new pattukottai kamatchi mess

high priced and over rated. so called vanjaram fish was definitely not vanjaram, its vanjaram like vanjaram fish. in 400 rs priced non vegmealswe got only two veg sides and one karuvad side and rice and 2 non veg gravy which was absolutely so over priced and not so authentic !!

chicken biriyani was 250 it jus felt like they mixed gravy in white rice and gave. im really wondering how its 4+ rated ?!!

pattukottai kamatchi mess, t.nagar

we plan to avoid some places due to mixed reviews but there is a kismet which drives us to it.

on may 1st all the restaurants were heavily crowded with waiting time minimum 20 mins. religiously gave my number to 3 restaurants and started my wait at pondy bazaar with my friends. my restless friend insisted on this restaurant and was sanguine of getting a seat faster.

it was no easy task even here, we waited for 15 mins which made me rethink of all mixed reviews from different platforms. when my hope went completely zero, we got a table.

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pasava briyani aka mutton briyani
₹210
the briyani basically tasted like our old granny's oorulai satham. it felt like the rice was mixed with thick semi-fried gravy and by taste it was satisfactory. the disappointment came with the pieces, it was very chewy and was less pleasing in taste. seeing my weird face my friend thought i am gonna kick him for this chewy piece.🤨

meals here come as combo, unlimitedmealscombined with a master side dish.

pepper chicken meals
₹259
with regular non vegmealsyou get a thonnai of pepper chicken. on the first sight i wasn't impressed but a piece from it changed my perception. the pieces were very soft and juicy and well marinated with pepper.

fish fry meals:
₹319
the fish fry which came withmealswas fried nicely with lots of spicy masala. on the first sight it looked like vanjaram but it wasn't; with too many thorns it was quite difficult to enjoy the flavour.

i guess it's high time i need to stop judging food by its look 😝

brain pepper:
₹160
this was one reason which made to sit back and finish my briyani. the brain was too good with zero meat taste, lots of pepper, piping hot these attributes made it to be the premier.

pattukottai nattu kozhi special
₹220
seeing the name we all thought it's their signature dish but it wasn't. the taste was very normal and pieces were also not that stunning.

chicken kari omelet
₹160
one more impressive cuisine which impressed me a lot. the omelet had lot of onions mixed half amount of curry leaves with very good blend of masala which was served piping hot. the savour made me to take major portion of it which ended up with only small piece for my friends 😁

even though we had wallet damage worth ₹1688, the people who entered with expectations got disappointed and the person who entered with a dilemma got impressive varieties of starters.

overall it's 50-50, may be a second attempt would give a clear picture!😉

went for lunch. ordered mutton chukkamealsand pepper chickenmealsalong with fish fry and karandi omlet.
taste was awesome. served wheat payasam as a sweet. that was also quiet good. easily i can say that this is the one of best south indianmealsi ever had in my life.

people who love south indian non vegmealsdon't miss this place. worth for every paisa. costed totally around rs.750 for two.

you need to wait for some 15 minutes during weekends.

vfm : 4/5
ambience : 3/5
taste : 4/5
service : 4.5/5

one of the most hyped restaurant in recent times!!
its badly crowded, no proper staffs managing d order n order... service was lil bad!! u need to keep on calling the person to serve u the next dish!!

they have proper non vegmealswhich includes
2 veg poriyals, dry fish thokku, rice n 7 non veg gravies with rasam n buttermilk.. n with this u need to select one of the main to make it a combo (fish, kollaballs, mutton sukka, chicken, crab, prawns).. the price differ for each of the combo..
so we selected one fish combo n one mutton sukka combo...

the dry fish thokku was really good n tasty..it was really different!!
both d veg poriyals wer very bad n couldn't taste anymore bad...no taste at all..jus tumeric n salt!!

to start with the gravies;
chicken gravy - plain tomato gravy with chicken pieces not impressive n not tat too!!
mutton gravy - coconut flavored with mutton bones, it was good n we liked it!
naatu kozhi gravy - same coconut flavored but bit different taste from mutton so it was also good..
fish gravy - no no, jus the tamarind water with chilly powder, no flavor of fish n it didn't taste like fish kulambu..
crab gravy - no spicy no salt not good..even our opp seated ppl were polambifying abt the taste!!

