Chef Andrea Terry says in the final episode of Season 3, “Over the years, what I’ve learned in all the places I’ve worked, is that people don’t remember the food. It’s the people who remember them.” Keep.” FX hit, ‘The Bear’.

Good restaurants are always about people. About experience. About how you felt during the meal and whether you would go back to dine with them again.

At Tansen, it’s that experience, paired with some warm Hyderabadi hospitality and biryani, that will make you lick your fingers as you take a moment of respite from ooh-ing and aah-ing at the richness on offer. will get.

Tansen is the newest addition to Hyderabad’s culinary scene. It’s quite a showstopper too, with its 25-foot ceilings and a clear stream of water encircling the restaurant, as local Sufi singer Sahil serenades you with a song by Nusrat. brass inlay Gamut The walls here are decorated in such a way that they bend and blend with the curves. The sandstone and gold take you back to the Mughal courtyard. For all you know you can be at Anup Talab in Fatehpur Sikri, where Mian Tansen made the sky rain with cloud Malhar and almost set himself on fire with the raga lamp.

Tansen, this restaurant located in the financial district of Hyderabad, is a tribute to the musician of the same name. Why Tansen, we ask Amar Ohri, the man behind it Palace In Deccan. “Music connects the North and the South. Our attempt was to pay homage to Mian Tansen and imagine what his favorite meal would have been like,” says Ohri.

True to his word, our sit-down menu on Monday evening included appetizers, palate cleansers, main courses and desserts from Northwest Frontier cuisine accompanied by cocktails crafted by Yangdup Lama. The star of the show is (aptly) named ‘Jewel of Tansen’. Hyderabad’s most expensive cocktail, the 21 Years Royal Salute Whiskey, comes with dates from Al-Madinah in Saudi Arabia, pine nuts from Italy and truffles. What is the most expensive place in Hyderabad? At Rs 9,999 per glass, a glass for royalty!

Barring that cocktail, there is no dearth of prices at Tansen, as it otherwise falls in the premium affordable class. A two-course meal without alcohol will cost you around Rs 2,000. The biggest testament to the popularity of the place is that on a Monday evening, the 150-cover restaurant is packed. The high ceilings and ample space within the restaurant ensure that you never feel ‘crowded’ even when all the tables are full. Add to this the lullabies of the water around you Hala Hala Surur From the stage, as one mild surur Puts you into an unconscious state.

On the spicy side, Tansen’s signature cocktail is the Rasam Heritage; and Aaghaz-e-Sham, a tribute to the hustle and bustle of Hyderabad in the evening.

OG drinks, water, not even your favorite mineral water here. The restaurant has a special ‘water menu’ because ‘people hardly pay attention to the water they’re drinking.’ Gold is omnipresent in Tansen. Octagonal drinking water bottles come with food type 24k flex.

Gold also plays the role of a showstopper on your plate, glistening on top of a sumptuous Hyderabadi biryani. You cannot think of Hyderabad without Biryani; And it is a must try here.

Other dishes worth mentioning are Nafeh, Halwa Zardak, Paneer Khurchan, Hyderabadi Maragh, Dal Tansen, Green Chicken, Korme Kofta, Lagan Ka Keema and their Uzbek Garlic Pulao. The brownie is a nod to the Avocado Quinoa Golgappa that we ate.

A big part of the Tansen experience is the people it comes with. The crew is always ready with a story if you have the ear to listen. After all, these are the stories you remember. And, as Chef Terry says, people.