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 seerfishfry. 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 tender coconut pudding, khandari ice cream, payasam and unnakai. our drinks were absolute khandari (a spicy drink), tender coconut water 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.

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:

❤️mutton coconut dry - a really really gud one wit coconut oil and roasted coconut chunks in it..

❤️vanjiramfishfry - v forgot the name.. it's something like ayakoorafishfry 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 somefishcurry 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:

😍tender coconut pudding - 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 😁

visited with my friends. the ambience was quite good and it was bustling with people on saturday afternoon. we ordered a variety of starters some of the names difficult to pronounce, everything tasted fantastic. then the main course withfishcurry, beef curry, aappam. liked the way they served them and the taste was delicious.
highly recommend this place if you love keralite cuisine. even if you don’t, place is a must try in chennai!

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 tryfishcurry,kappa n specially tht tender coconut pudding it’s really yummy 😋😋👌👌👌so dnt miss it

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,fishmango curry,tender coconut pudding 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.
tender coconut pudding..(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 afishtank 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 tender coconut pudding,fishcurry, 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!

it’s always a feel of home when you dine at some restaurants and @kckfoods is undoubtedly one of them with the amazing chef @chefregimathew checking on your table/orders personally with a sure shot suggestion thrown in somewhere which you would never regret!
if this was not enough for our frequent visit to this iconic restaurant we have another person to look forward to and get delighted by is chef @ramkumarv who with his traditional food stories will keep you engaged for hours!
with every item in their menu being meticulously deliberated upon this is a “never-to be-missed places” for food lovers! and when you have a veteran behind every food that you dig into trust me you are actually teleported to the origin of each of these dishes!
and when food is served with so much love just the way your grandmother would often feed you you can always expect the best at @kckfoods 😇

with their recently launched well curated set menus you would be spoilt for choices and would definitely find it difficult to put a finger on what’s the best thing that you just had!

i still managed to try some of their amazing fares and i would go back for more. for now, in the frame:

welcome drink/beverages- absolute kandhari (my personal favorite), passion fruit juice and goli soda (of course you are in tamilnadu)

starters-fishnellika masala and karimeen fry

main course (from the sey menu combos)- ammachi special, tody shop special and vayanasala special. my personal favorite being the “fish curry in kodampulli masala”

dessert- cloud pudding, the best in chennai and you can never have enough of it.

as they say, you can never have enough of your mother or grandmother’s food, chef @chefregimathew and team at @kckfoods do this to you!

still in food coma 😍🤩

thefishwas bad and stale …..it was stinking and very old one …..i want a refund

aah, at last we went to this much hyped restaurant this july 2021. the food on a whole scale was fairly tasty, near authentic kerala cuisine and strictly for lovers of such. the restaurant tries to differ in terms of how the menu presents itself and how the food ought to be ordered. strictly a no-no for families looking to eat a hearty keralite meal as in other kerala restaurants and also they might feel the quantity served, the taste and the tricky presentation in the menu amounts to nothing but a veiled culinary extortion. but for individuals foreign to the cuisine or food bloggers or office groups or batch of friends looking to try something different, it makes for a startling discovery!
some of the good stuff among what we ordered was the smallfishfry, mutton fry, the pineapple concoction, appam, duck mappas, prawn kizhi etc. the divine cloud pudding and the palada really were the stars! and the passion fruit juice and lemon mint cooler choices were very good. staff was courteous, ambience was underplayed but very clean.
but mind you, do get them to explain their menu to you first and be prepared for the miniscule quantities!

the food was really pathetic. kappa was goodfishcurry thefishwas not fresh . butter chicken was sour. malabar parotta it’s not a parotta it is jaw breaker. 2399 was worthless for these type of foods . god sake hereafter we won’t order from this restaurant.

after the renovation i am not satisfied with their set course menu .
some people eat only chicken but their set course makes ordering complicated . a combo of beef ,fish, mutton , chicken , prawn with either puttu/ appam/ idli / idiyappam is only available.
was not worth the money.
typical kerala meal with sweet taste even in the main course .
not as fancy as it sounds.

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..

mutton coconut fry : definitely worth a try.. juicy and tender well cooked pieces of mutton fried with coconut shavings.. 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 and coconut shavings 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.. thefishcooking 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 sweeter coconut based prawn gravy.. together they worked wonders.. the slight shavings of coconut on the idiyappam were an added advantage..

pidi kozhi curry : small pidis in the coconut milk served with a chicken gravy.. mixed together and had.. the sweetness of the coconut milk 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 with coconut shavings.. a perfect combo imo..

kappa vevichathu kudampuliyittafishcurry : man i just cant explain how good this was.. one of the bestfishgravies i have ever had.. the kappa/ tapioca mashed and cooked with coconut was just too good to have with thefishgravy..

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...

one of my favorite restaurants in town have launched their new menu after an extensive research based on consumer feedback and i must they they've nailed it 😋

in the pictures:
☆ one pot meal: puttu with varutharacha chicken curry ₹550+taxes
☆ set meal: rajayogi or jalarani ₹1475+taxes
- prawn kizhi
- chicken peratan
- mutton coconut fry
- kozhuva fry
- karimeen fry
- poornachandran njandu fry
- pidi kozhi curry
- kappa vevichathu kudampuliyittafishcurry
- appam mutton stew
- appam prawn prawn moilee
☆ cloud pudding (tender coconut pudding)₹145+taxes

traditional kerala cuisine at its best 👌🏻

kck foods - visited this place for lunch today. i was looking for a place which serves authentic karimeen pollichathu. and since this place was in my list, decided to hit this restaurant finally. visited this place with more expectation. we just walked in directly to restaurant and it was almost full. anyhow we were provided the menu which had only set menus and no ala carte. also they had seperate list forfishstarters alone.

if you go as a two person, you will be forced to order two main set menus as one can't be shared by other person. so we have to order two set menus for 2 person. accompanied with dessert and drinks of our choice. we were two members, and was little disappointed.

->ordered pot meals - ✔️mutton stew with appam and ✔️chicken chattichoru. one ✔️karimeen pollichathu seperately costed 350/- size of thefishwas very small and tasted decent.
portions were very less as they say it serves only single person. but very less quantity and more pricey i felt.
*karimeen pollichathu - not the best. but decent. i have had better ones.
*chicken chattichoru - matta rice mixed with chicken masala kinda rice and served with little portion of chicken gravy with one piece of chicken. taste was good.

*appam with mutton stew- white mutton stew(two mutton pieces ) went perfectly with appam . loved it mild and little sweet. again overpriced.

last- we opted for passion fruit and guava temptation drinks. desserts - cloud pudding and paccha payyar paayasam !! desserts tasted yummm !! 😋

overall costed us 1549/- would have been satisfied if the portion was good.

overall i recommend if you are looking for authentic kerala food. i might re-visit this place again once they start serving ala carte 😌
bon appetit!