The Tamara Kodai

After a 6.5 hour long journey, my wife and I reached Tamara Kodai in Kodaikanal. As soon as we reached the hotel, we were welcomed with a warm drink made of ginger, jaggery and Indian spices which helped us clear the throat in such cold weather. As we entered our Luxurious Suite at the resort we were so tired that we wanted to crash on the bed but we were starving so we dragged ourselves to the La Providence restaurant where the dinner buffet was served. With the bitter experience from the Ooty hotel still alive in our memory, we kept our expectations low while we entered the restaurant. We were pleasantly welcomed by one of the stewards who directed us towards the live counter. At the live counter we first tried the Pani Puri and we liked it. My wife who hardly ate pani puri in her entire life ate three in a row. At the next counter we were served Appam and coconut milk which we liked. We slowly started to expect more from the buffet. We eagerly started checking the items served in the buffet. To our pleasant surprise there was a wide spread of vegetarian dishes carefully separated from Non-Vegetarian dishes. As vegetarians, this kind of arrangement made us feel comfortable. The good thing of this buffet is it has many options from both North and South Indian cuisines. To our surprise, we found that every dish was placed on induction hobs to make sure that the food was fresh and hot. Every single dish was plated so elegantly that we were hesitant to disturb the plating. Special mention to Chef Selva who cooked Vengaya kara Kuzhambu, a tomato gravy curry with small onions and Karuveppilai thokku, made with Curry leaves and a blend of aromatic spices, were finger licking good. The hotly served Rasam was cooked to perfection and it was soo good that I had it as a soup at the end. Vegetable Handi, Dum Aloo, Mattar Paneer, and Dal Tadka paired with the soft pulkas and rotis were lip smacking. The vegetable biryani cooked by Chef Prem was one of the best Biryanis we ever had. It was bursting with flavours which was unbelievable. All the chefs put more effort in cooking non veg biryanis and a veg biryani is always neglected. This was one of the best veg biryanis that scored an A+. By the time we reached to desserts, the Malai Chamcham was over. Shoutout to Sohail, the steward and chef Pushpendu, who made sure the sweet was cooked for us again and served fresh. And the Malai Chamcham was scrumptious and we indulged it. We also loved all the other succulent desserts that were served in the buffet. By the end of our dinner, both our hearts were filled with joy and we were wondering how can every dish taste so good. So we decided to meet the staff and the chefs and thank them personally. After talking to these people we understood that every single person loves his job, so passionate about what they do. We certainly have to mention the name of the Restaurant Manager, Mr.Dinesh, the person behind this incredible team that defines hospitality. We ce

Hi....am stayed in tamara kodai with my family for 3 days in November its one of the wonderful stay i experienced in my life ... all staffs are super friendly and our special thanks to sneha foods are amazing especially for my 1.5 years old daughter foods are prepared exclusively as we prepared in our home thanks to south indian chef selva . We ll visit again 🔜 for everything we experienced 😊

Tamara is located at a prime location. The resort has a nice view. Restaurants has a very good Ambiance and good food variety. The staff were very friendly. Special thanks to Dinesh Restaurant Manager,Shree, Sneka, Rakesh for helping us. Had a very good 2 nights stay. Rooms are spacious and clean, well maintained.

Staff is very courteous and good response , Dinesh and his team Shree, Sanjana ,sashmidha and Suder treated us very good and made us feel special , Food was outstanding in both veg and non veg including desserts and salad , soul satisfying experience of food especially mutton chettinad and vendai pulikulam was soo soo good

Loved the entire stay. My booking experience with Mr Akshaya shetty was incredible, as always. And the property is absolutely beautiful with clean rooms and wonderful hospitality. Thanks to Dinesh Restaurant Manager - ⁠sanjana - Sashmidha - ⁠Deb - ⁠suhail - ⁠sundar - ⁠chef cetti and selva Special thanks to Anto and Mr Hari. For taking care of all our food needs, arranging a cake and setting up a table too!! Mr prabhakaran for meticulously cleaning our room every single day!! All in all, a wonderful experience.

Lovely stay with great care. The place is so cozy that gives an amazing experience. We stayed for 3nights. All those days were spent within the campus mostly enjoying the landscape, indoor games with children and relishing on the best food. Staff were extremely helpful and taken care of us as is we we’re family memebers. Few to name are, Shree, Selvakumar(South Indian chef), Soni, Meenakshi and Nitish Chandra (exe chef) and many more unable to recall their names.