My favorite Hotel In Nungambakkam Area,Amazing Tasty for Recipes.Good.
That was one hell of an experience.. That thali had everything i love. Delicious. THE BAHUBALI THALI. But i was irritated by seat management done by the supervisor. Very naive .
Visited this place never miss to try this Bahubali thali ..
Great experience to have so much varieties of veg and non veg in a big round plate!!!
From starter to main course it definitely meets your expectations . We went as four and completely satisfied 😍😍😍
Ambience is good and staffs also very friendly.
Price is reasonable (₹1889 including GST)
Perfect treat for Non- veg lovers❤️❤️
Complete Thali - It has both Veg & Non-Veg.
You would get to be informed about the stages and the sequence in which you could have it - to make it a complete meal.
Each and every dish was cooked with perfection. There is hardly anything you would find it in excess - be it oil, masala & spices.
Chicken & mutton were cooked so well that they almost melted in our mouth. They also have variety of goli soda apart from fresh lime juice.
Ambiance was pleasant. They have underground parking space for 2/4 wheeler. Restaurant is on the first floor & is spacious. Prior appointment would be good if you’re going on weekend as it is jam packed.
Best part about this Thali is, it is served even in the evening. You’ll be left with such a dilemma as to which one to eat since all of them taste real good.
Do not forget to try their special omelettes (the one which is stuffed with fish, mutton & chicken).
A great place to hang out with ,to treat your family members & friends.
P.S. They also have Mega Biryani Thali.
we went to ponnusamy had lunch (Biriyani,mutton kola ,pichi potta kozhi ) all food was excellent.thanks visit again.
Great food and enjoyed with friends..😋
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+5
Best place in the town Nungambakkam south indian restaurant i recommend you to come and try if you haven't been there ,the staff are courteous and polite and friendly the food are awesome and ambient are so good love to visit again ponnusamy hotel
Ponnusamy food was a really² good and the staff was very courteous and understood how to deal with customers very well
Awesome food🍽 and service was too good....👌
It's was Nice experience with ponnusamy , Food was awesome, friendly staff , extraordinary ambition , I love it....
It was the wonderful experience,I never feel any where.... I love the ambiance and the heart melting food and service. I already had twice this week. thank you guys for the unforgettable experience. Will visit again... 😍
Ponnusamy is a go-to for me when I want South Indian food. My top favourites are the Meals and the Biriyani. I also love the Fish Fry and Mutton Chukka. Also tried out the Huge Thali with friends. Was a fun Experience.
Good service and great food
We have had;
1) Pichi Potta Kozhi
2) Fish Tikka Masala
3) Garlic Naan
4) Chicken Drumstick
5) Chicken Fried Rice
6) And the renowed Ponnusamy Special Thaali
Ponnusamy's food has never disappointed me. They maintain their quality of food. First time when we visited we tried their thaali, it's a total package, treat for your tummy as well as for your eyes! All the dishes were yummy. Second time we visited we were confused about what to order and their manager Abdul suggested us Pichi potta chicken and it was lit. It's a must try. He was really helpful and friendly. Fish tikka masala was so yummy, we loved it's gravy. Along with the quality of the dishes the quantity was also up to the mark! Chicken fried rice was really tasty, the chicken chunks in it was really huge and juicy! Garlic Naan was fluffy and soft. Chicken drumstick was served hot and was really crispy.
Ponuswamy is my dream place to have non-vegetarian. The best chicken I have ever had in my life. I have been visiting this place for years, nothing has changed. Please do try out their Bahubali Thali!!!! Value for money at its best.
Kudos to team ponnuswamy
Be it tandoori, south Indian or biriyani, this is the place to go!!!!!! I'm a big fan o south Indian meals, and I'm glad I found this Outlet!
Kudos to this team! Great staff and lit of this world food
Highly recommend the dishes here compared to any other outlet in Chennai!
It's the best food! My family and I loved this experience all together. It's the best my eyes have ever seen in terms of food! What a place!!!!!!
Amazing food.
Amazing staff.
Greatest location.
We are proud Tamilians after visiting this restaurant.
Great value for money. We are indefinitely coming back time and again to this place!!
The best sourh Indian destination in Chennai,Nungambakkam. Esai is the best in his skills. The staff have been extra friendly, kind and courteous!
