Best Mini Idly in Chennai (Madras)

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Hotel Saravana Bhavan
Hotel Saravana Bhavan
71/100 (7393 ratings)
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Mango Falooda
Gobi Manchurian Dry
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Masala Paal
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Special Veg Spring Roll Sauce
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Mirthanya Soup
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Ghee 14 Idly
Mini Idly
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"Saravana bavan is one of my favourite for all-time..."
Diya Muralidharan 👑
"Nothing could be compared with idly immersed in piping hot sambar. Look at the ghee floating above..."
MADRAS FOOD JOURNAL
"Be polite and friendly. I like it very much. Lunch also too good to eat.#like_it #love_it #repeat_it 😍😍. I like the place very much.and love..."
Praveen V
"So Saravana Bhavan goes a long way back for me. We used to visit it back in Dubai and visiting it in Chennai gave me loads of memories to ponder..."
Gagan Dep Prabhu
"Sunday after we finished lunch suddenly one of friend came he wanted to have sambhar rice.. So I decided to order from saravana bhavan and to my..."
GHUN JAIN
"Good and delivery on..."
Venkat
"Ambiance 7/10Food 9/10Value for money 9/10Overall 8.3/10One of the largest delicious South Indian vegetarian restaurant..."
S Arun Rajaram
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Ravichandran Devarajan
"Vera..."
Ashok AV
"Favourite..."
Ashok AV
"Good..."
Kanitha45
"fantastic super..."
Dilip
"on time delivery..."
Preethiarun
"Nice taste.. Best quality from Saravana..."
Praveen Kumar
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Kani
"good..."
Chandrasekaran
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Baskaran
"Ok..."
Chandrasekar Chandru
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Anish Kumar
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Kani
"Good food..."
Saravanan Ganesan
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Leela Darshanala
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Leela Darshanala
"This restaurant branch ideal for south indian Tiffin varieties has now updated their menu with millet varieties and steamed starters which healthy..."
Mohan Kesavan
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Mohan Cruise
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Yamuna Nidiginti
"great food with great..."
Kalyanaraman
"Food was..."
Sriniketh V
"excellent..."
Pravin
"good..."
Gautham M
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Vandhana Jagan
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Bhuvanesh Rajee
"on time delivery and we can always expect a quality food from saravana..."
Sandeep
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Kanitha45
"This is our second home. Can see us here every weekend more than once. The service is good in the second floor but in fact for a non-ac HSB style..."
Swarna
"Acoustic taste and authentic food ever....Just the sambar and chutneys taste yumEspecially the tiffin items are pretty goodAnd it was..."
Rithu
"Paradise on earth for the veggies, quality is at the helm in this joint. Ambience, attitude of the service personals are a real plus. Quantity might..."
Ra Vijay
"Been here multiple times with colleagues and friends..But it's time for Saravana Bhavan to add new items in the menu.. large varieties of Dosa..."
Vivek Pudota
"Ohh awesome interior design and attractive copper vessels my favourite 14 idly thats so yummmyyyyy love it red chutney sooo good love it best place..."
Harish.gopinath132
"Ashok nagar saravana bhavan has been trying new things rice varieties in millets and other healthy varieties. I dint take a chance to try it becos i..."
Prasanth
"I had special paper roast from here which is one of the specialties here. I have become a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig fan officiel paper roast now. It's too..."
Praveena Gopinath
"I've been the regular customer for HSB almost Ive tasted food n almost all the branches n chennai even n Delhi too! Only south Indian foods are good..."
Soorya
"Place to go if feel like eating only veggies. Food tastes really good but the quantity they offer is not worth the money we pay. Cost is really high..."
Henna Ashraf
"Tasted veg special meals , North Indian special meal and Jackfruit milkshake. Was hygienic and good quality wise and quantity wise. Jackfruit..."
Kavya R
"Long time.... Had a successful, on time delivered and good tasting food all together from saravana Bhavan... May be I might start things improving..."
BALAJI
"Visited the recently renovated Saravana's outlet near Ashok Pillar. The lower level was earlier a fast food seating outlet. This has been now..."
Angeleena Bezzam
"This new look revamped Saravana Bhavan near Ashok Pillar has introduced new menu of Healthy food probably a first for HSB. Rice and Flour have been..."
