel for discerning food enthusiasts visiting the Restaurant week.

This year, Restaurant Week will be debuting new branding and launched an association with Ola Prime asPresenting Sponsor. All Restaurant Week diners will receive complimentary Ola rides to and from their mealsin Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. In addition to this, all Ola Prime Customers in all participating cities will be given exclusive booking access 3 days in advance to when general reservations go live and a waiver on the INR 50 per diner booking fee.

Speaking on the alliance Raghuvesh Sarup, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Categories at Ola said, “Restaurant Week is one of India’s largest pan-India culinary events and we are excited to be associated with them.  With this alliance we are looking to augment the experience for our discerning ‘Prime’ customers. Other than the assurance of best quality travel, our customers will also be able to enjoy fine dining at some of the country’s best restaurants. With customers across segments looking for avant-garde experiences, our association with an illustrious culinary festival will help our customers with access to the finest of dining experience. We are striving everyday to bring unique offerings to our patrons and the association with Restaurant Week is another step in that direction.”

As part of the 5^th Anniversary celebrations, participating restaurants in Delhi will offer customers a five-course prix fixe menu (with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options)at INR 1,100 for lunch and INR 1,300 for dinner.

Diners in Mumbai will be offered, as usual, a three-course prix fixe menu at INR 1,100 for lunch and INR 1,300 for dinner; in Bangalore at INR 900 for lunch and INR 1,100 for dinner; in Chennai at INR 750 for lunch and INR 900 for dinner; in Kolkata at INR 900 for lunch or dinner. All pricing stated above is per diner, exclusive of applicable taxes, service charges as well as dishes ordered outside of the special Ola Prime presents Restaurant Week India menu.

This round of the largest culinary event in India will once again feature Restaurant Week Signature options over and above an extensive hand-picked menu, giving diners the option of experiencing a restaurant’s signature dish at an incremental cost. This feature, a mainstay since Restaurant Week April 2014, saw up to 39% of diners opt for this option and will behighlighted in Restaurant Weekmenus atmost participating restaurants. These dishes are priced at an additional INR 200 for appetisers and INR 300 for main course in Delhi and Mumbai and an additional INR 100 for appetisers and INR 200 for main course in Bangalore,Chennai and Kolkata, excluding all taxes and service charges at select participating restaurants.

Burrp!India’s first food and restaurant recommendation engine will be the online partner for Ola Prime presents Restaurant Week for April, 2016. They will be featuring the event on their website and mobile app.

In its thirteenth edition, Restaurant Week provides participating fine dining restaurants a platform to showcase their skills with some of their best menu selections for consumers to experience restaurants they may not be familiar with or may want to re-visit. It is a celebration of the culinary landscape in each city – a time for us to be proud of our finest restaurants.

The last event was held in September 2015 with a participation of 103 restaurants and more than 12,000on-site diners over the course of 10 days across Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata & Mumbai.

The participating restaurants are:

Chennai:

1. Ayna, Hilton Chennai
2. Benjarong, Alwarpet
3. Beyond Madras at The Dining Room, Park Hyatt Chennai
4. Dakshin, Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park
5. Focaccia, Hyatt Regency Chennai*
6. Golden Dragon, Taj Coromandel
7. Jamavar, The Leela Palace Chennai*
8. Lotus, The Park Chennai*
9. On the Rocks, Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park
10. Prego, Taj Coromandel
11. Co.531, Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai*
12. Teppan, Alwarpet
13. The Flying Elephant, Park Hyatt Chennai

Bangalore:

