This is a place you must visit atleast once if you're in Chennai. Talking about Chettinad food.. This is the best the town has got. Had Meals, chicken Briyani, Vanjaram fry, Mutton chukka and Nethili fry. Nethili fry is all time favourite of mine because of this place. All the dishes were really awesome. Service is ok type because this place is always a busy one and don't count in for ambiance..

A chettinad mess serving a variety of dishes. Simple ambience like a mess, but clean enough. Very much suitable for family dine. We ordered meals with Amma special chicken B/L. Meals was typical with 3 non veg gravies, rasam, vegetables and unlimited rice. Chicken and fish Gravies tasted good. B/L chicken was spicy with typical chettinad flavour. If u want to try a classical non-veg, mess type meals, this is the place.

While several ‘chettinad’ hotels are found there are very few places which offers a complete, sumptuous meal to its customers. This is one such place. The place is run by the cook of erstwhile Tamil Nadu CM Dr. MGR. We could find MGR portraits and MGR songs playing in the backdrop for ambience. If you are an MGR fan you are going to love this place apart from their food. What we ordered ? Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani, Chicken Lollypop, Nethili Fry, Prawn Fry, Mutton Brain Roast, Mutton Liver Fry. Food was served in plantain leaves which enhanced the food’s taste. Customers are served with complementary ‘Kozhi Rasam’ (chicken clear soup). It was hot, spicy and flavourful and set the tone for the meal. The biryanis appeared to be light at first but as you eat the spiciness starts unfolding. They were not what they appeared to be. The meat was well cooked. Lollypop contained five pieces of deep fried chicken. Chicken was succulent on the inside and crispy on the outside. The masala was good. Prawn fry was well cooked with a mild coat of gravy. Nethili was deep fried with masala. Was crunchy and tasty. Mutton Brain and liver were spicy and perfectly cooked. Another highlight was their hot rasam. It was very homely. The uniqueness in their cuisine is all the masalas they use are home made. Their food is ‘spicy’ compared to other restaurants. The quantity and quality they provide for the price is absolutely worth it. We would feel satisfied as we have eaten a home made meal after eating here. Hats-off to them as they maintain their taste over decades. Overall a great experience. Paid ₹1943.

One of the places were I had a tummy and heart filled meal. It’s an authentic chettinad restaurant with an MGR theme (you can enjoy his classic hits along with the food). It’s quite busy most of the days and you’ll have to wait to get a table, worth the wait though! Still can’t get over their fish gravy and pepper chicken :) And the joy of eating from a banana leaf!

Authentic chettinad dishes. Must try Aila meen kozhumbu and prawn thokku. Ambience is good with nice MGR songs in the BG. Complimentary delicious soup provided during lunch.