TechieFoodie

1st Visit: I was invited for the soft-launch of Absolute Barbecues in T. Nagar, Chennai, for dinner, the first time. The dinner was on the house by the team and they were keen to collect our feedback and make necessary improvements. Visits 2 – 6: Impressed every time and the review hasn’t changed much from the first visit. Now, let me proceed to the review part of it. Location: Bit tucked in. It is located near Pothys and Manyavar. If you’re coming from T. Nagar, then go past the signal near Manyavar, park under the bridge and you can see this place on the opposite side. It’s located on the 3rd floor. Ambiance: Because of the number of people, it was noisy of course, grills smoking on all the tables. But I personally didn’t feel it disturbing at the least. Sure, this is not the place to go for a romantic candle light dinner, but this is definitely a cool place to hang out. Service: One word: Awesome. Extremely polite, very friendly, insisted on our feedback whatever they might be and v

So, I was coming back from work last week, got completely drenched in the rain and was very hungry. Nearer to my home, I took a small detour and ended up on Kettle. I wish I had gone there earlier now. I’ve been missing out on a great place for a long time. Now let’s get to the review. My order consisted of a Creamy Fusilli with Mushroom, Scones Combo and an Organic Kala Moti. Creamy Fusilli with Mushroom: This is the usual mushroom fusilli pasta, with some added cream. It tasted food(nothing to rave about) and started me on the path towards a full tummy 😛 Scones Combo: This is the first time I’m having Scones, so can’t compare them. But I liked what they had to offer. Organic Kala Moti: Now this, this I can rave about all I want. Being a Tea fanatic, I loved every sip of this divine blend from Kettle. For Rs. 80, the quantity offered is humongous. I had two cups of this and there was still some more left over in the Kettle(may be for another cup). It’s total VFM ! Service: The stewar

Cream Centre ! One of the jain friendly, heavenly abodes for vegetarian foodies in Chennai ! I went with my family here on the 23rd of September, for celebrating my mom’s birthday. Since my parents are strict, orthodox vegetarians, I wanted a jain friendly place where they can eat without feeling uncomfortable. Cream Centre was the obvious choice for me then. We were greeted cordially by the stewards and were seated in a cozy table for four. I ordered for 2 tandoori rotis, 2 naans, 1 Malai Kofta, 1 Macaroni Magic and a Italian herbed chilli cheese toast. Malai Kofta: One word: WOW ! Macaroni Magic: Lovely, Yummilicious, heavily loaded with calories. Italian Herbed Chilli Cheese toast: Light on the stomach, but filled with calories, thanks to the cheese. Yummy as well. Total cost: Rs. 1134 for 3 of us, incl. all taxes and service charge. I went here for a second visit with my friend. This time we ordered the World’s Best Nachos, Half and Half Enchiladas, All in one Pasta, American Corn

Pantry d’or, the cozy little cafe on Anna Nagar will definitely make your tongue dance. Couple of my friends and I went here few days ago, to have a chit chat over good food. The place was very crowded and we had to wait for around 10 minutes to find a comfortable seating. I promptly placed an order for Cream of Broccoli Soup, Veg Wrap platter, Pesto Pasta and a 12″ Margherita with Olives and Jalapenos. The soup was the first to arrive, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration when I say it’s one of the cream soups I’ve had in recent times. It prepared our tongues for what was to be a feast. Next came the Pesto Pasta. Oh no, next went the pesto pasta. I mean, before I could even click a pic, it was half gone. I had to openly ask my friend to leave some, so that I can click a pic and taste it. It was that heavenly and all of us loved it ! Now came the Margherita. It was 6 slices of finger-licking, droolicious heaven for us. No seriously, this is one of the awesome pizzas I’ve had in Chennai a