Being in ECR, I was blessed with an abundant bounty of seafood. Thoodil at Akkarai is a unique live seafood restaurant articulating your foodies with a spicy and tasty variety of kinds of seafood. The ambiance of the restaurant is serene mainly courtesy of the lovely green surroundings nested in. In Tamil, the meaning of Thoondil is fishing rod and the USP of the restaurant seems to be its outdoor setting where the entire restaurant is laid out in a large garden. Sturdy furniture fashioned out of heavy rough wood is placed around the garden in various nooks and corners. Few large huts are erected about the garden to house the sitting area.
Dining at Thoodil will be a delight as the bamboo
trees will cool our bodies up avoiding being burnt out in Chennai’s hot
weather. They have also managed to bring tranquility in by adding a
peaceful statue of buddha in the center. A cool birdbath is flanked by ducks
frolicking in the garden, which is something attracting the children.
The Thoodil Restaurant also uses teak and bamboo furniture
and the delicate taste of the ‘Pomfret’ is maintained in the Chettinadu
variation where the rich spices only compliment the sweetness of the fish.
The restaurant also has a carefully planned out menu
by a team of food experts and chefs and they also have customized recipes to
suit all guests like Chettinadu, South Indian, Tandoor, and Chinese preparation.
They have other facilities such as a Live fish tank, live kitchen, active pond,
selfie corner, private huts for special occasions, and group/corporate booking
huts.
When I went to the restaurant, I selected a live crab, a few squids, soft pomfret fishes, and Nethili fishes which were fried
with Indian spices which were tasting out of the world. The crispness of the
fried fishes remained even after leaving the restaurant.
The concept of Hook & cook where you can order the
fish either caught live from the tank or from the display freezer. With that, they have a separate barbecue counter where they cook different kebabs and
BBQs. All the food served is presented in an exquisite manner and every food
was properly cooked.
Overall, it was a unique restaurant with a unique concept and great tasty food. I would recommend this place for all seafood lovers, though its cost is a little higher, the taste is good which will stay in your tongue forever.
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