Reviews Thoondil The Family Restaurant

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Shaun Daniel
+5
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.
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Yuvaraj Vijayakumar
+5
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.
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Nancy Rogeela
+5
Osum place for sea food lovers. I had a really nice time there with some delicious sea food. Will surely vist again . You ppl rock.�
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Divya Chokkalingam
+5
Its a very nice restaurant for sea foods where you have a option to choose live fishes, crabs and prawns......Servers and the service provided by them was really too good....Had a delicious dinner in a pleasant place...
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Barath Karthik
+5
First of all the ambience, nobody can hate it, it gives you a pleasant feel, whatever might be your mood on that day it will completely ease it. With ducks walking around, parrot Chipping sound nearby, full of plants and the Hut design, anybody can fall in love with that ambience!!. Second, you can have your own privacy there, with a separate hut for you, you fell like eating at your balcony with no one around. Third the food, they provide decent sea foods with good service. It will be a treat for seafood lovers.
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Rajesh Devdoss
+5
This place is the best for sea food lovers.!
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Sangeetha Anand
+5
Excellent place. I went for lunch to this place on Sat. Good ambiance..kids loved it.
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Sri Ram
+5
Services are Good....Food is Tastier and Worthable but little bit costly. Especially Lovable environment.
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Prabakar Lee
+5
Chennai best sea food restaurant....will visit again
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Sujee Suresh
+5
Superb ambience to spend calm and special evening.. Friendly & quick in service. Everyone must try one of their Mouth watering dish "Chettinad Full fish fry" it's too good and amazing taste... Yummy.... The price is also reasonable.... Had a great time with family & friends. Would love to visit again...
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Mohana Priya
+5
We loved it... �Sema taste...fish tawa fry�# Wooooooooowwwwwww awesome... U service excellent... Fresh environment... Enjoyed lot...
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Sozhamadevi Kulothungan
+5
Lovely ambiance and great sea food. Every dish was prepared with care and really enjoyed every bite. Total value for money.
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Devasena Sethuram
+5
Ohhhh all of us loved the food. The sea food was really excellent.
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Sandhya Suresh
+5
Unique concept. Ambience looks excellent. Am sure to visit when I come to India. All the best da! Wish you all success
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Panneerselvam Suresh
+5
Wow excellent ambience and had a great time with my family and friends. All sea foods are good in taste but chettinadu full fish fry is amazing. A nice hangout place for foodies.
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Indra Jagan
+5
Excellent place to chillout...
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Rajesh Kumar C
+5
Thoondil has become one of my favourite restaurant in Chennai.. The ambience as always give you awesome feeling and makes you feel homely as each table is placed in such a corner where you have the feel of being in your own corner without the disturbance of anyone.
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Dharani Kumar
+5
Fresh sea foods. Yummy . Nice Ambience. Definitely a place for seafood lovers
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Dileep V S
+5
It's an ultimate Experience with Family and Friends. Both the Service and food were awesome !!!
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Jamsheed Abusali
+5
Great place, great fishes and great food... can't wait to visit again !! :)
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Jagan Jagadeesh Reddy
+5
Came today nice hospitality. Stay blessed. Jagan Jagadeesh reddy
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Subham Singh
+5
The food is awesome... Sea food was fresh But some of the dishes were not available
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Amirtha Meena
+5
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🙈😃
18 hours ago
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Werwedate
+4
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
2 months ago
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Maria
+4
Ambience is the highlight! All see foods were awesome. Hot and sour chicken soup is a must try.
3 months ago
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Arun Raj
+5
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.
4 months ago
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Rooban K
+4
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. 🤩
6 months ago
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Womenopedia
+5
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...
7 months ago
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Sruthi Pink
+4
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.
7 months ago
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A.Sulthan Maideen
+4
Excellent Ambience under haystack roof .... we ordered prawn fry fish fry Mutton Biryani and Fried rice good food
9 months ago
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Kudalingam
+4
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.
10 months ago
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Happy Tummy
+4
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 🙂
10 months ago
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Isac Samson
+4
Very good place to leisure with friends in the midst of nature. The food gives you the best feeling when you get it tastes good. The meat is really fresh and they are maintaining the place very well.
11 months ago
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Arvind Matheswaran
+5
If you love seafood be sure to try this restaurant. Wise spending on the ambience and the food was really good i liked all the dishes and I would say it is worth for the money you give all the dishes were really good. Nice place to hangout with family and friends. This place is a bit crowded on weekends but you can call and book a table
Cost for 2 : Around💰1000-1200
Must try: Prawn 🍤 Butter garlic
Sep 04, 2019
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Nitin Mukundan K P
+4
Came here since was looking for good place for sea food and the review was pretty good. Nice ambience , from the outside it is diffcult to gauge the capacity , parking is a slight problem and in most cases you will have to park in adjacent lane but the security will guide you on parking .

