Excellent food, Ambiance of a go-to-eat-a-good meal place, typical of "hotels" in Bangalore.read more

Yummy food and great service. Love the way the restaurant has maintained the quality and…read moreconsistency.

The best Indian restaurant I've ever been to!! The food here is amazing and the best I've had. The…read morerestaurant is super pretty, clean, and spacious. I loved the decorations and the music. I ordered the palak paneer which I've had at multiple spots and only one so far has been great. I ordered it extra spicy because I don't like it otherwise and they made it perfect for me. The palak paneer was so creamy, rich, spicy, and the cheese was so yummy. My boyfriend ordered the tandoori chicken which was super juicy and flavorful. The green sauce on the side tasted a little minty but was great with it. I love the basmati rice and the butter naan. Everything was super affordable and the server was very nice and friendly. The palak paneer is the best here and I will be coming back very soon!!

Went on Friday night for dinner without any reservations. Got seated immediately. They seem to have…read morechanged their name to Royal Haveli. They had a new menu as well. And Their staff is always pretty friendly. We ordered a variety of food. Chili Fish - It was meh. Not sweet thankfully but didn't taste appetizing Chicken Fried Rice - This was good Chicken Malai Kabab - This was good too Tandoori Roti - The size seems to have reduced than how it was before Chicken Do Pyaza - It was not how it's usually made. Won't order it again.

We loved their breakfast buffets and came back to try dinner…read more This review is specifically for their dine-in experience. I do believe that cutlery and plates make a big difference in the dining experience. They excel at it, despite it being a smaller restaurant. Seeraga samba chicken biryani was amazing, this is the ambur style biryani and the rice flavor and spices combo made it delicious. The chicken was fried. Great sides raita and salan as well. The dessert Thinnai stood out. It was Kesari made with foxtail millet. It is not your run of the mill kesari. I was pleasantly surprised with the taste. Must try.

Unique South Indian food, across the street from Mylapore Westgate…read more Loved the Chili Cauliflower and Chennai style Mutton Biryani were delicious. Kumbakonam Coffee had a good kick. Overall, the flavors felt authentic. Chicken 909 was OK, nothing special compared to other Indian restaurants in the Bay Area. It lacked the semi gravy. Suggestions to restaurant: Add brief description of the menu items. For someone not familiar with the cuisine, it was difficult to comprehend. The staff was friendly. However, it felt awkward/uncomfortable to ask too many questions.

A lovely new Kerala, South Indian owned tem shop. The teas…read moreare amazing but my very favorite is their Indian coffee They also arrange events and just attended a lovely Valentine's Tea. The food was amazing and with a hint of Indian spices. The service was fantastic with the owner herself, Aleena explaining the spicing in the tea sandwiches, the scones and the lovely sweets. We enjoyed being served by Matias who kept the tea flowing

I don't know how this place has gotten so many great reviews but I can confirm that its a disaster…read morefor vegetarians. We visited during an afternoon, ordered a veggie puff, Veg parotta roll, Kal Dosa and Veg Panini, Filter Coffee and Zafrani Chai. Other than the Chai and filter Coffee, everything was just tasteless. I don't think I ever had such horrible/tasteless sambhar with a green chutney (or whatever that was!). We had to wait for few minutes before someone would attend us, then the guy couldn't offer recommendations so I had to ask a lot of questions, but ultimately, the food was a total disappointment. This place was recommended by a friend but didn't meet my expectations by a million miles. The one star is for the openness in the cafe along with the vibe it offered, but thats about it.

Great dishes/food - quality and variety. The rotating "bread of the day" is appreciated…read more Above-average service for this style/class, too. Have been here for 10+ visits now. Do plan to come back for more.

Extremely overpriced. I paid over $80 for 2 people for lunch buffet with limited options. You can…read morego elsewhere for a better buffet. I understand they mark up the prices because it is one of the only Indian spots in this business-affluent area. The service was good. They took a while to grab our empty plates but they were accommodating in bringing us some plain naan and sodas. Ambiance is great-- it's very clean and pretty on the inside. A little bit of a small space so it gets pretty packed for lunch. I was wanting to try the regular menu items. But that is not available during the lunch buffet.

