A taste of India, indeed: While a sitar player entertains in the background, guests at Gopuram are seated at elegant tables under silky ceilings, and the differently themed dining rooms make private dining a unique experience. The menu is the ultimate Indian star here, though. A lunch buffet is offered daily, and dinner buffets are offered Friday–Sunday. Dinner can be ordered both à la carte or as part of a five-course menu, either non-vegetarian (double the price for lobster) or vegetarian. Fine choices for starters, which are served with various chutneys, include pakora (vegetable fritters), paneer pakora (cheese fritters), patrani fish, an assorted kabob platter and various South Indian snacks that include the delightfully named iddly (steamed rice cakes), masala dosai (rice and lentil crêpe) and poori with playa (deep-fried puffed whole-wheat bread served with a spicy potato, onion sauce and nut mix). Soups and salads include mulligatawny soup (lentils with chicken or lamb) and gopuram chat (chilled fresh fruits and vegetables with a spicy sauce). Winning entrées include an array of vegetarian offerings such as kofta curry (vegetable dumplings) and mushroom mutter (mushrooms with green peas); chicken dishes such as chicken tikka masala (tandoori chicken breast pieces with onion and tomato sauce) and chicken saag (cooked with spinach); and lamb dishes such as lamb curry and lamb vindaloo (with potatoes in a spicy wine sauce). There are also seafood and rice dishes, as well as various tandoor specialties, which are marinated and skewered meat combinations cooked in an Indian clay oven. Recommended beverages include South Indian coffee and lassi, a sweet yogurt drink. Desserts include the traditional Indian rice pudding called kheer and house-made Indian-style pistachio ice cream called kulfi. Full bar. Kids menu and special prices. Serving lunch and dinner daily.