The
Golden Dragon 
- Chinese cuisine ( Taj Coramandel, Nungambakkam ) |
| Golden
Dragon at the Taj continues to be one of the finest restaurant for Chinese
cuisine in the city. The service was slack the last time around though,
unexpected from Taj Hotels which usually offers great dining experience in
most of its restaurants. First, we were made to wait for our tables in spite
of reservation, when we turned up in person we found that more than enough
tables were empty. Second, our table seemed invisible right in the middle
of the restaurant. I was also disappointed with the Italian wine
recommended. To make it all up the food was wonderful, no complaints
there. |
| Food:
Very good, Service: surprisingly everyone seemed lost, Ambience: No
complaints.. its the Taj! Overall dining experience: Good...but
could be excellent if they step it up a notch!. |
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| The
Dhaba
- Punjabi food (Radhakrishnan salai) |
| Dhaba
still serves great Punjabi food, good kebabs
& roti's. Let down at times are the curry's especially the ghost
roganjosh. The service is good and they still serve cold beer in steel
tumblers. |
| Food:
Good, Service: Good, Overall dining experience: Good. |
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| Tuscana
Pizzeria |
| Great
place for pizza's and pasta's, Some excellent Italian recipes from 'chef
Wili Wilson' who is also the COO will want you coming back for more
to Tuscana. The name Tuscana also refers to Tuscany or Tuscan region in
Italy. Over all the ambience of the place is quite comfortable. The the
pricing though is on the higher side, but when you are located on
up-market wallace garden road and dishing out excellent international
receipes its justified :). Tuscana is open till 2 am on Friday & Saturday
nights and that should make it popular with late night party people. |
| Food:
Very good, Ambience: Good, Service: Very Good, Overall dining experience: Good |
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| Garden
Cafe at GRT Radisson - Global cuisine |
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| The
multi-cuisine lunch buffet is something not to be missed at the Garden
cafe. The spread is quite wide and enticing. There is counter for chat and
tava items too. For the diet conscious jet setting traveler there
is an exclusive section of sugar free desserts. The all day
restaurant also serves a multi-cuisine breakfast buffet. You can also
choose from the a la carte menu for lunch or dinner but I recommend the
lunch buffet. The experience does not end with lunch, don't be surprised
if you get a caricatured picture of yourself done by a young artist. |
| Food:
Very good, Ambience: Good, Service: Very Good, Overall dining experience:
Very Good |
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| Anytime
- GRT Grand (T.Nagar) - Multi-cuisine
restaurant |
| 'Anytime'
as the name goes is the 24 hour coffee shop at the GRT Grand. |
| This
is the one of the best casual multi-cuisine restaurants if you are looking to get
a quick meal at anytime of the day or to catch up with your friends for
coffee & snacks. The place also serves a decent buffet lunch with a
good spread. |
| Food: Good, Service:
Good, Ambience: is Average. Overall dining experience: Good! |
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| 601
(The Park, N.H.Road) - Multi-cuisine restaurant |
| 601
at The Park Hotel is one of the best round the clock restaurants in
Chennai. The ambience is nice, simple and spacious. There is a pasta bar
which serves a great variety of Italian pasta dishes. There is also wide
range to choose from Indian to International dishes in the 601 menu. The
restaurant also serves excellent pizza's. There is a wine room within
601 for a more private dining experience. The downside is slow service at
times even when the restaurant has few customers. |
| Food:
is very good, Service: Could be better, Ambience: is good!. Overall dining
experience: Very good! |
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| Moonraker
(Mahabalipuram, town) - Multi-cuisine, Sea food restaurant |
| This
is probably one of the best non-veg restaurants if you are not looking at
the 'star' hotels in Mahabalipuram town. Nothing great about the
place if you look at the interiors or the location but if you love sea
food this is the place to be. The service is good and fast. The restaurant
is quite popular with many in the city and foreign tourists. By the way
they also serve liquor which is a strong selling point to customers who
just want to chill. So next time you are down ECR try the
restaurant. |
| Food:
is good!, Service: Fast!. |
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| Kabul
- (on TTK Road, Alwarpet) - Tandoori, Peshwari food |
| The
once upon a time popular restaurant in the city is still doing great
business. The interior is more brighter and pleasant against the dark know
not what thou eat lighting of cave man days. The food is still good
especially the if you like Indian breads. They also serve beer a rarity
among Chennai stand alone restaurants. |
| Food:
is still good, Service: as always, Ambience: Improved, Overall dining
experience: Hey they serve beer! |
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| Kebab
factory @ The Radisson GRT.