Veeraraghavan Thirumalai
"I am an regular to this place, spacious & neat place, service is ok, food is almost monotonous in all their restaurants, their paneer dosa, mixed..."
Vinod
"Saravana Bhavan is one of the best veg hotels in TN. But the renovated ashok nagar branch has something special. They started to use samba rava,..."
Daniel Chan
"Been to this outlet too from the 3 outlets at Ashok nagar.I was with my family so took seats at ac hall.The ac hall is not kept so..."
Farhan Meethal
"•131I am a great fan of their filter coffees and dosas. I had a chance of trying filter coffee and medhu vadai from here, along with my..."
Arathi Nitin George
"I am travelling in TN and my first stop was Chennai. I was taken to Hotel Sarvana Bhavan by my Couchsurfing host on my last day in Chennai for..."
WanderlustGluttony
"Food was really good but the taste from 6 or 7 years back saravana bhavan is missing somehow... service was not timely and very poor response today..."
Vigneshwaran Kathiresan
"Good veg meal-175 rs They give unlimited rice , sambar , rasam everything But you cannot eat too much there easily becomes..."
Deepak MR
"This branch is now fully air-conditioned. If you get down from the Ashok Pillar Bus stop, you can head here straight for the breakfast. You have..."
Harihar Karthik
"We ordered mini idle, appam and dosa Mini idle was mind blowing Vera level Appam - was good Dosa - good We visited here in dec 2023. Climate was..."
Thenmozhi Viswanathan
"Ghee roast paper dosa was awesome as always...can give medu vada a pass even during the best of days though..Sad to see an iconic place shutting down..."
Sandeep Anand
"It was my 1st time in Chennai and my brother took me to this place. Vada and dosa were awesome. Kesari hit the spot. Clean place. Great..."
sheba bezzam
"Our go to place whenever we are in Chennai. This place amazes with its simplicity and charm. Simple south Indian food but has the old world Chennai..."
Tiger Vamshi
"Hotel Saravana bhavan they are pioneer of food industry, after Mr.Rajagopalan it was went down, but now they are pick it up, food quality is good,..."
GBS Nagendran
"It's old restaurant. Bt is very tasty.. Had all veg varieties usually busy in evening.. Located little..."
sree geethanjali
"Atomosphere is good Price is higher than normal hotels but worth for the money. Decent parking space, prime..."
Sivakumar Thirunavukarasu
"Had podi dosa at late night. Usual taste. Even now a days normal budget hotels providing dosas better. Only for brand and ambience prices are quite..."
Ranjit Kumar K
Murugan Idli Shop
Murugan Idli Shop
70/100 (4876 ratings)
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Paal Paniyaaram
Jamoon & Sweet Pongal
Rotten Sambar Idly
Sambhar Rice Bowl
Full Briyani Was Given in a Small Salad Bowl
Filter Coffee
Jaumun
Coconut Chutney
Dry Dal
Mini Idly
Sweet Paan
Onion Dosa
Sambar Rice
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"Great food and a definite tongue tingler. Must try their idlis. Worth the money and worth the wait. Hope they can come up with more varieties, simply..."
Sheron Vigie
"One of our regular eatouts during Sunday morning. Though this place is famous for idli, but you should try their dosa varieties as well. One other..."
Ninan Muthalaly Luke
"Food packing and quality is awesome, quantity of sambar can be increase. Other then that worth for money.food quantity is also good for..."
Balram
"Who else provides 4 different kind of chutneys and sambar even if you buy a single idly and show the virunthoambal of Tamilnadu to others. None other..."
Sanjeevan Chidambaram
"Was thoroughly impressed with the quality of food and the service rendered by waiter.Had podi Idly ,wada and sweet pongal and the taste still lingers..."
Foodfun
"Experienced the soft idly ,podi idly,sweet pongal and ghee roast yesterday night ..outstanding!! Keep up the good work guys! Do maintain the quality..."
Tasteguys
"All of us knew their Idlis are soft and tasty. Try out their Sweet Pongal it's awesome and their cheese panniyaram all kids would love eating it. A..."
Shiyamaala Devaradjane
"This is by far the most favourite and well liked food chains in Chennai!A big plus of this place is that they have a small ground dedicated..."
Shakir
"Here is South Indian. Haded , vada and idly it was nice , nice cominance gravy, worth of Monday, visit again , good keep it upFood..."
