burrp! Stats
- 28 Reviews
- 20 First to review
- 6 Places Added
- Been to 27 Places
- Burrping since Jan 17, 2007
- Burrping fromHyderabad
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- Occupation
- Student - hehe the last month I can say that :P
- Favourite Books
- The Count of Monte Cristo, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Ramayana by Ashok Banker
- Favourite Music
- Alternate Rock
- Favourite Foods
- As long as it doesn't move around on my plate!
Reviews by miiraage
Feb 25, 2008
146, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai
Rated: Excellent
Good Food, Great Ambience
Try the soft shelled crabs. They are just amazing. I've always found that though I like crabs, getting the meat out of the shell really puts me off it. But Benjarong serves soft shelled crabs which is just awesome.
The food comes in generous portions and we really had to make an effort not to let any of that yum food go to waste.
Try the tamarind chicken & the soft shelled crabs.
To tell you the truth I liked all their stuff... but unfortunately don't remember any of the names!
The waiters are helpful and offer good suggestions... Try this place out if you are in the mood for a quiet relaxing lunch/dinner.
Feb 25, 2008
74, Cathedral Road, Chennai
Rated: Excellent
Lovely Drinks, Great Food
We got a reservation for 7:30 pm on Saturday advised that we wouldn't even find place to get a foot inside if we went in later than 8. True, the place was packed by around 8:30. By 9 the DJ had also got into the swing of things and was really playing some nice stuff.
The drinks are just awesome, I've never had such variety and such nice flavours in drinks. The cocktails were just phenomenal.
I liked the Lupita (a pineapple flavoured drink) and the Strawberry Margarita the best.... the margarita actually tasted of fresh strawberries.
The tapas accompanying it were also really good. For the first time I liked something vegetarian. The veg nachos were sooo nicely flavoured, we ordered another plate! something unheard of amongst us meat eaters.
The main course and the desserts were also really good. The service was excellent with the waiters appearing at just the right time. The crowd kept the place alive and happening till closing time.
All in all an enjoyable place to spend an evening.
Feb 25, 2008
15 Old No 9, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Chennai
Rated: Poor
Shady Place, Sad Service, Decent Food
They might have wanted the place to look like something out of Arabian Nights, but sadly to me it looked like a bordello and a really really cheap one at that.
KKrish was right... the service is appalling... we waited there for half an hour for someone to take our order... finally had to go to the kitchens to place our order.
The Chocolate Avalanche we ordered was good, but the spoons which came along with it literally STANK! We thought for a while and figured it smelt of stale milk.
The food's reputed to be good, but we saw bugs crawling inside the place. That plus the awesome lack of service is enough to put me off the place.
The two stars is just for the Chocolate Avalanche. Nothing else counts
Feb 25, 2008
7, Kader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam Road, Chennai, Chennai
Rated: Good
Great! as always
For someone who has always been a casa piccola fan from bangalore days it was really surprise finding one in chennai.
I went for lunch and the restaurant was bright and airy almost as if you were sitting outside minus the heat of course. There was outside seating for those who preferred it to enjoy the balmy chennai weather.
The food surpassed expectations. They had some new items on the menu which I'd never had in B'lore. The Beef Chilly starters was just awesome so was the Beef Moussaka.
The Blackened Fish was just ok... Dint excite me too much but the rest of the food was just amazing.
Best of all the prices are reasonable too...
Ideal for a relaxing weekend lunch. No bookings required, not too much of a crowd.
Feb 25, 2008
The Park, 601 Anna Salai, Chennai
Rated: Poor
Not worth it
The place is decent especially the outdoor seating area. In fact, if you are going there just go for the outdoor seating.
The drinks are decent but nothing great. The calamari was dripping in oil.... felt like we were clogging our arteries all the while we had it with the full mayo dip.
To top it all off, the waiter dropped my camera and dint even bother to apologize!
Good Service? I dont think so!