“Fear less, hope more,
eat less, chew more,
whine less, breathe more,
talk less, say more,
hate less, love more,
and all good things will be yours” ………… Swedish proverb
- “Eat Less” * – But such eating should compulsorily be a satisfying one …. Isn’t it?
When would you be satisfied?. *We, these days want everything in a Restaurant…. Cleanliness, Hygienic food, Friendly Maître d'hôtel, an entertaining environment for children, timely serving, amusing & a pleasant background music!
We are no more in the days of getting food parcels from Hotels just because we were unable to cook or there are unexpected visitors at home. All of us really desire a frequent outing to a good restaurant which should really really satisfy you in the aforesaid manner.
Chennai proudly possesses many such really really satisfying restaurants and I am pleased to write on a few of them here. There may be many such good restaurants but I am going to choose only the *BEST FIVE *among them.
Hotel Saravana Bhavan:
If you desire to go in for really tasty food, then this is the place for you! This is a pure vegetarian hotel at Chennai having branches in almost all the areas of Chennai. The best among their branches is the one in Khader Nawaz Khan Road(near “Kasi Theatre”), which serves really delicious mouth-watering food. At Saravana Bhavan, you could get all South-Indian and North-Indian varieties of food. If you want to go in for Chinese, French & Mexican Delights, then you could pay a visit to Saravana Bhavan at Pondy Bazaar.
These Saravana Bhavan restaurants are very reasonably priced for their quality & quantity. You are sure to have the most lovely yummy food here! Some of the most popular branches of Hotel Saravana Bhavan are in T. Nagar(Usman Road), KK Nagar, Ashok Pillar(Fast Foods) etc.
Hotel Apoorva Sangeetha:
This is one of the best Restaurants in Chennai serving Delightful, Tasty, Scrumptious Food accompanied by warm & friendly Maître d'. Their Fast Food chains are found in many parts of the city along with appended AC Halls and these restaurants serve delightful Chettinadu Foods, both South & North Indian varieties. For more details on this wonderful hotel, you could check out my separate review on “Hotel Apoorva Sangeetha”.
Hotel Komala’s:
This is yet another beautiful restaurant situated at heart of the city “Nungambakkam” beside Hotel Palmgrove. This restaurant is most popularly known as the “Singapore Komala Vilas”. Branches of this hotel are sited at some of the major parts of Singapore & Malaysia.
You could choose among Buffet Breakfast / Buffet Lunch and you would really be flabbergasted by their numerous varieties of food items. Especially the Buffet Lunch contains a vast category of different Fried Rice, Naan / Phulkas with at least four Subjees, Dosas, Idlis, the South Indian Sambar specially made for Idlis, the chilli chutneys, the usual Sambar, Rasam, Poriyal, Koottu etc. and Papads, varieties of pickles, desserts etc. I always prefer their lovely buffet lunch and the other reason for preferring this restaurant is their reasonable price.
Hotel Vasanta Bhavan:
This is a must-visit chain of restaurants at Chennai with branches in most of the heart-of-the-city areas. Also, their branches are found in many parts of Tamil Nadu. They are basically specialists in Vegetable Biriyani with mixed kuruma, Veg. Pulao with coconut kurma, Fried rice with salads & sauce. You may be disappointed with their Naans & Subjees ‘cause they aren’t very good with the North Indian varieties. But all the South Indian Foods are really flavorsome and once you visit this place, you would love to go again & again for their tasty sambar with masala dosais & the likes…! Don’t miss it!
…………. Hmmm……… what next ………….?
Haaah…… how could I forget our most popular restaurant at Chennai …………. Just go on to know further!
Punjabi Dhabba:
Named as “The Dhabba Express”, these restaurants serve really excellent Punjabi / North Indian food varieties. Especially to recommend to the foodies, their branch at Cenotaph Road, Teynampet is an excellent one. Can u imagine a party at the most stylish & well-designed hall for ten people at just a cost of Rs. 550/-………? Yeah, the buffet lunch at the Dhabba Express is just Rs.55/- and you know what all you could get for this cheapest price?
Jus’ read on …….
……. The Buffet Hall starts with the Veg. Salads, Pappads, Naan, Sambar Rice, Pepper Juice South Indian Rasam, Panner Mutter Masala, Aloo Gobi, Gobi 65, Poori & Saahu, mouth-watering Jilebis’(this is a high-light here), Kashmiri Pulao, Veg. Fried Rice, Peas Panneer, Steamed Rice etc…. You could also order their delightful Gulfi Ice Cream at an extra cost of Rs.22/-.
The key speciality of the Dhabba Express’ Restaurants at Chennai are, they serve best North Indian varieties of food as well as a few South-Indian food varieties. Mostly the Dhabbas’ are over crowded due to the reason that they serve both vegetarian as well as Non-vegetarian food. You get a real natural environment here with bamboo chaats & cement benches under life-size trees, the traditional mud cups etc. If you desire to enjoy an air-conditioned environment also, you have separate AC Halls.
For those who propose to visit my mother-city(?) Chennai, I hope this review would be useful. For those of you, who are planning to ask me for the addresses of these restaurants, just ask the names of the restaurants to your autowalas or the taxi-walas and he will take you right there!
Ur RRCing on the review is most most welcome ……… what are you waiting for ……. The rating is Jus’ a Mouse-Click away …….
…………Be careful of the words you say, keep them soft and sweet; You never know from day to day which ones you'll have to eat……… but, before that, just eat the most wonderful varieties of food served at the aforesaid outletsand do provide me with your honest & open remarks about these restaurants! I am sure you all would have the best of your moments there!
Bye
Take care
Jaya
///// The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age….//// - So, even if its your most favourite food, DO NOT FORGET TO EAT SLOWLY TO LIVE LONGER
