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Br Mathsya

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"Good buffet experience for vegLive pasta counterDessert varietiesUnlimited juice/welcome drinkSweetsMain courseLive..."

Nandni Sundharesan

"Pure vegetarian restaurant. Loads of variety . Live counter is available . Buffet is available. Pineapple kesari is a must try . Also has a..."

Usha Kiran

"Good appearance.... Cool atmosphere.... Well maintained and hygienic food... Good compatible view from outside to inside.... I like this place as..."

Rocker Guru

"The one of the cheapest veg buffet.. They huge variety of dishes for such a low price. But each and every dish was just average in taste. The..."

Miss Hangry Bird

"My favourite hotel... For breakfast and also I recommend for every one... Best of all.... Menu list is Sweet.... Welcome juice..... Pongal......."

Seenu Gopal

"Today we will going with my family very very nice place we will injoy went to come again..... And i will tell my frend to going thare... Thank you......"

DAS

"This restaurant did not fail to disappoint me as I felt that the spread was good and the taste excellent. It might not be for everyone as this..."

Bala Subramanian

"Br-Mathsya is really great vegetarian buffet in the city. I went for lunch here. They have nice selection of dishes in the menu from starer to main..."

Anuraj Kumar

"I have been familiar with their outlet at Egmore which served good South Indian thali's etc., and this was my first time here at T...."

Haseeb Modi

"Love the Mangalore bondas here. Whenever we visit mathsya this one is a must in our order. No idea why pizzas and pastas weren't there but was very..."

Harish Rajendran

"delivered before on..."

Purushoth Dp

"Br Matsya has been a go-to place for all vegetarian foodies. If my memory serves right BR mathsya was one of the first fine dining restaurants in..."

Krishna Prasad Santhanam

"very..."

Nag Arjun

"Wonderful paneer butter masala it’s..."

Ragav

"The place is quiet good for families and groups searching for breakfast buffet . Although u can see not much variety of breakfast but whatever is the..."

Nikhil Bhatia

"i love cheese sandwich..."

Nimna Wass

"Good..."

Surya Prabha

"Hii all !🤗..went to this Place about a. Month ago..but still I can recollect the taste of the dishes😋..we (3persons) went for dinner buffet ..I..."

Sharathmika

"Good food..."

Raghavan Sridharan

"food was good..."

Ravi Shanker

"One of the best veg place to visit. The service is good and the snacks or dinner menu is super. The cheese dosa with I think aloo 55 and paneer tikka..."

Firdause Jila

"Been here multiple times for lunch buffet. The food is decent and the spread is excellent for the price. It is always a mixed bag, with Salads,..."

Vishy

"Neat and spacious restuarant. Good hospitality.,., average service time.., tasty dishes.,.,e specially the sunday buffet.,. great place to be with..."

Harish G Iyer

"Fine food, Udupi style!Mathsya is a fine vegetarian restaurant offering breakfast in the morning traditional lunch and North Indian food at..."

Badrinath

"Awesome food...strongly recommended..."

Sivabondada

"Lunch at "MATSYA "You can choose either from a la carte or go for the buffet.I obviously chose the buffet,it had end no of options like 4..."

MishtiMasalaa

"Good food and ambience. The staff's response upon a concern about the fried rice was immediately attended and rectified. Courteous and polite staff...."

Foodie Guy

"We have been to this place with family and kids numerous times; mostly for the lunch buffets, and for à la carte couple of times. It has never been..."

Anand Subbu

"Grateful to the food I have ordered and received.. fabulous tasty food at doorstep is amazing.. packing is also great..."

LALITHA A

"very good food..."

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Shanthi Panneer

"Very nice restaurant. Paradise for vegetarians. Tried the weekend special dinner buffet and was overall satisfied with their menu. Had lots of items..."

Anish Narayanan

"Been there on a busy Saturday for lunch... good that we booked table in Zomato... ordered butter naan, malai kofta, mushroom, veg fried rice and..."

Deepika M Balaji

"Went for a Sunday morning buffet breakfast with friends. It costs Rs 150+taxes. Decent amount of parking space.The bfast spread is good - idli,..."

Nagarajan R

"very nice ambience. easy to identify from traffic. parking could be an issue during rush hours. we tried South Indian meals, which was awesome. rasa..."

Prabhu Ravikumar

"If you are a Vegan and if you are located in Chennai with a big tummy, this place is not to be missed. Definitely a good place to have a buffet..."

Seshasayee Soundararajan

"late review.. went here on a weekday.. place was not much crowded.. decent food... carrot halwa was yummy... liked the baby corn..."

