nair mess

i went to this place after looking at the ratings, and i was not quite satisfied. the taste is average and too costly. worst part is they don't have printed menu card and it was so difficult to order. veg meals consist of just sambhar, rasam, poriyal, kootu, buttermilk (which was too sour) not even papad or sweet and they charge rs 67. in non veg meals they just provide the gravy either mutton or fish...and for pieces we have to order prawns or fish fry or mutton chukka separately. so non veg meals cost around 130 and when we order any of these separately which is around 200, we end up having meals for around 350 (including taxes).

went there for dinner after a tired day with my friends.. we ordered fish meals..to our sad part fish fry wasn't available on that day..so much we just had the meals and ordered chicken fry..the meals was very tasty..u feel at home.. price was okay.. quantity can be little more.. service is excellent

very very very busy restaurant but great service. great food and service, would highly recommend. i have been a customer for years now, and the food is always the best - however, it is a dampener for vegetarians; they will not be able to understand why people rave about this place. the sea food dishes are out of this world - don't miss the fish curry. location is a big concern. you will have to park a few streets away and walk up the narrow lane.

if you want great food, but are willing to walk through bylanes for it and wait to get a table, head to nair mess.

the crowds there just keep increasing as does the wait for tables . when you finally manage to get a table and eat the food , you know why.

the food is simply outstanding! special mention to the fish fry and the mutton gravy and prawn fry.

hygiene is high and the service is super quick!

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poor choice from vegetarians. the 'meals' consist of only rice, sambar, rasam, one gravy, one poriyal and unchurned buttermilk - all for ₹85. no applam, pickle, kalan, olan, avial, chips, sweet, banan, etc. it's a shame in the name of kerala meals. and day light robbery. the attitude if waiters was inexcusable.

nonveg was no better. my malayali husband had nothing to praise about. side dishes were watery and he said taste was not bad. but not worth the money.

don't know what the hype is about. not worth even a star.

i went to this hotel seeing the review
the food is not at all tasti like kerlalian food
we had ordered 4 veg dish and 2 fried fish which costed us 788..

meals at its best. the vanjaram fish fry here is the best. really good home made kerala type food (use of coconut oil). price is okay for the quality of food they serve. best to come early because after 2:30 they seem to run out off food.

the locality of the place is a bit bad and is hard to find it the first time you go. but the food is worth the price. very very economical. had a filling meal. meen kulambu and prawn thokku is just unbeatable!!😋

lovely food especially the mutton dishes ! even their chutneys are great with the tiffin. dosas, iddiyappam, idlies etc are very soul touching. the touch of coconut oil in many dishes adds to the depth of flavour for eg. the prawn fry, the omelette etc.

had a really satisfying and awesome meal this weekend at nair mess !!!
meals with authentic kerala style meen kulambu and mutton kulambu never fails to control your cravings. sides like vanjaram fish fry, prawn thokku, chicken 65 and omelet were also fantastic.
being a big fan of coconut oil foods, i did love them all.
rates were economical. only problem is you won't ever find a place to park even your bike 😑, but never mind, you will find a way to reach it after your first visit.

nair mess. one word to explain : wow. meals are the best here. can never beat it. ambience is quite okay. chicken and mutton biriyaani were really delicious. the sides dishes were awesome too! must try place in triplicane.

the place may be nice but there were some serious issues which the restaurant management needs to take up :

1. the location is really on one of the gali and there is no proper signage to reach.
2. they do not have a printed menu. this is really disgusting guys. everybody doesn't knows chennai local language and none of the waiters are hindi speaking. we really had tough time ordering stuff

frankly speaking.. nothing very great about the place

very old restaurant, now they renovated, past 10 years visiting to this place. still jam-packed crowd. fish fry, fish gravy and mutton gravy also will cooked by coconut oil.. especially in omlette u will feel the coconut oil flavour. personally felt nowadays gravies are not in the same consistency in those days.. but still they they service is superb. must visit restaurant in chennai.

pakka mess dining experience, crowded and loud. the trend is to dinein at such places but this place has got purely regular visitors. my friend itself is frequent visitor since 20yrs. they have been maintaing the traditional banana leaf service with the very casual service of food, if sambar got over or the waiter is busy, he will pick your boul if you don't want to have it. 🤣

preparation is with coconut oil, you get a kootu, poriyal and pickle

then you have to choose your meal - fish or mutton curry meal. sides are vanjaram fry, chicken deep fry, mutton sukka and omelette - choose your favourite one. service will be quick and unlimited on rice , sambar rasam

it was fun seeing staffs closing the restaurant entrance door, as people are rushing in even if there is no seats available. people were shouting from outside to let them in.

overall it was a fun filled dining experience

must try folks !! highly recommended. excellent service !! fish fry is something which melt in ur mouth ! value for money !! i didn’t try any thing else other than meals there ! happy dinning !