Wow wow wow, what a great place. Loved it. Food is good here. A must place to visit, when you are in lonavala.
Kamats has been a compulsory stop for people traveling from pune mumbai highway. The ambience is simple but the food is appealing. South Indian snacks like dosas and idlis are must have. Quick service is usp of restaurant. It has been around for years but Everytime seems to be same. Recently had lunch with veg kolhapuri and butter roti. As usual the winner is food.
Good place for a quick halt and south indian snacks. You get true south flavour. However the property is run down now a days and needs a refurbishment badly. However their location is the winner. Washrooms are ok types. But food quality is just awesome.
Ambience: 2.5/5
Service: 4/5
Food: 4/5
Kamats is a MANDATORY visit on the way to Lonavala/Pune/Mahableshwar since years. The place has changed one bit.
Our order is also always more less fixed:
Batata vada (which they serve with a very different chutney)
Mysore Dosa
Masala Dosa
Filter coffee
Also occasionally idli, missal and sabudana khichdi
The ambience is basic but the service is quick.
The Green House in Lonavla is a must visit breakfast restaurant. All dishes are freshly made and packed with wholesome flavours.
We ordered Sada Dosa, Mysore Masala Dosa, Idli-Sambar and Vada-Sambar. The Sada Dosa was crispy and tasty while the Mysore Masala Dosa was good if not great.
The best of all was the Vada-Sambar. It was light, fluffy, tasty and delicious. The Idli-Sambar could've been made better as it was slightly dry.
Overall, the breakfast was fabulous and the prices are reasonable
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Last weekend i had gone to khandala with my office friends and while roaming around we felt hungry and we landed at kamat hotel.
First and foremost they dont accept card so make sure you have cash in hand.
Secondly they serve the traditonal mangalore style chutni and sambhar so if you like that preparation you are at the right place.
Rava sada dosa:-
I ordered 2 of these as it was so nice and crisp and went well with the coconut chatni and sambhar.
The dosa takes time but its made really good.
Must try if you are there.
Idli vada sambhar:-
They also serve good idli and medu wada with chatni sambhar served on the top.The soft idli and medu vada are exactly the right combination you need for good evening snacks.
Verdict:-
The place is very good for south indian snacks and also the price is good considering its on the highway.
Obviously tried snacks only so will need to check the other items when i visit next time.
Overall its a good place to have good food.
Just entered Lonavala and was super hungry have always seen this place but this time stopped by and to my surprise it was a nice and warm place open but shelter at the same time. The food was amazing had medu vada idli and the masala chai refreshed me. The staff was warm and quickly served. Def a place to just drop by for some quick food
While travelling from Mumbai to Pune, after taking first Lonavala Expressway exit you will reach Kamat’s Green House within two odd minutes. So, with such strategic location it’s no wonder this restaurant gets good amount of foot fall. But even with such a great location I would recommend you skip this one. Overall experience was below par. There should be a mechanism that is more stringent to ensure quality and customer service if its franchisee. Situation looks even worse if its run by Kamat’s. I could not figure out if its self-run restaurantor its franchisee of famous Kamat’s chain of restaurants.
We always try to take a stop over at Kamat in Khandala during our bombay pune trips.
The batata wada is to die for. A perfect combination with the idli chutney and the dahi chutney.
Then follows the chola bhatura. Which is perfect.
Ending it with the so refreshing filter coffee.
For years this is the routine and the taste doesn't change one bit.
The place is nicely tucked a bit away from the city and below the flyover.
When I was looking for VFM restaurant one of my friends suggested this and we tried it but the VFM thing isn't for this one.
kamat is a huge restaurant which serves lots of items but it's not reasonable at all. We especially went for their american shev puri and wada. I liked american shev puri but the canopy used wasn't fresh and it disappointed us.The wada which we ordered first was slightly undercooked but the next batch we got was perfect. I loved the wada which I'll recommend to everyone.
As I was looking for VFM option it's not what I expected. The food is good not best but the price they charge is too much. I'll suggest this to one-time visit type of restaurant. Service was prompt and restaurant is clean.
Decent place for the harried lot that travels on this busy stretch of highway. Bare basic ambiance, service is quick but the items are a tad pricey for the environment and facilities. Tried the following:
Paper Dosa - 3.5/5
Good bet most of the times, ideal for 2-3 people to have together. Sambar & coconut chutney accompanied were decent.