after this i ended my lunch with rasam...

the fish fry was good n mutton sukka good...but nothing to say much abt it...

it was a ok kind of lunch not fully satisfied.. they serve u pieces in each gravy if u ask for!! so do ask for the pieces wen they serve u d gravies!!

this restaurant was in my list for a long time n i was very excited but it didn't meet d expectations!!

they need more staffs to manage the crowd n people there!!

u can give a try...

had been to this place for a lunch a few days ago. the place is not hard to find as it is just behind big bazaar in t nagar . me and a friend reached there by 12 am as we have a movie at around 1.30 and the place was just about opening with their customary puja. we got seated in a corner and were given the menu and we ordered a chicken and fish frymealsrespectively. all theirmealsare served with 9 different gravies like chicken, mutton, crab , kadai etc along with prawn thooku. the specific side dish pertaining to each meal i.e. the fish fry for the fish fry meal is then served separately. the food was yummy and the gravies were unique and flavorful . the karandi omellete was a bit of a let down and didn't do justice to the price . the air conditioning was poor (maybe bcos they had just opened ) and hence we couldn't enjoy our meal as we were sweating and that caused a lot of irritation and we were also sharing a table with another person which added to our woes. the service was exceptional and the staff we were very courteous .. i had decided to pay through my card and unfortunately my banks servers were under maintenance that day and my card payment didn't go through.. due to the cash crunch issue at that time none of the near by atms had cash in them and i was left embarrassed in front of them.. however they were very supportive and said i could come back and pay (i had a movie to catch as well) and they had no concerns on it .. finally finished my movie and came back and paid them.. overall a good experience .. will go back soon to try their meal again hopefully under better circumstances

very good non vegmealswith 7 different gravies. some of the gravies were very tasty but so mc e were just ok. had the mutton chukka and natty kozhi meals. very polite and friendly staff. non veg lovers will enjoy this place.

a decent family restaurant with unique concept of non-veg meal

got to know about this place while i was searching for restaurants in chennai. gave it a try yesterday afternoon.

i had non-veg meal with fish fry. for people who do not know, their non-vegmealsis served with unlimited rice, 7 different non-veg gravies and a fry based on people’s choice. out of 7 non-veg gravies i tried chicken gravy, mutton gravy, fish gravy, crab gravy and natu kodi gravy. all of them were good and had different taste, which is most uncommon these days. but the only negative part is, only fish gravy and crab gravy had consumable meat. rest of them were served with bones. they can serve at-least one or two pieces of consumable meat so that people can get the feel of gravies. at last, i finished the meal with rasam and fish fry. fish fry was served with fried onion on the top. masala was soaked well and it was fried to the right extent. i liked it very much. overall, i was pretty satisfied with the home like food here.

ambience was decent. service was top notch. servers were keeping an eye on every guest and served food as and when needed.

prices are decent for the quality and quantity of food.

the only suggestion i could give is, to include consumable meat along with the gravies. as far as i’m concerned, i’m ready to pay 100 bucks extra for that. i guess other people also would.

i would recommend this place to people who are interested in having home style non-veg food in chennai.

hygiene - 4/5
taste - 4/5
service - 4.5/5
ambience - 3.5/5
price - 4/5

overall experience - 4/5

the interiors was traditional and simple. the place was clean and hygienic and the staff was absolutely polite and courteous! loved their hospitality. coming to the food, it is a pure non-veg restaurant. i think hard core non-vegetarians would certainly love this place! for me however, the food was not upto the mark. i think the biryani was too oily. the vegmealswas not that great. there were ofcourse a lot of varieties in the non-vegmealsalthough we did not try them. on the whole, hard core non-vegetarians do give it a try.

was really really hungry and visited this place... guess v were the first customer.. cuz we went abt 12.15 or 12.30... the ambience really provided a gud south indian feel.. wit the sambrani smell.. we sat in a table which was inside a room like space..

