Thoondil ambience is good. My wife like thoondil. Food taste will vary because sea foods will have its own taste. So I won't mis guide Ppl by saying about food.but I recommend Ppl to try.
Best place to spend time with family and friends, kids would love the place too. Delicious food, reasonable pricing and most of all great ambience. Live counter is likeable too.
My most favourite place is Thondil ❤️ I would heartfully suggest this place to anyone who asks. Fish and the Tiger prawns have a special place in my heart. The cooking style,the ambience and the service makes this place the best one to dine out.
Note: I have been there for four times🙈😃
We love a good tawa fish fry, and this is a good grilled chilli fish with lots of flavoured masala 🤤
Cost : 330
Taste : 3/5
Ambience: 4/5
We know that people everywhere crazy about Biryani, that too especially in Chennai. Today We are here with THOONDIL SPL FISH BIRYANI on @thoondil_ecr residing at Paniyur, and the most impressive things is got it for Rs.330/-
Especially rice, fish and masala blended at perfect proportion and cooked to get the most yummiest flavour 🤤
Taste : 4/5
Ambience: 4/5
Ambience is the highlight! All see foods were awesome. Hot and sour chicken soup is a must try.
Thoondil is so far the best restaurant in Chennai for sea food. The ambience was great with outdoor seating under a hip roof and swans roaming around you. Good for a group of friends and the service was quick enough. There are fishes and crabs for display that can be picked and will be prepared fresh. The dishes were all spicy and we loved the flavour. Must try items are crab soup, full fish with BBQ sauce, pepper squid and fish curry with rice. Not a budget one, but worth spending for the good sea-food.
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Thoondil is an offbeat place away from the city.
Location: Few kms away from sholinganallur-Ecr road towards Mahabalipuram
Ambience: Fantastic ambience with cool huts around with plenty of trees and fountains which added beauty to the place.
Parking: will have parking issues though as there is no big parking space outside the restaurant but like a normal space like anyother ECR restaurants
Food: the place is famous for sea foods and it has plenty of options for the same
We can choose the sea food option from the freezer and they can weigh and estimate the price for us.
Following are the food we tasted:
1. Tawa fish
We chose a fish koduva fish from the freezer waiter estimated it to be 800rs for a full medium sized fish weighing around 400grams
Taste: OMG the taste was just awesome🤩🤩😍 we loved it. Texture, masala taste and the decor was simply awesome. (Definitely go for it guys)
2. Special meal which had nethili fry, crab gravy, fish curry, paapad rasam, rice, curd costed to 380rs
Which we felt was okayish fish curry and rasam though was tasty (doubtful to order the same next time)
3. Chicken ghee roast
It had Tamilnadu Desi masala blended with ghee (not mangalorian type) but it worked well with us taste was awesome.
4. Mutton Biryani
Biryani's taste was very nice but not the mutton inside it which felt raw. (Will not order this next time may be a different Biryani definitely)
5. Egg fried rice
So Bland and didn't have a enough flavour of the other egg fried rice which I had tasted before. 190rs ( will not try the next time)
Total bill costed around 1960rs for these 5 dishes which was bit higher fur the dishes we ordered. But overall a very good dining experience. 🤩
Very nice food..nice ambience..you can select live fish n crab..kids enjoy seeing live fish, duck also roaming around...apart from ambience..food is equally tasty...try prawns ,fish finger etc.... really nice n fresh... go there with family . Definitely you are gonna like...
Starting with the Ambience, The place was pretty good, quiet and peaceful. I went there like 2pm and there were no much crowd. I had the squid masala fry and the prawn butter masala with butter naan and it was delicious. I would highly recommend this place if you wanna taste sea foods.
Excellent Ambience under haystack roof .... we ordered prawn fry fish fry Mutton Biryani and Fried rice good food
Perfect sea food experience!
I wanted to taste live sea food for a long time. I visited this place on a one fine festive day and it was open. I had a delicious experience!
Live full fish chettinadu style - pomfret was my choice and they deep fried a whole pomfret and tossed in a masala sauce. It was very delicious and amazing experience. It tasted so good.
Squid tawa fry, squid was deep roasted in tawa with more masalas. The taste was too good to handle.
Roti and fish curry was a usual experience. Fish curry was not so good. It was upto the level.
Ambience was chilling. Outskirts of city, peaceful and calm ambience and nice place to chill out too.
Overall a best sea food restaurant to try.
Being a sea food lover, Thoondil has always been among my favorites.
The restaurant is known for its ambience and it's flavours of uplifting the sea foods.
