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Linu's Kitchen (Home Bakers), Chetpet

This is my first time ordering a cake from Linu, a home baker from Chetpet. And I must say, I was wowed by her. I had placed the order last Monday, for taking the delivery today. She carefully noted the points I had listed about, patiently helped me choose the cake and the filling and helped me in choosing the right frosting as well. When I went today morning to collect the cake, I was wowed because she had tried her best to meet my requirements. The cake that I got was marvelous. Of course, it got a bit messed up while bringing it home in a scooter, in the summer heat, through bumpy roads.(as it is in the picture). But after few hours in the refrigerator, it got better and it tasted heavenly. I particularly enjoyed the cream frosting. Overall: Taste: 4/5 Cost/VFM: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 Looking forward to ordering more cakes from her for the future celebrations !

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Velachery (Phoenix Markey City)

I was here last week, on the opening day of Luxe Cinemas. After watching a movie, I was feeling a bit famished and was craving for a nice coffee. And I happen to come across The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf inside Phoenix mall. The name itself attracted me, so I decided to give it a chance. I placed an order for Iced Vanilla Latte with Whipped Cream and Hummus with Lavash Bread. The positives: Decor Pricing: While I wouldn’t exactly call this place cheap, it was not too pricey either. The pricing was normal, considering it’s located inside Phoenix Mall. Quantity Hummus with Lavash bread, while it was charged 75 bucks, the quantity was well worth it. Taste I love Hummus and I loved it even more here ! The Negatives: I didn’t find any cons here on my first visit. Overall: Quantity: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Cost/VFM: 3/5 Ambience: 3.5/5 Overall: 4/5 Will definitely try this place again.

Creamy Inn, Anna Nagar West

I was here yesterday. Ordered a Litchi Sundae. After waiting for 5 minutes, I got it. I must say, my taste buds were drooling already on seeing how it was presented. And it didn’t disappoint my buds. It was a lovely sundae. Priced at Rs. 110, it was totally VFM. Do try Creamy Inn when you’re craving for ice creams. Total VFM and a pleasant ambience set this place miles apart from the Ibaco’s around here. Overall: Quantity: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Cost/VFM: 4/5 Ambience: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 Would definitely go here again.

Hard Rock Cafe (HRC), Velachery (Phoenix Market City)

I’ve wanted to try Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) since the time they opened here. But I was always spoken out of it by my companion, until today. We originally went to try Sphagetti Kitchen or Noodle Bar whichever was open. Sadly, both of them were closed today. So, we ended up on HRC by chance and I talked her into joining me here. We were greeted cordially at the entrance and were given the choice of our table. Mr. Ashok greeted us with a friendly smile on his face, explained to us about HRC a little bit and even suggested some mocktails for us. Even through the course of our dinner, he visited us often, to check if there was anything we needed and if we were comfortable with the food served. His hospitality really impressed me and left a decent impression of HRC on my mind. Being a fan of light music, I found that I was quite comfortable with the rock music being played, as they knew which ones to play and the perfect ambience to maintain there. A big OK on that side as well. Oh yes, the foo