Review The Periodic Table - Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

It is one of the most beautiful places for lunch or dinner in Ooty. The atmosphere is amazing. The foods were exquisite. The service and presentation was an excellent experience. The servers were kind and explained every dish that was served. Was happy to meet Miss Naro, who was our server, thank you so much for your service. Will definitely recommend it to all.

This was an out of the world experience for me and my family. Everything is 💯 here. I had been to many a fine dining joints all over India and Europe but Periodic Table has exceeded my expectations in every way. Have not met the chef or the owner but a big salute for them and all those who made us feel at ease with our great culinary experience. Among all those who served us Moni and Naro is worth mentioning. Thanks once again to the Periodic Table team. Keep it up. I shall be visiting again.

Perfect for a multi course sit down dinner. Very nice ambience. The spicy peanut and sweet potato soup was excellent.

We were here in September. It was cold and rainy. The hot toddy was just the thing. The food was amazing. We decided to go ahead and have all the courses - soup, salad, appetiser, entrées and dessert. I enjoyed every last dish. We were served a complimentary amuse bouche and palette cleansers between the courses which were unique and inventive. The young chef, who we had the pleasure of meeting, plated everything impeccably. His name is Magesh. A very talented chef. The service was also excellent - very attentive wait staff. The only critique I would make is that the place is a bit cold in the winter months and could use a room heater or fireplace.

One of the best for a perfect dinner or a lunch date. Amazing atmosphere, super friendly staff and ofcourse legs not forget the amazing and yummy dishes… Must visit place for everyone

I had hazelnut souffle which was so so so good here. Loved every bite of it. Thanks for chef Mr.Mahesh for taking time and effort to deliver that yummy dessert almost at closing time. Such a calm and fancy place. It's a great place for date nights.

Premium dining experience in Ooty, definitely you need to visit the place if you are seeking a fine dining experience. They have a very peculiar menu in order to cope with the premium experience which you get, hence the lunch menu is different from the Dinner menu. All the starters and main course which I ordered was definitely amazing. The owner and staff make you welcomed right away as you walk in. Black tacos chicken was my favourite.

Well, since it is a gourmet restaurant, food was good, pretty aesthetic and you'll be tasting a couple of new dishes. Taste is excellent, cost is on the higher side. Food is quite good. Enjoyable. If you are there to relish the food, it doesn't disappoint. Also they serve welcome dishes (I found a tiny hair ingrained in my food so that reduces 1 star). I wish that didn't happen ☹ Rest, the ambience. Good. Comfy. But expected more of Chemistry or decor about the Periodic Table / Scientists, like the name suggests. In fact, we picked the restaurant as we both are Chemistry people ☺ The staff was really polite, got a chance to interact with Koustav and Chandmali (hope I got the names correct!) Who served us beautifully 😇

Food was great. Would’ve loved the filet to be more tender but everything was excellent to complain. Loved the experience. Whoever came up with this concept my hats off! My wife who came another time by herself loved it too. Good to have a nice restaurant near Hebron when we drop off our kids. God bless your efforts.

A couple of days ago, my family and I had the delight of dining at The Periodic Table, Ooty. Everything from the outstanding service by Narosenla, Jeeva and Smith alongside the best ambience and cutlery/dinnerware, right down to, of course, each and every part of the meal bursting in flavour and finesse thanks to the incredible team of Chefs led by Chef Gomes, was simply perfection. We started off with a complimentary corn and cheese quiche, followed shortly by an intensely flavoured set of black tacos with exotic mushrooms. This second dish was certainly a highlight, a standout example of how Mexican cuisine can meet the Indian palette in the most exquisite way. The Blue spritzer mocktail was another delight, with beautiful blue ice pieces slowly melting away into a refreshing slush as one drinks it. Thid is the point at which Smith (the head of the restaurant) told us of The Periodic Table’s mission in bringing diverse foods to create something entirely new, in other words, to showcase Transformation. From ice to liquid, from one continent to another, transformation was everywhere in the dinner! We now come to the main dishes. We was greeted by a roasted pumpkin soup that tasted like no other of its kind, and also served in such an elegant manner! Pumpkin seeds and some olive oil patterned the bottom of the bowl before the soup itself was poured for us by Narosenla and Jeeva. Every sip of this was like experiencing pumpkin in its fullest sense, not to mention it feeling light as well! Before we received our next two dishes, we were had a surprise visit by Head Chef Gomes himself, who had come out from the kitchen to show us magic that I’ve only ever seen on TV/Masterchef! Presenting, molecular gastronomy. The pinnacle of transformation within the food industry, and something that played right into my interests as a recently graduated Chemical Engineer! Molecular gastronomy refers to the scientific discipline concerned with the physical and chemical transformations that occur during cooking, and Chef Gomes brought this to our table through little fruit spheres. Using a process known as spherification, little pink and yellow spheres were made by Chef Gomes and presented to us in glass cups. He told us to drink this as though it were fruit juices in a shot glass, and to experience the joy in doing so afterwards. And that we sure did! To our surprise, this little sphere burst open upon contact with our tongue, sending strawberry/mango essence along with mint and herbs swirling in an instant. What flavours, and what an understanding of something as simple as fruit juice. The presentation, the science, and the taste, were well beyond anything I’d experienced before. Chef Gomes, you truly are a magician, and we thank you for giving us this experience of a lifetime! We mistakenly thought things couldn’t get any better, proven wrong by the two main dishes were served soon after the spherical fruit shots. These dishes looked like architectural phenomenons at first sight. A black rice paella with plants used as decor served using Tagine clay cookware, and an eggplant-tofu Mille-feuille with a stunningly crafted circular structure that gave a crunch to the dish arrived at our table, and were gone within just a few minutes. Not only did these look like they should be in museums, they tasted incredible. After these main dishes, we finally came to the end of our meal at The Periodic Table with a Hazelnut soufflé, served with strawberry sauce and little pistachio cakes. Another 10/10 dish, and one that ended our time at The Periodic Table (for now) on the sweetest of notes. We sat back, relished in the flavours presented to us that evening, and thanked all staff profusely for the amazing dinner. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone passing by or residing in Ooty, as it’s far beyond food, and more so a wholesome experience. Thank you Chef Gomes, Smith, Jeeva and Narosenla, and hope to see you all very soon for another set of mind-blowing dishes!