kappa chakka kandhari

authentickeralafood with great taste but unfortunately totally awful service(except for the owner/manager going to every table asking for feedback and getting this same answer in my first line)

“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 regularkeralaparota 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 goodkeralacuisine.

excellent and authentickeralafood.
nice ambience. parking is available. staff are well aware about the food composition and portions. must go for all foodies in chennai who lovekeralafood

an outstanding lunch experience on vishu

where do i start. not had classic "naadan"keralafood 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- coconut mutton 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. tender coconut pudding 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:

❤️mutton coconut dry - a really really gud one wit coconut oil and roasted coconut chunks 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 signaturekeraladish.. 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:

😍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 😁

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

a must visit place for every foodie who relishes mallu food. the ambience is very good n excellent menu choices. food is priced right but the portions are on the smaller side which is fine.authentickeralacuisine. juices & desserts were good with interesting twists. the only word caution....any item with chakka is exorbitantly priced ,😉

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,keralaroti, fish mango curry,tender coconut pudding and kanderi ice cream..
all the dishes was yummy and absolute mallu taste..

authentickeralacuisine. can work on portion size.

description says it is akeralabased restaurant but had a lot of tulu dishes aswell . nice food though , i was very sceptical taking the name but not bad . the food has been good and is a very nice place for family dining aswell.

a lovely authentickeralacuisine restaurant!loved all the foods that we ordered they were all unique in their own way and were exceptional. the staff were really friendly and polite loved the hospitality as well.

the only problem is zomato mentions 600 bucks is enough for two which is not applicable in reality at all! maybe 1000-1200 for 2 if you want to have a proper 3 course meal and the one dissappointing factor we had was, we really didnt feel like we ate enough. the quantity of each dish is damn less and does not do proper justice to the amount we pay for it... i mean they were fantastic, but only in terms of taste and quality.

apart from that, loved this place a lot but any body who reads this, please dont fix your budget based on the numbers in zomato.

good place for authentickeralafood. the quantity of the portions could have definitely been better. needed some spread for the vegetarians as well. food was alright and so was the service.

kappa chakka kandhari at nungambakkam serves delicious authentic mallu food 🤤 must try if you likekeralacuisine. simple earthy ambiance and friendly service.

kappa chakka kandhari - if you looking for authentickeralacuisine 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, fish curry, appam mutton stew & signature kandari icecream. the ambience is pleasant and crowd is fully filled with malayalees even staffs. this place remindskeralanadhan food place!

there is nothing here that would come remotely close to the food one gets in the streets or toddy shops of kerala, let alonekeralastyle home food. it's a shame that this is portrayed askeralafood and has everyone thinking this is what we eat in kerala. ambience was nice. but that's about it and the pricing reflects the overheads of rent. the puttu, koondal, the meat were all not close to being worth the money one should spend to have this kind of food; and not worth the quality that is served. came with delight but left awfully disappointed.