Coimbatore · Since 2018

Honest food, beautifully plated.

South Indian & Chinese fine dining — no colour, no Ajinomoto.

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  • 4.4Rated across platforms
  • 22K+Guest reviews
  • 8 Lakh+Orders every year
  • 140+Seats · 2 branches
No Colour No Ajinomoto Top 3 Chinese in Coimbatore — Zomato 2025 Since 2018 Peelamedu Saravanampatti
Our Story

From a cloud kitchen to Coimbatore’s table.

The Side Dish Company began with a simple, stubborn idea: food that tastes the way it should — with no artificial colour and no Ajinomoto. That promise still runs every service.

The marigold-decorated storefront of The Side Dish Company in Coimbatore
The open-air dining area at The Side Dish Company
Mr. Raghunathan, founder of The Side Dish Company
Mr. Raghunathan, Founder
  1. 2018

    Born as a cloud kitchen

    TSDC started as a delivery kitchen in Coimbatore, cooking South Indian and Chinese favourites without colour or Ajinomoto — and quickly found a loyal following online.

  2. 2024

    A new chapter

    Mr. Raghunathan took over the kitchen with a bigger vision: keep the honest cooking, and give it the table, the service and the setting it deserves.

  3. 2025

    Fine dining in Peelamedu

    Our first dine-in restaurant opened on Vilankuruchi Road near PSG Tech — 60 seats, plated with care and led by Chef John Peter.

  4. Now

    Saravanampatti

    A second home near KCT College with 80 seats — the same menu, the same promise, closer to more of Coimbatore.

Vision

To be Coimbatore’s most trusted name for South Indian & Chinese food — honest, clean and beautifully plated.

Mission

Cook every dish without artificial colour or Ajinomoto, serve it with warmth, and make fine dining feel effortless — at the table, at the counter or at your door.

The Side Dish Company team in Coimbatore
The TSDC family
Signature Plates

The dishes they come back for.

Chef-led, wok-fired and plated to order — our most-loved plates, ready for your table or your takeaway bag.

Our Promise

No Colour. No Ajinomoto.

Every plate that leaves our kitchen is cooked without artificial colour or Ajinomoto. What you taste is real spice, real wok heat and real ingredients — the way South Indian and Chinese food is meant to be.

  • 01

    No artificial colour

    The colour on your plate comes from the ingredients — chillies, spices and a properly hot wok.

  • 02

    No Ajinomoto

    Flavour built from slow sauces, aromatics and seasoning — never from MSG.

  • 03

    Two cuisines, one kitchen

    South Indian classics and Indo-Chinese favourites, led by Chef John Peter.

Chef John Peter in chef's whites holding a Guinness World Records certificate
Chef John Peter in a black chef's jacket
The Chef

Chef John Peter.

Fourteen years in the kitchens of Dubai shaped Chef John Peter’s hand — precise knife work, a fearless wok and a deep respect for ingredients.

Before coming home to Coimbatore he cooked at Marco Polo Restaurant, where he was part of a Guinness World Record–setting chopsuey. Today he leads both TSDC kitchens, bringing that international discipline to the South Indian and Chinese dishes our guests love.

14 yrs
Cooking in Dubai
Guinness
World Record chopsuey, Marco Polo Restaurant
2
Kitchens he leads in Coimbatore
Recognition

Earned, one plate at a time.

Framed Zomato Restaurant Awards 2025 certificate naming The Side Dish Company a Top 3 Chinese restaurant in Coimbatore
Zomato Restaurant Awards 2025

Top 3 Chinese Restaurant in Coimbatore

Voted among the city’s best for Chinese food — cooked without colour or Ajinomoto.

Yugam 2026 · KCT

Proud participants at Yugam 2026

We brought the TSDC kitchen to Yugam 2026 at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.

  • 4.4★Average rating across platforms
  • 22K+Reviews from guests
  • 8 Lakh+Orders served every year
  • 2018Cooking honest food since
Guest Reviews

Words from our tables.

Services

However you like to eat.

Sit down with us, pick up on the way home, order in, or let us cook for your celebration.

  • 01

    Fine dining

    Plated South Indian & Chinese in Peelamedu (60 seats) and Saravanampatti (80 seats). Walk in — no booking needed.

    Find a branch
  • 02

    Quick takeaway

    Build your order online, send it on WhatsApp and pick it up hot from your nearest branch.

    Order takeaway
  • 03

    Online delivery

    Our full menu, delivered across Coimbatore through Swiggy and Zomato.

    Swiggy Zomato
  • 04

    Premium catering

    Signature platters and full menus for office lunches, family functions and celebrations.

    Call +91 88073 49163
  • 05

    Private events

    Birthdays, team dinners and get-togethers — tell us the occasion and we’ll plan the menu with you.

    Enquire on WhatsApp
Visit Us

Two homes in Coimbatore.

Walk in for fine dining, or pick up your takeaway order. Open every day.