Ninan's

Geeta Rajeev

1 year ago

5.0

It still continues to maintain the old world charm. Located in the beautiful YMCA building in Parrys Corner, this place is a must try for folks who love biriyani. Not many options are available for vegetarians though. Pricing is nominal and service is quick. Don't miss the caramel custard - the best you can get in Chennai. Parking in that busy area is definitely an issue.

Fayaz Ali

11 years ago

4.5

My favourite place to have a quick lunch when I am at work. It's in the ground floor of the YMCA building on NSC Bose Road opposite to High Court. The non veg meal is value for money. The chicken 65 and fish fry is good. Caramel Custard is a must. I give 4.5 as they are best in what they serve.

J Arun Prakash

1 year ago

4.0

Ninan's Restaurant is touted to be one of the legendary eateries of Chennai that has a huge fan following with several celebrities crushing over it. Located in N.S.C. Bose Road within the YMCA Building, which itself is an Architectural beauty, this restaurant literally transports you back in time with large rooms with high ceilings, stunning stained glass , old black and white photographs of the restaurant that has been open for since 1956. The highlight apart from the food were the uniformed service staff who have spent decades here mastering the art of service and were extremely polite and helpful. I was a little late to the lunch party, around 3 PM, so some items that I wanted to try like the mutton biryani were unavailable. I settled down with a Chicken fry meal, and a masala omelette and later went for a Chicken biryani too and ended with their iconic caramel custard. The chicken fry meals came with their signature chicken masala which was a semi gravy thokku style with some potato chips on the side, with a mound of rice in a plate, a flat bowl of chicken curry without meat, a poriyal and pickle in small plate, poppadoms, and two glasses containing rasam and buttermilk each. It was a very Kerala infused meal, the chicken curry was very flavourful without the heat, but the chicken masala was nice and mildly spicy and went wonderfully well with the rice. Rasam was decent especially with the snake gourd poriyal and that lime pickle was superbly tangy. While I chose to drink the buttermilk, I also chose to sample their biryani and asked for it, hoping to pack the remaining home later. They only had chicken biryani then so I tried this nice and mildly flavoured biryani. It was something between a Chennai and Kerala style biryani, with a good quality of chicken pieces, though I could not finish and I packed it home. For the finale, I chose their iconic caramel custard and found it extremely satisfying in the Chennai heat. It was sweet, less eggy, jiggly and made to perfection, something they have been crafted and perfected over decades. Even if you are not here for lunch or dinner, you must drop in just for the caramel custard, it is something you cannot miss on your next trip to Chennai. I hope I get to visit them soon in my next visit and indulge in some .

+6

Nithya Jerome

9 years ago

4.0

If at all u have separate bucket list for biryani.. this one is must try.. as far as I know it's one of the few places which does not use the biryani essence.. u can find a lot of whole spices that give that unique taste. Always have custard.. the best ever..

meetsats80

7 years ago

4.0

Traditional old restaurant in Chennai and with simple menu and the restaurant closes by 4:00 pm.Its normal simple non veg food you get with traditional style in it.The custard caramel and the ambience can not be missed

Peter Vincent Raj

6 years ago

1.0

Worst place for having Biryani on Parrys, Quantity , Quality and the price everything sucks bigtime in this restaurant..... Totally NVFM..... If Zomato has a zero rating star on list i would have given a zero rating.