A must visit in Chennai! Especially the tandoori items!
Kudos to the team at ponnuswamy. Highly recommended.
This has been nothing but an amazing experience! We loved the food!
I am a Nepali and nothing like South Indian food according to me! Ponnuswamy has absolutely nailed the taste!!!! Kudos to the team!!!!!
Definitely coming back!
Ponnuswamy in Nungambakkam is the best restaurant in Chennai for it's staff and ambience.
We loved going there. The manager has been very couteous.
The biriyani is to die for!! My family loved the food and cant wait to be back to thie beautiful place at the heart of the city!!
I loved visiting Ponnuswamy.
We had a great time visiting this outlet in Nungambakkam.
My husband loves south Indian food and would love to come visit this place again.
The staff were courteous. The food was served at perfect temperature.
We are a typically south Indian family, we love to go out and try new places, this place is a just try.
We would love to recommend Ponnuswamy to fellow foodies on Zomato.
P.S. - They serve awesome meals
We ordered “Bahubali Thali” from Ponnusamy and it was extremely exciting to eat, we finished it off in 20 minutes. We were a family of 4 and still couldn’t finish the plate. Such an excellent idea and all the dishes were yum!
Thank you for introducing this Ponnusamy!
Bahubali thali a big food plate i ate. Dishes all superb but little bit costly. Three persons can share one plate
After hearing a lot about it on social media, we finally got a chance to try out the massive thali served at Ponnusamy Hotel - nungambakkam. This thali is humongous, is made up of close to 50 items. It's so big that it needs 2-3 people to carry it to the table.
It has a plethora of options, multiple varieties of rice ranging from plain rice, curd rice, lemon rice, pulao, chicken biryani,mutton biryani. Then coming to the curries it had chicken curry, mutton curry, fish fry, prawns and vegetarian curries as well.
This is one thali you should try when in Chennai. Priced at 1699 + taxes this is a once in a lifetime experience.
All the items on the thali tasted great and it took3 of us to nearly finish the meal.
🥄Do you enjoy Thaali's? .
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🥄If you are in Chennai, you must visit Ponnusamy Hotel in Nungambakkam to feast on the father of all Thaali's, rather The Thaala!
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🥄This Thaala has 50 items! Yes, you read right! 2 people carry it to your table.
Good news: 4 people can share a Thaali!
Bad news: You'll miss out on it if you're vegetarian.
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🥄 Ponnusamy was established in 1952, from a small hamlet called Hanumanthakudi, about 100 kms from Madurai city. Today this business is an international brand chain.
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🥄 Traditional South Indian Chettinad Cuisine is served in the Thaala. It has everything, from dosas to parottas . Plain rice to Biryanis and more curries than you can count! The food was subtly flavored and hit the right notes! An enjoyable feast!
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Great service, with a special mention to Abdullah and his staff who took such great care of our noisy bunch of almost 30 people!
This is superb for having lunch and dinner with family and friends... You will have well cooked delicious items at worth prices... Big thail is good but I was not satisfied beacue to my point it didn't worth
Its different experience to have all non veg items in one big plate and v 3 shared and takes time to finish this bigggggest thali
I recommend you people can try this and have fun feeling
Happen to visit this place yesterday... We were 9 adults and 2 kids and we ordered the great bahubali thali.... The food was so yummy... It had nearly about 50 dishes.... The staff were also nice....
Overall my experience was Just awesome...
Everybody keeps talking about this Thali. It’s good - as good as Sangeetha’s unlimited meals. I’m comparing the unlimitedness of the food that you get and the choices too. Waiters are non-hesitant to bring us stuff - end of the day, everyone is happy.
You gotta come here as a family or very hungry college boys to finish the Thali fully. Remember guys, don’t waste food.
This meal is the talk of city.. its a authentic chettinad style!! The plater can be shared with 4 persons .. but they dont refill any of dishes is making to disappoint!!
The even calculate the curries in the plater as a dish..
Food -3/5
Ambience-3.5/5
Price-3/5
Taste -2.5/5
I tried the biggest thali they had and it was exciting for us and it's worth the experience and the food you get. We four shared the food and we were not full, but we felt like we had sufficient food.