Riku
"It is one of the best breakfast places in Chennai. It has got a good number of branches, so you can easily find a branch near you. The signature podi..."
Rahul
"This is one of the famous quick service restaurants of Chennai and they have multiple branches spread all over the city and some even in the..."
Priya
"I liked the jikirthanda one of the best shop I have ever went acctualy idlis and dosas were not thaat good but I was satisfied with the product..."
Arvind Sasikala
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Jeffy Anto
"Ambience - 3.5/5    Food - 5/5  Service - 5/5  VFM - 3.5/5  Parking - AvailableMurugan Idli Shop is one of the famous chain of eateries in..."
Jitesh
"Everyone has their own "go to" place in Chennai for good South Indian food! This place is exactly that for me!My favourite dish here- the ghee..."
Ashwin Kumar
"Murugan idli is well known for their ghee podi idli. So I finally went there to have. At first I was surprised because they serve idly as by piece..."
Gofoodiego
"very good..."
Palani
"Worth of cost .... Loving..."
Spotsaravana1997
"very..."
Rekha Chandrasekar
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Sapna Jagadeesan
"Received less amount of food than we..."
Priya Suresh
"very good..."
Mano Praba
"One of the best brands that maintain its service high in almost all its branches. Have tried Murugan Idli Shop at Porur many a times and their..."
Sujith Ilamurugu
"Came here for dinner yesterday, this was a newly opened restaurant in porur. As you know it Murugan Idli Shop, one for the best places where you can..."
Aksshay Sainath
"We go here every week. Podi idlis is their signature dish. The chutneys also taste good.Crowded on weekends. Prices are also affordable. Give it..."
Sneha Bhat
"Where you go whatever you eat !!! Nothing can match with the food which you were raised with🤩 Sometimes pizzas and pasta would be..."
Santhana Keerthi
"Porur gets New restaurants day by day. This place is on the main road where ratna cafe was there before. The place is brightly lot and attracts lot..."
Gayathri R. Balaji
"One of the most renowned idli shops in Chennai. The restaurant is known for its soft idlis. I have tried their ghee podi idli and Onion..."
kv Jaswanth
"This review is mainly for their Mini Hall on the first floor Pros * As usual, the taste was top-notch at an affordable price. * Their Ghee Pongal..."
vignesh kumar
"Murugan idli shop is a prominent place in chennai if you want to have authentic South Indian dishes. It's a pure vegetarian restaurant with many..."
Kaushik Saha
"The idli is awesome , the taste of sambar and chutney is wonderful. The staff is humble and polite. They have very wonderful collection of snacks and..."
Maulik Barot
"Tried the famous Murugan Idly. As the name stands out - the idly is really nice. I had Podi Dosa as well but found Idly to be the best. It’s..."
Raj Neravati
"Absolutely mouth watering dishes. Vasant raj is courteous and serves food with love. Podi idli is too good to try. Sweet pongal is amazing too...."
Devashree Naik
"Went here all famished and surely did the steaming hot idlis made up for it. We truly realised Ghee Podi Idli, Steam Idli, Mendu Vada & Butter Dosa..."
Ishita Tanna Tavadia
"Best thing about this place is they use banana leaf to serve all the food! Service was fast and food was ok. They just need to revamp the restaurant..."
Globetrotter
"Good vegetarian options and excellent service. Space could have been bigger for accommodating..."
S Muthu S
"Very tasty South Indian..."
Arishmita Banerjee
"The ghee dosa i had here last week - had no aroma or ghee taste. And the size of the dosa was also small and not enough. Still, service is..."
Dinesh Raj K
"It's a old style restaurant like village type serving dishes like one by one but hotels looks very nice and clean and I recommend for Breakfast..."
althaf basha
"In my opinion it is one of the most renowned idli shops in Chennai. This place is known for its soft idlis. Though I am not an idli fan, but I had..."
Debarshi Maity
"This place offers a plethora of healthy and hygienic South Indian food. The taste itself differentiates it from other restaurant offering the same..."
Vishesh K.N
"One of best purely south Indian restaurant all idly are super and they servings hot 🔥 specially curry leaves idly ,they need improve service it..."
Balaji N
"Above average food taste, budget meals at 140. Could add a few more varieties if possible and improve the hygiene a bit and ofc the taste..."
devanathan vassou