kappa chakka kandhari

“tapioca jackfruit chili” is the literal meaning of the name, and ‘feeling nostalgia’ is an understatement about this place. been here twice so far, and both times it was perfect. make sure you book a table, as this place can get packed on any evening.

food – 5/5: a rundown of our orders were syrian beef fry, squid fry, prawn kizhi, appam, mutton stew, mutton chaps, chicken puttu biriyani, thattum muttum, and seer fish fry. too many honorable mentions here, because each dish is delicious, and each bite takes you home to kerala. you don’t get the regular kerala parota or biriyani here, as they are far too commercial now. expect only authentic dishes that touch your heart. for desserts we had tendercoconutpudding, khandari ice cream, payasam and unnakai. our drinks were absolute khandari (a spicy drink), tendercoconutwater and a lemon mint cooler.

ambience - 4/5: as you enter, you will notice tanks for selecting what seafood you want from their live options. seating is available for groups of various sizes, and they even have high seated tables. décor is minimal, however there are picture frames of kids playing in the water, maybe taking some of you on a nostalgic tour.

service – 5/5: splendid service, we were very happy. our original seating had water dripping from the ac, and we were immediately given an alternate seating. food was brought real quick. we had the opportunity of talking to 1 of their directors and learnt a brief and rich history of this outlet.

the cost is pretty reasonable for the quantity served, and taste-wise the experience is really worth it. valet parking is available, so that’s good. overall, the best place for real good kerala cuisine.

the thing that attracted me towards this place is the name 🤪 as it sounds something different so i was quite curious to pay a visit here. and then one fine day we opted this place for the dinner.
very lively ambiance, quite cosy and noisy. even they have open kitchen where u can peep in to see your food being cooked 😁
we started with ▪️muttoncoconutfry. spicy and oily. small tender mutton pieces. not so dry with rings of onions on top of it alongwith coconut. that's wow!!!
next we had ▪️prawn puttu. for me something i had for the first time and i loved it. prawns were hidden inside the rice which was cooked in different style. too good.
▪️ ramapuram kozhi curry. not so spicy. very tasty gravy with flavour of coconut. it was paired with white rice..
▪️kappa vevichathu kudampuliyitta 🙄 though i was not able to pronounce the name properly to the staff but he made me understood what the dish is all about. tapioca cooked in different style. i didn't had much of it though.
▪️idiappam. it somewhat resembles chowmein 🤭 white coloured served in round patches.
▪️varal meen curry. this was the combo with idiappam which was been suggested by my friend. the meen (fish) curry was made awesome. fresh pieces of fish. a very tasty gravy 🤤🐟
next time for the desserts.
▪️kandahari icecream 😩 i never knew ice-cream can be so spicy 😂 fully different and beyond my imagination. had a different experience with this.
and then later i came to know about the meaning of kandahari (chilli 😂)
▪️payaru payasam. i am not a sweet person. so didn't had it much 🤪
so as a whole it was a greate team work to keep the customers happy and satisfied. from the food to the service till we left everything was nice. i liked the utensils they used. so antique!!
the portions they served were quite less compared to the price but the quality and taste of the food was good enough to make u keep on ordering.
an authentic destination for kerela cuisine. highly recommended for a super food spread.
#happy_my_tummy ❤️

an outstanding lunch experience on vishu

where do i start. not had classic "naadan" kerala food like what they served at kck. super awesome. neat clean decor. earthern ware. warm jeera water. the restaurant was packed (another 150 odd seats on the 1st floor). not a table vacant. lucky we had booked a table. succulent - just right-coconutmutton fry, syrian irathci starters. appam and mutton stew. kappa and meen curry for the main course. delicious - would be an understatement. not overly spicy - just right portions and spice level. tendercoconutpudding for desert. and reasonably priced. smiling, cheerful, helpful serving staff, with the promoters mingling with the guests and also helping serve food. will definitely plan another visit. they have a breakfast (please book a table said the owner) on sunday. shall plan that too. outstanding eating experience. keep going kck!!!

