Dinner at Naachiyar's

Our last minute dinner destination on Sunday evening turned out to be the Naachiyar's , a Chettinad cuisine restaurant at Ulsoor. We had been there many years ago. In fact we discovered it then (around 2008) after seeing its name as the winner of the Best Chettinad restaurant in Bangalore, in the Times Food awards. Then it was on the first floor and quite a busy place with a lot of waiting time! Over the years it lost its popularity and taste and we stopped going there. We heard it was relaunched few years ago in a small space in the ground floor of the same building and with good reviews. So this time we decided to try it again. The place was quite small and not so busy as we had seen it in the past. The ambience was cozy and well done in the typical Chettinad interior architecture with carved wooden pillars, aathangudi tiles, brass bells, etc.  The bonus for me was the TV airing nostalgic Ilayaraja's songs in the background. That truly set the mood of the eatery.

Naachiyar's at Haudin road opposite to the Ulsoor lake

The small entrance

Short Chettinad door frame...you need to be careful not to bump your head 

Chettinad ambience

One of the Awards from a glorious past

 We started with the chicken soup which was quite spicy for regular standards. I had to squeeze a lemon to douse the heat! But my wife did enjoy it as she loves spicy food. Next we ordered masala Omelettes and  Vazappu (banana flower) vadai as starters. The vadais were crispy and well made. We liked the food served on clean banana leaves over plates.

Chicken Soup

Vazappu vadai

For the main course, we went for the light Idiyappam that went well with the Prawn gravy. We shared a egg Kothu parotta that was one of their must tries. 

Idiyappam served with Sambar and coconut milk

Masala Omelette - perfect!

Prawns gravy

Egg Kothu parotta

Nannari Sharbet

We finished with the traditional Nannari Sharbet to cool the spices. The food is good but not for people who are not used to spicy food!  Their menu looked exhaustive and we certainly need to visit again to try other signature dishes like their Biriyanis, seafood, etc. 

Good and prompt service, reasonable pricing and a pleasant experience overall!