Cafe Pondi

Pure vegetarian, authentic South Indian food (tamilnadu). Beautiful ambience, indoor and outdoor seating. Best in class customer service. Top hygiene. And, the best menu (innovative) and the best taste...
It is in the residential area of Kalyani Nagar. You can expect total silence around.

I would recommend to go there in taxi / cab, as parking is an issue in the small lane. Though, I won't take away any stars for that.
Cheers!

So close yet so far .... the atmosphere and decor are outstanding ! The menu looks great too ! The staff are a bit laid back and could be more attentive and better trained and informed of the menu. The food is 7/10....not bad in any way but a bit low on flavour! Small touches needed to make it perfect ! Need to provide pedestal fans ! Too hot in the summer months.

***Pondicherry vibes alert***
Cafe Pondi which is situated in lane infront of Jogger’s park has a very good vibes with fresh and homely entrance.Here each and every thing makes you feel comfortable with their peaceful ambience and sighful seatings.
Trust me when I entered this place I really felt like home.This place is something unique same as of menu.The vibrant white,yellow and blue colours with wooden seatings makes you feel homely and fresh. There’s also this small book shelf where you can come over a coffee which is their speciality and read/work as much time you want.

Coming to the food,

What I had on my table-
Murukku nachos-Amazing dressing of sauce with salsa and cheese sprinkled tasted perfect and a good snack with good quantity.#Recommended

Melon carpaccio ,arugula,walnut salad-A tasteful and palate cleanser salad as its my favourite and carried away way better.

Malabar poutine-A corn and potato bread with cheese nice golden fried also crispy enough to enjoy and a very unique and delicious starter.

Mix veg paniyaram-Yum! This was really appetising.Bite sized appe tasted very well with chutneys and sambar.The tadka given to paniyaram was highlighted more which gave a spicy taste.#Recommended

Dosa margherita -A dosa where mozzarella cheese was sprinkled although i thought the cheese could’ve been melted more than tiny cubes,else the taste was tangy and cheesy,went well with chutneys and sambar.#Recommended

Chennai express margherita Pizza-Gunpowder sprinkled on the top with cheese thought of more sauce,else the taste was perfect.

Chettinad cottage cheese pizza-Nice soft paneer cubes going well with chettinad mixture.The thincrust base made me more happier though.😜

Appam+chennai avial -I already love appams!The soft and perfect in shape hot appams served with stew which was very flavourful and gave coconut flavour well.#Recommended

Idli waffles and Hyderabadi tomato korma-Idli waffles nowadays is an awesome concept which goes well with sambar/chutneys.Waffles were basic crispy from outside and nice soft from inside went well with korma.That korma was totally amazing,the flavours were outbursting tangyness and giving hyderabadi feel.A must try dish here.#Recommended

Tomato Rassam Risotto-Never had I imagined the dish before never did I try.The creamy,cheesy risotto tasted really delicious with tomato rassam which played a great role and perfectly complimented risotto.Current favouritees.One must try this dish whenever you visit the place.#highlyRecommended

—Desserts—
Filter coffee brownie with saffron icecream-The brownie which had a strong coffee flavour was little dense but went well with sweet saffron icecream.#Recommended

Midnight chocolate torte-A dark chocolate which gave my taste buds a sweet note while leaving.

Paan pannacotta-A basic pannacotta giving a subtle and light paan flavour.Amazingly presented and enough on quantity for 2. #Recommended

Nice resto with soft music playing around. Dishes here have different name as it's have some south touch to it. I ordered Nachoes with cheese and they provide me chakli topped with cheese and mavnies. Though it tasted good it is something unexpected. Price is bit higher here and not easily located in kalyani nagar. Parking is also problem.
But overall good place to hangout with friends and new menu to explore.

A quaint cafe in the heart of Kalyani nagar with a homely feel and vibes of a place you can just walk-in and have a chat with friends while enjoying filter coffee and knick knacks. However the staff is new and untrained. They don't recommend any specials and they seem to be under pressure. The menu is good would love to try more.

A real fun culinary experience. The serene outdoorsy ambience with a French color scheme resembling Pondicherry is a surprise element in midst of a busy Poona neighbourhood.
One could spend a long time with family and friends and feel relaxed. The hostess was very helpful and attentive. The service needs a little pep talk but overall staff was very friendly.
The food was excellent. It is presented well and is very appetizing. We were a large group so tried out variety of dishes on the menu. The twist and interpretation of different foods from regions of India and dishes from around the world is really a treat to the palate.
The Biryani, Chennai Express Margarita and the Paan Pannacotta are dishes that we all savoured. Highly recommend this place.

Ambience: 4 Beautiful

Service: 0 Bad; while I was ordering, waiter got a call n suddenly turned n left to attend the call. Pathetic, not even a random stranger would do that. Anyone will say excuse me or one minute. He didn't knew the menu which was really complicated, he couldn't explain and we ended up ordering n wasting food.

Food quantity:3
Food quality:4
Presentation:4
Price:3 it wasn't value for money for me at all.
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We had ordered:
Kombucha 0
Podi ricotta 2 very sweet
Rice dumplings 5 it was nice
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You need to simplify your Menu or at least explain it with one or two lines. And train you waiters well. People go out not only to eat but for the experience n your guy definitely ruined mine.

A very nice cafe.. calm and peace u can describe it as. One can work, chill, read etc there while having some crunches. Dishes are all tasty and take less service time. Naturistic architecture. Indoor and outdoor eating space. All in all a good place.