Anjappar

Let me directly come to the best part - Chicken Biryani! This is not like the typical dum ka biryani we get at other places, but more like the Pulao they make at home. Just too good :) For starters, the Anjappar Fried Chicken, Apollo Fish, Fish Fry are very good options. Chicken/Mutton soup is also very good, and tastes very much like what it is in Malgudi. Idiappam with Fish Pulusu is also a good option for main course, but given a choice, go for the chicken biryani! However, the service is not something we liked there. There are just too many waiters, waiting for a signal from you! They don't know what half the items are, and sometimes are even confused as to how to serve! And vegetarians have no Anjappar specials here. They have to adjust with the Chinese stuff on the menu. Surely, you wouldn't want to eat Chinese food in a restaurant by the name Anjappar :D ! They can order the Thali, which is in no way a unique one. But non vegetarians can have a field day here, that's for sure!

Location: Adjacent to Model House, Punjagutta Cuisine: Chettinad No Buffet Cost: Meal for two Rs. 400-500/-

Malgudi

Very few restaurants offer an ambience as this one does. Actually, it the way the employees dress that pleases the eye once we enter. The utensils are all also of copper, and it gives you a feeling of eating at your relatives place! The Chicken Soup/Mutton Soup they offer on the menu is similar to what mom's make at home :-). After the Chicken/Mutton Soup, the fish fry is a must. Along with it, the chilly chicken and the baby corn manchuria for the vegetarians, are also good accompaniments. For the main course, white rice along with chicken chettinad, mutton fry, fish pulusu will all make you feel like you are eating at home! The pulao is also good, but sometimes these people tend to mix up Biryani and Pulao. We've had to fight with them a couple of times to actually get the pulao. This pulao is like the one we make at home, and the biryani is supposed to be Dum Biryani (which isn't worth ordering here). The fruit salad with ice cream is the best way to finish your full coarse meal.

Malgudi is located at three places, but always prefer to go the one in Lifestyle building. The other two places often don't have south Indian varieties to eat!

Location: Gachibowli Main Road ( towards Toli Chowki ) Life Style Building Banjara Hills Rd.No.2 Cuisine: Tamil Nadu/Andhra No Buffet Cost: Meal for two - Rs 300 - 400