The best south India style food. Their sweet pongal is a must have...
I’ve ordered the mini idly and sambhar a few times. Soft idly and tasty sambhar. Classic TN style. Good stuff. Pongal is also good.
Excellent Service.. Good Food..
Specially the Sweet Pongal..
I love going to this place for some quick bites as they cook some of the most delicious south indian as well north indian dishes. I am writing this review after visiting this place at least 5 times in last one month. The palak dosa is really great and idli and vada in the morning are awesome for a breakfast. Staff is courteous. Will recommend to try once.
One of the few places that serves Dosas during lunch hours so that's a huge plus.
Lots of different types of dosas & yum sambar & chutneys. Freshly fried Vadas too.
They also serve Chinese which we ordered on a whim & it was very street food tasty.
Best part is the quite exceptional service.
We pigged like crazy & the bill was < 400. Amazing value for money.
Well , amidst the various sagar's where Karnataka style south Indian breakfast is served , this one is winner by some distance , it's Tamil Nadu style breakfast joint , the dosas,idlys , specially the sambhar is best amongst all the joints I have visited in Bangalore , a winner in all ways , the place is small and average ambience but the great food compensates for it !!!!
I have ordered in a few times from this place- really good quality and tasty south indian. I like the 14 small idlys with sambhar combination a lot.
I've never been to this place for dining in but ordered through Swiggy quite a few times. Even though I'm horribly disappointed with their portion sizes, I can't help but commend the quality and taste of food.
My absolute all time favorites would be the Special Parotta. They give you two small Kerala Parottas with the most amazing vegetable stew ever. Even the coconut chutney tastes good. The masala dosa is the smallest I've ever had from any restaurant but the taste gives away the perfect fermentation of the batter. Pongal here comes sans any color but with the sambhar and pickle. Mix it all up and you'd have a concoction of comfort food.
I also love the Filter Coffee they serve. It's extremely thick and not too sweet, just the way I like it.
I hope they work on their portions and everything would be perfect!
Best sambar idly!
Being a chennai person and staying in Banglore one thing you miss the most is sambar .Craving for the sambar idly TamilNadu style go for it!
The Pongal I earlier ordered once, it was soft and good and fresh, today it was quite dry as if cooked long back.
One of the best South Indian restaurants in bangalore. It is not usual Idli dosa. There is a lot more to savour here, and the list is never ending.
Here everything tastes very nice.
I had been many times, most of the time I take Sambhar Idly which is very very nice.
Above on that, Staff is very good, they talk very nicely.
Just don't see the ambience and all.. it's neat..it's tidy and has a great value for money. Totally worth trying if you like South Indian food. Chettinad Idly is a must try. Just melts in your mouth.
Love it!
I seek food with flavor, and this small restaurant in Indira Nagar is my favorite for a no frills, tasty and quick south Indian meal. Everything that I have tried here is tasty, from the regular Idli dosas and filter coffee, to podi Idli and lemon idiyappam. Recommended
Just had lunch here, Meals was served with sambhar, rasam, mor kozhambu, 1 potato porial, 1 appalam, buttermilk. If you are looking for a simple Tamil nadu style meals, this is the place. Easy on your pocket -65 bucks and tastes like home food.
Also got their dosa batter. Hope it's good.
Will visit everyone I feel like have TN meals.wonder y I dint hear about this place before.
I ordered their idiyappam and kurma and vada curry on Swiggy one hungover morning for breakfast and it tasted simply amazing. They have other regular options like idli and dosa etc but getting idiyappam in Bangalore was quite rare.
A very much recommended place for the ones who love Tamilian sambhar. It's a Tamil based restaurant situated on double road in Indiranagar. It's not very noticeable place and one may easily miss this, if you are walking through double road.
It's a Tamil restaurant which serve delicious Tamil breakfast and lunch. I am not a very big fan of south Indian food but this one is an exception for me. I just love their Idly, sambhar and dosa. The idly are so soft that you may want to have more and more of it. The staff are courteous and very prompt. A very clean and tidy place with some good food.
P.S.: This is the only South Indian restaurant which I visit regularly. :)
Kothandaraman Swaminathan
+4.5
Another favourite place of mine. The menu is predominantly South Indian, but the taste is just unbeatable. The Palak Masala Dosa is a twist in the Dosa tales - Don't miss it for heaven's sake. Kuzhi Paniyaram is another must try here, as is the Chilli Parotta. They have the usual Chinese as well and they are equally good, but Chennai Express is better enjoyed for its Authentic South Indian items. Meals: I have ordered South Indian Meals multiple times through Swiggy. One, the service - from acknowledging my order to delivery (this part by Swiggy) has been very good. The number of items in the meals is very good as is the quality of the food and taste. Things to improve: 1. Packing (some small item or the other is missed and compensated by something else packed). 2. In spite of my specific request, vegetable is packed less. If a customer specifically wants more veggies, they should provide it (I don't mind an extra charge commensurating the portion)Overall, it's an awesome place!
Food is awesome. Ok ambience. We Ordered mini tiffin, sambhar idli, ada dosa with vadakari, filter coffee. Sambar tastes good. Nice for Sunday brunch.
