Best of the Best: Southern Spice, Taj Coromandel

Southern Spice, Taj Coromandel, Chennai serves a la carte and thali styled meals having many varieties of South Indian cuisine foods.

These are what I had during my visit on 11/11/2023 to one of the best 50 restaurants In India, 2023 as part of their Vegetarian Light Meal.

Chutneys

Fryums

Rasam: 3/5

Spicy and not bad.

Sanna: 3/5

Sanna is a Karnataka variant of Idli but it didn't feel any different from a regular Idli though!

Kadala Gassi: 3/5

Chickpea curry. Only part of the meal I ate fully.

Idiyappam: 3/5

Veg Kuruma: 2/5

Below average.

Appam: 3/5

Pachakari Ishtew: 2/5

Coconut based vegetable stew. Not so good.

Ghee & Podi : 3.5/5

This wasn't actually part of the light meal I ordered and I don't know why it was served. It tasted great with rice but I couldn't enjoy it as I was already full.

Rice & Sambar: 0/5

It was no longer a light meal anymore. On top of that, this was the worst sambar I ever had till date!

Curd Rice: 1/5

It had added ginger and green chilli, which I personally hate!

Vathal Kozhambu: 3.5/5

Tamil Nadu style curry made with Manathakkali or black nightshade berries. Tangy and great.

Fresh Fruit Platter: 3.5/5

A relief after the gradually dissatisfying heavy meal I had!

Vegetarian Light Meal

They also offered me Kheer/Kaapi ice cream as dessert but I declined as I was really waiting to leave the place as early as possible after the disappointing experience!

Ambiance: 5/5

Only good thing about this place. Classical music and live classical dance performance was cherry on the top! Just fantastic!

Service: 2/5

The staff weren't really attentive while serving food as they were handling multiple tables at once. I had to wait so long for some parts of the meal!

Menu: 3/5

Food: 2/5

Overall Experience: 6/10

Location: Nungambakkam, Chennai

See you soon after my next trip. Cheers!