Khao — Restaurant in Kerala

I was heading back after a meeting, absolutely starving, and looking for a quiet spot to enjoy dinner. I came across this restaurant, which looked appealing but was completely deserted. Curious, I decided to give it a try despite wondering why it had no customers if the food was good.

It didn’t take long to understand why the place was empty. Despite the upscale ambiance and attention to detail, the restaurant lacked a basic necessity—functioning air conditioning. It wasn’t working, and no one seemed to care. The staff appeared to be new and in training. While they were polite and trying their best, their inexperience was evident.

The menu was also quite limited, and the overall vibe was missing. The entire time I was there, the restaurant remained empty, and I was uncomfortably sweating as I ate.

The food was good, but honestly, what’s the point when everything else...

Visited on dec 16 after 10.30pm when we saw all lights on. When we entered, they told the shop is closed. Samuel ( one of the admins) checked with kitchen team and shared some of the dishes that are available. He is super friendly and we had a nice conversation while the food is cooked.

We ordered chicken biriyani (Rs 263 including taxes). It was served with raitha, mint chutney and kismis pickle. The biriyani is very flavoured, chicken is well cooked and tender. The side dishes are fresh and the pickle won my taste buds.

What made me grateful is that they havent compromise on the main course or even in side dishes though we are the last customer and came after the shop is closed.

The restaurant is very neat, nice ambience and have very welcoming staffs.

Good parking...

I visited Khao Restaurant yesterday and left feeling extremely disappointed. I ordered puttu, appam, egg curry, and veg curry, along with a starter whose name I can’t recall. Unfortunately, every dish fell short of expectations. The starter was drenched in oil, making it unappetizing right from the start. The appam tasted raw and seemed as though it had been prepared with an instant mix rather than freshly made. The puttu was excessively salty, and the vegetable curry tasted very bad.

Overall, I couldn’t help but question the quality control in the kitchen. One question to the owner remains: why invest so much in opening a restaurant if the basics cannot be executed properly? I left very disappointed and would suggest potential patrons consider this...