Kavya Lekhaa

"It is very far from my area, went there with my family, we had a good time. Our order was Tex Mex Sizzler, Vegetable Sizzler, Tomato Uttapam. Rasam..."

Aditya V

"I was initially wary of trying out this place because of its name. But a quick check on Zomato told me it served only Veg food, so this was good to..."

C Krithika

"nice ambience, the pakka vegetarian restaurant.both buffet and casual dining is available.best place to hangout with family like family..."

Muthu Reshmaa Kalyana Sundaram

"A pure veg restaurant contrasting the name. A very big spacious hall with numerous tables and a huge crowd of people is how I would describe it. We..."

Siddharth Nair

"Reached Marsha, yet again. Was looking for a #PureVeg restaurant, nearby.Wanted to start with a single-vada. They would not serve! Why not? I..."

CV Subash

"I'm writing after a long time. Spent my birthday here with my family at Mathsya. I love the food here. The sizzler was worth the wait. The taste is..."

Navaneetha Krishnan. S

"This was our online order , Mysore Masala Dosa , Methi Dosa, Hara Pyaz Ki Subji, Tandoori Roti.Dosa is always very good in Mathsya, the..."

Aditya Vasanthapuram

"A very good vegetarian buffet for Rs 390 plus GST. Wide spread options including continental and Indian dishes, live counter and a good ambience..."

Roshan Paul

"I celebrated my mom's birthday with family. Had family lunch. Food is authentic vegetarian. Tasty, I would recommend this place if couples or..."

Sathish Sajja

"Food was awesome. Very mild on tummy and it doesn't harm us at all.. very close to home cooked food. My dining experience ended up in me hosting a..."

Samruddhi

"Nice ambience. Family friendly. The food quality was quite good indeed! The taste could be a little better or maybe it was me who felt that way!..."

G Bhargavi

"Fantastic experience. Visited for dinner. The taste was awesome. The overall experience was good. The place has good vibes and the food is so..."

Nitin Srivastava

"I regularly dine at the restaurant. On weekends it is usually buffet and a-la-cart facilities are available on weekdays. Good for both quick..."

Srinivasan S

"We had a birthday party celebration there. Overall service and food option was great. Buffet spread was sumptuous!! Unfortunately for us, it was the..."

Arun Ramaswamy

"The restaurant is good one with tasty foods, their south Indian breakfast and lunch are feather in their cap. Only thing is their food can be enjoyed..."

Sreeram teekaraman

"Went for my friend's son birthday party. The ambience was really nice and was served with a welcome drink 🍸. Service was also very good. The veg..."

Balaji Palamadai

"I had the breakfast buffet there. Very good spread of poha, full South Indian, few chats. Food is excellent. Service is okay. Try to go early, or..."

Chanchal Jetha

"One of the best vegetarian restaurant in Chennai. Delicious food and pleasant atmosphere with valet parking available. Always crowded during weekend..."

Isai

"I had an experience to have lunch with my friends. The buffet had many varieties. Starters, desserts, food, etc are amazing. The staff are amazing...."

Dr Sridhar Sundaram

"Famous Vegetarian buffet in town. Spread is huge. Taste is perfect. Parking is limited. Weekends are always..."

Karthikeyan Shankar

"Attended a party at their party hall. Hall could accommodate around 50 people. They served buffet food. The mix of North and South Indian vegetarian..."

Gomathi Guru

"I visited Mathsya T- ngr for breakfast. I wanted to try their buffet, it was worth the hype. Their spread was good and worth the price. Crispy medhu..."

Sabari M

"We had a great service by Mr Karthik and team during the function , we booked for 150 people and we had extra people which was well taken care..."

Mary Maragathavalli

"Great place to have buffet lunch for ₹500/-. Sorkkai Halwa is awesome⚘️. Same with soya tikka✅️ . Can have more non regular stuff. Rotis..."

Ven Kris

"Is a nice affordable restaurant for family buffet and small gatherings. Parking is a challenge here during rush hours, you have to park in the..."

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Pabrai's Fresh & Naturelle Ice Creams

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"One of the best place to have naturally flavoured icecreams in Chennai. We had Paan, Sithapal and Jackfruit flavoured Icecreams. Paan was ultimate in..."

Travel And Taste

"Fruit based ice cream is this place's unique offering which sold me for a visit. Not more than 4 people can be seated at a time. It's more of a..."

Pritam Gembali

"A small joint that serves sugar-free and regular ice creams. A good place to visit if you're looking for multiple sugar-free ice cream choices. A..."

Pratik Lanke

"Tasty paan ice cream in a small outlet just off Besant Nagar beach. The options are many, the service quick and the man at the counter very cheerful..."

