The 1-line summary: A small 'mess' that serves ok-ish tasting south-Indian tiffin, at very nominal prices; best for delivery/takeaway.

The rating: Food: 3.7/5. VFM: 5/5. Ambience & Service: 4.5/5 (More for service, than ambience).

The details: This is a small 'mess' in Selaiyur that seems family-run rather than a full-fledged commercial establishment.

It serves typical south Indian tiffin items for breakfast & dinner (idli, dosa, poori & pongal); and parotta available for dinner alone. Though they call themselves ‘Chettinad Restaurant’, there’s nothing Chettinad about the menu/taste, it’s all plain-vanilla south Indian tiffin items only.

The idlis were soft and served hot. The pongal was also of ideal texture, and not dry like most such places typically serve. The poori is huge, almost the size of a chapatti ! It loses it ‘poori’ness & becomes soggy when packed & delivered - but to be fair you can’t blame the restaurant for that. The best thing about this place is all the accompaniments for the tiffin items; the sambar, white chutney & tomato chutney were thick with the right amount of spiciness, the poori masala was so good that it made the soggy poori eatable.

The staff is pretty responsive & service is good. This place seems popular among local residents for a quick tiffin order when they don’t feel like cooking or on a lazy Sunday morning.

Though the place can seat some 12-15 people, it’s best to go for the takeaway/ delivery option. They have opened a few other branches in the vicinity of this restaurant; one of them's called ‘Just Tiffins’, guess they are moving up the value chain. 

All in all, a place you can try out once in a while.

Didnt knew about this hotel just went for the first time with my whole big family and was suprised
The price was cheap and the food was awesome 😋
Super idli and dosas .. Sambar and chutneys 👍👌
Will become my regular hotel 😘