Food wise fish dishes are good ,  costal fish tikka is very good , crab masala fry is also good, chicken , tangadi kabab is so ..

Chettinad combo is a nice option
Sep 02, 2019
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Hari
+4
I have visited this place for so many times.

Good Ambiance !! Quality Food !!

Select Live fish & Taste it!! (Should wait for minimum 20 mins once you placed your order)

Rating And Comments:

Ambiance : 4/5

Food Quality : 4.5/5

Food Taste : 3.8/5

Food Service : 5/5

Price: 4/5

Food Varieties : Have variety of non veg dishes. But also should give some options in veg dishes for Vegetarians.

Best : Ambiance , Best place for Sea foods

Improvement required : It would be nice if you provide more varieties for Vegetarians.

Worst : Nil

Must Try : Dragon Prawn , Lobsters , Fish 65, Prawn Masala , squid fry
Aug 27, 2019
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Sima
+4
Very nice place for see food lover and great ambience. Service was good. We started with crab soup very spicy but tasty and fish finger very fresh to eat tasty, fish fry very tasty, fish biryani is tasty and different taste recommended for sea food lovers.
Aug 07, 2019
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Jagan Jo
+4
This place is quite different compared to other restaurants. The ambiance is decent but the smell is horrible in the hut since there are few ducks raised there. The smell is bad. The food taste and the services are very good.
Jul 31, 2019
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Yadhav Surender
+4
Went there for lunch today.. went exactly @ 1 pm so there wasn’t too much crowd got my table early... food was great and masala items was great.. order chilli lobster And chettinad crab (live crab) it was fantastic.. prawn briyani was okay.. Tawa fish was great.. overall rating I would give 4 out of 5 because too too many house flies. Every time we need to wave hand it was distrubing. Try Nadu Rasam it was great and spicy
Jul 28, 2019
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Francis Solomon Gandhi
+5
Nice dinner in the ECR. We went late around 10 pm. It was good.

You select from live fishes they have in tanks for your table. Taste is very good. Since it is near sea, the atmosphere is oceany. Moist and dull. This is a open air restaurant with just the roof. A good place to have team dinners.
Jul 26, 2019
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Anu
+5
The crab rasam was spicy and perfect. Couldn't have have asked for a better cold reliever. Butter garlic prawn however, stole the show 😍 the tiger prawns were cooked to perfection and were juicy too!
Jul 20, 2019
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Karthick கார்த்திக் 🦐🦑🦀🐐🐔🍕🧀🍔🍝🍤🍡🍨🍫🍩
+4
வணக்கம் హలో ಹಲೋ ഹലോ
#இசிஆர் #தூண்டில் #ECR #Thoondil🎣
அருமையான சாப்பாடு😋

Order பண்ணியது

Nandu Rasam நண்டு ரசம் (🦀) - Soup
prawn chilli pepper 🦐- Starter 1
Squid butter garlic 🦑- Starter 2
தூண்டில் SPL prawn biriyani MD 1 🦐🍤
Chettinadu combo MD 2 🦀🐟🥚
Egg biriyani - MD 3

Final mega one "FISH PLATTER"(₹ 1500+GST)

1️⃣ Ñandu rasam ok ragam
2️⃣ Prawn chilli pepper wow! awesome really taste.we went 4 people.everyone liked it ஃபர்ஸ்ட் empty 🍽️
3️⃣ Squid butter ok. if you love butter then love this
4️⃣ Biriyani - I want to tell something this one.most of resaturant having avg taste of biriyani.But here super. one of us like this biriyani very much(she not like biriyani anjappar and thalapakatti)

5️⃣ Fish platter If you want taste all(mostly) all seafood varieties then try to order this one amazing taste particular crab .
எல்லாத்தையும் try பண்ணணும் ஒரே விசிட்ல அப்படினா itha try pannunga😄

Chettinadu combo-plain rice ,side dish ,veg and non veg appalam ,meen kulampu, ñandu kolampu (😋)..wow
If you want extra rice they will give.

Over all amazing.