No Lotus Eater

"Despite the competition from so many other ice cream joints at Besant Nagar (TSF, MOM, Apsara, Couple of nitrogen ice cream stores), this small shack..."

Iyerboi

"I really liked this place for it's natural ice cream .We tried tender coconut , chocolate macadamia and hot chocolate fudge sundae. Loved all. I..."

Tanushree

"Tried the masacaporne and candied fruits, chocolate macadamia and jackfruit flavours. Loved the masacaporne cheese. It tasted different from all the..."

Maithrayie Kumaresan

"Pabrai icecream is known for its variety. I have visited few of their branches in Chennai. Since it is located right on the beach face, the place..."

Daniel Justus

"Pabrais had been my bookmark for quite a long time and when I finally visited here ...it was soo amazed ....the range of flavours is huge...u have..."

Ankita Poddar

"The place is right opposite to the police booth next to goli vada pav. This is definitely the best snack for summer that u get in bessie. It is..."

Satyan S

"Absolutely love every experience of mine at Pabrai’s! This is one of those places in the city where you can indulge in desserts and know that..."

Barkavi

"After a visit to Besant Nagar beach this place is a must for icecream.One of my favourite place to have natural ice cream in Chennai.Their..."

NAYANIKA GHOSH

"Been here like 4 to 5 times....located near bessy beach..Easy to locate..a very small place with few chairs to sit...otherwise it turns to be a take..."

Madhu

"love..."

Purnima

"I had tender coconut and musk melon icecreamlaExcellent taste melts nicely in mouth and taste long last with original fruits flavour and real..."

Kalaivanan

"I'll be honest, I've never heard of this place before I went to it. It was a small ice-cream shop disgusted near the Besant Nagar Beach and it seemed..."

Arjun Aravind

"Ambience- Not so spacious like any other icecream parlour. But space is not really needed.Pocket friendly- Slightly overpriced for the..."

Amrin Khan

"One awesome dessert place 😎 their flavor varieties are great. Especially, vanilla flavor tastes ting of bitterness makes it natural. I've never..."

Preethi Sridharan

"We had Nalen Gur, Shahi Kesar pista. Both are extraordinary. I believe pabrai icecreams will not cause any health issues irrespective of the quantity..."

Gourmet Cavin

"The place is very small. And the ice-cream scoops are also tiny.I tried apple pie, pabrais nalen Gur and Sitaphal(custard..."

John Eipe

"We can get a whole bunch of flavours here.. Economical too. Space is small for a large group to hang out. But loved the experience.You could also get..."

Gayathry Ajith

"Good variety of flavour available unlike other ice cream parlours. I tried the chocolate orange and the tender coconut. The texture was not that..."

N T

"Amazing ice-creams! Lovely taste & great flavours!! Hv been eating these ice-creams for a long time now, much before they came in to Chennai & am a..."

Prashant M

"Best place for Icecreams with unique flavours.. People who r bored the regular flavours of Ibaco or B&R, I suggest you this place. Especially their..."

Praveen Manivannan

"Tried Pabrai's based on my friend's suggestion .Tender coconut scoops were too good. But my friend asked us to buy Nalen gur flavour - 500ml..."

Hemanathan Rajendran

"This is one of my favourite spot for ice-creams. I usually go here to try the coconut and sitaphal. But i feel the quality has come down..."

Sandeep Kumar R

"Besant Nagar, especially the stretch on Elliot's beach is home to many eateries including quite a few ice cream kiosks. Each of them have an..."

Arjun Narayanan

"Tick off one more bookmarked place. After the beach play in eliots and finished the dinner just wanted to try an ice cream then remembered this long..."

Srirama Murthy Lanka

"Herbivore's ice cream experience @ Pabrai's 👍👌🤘Drive down to Bessy with friends and we wanted something cool for ourselves...."

Arun Balu

"After a lunch at Bessy, our group decided to go on an ice cream spree at Pabrai's. We tried Alphonso, Lechee, Chocolate hazelnut, chocolate brownie,..."

Rohan Chavan

"There’s nothing worse than being forced to stay at your house on a Sunday evening, on account of sudden rain. We grabbed our umbrella and went..."

Sruthiya Ramaswamy

"I have this friend of mine who has been craving for the thele wala kulfi for God knows how many days, on one of our food indulgences around Bessy I..."

Payal

"I have been visiting this outlet since my college days and till this moment, they have never failed to amaze me with their unique flavours. I had..."

Valli Srinivasan

"A long pending visit finally attained fruition after managing to visit this small Besant Nagar outlet situated near the beach side. It's an incy..."

