I usually make efforts to stop by whenever I'm in town to get my Gobi 65, poori, and mango juice. I adore the fried cauliflower. This past visit was incredibly crowded at around 2 pm on Sunday and the staff were overwhelmed. There were enough empty tables for everyone to be seated but it still took about 10 minutes. There were maybe 15 customers waiting. The paper wait list wasn't useful as there was no pen and there was no organized waiting in line so we were literally all standing disorganized trying to tell the waiter how many people in our party and you had to stand your ground. It also took a lot of effort to flag a waiter to order food. I'll probably try to come at off hours like usual next time. Food is consistently excellent, and based on the clientele, should be authentic. read more

As stated in my previous review and in others reviews, service is abysmal here. Just expect 0/10 stars for service but 10/10 for food. If you expect that--you'll have a great time! I actually had an excellent experience here because I went at an off hour for dinner and the food was incredible. The one server that was running the floor was attentive and available (mind you, I was the only one). We had the mysore and regular masala dosa which were both crisp to perfection with the tastiest chutneys and sambar. 10/10. I had uthappam for the first time and chose the chili cheese option. It was phenomenal. Crisp caramelized bottom with a cheese pull on top. Like a South Indian pizza. The chilis def had a kick of spice. I would eat this again for sure! So delicious. The food was incredible. The restaurant was clean (again, I went at an off time for dinner). The service was great for me at least. However, as I was leaving, there was now 6-7 families and one server. I'm sure service wasn't as great for them so it varies! read more

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We came here with a very large group of family members and were looking forward to a nice evening. Everything was all right, but needing improvement. While the staff were nice and friendly, the service was rather disorganized throughout the evening. The food took very long to come out, with some dishes coming out very very early and others coming out after some people had finished eating. Several requests also had to be repeated as staff admittedly forgot about them. I ordered the paneer butter masala and parotta. I could not eat the paneer due to how spicy it was, which surprised me. I asked for some yugort, but as mentioned, the staff forgot until we reminded them several minutes later. The parotta was nice and the mango juice was refreshing. The kesari and gulab jamun were a nice sweet treat that helped with the spice level of the meal. read more

I'm only giving it 2 stars because my mango lassi was good, and the dosa isn't terrible. But man - the service is horrendous and the ambiance is gross. I say this a lot, but for food that is trendy and popular right now (Indian), these owners need to do a better job of keeping their restaurants clean, serving properly and maintaining some level of understanding of the restaurant industry. Server/manager/greeter got our order but we never felt like he understood what we said. Turns out, we were right. Asked for coffee, no one brought it out. Bring food out so everyone can eat together- half our party just sat there with their food going cold because the others didn't get their food for 20 minutes. Finally, your food runner cant be the same person who just cleaned the table- its gross. The bathrooms are gross and it is super stuffy in there. Worst part? We brought 20 people for lunch (called and reserved) and they told us at the end "can you quickly leave bc we have people waiting for tables." Done. read more

We ordered puri, butter masala dosai, onion masala dosai, and masala vadai. Everything came out quickly and tasted great. We ordered gulab jamun for dessert and it was excellent. The jamun were soft and warm. We also ordered coffee and that took way too long to come out. But the taste was just right. The restaurant was well decorated and well lit. read more

Decided to try out Saravanaa Bhavan on way back home. Place was packed, we had to wait due to that. Once we got our seats, we got the menu and ordered our food Wait time was terrible, we had to remind the staff that we ordered food and the food came in increments. My wife finished her dosa by the time I got my meal and she got her coffee after her meal was done. This was not acceptable. Also there were flies flying around. The food did not make things better - the following were ordered -Paneer Biriyani -Mushroom 65 -Plain Dosa -Coffee -Mango Lassi The paneer biriyani had no flavor The mushroom 65 had no dips And the worst thing about the entire experience is when we ask someone for our order , we had to ask for each one instead of all of it so the wait time was awful. I am from India, I eat Indian food at home almost every day and have been to multiple Indian food places such as Aga's, udipi cafe, Nirmanz - and have to say this is the worst Indian food place of all places I visited. The food rate was expensive compared to other places and the service was really bad. I do not recommend as there are better Indian food places in the Houston area. read more

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Despite all the negative reviews, we decided to give this place a try and were pleasantly surprised. I question why this place has such poor rating. Some reviews mentioned cold food, slow service, or dirtiness, but we didn't experience any of that! In fact, the food came out hot, fast, and the entire restaurant was clean and modern looking. It started making me question whether or not competitors wrote fake negative reviews or perhaps the restaurant drastically improved over time. Whatever it may be, I recommend you come and give this place a try to see for yourself. Just know that they serve only vegetarian dishes (don't expect any butter chicken or tikka chicken masala). We ordered the following: Gobi Manchurian Paneer Butter Masala Channa Batura Mysore Masala Dosa Milagapodi Dosa I recommend these dishes. Great flavors and easy to share with a group of people (assuming you are ok sharing sauces), making it a nice social experience. The waitress who took our order was patient and friendly, though I wasn't impressed with the person passing out our food. Overall, great place for vegetarian Indian food! read more