🏞️Ambience 🌟🌟🌟🌟
👲Service (Some reviewers told not good service but my case no may be I am lucky 😜) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
💰💵Price 🌟🌟(I think rate adhigam) for 4 ₹3000
👅Taste 😍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Small advice keta kelunga ilati ponga

Beware of fly 🐝 ஈ ఈగ.Free roming ☹️

Thanks நண்பர்களே 🙏
Jul 20, 2019
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Food Lover😍
+4
ECR and Seafood ❤ Happened to visit there 3weeks ago during my ECR visit. Loved the natural decorations and ambience. It was my fantasy to see the live cooking of my choice of fish prawns and for lobsters. I full fill my desire.
Loved the calamari, prawns and the lobster.
Service was good. Will recommend to all if someone likes to enjoy seafood in a natural environment. ☝️🐟
Jul 05, 2019
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Mohammed Munaf
+5
Went here with family for a Lunch to celebrate the anniversary of my parents. Food was amazing. Every single thing we ordered tasted good and was good quantity wise too. They even arranged a cake for us from outside!
May 25, 2019
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Pritheka Kumar
+4
First of all love this place for its non A/C ambience!!
If you are a seafood lover, then never skip this place!!
Ordered mutton biriyani, chicken fried rice, BBQ chicken, prawn masala, fish 65.
Wanted to try squid and crab but we were a bit late and waited for a while that most of the seafood got over!!
Biriyani was not at all okay, felt bad with the taste
Fish 65 was delicious, chicken BBQ was okayish.
Prawn masala was good and tangy and went well with fried rice!!
Overall experience
Ambience - 4/5
Food - 3.5
Serving - 4
Price - 2/5 ( bit expensive )
May 22, 2019
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Prabhu Mano
+4
Took Squid butter garlic,Chicken tikka, finger fish. Taste is really good. Good ambience as well. Liked it over all. If you love sea food this would be better choice.
May 20, 2019
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Kaushik R Jai
+4
Went to this place on her birthday and loved the ambience :)
It was peaceful and the service was good.
We ordered butter naan, garlic naan, butter kulcha and punjabi chicken masala.
It was really good.
Then we ordered fish tikka which was good too.
Finally we finished with the lemon soda and a lemon juice.
Was able to spend some good quality time :)
May 18, 2019
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Priya Swaminathan
+4
A pleasant and calm place located in ecr . The ambience was amazing and their non veg combo was tasting yummy 😍 I didn’t like their schezwan veg fried rice.. it’s better not to try veg and briyani was ok not up to the mark .. but a must try place for sea food . I am giving 4stars jus for the Staffs. They weren’t friendly at all
May 05, 2019
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Pravin Kumar
+4
Firsty we didnt wait for long in getting the tables and the order was quick.We ordered Pomfret fish fry🐟 ,squid tawa fry ,crab roast ,Hot pot rice and sizzling brownie.Every dish is cooked well and it is delicious on the scale of 9/10 .Only concern is the price and the size of squid & lobsters .The place is so serene and the best time to hangout here is during the night with your family and friends . 👏👌
Apr 15, 2019
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Krosa Kro
+4
the ambiance was good.. I couldn't get over the smoked pepper squid, it was awesome.. overall the food was really good..!! will go back there next time especially gor the squid
Apr 06, 2019
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Nithyalakshmi Sundar
+4
Greenery, fresh seafood and an ambience that makes you feel like you’re in a rain forest! That’s what goes into your heard the minute you enter the place! You’re allowed to choose your own seafood and the type of preparation!

Cheapest lobsters and other exotic seafood. I recommend order the calamari with chilli garlic and the fish curry that was epic! Feel free to ask the waiters what’s the best dish and type of prep with the seafood you choose!

Must visit, but mind the outside temperature, considering Chennai.
Mar 22, 2019
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Monka
+4
The first thing that I liked about this place was the ambiance. Very calm and nice.
Thoondil, far away from city life. If you wanna go for a long ride/drive in the ECR then can definitely look out for this place. Either lunch or dinner. Or may be for evening snacks time. Full outdoor seating arrangement with small herbs and shrubs covering the area with ample potted plants, which in other way keeps the place warm and cool. Though they have fans with every table setup. One more interesting part was the Swans. Handful of Swans roaming around and will catch your attention. Kids will enjoy this for sure.
The drawback which is quite common for this ambiance is mosquitoes. Too many!! Though under every table they kept mosquito coils but I would suggest them to keep a pest control services in that restaurant. It will work well.
Anyway let's come back to the food part. We had lots and we enjoyed the food.
▪️Hot and sour chicken soup. Served hot. But it was too spicy.
▪️ Chicken Lollipop. Delicious. Went well with the tomato sauce.
▪️ Chilli babycorn. Capsicum and babycorn were tossed well with spices. Cooked well.
▪️Veg Schezwan fried rice. Average tasted. Though the quantity was good enough.
▪️ Chilli fish. It was too delicious. Soft and small pieces of fish. Semi gravy and spicy.
▪️ Paneer tikka masala. The gravy tasted delicious. heavy and spicy gravy with cream on top. Soft and fresh paneer cubes.
▪️Butter naan. 👍🏻
▪️ Chicken Punjabi. A flop one. The only dish we all disliked. Tasteless. Waste of money.
And to digest all we had soft drinks.
With the taxes and all our bill was ₹1727 which I guess is quite reasonable.
Overall we enjoyed the food alongwith the place. Even service was quick.
So a good place to give a try either with family or friends. At the end #happy_my_tummy 😬
Mar 11, 2019
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Aboorva S
+5
Wonderful ambience!
And tasty food ♥️
One of the best place where I had perfectly cooked sea food.🤩 Best for tawa fish.
Service can be improved😇