Chennai's biggest thali as the name suggests was very big indeed. They did not compromise on the taste and quality. The mutton kolaurundai the biryani ( chicken mutton and Veg) was good. More than sufficient for 3 adults. Need yo try again
Aravinthrajkumar Govindaraj
+4
We went hetr for the BAAHUBALI THAALI...
Everything in the item was good..
Especially the chicken and mutton chukka..
Kola urundai.. And fish fry had their own charm.
The mutton biriyani was better than the chicken biriyani.
MUTTON gravy was also better than chicken gravy..
It was limited.. But gravy can be got extra on request.
We four people went and we weren't full..
May be that depends on the apeteite of people u take 😉😉
They say they allow 3 or 4 people to share one THAALI which 1699... But we could see groups of 5/6 also who were sharing a single THAALI...
At the end we finished it with Goli Soda.. Which was available in three flavours.. Lemon pineapple and Panneer... Leomin and Panneer were good.. Pineapple was confused.. Kinda mixture of pineapple and orange taste giving us confusions of good and bad.
I had the gulab jamoon as last, so was praying that it should not be bad.. And it was like I thought..very good..
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On conclusion for a one time try it's very good...
We can't spend so much on a lunch all the time...
One of the best Thali ever had with different variety. Must try from Ponnusamy hotel Nungambakkam, Chennai.
This contains both Non-Veg and Veg, which includes fried, semi gravy and gravy items.
Non-Veg : Chicken, Mutton, Fish and Egg - Chicken and Mutton gravy with fried one was really mouth watering, good taste. Must try Mutton and Chicken.
Veg : This has usual Sambar, Rasam, Curd which includes Variety rice and white rice. This is real good in taste. Curd rice can be improved but Sambar and Rasam was in real good taste.
Apart from this both Chicken and Mutton Biriyani was good in taste.
Finally its worth for a money, can be taken by 4 members. Cost is around 1800 Rs.
Ambiance is not so good, rating for this would be only 2.5/5
Book it and have a good food with family..
THE GREAT SOUTH INDIAN THALI❤️ Where? @ponnusamynungambakkam
How much? Rs 1399 per plate(consists of 51 dishes). Can be shared by 4-5.
OMG. My reaction when I saw this plate was like " Man, do they even make plates of this size?" 😂😂 Consists of Veg and non veg dishes. Completely a South Indian meal.
Foodies, tag your squad with whom you can complete this thali🤓
Worth the fun and experience.🤩 The thali has to be pre-booked. Contact the restaurant for booking details.
Been to this hotel a few days back had a Bahubali experience,yeah u r right South India’s biggest thali it was filled with all kinds of dishes which were tingling the taste buds😋😋ambience & staff were good, friendly.No imperfections
Myself with my 7 officemate were planned to go for one of my officemate treat.we decided to try "Bahubali thali" in Ponnusamy hotel,Nungambakkam.Atlast we tried it by prebooking 2 plates of Bahubali thali.A giant plate filled with 50 varieties of veg and non veg dishes.one plate can be shared by 4 members.
Taste-4/5
Ambience-4/5
Quality of food-4/5
Quantity of food-3.5/5
Service-3.5/5
Cost-4/5
Good dishes:
1.Sura puttu
2.Nethili fish fry
3.Vanjaram fry
4.Pichi potta kozhi
5.Prawn
6.Mutton chukka
7.Mutton kola urundai
8.Gulab jamun
All veg and Non-veg varieties were good.Briyani taste was also good.we cannot taste some of the gravy due to small quantity of white rice they have provided.we finished our Bahubali Thali with sweet beeda and a Banana.
Suggestion:
1.Serve food as soon as possible.
2.Try to provide extra white rice.
I have tried Bahubali meals here.
Taste - 4/5
Ambiance - 3/5
Service - 3/5
Quantity - 4/5
VFM - 4/5
We booked the hotel for 2 PM. We reached the hotel at 1:45 PM. The restaurant was very crowded. We have waited for 15 minutes then we got the table. Then we waited for 20 minutes for the food. The staffs are polite and nice.
Highlight of the Bahubali meals.