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I had been here a couple years back and the food was good for our group of 16. Fiest this is a style of Indian food that is Vegetarian. It's spicy hot of you choose it that way. It's mild if you also choose that way. If you are expecting North Indian Food or meat dishes with Tofu or paneer substitute... It's not that. If you like South Indian food, this has been for my two visits quite good. Today I came in w my uncle and a lady friend. All three of us really enjoyed our meals. We tried everyone else's dish because that's how we roll. read more

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Horrible horrible service!!! They see you standing waiting for a to go order... never once came to actually see what I needed. I asked the manager lady in all black and another lady with a white collar shirt they both said it's still being made.. I ordered one plate! then the owner came out from the back and was even more rude and said just to wait! Pointing his finger at me. Like I had been waiting 20 minutes for a to-go order that was place a whole 20 minutes prior to my arrival. read more

Service in this branch is better and so us the ambiance. Chole bature is almost the same as in the other one on Westhimer but coffee- am not sure its today or its changed- it was NOT filter coffee, it was NoT strong or enough hot. Rava dosa was good though and so was the baalekai bajji ( pronounce baa+lay+kai bajji as in plantain fritters Indian style) So to summarize: Food - yes yes Coffee - no no ;) read more

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Really good food, very authentic for someone who loves a good authentic South Indian breakfast, Indian ambience, spacious and good service. Busy on weekends but still very fast. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Plain Dosa - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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The Dosa here is amazing! The service can be a bit slow when they are busy and it seems to be service without a smile but there is a sincere care for their business. I brought my daughter this time around and the older gentleman who monitors was inquisitive and also showed us the proper way to eat some of the dishes, explaining what they sides were and it was a very kind gesture. read more

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Saturday Feb 1st 2025 Worst service 20min waiting for order & after food 20 min waiting for ticket to pay, read more

This is a franchise and the food quality is nowhere near the original Sara anaa Bhavan restaurant. Crepes have become super thin, god knows why. The food comes out burnt. Happened to me 2 or 3 times. The food quantity has gone down for south indian dishes. Just overall not worth it when there are other better south-indian food joints in the city. Finally, the prices have gone up by 30-40% post covid. I get that its inflation but at a minimum match the service and food quality read more

The menu is very big. Descriptions aren't the best, some dishes have the exact same description so it's hard for someone who's new to Indian cuisine to know what they're getting into. Overall ok. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Onion Dosa - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Decent option in the Sugarland area when I have dosa cravings. Dosas were okay, not bad. Rava masala and Mysore dosas are comparatively smaller in size than what several other restaurants offer. Dosa sides were refilled upon request. Chana batura was so crazy oily, they didn't let the excess oil drip out of the batura. Not ordering that again for sure. Also, tried their highly reviewed Madras coffee however, I dint find anything special about it. Coffee comes in a small sized cup. Ordered some fried rice and mango lassi for the kid, and that turned out really good. Light and fresh fried rice and nicely balanced mango lassi. Its a nice dining spot for dosas or other vegetarian meal, unlike many other dosa places that are aimed towards to go. read more

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This is a place where you come for the food, off popular hours, and bring your patience. Could service be quicker? Sure / but it's not that kind of place. Come for the food & experience, with a smile. It's worth it. And according to my traits very authentic!! read more

This place gets very busy on Saturday nights at 7. The crowd dies down at 8:30. We started with mango lassie to drink and it was enjoyable. The Paneeer Butter Masala was the best dish we had and will order this again. Channa Batura was also good. Parota was also good but if you order Paneer then you can skip this one. Mushroom Biryani has good flavor but be prepared to spend time taking out the seeds and spices. read more

Great South Indian food place, with robust authenticity. Also has a full healthy menu with Millet.

Good option to try out to satisfy your masala dosa craving. This restaurant has a lot of different South Indian veg foods and varieties of masala dosas. I tried the Mysore Masala dosa which is a spicy rice crepe filled w potato mixture. It comes with your standard accoutrements including a tomato chutney, sambar and other cold white chutney which might have had coconut in it. It was pretty good although I wish it had a bigger portion of filling and that the filling was a little more firm. Service was dismal however and the food was very pricey. Took a while for our waiter to come to us and they were very unfriendly. Not sure if there was a language barrier but honesty it was confusing as the restaurant wasn't full and they were just standing there. My bill came to almost 17$ pretip that's including a small Madras coffee. Which brings me to...the waitress took away my Madras coffee (very good, small portion tho-less than 6 oz I would say) before I was even done w it!!! Like I had a quarter left. Annoying. We were also quickly given the bill without any questions asked about whether we were ordering anything else (which my friend and I were contemplating). This is still a pretty light lunch and is a good option to try for this type of food if you're in the area! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Food was great but service was terrible. First and foremost there were 4 servers when we entered in the front. Nobody came to our table and a kid was hungry. Finally they came and took the order. Took more than an hour for the food of one of our party to come. We had to ask 4 times about the order. Finally, a male employee came and took charge and made sure the food came. When I asked him if he was the manager, he said he was only an employee. They need to hire more people like him. Didn't get his name but he was efficient. On a good note, the food was good and ambience good. read more