The go to breakfast place if you need an affordable delicious South Indian breakfast experience!!
My personal favourite are the cute tiny idli with ghee sambhar! It's a must try!! 🤤
Never been to this place but have just gotten it delivered at home. Their idlis are really soft like the ones you savour at home.
I m impressed by their homely taste of the food. Good quality with very reasonable cost. Their service also good... Ada dosa with vadacurry is just wow. Thumbs up... I also bought idly batter from them with just 50 bucks per kg its of good quality... I wish to visit again and again to this Chennai Express
Ananthapadmanabha Kurup
+4.5
Tasty authentic south Indian food and polite/pleasing service. The prices aren't sky high and the quality is great. I recommend that you try it out once.
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This place is quite a gem tucked away in Indiranagar. While the ambiance and service is that of a local south indian eatery, the food is quite exceptional.
The must have here is the sambar idli! Yes! The humble sambar idli! For all the people who love the "non-sweet" sambar, this will be your new Sunday haunt! Execptionally soft idlies served in a kadhai with oodles of sambar and a touch of tadka for garnish! Quite the treat. If you've finished your morning workout before getting here, then treat yourself to the Ghee Podi dosa or a vada sambar on the side. They even had a vada curry on sundays..but I dint like this too much! They even offer a variety of dosas so you can pick the one that rocks your boat! The coffee though can definitely be better.
The place is easy on your pocket! The service is curt ( I got scolded for ordering idli vada sambar and then asking for sambar idli, but they apologised later and the delicious sambar made it all better!). If you are in for non-fancy eats, definitely check this one out!
Finally a place in Bangalore which serves the authentic TN sambhar! I was fed up of the sweetish Karnataka sambhar and stumbled upon this place.
It's a small outlet located close to CMH Road.
Their idlis are really good but I personally felt that the dosas were very thin and not very tasty. If they can improve their dosas, I'd give them a 4.5 next time.
The food is authentic, that much is clear. Small hole in the wall café serving very authentic and very tasty Tamil style food. If anyone has eaten in legendary places like Saravana Bhavan in Chennai, they will know what good food tastes like. And the I felt I was back in time when I tasted the idiyapam with gravy, when I used to eat the same dish in Savarana Bhavan Chennai. The sambar idli, 14 idli, ghe dosai, are are very tasty, and the sambar is a thing of beauty. I could just eat a small bowl just like that... yum. Sad thing though is, the service needs to improve. A second serving of chutney or sambar almost never shows up. The guy who takes your order is very friendly, but the moment your dish is served he doesn't really show interest in you. I like all the breakfast snacks here. The only exception is coffee, somehow they have been very inconsistent with it, and never got it right.
RJ Heart N Soul (rjheartnsoul.com)
+4.5
Why is that no one talks about places like these. This is a wonderful little outlet dishing out some classic Tamilian breakfast and lunch items.
I was ravenous after a Sunday run and looking for a south indian breakfast place when this restaurant showed up on Zomato. It took a while to locate this place on Double Road. Though on the main road, a landmark to remember would be Amma's Pastries.
Having lived a major part of my life in Chennai, a place like The Chennai Express is a special find and I was keen to find out if their food lived up to the name.
The ambience is simple, clean with friendly staff especially the gentleman attending to our table.
We ordered for a plate of 14 Idly and Masala Dosa. The 14 idly's were amazingly soft and they melted in the mouth. Coming to the sambhar, I longed to have Tamilian sambhar and this place answered my prayers. The dosa looked the usual, but again it was so soft. The batter they use is something very different and definitely prepared in house. My idly's disappeared and I ordered for another plate of 14 idly's, it was that good.
We tried their hot lemon tea which was okay.
A special VFM find in Indira Nagar who has found a loyal customer in me!
Authentic Tamil breakfast. Great taste. Easy on the wallet. Looking to avoid the sweet Karnataka sambar? Look no further. I especially love the podi dosa.
Thejeswi Raghavendran
+4.5
One of the best restaurant in Bangalore that serves authentic Madarasi food. We have a widespread menu ranging from idli, sambar vada, vada curry to a variety of Dosa's. Their meals is just average with an extraordinary Rasam. Every tiffin variety here tastes very good. Specially their adai avial and lemon seva is excellent. They could really work on their speed of service, though they claim to give you the end product with no compromise on taste and quality which they really do. Be prepared to crave for the food when you go there real hungry
A must visit place for every guy and girl who misses chennai and itzzz food.
I am not giving a rating of 5 for two reason:
1. Their average meal
2. Their slow service.
This is one of those restaurants which are really pocket friendly. We were quite hungry around 3:40pm. We went to Chennai Express and had a sumptuous meal. We ordered Mini Tiffin( mini Dosa, sweet pongal, khara pongal, mini idlis, vada) and chilly idli. Everything was yummy. Best part is their sambhar is the kind I like meaning it wasn't sweet.
Only thing is I like dosa little crispier. That you can ask them. They customized chilly idli to be less spicy for us.
Ambience is normal. No AC. But it's value for money tasty food.
The waiter was quite good, would give recommendation and other staff was also aggressive.
