Haritam brings to the fore the forgotten flavors of South India. The cuisine is predominantly from curated recipes of Tamil and Telugu with a skosh of North Indian too thrown into the mix. There's a lot of innovation and experimentation in what's being served which helps in distinguishing it from the rest of the pack.
It's located in the Kilpauk Garden road in a big 3 storey complex segregated into a Non AC enclosure, AC enclave and also a roof top dining hall. The ambiance isn't something to rave about but is neat, clean and concise and gives a homely and traditional feel about it. It's a veg only restaurant and is surely a plus point for the green lovers to have a stand alone restaurant serving a varied expansive spread other than the usual well associated names .
We were on an invite were served a truckload of items that almost put us on the verge of detonating. It was a delight having to taste their signature stuff put forth especially for us. We had different combination of soups ranging from Sweet Corn, Horse Gram and Drumstick. The Horse Gram with a tinge of spice was a good foil and so was the Drumstick soup which was riveting. The panneer tikka in the form of Malai and cheese were good enough with especially the panneer pieces being succulent and easy on the mouth. We also had a googly in the form of a mock fries which were brownish and made of moong dal apart from the traditional fare of the same. And one cannot forget the Mushroom fry and Kothu Parotha which again were great starter material. And in between we also had Keera vadai which was really crispy and had a lovely taste to it and Vazhapoo vadai which also followed suit. Behold there was also Rasa Vadai and Kozhukattai to try out. There was just too much to the platter and I must say the majority of the stuff passed the muster.
The main course portion was not to be left behind as we were served a plethora of items on this front too. On the North Indian side, we got a shot at a bunch of Indian breads with a Panneer Tikka masala, panneer butter masala and Dal Tadka for company. The gravies were decent enough notwithstanding a slight overdose on the oil content. The Dal however was a show stealer having a nice sweet twang to it thanks to the presence of cashew nuts. On the dosa side, tried the Kara Masala dosa and a ragi based one. Even on Idli's we had variety with smearing hot ghee podi idli's and the rotund soft Thatta Idly. Pongal also came into the equation and to round off this section we were given puri's not just the traditional one but also in the form of a ragi, palak and tomato flavored ones. It was indeed a spectacular array on offer and must say, most of the stuff passed the taste test with flying colors.
We were just too stuffed after gorging all of the above and for desserts we went a little easy with just a couple of Ice creams and a mint cooler. The fig honey was decent enough and the Coffee crunch had a lovely coffee essence to it. The mint cooler was just about right and put the curtains down on a very satisfactory meal.
The service was immaculate with the management being extremely courteous and receptive to feedback. They were also more than willing to listen and take in suggestions. Pricing is hard to comment as we were on an invite but seems to be fair and competitive. Parking is not an issue as they are located in their own complex with sufficient space available for 2 wheeler's and 4 wheeler's.
Overall, it was an extremely pleasing experience to dine here. The hospitality extended made it all the more welcoming. Haritam seems a great addition to the Kilpauk area's growing restaurant market and is also a great viable option for vegetarians looking for a refreshing change over in the form of a South Indian twist.
It's located in the Kilpauk Garden road in a big 3 storey complex segregated into a Non AC enclosure, AC enclave and also a roof top dining hall. The ambiance isn't something to rave about but is neat, clean and concise and gives a homely and traditional feel about it. It's a veg only restaurant and is surely a plus point for the green lovers to have a stand alone restaurant serving a varied expansive spread other than the usual well associated names .
We were on an invite were served a truckload of items that almost put us on the verge of detonating. It was a delight having to taste their signature stuff put forth especially for us. We had different combination of soups ranging from Sweet Corn, Horse Gram and Drumstick. The Horse Gram with a tinge of spice was a good foil and so was the Drumstick soup which was riveting. The panneer tikka in the form of Malai and cheese were good enough with especially the panneer pieces being succulent and easy on the mouth. We also had a googly in the form of a mock fries which were brownish and made of moong dal apart from the traditional fare of the same. And one cannot forget the Mushroom fry and Kothu Parotha which again were great starter material. And in between we also had Keera vadai which was really crispy and had a lovely taste to it and Vazhapoo vadai which also followed suit. Behold there was also Rasa Vadai and Kozhukattai to try out. There was just too much to the platter and I must say the majority of the stuff passed the muster.
The main course portion was not to be left behind as we were served a plethora of items on this front too. On the North Indian side, we got a shot at a bunch of Indian breads with a Panneer Tikka masala, panneer butter masala and Dal Tadka for company. The gravies were decent enough notwithstanding a slight overdose on the oil content. The Dal however was a show stealer having a nice sweet twang to it thanks to the presence of cashew nuts. On the dosa side, tried the Kara Masala dosa and a ragi based one. Even on Idli's we had variety with smearing hot ghee podi idli's and the rotund soft Thatta Idly. Pongal also came into the equation and to round off this section we were given puri's not just the traditional one but also in the form of a ragi, palak and tomato flavored ones. It was indeed a spectacular array on offer and must say, most of the stuff passed the taste test with flying colors.
We were just too stuffed after gorging all of the above and for desserts we went a little easy with just a couple of Ice creams and a mint cooler. The fig honey was decent enough and the Coffee crunch had a lovely coffee essence to it. The mint cooler was just about right and put the curtains down on a very satisfactory meal.
The service was immaculate with the management being extremely courteous and receptive to feedback. They were also more than willing to listen and take in suggestions. Pricing is hard to comment as we were on an invite but seems to be fair and competitive. Parking is not an issue as they are located in their own complex with sufficient space available for 2 wheeler's and 4 wheeler's.
Overall, it was an extremely pleasing experience to dine here. The hospitality extended made it all the more welcoming. Haritam seems a great addition to the Kilpauk area's growing restaurant market and is also a great viable option for vegetarians looking for a refreshing change over in the form of a South Indian twist.
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