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After visiting Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges, come for a meal. French and Indian dishes are on the menu at this restaurant. It's a pleasant experience to taste nicely cooked French onion soup, fried prawns and French steaks. Degust good crème brûlée, brownies and tiramisu Cafe Veloute - French Cuisine/Multi/Thai/Japanese/Best Cafe in Pondicherry offers. Beer that you can try is delicious. Great cold coffee gets positive reviews.
This place is well known for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. From the guests' viewpoint, prices are average. You will definitely appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and nice decor. Google users like this spot: it was granted 4.2 stars.
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Hari Shankaran
18 days ago on Google
The food was good but it's on a more expensive side. The Pad Thai Noodles was delicious and had a right portion size. With regards to ambience it was good to look at but the room freshener/aroma oil's smell was too intense. We even thought of taking one of the outdoor tables which were available but had to resort to inside considering the humidity and probably mosquitoes. The staff were super friendly and professional. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: ₹600–800 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3 Vegetarian offerings: Vegetarian menu or section
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Sumitran Robert
25 days ago on Google
We drove all the way from Chennai to Pondicherry to celebrate a special occasion. So we thought, what better way than to enjoy a relaxed and leisurely family meal at Café Velouté. And, we thought wrong ! As we stepped in, the restaurant looked and felt exactly like how we had expected and anticipated it would be. After all, we are no strangers to Pondicherry, for we are former residents and current frequent visitors, well acquainted with its many famed eateries – Cafés, Bistros and Brasseries. Café Velouté, which was on our ‘to-do list’ for a while, seemed like a perfect place to celebrate. Boy, were we wrong ! The attitude and the service of the staff at Café Velouté sucked. Did we go too close to their afternoon closing time ? Maybe. But that does not condone serving us poor food or treating us like unwelcome guests. Even as we were exploring and soaking in the eclectic interiors, we were hurriedly ushered into a narrow annexe-like room and asked to occupy a tiny table that could not fit us all comfortably. The adjoining hall was spacious and empty. So I asked for us to be shifted there. But the staff were disinclined to accede to our request. They reeled off a series of excuses to stop us from asking to be shifted – the air-conditioner was off, it would take a long time to cool that room, service is closed there, etc. Irrespective, I insisted on being shifted simply because the table we were told to occupy was way too small for four adults – even without any crockery or cutlery placed. The staff seemed none too pleased with my resolve. For want of an option, they went about setting the much larger table grudgingly, much to their chagrin. Their reluctance and obvious reticence set the tone for what we were to expect coming from the boorish staff who attended on us. Café Velouté does full justice to its precincts and carries with it the much-famed, quaint, laidback Pondicherry's ‘White Town’ vibes, in abundance. From the moment we settled down, the serving staff seemed cold and standoffish, instead of being accommodating and attentive. None were welcoming, and none smiled. Ever. They all seemed to be equally in a frenzy to take our order, serve our dishes and clear the table ASAP. We were made to feel uninvited and unwelcome !! We went there for a leisurely family meal, and the staff ruined it with their haste and rush – communicating nonverbally in no uncertain terms that they want us out of their doors, pronto !! Leaving the underwhelming service part aside for the moment, let me share my comments about the food. For any eatery to get recognised, be accepted and widely acknowledged as a ‘go-to’ place of choice, the quality of the food they serve must be unquestionably a cut above the rest. Following closely to serving memorable food would be their irreproachable and impeccable service. If any eatery were to get these two imperative and essential customer-centric ingredients right in their mix, then, guaranteed, they would have a place that would be alive and buzzing. Café Velouté obviously got both of these wrong. So wrong. Intrigued by their international offerings, we opted for a dish each from France, Italy, Japan and Thailand. We saved the Indian for desserts. The cuisines were, by and large, of only basic and passable quality. Definitely none of the dishes were memorable, or stood out for their presentation, flavour, aroma or taste. While their pricing led us to believe that the offerings would be in a superior league, they only flattered to deceive. Like I mentioned earlier, none of these dishes made a mark. At best, they could be described as mundane and nondescript. The saving grace was both the desserts that we ordered, the ‘Fondant Chocolate’ and the warm ‘Gulab Jamun’, served with scoops of cold Vanilla Ice-cream. Both hit the right spot. Meal type: Lunch Price per person: ₹800–1,000 Food: 2 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3 Vegetarian offerings: Not sure
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Response from the owner
18 days ago
Dear Google Team, Greetings from Café Veloute, Pondicherry. I was surprised to see a recent review from a guest who expressed strong dissatisfaction and submitted a complaint regarding a bike issue. Upon checking, I noticed the bill shared by the guest is from six months ago. At first, I was deeply concerned and felt our staff may have made a mistake. However, after carefully analyzing the situation, it appears the review may have been written with intentional negativity. We kindly request you to look into this matter and take appropriate action if the complaint is found to be misleading or unjust. Thank you for your attention and continued support. Warm regards, John Peter General Manager Café Veloute, Pondicherry
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Umesh
a month ago on Zomato
Good Evening Vibes
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French, Thai, Indian
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Price range per person INR 500
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