kumarakom

i have had some of the best kerala food ever here. beef ularthiyathu, chicken, beef and mutton biryani and veg meals. but the quality/taste is not very consistent. 40 percent of the time at least you get chewy beef and biryani with no spice/salt. they don't add dalda/ vanaspati in their biryani unlike most kerala restaurants, so it's healthier. wish they maintain higher quality and consistency

if you love kumarakom, please try to sit this one out. this outlet is part of the food court in global info city, perungudi. being an outlet in the middle of several other eateries, there is severe compromise in quality and customer service. we were new to this location and came by because google maps led us here. this is mainly for the employees working at info city. we ordered chicken biriyani and beef kothuporotta. they didn't have a spoon to give us even after waiting. we had to serve the hot food with bare hands. on repeated requests, one of the staff brought some spoon and he literally wiped it on his shirt and brought it and said there's no other spoon. the food tasted bland and felt like somebody who hated their job cooked it. i never waste food or let anyone with me waste either. i always end up finishing off food that my friends intend to waste. but this time, i just couldn't eat it. we pretty much wasted more than half of the biriyani. in short, i don't know if it's a one off thing, or if they don't care about restaurant quality service because it's just an outlet in a food court where corporate folks grab a quick lunch. if you are not working in this complex, please pick any other kumarakom outlet. if you work there, well you decide.

i agree the fact that human errors happen in a restaurant but what i experienced in this restaurant is most worst thing that has ever happened in my life. i ordered for beef fry and here i enclose with the picture evidence of a beef piece with full of hair in it. how irresponsible can a restaurant can get than this ? i'm going to file a complaint against the restaurant but before that i would like to give a heads up why not to choose this restaurant.

my most favourite thing about this place is veg meals! if yu are craving for typical kerala food then this place is a must try! i also love their parottas and the best side dist is egg roast! the yummiest i have ever had! their fish fries are also good! overall a great place to experience the authentic kerala cuisine 👍🏻

these guys have their mallu game on point.
this truly is 'that mallu joint'.

review based on dine in as well as delivery.

food:
beef ularthiyadu - amazing. reminds me of home. one of the best in the city.
karimeen pollichadu - nice, wish it had more gravy though in the leaf.
meals - this is my go to place for the meals because it's perfect.

interesting comparison point: another restaurant which has mallu food is ente keralam. comparison wise the food at kumarakom is more authentic in terms of the level of spice and flavour. it's not bland or altered to suit the local market in any way. so if you're looking for authentic, then this is what it is.

delivery of meals:
was initially skeptical, but then was blown away. it comes wrapped in a banana leaf with the necessary condiments packed. it's just right in terms if quantity, unless you wish to eat till it's up till your neck.

overall: great experience couldn't ask for more from a kerala restaurant in chennai.

do you believe in love . if not come and have the beef here. it needs come company. so get some porotta or puttu. they have beef cutlet for snacks during evening. it's also good

i love thier beef ularthiyadhu!!! best dish ever.
the kerala meals is nice too (sometimes to spicy kootu) - i have it when i feel bored of my home food. malabar biriyani deserves a mention.

brings out the malayali inside you. this restaurant has maintained its standards and has provided the best kerala food to the tamils. anytime you wanna have a kerala meal you can reach out and have your favourite appam and beef roast. the price will make your pockets a little lighter but tryst me you won’t regret about it. because its good food.

after a very long time, had authentic kerala beef ularthu, puttu n porotta n it was simply superb...! thoroughly enjoyed the food and cheers and kudos to the team 👍👍👍👍

nice malabar food. have tried meals, parotta, fish polichadhu, palampori.

good things:
parotta and curry are at right kerela style.
fish polichadhu, size is good and cooked well.

needs improvement:
side dish given with meals is very primitive. limited. no good taste. but healthy.
palampori is not tasting like the ones we get in kerela.

ordered appam , chicken curry and veg meal.. it was very tasty and was on time.. good quantity and reasonable and hygienic.. packaging was also good. gonna order again!

had a craving for kerala breakfast, puttu and kadala curry was what i had in mind. took a foodie friend along and immediately decided where we were going – tharayil kitchen, in perungudi! remembered one of the posts in a food group, decided to try!. we were in for a rude shock, it was closed ! quite disappointed, but still we were not willing to give up 🙂 quickly scanned zomato to check if there was any other kerala restaurant in the vicinity that served breakfast. thankfully, there was one called malabar camboose. their menu in zomato did have puttu and kadala curry in it. no second thoughts, headed to that place following the directions on google maps. we reached the exact location that was mentioned. there was c.m. hospital on omr, but no trace of this restaurant. quickly checked with locals, none of them seemed to know! so much effort and confusion for puttu and kadala curry, it felt horrible! perhaps they closed down and was not reflecting in zomato, not sure.

kumarakom serves sub standard food for subsidised cost.. there is a standard expected from restaurants like them.. what is the point in providing food like hot chips?

this restaurant is located in perungudi near sp infocity i wanted to try kerala meals as its difficult to find it in chennai unlike andhra restaurants where it's present everywhere. the rice used is also kerala rice and i find it okayish not so bad.

usually i take veg meals at kumarakom at sp info city cafeteria. now a days say for the past one month the food is not that much quality and quantity wise getting deteriorating. some times food is too roasted and  hence charring smell. is there any chef change happened? taste is also not like as it was previously