The Tanjore Tiffin Room, bandra

If you’re looking for some soulful authentic food, then do visit Tanjore tiffin room. We tried a lot of items like the mini gunpowder idlis, rasam, appams with stew and the madras curry. They have a really fun concept where they provide you with a tester for all their curries and guide you as to what you can pair them with. So you get to taste all the curries before you can pick your fav. We loved the coconut stew and the madras curry. But do keep in mind that they have fixed seating spot. We booked the 7.30 one and had to vacate it by 9.30 as they don’t provide extensions on that. They inform you at the time of reservation itself.

I really enjoyed the food, its presentation and ambience here. The prawns appetizer with coconut and raw mango was yum. Their tasting menu was delightful and so was the gentleman who clearly explained all the curries. Their appams are soft, fluffy and went well with the railway chicken curry we had ordered. I’d suggest them to keep the wine on the table in an ice-bucket in between servings as we’d ordered a bottle but they had to take it to their refrigerator inside to keep it cool. From the mogra flowers on the table to little lamps in the walls, the place ensures good ambience and vibes. Thank you!

Visited Tanjore Tiffin recently, and unfortunately, the food didn't quite live up to the hype. While the cocktails were a highlight - Thalaiva and Chellama were particularly impressive - the mains and starters were just average. One unique aspect was the array of curry bases presented before ordering, allowing you to customize your dish. The mutton dishes were well-cooked, but other items like idiyappam and biryani were just okay. Overall, it's a one-time try place, but not necessarily worth revisiting. Maybe others will have a different experience, but for me, it was a bit of a letdown.

The tasting platter is great, however the actual curries didn’t hit as much. Chicken we had didn’t seem as fresh or lacked flavour. Prawns karaikudi and railway fish curry were good though. As were the unique mocktails.

This is a very unique South Indian restaurant. The best part of this place is that they will give you mini samplers of their main dishes to try and choose the one that you like. They will give you recommendations of which vegetable or meat will pair up best with the gravies. Would definitely visit this place again.

"Never judge a book by its cover" that came true for the Tanjore tiffin room, khar west branch. From the outside it looked like any other restaurant, but the ambience inside is a truly lovely one. Though it was fully crowded for a Sunday noon, the staff took care of it in ease. I recommend reserving a table in advance especially for weekends. Finally, the most satisfying and scrumptious South Indian dishes with plenty of options. Their sample platter and the dedicated staff help to choose the right cuisine to try. Though felt biryani can be little better, the rest of the dishes were all bang-on. The go-to place for any South Indian cuisine lover.

This is an absolute must try in Mumbai!! They have a very new concept which has been my idea for 8-10 years now!! They give you a taste sampler of all their main course items with someone describing the preparation and what it goes well with in terms of rice or breads. Indian food is very complex and there is a lot of variety so one doesn't know what will be good in the restaurant. And especially south indian food is lesser known to the masses. With 16 items on the menu, usually one ends up ordering the same popular dishes so this concept made us order some unique dishes! We did not like their honey chilli potatoes! Very bad. But loved their mini idlis and jackfruit tikkis.

Hmmm…… the place had a very nice vibe and feel to it, was a packed lunch time when I visited. The appetizers were kinda on the ok side, but the mains kinda left me dejected, well the mutton ghee roast did not even have an aroma of ghee (with this I rest my case) ….. left disappointed, so much for the hype