finally got to try traditional south indian thaali after hearing sm about it. lived up to all my awesome expectations - such a great experience to try many dishes and learn about their background from my tamil friends! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Paan - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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We enjoyed our experience here. The dosa was extra crispy and delicious - very long and perfectly South Indian. The puri plate was also great, enjoyed the potato bhaji. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

I ordered the podi idly and podi masala dosa. Husband got the masala dosa. It turned out to be a lot of food for the two of us! I liked everything. The potato filling could be a bit more flavorful but enjoyed the crispy dosa and the various chutneys. Service was quick. Will be back! read more

We frequently visit this Indian restaurant in Dallas that our relatives love. Typically, it's very crowded and we have to wait, but this time we were seated easily with several tables available. We ordered masala dosa, veg uttapam, plain dosa, idli, and coffee. Although the food took an unusually long time to arrive despite the restaurant not being busy, it was delicious as always. The staff is friendly, and the restaurant is clean with plenty of seating. Despite the slow service, it's a place we enjoy returning to for its tasty dishes. read more

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Great gobi manchurian! Lots of south and north indian dishes available- all veg place! Service and ambiance are nice! Check it out for flavors of India! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Gobi Manchurian - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

My family and I have always loved Saravana Bhavan. We love their coffee their paneer butter masala and all their dosas. But today unfortunately the food was very bad. We ordered Benne dosa which normally is the best in town. Today it tasted like a soggy uttapam. The malligaipody dosa was so spicy that no one could eat it. And the server watched intently as my husband was putting the tip. She is supposed to allow the customer to select the tip privately. But she stood ever my husbands shoulders while he filled in the top amount. Today's rating is 1. But usually I would give 5. So I averaged a 3. Since the food is usually very good I will go again and hope they go back to their previous level. If not, then I will have to find another restaurant for my favorite dishes. read more

The food always taste delicious and it is for a great price. My family always loves coming here

We moved to Dallas two weeks ago and have visited Saravanaa Bhavan twice! The restaurant is super crowded and buzzing with people at any time of the day. There is usually a small wait to get seated. This is not a place to go for a date night, romantic lunch, or dinner since that is not the ambiance here. It is a go with a hungry stomach and eat as much as possible of their yummy food kind of place. I am now coming to the food. I am so busy enjoying every bite and taking in the flavors that I forget to take pictures of what we order. For appetizers, Gobi 65 is mandatory. We tried the curd vada, which was out of the world. They have the best Bisi Belabath I have ever eaten! It's not too spicy, but it has just the right flavors. My husband tried the Veg Thali and the Rava Dosa and loved both. My daughter always orders their Masala Dosa and their super fresh mango lassi. Writing this review makes me crave their food so I might go again in a day or two. read more

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I love Saravana Bhavan food as a kid growing up! So when they opened up in Plano j was beyond excited! I love that they are consistent with their taste and their offering. I would recommend folks to try their specialties like all kinds of dosa, Channa batura Pongal , puri, filter coffee, etc I have also enjoyed their north India gravies and their fun thaali meals apart from their quick tiffins. This weekend we enjoyed the Pongal, batura , onion rava dosa which was made just perfectly, plain rava dosa and filter coffee! It was PERFECT! Taste has always been consistent and yummy, food js served hot, servers are quick and efficient and ambience is nice and clean! Tamil songs being played sometimes brings back loads of childhood memories read more

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If you are in the north Dallas area and looking for a S. Indian Breakfast Pl. or a lunch place which is purely vegetarian I strongly recommend going to this restaurant. They have variety of combo options and an amazing filter coffee don't miss that. Their services is pretty good, but this place gets packed really soon so make sure you go ahead of time because there are no reservations, try to get your hands on some of the breakfast items. They are delicious and these are the staple food that Indians usually eat back in India. They have a really cool ambience. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Puri - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

We travelled from Seattle and tried this food chain for the first time. After hearing so highly about it, it definitely lived up to our expectations. We loved the food, service and ambiance. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Amazing food and great service would recommend! The ambiance could be better but the food makes up for it it is a great spot for vegetarians. read more