this was really in my wishlist for a long time and i was literally pestering my frnds to take me der.. atlast v settled der for a weekend dinner for my frnds bday.. v were a group of 8.. since the table was priorly booked.. v were made to sit as soon as c reached der.

ambience: it's located in one of the prime location of chennai... very neatly maintained.. loved the paintings hanged there.. seats were really comfy... since v booked the table prior or whatsoever v were made to sit in a round table.. that was really nice to communicate wit one another...

service : service was really really gud.,the person who waited us(vishnu i guess 😛 cuz i read it from the bill) was really sweet and cool enuf to explain my each and every doubt. he also suggested some items acc to our taste.. it was really a gud dining experience cuz of that guy..

oh yaa now coming to the food.. i for sure won't know the name of the dishes.. i will mention watt all i rem😛 but yaaa i should tel not even one dish tasted bad.. everything was yummy... only let down was quantity is really less.. all the food were designed like for the one person consumption.. may b two can share on it and not more than that.. other than that no complaints

p.s: this review is fully based on non vegetarian dishes.. tho 3 out of 8 was veg.. i din care much to even taste that or take pic cuz i was indulged in my own plate 😛

drinks:

v had chili guava punch, goli soda and queen of arabian sea.. guava juice wit a spicy twist was really gud.. goli soda was okok.. and the other ppl told it's gud.. thats the drink wit blue curruaco

starters:

❤️muttoncoconutdry - a really really gud one witcoconutoil and roastedcoconutchunks in it..

❤️vanjiram fish fry - v forgot the name.. it's something like ayakoora fish fry i guess.. but this was the star of the day.. v almost had 4 plates of it... the masala was the best i have ever had... a must try

❤️squid fry - it was koondhal something.. this was the next best dish.. tho the quantity was very very less.. it tasted realy yummm

❤️syrian beef fry -again a signature kerala dish.. was really really gud

❤️prawn fry -this was also well made and really gud

❤️clams - this was said to be famous in kerala.. a popular seafood over told as kakkan.. tasted it for the first time and loved it 😍

main course:

v all ordered rice wit gravies... rice one portion was jus 30 bucks.. but gud eaters can easily eat 2 portions of it.. v ordered some fish curry and mutton curry for rice.. both of them went well wit the rice..

i also ate this one vegetarian dish which i can't be without mentioning.. it was a pineapple and nendhiram combo thing.. it was like that pachadi consistency... omg.. each spoon had a tinge of sweet and spiciness in it.. i loved it to the core..

desserts:

😍tendercoconutpudding - this is a heaven every spoon for jus 90 bucks

😍elaneer payasam - again a gud one.. but too sweet for my taste

the bill for 8 ppl was arnd 5.8k... but then there was more than 15 starters ordered.. so yaa it's fine for once ina while for an awesome food 😍❤️

i will also attach the bill copy without prices for the name references 😁

the best kerala food i’ve had in the recent times..,this is my second visit..,best place in chennai to taste the authentic kerala cuisine..,great food with great perceptions works...,u have try fish curry,kappa n specially tht tendercoconutpudding it’s really yummy 😋😋👌👌👌so dnt miss it

this definitely deserves 4 star. the whole purpose of me visiting chennai from bangalore was because of this restaurant.
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ambience - nothing much of a wow here. seating space is less in ground floor and you end up waiting.
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food - this definitely is the highlight. amazing taste it is. must try are duck gravy, mutton gravy, buffalo biriyani and thecoconutpudding.coconutpudding was which i couldn't control eating and ended up eating more than 2. totally worth it. food order to serving time is really fast.
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staff - friendly staff. understand english, tamil and malayalam. not sure if they understood hindi though.
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overall - loved the taste but quantity was a slight disappointment. however no complaints on it. would love to visit this place again just forcoconutpudding and buffalo biriyani.

