4+* Restaurant, Average is Rs 500/$10 per person including dessert. Each entree is about Rs 250/$5.
This place is all about service, ambiance and personalized treatment. right from the time, I made a reservation the treatment was above par. Among all the upscale restaurants in South Chennai, I have visited this is the best service. They call me a few hours before the reservation time to remind me and also find out if we had special requests. I told them that we want to be in the quiet part of the restaurant. When we got there, they had reserved a table close to the entrance but was private from the other diners. My daughter felt it was below her dignity to sit in a high-chair. They first put cushions on the existing chair, and when that did not work, they gave her a high revolving chair. They were really creative. The diners were also very discreet at this place. Cream Center has better food but this place has quieter ambiance and a more relaxed eating environment.
The best part of their food are the salads that come with the main course, mud pie dessert, and the fresh-baked bread that we start off with. Their menu of South Indian (Crimson Chakra) and Continental (Cornucopia) is very complementary. The restaurant is called Crimson Chakra and the Cornucopia name is there just for nostalgia. The food is anything but nostalgia. Both these menus have a different chef. Both menus are very authentic and the selection is wide. The hardest part is to select the right item out of the menu. The continental menu has exotic names that could be overwhelming to some, myself included.
Their Lasagna sauce seems like it was allowed to simmer for awhile and it brought out the spices in the sauce. They had a three layer with minimal amount of cheese. The taste was authentic to our tested American taste buds.
When I want a quiet meal or to chat up with a old friend, I would always pick this one. The reastaurant closed at 10 PM but they let us stay until almost midnight. They did not show any signs of wanting us to leave and did not try to dim the lights. Also the entree price is much lower compared to all the restaurants of similar standard in Chennai.
This place is all about service, ambiance and personalized treatment. right from the time, I made a reservation the treatment was above par. Among all the upscale restaurants in South Chennai, I have visited this is the best service. They call me a few hours before the reservation time to remind me and also find out if we had special requests. I told them that we want to be in the quiet part of the restaurant. When we got there, they had reserved a table close to the entrance but was private from the other diners. My daughter felt it was below her dignity to sit in a high-chair. They first put cushions on the existing chair, and when that did not work, they gave her a high revolving chair. They were really creative. The diners were also very discreet at this place. Cream Center has better food but this place has quieter ambiance and a more relaxed eating environment.
The best part of their food are the salads that come with the main course, mud pie dessert, and the fresh-baked bread that we start off with. Their menu of South Indian (Crimson Chakra) and Continental (Cornucopia) is very complementary. The restaurant is called Crimson Chakra and the Cornucopia name is there just for nostalgia. The food is anything but nostalgia. Both these menus have a different chef. Both menus are very authentic and the selection is wide. The hardest part is to select the right item out of the menu. The continental menu has exotic names that could be overwhelming to some, myself included.
Their Lasagna sauce seems like it was allowed to simmer for awhile and it brought out the spices in the sauce. They had a three layer with minimal amount of cheese. The taste was authentic to our tested American taste buds.
When I want a quiet meal or to chat up with a old friend, I would always pick this one. The reastaurant closed at 10 PM but they let us stay until almost midnight. They did not show any signs of wanting us to leave and did not try to dim the lights. Also the entree price is much lower compared to all the restaurants of similar standard in Chennai.
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