Ordered Channa Bhathura and Ghee Onion Rava Dosa . It's always tasty here . To top it off you need a filter coffee read more

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Perfect food and ambience Try out there specials meals and dosa they are yum the Service is good read more

This restaurant is famous for its South Indian food and one morning we decided to have breakfast here as my last couple of visits to this place 5 years back during my visit to Dallas was wonderful. We ordered ghee ravva masala dosa,medu vada and Mysore bonda. The dosa and medu vada were good. But my complaint is regarding the Mysore bonda which was medu vada in the shape of a bonda,it was definitely not the regular Mysore bonda which is made from a different batter than medu vada. I was disappointed with this one dish. Also we ordered filter coffee and the person taking the order completely forgot about it and after reminding themabout it twice we got the coffee after finishing the food,though it tasted good the customer service was poor. I feel this is something that the management has to look into. Though the food was good the bad service left a sour taste in our mouths! read more

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Home style food tastes good and good on tummy. service very fast and place was clean!! read more

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Super quick service and delicious veg options. We came Friday night for dinner, was seated immediately and attended to right away. We ordered a mango lassi, masala dosa, and paneer cheese dosa. Everything was delicious, tasted fresh, and came hot and ready. Dosa was huge and came with several chutneys and sambar. Mango lassi was also very refreshing and a perfect balance of sweet and tangy. Had a great experience! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Probably my most disappointing restaurant experience in town. I've been to saravanaa in India and UAE but never had such HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. We went there as a group of 8 (so that's already good business!) and the guy who showed us to our table showed us one table when we reminded him we were a group of 8, he said out loud in front of the guest who were occupying the table next to us, "they are done and leaving now" the guests looked embarrassed and just got up while not even finished with their drink. We ordered ghee dosa, masala dosa, Chana batura, vada, rasa vada, kesari baath & filter coffee. The lady who took our order was so rude and kept rushing us to give our order. She wasn't helpful when asked what she would suggest and she responded with "everything is good here, you just choose anything". Our orders all came at separate times which was also fine, but lot of our orders came out wrong. They brought us plain dosa instead of ghee thinking we wouldn't know the difference and when we corrected her she kept arguing and finally took it back to change it with a grumpy face. This is just an example of the food. It felt like we ordered something but she chose to ignore us and order whatever she wanted. We tried ordering a masala dosa to go and to chase us out she said "it'll take 35 mins so you'll have to go and come back for it" and we were still having our sweet and coffee. So she had plenty of time to put it into the system. My mom had to intervene and be stern with her to take the order and the dosa came out in 10 mins! Which made it look like they just want the money and don't care about anything else. I get they were busy but that's not an excuse. Apart from the vada and rasa vada nothing else tasted authentic. It was so bland and plain. You would think at least the food would be good despite the service but nope it was very disappointing and especially for the price you pay it's not worth being humiliated and disappointed for. I'm definitely not going back and neither are the 7 other disappointed people I went it. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Medhu Vada(2Pcs) - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

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We went for Saturday lunch. The place was very busy but we were seated right away, I was surprised how fast we got our food. All our food was out in 10 minutes . All the food was fresh and authentically flavorful. We ordered aloo poori and ended up getting another plate because it was so good. Poori came hot and fluffy. My husband got the idli and vada which was also very good. The mysoor bonda tasted more like the vada ( only item I would not order again.) Overall we enjoyed the food and would come again. read more

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It sounds like Sarvana Bhavna offers a wide range of breakfast options. The dosa and chole bhatura stood out as your favorites, while the vegetable Thai dish was also enjoyable. It's a shame that the idly didn't meet your expectations, but the vada and chutneys seem to have left a positive impression. read more