I got the chicken wrap and honestly it was really good ! It had great flavor and was very filling!…read moreA+ ! But unfortunately it took really long for just one wrap and the customer service wasn't the best. The younger lady there was very friendly and had a great attitude and spirit. On the other hand when we would ask questions to the older lady we were met with what seemed to be an attitude. This was our first time here and maybe it wasn't her best day so I understand but it was unfortunate that this was our first impression. Other than the place was very lively and in good spirits!

wow words do not do…read morejustice to this meal. some of the tastiest food in the south bay is in an incredibly unassuming restaurant next to the VTA station. Jubba is serving up some of the best food i've ever had. As a newbie to somali food, I am now hooked. we came in on a friday around 6:15 and there was a steady group of people enjoying their food. we ordered at the counter and took a seat outside to enjoy the weather 1 Sambusa 1 chicken wrap 1 beef plate the sambusa arrived first and initially I thought Samosa in my head. But the sambusa has a better structure, holding its shape after multiple bites. the Dough is softer but still crispy. it came with beef , chilies and other vegetables. so so good. the perfect appetizer for us. it came with a spicy green sauce that seemed to be the common sauce for every dish then the stars of the show. The sizzling hot beef plate served with veggies, rice and a salad was unbelievable. add on a lemon and some more greens sauce and you're in for a treat. the rice alone was so flavorful and it tasted like there was meat drippings on top. the beef was so tender and fell apart in 1 bite. I was blown away with the dish the chicken wrap... man. I'm not sure what kind of bread, pita was used but it was fantastic. a huge wrap with lettuce, onion chicken, sauce and other veggies. It was so messy and hard to eat with your hands so we resorted to eating with a fork and knife. Unreal. Unreal. massive portions again which are a theme here. But holy smokes this was so good. The chicken has a nice char, but is also juicy and saucy. the spongy pita neutralizes the bombardment of flavor from the meat, and the veggies compliment everything with some crunch and texture. Service was great and very helpful. They were extremely friendly and a delight to talk with. We will be back 5/5

Love coming here. Our favorite is apollo chicken, chicken lollilop and flakiest parotta you will…read moreever have.

Delicious, fresh vegetarian flavors. The thali is sooo goooood. Changes regularly and always well…read moredone. One of the few Indian restaurants that doesn't taste like they have three main sauces they pull from with no effort to make flavors differentiate or pop. The dishes here taste like the chef's actually care about the food. Service is polite and simple. Very low maintenance. Not a restaurant if you like to be picky. Come to enjoy it as it is. My only complaint (and it is minor) is that, because they do a lot of take out, they have a lot of drinks and other items prepared to just grab and go for you. This doesn't work if your order anything other than water to drink at the table. They offer really interesting and refreshing tea/lemonades, yet when they bring the drink it comes prepared to go in plastic cup, sealed, with boba style fat straw (as opposed to the very elegant picture on their menu). It stood out as massively tacky and ugly, especially because of how thoughtful the design choices are for the table scape and the rest of the dining experience. Strange place to cut a corner. Even opening the to go cup at the counter, pouring it into one of the lovely water glasses (which is what I did, lol) would be easy and streamline the beautiful experience.

Recently visited Meenakshi Bhavan. Food was excellent. Several vegan dishes. Tried their upma idli…read morecombo as well as masala dosa. Upma was excellent, potato masala in the dosa was not too spicy, tasted great. It comes with tasty chutneys and sambar. Service was very quick on a weekend morning. Give it a try

Weekend breakfast at Meenakshi Bhavan has the right soundtrack. Tamil film songs at a comfortable…read morevolume, two or three tables already into their meals, the steady clink of steel tumblers filling the room just enough to feel alive without tipping into noisy. For a Saturday morning, the energy was calm -- a good sign for a small spot that could easily get overwhelmed. The waitress set the tone early. Warm, unhurried, she asked how we had heard about the place before taking the order -- the kind of question a restaurant only asks when it is still building its crowd and actually wants to know the answer. Filter coffee arrived without delay, hot, no shortcuts. The upma and mini tiffin combo followed. Portions were generous and the food arrived warm. But dish after dish played it safe right up to the edge of forgettable. The upma had correct texture with none of the assertiveness that makes a good upma worth finishing slowly. The sambar leaned thin. The chutneys were there, present and accounted for, doing the minimum. Everything assembled correctly, nothing bold enough to make you look up from the table. Meenakshi Bhavan gets enough right on a weekend morning to be worth knowing about -- clean space, genuinely warm service, honest portions. The waitress clearly takes pride in the hospitality side of things. The kitchen needs to match that energy with a firmer hand on the seasoning. Good enough for a familiar weekend breakfast. Not yet good enough to become a habit. The paintings on the walls that were Indian and Tamilnadu related was great, but the other art work seemed out of place, not sure what the thought process there was with the management. Things where this could improve: Coffee taste can improve (may be sourcing from a different coffee vendor may help, seemed like a standard Narassu's powder from a grocery shop near by that probably was at least a few months old) Chutneys need a certain kick and that was definitely missing. Cleanliness can be improved for sure.