Off The Record - Chennai

A bunch of my friends planned to meet here for lunch. It was a sudden plan and we found the place too crowded , even then the manager managed to get a us a nice compact table. With foot tapping live music playing around , we ordered some dishes from ala Carte menu and everything tasted it’s best !! It’s a really nice place to chill but the prices of the dishes can be made a little lighter to our pockets.

Spent my new year with my frnd here... such a lovely staffs who cared alot fr us.. lovely ambience perfect food nd drinks.. this place has both liquor and hookah..am gonna keep visiting this place again.. i also recommend evryone to go nd visit once in life.. loved the people who wrked there.. they also gave us couple of complementary shots for new year.. spent my frnds bday with lots of happiness.. so impressed by the ppl there.. totally worth it guys.. i hav visited many places where they give somethg xtra and ask to review good abt them.. these ppl are so genuine nd selfless they din ask any such thing.. must try folks

Visited this place for the first time and the experience was really good. Ambience, good music, courteous staff, seating arrangements etc were the few things I liked about. Most importantly wanted to mention about this staff Mr.Vignesh who took care of us yesterday, he impressed me with his smile, patience and attitude towards serving us. Very well done Vignesh the loved the way you cared for us! Keep it going and good luck to you Vignesh. A place to visit again for sure but it would be perfect if this place brings in more food options.

A nice quaint place with 2 levels of seating arrangement. You can either choose the more comfortable air-conditioning interior area or the more casual and relaxing open air rooftop area. The menu is varied but with crisp options which I liked.The Cheesy Fries here are to die for. Along with that I also had the Cheese Stuffed Fried Olives and the Crispy American Corn for veg. The olives were well stuffed with cheese and was something different which I hadn't had before. The corn was decent, really crispy (as the name suggests) and nicely seasoned and spiced. For non-veg, I opted for the Prawns Jhumri and the Cheese Stuffed Chucked Roulade Kabad. My goodness, were they good. The prawns came in their shell, well grilled and butterflied out. And the chicken kababs just melted as soon as I put in my mouth, not to forget they were oozing with cheese. Really worth it.Sarath was really helpful and polite and even treated us to a complimentary Tiramisu at the end. A perfect end to a great meal !!

Hosting private parties has become easier process as you just have to invite your guests and choose a right place from so many existing lounges and pubs . One of the best places to host such an event is Off the Record , Nungambakkam . This place is centrally located with good ambience , great food , excellent service , good DJ and pocket friendly pricing . They have excellent and vast variety of salads and starters to choose from . Orange and melons with greens and grilled figs with arugula leaves salads are my favorites . Pita bread as well as classic hummus are the best . When its in buffet size of pita bread is small and hummus you can take as much as you want . But if you take as A LA carte the portion is very big , the same rich , creamy hummus starts tasting little boring . So it's better if hummus can be divided in two or three flavors as other restaurants do . Their spankopita a kind of puff pastry stuffed with spinach , corn and cheese is a must have . The chef makes the best pita in town so all the dishes with pita bread are excellent . Pita stuffed with keema galouti kabab is also worth mentioning . In a buffet you can try almost all the dishes veg , non veg , salads , soups , starters, main course at same time . But disadvantage is half of the things get cold so may not taste the way actually they are . There are so many things to mention for like paneer tikka , Malai broccoli , chicken tikka , sushi etc. But I have selected and mentioned the ones which I could not forget at all and would like to have it again and again . Main course is again an elaborate affair with so many combos . Thai curry with steamed rice , Kadai paneer and malvani chicken with Malabar parotta ,pastas and pizzas are excellent . Pasta tastes good only when its hot and fresh and cooked in smaller portions . Because if pasta is kept for long , it becomes dry and bland and tasteless as the maida refined flour absorbs all the moisture. When I had pasta it was too late , so . Dessert section was also excellent , tempting and inviting that with my first mocktail itself , before having any starter or salad I picked up one only one swiss roll . White color , soft , spongy , creamy cake with mauve color garnish is to die for ......yummmmy . After my main course again I had only swiss roll . There was whole counter of my favorite desserts like tiramisu , chocolate fudge , peanut bar etc. etc . but after having the divine swiss rolls , I was so satisfied that I didn't try anything else . For making an event successful ambience , food , service , music are must and Off the Record has it all . So don't wait to plan your party and go ahead with this decent , happening and rocking place .