1. Azure, Vivanta by Taj – Yeshwantpur
2. Baluchi, The Lalit Ashok
3. Benjarong, Ulsoor Road
4. Blue Ginger, The Taj West End
5. Blue Terrain, Novotel Bengaluru Techpark
6. Caperberry, UB City
7. Caprese, Shangri-La Bengaluru*
8. Graze, Vivanta by Taj – MG Road
9. High Ultra Lounge, World Trade Centre
10. Incanto, The Zuri Whitefield*
11. Italia, The Park Bangalore*
12. Le Jardin, The Oberoi, Bengaluru
13. Masala Klub, The Taj West End
14. Nimisserie, Brigade Road*
15. Olive Beach, Ashok Nagar
16. Rim Naam, The Oberoi, Bengaluru
17. Riwaz, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
18. Shang Palace, Shangri-La Bengaluru*
19. Shiro, UB City
20. Szechwan Court, The Oberoi, Bengaluru
21. Teppan, Ulsoor Road
22. The Glass House, Lavelle Road
23. The Lantern, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
24. The Pink Poppadom, Hyatt Bangalore MG Road
25. The Salt Grill, Hilton Bangalore Embassy Golflinks*
26. Yataii, Shangri-La Bengaluru*
27. Yauatcha, MG Road
28. Zen, The Leela Palace Bangalore

Delhi:

1. A Ta Maison, Sunder Nagar
2. Baluchi, The Lalit New Delhi*
3. Blue Ginger, Taj Palace New Delhi
4. Kiyan, DusitDevarana New Delhi
5. Chutney, Bar + Tandoor, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa*
6. Dakshin, Sheraton New Delhi Hotel
7. DIVA – The Italian Restaurant, GK 2
8. Dum Pukht, ITC Maurya
9. eau de Monsoon, Le Méridien New Delhi
10. Ek Bar, Defence Colony*
11. Guppy by Ai, Lodhi Colony
12. Indian Accent, The Manor Hotel
13. K&K, WelcomHotelDwarka
14. Larry’s China, Vivanta by Taj – Ambassador
15. Le Bistro du Parc, Defence Colony*
16. NeungRoi, Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi
17. Olive Bar & Kitchen, Mehrauli
18. Pan Asian, Sheraton New Delhi Hotel
19. Qla, Mehrauli
20. Royal China, Nehru Place*
21. Sakura, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa
22. Shanghai Club, WelcomHotelDwarka
23. Spice Art, Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini*
24. The Grill Room, The Lalit New Delhi
25. Tian, ITC Maurya
26. Tres, Lodhi Colony
27. Yauatcha, VasantKunj

Kolkata:

1. Baan Thai, The Oberoi Grand
2. Pan Asian, ITC Sonar
3. Peshawri, ITC Sonar
4. Saffron, The Park Kolkata*
5. Serafina, Ballygunge
6. Souk, Taj Bengal Kolkata
7. Studio – The Pan-Asian Galerie, Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences*
8. The Corner Courtyard, Sarat Bose Road*
9. The Legacy Grill, The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata
10. The Oriental Express, Hotel Hindusthan International Kolkata*
11. Yauatcha, Quest Mall
12. Zen, The Park Kolkata

Mumbai:

1. 25 Parganas, Hotel Sahara Star
2. Asilo, The St. Regis Mumbai
3. Baluchi, The Lalit Mumbai
4. Botticino, Trident BandraKurla
5. Bungalow 9, Bandra West*
6. By the Mekong, The St. Regis Mumbai
7. Celini, Grand Hyatt Mumbai
8. China House, Grand Hyatt Mumbai
9. Dakshin Coastal, ITC Maratha
10. Dum Pukht, ITC Maratha
11. EAST – East Asian Spice Trail, Hotel Sahara Star
12. Hakkasan, Bandra West
13. The Great Wall, The Leela Mumbai
14. Jyran, Sofitel Mumbai BKC
15. Mabruk, Hotel Sahara Star
16. NRI, BKC*
17. Olive Bar & Kitchen, Bandra West
18. Pan Asian, ITC Maratha
19. Peshawri, ITC Maratha
20. Ruka, Juhu*
21. Shiro, Lower Parel
22. The Sahib Room & Kipling Bar, The St. Regis Mumbai
23. The Sassy Spoon, Nariman Point
24. Trendz, The Lalit Mumbai
25. Yauatcha, BKC