1. Chicken and mutton Biriyani tastes okay but quantity was less.
2. Pochipotta kozhi tastes delicious.
3. Mutton Kola was good but could be better.
4. Seer fish fry was awesome.
5. Parota, chappathi and naan are served cold.
6. Chicken and mutton curry tastes okay. Fish curry could be better.
7. Gulab jamun tastes so good.
8. Nethili fry also very pleasant taste.
9. Variety rices are okay.
10. White rice could be more as it cease when I want to eat with butter milk.
We as a family came to try their South India's Biggest Thali at 1700 bucks. And we were quite sad to know that this Thali needs to be pre booked and I was even more sad when the people at our neighbouring table was have that big Thali.
But we opted for normal briyanis and gravies.
The most try is their Mutton Brain Fry. An ecstasy to be honest. The texture was soft and need not bite, they would just slip down the mouth. Kaadai biryani was as usual good.
But the mutton chukka was bit more oily than usual.
P.S Go early so that there would be difficult for parking. And pre book ur Thali.
My 300th Restaurant Review, dedicated to Ponnusamy Hotel. One of the oldest hotels in Chennai started in the year 1954 started a small mess in Gowdia Mutt Road Royapettah, Mr Annadurai Chief Minister inspired by the taste of the food he invited the owner of Ponnusamy to start a hotel inside the MLA hostel in Mount Road. Mr.Pattukotai Kalyanasundaram, famous poet quoted that “Ponnusamy soor Iruka poveno Chennai ai vittu”
Quite an interesting history, their new branch is operating in Nungambakkam, Jagannathan Road near Sterling Road junction. Nice interiors, good service and food tasted great. Went around 12.30 pm on Saturday and the hotel was almost full. Ordered Non-Veg Meals and Mutton Pirattal. Non Veg meals include Rice(Unlimited), Poriyal, Kuttu, Mutton, Chicken and Fish Gravy, Sambar, Rasam and Appalam. Meals cost Rs.159/-. Great Value for Money.
After a long time tasted Goli Soda and the costs astonished me, as they charge Rs.45/- which was toooo high. When a Pepsi, Coke, Bovanto costs Rs.10/- for a local drink they are charging 4 times the high price.
This hotel is a must try for everyone.
Location - 4.0/5.0; Ambience - 4.0/5.0; Food - 4.0/5.0; Service - 4.0/5.0; VFM -4.0/5.0
BAHUBALI Thali
1.Pakka South Indian taste good variety of food and especially no repeated dishes and homely taste and the dish pichipota kozhi was delightful.
2.Quantity is perfect for 4 members, foodies will feel filled and satisfied with my experience.
3.Ambience could have been better.
4.Service was good but pretty delayed.
Over all it was a awesome place for foodies.
I have ordered brain curry,chicken roast and chettinad chilly mutton .I loved all the three dishes, the only problem was with the quantity..
Jessica The Foodie Dietitian ☺️
+4
Wowowow
So much amazed to see that big bahubali thali......
The taste was above average but the variety was overwhelming and colourful...
A must try for all the gang bang hangouts
And for a family of four 😊😊😊😊
The thali is a must try here but remember to pre-book it first or else you wouldn't get it. Other than that the food is good... The rates are moderate and decent... It is a quite place, good for family gatherings.... The ambience is also decent!!
One of the best non veg thali with variety of South Indian foods. This thali can be shared by 3 adult and will make ur tummy full. Everyone must try this at least once
Ambience 4/5
Food 4/5
Service 4.5/5
Valet parking - available
Note : Prebook your thali before 2days
This restaurant serves the biggest South Indian thali.. it was a great experience to complete one full plate it can be shared my 3 to 5 people ..do keep in mind that we need to book both table and thali before we go to restaurant...
In Introducing Biggest thali in Chennai .. ponnusaamy hotel has quite made a decent effort to give justice to the name.. I loved all the non veg items and briyani served was tastyyy.. though I felt that veg items ( variety rice ) provided were actually unnecessary and didn't go well with the thali .. It's worth the experience .. and 4 adults will be able to finish the thali.. where we (3adults) weren't able to finish.. Get ur gang and go for it 😎
The Thali there, is a must try!!!
All the variteis in the Thali where just amazing! The best part is the quantity, it was filling, they even refill all the gravies! It was yummy😋 thanks for such a deal!
