AB's - Absolute Barbecues | Navallur, Chennai image

AB's - Absolute Barbecues | Navallur, Chennai

Restaurant

😠 We booked for a table of 10 on Sunday at 2:30pm, the place was packed and we got our seat at 3:30pm. The waiters were super busy and couldn't cater to us. We were given the grill starters only 2 to 3 times and that was it. Only potato wedges and crispy corn were provided. We kept calling the waiters... People often mention good, table, staff, main, taste, service, experience, visit, lunch, time,


Address

VIVIRA MALL 5TH FLOOR, Navalur, Tamil Nadu 600130, India

Website

www.absolutebarbecues.com

Contact

+91 73373 36824

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (6.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 11:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (34) table (13) staff (13) main (9) taste (9) service (9) experience (8) visit (8) lunch (8) time (7)
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  • 1/5 It's Me Z. 2 years ago on Google
    We booked for a table of 10 on Sunday at 2:30pm, the place was packed and we got our seat at 3:30pm. The waiters were super busy and couldn't cater to us. We were given the grill starters only 2 to 3 times and that was it. Only potato wedges and crispy corn were provided. We kept calling the waiters but no one paid heed and finally we had to move to main course which was a BIG disappointment. The Biryani lacked flavor, The mutton gravy had lungs and other spares, chicken gravy was undercooked. The veg selection wasn't that bad, the live kitchen with dosa and panniyaram was fresh and nice. Desserts was the best part of the whole meal however, most items were over and wasn't refilled. For 799 + taxes per head it wasn't worth the money. Overall Experience: DISAPPOINTED ☹️
    14 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ashish L. 1 year ago on Google
    Plenty of food varieties and good taste. Even a simple dish as butter daal was way tasty. The serving staff looks overworked but even though they were quick to serve your orders. One of the staff asked for my personal modification in barbecues and served accordingly. That was a nice touch. The floor manager came for a review and asked if we were satisfied. They also arranged a small cake for our anniversary with a banner held behind and music in the background. Overall it was a very good experience. The place was fairly crowded considering the middle of the week. So advanced booking is recommended. There are some improvements needed in the way management treats the serving staff in front of customers. Chief waiter bashing the serving staff in front of customers over a trivial mistake is a mood killer.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Subrat K. 2 years ago on Google
    Date Visited- 6th March 2022 Purpose- Lunch(11:30am slot) Well do reserve a table one day before you plan to visit this place. It is a very crowded place, if you want to enjoy without staying in queue. Food qualify was good and everything was served hot and on time. All the staffs were friendly, keeping everything neat and clean. There was live music also which was one of the attractions. Do visit this place with your family and friends to have a good time
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aravinth A. 2 years ago on Google
    My first time experience in barbeque is at AB's here, this is a memorable place. I'm Impressed with the dishes, live music and celebrations. These serving dudes are awesome guys.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arun S. 2 years ago on Google
    They do try to dump a lot of Chicken in barbecue, ask for fish, prawns and hairali barbecued ones. The South Indian and the other live counters are good too. No cocktail, only mocktails >.<
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Bhadrinath D. 2 years ago on Google
    Most disappointed with thr way of service. Dine in on sunday at 02:30pm, got seat near a large speaker, where we couldn't tolerate the sound and very hear atmosphere, no proper varities of food. No proper hospitality and moreover they don't concentrate the customer with preliminary dishes prepared before serving barbecue chicken, fish, prawns. And whatever food is rejected or excessively taken and returned back to kitchen is being served to another customer
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ayyappa c. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a decent barbecue experience inside the AGS mall. There are a lot of options especially for non vegetarians. Live counters contains squid, Rabbit, Duck etc., Starters and desserts were delicious and the main course was good too. It’s quite good to have welcome drink and the service people were friendly, but a bit stressed with the crowd nearby.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Pradnya M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for a get together with family or friends, but it's better to book and confirm your table hours before... To avoid last minute hush. Also it's really rare that you would get a on spot table booking because the restaurant is a bit smaller as it's inside the Mall & it's always full, it's really hard to find a table at the last moment. But overall the starters, desserts and every thing was so good, not to forget their service was also good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 vishnu g. 11 months ago on Google
    Went with colleagues for my farewell. Had fun and great time with team. Good food and excellent service from the staff. If you're a vegetarian and ask for some other options apart from menu and get few mashroom and paneer starters.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 yuvaraj R. 2 years ago on Google
    Not recommended for peak hours, Sunday and holidays its completly spoiling bbq table feel I visited omr restaurent today, Number of staff working is very lesser than the available table to serve, please recruit more staff or reduce the table., It was a bad experience for me , I should call your staff for each time to load stick., Example: 2 piece per stick is really less for 6 members table, and i was with 3 kids also,They serve mutton sheek kabab one piece per head., Is it to manage the headcount?? Biriyani is really horrible Fortunately your DJ made my mind bit relaxed,, yes he has good talent ., I enjoyed south indian special meen kozhambu and paniyaram,and your curd rice Live counters - no use of it , unable to feel satisfied , Over all ,It was not a pleasent lunch, I will never ever go to ab bbq for sunday lunch,
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Arunachalam V. 9 months ago on Google
    Great experience while having lunch with my family. Good Ambience inside 💠 and it's a very calm and beautiful experience while having lunch. They can improve by having more staff for attending table reservations. Good Place for a weekend visit. 🤩👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ASWANTH R. 2 years ago on Google
    Best best best best best Place to visit vivre mall Near Omr Road soluga nallur All it people will came to njoy here Good place to play and spend tym Also movie theatre also there (ags cinema) Barbquee are so taste Best food i ever ate Nice place to visit Good food Quality and quantity is very much good Service is very better All came to visit here for spcl barbis Which is more famous here . Come come and enjoy well. Thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dinesh b. 2 years ago on Google
    Had a great experience. Service was good. Can improve a bit on the variety of dishes and they can provide complimentary drinks for Dinner as well as it was not included in the menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Prasanna S. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was ok. Ambience could be better. Don’t know why they play songs loudly which makes the guests talk even more louder with one another. Too noisy. Waited for 20 minutes to get that half tiny pizza 🤦🏼‍♂️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sumanth V. 8 months ago on Google
    Absolute Barbecue is absolutely perfect!! Starting from the main starters till the desert everything is so good. Live counter was okay I liked there duck nd rabbit. Very Much good hospitality. Only disappointed is they didn't serve welcome drink on Sunday that's it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rajkumar M. 7 months ago on Google
    Mainly am giving 5 star rating for the hospitality provided by Rakesh and Sanath. Specially, I need to mention Rakesh, looks like he is so interested in his job and so concerned about the taste of the food served there. Starters - 5/5 Main course - 5/5 Desert - 3/5 To my surprise all the main course gravies both veg and non veg are good here. I informed Rakesh that chicken biryani is average, he immediately took it to his manager and they immediately prepared me a small portion of biryani. I love the efforts that Rakesh and his team put to satisfy the customers ❤️