Mar 10, 2019
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Varun Raj
+4
A nature themed restaurant with it's geese in the front with a mini-pond and plenty of potted plants in between the tables. We ordered chettinad flavored fish, masala squid fry , chicken fried rice and lime soda. The food was good, probably my go-to place in Chennai for fresh catch-of-the-day. The service was good and the price was decent too. The only problem was that there was too many mosquitoes there.
Food-4/5
Service-4/5
Ambience-4/5
Mar 07, 2019
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Kiran
+4
Went for a dinner to Thoondil when it had opened.

Nice and peaceful atmosphere which will definitely lift up your mood.

The veg food was decent enough with good portion sizes.

Would definitely recommend a visit occasionally though a bit on the pricier side
Feb 13, 2019
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Sanjay Arun
+4
A perfect way to spend your weekend which is located in one of the most scenic place ECR .
This seafood speciality restaurant attracts a huge family crowd as it usually takes half an hour to get a table !
The wait was worth it and the live fish and crab counters were quite amazing as we could make a pick of our choice !
Ambience 8/10 with natural forest themed sounds
Food 9/10
Friendly staffs
Value for money 8/10
Must try : Nandurasam , Chilli Squid , Tawa Prawns , Fish fry of your choice 😎
Feb 04, 2019
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Raju Vignesh
+4
Amazing Restaurant In ECR..... Once U Went There I Assure That You Will Never Get Disappoint,
The Food Are Awesome In Taste, Restaurant Special for Sea Foods Try IT......
Feb 02, 2019
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Ganeshraja
+5
Extraordinary service. Best in Ecr road Food was great. All non veg items were delicious. Could have had some good parking area. Otherwise overall must go restaurant in Chennai...
Feb 01, 2019
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Foodies Centrum
+5
The best place for a authentic south indian dishes, special mention for their sea foods.

Famous for live sea food, you can choose your fish, crab, lobster's
Cooking time for live sea foods around 1 hour.
Jan 26, 2019
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Jack Shoaib
+5
Tats really superb encounter ! Fabulous ! Sea food tastes wow! My gf liked it much!!! Environment also good! Its located on the main road so need to search or navigate! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Jan 16, 2019
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HoogaTheFoodie
+5
OMG must visit place!
Ambiance is so good but its crowded every time anyway they play pleasant music 7/10
Food Is very tasty 10/10
The friendliness of servers 8/10
They take quite a lot of time to send someone to take the order! after ordering sea food come very quicky!
Their speciality is we can see something live and ask them to cook that!
i had jumbo lobsters - Too yummy!!
Squid masala fry is dayumm good! Must try :)
I see some people hating on squids, its nothing yuckki to eat squid! It genuinely taste like prawns but in a rubbery way ! Here the squid is cleaned very well and served without any smell . Satisfied tummy and happy heart :) Thanks for having me Thoondil !
Jan 15, 2019
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Ganeshkumar
+4
Good..
As the name says the restaurant offers good seafood variety. The dishes taste good.
It's recommended to visit this place at evening..
Jan 01, 2019
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Coolmechguy11
+4
Friendly staff, friendly service, can select your hut.if it’s not crowded. Perfect place to chill with family. Food wasn’t that great to point it out. Still if you go for a drive ecr. I would say why don’t you give a try.
Dec 31, 2018
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Mohan Raj
+5
The best restaurent in Chennai ECR . And pocket-friendly family restaurent You can order any thing more than 10 item's you will not pay more than 2k
So best place to have food with friend's an family

Food taste is good but need to Improve in food serving some item's is not Hot . If its hot it tastes more good ...
Over all had a good Christmas Dinner with my wife
Dec 25, 2018
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Prem Chand
+4
THOONDIL with a caption of Hook and Cook is a complete Sea Food restaurant at Akkarai, ECR. Huge ambience with outdoor seatings but fully surrounded with trees, bamboo sticks, so the intense of the heat doesn't come inside. 

