If you are running out of ideas where to take a loved one to wine and dine to impress then without further consideration zero in on ‘The Beach Club’. This restaurant is one of the most stunning and romantic places to dine in the Chennai city and that is one of the reasons to make it so very popular. The Beach Club is situated on the beach road in Neelangarai so you will get an eyeful of stunning beachline. Dine while gazing at the crashing waves couple of meters away but it’s in the evening that it truly becomes gorgeous. The place is a charming bungalow converted into a restaurant facing the beach so it gets a lot of footfall from the beach strollers. They also have a pool next to the tables so you can have a water body right next to you. The ambience is relaxing and romantic which works very well for the couples and families. Inside of the restaurant is cosy and casual.
Menu of The Beach Club is entirely continental. The food is delicious and lip-smacking. People comes from all over the city to take advantage of their gourmet creativity and spectacular view. If you want to taste a lot of variety at one time then opt for their lavish buffet which draws a stable crowd of regulars. Their a la carte menu is just as good and offers numerous amount of options to its diners. Pick your first course wisely and swift through the tasty choices given to you like, fried Cajun paneer tikka, crab meat cakes with onion chilly jam, khumb khazana, Makai seekh kebab, spicy pumpkin soup, fried vegetable tempura, warm salad of stir fried mixed seafood, mutton seekh kebab, tandoori prawns, spiced potato & pickled apple salad and grilled spiced aubergine rolls.
Swirl a mouthful of silky spaghetti with chilly, crabmeat, olive oil and cream or batter fried prawns udon thani. You can also taste stew of lamb shank grantham, sliced vegetables parmigiana, aloo gobi masala, prawn sukka, malai kofta curry, cottage cheese & vegetable burger, grilled fish Veracruz, grilled chicken breast namtok, fillet of beef Budapest, vegetables pot pie Sheffield, fish stew and mango dhal. Their dessert menu is quite attractive and creative featuring dishes like, tender coconut mousse, PPP upside down, mud pie and tres leche. The Beach Club is not very expensive but is within the range of everybody’s pockets.
- Here is a bit of a glamour scoop: The Beach Club is run by Suresh Chandra Menon, former Tamil actor and producer who was married to the well-known actress, Revathi. He also runs Crimson Chakra and Azzuri Bay in Adyar
- Make sure you reserve ahead and ask for a quiet table with a view. This place gets filled up fast at dinner time
- The Kottivakkam beach is well lit, clean and safe – perfect for a post-dinner stroll