love for mallu cuisine never ends.
one of the famous restaurants to relish the taste of mallu cuisine.. quite crowd. its better to reserve the table. menu card is quite different with different names.. food pictures in menu card makes us to mouth watering..
regarding the food.. love love love.. its something die for it.. i ordered prawn kizhi, appam, mutton stew, kerala roti, fish mango curry,tendercoconutpudding and kanderi ice cream..
all the dishes was yummy and absolute mallu taste..

awesome place , great food.. prompt service. special mention -the person managing the parking does an amazing job.. he too is prompt.
ambience - you will stare at till you get the food then you'll forget everything else.
now coming to food-
everything is correctly portioned. even if it looks a bit less sometimes.
we ordered an amazingly melt in your mouth pathiri with beef curry , chicken pidi curry - rice balls soaked in a sauce which out of basic decency i didn't lick off the plate.
tendercoconutpudding..(order one per person.) you won't want to share this;).
a chicken fry starter.. this is the real finger licking good deal.
would love to return. we traveled an hour to reach here and it was a treat.
kids would love it.there's a fish tank with i think the days catch.
our neighbour looked a lot like gvm.. his food looked delicious too:d.

kappa chakka kandhari - if you looking for authentic kerala cuisine food in chennai ! kck is the place ♥️ we visited this restaurant for dinner.

the restaurant offers only set menu and there is no option for a la carte!

we tried ammachi special and toddy memories set menu. it was filled with non-veg starters like beef, clams,chicken,prawn and fish. the main course also comes with it. we also ordered one pot menu of appam mutton stew and appam egg roast. you can choose any single beverage and dessert which is free of cost. the food is really good also felt blast of authentic taste. the quality is top notch but less portion.

i would recommend to try their cloud pudding aka tendercoconutpudding, fish curry, appam mutton stew & signature kandari icecream. the ambience is pleasant and crowd is fully filled with malayalees even staffs. this place reminds kerala nadhan food place!

awesome food !!
we ordered from the set menu -vayanasala and toddy memories .

the portion size for starters was just right for a person and the variety that they offer was too good .
each gravy/fry had its own unique taste and makes you go wow!
the main course was unlimited.

the highlight on the day was cloud pudding (coconutsoufflé ) - right consistency and right sweetness .
might go back again to try their other set menus .

one of the best south indian restaurants can go again and again to enjoy the food ! the price may look higher but the food quality and taste has always been best. select menu that has vattiappam. it looks like idly so soft and juicy with a little sweet taste that goes soooo good with all curries. thecoconutpudding is must. prawn puttu is also one of their best.

finally found a place in chennai to satisfy me craving for naadan food. they provide authentic kerala food. their meen curry and tendercoconutpudding is a must try.

koorkka should have been roasted incoconutoil lot more . it tasted like boiled and we had to roast in sim to get the right taste.
ullitheeyal tasted like kaarakulambu it should have been lighter n flavourful . didn’t tastecoconutmilk orcoconutin any form
not worth the money paid
will avoid ordering in future

taste : 5/5 ; ambiance : 4/5 ; service : 4.5/5

kappa chakka kandhari or fondly known as kck is one of the happening places in chennai and no doubts about that.. within a short span they have managed to earn a fan following thanks to their yummy malyali - kerala cuisine.. the one restaurant that most of my friends recommend has to be kck.. but only recently have been able to try them.. but better late than never...

located on the haddows road its easily visible thanks to the broad frontage. has ample parking space with option to use valets too.. a small alley in the side leads to the big broad restaurant.. a big hall in looks accommodates spacious dining area.. given the current times a definite pro.. the restaurant is well ventilated and perfectly cooled too.. a open kitchen in the end is an added advantage..

the reason for the recent visit was the revamp in the menu.. to deal with current time and reduce human contact as much as possible they have launched set menus and one pot meals..

the set menus which are totally 9 in number with 3 veg and 6 non veg starting 575rs all the way to 1475rs have a complete meal incorporated in them.. along with option to choose a drink and dessert of choice the various menus have different starters and main course.. and all finish off with a suleimani chai..

even with less contact the service managed to impress us.. polite and friendly behavior of the servers was really good and also knowledge they had of the menu was appreciable..

we did try the various menus among us and given below are some of the must try items among them..

