Spectra

Recently I have visited Spectra at Leela palace Chennai, Akanth take care of me since I have entered the restaurant. His service and way of approaching for the order was good. He made my day.

Wide spread buffet, if you're in Chennai and haven't been... it's never too late. Sunday brunch is a must try or a breakfast buffet. One can find almost everything there. The team is attentive and well trained and reflects pure hospitality. Never missed a chance to visit when in town.

We tried the Sunday brunch at Spectra for the first time and it did not disappoint. The wide spread of multi-cuisine dishes, the hospitality and the ambience was nothing short of amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed the Asian and Italian dishes. If you have a Zomato offer and wish to experience a premium buffet, Spectra is highly recommended.

This holiday season, my family and I had the lunch buffet in Spectra at Leela Palace. We were amazed at the quality of food and service.

The cheese board, salads and vegetarian sushi especially were impressive. Desert varieties are good.

All in all - the perfect buffet!

Staff are attentive, courteous and friendly.

It was weekend so the place was completely booked. They said we only serve buffet. Requested them that I can eat anything. I have been to multiple country and explored the local cuisine. But my daughter and wife are very picky
Plus during weekend going out is for a change and chill. But for some reason I thought of looking at other places
That's when Neelima called me volunteerly and asked, would you mind sitting in Spectra amd we will serve whatever you order. I was super happy that there are people like Neelima who don't want to lose a single customer.

As promised, we were given a table viewing the beautiful broken bridge and beach. She is already giving me an exception and she is giving us the best seat.

Food to be honest we didn't know what to order and asked them to suggest. some food was customized since there was a kid, Paneer Tikka was amazing but the Chinese starter was little sweet. Probably it was our mistake that we suggested to make a chilly garlic Chinese starter less spicy. But Neelima and others Prekshta, Painuli were very helpful to remake the dish. We had to insist so much then they did not exchange. otherwise they wanted make another starter. Who does all this now a days especially when you are just 3ppl ordering ala carte. Very impressive customer service. And the smile never disappeared once from their face.

For main course ordered Kadai Paneer which comes along with roti
Apart from that we ordered masala kulcha. The main course was brilliant especially seeing the sea and spending good time with family.
Missed to mention another incident which was again our fault. As soon as you enter, there is a lounge area on the left and we thought Neelima said she will serve food there. The person Ajay did not know the background said we don't serve food here but we have a different menu. By the time Ajay checked and came, Neelima had already gave a table to us. Was feeling bad that I was rude with him and asked him to take back the desserts which he shared before going to speak with Neelima.

I went and apologized to Ajay immediately and asked him to add the desserts in the bill. Again he didn't show any emotions but smilingly said, customer comes first for me.

Super glad to hear from staff very similar response and they genuinely feel it and you can make the way they talk and serve food. By the way one of the largest buffet I have seen. Took 5,mins only to.check the buffet

Food 4/5
Ambience 5/5
Staff 10/5.

One of the best well mannered staff I came across
Ensure Neelima Ajay and other staff recieves this feedback because they earned it

A one of a kind experience at @theleelapalacechennai

I had an opportunity to treat myself with the specially curated
#aujasyabytheleela which is common across all
#theleela @theleela properties.

Chef @anshumanbali was the curator
@theleelapalacechennai who explained us in detail as to what the menu consists of and the reason behind creating this unique experience which is available even for breakfast and lunch.

After starting with Beetroot and Walnut Soup(in the video), I also had Quinoa & Avacado Salad followed my Millet Magic(Entree), Himalayan Red Rice Norwegian Salmon and ending with guilt-free dessert.

I must say that both myself and my colleague @prady.e were thoroughly impressed with the menu which was not only healthy but also tasty and fulfilling.

If you’re health conscious and want the tasty dishes, #aujasya is the menu you need to go for 😍

Best part is, you get to see all the nutritional contents in the menu :)

Views: This place has unobstructed view of broken bridge🌁 and bay of bengal🌊

Staff: Highly courteous and helpful team. Lovely to interact with

Food spread: They change their menu for specials and themes which is awesome. We were amused with 5 continent themes
Desserts are finger-licking delicious
Highly recommended

Kudos to entire management

Brilliant spread to binge on, the assortment of dishes from different regions of the country and the incredibly amazing flavours. I tried the ragi dosa and chicken curry, the keema Pao, the Indian starters (which unfortunately were average),the mutton biryani (which was lipsmackingly delicious) and ... I didn't have any space left in me, but then I had fruits,l and coffee to close out.
And the view from the place was breathtakingly awesome

My all time favourite. Very good buffet restaurant. Good food. Brunch on Sunday have wide spread.

Great buffet dinner twice a week and amazing buffet breakfast. Staff is super nice and courteous. Very spacious seating with beautiful sea views. À la carte menu is vibrant with many variations.

One of the best 5 star buffet in Chennai.
Totally worth it. Cherry on the top- amazing sea and broken bridge view!!

Spectacular Spread. They have the regular buffet for lunch daily and Special ones for Wednesday and Friday dinners. Dont miss the Friday Seafood special dinner. They offer huge range of exotic seafood varieties. Though its got close to 6 different cuisines their Japanese Items Stands out. The Dimsum in Chinese section is a must try. Perfectly made ones.

Decent vegetarian options and good taste. Service was excellent and portion sizes were adequate.

The food was awesome with usual varieties available from a typical 5 star types..instead of mushroom biriyani they could have served veg biriyani is my only suggestion. Chats icecreams starter are very nice

Loved the lunch buffet. Huge spread, multiple cuisines. The paneer and salad section was my favourites. Exquisite flavours.
The quality of food is very good as expected. The service is a tad too slow. A ladle took about 15 minutes. But otherwise all good. The view from the restaurant was beautiful and quaint.

Loved today place. Very comfortable and lovely ambiance. Food tasted good and service was very friendly. Great place to hangout as couple or as family n friends.

Great food, lovely ambience, good marketing strategies, great customer engagement - I can use only one word and that is PERFECT!

This 5 star goes to the server named TIKA from north east. TIKA is the best server i've seen in a 5 star hotel and the music they played is also very good. The menu looks attractive though. Great hospitality. I would give 4 star for the Spectra restaurant.

One of our favourite Sunday brunch options in Chennai. They have a range of food to choose, from sushi to live seafood cooking station, Indian food, dumplings and much more. The desert options are plentiful which after sipping back champagne and eating as much food as you can you’re left feeling totally stuffed and content. We are yet to have a bad experience here. Worth the money every so often. The view is great too!

Great spread of buffet.. Delicious food… One of the best views in the city of the seaside and the broken bridge and greenery.. Get a window side if you can for a meal with THE view (but that’s always in demand).. To top it all a great set of team operating the restaurant..