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Restaurant in Gopalapuram
Rated: Good
based on 3 reviews
Bay Leaf
14, 6th Street, Cathedral Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai
28114557, 28114558
| Locality | Cathedral Road,Gopalapuram |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Opposite Stella Maris College |
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | North Indian |
| Timings | 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM |
| Price |
Moderate
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- Additional Information
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Credit cards accepted
Offers home delivery
- Tags
- north-indian chicken mughlai
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first reviewed by Somaditya
- User Reviews (3)
Jul 29, 2008
So SAD :(
The place was empty, so I had my own doubts before going there, still wanted to try out cos of the fame it HAD before. Tried the veg gobi tandoor starter, it was awesom, hopes rised....
Then I had roomali roti and cheese panner naan, hopes fell 1000 feet below. I had to gulp it down, no other go, finally padid the bill, threw myself out
May 12, 2008
Best Bengali affair in Chennai
The present "Bay Leaf has moved from its original place. Earlier it was in an Old Colonial Bungalow on the other side of the Cathedral Road, inside the lane next to Chola Sheraton.
The Bungalow itself was a treat, with stained glass window, the rooms, the old ceiling fans, the Veranda, it had an old world charm.
I checked with people and came to know, this unique restaurant was a joint effort of a Bengali+Mangalorian couple, but now I don't think now it’s managed by the original owner.
Bengali recipes are authentic, the Posto, the Aloo Fulkopi, Chingrir Malaikari, Mangsher Jhol...the added advantage is that this is the only place in Chennai that serves Awadhi Biriyani, that Kolkatan's are familiar with.
This place should be tagged for Bengali food
Nov 04, 2007
Gold Standard..
Yours Trooly was the lone diner at Bay Leaf restaurant a recent sunday evening (having schemed all day and stepped in bang at 1900 Hours IST - opening time after sundown) Bay Leaf is opposite Stella Maris College on Cathedral Road, Chennai - the area is a VVIP location as Tamil Nadu CM K stays there.. Your best marker is Gangotri, a happening sweets and chaat and paani-puri joint that has its shop-front facing Cathedral Road, caters mostly to the college crowd and a smattering of North Indian customers.. take the lane left of Gangotri to find Bay Leaf staring down at you.. The menu is a full six pages of text bound in black leather (as befits a predominantly non-vegetarain menu).. veggies rejoice!! all the veg dishes on the menu are priced at double digit INRs only.. the Non-Veg crowd has a fairly wide selection to choose from in Bay Leaf.. I ordered the Chicken Shorba, the Lucknowi Mutton biryani, a egg-chicken roll and a sweet lime soda.. all tasted fairly good except the Chicken Shorba - a piping hot, watery soup with strips of white chicken.. the biryani and mutton roll met my expectations and I settled the bill at 275 bucks only.. a tad expensive considering I am used to the more mundane (but robust and good-value) offerings at Annapurna in Egmore, Chennai.. The soft music and muted lighting at Bay Leaf add to the ambience and the wait staff was attentive (I was the only bloke eating at that time..) (he, he..).. I watched a couple walk in with a bawling child and ordering vegetarian take-aways (the cheek of these veggies..!).. Clean but plain china plates, cold steel cutlery, no-nonsense furniture and fresh, chilled drinking water add up to a decent (dare I say, upmarket) dining experience.. The place is NOT huge and can seat upton 30 covers at a go, methinks.. Anyways, I plan to try many of the other Bengali and North Indian non-veg fare variously listed on the Bay Leaf menu.. but that only after I plan a budget.. shall post more reviews on burrp.com as I dig through their offerings.. BON APPETIT..!