Rajiv Shankar

"My thirst for ice cream is never ending. Visiting pabrai's was an attempt to quench this thirst for time being.This is a small outlet, quite..."

Harish

"My go to place for ice creams in Bessie. Tiny shop, but great flavours. Being a bong, I cannot look beyond Nolen Gur most of the times. South Indian..."

Nirmalya Kajuri

"After having the hot and spicy vada pav from the next kiosk Goli Vada Pav, we wanted to have something cold and sweet and what could have been better..."

Muskaan Dutta

"Location & Parking: Near to Besant Nagar beach on the 4th Main road start and next to Goli Vada Pav stall. Figure out a parking space on the road or..."

Divya Srinivasan (Creatikaa)

"OMG this place has the best ice creams ever! We were 10 of us and we had a lot of ice cream flavours. These folks have so much variety! They also..."

Pranali Yawalkar

"I have always loved Pabrai's. Was in Besant Nagar that evening when i noticed this outlet. Took a friend, who had never been to Pabrai's, and he..."

Rohan

"Went here to try tender cocounut ice cream as written in all reviews. One scoop is 90 bucks and the ice cream is ok . Nothing to rave about. Even..."

QualityFreak

"Went there as a group of 5 tried tender coconut, coffee, lemongrass, paan, chocolate. We really liked every one of the flavour.Cost is a bit on the..."

Jagadeeshwaran K

"Chilll! Cool! Variety!! Their new flavours impressed me a lot, the staffs were helping us in selecting and explaining everything and the fusion..."

Hema Krish

"They have added so many flavours now but my all time favourite remains to be their Tender Coconut flavoured one. Even their Paan flavoured icecream..."

Pragya Malaviya

"If you tired of conventional ice cream flavours from conventional ice cream outlets and badly want to try off-the-mainstream, wierd and strange..."

Hari

"Yummy yummy fresh ice cream! Their salted caramel was so divine, u ll keep licking it. Have tried tender coconut , anjeer, and bubble gum where u..."

Gayathry Shivaji

"Have been to this outlet a few times. The first time I tasted this brand was in Kolkatta and was a pleasant surprise to see it in Chennai...."

Madhu Thottappillil

"A tiny little ice cream store with only two tables. Place is neatly maintained with an array of ice creams on display. Lots of options to choose..."

Shafeeq Abrar

"Better and more innovative than Naturals. Need I say more?The only thing is that they are pricey as compared to Naturals and their portions..."

Saurabh Gupta

"This ice cream parlour occupies a small and compact place at a location very close to Elliot's Beach. They have and exotic and unique variety of ice..."

Krithika S

"The reading is just for their ice creams. . Some very nice flavours.. i tried out their rose flavoured which creates those nostalgic moments when we..."

Ravishankar Muralidharan

"If we go to Besant nagar than we don't miss to visit this icecream shop. And we visit this ice cream shop than we don't miss to eat Pan icecream. I..."

Saurabh Jain

"We ordered Paan and Nalen gur er ice cream.Paan flavoured ice cream was amazing, more so after a meal. Coming from the land of nalen gur er..."

Srijita Chakrabarty

"Its a small shop right infront of coze at elliot beach basent nagar. Nice variety and fresh flavours. Its non artificial ingredients give it an edge,..."

Gaurav

"It is a paradise for someone like me, who feels natural sweetness from the fruit is enough to make the ice cream taste sweet. These ice creams do not..."

Sunil Saney

"What better way to spend your late evening than with a stroll by the beach -why of course top it with yummy ice-creams! Strategically placed very..."

Sreethala

"Who doesn't know this wonderful Icecream... they have a good variety of icecreams with such exotic flavours...And they are all better than..."

Kirtida Kale

"Awesome ice-creams ... My pick lemongrass & filter coffee ☺️☺️☺️I liked other flavors too .. Amazing part all ice-creams are..."

Jmukeshnahar

"The ice creams are really yummy. All the flavors have natural taste and never feels like added flavors. They are prepared from authentic ingredients..."

Rebhu Johymalyo Josh

"This was one of my first finds when I moved to Chennai and to date has been one of my favorites. Their Lemongrass icecream became such a favorite..."

Kaavya Pillai

"Nalen Gur my favourite, mascarpone cheese with candied fruits the second best, rose sandesh and kesar rabri malai also good. My daughters liked the..."

P R Subramanian

"This is one of the places I love coming to when I'm at Bessie. Their selection of flavours is brilliant. The best part is that the ice cream is not..."