Vada Pav - 3.5/5
Thankfully the vada was mildly spiced, devoid of turmeric color, just plain mashed potato with sprinkling of coriander and mild chilies. They were lovely & hot. Bread provided is the typical artificial & chemical variety. Accompaniments were the red colored besan bits that are the rejects of the vada's batter, a garlic laced sweet sour watery chutney and sweet curd.
Simple ambience but fantastic food. Mysore masala dosa and Pav bhaji, do try if you are a fan of it. Loads of ghee and butter you can expect in it. Served hot and very quick service. Closely located to the Mumbai Pune expressway, easily accessible. Parking available too.
Sanket Kolhe (Socialruffian)
+4
Had a visit to the restaurant at 5th Nov 2017
-Ordered 3 Onion Uttapaas, a Sada Dosa, and a Masala Dosa.
-Sada Dosa and Masala Dosa were Nice. Great taste.
-Onion Uttapaas took a long time for preparation but were amazing to taste.
-The coconut chutney was awesome! Perfect prepared. Sambar was also good.
-The place is there on left side as you enter the lonavala after taking exit for Mumbai Pune express way.
-It's a normal restaurant to have quick bite.
-It's a Non AC restaurant, and also a little unhygienic.
-Waiters there don't clean up the table till the other people arrive to sit there.(maybe due to the extra crowd while we visited, but still they could have cleaned it before)
-Also you might get disturbed by the flys irritating you constantly.
-Overall the the experience was good, we had quick snacks and left.
We ordered dosas, sandwich, vada pav, grills, etc ! It was good . Can't say excellent. Staff service is commendable . Filter coffee was just perfect .
menu-not a very exquisite menu, a standard one but exactly what i was looking for as was really hungry and in no mood to experiment
Taste-good and thankfully no surprises, we ordered paneer kofta and paneer tikka masala both were good
Service- staff is not really attentive ...i actually had to ask the staff to take.my orders even though i had occupied the table for 10-15 minutes
Price-reasonable
Food quality is very good(Specially South-indian food items). Rates are reasonable. Visit here for Breakfast. Free parking is available. Service is fast.
Nice place to eat and relax. Next to highway. Ordered a cheese Dosa. Was really good. Have not tried other dishes but love to visit again. Ambience is also OK ........ Have
When you be a Mumbaikar or either Punekar it's obvious you have to go to Lonavala once or maybe twice a month and during rainy season you have to visit on a regular basis. Be it with your friends or family this place never disappoint you. As this place is located in a prime location when you travel from Mumbai this make the Place a trending Craving station in Lonavala. There Misal and vada Pav are amaaazing. Must try for all food lovers
After you have seen the beautiful mountains in lonavala and khandala this is a perfect place to relish your taste buds with some wonderful veg food. Though you will not find anything new here but there is everything your stomach needs after that tiring day. There are a lot of restaurants in lonavala but this is right on the highway and has a huge sitting area.
This has been our pitstop for many many years for our travel from Mumbai to Pune, we seem to have the same 1 pitstop strategy for too many years. The ambience of this place is unique, it's open air so you can breathe fresh air and watch your car while you eat !! Just go for vada plate, dosas, Misal pav, chai or coffee. They are typically good at the side dishes. Most of the customers are Mumbai or Pune guys travelling across Lonavala, so eating light dishes is a safe bet. Just refuel your tummy here and head for the finish line !!
A famous highway joint on near khandala. Had been here for late afternoon lunch. Serves pure veg. I had been with a group of 7 friends and had lots of platter to taste from. Tried right from the batata wadas to wada sambhar to sada dosa. I had ordered veg kadhai n butter rotis. Paneer chilli dry as starters. The batata wadas stood out. Tasted awesome with the sweet spicy chutney provided and small bowl of dahi along with it. Service is quick and has huge sitting space. Ambience is not that gr8. The masala papad and chaas is sold at premium price and both of them disappointed. Weren't upto the mark. Overall a typical roadside restro to have ur meal during your commute.