Review on the food we tasted:
The mixed veg fried rice was top notch and too heavy for a single person.
Kadamba fry was yum but it's kind of chewy which is tiresome.
Chilli fish is my favorite as we don't get the orthodox fish smell which isn't appetising.
I would always recommend thoondil when you are not worried about spending once in a while and this could be a Treat when you decide you go on a long drive after a tiring day 🙂
Mixed experience. The live fish is an excitement, but the time which they took to cook it was not something convincing. There was a frozen lobster and live lobster we ordered and both became ready in a jiffy. The taste was good. Prices were very high and the service was good. The ambiance was also ok.
The sea food was good. Me and my friends enjoyed it. Mainly the fresh fish fry was really good and tasty. Definitely one must try when you cross this place. The ambience was really cool with birds chirping sounds and they had rabbits and chickens alive there. No one wasted the food and it was sufficient for us.
I recently had the pleasure of dining at a restaurant that not only provided a delectable culinary experience but also allowed me to immerse myself in the beauty of nature. From the moment I stepped foot into the restaurant, I was captivated by the breathtaking surroundings. The lush greenery and serene ambiance created the perfect atmosphere for a relaxing meal. The food itself was a true delight to the senses. Each dish was crafted with precision and care, resulting in a burst of flavors that left me craving for more. The combination of the picturesque setting and the exceptional taste of the food made this dining experience truly unforgettable.
This is on the ECR on the way to Covelong . Just 2kms from iskcon temple. Food is good, but I feel bit costly. Sea food lovers can try this restraunt. Ambience is really good. You u can choose the live sea foods, which will be cooked and served for you.
Thoondil Great place for Sea Food Lovers😍Crab Pepper Masala was great..plz try if U r crab lover.
I tried thr fish biryani…but it was nt so great…I will suggest U can avoid biryani instead of tht try chinese if U r fond of rice dishes instead of biryani.
Nd Wht a heaven taste of prawns 65🍤
Plz try tht..
Ambience is soo good🥳
Thy dnt take booking on call so plz go early bcoz U will get waiting always…So go early to get booking early👍🏻
We can get fresh and yummy sea food .Live fish experimence is great, we can select the fish before cooking. Very nice atmosphere.Not advisable to take chicken items .Food is bit expensive.
Went here with my office friends. The atmosphere is very good. They are having some pets in there like ducks, dog.
They have option for live area where we can select our fish / crab alive and they will cook it after we select them
Sowbhagiyanathan selvaraj
+4
A Seafood Lover's Paradise!
I had the pleasure of dining at thoondil last night, and it was an absolute seafood delight! From the moment we stepped in, the inviting ambiance and the aroma of freshly cooked seafood set the perfect tone for the evening.
To start, we ordered the seafood platter, which was a beautiful assortment of succulent shrimp, perfectly grilled, tender calamari, and sweet, juicy crab legs. Each piece was cooked to perfection and seasoned just right, making it a true feast for the taste buds.
For the main course, I couldn't resist trying their famous sea fish fry, it was like a warm hug on a chilly evening.
Moving on to the entrées, I opted for the grilled fish, and it did not disappoint. The fish was flaky, moist, and had a delightful smoky flavor from the grill. The chef's skill in balancing the seasoning allowed the natural flavors of the fish to shine through.
To top off our extraordinary meal, we ordered the seafood paella to share. The vibrant colors and fragrant saffron-infused rice were teeming with a medley of fresh clams, mussels, shrimp, and tender chunks of fish. It was a seafood lover's dream come true!
The service throughout the evening was exceptional. Our server was attentive, knowledgeable about the menu, and made excellent recommendations. The staff ensured that our water glasses were never empty and that we had everything we needed for a delightful dining experience.
Truly impressed me with their top-notch seafood offerings, skilled culinary execution, and outstanding service. If you're a seafood enthusiast like us, this place is an absolute must-visit. I can't wait to return and explore more of their delectable menu!
Please don't over order. lol. You will struggle to finish what you ordered. The food was filling and yum. They have almost everything you need in sea food. The hut setup made us feel comfortable and they have 2 pet dogs kept in a cage near the washroom.
Ordered fish thali, fish biriyani, crab curry, prawn fry, squid 65, full fish tawa fry and on the side, you can ask for coke or goli soda.
It's in ECR.
Nice place to have sea food.
Live counter options are also available.
The seafood was fresh and the taste was good. The portion is more than reasonable.
I didn't like their chicken fried rice though. I would suggest sticking with seafood here.
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