We had special chicken biryani, Andhra mutton curry, and chicken dim sums. Post lunch after a brief period of strolling around the cobbled pathway leading to the resort’s fish pond we walked to the beach. The five-minute walk to the beach was through the resort’s private access and we reached on time to witness the eye-catching sunset along the beach. The sea breeze messing with our hair was relaxing. We stood there until our feet hurt, soaking in the breeze as much as possible. After spending a couple of hours walking on the beach and using every opportunity to click photos we went back to enjoy the delicious high tea spread at Upper Deck, an urban hangout that doubles up as a café and a bar. Post walking we were again hungry and we gorged on piping hot Mirchi bajji and tea. The day ended with a lavish candlelight dinner of Endupalli lamb chops, Malai cheese broccoli on vol au vent and Patrani dahi kebab at the Upper Deck before retiring to our warm cozy beds.
The morning at the resort was a leisurely one back at the 365 restaurant as we enjoyed live counters for dosas, eggs made to order, masala chai, and fresh bakes. Post which we hopped on a buggy to take a tour of the vast property. We saw the 4,500 sq ft amphitheatre, Sagarika Convention Center that can accommodate about 3,000 guests, Savannah lawn spanning 25,000 sq ft, the spa Aathma and the infinity pool looking over the ocean. Later we then headed for Ethnic, the authentic local cuisine restaurant, which offers a delectable array of Andhra-style cuisine. We tried the Andhra thali that had kothmeera artikaya iguru, masala vankaya pulao, carrot poori, palak poori, bandar halwa, royyala iguru and chepala vepudu. The food was delicious with the right amount of spice, much to our delight.
