Pamba - Chennai

Great place. Can't expect ambience. Although I would say a the ambience is that of a Kerala mess. Don't forget to order their beef roasts and other related dishes. Very simple and homely food. And like many others have elaborated, i put my authority and stamp to say: You can't get this taste in any 5- hotel..... Definitely not!!!!!

A very mediocre kerala cuisine restaurant suitable for ppl looking for awesome taste alone. The restaurant interiors are not so attractive but the taste stands tall when compared to many costly restaurants. The Parotta's and the beef recipes are the best here, and i bet no other 5 star or 7 star hotel could give you such a taste. We always go here whenever we are hungry and we have a budget contriant... for a group of 6, eating full stomach costed us only 1150 rs... the waiters and the cook are very friendly... if you are someone who expect neatness, clean tables and attractive interiors pls ignore this one.. this is pure b class, super tasty restaurant... i bet no other restaurants on this earth will make such tasty parottas... i have been here so many times... i just love this place...

The best place for beef. The beef biriyani is the best. This is the place where malluz must visit at least once. Its a small place like old Kerala hotels. But the food they serve is awesome. You will get the best kappa biriyani and beef fry

So I stepped in to Pamba Restaurant and from the get go, noticed that the place oozes Mallu and that is a good thing in such a situation. I straight away ordered Malabar Parottas with Beef Ularthiyadhu (Dry fried beef with shallots, coconut and curry leaves), the Karimeen fry and the Chicken Stew. The Parottas seemed a little dry than what I 'm used to but went really well with the Chicken Stew. The Stew is light and flavorful with tender pieces of chicken fillet. I thoroughly enjoyed the Beef which happened to be tender and spicy. The curry leaf flavor was unmistakable and the coconut scrapings really gave it that extra Mallu flavor. The Karimeen fry too was exceptionally good. The fish was perfectly crisp and spicy with moist white meat on the inside. A word of advice; ask the server to make the fish very spicy which makes it even better. Overall, it was a great meal and great value for money. This restaurant rightfully deserves to have its praises sung and so we shall!

Went here on a friend 's recommendation for the beef. Ambience is your average Kerala mess. And most of the food is also quite similar. They don 't have 'stew ', which more upscale restaurants serve, and their 'kurma ' is like the traditional Kerala peas curry, with vegetables thrown in. And much thicker. The appams were proper Kerala style, and so were the parottas. THE BEST PART: The beef ularthiyathu that we had. The meat was decent, but the flavour was something else entirely. It is definitely a must try. I personally had a Ratatouille moment, upon my first taste of the beef. Go eat here. It won 't burn your pockets, but it 'll be awesome for your taste buds.