I vouch for the Sanjeevanam lunches. If you go on a
weekday (when there isn't a crowd and when you won't
need to book a place) their waiters usually have the
time and patience to explain the order and reasoning
for the courses to you. The vazhai thandu pachadi and
olan (banana stem in yogurt and pumpkin in coconut
milk) are especially good.
The other place I would suggest, but again, like the
Gujarati Bhavan, I have no idea if it is still
functional, is Annalakshmi on Mount Road. It used to
be a fantastic place for long Sunday lunches. They
served traditional south Indian 'meals' on silver
plates, and (IIRC) had volunteers (often doctors,
well-known businessmen, etc.) waiting tables as 'seva'
for the organisation that ran the place.
Dakshin in Park Sheraton has my vote too, wallet
permitting. Eden has decent vegetarian Continental
food -- they now have a branch in some hotel on
Village Road. There used to be a lovely dessert place
called Painted Platters off Kasturi Rangan Road, where
you could laze for hours under the raintrees reading a
book, and only (very) occasionally would someone ask
if you would in fact like to order something. And
their desserts were pretty good too. I don't suppose
it is still around - couldn't have been very
profitable to run a place like that.
Pavithra
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