Hotel Surya — Restaurant in Tondiarpet

A restaurant famous for its special Chicken and Mutton Gravy 🥘 on Sunday mornings. This greenish-yellow non-veg gravy is their signature dish, for which people wait in queues 🕗 for takeaways (it’s available only on Sunday mornings). It gets sold out around 8:30 AM itself!

We went for a dine-in breakfast 🍽️ and had idly 🫓, idiyappam 🍜, parotta 🥪, special mutton gravy 🥘, and mutton paya 🍲.

Liked: Their special gravy – it lived up to the hype! Didn’t like: The paya, as it was a bit sweet (not like the peppery paya types). If you don’t like sweet paya, AVOID ordering it 🚫. However, it seems to have a separate fan base. There aren’t many options during Sunday mornings. We haven’t tried this place during other times. They seem to have a family AC room ❄️, which wasn’t open during our visit.

Service: The service was too slow 🐢, mainly because the staff were overwhelmed with parcel orders. One staff member didn’t respond properly even after being asked 3 times 🤦‍♂️. Finally, another person came to take our order. It took around 15 minutes ⏳ for our food to arrive, even though it was just the already-prepared dishes like idly and mutton kurma. If you have the patience to deal with the delays, this place is worth a visit on a Sunday morning before 8:00 AM 🕗.

Washroom: The washroom isn’t very clean 🚽❌.

Overall: Despite its flaws, this restaurant is worth trying at least once. You might just end up...

I wish I could put in words exactly how much we love suryakala’s food for the last 27 years. We reside close by this restaurant and therefore our Sunday mornings wouldn’t start without their idly and my most favorite SPECIAL MUTTON KURMA. I never found any other place who serves the best except hotel surya. Right from the mutton consistency and taste, everything is delicious. As a family, this is one of our go to places anytime. Great customer service and food quality. You should also try their mutton briyani, paroto and butter chicken recipes. Affordable and quality food served in North madras. Thank you for always giving us your best...

Hotel Surya is a nostalgic spot that still serves up delicious food just like I remembered from my childhood. Recently visited after many years, and I'm impressed that their taste hasn't changed. We ordered fish biryani, mixed noodles, fish finger, and chicken barbecue. The fish biryani was amazing, with tender fish and perfect masala. The chicken barbecue was also great, but the fish finger stole the show - crispy and flavorful. The customer service is friendly. The restaurant has a ground floor for non-AC seating and a first floor with AC seating, offering options for everyone. A great spot for a...