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Went a second time. Wanted the paneer tikka masala. Was told the "north indian" kitchen was closed- which is odd during regular hours. Asked for a rava onion dosa. Was told they couldn't prepare that either lol. Went a third time (husband dragging me to this awful place again and again.) Asked for a Rava onion dosa, they gave me a rava dosa without onion. Bland. Went a 4th and final time. Asked for the paneer tikka masala. Was told their North Indian food wasn't available yet. This was at 3pm on a Sunday when the restaurant was full. I can't believe how low Desi people's standards are. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Chocolate dosa has gross Hershey's syrup inside. - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Good place to try staple South Indian dishes especially breakfast items. Order: --------- Poori -- Ok Mini Idly -- Good Parotta -- Avg Adai Dosa -- Below Avg Onion Dosa --- Good Mango Lassi -- Good Pros: -------- Good Food Ample Free Parking Lots of Options Clean restrooms Decent interiors Cons: -------- Service can get better read more

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A South Indian food freak like me would love the food here for sure. They serve authentic delicious food. The menu is vast and vegan friendly and also gluten free friendly. This is a vegetarian restaurant with array of south/North Indian food. The medu vada is scrumptious and melt in the mouth. They have a lot of options for a dosa freak. Special varieties like chocolate dosa, cheese dosa, mint dosa, pudi dosa, uttapams and more. Tried their Mysore masala dosa with cheese for the kids and love the onion chili uttapam. Today I tried their kaima idli which was a special dish, served along raita. This was so so good. A definite spot on for some delicious vegetarian food. Haven't got a chance to try their breads and curry, but definitely coming back here for more food. I cut back on one star because I had a tough time with one of the staff member taking orders. She had no patience and wanted to order as per her tastebuds. Lol... read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Kaima Idly Special - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Hello There This is our first choice for Vegetarian food. A few days ago we ordered takeout Combo 1 ad Combo 2. The Rava Khichdi was simply amazing. The Vada and Idli were awesome. The Sambhar and Coconut Chutney were also great. The Kesari was mouth watering . Our stomachs simply made ample space for it, even after being full with the other dishes. Most importantly, I saw not a single service expert there, looking at their cell phones. Amazing commitment towards keeping the customer happy. In search of great vegetarian food Any day , should you must go Amazing Vegetarian food at Saravanaa High Quality and Dedication to show Hearty Congratulations on a job well done. Best wishes for continued success. Vetri Vel Muruganukku Aragarohara read more

I was reluctant to give this place a try given the reviews, but I was at Home Depot already and it didn't appear busy. The service was decent. Food came out fast. The portion didn't look very large but it was plenty filling. I got the Mutter Paneer. It was tasty and came with a large basket of butter naan. My main complaint is no lunch specials and $12.99 is high for a non-meat dish. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Mutter Paneer - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

I'm usually someone who wants meat with their meals but I enjoyed the food here. We came specifically because we wanted the thali meal. The thali wasnt very impressive - hit and miss items. However, the dosas, gobi manchurian, and idli dish we ordered were hits, as was the tea. Portion is large enough to share. read more

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Worst customer service and bad behavior. No etiquette on how to talk to customers. If you don't have food, why take customers in and then whatever they're ordering just keeps saying, they don't have it. They didn't have dosas, uthappas, chole puri,etc. at 9.20 pm whereas restaurant closing time is 10pm. We left without eating anything at 9.45pm. Pathetic service, never going back. read more

We eat at this establishment quite often and 8 out of 10 times the food is awesome. They are always busy on the weekends ( we never been there on weekdays ) but the food comes out fast. Today's review is earned by their new employees called SUDHA , she literally made us feel like we were at her house as she was serving to us like a guest.SUDHA was super attentive and visited our table multiple times even though the place was packed with people. I'm a snob for good customer service and today was very happy with both food and service. read more

After taking forever to get our order of idli, I found a piece of aluminum foil in the sambar. Very unhygienic. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - a fork in a bowl of food - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Well located and good food/service. Great, specially for south Indian grub maybe have to work more on the north Indian items.. but love the dosas/thalis and idli/vadas read more

Terrible service. Need to get up from my chair to call them for service. Specifically asked for coffee and extra hot and got a cold one. We were told that's how the coffee is currently. Waiters are fine...manager needs to be kicked out read more