  • 4/5 srikanth v. 1 year ago on Google
    The place is well maintained for friends and family visits during parties or to enjoy your time to have a good lunch or dinner. The staff is very polite and friendly. The service is good but can be improved a bit. Starters, main course and desserts are all tasty and good in quality.. I expected more varieties in mojitos, unfortunately they have only have 3 types. But I think it won't be a big issue to point out when you are having good food.😄

  • 4/5 Girish G. 8 months ago on Google
    Food was good. We went as a 21 people gang. Starters we're server a bit slow. Could have been faster.

  • 4/5 Lisje T. 1 year ago on Google
    I like the taste of the foods BBQ here, more options compare than similar restaurant. For rasam, taste like sambar, jilebi not so good as the oil they use is not new oil. Gulab jamun taste good. I can't eat many thing's they serve on buffet table as stomach too full with prawns BBQ 🤤 The staff very friendly and helpful as they are understanding well what I want. ❤️ They also changing the corn as per my request. And the welcome drinks which not good also being replaced. They give free drinking water bottle here. 👍 Some of the staff need to refresh them self as I can smell the body odor which not good when you working in restaurant, you have to be fresh so when you serve the foods, customer not get distrub and can't enjoy the foods properly.😁 Thank you and like to see good changing in near future 🙏😁

  • 5/5 Manu A. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place for a special day lunch. Service is good and the ambience is pretty much good. We have been there a few times. At one time there was a problem with AC and it was dripping. But in general it is good. Food wise multiple options as always. Starters are brought to the table and they provide a mocktail drink for free. As usual we get filled with the starters and try very less on the main course. Again desserts are good. Parking is free if you have food here. They do cut cakes for special days.

  • 5/5 Vivek Anand K S. 1 year ago on Google
    Had Lunch today at navalur outlet. Excellent and courteous service. No complaints. Starters were fresh and good. Good desert options and main course.Courteous to provide with some Alacarte items also in the buffet upon request. Kids friendly. Great dining experience once again at AB's. Parking is also free upon showing the stamped parking receipt

  • 3/5 Gokul N. 1 year ago on Google
    They had very little non-veg starters,the main course were below average. Pasteries and sweets were of good taste. They provide dosa varities. They were slow in table service. They dint even provide welcome drink for dinner which was disappointing. Overall it was not worth the price

  • 4/5 Srigiri N. 1 year ago on Google
    Enjoyed my recent visit for a team lunch at Absolute Barbecues. Lot of improvement seen post pandemic situation !! The quality and variety of dishes improved a lot.

  • 4/5 Kaustiv S. 1 year ago on Google
    Situated in Vivira Mall 5th Floor. AB’s will never fail to impress you. Wherever you are, the taste will be same everywhere. Nothing special to describe. But the service was slow in this outlet. From Nearby we had satday Nonveg lunch ₹839 with all taxes.

  • 4/5 Dinesh I. 2 years ago on Google
    Went for my wife's birthday on weekday, Less crowded on weekdays , hence customer handling was good. Starters are too good and main dish too. Biriyani was not at all hot.

  • 1/5 karthi s. 2 years ago on Google
    Worst place. A person named amith - a person with out ethics and politeness. After taking dinner. I got many issues. Some chemical added with the prawn and other dish. Try to take homely food. Health first.

  • 4/5 Gowtham S. 2 years ago on Google
    Gud Place to eat buffet... Food Varities are gud and taste is also gud...

  • 3/5 Joel R. 2 years ago on Google
    Over the period, it lost its quality and service. I visited recently here with the expectation how it used to be. Taste and quality are good. Service is not as expected. Staffs were not wearing mask even when they had to speak to me. I instructed them everytime not to speak without mask. Had to wait long for every starter that we ask them. Many items in counters we're missing though we have to pay the same money.

  • 5/5 Shirin P. 2 years ago on Google
    Mouth watering delicacies with the most courteous staff. Everything was unlimited and served with love. A must visit for all Chennai ers


Call +91 73373 36824 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible lift
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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