I went to the restaurant not the bar.. it was a bit difficult to find the place. food is delicious but the quantity is very less.. staff is very polite..

Not many people know that there's an entire hotel with 26 rooms and a restaurant hiding in plain sight in Phoenix Mall, Velachery. Justa Hotels' Chennai avatar is the very interesting Design Hotel. This was the second time I'd visited the hotel and like the first time, I was super impressed by the Hotel's architecture and aesthetics. The first time was during a food walk at Phoenix mall's restaurants which famous foodie Kunal Vijayakar had explored with us.

Ambience of this place is amazing located in Phoenix mall , this place is perfect for a place to chill out and food is quite good , few dishes are awesome! And service is good too! Would revisit this place !

The design hotel is the newest hottie in town flaunting at the eastern gate of the Phoenix market city. The hotel name is as great as its interiors. They are highly inclined towards a lot of Indian traditional culture. Spotted a lot of goddesses precisely Amman sculptures everywhere. A corridor narrowing down leading to a 5* 5 e lift. At the third level with all the mirror and fabricated design behind a white wall is annam cafe. I judged Annam Cafe to be less attractive. Maybe you shouldn’t judge the book by its cover. It was an amazing feeling being there. Lovely and sophisticated interiors. The lightings are carefully chosen to match the surroundings. The coaches are too comfortable and occupancy is around 20-30 seaters. A modular kitchen alongside showcasing the presentation of the nosh bestowed by the chef. Brownie points to the chef for his briefs about every dish and answering all our queries. The entire management was so attentive and always extended their ear to us. They were highly hospitable and well mannered.  The food was a rendition to The KING of Fruit - MANGO.  THE STAR MENU  MANGO JUICE- Starting with the drink, interesting one which had more addition to rustiness by raw mangoes spiced it up. Highly experimental.  Chettinad spiced Kochi Varuval- I can taste the marinated spice crystal clear like nearly feel the grounded masala they used. They didn’t make a paste of the masala, instead, marinade the chicken for a longer duration in the grounded masala powder. Broccoli & Cauliflower Chettinad Peratal - Similarly like the chicken the broccoli is cooked along the grounded spices. Broccoli and Cauliflower are always like bread and butter, compliments each other very well.  Nadar style Mutton Korma- Essence of the curry gave me typical south Indian home style. The mutton was cooked to perfection.  Chicken and Mutton chettinad kozhambu- Tasted more like fish kozhambu but both gravies differed only with their meat pieces otherwise the curries tasted the same. Mango influence was well received.  Ghee Rice- Long rice, felt a little rawness. Kothu Paratha- Experienced both chicken and mutton kothu paratha. Minced at rational proportions and served with raitha  Mango Panna Cotta- Pannacotta needed to be more fluffy than being jelly type else the taste was close to heavenly. Mango Baked Yoghurt- Here is the heavenly dessert, showstopper completely with its texture and taste. Chef gave us a glimpse of the arrangements to the dessert at the kitchen.   Thank you for such an invite. The price is affordable and more reasonable to accept.

Finally i got some clue to find this place through an invite, i never knew they have such a awesome place in pheonix mall. This place is located inside the “Design hotel” quite hard to find, how ever this place is handy for the people who stays in Design hotel. Coming to the ambience i was totally astonished with ambience of this place, wow the antique statues and wall hanging light was so appealing and gave me a Luxurious feel.