Friday, 21 June 2013

Toss up - Ramapuram, Chennai

For those of us having our workplaces / residences on the Bangalore highway, er.. almost, Toss up is definitely a decent place to spend those afternoons when you want decent meal outside of the crappy cafeterias and overcrowded food courts.

The place is neatly done and boasts of a turquoise / teal (my favorite color) atmosphere. It can seat about 20 pax and when we entered at 1245 this hot June afternoon, the place was crowded with a team celebrating a birthday. The waiters were bustling around and we were directed to our seats.

We immediately decided on the combo meals - 2 non veg and 1 veg (yes that's me). They are priced at INR 199 for the non veg and INR 169 for the veg (taxes extra). The choice is plenty.

My veg combo today had a rich creamy tomato soup, 2 pieces of taro nest, a medium sized bowl of Singapore noodles and a triple chocolate mousse. The non veg combo had chicken soup, one spring roll, a portion of phuket fish, pasta alfredo, aachi kari stroganoff, vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate and the triple chocolate mousse.

The soup was rich and creamy; I'd have preferred it slightly spicy but that was just a preference. The soup was hot and tasted delicious. The taro nest was nothing like a nest, instead was fried completely and topped with mayo. The Singapore noodles had plenty vegetables and was filling. The only downside was that it was terribly oily. I wish they'd go a little easy on the oil. The desserts weren't anything to rave about. They were okayish.

My non vegetarian friends' feedback - The pasta alfredo was great, says B; the aachi kari stroganoff didn't make G happy; The soup was super spicy and the phuket fish was good too says G.

We went there not expecting much and were reasonably happy with our meal.

Price: Reasonable
Service: Prompt
Will I go there again: Yes (especially to try Chennai Chillin' which is their beverages and cold stone ice cream joint right next to Toss up)

Toss up is on Mount Poonamallee Road, Opp DLF IT Park, Ramapuram. 

*All pics shot with B's new HTC One HTC One X

Tomato Soup

Chicken soup

Singapore Noodles - Veg

Taro Nest - Veg

Pasta Alfredo and Spring roll

Phuket Fish and Aachi kari Stroganoff

Triple chocolate mousse

Vanilla ice-cream


15 comments:

  1. Yummy yummy :D SIngapore noodles ;)

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  2. worth a visit :D will go again!
    Deepa you dont do the points thing on your food and restaurants review blog, and I like it very much! :D

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  3. I appreciate all of the information that you have shared. Thank you for the hard work!

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  6. I love how detailed this review is! It sounds like Toss Up has some great combo meal options. The turquoise/teal atmosphere sounds so refreshing, too
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  7. "I appreciate how you included both the veg and non-veg perspectives. It’s always a bonus to see balanced feedback
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  8. Love how you described the setting! Turquoise/teal is my favorite too, and I can see how it would make the place feel cozy and inviting
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  9. "INR 169 for a veg combo with soup, noodles, and dessert is very reasonable. Definitely sounds worth a visit
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  10. The team celebration atmosphere sounds fun! It's always a good sign when a place is packed for such events.
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  11. "The phuket fish sounds intriguing! Not a dish I see on every menu, so that’s a cool option for fish lovers.
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  12. "It’s so nice to have a good food option on the Bangalore highway! Cafeterias get old fast, so this sounds like a great change
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  13. I'm sold on trying this place just for the ambiance alone. It’s rare to find a spot that’s cozy yet stylish on highways
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  14. I agree with you about the oiliness of noodles sometimes – I wish more places would take feedback like that
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