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Kappa Chakka Kandhari - The newest entrant to the Chennai food scene, recreates the nostalgic taste of Kerala in a 'neo'stalgic aura.
The brightly lit huge space, situated right on the busy streets of Haddows Road in Nungambakkam offers you the hidden treasures of Kerala. If a Malabar Biriyani or a Kerala Meals or a fluffy Porotta is your only definition of Kerala cuisine, stay away! Out of the Box menu at KCK is skewed towards the traditional grandma delicacies, which is hard to find these days even in it's place of origin!
The Food Story
The 'Idierachi', a deep fry preparation of dried and crushed beef was spot on with right amount of spices.
The famed couple from Sri Muruga Cafe, Thripunithura which went viral over past few years - 'Pazhampori Pothu Curry' was next in line. It was a no complaints-no compliments Pazhampori with the best in class Pothu Curry; Undoubtedly the best beef curry I had from Chennai. Go for it, if you are a beefeater.
'Vattayappam', the mildly sweet fermented rice cake was the star of the evening. The best Vattayappam I had in this 36 years of food journey. You can either eat by its own or can mix with the spicy 'Mutton Chaps'.
The well mashed 'Kappa Vevichat' was perfect. Mix it with scrumptious 'Tharavu Mappas' and have it for an instant foodgasm!
'Pathiri' finds it's partner in 'Ramapuram Kozhi Curry' and both gelled well. 'Ramassery Idli' served with 'Idli Podi' and 'Sambhar' was liked by others in the table; am not much of an 'Idli'ng person.
Ended with a orange flavoured 'Goli Soda', 'Guava Temptation' and 'Pazham Nanachat'. The sheer pleasure of opening the Goli Soda with the thump takes you back to your childhood, but at a price of ₹60.00 per bottle! Guava Temptation, Red Guava Juice with a spicy Kanthari in it is quite refreshing. Pazham Nanchat, dried banana mixed with jaggery and coconut is good.
It was told that all the ingredients were brought right from Kerala and cooked here in small quantities/ batches by traditional home cooks. The taste of each and every gravies, be it chicken/ mutton/ beef/ duck, kind of certifies that. They even have a specialist cook just for the Ramassery Idli!
The Aura
The bright dining area overlooking the open kitchen is neatly stacked with different seating options - chairs, benches and high chairs. Even with so much of action happening right in front of you in the Open Kitchen, not even a trace of smoke or irritant air. Awesomely designed!
The Service Quotient
Booking over their FB page was prompt and the table was ready upon arrival. Keeping in mind that they are just 4 days old and still in their trials, the service was good. I am sure that few hiccups like delay in some of the orders and minor error in the bill will just be a one-off case during this infancy period.
The attentive partners who finds time and energy to visit each and every table to explain their 'dream' and get the feedback is a not so common gesture.
The availability of Valet Parking makes your life easy, in otherwise busy area.
The Dent
Most dishes priced under ₹200.00 in the menu gives you a pleasant surprise. But, be ready to get surprised again with the serving portion ;). Remember, one portion is for a one person.
But then, it's insane to expect an economical affair from a proper fine-dine restaurant in such a prime locality. A total of ₹1.7k for the items mentioned in the post for 4 of us finds perfectly fine for the QUALITY they serve.
The Greedy Me
Would like to:
1) Eat that soft Pathiri with Tengapaal (Coconut Milk)
2) Eat that Koorka with traditional Pork preparations
3) Drink piping hot Strong Tea along with
4) Eat more of Malabar snacks apart from Unnakai and Koyikaal (Kolli Fry)
5) See clay pot tumbler/ copper tumbler on the table which gels well with the other serving utensils
And
6) Drink that goli soda for half the price ;)
Overall a very satisfying dinner for our family. Do taste it out for sure, if you have the craving for some traditional Kerala food.
Keep up the set standards! Cheers!!
Kappa Chakka Kandhari-a name that would capture the attention of any mallu and food that would live upto the expectations. Aesthetically pleasing ambiance, authentic Malayalee dishes served with warmth by cordial staff. To top it all, an ice cream with Kandhari flavor; the showstopper!! A special thanks to Sathyan, the captain, for the menu recommendations!!
I wanted to surprise my mom best a great food! thanks KCK u made that happen!
Authentic Kerala Cuisine. Can work on portion size.
Super awesome authentic delicious food - must visit place
Me and my friend visited this osm place for the first time, which serves traditional kerala food. We went for dinner today and we were really exited by seeing the menu, but a bit confused to order what dish then came Mr.Albin to take orders and he suggested us few dishes prawns kizhi, siriyan beef fry, squid roast, kappa shap curry, pidi & kozhi curry, tender coconut pudding and kandhari ice cream. All these dishes were mindblowing we just loved all the dish suggested by Albin we thank him soomuch for the delicious food suggestion. We really loved the food the ambience and the service and we flet like we were in gods own country. We 100% suggest the food here to all and we love to come again.