Top reasons why not to go to this place: 1) Kids are running this business. 2) Very unprofessional service. 3) Rude servers(gonna called them a kid because kids even have good manners than these severs) 4) Throws check on your table. Incident : I went to this place with a friend and we both placed an order for Dosa,after long wait a kid served one dosa and I didn't get mine until my friend has finished her.When it arrived was burnt, asked for change then kid got mad.I saw kid actually served that same burnt Dosa to another customer. At the end kid was pissed so they threw a check on the table instead of handing off in hand. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan is pretty good for classic south Indian food. Even though it is not on the menu, I asked for my favorite pav bhaji dosa and they were able to make it. The bhaji was pretty good but not completely authentic Mumbai style and could have used a little extra spice. My family members got the masala dosa, which was also good with a large portion of aloo subji. With COVID, they had every other table empty which was nice for social distancing. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Pav bhaji dosa and farther one is masala dosa. comes with 3 chutneys and sambar - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

I would not recommend this place the specials dosa and chole bhatura were ordered the bhatura had a long thread inside of it when asked about it we were told that that it was a vegetable. No bhatura has a vegetables or strings in it. DO NOT GO. read more

Horrible places!!!! Event worst customer service. We reached there at 9pm whereas their kitchen closes at 9.45pm. We waited for 30 mins and then we were seated thy kept rushing us saying kitchen is closing .. then finally wen we started ordering thy said thy don't have any masala dosa or rava dosa nor any North Indian item. All thy had was sambhar Wada and plain dosa .... We complained why didn't tell us before... this is all happening while our 1yr old was hungry and cranky.... Since it already late .. we decided to order sambhar Wada and plain dosa... after serving sambhar Wada ... the rude waiter came out and said we are out of dosa batter now. So finally we left the place hungry and with cranky kid at 10pm. Won't b ever coming here and would recommend u to think twice about. There are much better places read more

This restaurant is run by fools. Starting managers themselves. - Asked them to put cake in the fridge - answer was its weekend we dont donit. - asked them to put green chili in my dosa. Said we dont do custom. - no greeting or good customer service - every cook isn't wearing gloves. - one of the cook, touches broom and then touches food bare hands without washing their hands. We had to cut our ice cream cake before our meal for birthday. Most ridiculous customer service and managers.. never coming back here again ever. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Restaurant was clean and spacious. There's a large window into the kitchen through which you can watch the chef prepare grilled items. The dosas were delicious, although one alone is probably not enough if you're hungry. I enjoyed the sandbar, tomato, and mint chutneys on the side, but the coconut chutney was not flavorful and had a strange texture. Everything on the menu is vegetarian. You need to swipe your card at the counter to pay - my friend and I were sitting for a bit wondering how to pay. The staff is super friendly! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Milagaipodi Masala Dosa (front), Cheese Masala Dosa (back) - Indian Near Me - Plano, Texas

Good food but terrible services and very high prices. Zero willingness to cater to a customer any customer All the food is made in bulk except the breads The best item here is the chole batura except they don't give you enough of the curry itself. read more

They put waaaay too many black pepper corns in my Rava Masala Dosa. Taste was mediocre at best and the chutneys were sub par. Portion size was appropriate. The service was fast and efficient. Priced reasonably. Might try something that doesn't have whole pepper and have a better experience. read more

Let me start with- the dosas were just amazing! BUT: 1. The service was really bad. It was like the wait staff wasnt sure what was going on. They kept asking customers what their order was. The table next to us came a good 15 mins after us but got their order before us. They also got their order twice which was clearly indicative of some sort of chaotic service. Several tables around is were being asked what exactly they ordered multiple times. It wasnt a very busy day, maybe there was some internal issue, but the wait time and the confused service wasnt a great eating in experience. The service staff genuinely wanted to help and deliver, but there just seemed to be something off with their processes. 2. The sambar is not so good- not enough flavour. Its not bad and the dosas are so good that it stops making a difference, but i think there are other food options in Plano with better sambar. The vadas in the idli-vada combo were fresh, but int he rasam vada they smelt of stale oil. Regardless we may come back to give this another try just because the Saravana Bhavan in New York used to be my go to place. Hope it lives up to the brand name next time. read more