No doubt that it deserves 5 stars. My craving for chettinad food brought me to this restaurant which specialises in chettinad cuisines. I ordered fish fry, prawn masala, mutton sukka & fish fry (all chettinad style). Fish fry was average and was not worth the price. Prawn masala was too good and mutton sukka had really distinctive taste. Fish curry was also but but not spicy. Waiter was courteous enough to give extra bowl of rice too. Other staffs were polite and friendly as well. The restaurant has a kids play area also. Altogether, food was very satisfactory and hunger for chettinad dishes was finally fulfilled. Will visit again for sure.
Went out for trying their new thali which's a mixed of Various Non veg & Veg items already in their Menu Upto 4 are allowed to eat this but only limited quantity 😞 The quality and Taste of the food Remains the same but it was a new experience of trying it , and it was Good
order was delivered on time
We went last sunday to have the biggest thali in Chennai for lunch. Me, hubby and my kids :). Need to book a day in advance, we arrived dot on time and had to wait for about 10 min before we were seated. The thali took about 20 min to arrive, and at the outset we were overwhelmed by sheer array of dishes. Two briyani, white rice, 5 veg variety rice, 3 egg preparations (boiled, omellete and burji), 1 fish fry, shark puttu, prawn fry, nethili fry, 2 chicken fry, 2 mutton fry, fish, chicken and mutton gravies an array of veg gravies, two sweets (jamun, gajar halwa). They promised quantity and it was there, quality it could improve. For the sheer spectacle this is a one-time visit for sure. The hostess was very kind and they were very thoughtful to have a play area for the kids.
Not bad. Their 'biggest thali' is one for the books. Tasty, filling and a joy to share with family. We just had a gala time picking and choosing between all that's on offer. Every dish tastes equally good and at a great price too. It's perfect for maybe 5 people. We were 4 adults and a child and we couldn't finish it.
Ordered Bahubali Thali for three. Difficult to pick one item in the spread. Very tasty dishes
1. Mutton Gola Urundai was crispy and tasty
2. Parotta was tasty too
Cost Rs 2888 including taxes
We usually prefer here for having lunch (meals) when we go near by this location.
The food quality is really good and authentic.
We went here for food to my 2 yr old son and requested for some favour to get some specific item which they offered.
The staffs were very kind and cooperative.
Their biriyani and tandoori starters are good.
They also have small space for kids to play around but this should be improved much better so that customer can use this.
This ponnusamy restaurant is actually a historical hotel which has its story over dhan 70 years , but anyhow the food I ordered was mostly starters and it was not that good , the food here is okay but for the price we give them is too high so that food there is not that much great , buy anyways if you need to eat in a good atmospheres this place is okay
Can visit the hotel for Baahubali Thali. Felt the other items on the menu were slightly overpriced. Thali was decent with so many varieties. Most gravies were a tad too much spicy.
Can finish the thali if all four are decent eaters, else you are going to end up pushing the food around. We had to wait for more than 45 mins for our thali, which was a bit demanding.
Service person were pretty much average, nothing special or extraordinary about them. Will never suggest for a regular visit. Try once Just for the thali. Else it's just overrated.
Visited for 50 items babhubali thali. The waiting period is high. Actually there is no enthusiasm from staff in serving their special dish. Reach by 12:30 if u want your thali be served by 1:30 PM. Half the items are good and other half are average. Now the price is 2500 plus 5% GST. Felt the thali is worth around 1500.
Bahubali Thali @ Ponnusamy Hotel of Chennai – South India’s biggest Thali meals
with 44-inch size steel serving plate containing, 50 non-vegetarian and vegetarian dishes, which include 1 Soup, 3 Biryani, Fried rice, Noodles, different types of rice main dishes, chicken, mutton, sura puttu, Prawns, Omlette, Parotta, …with authentic South Indian style food. Cost Rs2600/- 4 person will share it sufficiently. A must try at least once where one can taste 50 plus dishes in a si gle time. Week ends are normally crowded. Ambience, Hygiene, care for customer are fabulous. Nicely cut Banana leaf in banana leaf model steel plate for all. This hotel started in 1954 as a small mess in Chennai. The Ponnusamy hotel prepared Chettinad dishes where food was prepared under his strict supervision who himself is an excellent cook. All the recipes, including the ones that are used till date are known to be his inventions. In no time the name and taste spread like a wildfire all over Chennai.
