When you're choosing between the best restaurants in Trivandrum, the real question is who's coming to dinner. Imperial Kitchen cooks Kerala seafood, biriyani, Arabic grills, Chinese, Thai and Western dishes in one kitchen, so everyone at the table finds their plate.
Imperial Kitchen opened at Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram, in 2014 with one aim from our founder, Anas Thaha: bring the world's cuisines to the city and cook them with the care of a home kitchen. Today we run two restaurants in Trivandrum, at Kowdiar and at Venpalavattom near Lulu Mall.
One menu covers Kerala home-style dishes and seafood, dum biriyani, tandoor, Arabic grills, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and steaks. Families, office groups and travellers come for breakfast, long lunches, dinners and celebrations.
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Pick the neighbourhood that suits your day. The menu, the cooking and the welcome are the same, and both are open 7 AM to 11 PM daily.
Our first restaurant, open since 2014 at Devaswom Board Junction near Kowdiar Palace. Try Kowdiar-only dishes such as Syrian Chicken Roast and Kabayaki Beef, with valet parking and the Starlite banquet hall.
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A few minutes from Lulu Mall and KIMSHEALTH, with Kerala breakfasts from 7 AM, family dining, ample parking and the Moonlite hall for up to 500 guests.
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Four ways into one long menu, served at both Kowdiar and Venpalavattom.
Fish pollichathu, moilee, Beef Kalam Curry and nadan chicken curries, cooked the way this coast eats.
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Al Faham, kebabs, hummus and mixed grill platters built for sharing.
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Pandan Chicken, Dragon Chicken, pad thai, teriyaki and prawn tempura.
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Dum biriyani, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, our 8-hour beef ribs and pasta.
See the full menu →Weekend dinners and family groups fill up fast. Book a day ahead for the best tables, and call us for groups of ten or more or for banquet hall enquiries. Both restaurants are open 7 AM to 11 PM daily.
Planning a reception, engagement, birthday or company event? Both halls take up to 500 guests and sit inside our restaurants, so the food on your buffet comes from the kitchen you already know. Compare the halls.
Our banquet hall in central Trivandrum for weddings, engagements, birthdays and corporate meetings, with AV, a green room and breakout lounges.
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Our hall near Lulu Mall, with a green room, soundproofing, lift access and a partition that splits it 150 / 350 for two events at once.
View Moonlite →The same kitchen, at your venue, in our halls, first thing in the morning or at your door.
Weddings, house functions and office events across Thiruvananthapuram district, from banana-leaf sadhya to live counters and BBQ. Service staff and clean-up are included.
Outdoor catering →Receptions, engagements, birthdays and corporate meetings at Starlite or Moonlite, with menu tasting and décor arranged in-house or with partner decorators.
Events at Imperial Kitchen →Appam and stew, puttu and kadala, dosa and porotta, served every morning at both restaurants.
See the menu →Both restaurants deliver on Swiggy and Zomato. For takeaway, call Kowdiar on 0471 2311 789 or Venpalavattom on +91 77361 61222.
Locations, hours, food, prices and parties. Anything else, call Kowdiar on 0471 2311 789 or Venpalavattom on +91 77361 61222.
We have two. Imperial Kitchen Kowdiar is at Favourite Centrium, TTC–Kowdiar Road, Devaswom Board Junction, Thiruvananthapuram 695003. Imperial Kitchen Venpalavattom is at Grand Avenue, Favourite Homes, Pettah–Venpalavattom Road, near Lulu Mall (695029). Both serve our multi-cuisine menu, with a few dishes unique to each.
Both restaurants are open every day from 7 AM to 11 PM. Breakfast is served from 7 to 11 AM, and lunch and dinner run through the rest of the day, so you can drop in for a late lunch or an early dinner.
A multi-cuisine menu: Kerala home-style dishes and seafood, biriyani and North Indian curries, Arabic grills and hummus, Chinese, Thai and Japanese dishes, and Western steaks and pasta. Breakfast includes appam, puttu, dosa and porotta. Browse it on our menu page.
No. We're a non-vegetarian, family-friendly restaurant known for seafood, grills and biriyani, but there are plenty of vegetarian dishes, from paneer curries and vegetable stew to hummus, salads and dal. Ask your server for suggestions.
A meal for two usually comes to around ₹1,000, depending on what you order. Most main courses cost between ₹280 and ₹540, while grills, steaks and sharing platters cost more.
Yes. Starlite at Kowdiar and Moonlite at Venpalavattom each take up to 500 guests for receptions, engagements, birthdays and corporate events, and Moonlite can be split 150 / 350 for two events. Both are catered by our own kitchen. Call for a quote or compare the banquet halls.
Yes. Both restaurants deliver through Swiggy and Zomato, and you can call either branch for takeaway. For weddings, corporate events and functions at your own venue anywhere in Thiruvananthapuram district, our outdoor catering team plans the menu, service and live counters.