Very good place to have South Indian breakfast on way to Lonavala. Food quality is good. They even serve misal and batata wada which are popular Maharashtrain dishes. They served a unique tamarind chutney with batata Wada which was quite unique. Loved it
Good place for a quick halt meal. Being a biker, when we travel to Pune and places beyond and when we pass by Khandala, this is a place we stop by for a quick bite. This is the place we normally stop for our first halt after we start from Mumbai. I'd prefer Idlis and Dosas plus any Tea or Coffee. This place serves good butter nans and a decently good main course. Good and safe for kids considering this is a weekend get away and places accompanied by kids.
Food : 3.5 / 5
Ambience : 2.5 / 5
Service : 3 / 5
Overall : 3.5 / 5
A quick halt to grab that batata wada is a good idea. One of the oldest yet famous eating joints at Lonavla is kamat's.
The service is so quick, it actually took less than a trip to the washroom and brisk walk back.
Decent taste n service with a smile. Idli -wada, sambhar - chutney with filter coffee was best options for me.
Re-energized for the trip ahead. It's not very well maintained but hello darling < yeh hai India >
For quick food, this is a very good place to take halt. It's indeed spacious, place for parking. I have been here a couple of times and the quality I have seen is not consistent but even then the service is prompt.
Another thing to note is the washroom. It's in the hotel building which is not operational and is not maintained. So if you are traveling with family and want to take a halt at Lonavala, I would recommend Rama Krishna at the main Lonavala market.
One of d oldest one in khandala. Used to go here when express highway was non. Existent.
Currently I visit it sometimes when I travel mumbai-pune.
The food quality is not upto mark.
It's just good for quick south Indian food.
Service is poor n needs improvement.
A good place to enjoy south Indian stuff. Other cuisines are average. Filter coffee was very soothing in monsoons. Value for money place. Worth a stop on the way to Lonavala.
Best ambience during monsoons its spacious and breezy place to eat and chill,food is good and quick ive visited this place multiple times in a week,dosa and potato vada are my picks fresh and hot,the only issue i found could be better is the staff they are pretty unresponsive at times...
Located on the old highway so it easy to access. Decent menu and food is good. Service was ok and needs to be improved. Looking at the price value for money is good.
Kamat's green house is a place I enjoy coming ...but as it being far from my place I do only come here when I m partying at my lpnavala farmhouse....very nice place
I have never tasted The Batata Vada u get here in Kamaths with different chutney and Curd. Chole bhautra also tastes awesome. Service is ok not great but its fine.
One of the oldest restaurant in lonavla.. This is the best and also very economical.. Come here on Sunday mornings and you will be lucky to see greatest superbikes.. This restaurant is a general halt for all the bikers who come from Mumbai and from Pune.. From fast food to South Indian and North Indian, you get everything here..
One of the most authentic restaurant you'll find on Mumbai pune expressway. You'll love it's famous delicacy Kamat's special batata vada. The prices are ok with respect to the quality of food and service offered. The ambience is sober and you'll enjoy having south Indian food and snacks here with your family.
A place filled with bikers on the weekends ! An amazing breakfast after a nice ride. Love the vada pav and idlis here ! The mysore masala is also a favourite !
One of the oldest stopover for the people travelling from mumbai to pune. One of the iconic place for regular breakfast and snacks throughout the day. The udipi menu is very good and the sambar and chutney along with is also very tasty. Overall the food is nice and tasty. The batata vada specially is very much the same that it tasted some 15 18 years ago. They have a special glasses that they serve the coffee and tea which gives a very irani feel to it. The food is decently priced and the service is also good
Very old hotel located on old mumbai pune highway. Food quality is good. Tourist traveling by old mumbai pune highway must visit this place, peaceful and server good food.
Ambience is certainly not a priority at Kamat's green House and its been like this for atleast 25 Yrs if not more. But yet it remains my favourite stopover for a quick breakfast on route to Poona.The service is prompt and regular Udipi style. My favorites are the Mysore Sada dosa and the Batata Wada...yes the Batata Wada very unusual here mildly spiced and white on the inside, it comes with a unique tangy chutney that is very addictive. The cover is also very light and airy.So much more better than the food mall options on the Mumbai Pune Expressway.
I agree, the ambience is not at all inviting, but they have the most awesome batata wadas ever. Its been a regular breakfast halt over the years. The dosas are good too.