Ordered Crown dosa and idli at nyt and really it tasted lyk North Indian dosa lyk in bikaner or haldiram. Though dosa they delivered ws not hot but still tasty. Sambhar was also yummy.
I love their chutneys especially their Tomato chutney. I love their thin sour dosas and the filling they use in the dosas. Either it is masala or any other stuffing and nicely roasted, roasted paper dosas, Vadai,
I have tried their Masal dosa, Paper, Paper plain and Utappams, Idlis, Vadai, and chilli idli, Kheema Idli Pongals. everything is good and tasty. Must try breakfast joint. Pocket friendly and great in taste.
A place for good tam food. If you are sick of the ubiquitous sweet tasting sambhar, look no further. The restaurant also offers a good variety of good ol' dosas. You can also get your orders to go. The service is satisfactory.
Recommended dishes: 14 idly with sambhar, palak dosa,
It was a first visit to this place, Ordered Mini Tiffins so that we get a chance to taste all of their major offerings and it turned out to be one good experience.
Filter coffee was also good.
Staff was courteous to ask how was the food taste, which rarely happens in small food chain
Overall it was good experience
Awesome food at affordable price.
All the items are good. Super place to have breakfast.
Their 14 Idlys is too good. A pinch of ghee takes it to a different level.
If your office is nearby, this is one of the best place to have breakfast
LUNCH IS JUST TASTY AS IN CHENNAI.
I visited this hotel almost 4 months back, the taste or condition was pathetic. It was just to die. Last to last week, went to this restaurant just because their neighbour restaurant was full. No other go, was very hungry, thought quickly have something. Awesome, for just Rs 60.00 the lunch is sumptuous. The sambar and thuvayal is exceptional. Rice bowl is less, but other items you can always ask for it. The hotel owner Mr. Sathyanarayan belongs to Chennai and has his hotel in Mogappair. Nice person. Have given about lacking issues at the restaurant and immediately it was attended to. If properly managed with the working staff, it would be apt place to take away other restaurants nearby.
i was taken back to my childhood in the gulf with the first sniff of this lovely Tamil food. I incidentally found it on swiggy couple of days ago and can't get enough of my plain dosa breakfast with that rich garlicky chutney and sambhar. it's reasonable and tasty. I only wish I found it earlier
Some places capture your heart so much that you keep thinking that you definitely want to come back and try some thing else. I got breakfast parcel from Chennai express for me and my better half today. I ordered the regular idly, vada, plain uthappam and Pongal. The vada and Pongal was mind blowing. Vada was hot and crisp and the Pongal was authentic Chennai version. Idly and uthappam were good too and I kept saying to myself that I need to come back and dine in sometime later. A great place for repeat visits.
Food 5/5
Service 4/5
Ambience 3/5
Cost 4/5
Brilliant southindian breakfast! The sambhar and idli is really good. Our new fav breakfast destination. ( Order via Swiggy app of course. )
Nice and decent place to have a budget meal...
Taste is good and cleanliness is maintained ..
Recommend people to this restaurant...
Enjoy ur meal
Went here for masala dosas and bisi bele baath. Very tasty dosas and chutney and sambhar were very mouthwatering. Prices of various items on the menu is very good and their menu is mainly south indian focussed. Good place in Indira Nagar for Tamil Nadu taste.
Decent place for lunch and breakfast. Completely home made food.can visit regularly.cost is also reasonable.Quality and quantity of foods is good.
Very Good! The freshness of a really well made sambhar, fresh Idly... Not very oily Vada... That's a great start to my morning.
I liked the sambhar idly, Sambhar Vada and the vada with Chutney....will try again to see if this remains consistent...
I was on search for typical tamil sambar n chutneys... Few months back I found this place while passing by double road. The awesome taste of their sambar n chutneys force me to drag in to this place for the Break fast. Love their dosas n idlys. They really lacking the man power to improve their service.even the management says they have shortage of man power which force me to wait long time to get my orders. Even though we had a problem with service I will give one more try on the delicious dosas.
Good ambience.... Great and tasty food... The Southern blend can be felt..!!
Food served is very healthy and hygenic... unlike many other restaurants..
Good place if you wanna catch up for an evening coffee!!
Tip: Do not dare to try chinese dishes!
Ordered breakfast . The chetinaad idlis were amazing & the vadas were not bad . The chutney & Sambhar were great too :) will order more often from here :)))
Best Dosa ever had. So yummy so crispy n so delicious. Best breakfast point to fill your tummy. A must try. Dosa are made so thin that thy melt in your mouth.
Go have fun with Dosa
Tasty south Indian food!! Have tried 3-4 variants of dosa... Everything turned out to be good...!! The chutney nd sambar add on to the taste!! :)
In short,
Plain, simple and rich in flavors.
Had break fast here.
Dosa and idlis are good and with ghee sambhar vada,
it was quite a filling.
Yes, it has the taste of chennai.
Happened to have breakfast here by chance and turned out to be a more than decent experience.
Had the Ghee Masala Dosa(4/5), Rava Dosa(3/5) & Tea (4/5).. Please make sure to tell them the sugar levels in your tea\coffee otherwise you could end up with diabetes..
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