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Chap Chay..The 'Stir fry' restaurant at Raintree, Chennai.

8/27/2013

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Being an only child, has it’s perks, but having to make the choice of the restaurant to dine in every time we go out is definitely not one of them, in my opinion. So this time, I insisted that it was my dad’s turn. He suggested that we try something new. I, being the fussy critical one, wasn’t very enthusiastic to try something new, as to me, 'new' more often than not ends up being 'bad'.  We decided on going to Chap Chay, Raintree a Chinese restaurant.. But my expectations were merely a dot compared to how marvelous the dining experience was.

My dad and I, were greeted into the restaurant with wide, pleasant smiles. This is one of the things i look out for personally when I enter a restaurant.  We were then seated with the menu’s in front of us. We decided to try the chap chay. In Chinese chap means stir fried and chay, vegetables.

The waiter, then lead us to a table, which had an assortment of vegetables. So basically, we had to fill our bowl with the veggies of our choice and then the noodles. There was tomato noodles, whole wheat noodles flat noodles and spinach noodles and next to it, an assortment of proteins. Next, we had to pick out the sauces according to our taste, spicy or not too spicy. This was then stir fried.  When we got back, there was a little surprise waiting for us at our table. Crispy banana with vegetables. It was a delicious explosion of flavours. Finally, the stir fried food was sent to our table.

The idea was that we could different combinations and, Oh did we!1 The taste was spectacular, one reason being that it was  freshly made. The different flavours of the elements worked in harmony, creating a burst of flavour. I absolutely  loved it, an empty plate being proof enough.

Next was desert. I was eagerly waiting to order the jellied water chestnuts in coconut milk, having tried it before. Needless to say, i enjoyed every bit of it.

The check was given to us, accompanied with two complementary heart shaped chocolates, which i think was a very cute idea. At the end of it all, we were left with pot bellies and well content.
 It was a wonderful dinner and i wouldn’t mind going again, or rather, i would love to. To anyone who wants to try something new or even to go out for a bite, i would honestly and highly recommend chap chay, as personally, i loved every minute of it


Review by Aishwarya

Chap Chay...A step by step guide (don't miss the live station video of the chef in action)

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The Concept in a nutshell
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Pleasant ambience
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Crispy banana with vegetables.
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Choice of Veggies : 1
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Choice of Veggies : 2
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Choice of Veggies : 3
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4 types of Noodles: Whole whet, Spinach, Flat Rice, Regular
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Choice of Non Veg Ingredients : Chicken, lamb, tenderloin,
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Seafood: Bassa, snapper, squid and shrimps
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Next tick a choice of Sauce ...there is a choice to add egg and rice too
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The Chef's Recommendation for the sauces.
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Hand over the bowl with all the ingredients to the Chef
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Stir Fry : Result 1
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Stir Fry : Result 2
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Stir Fry : Result 3
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Dont Forget to order some Wine !!
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Stir Fry : Result 4
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jellied water chestnuts in coconut milk
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Good idea to give a 5%Service Charge warning
2 Comments
arundhati
8/27/2013 06:06:42 pm

Being fussy myself and skeptical about trying out new places, glad to know Chap Chay is being recomended..Loved the way the write up has been paired with pictures.

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Tanuja
9/11/2013 01:29:47 am

Great review Aishu! You've got me interested for sure!

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