Spice Jar - The Residency,chennai

Went for Sunday lunch buffet. Was a value for money considering we were moderate eaters. The starters had 4 veg and 4 non veg items including mutton chapli kebab, nethili fish fry and 2 chicken dishes. Mains consisted of Paya and idiyappam (very odd for lunch) but tasted good. Beef, chicken and fish mains with noodles Indian breads, pulao. It had veg biriyani, mutton biriyani and chicken biriyani. Deserts included 10 varieties of Indian as well continental sweet and puddings with 4 ice creams. Biriyanis were very average in taste. Good service.

Went with family for dinner. Soup- chicken tom yum soup and veg peas soup Starters Non- veg chicken kebab, batter fried sausage and nethili fry Veg cauliflower batter fry, masala Vada,paneer tikka Main course I had mutton biryani and some noodles and cauliflower Manchurian, kung pao chicken, pulav and paneer lababdar , kozhi varutha Kari and butter naan All the dishes I had tasted 👍 Desserts and juices There was watermelon , strawberry milk and lemon juice everything tasted good And for desserts there was hot malpua , blueberry panna cotta, vatalapam, orange mousse, different varieties of cakes, baked yogurt and four flavours of ice cream ( mango, strawberry,pista and butterscotch) with toppings. Soups, starter and breads were served at table Tea , coffee and green tea was also available Had filter coffee which was 👍 Overall had a satisfactory experience would rate 3.5/5 The service was very slow, could have been a little prompt

I would like to sincerely thank Nisha from the restaurant (Pavilion) she went beyond and above in making a positive change on turning a lunch to special moments to my family. My family was there for the lunch buffet today celebrating a special occasion. The food is really amazing and had a quality buffet setup with good choices. I will recommend this restaurant for everyone. I had called Nisha and requested if she can organize a surprise cake to celebrate the moment while dining. Without any hesitant she said that she will try her best to accommodate after speaking to chef. She promptly responded back to my request and said Yes I Can (positive attitude) @The Residency - She is an asset for your org. My spl thanks to chef who made the cake in no time :)

How can i not do the dakshin route, specially when i have been in search for some good non vegetarian food in Tamilnadu! The story starts with the Dakshin Routes the food festival at Spice Jar! Must say i am not a buffet person at all! But this one is totally curated keeping in mind their regular guest as well as the festival. Me like always, opted for only the festival specials. Must say the best that i had in recent days! Chef Vellaisamy Ganesh and team have done a fantastic job. The spices and flavours are something very unique and full of flavour! Special mention to the massi gose bonda (dry Tuna ) balls, it was unique. The valliyur zamin erachi curry ( mutton curry) had some subtle yet amazing flavour. The fish curry and biryani totally bowled us! The savouries and sweets were authentic and totally yummy! Please note the dessert counter has other items too! Since the appam festival is on too. We got to try this awesome appam combo. Mallipoo appam (Jasmine flavoured appam) was soft and ful of flavour this was served with kheema and sweet coconut milk! One of the best and least expensive! The festival is on till 17th November for lunch and dinner!