Lavanya Narayan

"Unique flavors make this place standout from others. Have tried nalen gur, paan, orange and basil, toffee and tender coconut. Everything is..."

Vidhya

"Taste : 4/5 ; Ambiance :N.A ; Service : 3.5/5 ; VFM : 3/5After Fellow Foodies Gopinath Rajendran , Vinushya , Sankar (aka) Green..."

Syed Abdul Ikraam

"Great tasting ice creams. Unique flavours. A little on the costly side for the amount of ice cream they serve but definitely worth it. Must..."

Sanjitha Munish

"One of the best place for ice cream in Indian flavours - especially #Pan #Indiancoffee #venillaorange flavours and lots more to add. Went to Besant..."

Freeda

"After seeing in my feed decided to try it out.. Went there with the mind to try lemongrass instead tried South Indian coffee and mocha almond.. Both..."

Deepthi

"Props to Vinushya and Gopinath Rajendran for bringing this place to our notice! This is a small ice cream parlor, right across the road..."

TheSirGordanRamsay

"#121. Reviewed on 21-Dec-14 :-I always loves ice creams at Pabrai's from Ashok Nagar. After a ZomatoMeetup at Hola, myself n my new foodie..."

Vinushya

"After having an awesome time with fellow foodies at Hola which ended with a disappointing dessert, Vinushya and I decided to finish the day with a..."

Gopinath Rajendran

"Awesome natural ice creams.. I had a black grape ice cream and literally felt the fruit taste melting inside.... One of my friends ordered coconut..."

Mahesh Venkatachalam

"I and my friends have a proclivity. If we meet up at bessy beach, first we'll get wet in the sea and we'll give a straight visit to ibaco to mess up..."

Kritaj Ashok

"Sheer chance is how I'd describe the way I stumbled on to Pabrai's Besant Nagar outlet, I've always wanted to give their Thiruvanmiyur branch a visit..."

Vijay Srivatsan

"Great varieties of natural ice cream. We tried original vanilla(so creamy and rich), pink guava with chilli powder which was a unique taste and their..."

Chandramouleeswaran Balaji

"What an amazing find for us. We were heading towards IBACO and suddenly decided to try this place out. Their paan and nalen gur varieties are tongue..."

Arunkumar B

"A decent ice cream parlour near beach. Yes they say all their ice creams are made with natural ingredients. And yes as they say their ice creams are..."

Sentamil Selvan

"The coconut flavoured ice-cream is one of the must try(s) if you haven't tasted coconut as an ice-cream. Also a lot of other flavours are available...."

Akhilesh Arora

"I had always wanted to taste their ice creams and so I visited this outlet along with my friend, they had a variety of natural flavours, I ordered..."

Anand S

"Wow.... My friends took me to this shop for the first time. They have enjoyed the ice creams several times. My first experience is very yummy and..."

Rajan Kalambur

"Love the taste of PAN ice cream. Must try. Other flavors are also very good. Cost little high but worth to have different..."

Sanjay Nahata

"They are serving natural flavour icecreams. Tried some of them. And my best one is South Indian filter coffee and strawberrie cheese cake......"

kishore khan

"Pabrai's is known for Natural Ice creams. These Ice Creams are brought in from Calcutta and has its own unique taste. Nalen Gur, Tender Coconut and..."

Movement Builders

"Real taste and delicious Ice-cream. No preservatives and all-natural fruits. It's worth for money. Tender coconut nalen gur is made by Jaggary and..."

Vanathi O Positive

"They got different varieties of ice creams. The mascarpone cheese and fruits flavour is a must..."

Smr Narayan

"The best natural ice cream shop in besent nagar. Close to beach. Nalan gur is my personal..."

Prassanna Padmanaban

"The best icecreams I've had in India. Far better than even many famous icecream chain. The customer service experience was even sweeter. There are..."

srikanth s

"It is a branch of very very famous Pabrai in Kolkata... A must try is nolen gur, mango, tender coconut... The taste is similar to Kolkata's but if..."

Avishek Banerjee

"Please don't come here for their chocolate, butterscotch, strawberry or any other flavor you can get at your nearest arun icecream. Go for their..."

Preethika jones

"Best natural ice cream ever tasted. Rose flavour, water melon, tender coconut, sithapal tastes great. Nolen gur is the best one. Shop is small but..."

Arun Chandrasekar

"Ambience- Not so spacious like any other icecream parlour. But space is not really needed. Pocket friendly- Slightly overpriced for the quantity..."

Amrin Khan

"One of the Good Icecream Shop in Besant Nagar Beach. Really Good Service and good experience in this Place. In this Place Located in Besant Nagar..."

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