Celine's Kitchen - Puducherry

Celine's Kitchen is one hidden gem among the numerous cafes and restaurants dotting the White Town area of Pondicherry. It was our second day in Pondi and after a morning sight seeing we were hungry and looking for a good cafe or restaurant nearby our hotel. While roaming for sometime came across this cafe and after a quick check in Zomato entered here. It was an amazing experience here both with ambiance and food. A must visit place for all food lovers.<br/ <br/ Location: It is located on the Rue Du Bazar, Saint Laurent area of White Town. A few minutes walking distance from the beach. Check google maps for details.<br/ <br/ Parking: There is the usual road side parking available if you are coming by road.<br/ <br/ Ambiance: The restaurant is quite spread out and the first thing that comes to mind on seeing this is the famous Goan shacks. With thatched roof in one part and fans over head you got to miss Goa. There is minimal decoration but it is quite open and spacious which is quite rare here in Pondi owing to lack of space.<br/ <br/ Seating: Seats are good and comfortable and plenty in number and can easily accommodate a large party.<br/ <br/ Service: I often see people complaining about slow service. They should probably remember that these are no fast food chains that will serve you in minutes. If you are looking for quick service go to a McD or Dominos. Good food requires time to cook. Same was here and we were not complaining. Staff was welcoming and provided suggestions on asking. No complains on that.<br/ <br/ Food: We ordered a Quatro Da Formaggi pizza, a Prawn and a fish dish (not remembering the names now). All the items were well cooked and in sufficient quantity. Sea food items appeared fresh and tasty.<br/ <br/ Price: A overall meal with 3 course will set you back by around Rs.1500-2000. Few of the items are little on the higher side specially in the main course. Otherwise the rates are ok for this kind of restaurant in a touristy area.<br/ <br/ Overall a very beautiful experience having lunch here in a open air surrounding. Food is good and tasty. The only drawback I can think of is the open area theme which may put off some customers as it gets really hot sometimes during day time. Rest all is good and everyone should try having at least one meal here. Highly recommended from my side.

Visited during an extended weekend. First, they said that only Indian menu items are available we were ok with it though. With only half of the tables occupied we thought the service will be quicker. But the service was SUPER SLOW. The server didn't get regular water, so we asked for paid water bottle and got it right away. A simple order took over an hour to prep. The server was standing free and literally hid from us behind the counter when we tried asking for order status. Most of the FOOD WAS UTTER TRASH. Chicken was good. Dal was sweet. Paneer was more like rubber. It was like they just heated frozen food and gave. With such POOR SERVICE and INEFFICIENT KITCHEN STAFF skip...read more

Very nice place. green peas and mint soup is very different and nice. start and pizza were also very nice !!

Walked into Celine's Kitchen on a Saturday night at 8pm and immediately got a table (but there was a line of people waiting when we left at 9:15pm). The open air ambience is deceptively quiet, shutting out the bustle of the streets. Very attentive service, appreciate their inputs on what to order. But the definite highlight was the food, everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. We had the Peas Pulao, Plain Naan, Prawn curry, Seer fish fry and Paneer Tikka. Every single dish was superb, not too spicy and made with fresh ingredients. Highly recommend!

Must try It became my favorite restaurant in the pond. Try her pizza and chicken steak. Best ambience