- Kebabs |
| This
is a must experience restaurant in the city. If you are a kebab lover you
definitely will love the 'Kebab factory'. The food is great and the entire
experience will keep you coming back for more. Though the hotel is far
from the city on the GST road close to the airport, its worth the
distance. Please make reservations before you make the trip all the way. A
set menu is served to you. It consists of a welcome drink followed
by salad, 5-6 varieties of kebab Biriyani or Indian breads and final
course of 4-5 types Indian desserts. |
| Food:
Awesome!, Service: Very Good!, Ambience: ok!, Overall dining experience: Very
good!. |
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| 'Lemon
Grass', - Chinese restaurant at Hotel Rain Tree |
| A
little disappointing ......The restaurant is authentic as any Indian Chinese
restaurant but the food is good & spicy should appeal to the Indian taste
buds. When we ordered for the dumpling.. our waiter's response was that it
would take 25 mins as if he was discouraging us from ordering the dish.
Finally it did arrive after nearly an hour just as we finished our main
course. So we had it more like a dessert rather than a starter. The
number of patrons the entire time we were there was not more than 6
including us(3). Ok! it was a weekday, a Thursday lunch hour. Hey how many
people go out for lunch on a thursday??..hmm!. So pls don't order for a
dumpling unless you want it as a dessert. |
| Food:
is good!, Service: ok! i guess, Ambience: good!, Overall dining
experience: hmm!...decent! |
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| 'Rainbow' at Hotel Rain
Tree. (24/7 Multi-Cuisine Restaurant)
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| The Hotel itself
deserves a special mention as it is the only eco-hotel in the city. The
staff at the hotel right are very courteous. The ambience is modern and
the entire dining experience
at the 'Rainbow' was very pleasant & relaxed.. The Buffet had an
excellent spread for both Non-vegetarians & vegetarians. |
| Service:
Very good!, Food: Good!, Ambience: ok !, Overall Dining Experience:
Good!. |
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| Prego
- Italian fine dining restaurant (Taj
Coramandel) |
| The
restaurant is undoubtedly the finest Italian restaurant in the City. The
wine list is excellent with an accent on Italian wines. The restaurant is
serious experience in the art of fine dining. Don't go there if you
are looking for pizza's. Interiors are only let down in the evenings as it
is brightly lit and tables too big for a romantic evening. If you make a
reservation ask for seating near the pool side, there is an extended
dining area overlooking the picturesque pool. |
| Service:
The Best!, Food: Excellent!, Ambience: Good (but ask for the pool side),
Wine list: Excellent!, Overall Dining Experience: Great! |
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| Pergola - The roof top restaurant at
Accord Metropolitan ( Multi-cuisine ) |
| As
it is with most roof top restaurants ...the view is marvelous! |
| The
decor is mostly aluminum alloy panel which clads every part of the building,
Its dull!. |
| The
bar area is well laid out and was my favorite part of the restaurant. They did
serve my friend a cocktail 'Bull in China shop' interesting name but
tasted awful. When we told them about it ...they did not seem to mind serving
their customers with this awful drink...hmmm!. The starters took a long to arrive
that we decided to place order for the main course without
wasting much time. We ordered from the grill menu, we got cold chicken breasts n
lukewarm lamb chops with Mongolian marinade along with mashed potato served
with macaroni with red sauce. The lamb chop tasted good could've been better
if it was warm. Less said about the mashed potato. Well at least there was good breeze. |
| Service:
Poor!, Food: Average !, Ambience: Ok !, Brreeze: Great! , View: Great! |
| Overall
Dining Experience: Just Average! |
| Compared
with the city's other well known roof top restaurants...roof top Pergola is far
below in overall experience. |
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to us about your dining experiences, Mail to : life@urbancookie.com |
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| Specialized
restaurants serving international cuisine |
| Japanese |
| Teppanyaki
At Cilantro - Le Royal Meridien |
| (
Near St.Thomas Mount ) Chennai tel: 22314343 |
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| Korean |
| Kyungbokgong |
| 18,
Kasthuri estate, 1st street, Alwarpet, Chennai. Tel: 24671949 |
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| Mexican
|
| Don
Pepe |
| 73,
Cathedral Rd, Chennai - 2811 0413 |
|
| Spanish Tapas
(short eats) |
| Zara
Tapas (Pub lunch) |
| Cathedral
Rd. |
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| Thai |
| Lotus
- The Park |
| 601,
Anna Salai. |
|
| Benjarong
|
| TTK
Road, Alwarpet. |
|
| Sizzlers |
| Tangerine
|
| Alwarpet. |
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| Asian |
| Hip
Asia
- Taj Connemara |
| Commander
in Chief Road |
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| Chinese |
| Main
Land China
- Quality Inn Aruna, Sterling Road. |
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| Shangai
Club - Chola Sheraton, Cathedral Rd. |
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