We had breakfast at kck. All we did is sit, relax and eat.. no mess while serving.. everything was brought to you on plate.. lovely ambience and staffs were pleasing.. I loved the puttu and kadala curry.. lovely and authentic taste.
The Best in town for Tender Coconut (Elaneer) Pudding and Kandhari Ice cream (Chilli flavoured, that's what I felt😅) .
Ambience and Service were simply superb.
Tender Coconut pudding was so damn yumm and it will make you have another one.
Those who don't like Spiceness in ice cream should think before having Kandhari ice cream.
Reasonable Price for the Quality of food they provide.
Brilliant food ! Ensure to make reservations before you visit the place ! We ordered appam, meen curry, karimeen fry , matta rice , beef cutlets (these was delish ) , chamandi tray (which ideally should come with ), and tender coconut pudding .. portions are very less and tad bid overpriced ! But the food tastes divine !! Must for anyone who is a Kerala cuisine lover !!!
Finally Visited this place after many recommendations. For starters, ordered for Syrian beef fry, clam roast and prawn kizhi. I found all the dishes to be very tasty but the quantity is extremely less. The quantity should justify the cost, which was missing. For main course, we ordered for a putty and varaal meen curry, thattum muttum, aappams, pathiris and beef curry. The fish curry was pathetically bad. The gravy lacked taste and flavors and the fish too had less salt. The thattum muttum was very good. The beef curry was extremely good. It was lips-smacking! For dessert ordered for the legendary elanir pudding. Oh it was heaven! So basically the 4 stars to this place is just because of the pudding! It had the perfect sweetness. It was just out of this world. I am gonna go there again and again just for this pudding!😊
If anyone wants to get their sunday breakfast right, especially Malayalis this is the place for u.! Adipoli ambience, thagarpan food, courteous staff keep the food flowing.!
Bread + Chicken Gravy
Vattayappam
Kallappam + Beef Gravy
Nool puttu + mutta roast
Kappa + Fish curry
Appam + chicken stew
Pazham puzhugiyadhu
Chai/ coffee
@275
Best place if you want to have good kerala food. Kudampulli fish curry, kappa , and everythin else they brought to the table was fresh and tasty
One of my favorite eat outs in Nungambakkam. I tried their fixed menu this time and we really loved all the items in each menu. The portion sizes were small but you do get unlimited rice cakes and idiappam in entree so you never return empty stomach. Service was excellent, our attendant was also very knowledgeable about items in the menu
one of the authentic Kerala restaurant I went in the recent times. Every single dish was worth the penny. Best among those are Idiyappam and stew. also it went well with aloo mutter gravy. The best dish among the dessert is cloud pudding or elaneer pudding. Had a satisfied dinner after a long time..
One of the best restaurant to check out if you love Kerala cuisine. Their well curated combos are a delight. We'll mannered and efficient staff makes the dining experience great.
Best place to get Kerala cuisine in Chennai. Was recommended to try the Toddy Shop Memories set and it turns out great and more than I expected. Those small dishes are actually quite appetising and being a foreigner, the staff actually teaches me to how to dine and enjoy the food. Truly a remarkable experience.
The best authentic Kerala restaurant I've ever tasted so far. The service and the charisma was mind blowing. Absolutely enjoyed the delicious food. Adi poli Kerala restaurant.
Good authentic Kerala food. We loved it . Bit expensive when compared to quantity and price but taste and quality are so good.
A wonderful dinner on Xmas day with our family. Albin served us and explained the menu. We enjoyed the mutton coconut fry, meen polichettu and egg roast. The Vegetarian tasting menu Mamangam gave us a glimpse of the extensive choices and each dish was so flavourful.
We enjoyed the Palada and cloud pudding for dessert.
Overall a lovely evening and a scrumptious meal.
The best thali I have eaten in Chennai.
Excellent fish and prawns. Even the desserts are super. Don't miss the chilli icecream and tender coconut pudding.
Janardhan Pala Bushanam
+5
Kappa Chakka Kandhari located on Haddows Road in Chennai is for those keen about authentic Kerala cuisine. Select must try items are Chemmeen, Mutton stew, kappa, Nei Patthiri and Vazhapoo vada. Open from 12 noon to 3.30 pm for Lunch and 7pm to 10.30 pm for dinner on all days. Cost per person would work out to 700 - 800 Rs, if you choose to have starters, main course and a sweet dish / desert. Must try Kerala Cuisine
Had the Ammachhi set menu and fish with daily menu option. Was an interesting experience.
The food is decent, especially for a Kerela meal in Chennai. If you miss the beef fry, prawn fry, mutton coconut curry or a nice meen curry, this is the place to visit. I had my meal with Appam and vattyappam
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