Kumarakom - From God’s Own Country
Being a foodie, I make it a point to visit one new restaurant every week. And guess what?? This time I hit on Kumarakom at Velachery, a new dot on the city map. For those of you who don’t know, Kumarakom is now at Velachery in the same building as Nathella (nearby Sutherland). Now, I enter inside and find there is something completely ‘mallu’ about the place. Perhaps it is the coconut oil, curry leaf smell or the friendly achayans that do the wonders. The hotel’s interior resembles a Kerala-style house; brilliant décor, I must add - a sight that greets.
Kumarakom offers a repertoire of sea foods. To start with, I leaned towards the Appam and Kerala Chicken Curry. And to spice things up a little, I added a couple of more dishes. A seer fish tawa fry, Karemeen Pollichathu (karimeen fry) neatly wrapped in a banana leaf – heavenly, makes me drool; a beef fry with coconut pieces - no idea about the taste; Chicken Lollypop - yummy and juicy, Kappa (Tapioca) and fish curry - a must try. Wait, it wasn’t all for me and before anybody jumps into conclusions about my gluttony, there were 3 other mouths to feed!
There is a list of vegetarian menu too at Kumarakom. But I am strictly non-vegetarian and therefore I cannot throw much light on it. It’s the non-vegetarian cuisine that’s alive and kicking in here! As we were munching, we listened to some pleasant classical songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. At first, we mistook it to be a music system which played the songs, later we noticed it was actually sung by the employees! It was a surprise, albeit a very pleasant one. And trust me, they did a good job, superbly complimenting everything that had been laid out for consumption.
I have to air my everlasting grouse about eating here. The Karimeen Pollichathu is stunningly expensive about 120 bucks for a single fish! The AC charge was an unbelievable 45 bucks! Sure, we had a hole in our pockets in no time. But yes you can compromise when it comes to the killing taste and the excellent ambiance; not harmful once in a while don’t you think?
And yes, Kumarakom also has its presence in Anna Nagar and Kodambakkam High road too. In fact there are two outlets on Kodambakkam High Road. Sadly, one of them is a bit smaller and can accommodate only 40-50 members. We went to Velachery branch at around 9.30 pm and by the time we came out it was closing time at around 10.45 pm. In case you draw inspiration from my review and plan to drop in this weekend, let me warn you beforehand, this place is just mesmerizing and makes you addicted! Beware.
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lol.. that's a good one.. let's call a truce.. :))))
cheers n love
OS
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first tell me how many men i've to take before i got to take you to the restaurant... it's just one harmless kareemeen with you.. and then really im not into guys... i don't wanna date with your boyfriend....
still trying to figure out what you've for me..
coz you always say cheers and LOVE... BABY
bye
uniq
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omg!!.. you must be a relative of doc... i seriously have my doubts.. flirting with me outrigthly!!
any plans on having a black-blue eye??? then call up my bf and fix a date..:)))))))) period.
cheers n love
OS
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hang on... i don't wanna die as a bachelor... may be i'll take a second at look at your blog... at you... and even to the same restaurant with you... would ya...
bye
uniq
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heyyyy uniq...
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dude..i don mind u becoming a saviour on my pages!!! :)))))))))))))))) second look at me
cheers n love
OS
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Hey Operating System(OS),
may be i'll take a second look at you... i mean at your blog... but im sure i don't wanna take a second look at this place... not just for the charges i'm little hard on this...
all im doing is "saving people from getting shaved"
bye... DG
uniq
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oh yea??? uniq did u read my blog completely?? if not, i suggest u to go back and have a second look... i have already mentioned about the heavy charges...
cheers n lubbs
OS
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Hi Operating System,
Kumarakom - very nice place to get looted.. he he
chill... huh.. oh yeah they even charge you for that... 10% of the bill..
They're very good trend setters... i appreciate that...
only place where they open up your ego pores... so great... nice huh...
i've been there... im a victim of that... with my girl friend and two other friends... thank god just like all times i forgot my wallet...
JEEZ H CHRIST that place is so cold man.. i mean it... go check it out by your self for instant bankruptcy...
cheers.... baby....
uniq
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eblitz,
thanks. good to know that you liked it..
cheers n love
OS
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well written, lover of gourmet food... keep writing
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