The party begins here
As good as it gets
Where: New Year brunch at Set'Z, DLF Emporio, Third Floor, Vasant Kunj.
What: Besides hot and cold beverages, from chhaach and coffee, the brunch spread includes a live teppanyaki counter and two rounds of wine.
Price tag: Rs 1,450 plus VAT per person (12.30 to 4.30 p.m.)
Starters, salads and some souffle too
Where: Lunch buffet and dinner at MoMo Caf at the Courtyard by Marriott, Sushant Lok-I, Sector-27, Gurgaon.
What: Brie and crispy bread salad, live barbecue, puddings and empanadas to warm up the day. Muffins make for the best breakfast snack. You can also enjoy dinner from 6.30 to 11.30 p.m. at the all-day dining section on both January 1 and 2.
Price tag: Rs 2,000 plus VAT per person (12.30 to 4.00 p.m.)
California dreams on a cold new year
Where: Breakfast at the All American Diner, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road.
What: Frittata, vol-au-vent and quiche lorraine, apart from waffles, pancakes and eggs, whichever way you like them, will make sure you have a sunny start to the New Year, though the mercury has plummeted.
Price tag: Rs 490 plus VAT per person (10.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.)
Start the day with plenty
Where: Champagne Brunch that Le Caf at The Suryaa, New Friends Colony.
What: Buffet includes Caprice Salad with walnut pesto, spring roast chicken with sauteed trio of mushrooms and blood orange sauce, and steamed basa with braised scallion and peppers and
oyster sauce with unlimited bubbly.
Price tag: Rs 4,000 plus VAT for a meal for two ( 12 noon to 4 p.m.)
Not just Chinese but also a platter of Italy and the East
Where: Sunday al fresco lunch at The China kitchen, Italian spread at La Piazza and brunch at TK's Oriental Grill at the Hyatt Regency Delhi, Bhikaiji Cama Road.
What: Dimsum specialties and a selection of live seafood with Champagne and Chinese Tea at the China Kitchen. Homemade pastas and oven fresh pizzas at La Piazza. Fresh sashimi, sushi and oriental salad at TK's Oriental Grill. Maybe you can eat all three.
Price tag: Prices for the lunches start at Rs 2,100 and go up to Rs 3,800 plus VAT per person (12 noon to 3.30 p.m)
Hot favourites to tuck away on a chilly winter afternoon
Where: New Year lunch buffet at the Veda Terrace, DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj.
What: Gorge on desi food with old favourites like fish Amritsari, murgh malai kebab, mutton
rogan josh and of course, Delhi's favourite butter chicken with unlimited Foster's beer and Bacardi-based cocktails.
Price Tag: Rs 800 plus VAT per person (12.30 to 3.30 p.m.) on January 1 and 2.
Everything tastes better with bubbly
Where: New Year Mega Lunch at S-18, the all-day dining restaurant, at Radisson MBD Noida.
What: Apart from chicken, lamb, fish and cottage cheese, there is a live grill, traditional pot roast barbecued lamb and unlimited sparkling wine.
Price Tag: Rs 2,011 plus VAT per person ( 12 noon to 3.30 p.m.)
