Thanjai Thambivilas

Visited Thanjai Thambivilas during our Thanjavur trip, and while the ambience and parking experience were pleasant, the food didn't quite live up to the hype--especially considering the price. Food Experience We arrived around 3 PM hoping to try their Biriyani, but it was already sold out. So we opted for the Asaiva Virunth (non-veg feast), which sounded promising but turned out to be underwhelming. While the platter came with plenty of side dishes, most of them were average in taste. They did serve a generous portion of rice, but that alone couldn't save the meal. Pricing Definitely on the expensive side. The package meals feel overpriced for what you get. If you're visiting, I'd recommend skipping the specials and going for something simpler--like chapati with a good gravy dish. Parking & Ambience Parking was smooth, and the attendant was helpful. The overall ambience of the restaurant is quite nice--clean, well-lit, and welcoming. Verdict Thanjai Thambivilas has the looks and the location, but the food--especially the specials--needs to match the price tag. Worth a visit if you're selective with your order.

To try the local thanjavur regional style of food preparation, come to this place. Small onion mutton fry was very good. Do try it. Other dishes to try are Teetar Pepper Fry, mutton chukka and potalam biryani.

Ambience is good.. But I didn't like their service.. During dinner time they didn't have mutton items..Biriyani was not hot.. We ordered fish but that was only 2 small pieces with normal taste.. Very less quantity they served for the price they charged..

Food is spicy for people who are not used to spicy food. Quality and quantity is perfect. Reducing once star only for the spicy part otherwise food is top notch.

A total waste of money! We as a group stepped in to Thanjai Thambi Vilas based on a few Thanjai friends' recommendation and decided to order Asaiva virundhu priced at Rs399 per plate. Sadly none of the 7 folks who ordered the meals finished (not even talking about satisfaction here) The fare was so so so average and a complete disappointment. Though we were wary of Thambi Vilas' reputation in Chennai and their subsequent closure, we still decided to skip Pattukottai Kamatchi mess thinking they won't let us down at Thanjai. A colossal waste of food and around 3000 rupees which could have been put to better use! The best part, the naatukozhi kozhambu they with the meals came without even a shred of chicken (and had beans in it) and tasted more like the kurma for chapathi and the guy in charge replied saying it was paya style chicken gravy (come on, who does naatukozhi kozhambu in paya style) I escaped partially by ordering Egg Biriyani only to be served with some avg biriyani which we just luke warm. And the menu mentions Basmati rice biriyani but all we got was more of seeragasamba type broken biriyani (I'd say it was more like ration arisi biriyani)