coming to the service.. it's was really top notch.. atleast one was near our table everytime.. who was asking us whether v need more rice.. and was making sure v taste all the type of curries..

coming to food.. they did have an ala carte menu.. but there was a series for non veg meals.. where u gotta select any one side dish.. and they serve u with white rice and 7 types of non veg gravies.. their dry fish thokku was epic 😍 they also had this sambar rasam and regular dishes for meals.. so first leme talk abt the side dish v ordered.. then about regular things

❤️❤️brain fry - this was totally epic.. like the same way they do in my home.. no raw smell.. well cooked.. correctly spiced.. no words to describe.. perfect side dish for a meals

❤️❤️pattukotai kamatchi chicken - this was naatu kozhi fry.. marinated wit pepper.. omg this was real heaven.. chicken was well cooked and had that perfect south indian taste

now coming to the other standard items they serve.. there was 7 types of gravies like 2 chicken mutton fish crab prawn and kaadai(quail).. everything was jus awesome... i made sure i tasted everything wit one vai of rice atleast... they also served this kootu poriyal rasam curd buttermilk...

and i can't finish this review without mentioning their karruvattu(dry fish) dry.. it was nicely minced.. and spiced.. perfect side dish for all the gravies.. so ever never come out without trying that...


so if u really wanna have a non vegmealsfeast.. close ur eyes and visit this place... u wil never go disappointed... it was a raja virundhu indeed❤️😍

as strongly recommend by my friend, i just stopped by kamatchi mess for thursday lunch ! place was packed with people and it was hard to get a table for two !
we ordered for two non-vegmeals(mutton chukka meals) which was served with 7 varieties of gravy's ( inr 270 ) . every single gravy was pretty good in taste and special mention to fish kozhambu. also ordered mutton chops ( inr 150 ) which was cooked perfectly to it's taste . my experience with this mess was pretty decent and food was worth every penny!
only thing that bothered me was the cost of paneer soda (inr 70 ) , which i felt quite expensive .. as it only worth rps.20 !
p.s : it's open only for lunch :)

ambience : 4/5
service : 4/5
food : 4/5

its a non vegmealshub where you get a good meal with different non veg gravies.   the gravies are non spicy and you could find some gravies without any meat but crab, mutton, fish gravies you could find them..  if a versatilemealswith various combination of non veg gravies is your expectation, it may not disappoint you.  they also serve biryani and i have not tried it but there is an option.  this is better than any hotel food and close to home food.  this is place for foodie who want to try out different food options  and not for folks who give too much importance for ambience but neatly managed place.  narrow road , parking could be a challenge but they assist you in parking.  
overall a simple and perfect non vegmealsyou can have.

honestly the best non-vegmealsin chennai. the food is fresh and cooked with utmost care. the owner velu and his entire team treat the customers like royalty and maintain a very good standard of service. must try for anyone who loves meat!!

during the corona everything seems neat and orderly sanitized serving
the ambiance is neat and good staff are maintaining the distance still they serve properly at time
i ordered non veg prawnmealsis amazing the taste extraordinary and the quantity is too good and filling completely worth the price

went with three more friends to have a lunch today at new pattukottai kamatchi mess in t.nagar, food was served in traditional was with banana leaf service. waiters were with face sheild, mask and disposable hand gloves.

started to order the mr.ganesh who helped and recommendedmealswith few starters
mutton biriyani with traditional rice jeeraga samba was served first with lot of accompanies.

yeeral thookku, fish fry, mutton sukka were outing and followed by steamed rice and gravies like nattu kozhi gravy, mutton gravy , mud pot fish curry which one should try and not to miss at any cost. we also ordered pichi potta nattu kozhi pepper fry which was mouth melting. after a big meal we had goli soda and karupatti halwa and mysore pak which makes you feel lite after such a big meals.

i was felt so good to have a such meal in a restaurant after this long pandemic lockdown.


planning to visit once in next week .

one of the best chettinad restaurant for authentic experience and taste. loved theirmealsand fish fry. chicken omelet was okay. can visit for an authentic experience. no high expectations will mka eyou love the food even more. taste- 4/5.