Rathna Cafe @ Velachery
Ok Ok. There were lot of comments about Rathna Cafe in our blogs already. I am very late in posting my review. Frankly, I never got a chance to write a review. Few weeks back, I visited the restaurant few times, and it was totally crowdy and couldnt get a seat.
Last week and today I paid a visit to that restaurant. Here is my review..
Rathna Cafe
2 years back, when I was in royapettah, I have visited triplicane RC a couple of times and enjoyed their spicey Sambar Idly. And, that was cool to watch the Sambar being served in a mug and not in a spoon or “karandi” whatever.
If compared with Coimbatore Annapoorna’s sambar idlis, RC’s sambar idlis are definitely nowhere near. But for chennai, it’s one better option.
Sambar Idly
The idlys are not hard .. not soft. Came in a bowl surrounded by pool of sambar. The taste is spicey.. and okay. I am not sure, the taste was similar to the one i tasted 2 years ago. But there was the mark of Rathna Cafe.
Executive Lunch
Order an Executive Lunch and you will be served 3 variety rices (of course one is always the default curd rice), appalam, sweet, poriyal, rice fryums, Poori and kurma. The quantity is executive. Means.. not more.. not less. You wont feel sleepy after the lunch.
So the taste? Well the brinje rice is okay, but the variety rice.. I donno whether it is tomoto rice, or tamarind rice or lemon rice.. its something new or weird, and it more or less average in taste. Finally the curd rice.. well I should say Cake Rice.. coz it was not properly prepared. The curd was okay and fine.
Pricing
Outrageously costly for the name and veg dishes served. Rs.18+tax for two sambar idly is not worthy. Executive Lunch at Rs.42 + tax is unbelievable.
Conclusion
An average veg restaurant, serving some decent dishes. But scares with its pricey menu. But as of now, RC is the only “average-decent” veggie restaurant in velachery.
PS : Now i want to rewrite a sentence. “… But for chennai it’s one better option -> But now, chennai got a better option, the Murugan Idli Kadai”