Chennai Royal Kitchen

Last evening I was literally forced by my co-workers to visit the newly opened "Chennai Royal Kitchen" restaurant located near Porur signal for dinner. Heard from a friend about the multiple varieties of briyani available over here. After parking our vehicles, the first thing we saw was a big board explaining about the biriyani varieties.

Filled with curiosity, we entered in and found most of the place was empty. Settled on our chairs and ordered for a mutton double joint biriyani and a hyderabadi chicken biriyani. After few minutes, we were told mutton pieces were finished on the biriyani, and they offered to provide chilly mutton pieces mixed in the same biriyani rice. We all agreed for it. But wondering how come mutton pieces on briyani sells out so fast when it was just 8pm, not a weekend, no crowd at all. Later heard from the neighboring table that the other family was waiting for almost 40 minutes for a dish after ordering. Definitely service needs to be improved.

After a while, we were served with a pretty big bowl of the so called mutton biriyani. Curiously digged thru the rice to see mostly capsicum. There was just 3 or 4 small mutton pieces which were also not that good. Biriyani was like just cooked basmati rice mixed with biriyani masala, missing the basic elements like aroma and flavour. However, it was not bad. It also had 2 boiled eggs. Logically it should be named as capsicum biriyani as capsicum was the main ingredient compared to mutton. To be frank, it was not worth for 350₹. We are not paying that much just for capsicum rice.

Next came the chicken biriyani with the same base of basmati plus a large super soft chicken piece(quite unnatural softness for me). It seems like they use the same briyani rice for both chicken or mutton biriyani Or they have not cooked mutton biriyani, just serving rice from chicken biriyani with some mutton pieces on top of it. All good with the accompanied gravy and raita.

When the bill was handed-over, my friend was looking for the sweet saunf, but it was missing. Thought of getting some at the billing counter, but saw only empty bowls over there. It was like an experience of having dinner when a restaurant was closing down late in the night.
Paid 525₹ for the meal and left the place with no intention of coming back.

Location: I don't find any need to put the location as capsicum rice is available in a regular vegetarian restaurants for better rate and quality.