Tangerine – Sizzlers and More @ Tynampet in Chennai

If you are in Chennai on a lazy weekend and want to try some Mexican cuisines, Tangerine is one of the options. Not sure how “Tangerine” relates to Mexican Food but you will find a decent environment and good food that fits well within your budget. You may have to wait for some time but the patience is well worth it.

THE FOOD

As the tag line suggests, sizzlers are their forte and you will also find Indianized version of sizzlers e.g. Paneer Tikka Sizzler. They also have a few verities of pastas. Being vegetarian, trying meat, eggs and sea food is out of the question. We ordered “Paneer And Corn Cutlet Sizzler” – a smoked cutlet made of Paneer and Corn served with tangy cheese garlic sauce, sautéed vegetables and skinned mashed potato.

The very aroma of smoked cutlet was enticing. Serving size is good for an adult. Cheesy sauce gave the food bit of an Italian touch but it tasted good

Compared to the verity of sizzlers, beverages were little disappointing. Also, they don’t seem to have permit for serving alcoholic beverages. Non availability of beer was a major turn off!

THE AMBIANCE

The place is an air conditioned ground floor with a seating capacity of ~40 people. Overall interior is good enough (i.e. nothing great). We had to stand near the entrance because of non availability of waiting area. Paintings on the wall were mediocre and didn’t gel with rest of the interior. Music played at restaurant was rather annoying because of inconsistency

COURTESY

The staff was mostly friendly and courteous but at the same time forgetful and often slow. They could have served the sizzlers with knife and fork instead of fork and spoon. The guard at Parking kept following me till I paid him tips for getting my bike parked!! :O

SUMMARY

A good value for money place to visit for decent Mexican food if you are ready to overlook the rest!

OUR RATING

Out of 10 – 10 being Outstanding

Criteria	Ratings
Quality and taste	8
Appearance / presentation of food	6
Ambiance	5
Courtesy	4
Verity / food options	7
Beverages served	5
Value for money	8
Parking facility	4
Perks	4
Overall Satisfaction	7 (likely to visit again

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