Anjappar Chettinad Restaurants

On Monday we decided to go for an impromptu work lunch, just three of us. I suggested dosa (my favourite South Indian food). My co-​worker suggested Anjappar and I’m so glad she did.
We were greeted warmly and shown to a table. There were two options: Buffet or menu, we chose buffet.
The buffet was fresh and contained many items I was familiar with, as well as a few that were new to me. We had a co-​worker that doesn’t eat meat, which was fine since the buffet was about 75% vegetarian. The dosa with the potato masala was just awesome! Spicy and crispy! I also tried other items, like the Lentil Rasam and chili fish. Everything was great. Can’t wait to come back, with my family this time. Any chance you can open one of this in Newmarket or even Markham? That would be even better!

Glad to find such a nice South Indian restaurant in Brampton. Orderer the ultra spicy dosa, it was killer but very tasty. The place is clean and staff is friendly.
Recommended

Bought chettinadu chicken on Thursday and to my surprise I see blood in chicken piece and seems like they don’t have halal chicken. Avoid at any cost. Very poor

Great Indian Foods, wonderful taste and now great variety of dishes including North Indian. Nice sitting area also

Liked the gobi 65, onion pakoda, ghee dosa, medhu wada, veg thali and mango lassi. Super food. Enjoyed a lot.

5stars — taste
4stars — quality of cleanliness
3stars — ambience
2stars — service
4stars — pricing
Overall — 3 STARS

My husband and I visited late (after their buffet had already closed) so this is a review of their regular dine in.
Great food and the staff there are very kind and funny. I personally like my food extremely extremely spicy and they seemed a little confused when I ordered it as such. But once I explained my odd taste in food they were more than happy to spice it up.
The staff were very fun to watch while cleaning up the rest of the restaurant with their singing and a little dancing.
The food was very tasty and came out really hot and freshly made. Prices were reasonable. I will definitely be back.

not bad for a South Indian restaurant. I didn’t have too much expectation as it is a chain restaurant.
Decent food, service was ok. Wish there was more choices of food especially during dinner. Idli was slightly dry.

My favourite south indian food. I visit this place minimum 3 times a month. So good food. I love all their food. All briyani kothu rotti. Mutton sukka varuval with butter naan. Cant go wrong with their buffet. Lots of food for good price. If u order food its kind of expensive but i really think its worth for the money

This was my first time trying South Indian food. The dinner buffet was pretty good and I especially enjoyed the chili fish, egg masala and butter chicken. I can’t speak to how authentic it is but my friend who brought us here says they hail straight outta his hometown in India which is pretty cool.

This has got to be the worst Indian buffet I have been to– def not worth $ 15.
There were only two non veg dishes, chicken and shrimp curry. The chicken was pink. They gave us a 15% discount for catching that.
Dessert was icecream, fruit and gulab jamun.
I would stick with the sq1 location, best food ever.

I stopped at this restaurant for a friend’s party recently. The restaurant is situated in a plaza with a bunch of shops next to a dollar store. It doesn’t look too great from outside but once you are in, you will see a real south indian ambience.
They had catered for a large group and we ordered off the menu. Service was pleasant and quick. I really appreciated that. I had the Anjappar vegetarian special (which is a rice thali), i enjoyed the curry and food but i found them all to be oily. My friend had the biriyani and it was definitely better than my plain white rice. However his dish curries. Overall, good restaurant but food may be average to good.

My favourite place for South Indian food. The malabar paratas, Chettinad chicken and king fish fry are to die for! The chicken thali is great too wish they would add a salad though. Service is good, friendly staff.

although I’m a devoted fan of subcontinental cuisine I don’t know much about southern Indian food, other than dosa. the super friendly servers at Anjappar Chettinad took me on a little tour of the buffet before I got started. so many new and wonderful flavors! chili fish! rockin soundtrack! for $ 10.99 it’s not the cheapest buffet lunch I’ve had in Brampton, but the food is totally unique and worth the adventure.

One of the best butter chicken I’ve ever had. Great food, usually good service (as long as you don’t have to deal with the older lady). The only Indian restaurant that delivers to your house. Too bad they’re overpriced.

Horrible music, too loud, really bad sambhar, idli vada, excellent kothu (chicken and mutton) roti. Simple ambience. Decent service. Nothing above and beyond.

I really wanted to love this place. Unfortunately, the dosa and accompaniments that I picked up for a take out lunch were the worst tasting of such I’d ever had. It was so disappointing. On the up side, the staff was super friendly. The buffet looked alright. I might give this place one more try but no dosa for me.

Not our favorite Indian in town, but Anjappar wins for the most unique dishes between it’s competitors. It is clearly a regional variation to check out, as it could be just the difference you are looking for.

Came here with a friend who is authentically Indian — born and raised and gave birth to his two (pre-​teen and teenage) daugthers in India …
In his opinion, this is the best Indian buffet around.
I agree that the food is very good but I wouldn’t say it was the best Indian food around … I feel as though I have had better and another downside is that the selection is extremely limited :(
I think there were less than 10 main dishes to choose from and often times, the popular dishes would be all gone. The most popular dish was most surely the dosa. The dosa bread (?) itself was very light, chewy, and crispy, with a hint of sour. It was pretty good … when you could get it.
The spicy soup (traditional to South Indian cuisine) was very yummy. My friend was worried that it would be too spicy for us but I loved it.
I often judge an indian buffet by its naan bread and I can’t say I loved the naan. Too bad :(My son really loved it though, haha. He couldn’t get enough :)
The place reminds me of an Irish Pub with some Indian embellishments and flair. The dark wood, the bar, the layout … all remind me of an Irish pub!
Service was okay … I felt bad for the waitress. I think there was only one waitress and she was working the entire room. Service was a little slow and spotty but you can’t blame her. She was thin and looked tired.
Maybe my expectations were a little too high and this is why I was disappointed.
Not too sure about the prices since I didn’t pay but I have a feeling they are probably not too outrageous.

Prepare yourself for a bold statement: Quite possibly the best Indian buffet I’ve had!
The food here was fantastic, and is the closest thing to home cooked food I’ve experienced at an Indian restaurant. Coming from Sri Lanka, South Indian cuisine does not stray too widely from some of our dishes and that really came out while I was eating.
You know that moment in Ratatouille when (spoiler warning) the food critic was transported back to his childhood after tasting the ratatouille, well I had a similar experience with some of the food here.
The right amount of spice, affordable pricing, very friendly staff and not an overwhelming choice before you makes this lunch buffet hit you in just the right spots.
The restaurant filled up while we were there with other groups and I didn’t see a single non-​South Asian face. That could be because of a fact I learnt while there, which was that Anjappar Chettinad is a chain found in a few countries (originating from India) and after having experienced it, I am not surprised at why a lot of Indians covet it. I can only eagerly await my boss taking us out for another lunch here in the near future!