Rayar's Mess

An iconic restaurant operating out of a small space. Very limited seating facilities available. The quality of the food is exceptional and service is quick and friendly. Not suitable for disabled and wheelchair. Due to metro work parking is a challenge. A must visit place for some hot South Indian food. Try Pongal and Vada!

#located within a small street, but family friendly #map will take you nearby but not to the exact location #good tasty fresh food ( pongal, vada, idly, coffee available for breakfast) #good customer friendly service #but for dine in you have to wait for long time during peak hours, or you take a standing place to have food or preferably choose take away #prices are a little high and waiting time is an issue #takung cars are not advisable due to place congestion, prefer bikes

At a reasonable price. You'll reach heaven. Heaven is not a place where you'll get air conditioner and all. This place feels home. I don't understand why there's just 5 starts for service. I want to give 100 stars for service. The way they smile and serves like we are family. They also trust you completely with the money. So you only have to pay after enjoying the delicious food. They even say that " If you won't give money, it's fine because we all are one" 😶 that was heartwarming. This made the food tastes even better. The waiting for an hour or 2 is absolutely worth it

Amazed by the fresh and crispy Vadas we get here. Maybe the best in Chennai I would say. Idli and Pongal are also good. The price is very reasonable. In summary, if you want to enjoy some home-style Southern food, you should definitely give it a visit. The best part- the owners and workers here are so kind and mindful.

The food was tasty here. We tried idly, ghee podi, pongal, vada with thick chutney served on a banana leaf. No cutlery and bowls for sambar and Chutneys. You gotta manage the flowing sambar and experience everything mixed together with your hands. It's not like wow and melt in the mouth taste, but the food is simple, flavour full and served well. Tummy khush definitely ! Having had south Indian breakfasts at multiple places, I could feel the difference . Majority of the breakfast places of late add a lot of ghee and butter, be it pongal or idlis that makes them tasty obviously. But this wasn't the case here. You don't feel that heaviness throughout the day if you have breakfast here. While the industrial kitchens and modern cafes have their place, I hope these traditional mess that serve food with love continue to serve. Regarding the place, it's pretty tiny.. probably can seat around 16 people at a time. 4 tables in a tiny room. The breakfast has only idly, vada, pongal till 10 AM. Few varieties of dosas and a sweet are available from 3 to 8 PM. You gotta remember what you eat and while exiting give the list to calculate the bill. UPI payment was available. The place is difficult to locate if you are a first timer. They don't have a board on the main road. Google location gets you to the main road little away from the lane. Lookout for a tiny lane between Taj Biryanis and Ramu Electrical works. Enjoy the experience!