it was my husband’s birthday last month and we were looking for a place to chill and have a drink for dinner. unfortunately, it was election time, so we had very limited options. karavalli looked enticing and we made a beeline for it, looking at the pictures on zomato.
ambience: the outdoor ambience is amazing and lit dimly with a water fountain in the middle and quaint tables around it, surrounded by greenery. considering it was a bit hot, we took a table inside.
the internal ambience is okay and does not strike out off the ordinary.
food: the food is quite expensive, considering the portions given. we ordered the fish fry (meen pollichatthu) as a starter, with rasam and a kokum drink. the fish & rasam were decent, however, i would not recommend the mocktail.
for the main course, we had the allapuzha meen(traditional fish curry) curry and the kozhi malliperlan(chicken in coconut milk) with appams & steamed rice. the main course was definitely quite tasty.
however, i cannot stress the fact enough that this place is quite pricey. i could get better food for much less. :)
service: i think this was the highlight. our server was quite sweet and always helpful. he made the right suggestions and was always quite accommodating and cheerful.
all in all, would i visit the place again? maybe not, as it would definitely burn a hole in my pocket.