There is a live Sea Food Counter which has so many varieties in Fish, Crab, Prawn, Lobsters and so on. One has to pick up, tell how the dish has to be made, they will do the same. So we picked MOLE CRAB (Elli Poochi in Tamil or small crabs) which was chilli fried and served, went on to become the best dish on that day. For LOBSTERS they took all the flesh inside, made easy to eat, tasted really good again. NANDU RASAM had all the peppers and masala's loaded. 

For the main course, PRAWN BIRIYANI tasted better than MUTTON. CHETTINAD COMBO at 375 ₹  had a superb Fish Curry and Rice, the quantity is bit high for a single person. They also do Chinese, Tandoori style dishes on Chicken, Mutton but the best way is to go for South Indian style preparation on Sea Foods and that's what THOONDIL is named for.
Dec 17, 2018
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Harish Hashu
+4
I loved this restaurant

Best Ambience

Especially I loved the Chilli Squid I would go there again for that .

but Oly disappoint is I dint get a separate table manger told to sit with some people I hated that ..
Dec 16, 2018
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Vijaya Krishna Kumar Venugopal
+5
Nice ambience with huts, good service and food price with moderate range. Anyone can offer for quality and taste. Nice place for bot couple and family. I find some mosquitos though the place is tidy and clean.
Dec 03, 2018
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Aishwarya
+5
If you are person who loves sea food , then this place is a must. Not very much far from the city, it is a Peaceful place with good ambience for a lunch, dinner or a get together.
Nov 22, 2018
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Sheelaa MU
+5
Awesome place those who love nature fully surrounded with Plants ,trees and their leaves 🌴🌳🍃🌿 smell ND Ambience such a peaceful .... Next I come to food Fish steak yummy with green sauce, Fish briyani too
Nov 21, 2018
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Vincy Jeyakumar
+5
The place is situated on ECR. It is very easy to locate the place.
We went there for a Sunday lunch and the place was a bit crowded. Had to wait for some time and we used the opportunity to explore the place. It was quite a big place filled with huts and plants. To do justice to the name you can also see a boat set up in the entrance which we used well to take few pictures.
We ordered seafood and chicken and it took some while to reach our table due to the crowd maybe. But once it reached your table, it was over in a couple of minutes. The food was Soo yummy that we couldn't resist. The taste of the food was very good and the price was highly reasonable.
Loved the ambience, food and the pricing. Highly suitable for families and gang of friends.
Nov 15, 2018
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Vinod Venugopal
+4
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.
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Sowmiya J
+4
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.
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Without Expectation
+4
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.
4
Mugunthan Chakrapani
+4
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.
5
Afreen Baig
+5
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👍🏻
4
Jayachitra Palanivel
+4
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.
5
Jai Mohan Perumal
+5
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
4
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!
4
Sruthi Parameswaran
+4
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.
4
karthik deva
+4
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.
5
Manonandini Rajakani
+5
Tried Non-Veg meals and it was very tasty . They had live counters to choose dishes . Restaurant had a great ambience and its located at Panaiyur ECR ,
5
Sarath Sankar
+5
Perfect place for dinner Pleasant ambience, amazing service, delicious taste with live fish and lobster Overall, must visit restaurant in ECR
4
Hema K
+4
My parents and my 2 Sisters, along with their families, celebrated my nephew's Birthday here couple months ago, and really liked the food. So visited here, on their recommendation. Food wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. Some of dishes were really good whereas the Biryani was way too oily to really enjoy. Ambience was really good though, and the Staff were polite and efficient. It's an above average restaurant on ECR.
4
Santhosh Kumar
+4
Visited this place for lunch after a meeting, their place is a site to visit. Took a walk through the entire place, they had live fish tank on the left as you enter and they have these huts made for dining in and they also have a large party hall that can hold around 100 people for any event or parties. Their food was okay, the ambience was great and the staffs were responsive. They have 4 pet ducks roaming around inside the place which was fun to play with. They really put time into crafting the place, being on the East Coast Road, it's a very good location if you're passing by the city for a decent seafood lunch or dinner. Tried their Prawn Tikka Masala with Naan, that was really good. Their fish curry with rice, the fish curry was muaahh!!! On the dot. And the tawa fish was okay. Overall good experience!
4
oviya r.
+4
The must try for seafood lovers … we tried seafood plater which was really worth the bill paid and fulling too. The ambience is different and cool. Live catch option is available.
5
Kurtalinga Raja
+5
Excellent food.. if you are a sea food lover. Must try the hotel.
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