Went to try their bahubali meals. Cost about INR 2600 for per thali set.
About 3-4 pe6can share the thali.
In my opinion , the thali set is not worth the price. The non-veg item are too little and frankly does not worth the price.
Better order separately and eat what you want
Aparna Tiwari (The wandering foodie)
+5
Went for Sunday lunch luckily reached around 12:15 so restaurant was decently occupied we left around 12:45 and it was almost getting full . We tried egg biryani, veg biryani and mutton sukka . Good food way of serving was good . Portion size was good for price . Staff was always available to help . Ambience is like a very regular restaurant but on walls they have some old days utensil to show like coconut scrapper , brass steamer etc.. nice place for some good Tamil style food.
Ponnusamy Hotel serves tasty Non vegetarian Meals with highlight of keera kootu and chicken curry. Then their vanjaram fry, brain fry and nattu kozhi kozhambu worth to be tasted. Their play area needs maintenance. Their customer service was excellent. Overall the visit was nice.
The bahubali Thali was amazing. Top notch. The service was excellent headed by Mr. Gulzar. The ambiance however looks like it needs renovating.
We have ordered veg meals, chilli Gobi and mushroom. Meals is ok, chilli Gobi and mushroom is good but they have taken almost one hour to provide the food which is really frustrating.. they have not given meals also on time.
Recently went this restaurant with my family, ordered mutton Biriyani only two pieces in a Biriyani but taste of the food is ok. Hotel ambiance is ok. Available car parking and play area for kids.
Biriyani ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Meals ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fish finger ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saucy chicken ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rating 4/5
Ambiance 4/5
Service 4/5
One of the places in Chennai, where they offer you the Bigggg Thali!!!💥
Known as “Bahubali Thali”💯
There is also a Biryani Thali available, but still went for Bahubali.
I visited this place for the 2nd time in a span of 3 years.
So, if you are going to have any of the 2 Thali, do call them the day before you visit this place.
Reservation is must for Thali!!!📞
And, they will allow only 4 per Thali (that is less than or equal to 4)
But, I reserved for Thali in the morning of my visit, as we were not sure of the plan till morning.
So, they will allow you till morning for reservation.
Usually more crowded during weekends.
Restaurant Experience:
The Restaurant is located on the 1st floor, above the Eatza Pizza.
Ample space for Parking.🚘🚘
They have an elevator.🛗♿
Good Ambience, which will give you a feel of Chettinad, because of the picture they have imprinted on their walls.🖼️
Restroom is better, but still the tap is not fixed.🚻
Preferred not to sit in the Sofas while having Thali because it was not comfortable for me.
There are also chairs available. I prefer sitting in the chair.💺
They too have the kids area near their reception, which is sometimes converted to Party hall.🎉🎊
Food Experience:
They are offering more than 50 items in a huge plate.
Must wait for 10-15 mins for the food to arrive.💤
Here are some that I have listed:
Mutton Soup
Chicken Soup
Mutton Kola Urundai
Chicken 65
Chilli Chicken wings
Chicken Lollypop
Prawns
Vanjiram Fry - 1
Nethili Fry
Sura Puttu
Omlet - 1
Egg Podimas
Boiled Egg - 1
Parota - 2
Chappathi - 2
Naan - 4
Mutton Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Onion Raitha
Kathrika Kootu
Noodles
Fried Rice
Mutton Masala
Chicken Masala
Chicken Chettinad
Normal Rice - 2
Curd Rice
Vadagam
Rasam
Sambar
Dal
Vathha Kolambu
Curd
Moor Kolambu
Valakai Poriyal
Gulab Jamun - 4
I might have missed some…
More items but less quantity…
Only 4 average eating people can finish the Thali.
3 Good Eaters can also finish the entire Thali.
1 person eating a separate Thali is not preferable.
They are charging Rs.2100 for this Thali.🤑🤑🤑🤑
Last time when I visited this place in 2018-19, the charges were Rs.1700.
Now, they have increased the rate as well as their menu.
All food items tasted good.
Even, when you are not able to finish the entire food, do get a parcel…
They will give you only a single packet, in which you can parcel any leftovers.
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