muttoncoconutfry : definitely worth a try.. juicy and tender well cooked pieces of mutton fried withcoconutshavings.. slightly spicy but very delicious..

chicken cutlet : one of the best cutlets.. soft and moist thanks to the well minced and mixed meat and perfectly fried.. the subtle aroma of the spices was just too good to experience..

prawn kizhi : prawn andcoconutshavings cooked with kodumpuli which was later on wrapped in banana leaf and steamed.. the small pouch looks cute.. sweet and tangy but overall good taste and a must try..

idi iraichi : sundried beef crushed and fried.. loaded with flavors.. must try.. an experience in itself..

iraichi fry : one of the best beef dishes you can have.. the tenderloin cubes roasted to perfection.. the spicy and tangy taste was just too good.. must must try..

grilled jumbo prawn : not jumbo but usual prawns slightly bigger.. but the spicy taste of the tawa fried prawns was just too good.. with skin intact slightly hard to have.. but its a labor of love..

karimeen : had both polichathu and fry varieties.. the fish cooking was just perfect and the marinade too was spot on.. yummy and lip smackingly good.. the marinade on the fry was cooked better than on the policahthu..

poornachandran njandu fry : haven't had such a soft and well cooked crab.. crispy fried soft shell crab.. some thing i will definitely recommend..

pineapple nendram masala : given as a filler or a palate cleanser between starters and main course.. but it was too good in taste..

ramassery idli varuthacha chicken curry : soft and well made idlies served with chicken curry.. the chicken curry with slight fried aroma complemented the idli very much..

thattum muttum : must try.. beef tenderloin cooked with tapioca.. slightly spicy and tangy.. but a mixture well cooked and a definite try..

idiyappam prawn thengapaal curry : one of the best idiappams i have had served with a slightly sweetercoconutbased prawn gravy.. together they worked wonders.. the slight shavings ofcoconuton the idiyappam were an added advantage..

pidi kozhi curry : small pidis in thecoconutmilk served with a chicken gravy.. mixed together and had.. the sweetness of thecoconutmilk along with the spicy curry just went along well..

appam mutton stew : appam served with one of the best mutton stew.. the meat was so delicate and well cooked with the veggies.. the taste was just top notch..

prawn puttu biryani : a yummy prawn based semi gravy layered inside a rice caked mixed withcoconutshavings.. a perfect combo imo..

kappa vevichathu kudampuliyitta fish curry : man i just cant explain how good this was.. one of the best fish gravies i have ever had.. the kappa/ tapioca mashed and cooked withcoconutwas just too good to have with the fish gravy..

drinks : tried the nannari and kandhari.. the nannari was usual stuff but well made with apt amount of the syrup.. the kandhari touted as the spicy drink was managable.. just need to be careful as to not gulp it at once..

desserts : tried the cloud pudding, kandhari ice cream, pazham nanachatu, palada payasam and payaru payasam.. all were really good but the cloud puding and palada payasam topped the list..

kappa chakka kandhari did actually serve many best variants of food in chennai.. one thing common in most items was that they were the best.. the quality of the ingredients and the taste are unmatchable for sure.. top service and decent ambiance are added advantages.. and with all these in mind the pricing which definitely is on the higher side is actually justified for some special occasions or if you are craving from some top notch malayali cuisine...

kappa chakka kandhari, in nungambakkam has now revamped their menu that offers more varieties and vegetarian friendly as well.
both veg or non veg set menus have 3-4 options to choose from with a variety of starters, main course, rice, drink and dessert starting from 575. in addition they also have single bowl items that can be ordered separately.

i ordered the monsoon magic menu that consisted of kadala roast, vazhapoo cutlet, channa fry, pineapple nendram masala, ramassery idly, rice cake withcoconutcurry. dessert, i chose thecoconutpudding (similar to an elaneer souffle), and it was just heavenly

the revamped set menu makes your life much easier as you get to try so many different options at one go than ordering each one separately

dont miss out on this super nice feast at kappa chakka kandhari and do let me know