Decent food which has always been the keystone for Kamats. Good location just off the highway...had a rava dosa and a cheese sandwich and both did not dissapoint.
Kamat is a brand. So they never fail to deliver the best. The food is delicious and worth the money. Even simplistic dishes like Pav Bhaji taste so yummy. If you are going on long drives to Khandala-Lonavla from Mumbai and want wholesome, hygienic and delicious food, Kamat is the place to be.
On our way to Murudeshwar from Mumbai we stopped at Lonavala for dinner at 10:20pm. It was superb food. Tasted really good.
Will suggest all to try this.
Keeps up to the brand name of kamats
Is an amazing place for a budget meal.
The staff is friendly and the service is quick.
Also the food tastes good, which sums up that kamat is a must visit place for people visiting khandala.
Amazing food! With great food comes great air (of Lonavala). I love having Dosa over here. And the tea
I have been visiting this place since childhood and every time the love for the place grows.. Strictly recommended for the South Indian menu and taste.. Have a quick bite and roll on the highway.. My pick Dahi Vada, Medu Vada, Dosa and toast butter with tea
Loved the place, we were there on the weekend. The place was a bit crowded we had to wait for our turn, however it was worth it. We tried traditional idlis, medu wada and rava masala, each dish was perfectly made. Then we tried the batata wada, very good taste and went very well with the vinegar based chutney, this is the first time I had vinegar chutney and wada, it was awesome. The second must try is the American sev puri, perfectly spiced and crispy. Overall a great place, a must visit if you are in lonavala.
Suraj Nair (TheRestlessMind™)
+4
One of the oldest hotels in Lonavala. Before the expressway was built, this place used to be crowded with tourists. Now with the expressway this place has lost all its customers. But it still is a wonderful place to visit. Food is reasonably priced also tastes good. We had ordered for Roti and Naan along with Paneer Mutter. The Rotis and the Naan had becomea bit soft and cold by the time it reached our table but the sabzi was piping hot and hence it tasted well. All in all a very nice place if you ever visit to Lonavala it is a must try being one of the oldest hotels in Lonavala.
I would definitely agree with Umang, as the potato wada is awesome here. The idli vada sambhar is the most commonly had snack over here, and is decent enough in taste.
Since, it lies close to the Mumbai - Pune expressway, it is swarmed by a lot of people, whenever the buses halt at this location. I had mysore cheese saada as well, which was good in taste. Apart from this, the speed of service is worth appreciating and the prices do justice to the quality of service and food provided here. Good place to have breakfast at.
Try the potato wada over here..a good place to visit in monsoon...overall a good restaurant
4 star is due to high price less quantity.otherwise everything is nice service is quick, you will not have to wait for long. Quality is good.ambience and location is also nice. I haven't seen anything bad about this place except the price and quantity. Bought roti and malai kofta.. they took 10 minutes to prepare the lunch
very Authentic South Indian dishes , Quick Service, quite place , CAR parking and good location.
Buzzing place with good spread of snacks and good halting point on way to Lonavla. Was amazed at the response of one of the waiters, who we asked for spoons n he simply said - I don't have it. We laughed so much at his response!
Love the food here
The vada is exceptionally good
Do try their North Indian and South Indian as well
We went for paneer burji it was so so so yummy and so well made and even the tandoori roti so well cooked
Our go to place in Lonavla despite of all the fancy restaurants we prefer it here since years
So looking forward to coming again
Age old favourite for traveller's on the old Mumbai Pune road,
Good fresh food staple and cheap,
All in all a nice place if you want to keep it light.
Famous pit stop for bikers on weekends
The food is decent. The service is good. Could have been more proactive but ok. Ambience is also good. Overall it's good for a meal. They have plenty of seating and parking.
One of the famous hotel in Lonavala.
Do visit this place and enjoy the delicious food.
Testy Batata wada served here
with curd Chatani but nowadays they stop it to give
we always take the chance to visit
Had a Breakfast in the morning. Food was Excellent and delicious and the service was also great and quick. Quite a good options to choose from and hygienic too.
The food was not as we expected it to be. You can halt here for a quick break if you are travelling from a far distance, however I’ll suggest to check for snacks here that too not in volume.
Make sure to have cash. Sometimes the Service people are rude but the food is good. Must visit for breakfast
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