This is real deal Indian food. It's fresh and delicious. My aruvedic doctor recommended some dishes. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - This is one of their meals. It was wonderful. - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

My husband and I visited Sugarland Texas branch Saravana Bhavan On December 1st . Sambar Vadas and Masal Dosa with chutneys and Sambar were good, Sambar is not the same old Sarvana Bhavan smabar but it's OK. Service was good too. Staff were friendly . We are living in Austin and Austinites need a good Vegetarian Restaurant , it will be good if Saravana Bhavan opens one in Austin . read more

Dosa was excellent. It was my first time trying Indian vegetarian dishes. Definitely didn't disappoint. Will be back for more. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Saraspldosa. Yum!! - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Please please try the specialty dosa served here! My family couldn't get enough :) we had to reorder our rava dosa since it wasn't crispy enough but the staff was incredibly friendly and remade it for us! Overall a great homey experience. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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I've been here many times, while this visit was better than my last, I wasn't completely satisfied. I got my usual mysore dosa. It was room temperature and not crispy when I got it. I don't want room temperature food like I'm sorry but who does? The gobi manchurian was amazing and piping hot. I loved it. Crispy and flavorful. I got the mango lassi and it was great. Our food arrived relatively quickly. read more

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Food was ok but the service was terrible . Understaffed both in the kitchen and the front end . Took close to 40 minutes to take an order and after 10 min the waitress's comes and tells one of the items we ordered is no more available . We have to wait another 15 min to get our food . Dosa and idli were great but the thali was bad . Overall the service is terrible ! read more

Got the thali to go, and so can only comment on the takeout. They packaged it super great, and it was a lot of food for the price! Definitely recommend! read more

Excelent southern Indian food. Management friendly and helpful. The place was calm and few customers on Sunday afternoon. Dosa is highly recommend and idli with Indian tea. The best! read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Saravana special. Cheese Masala Dosa and Idli. - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

What a great experience here at Saravanaa. The staff is very helpful and the food is out of this world. This place is a great get together for families and friends. read more

I went to Saravana Bhavan at sugar land location. I ordered plain dosa. the sambhar was so salty. service was terrible. I called the front desk person and told him that sambhar was salty and he went to the kitchen and got me another one. it tasted the same. ther food taste and service is terrible now. I don't think I will go there again. read more

The food had almost 12 roaches . The restaurant did not care , me and my family have been eating there for past several years . I never saw food so unhealthy and unhygienic . Very poor quality. read more

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We love the dosa and the combos here. Lately they have improved the taste of Sambhar a lot. The service can seem disconnected and not inviting but I will ignore when I crave for some South Indian food read more

Miserable experience with service and food Food was cold two of the items were rotting already. Service was hopeless. My nephew ordered naan and paneer curry. They just gave the naan and forgot about water. When asked they said will bring later. No apologies even after half hour of waiting. The owner must be not caring on keeping quality because people were lining up to eat whatever they are serving. First time in my life I was depressed seeing how horrible Indian restaurants can be. Please do t bring the name of our country down. If only I can give a negative star read more

I usually love this place, but today the food was just ok. I usually order the onion rava masala dosa or the idli and sambar. The chutneys and sambar were lacking a lot of flavor today. Madras coffee was good! In terms of cleanliness, this place isn't the best. Our server's hands were dirty and the plates/utensils were also unclean. Service was terrible because the restaurant was packed and it didn't seem like there were many servers. Also, it's annoying when dining with a group and everyone's food comes out at different times... read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Madras coffee - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

I've been to numerous Saravana Bhavan location's - this was my first visit to the relatively new Sugar Land location. The restaurant is new and clean. We ordered a combo plate with dosai, rava kitchidi, kesari (Indian sweet), poori and rava dosai. Everything was fine, nothing spectacular. The dosai comes with sambar and 3 chutneys. The sambar at Saravana Bhavan is consistently good and this location is no exception. The poori came with potato masala and kurma, both of which were good. Saravana Bhavan prices are high for what you get. IMO, the quality needs to be improved to justify the prices. Dinner was fine, and I'm sure I'll be back at some point, but I'm not in any hurry. read more

Saravanaa Bhavan - Rava kitchidi with sambar and coconut chutney - Indian Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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The food and hospitality it outstanding!! My third time I was here and I ordered an extra order for lunch :) read more

I haven't been back to this place in a while, but came with a coworker for lunch last week. I got the thali again with the poori. I would say 50% of the whole thali is really tasty, and 50% is ok. However, it's a big meal, and quite filling (if you could finish). I had some tasty curries and some that was just ok. I did like the poori, papard, and the yogurt a lot. I had ordered a coffee to go but forgot to get it before I leave, but the staff didn't even let me know. There is a variety of vegetarian items to try. The menu is quite long. I would recommend the thali if you like to try a variety of items. I also ordered to-go mushroom biryani for a co-worker, and my coworker asked me if I wanted to try some. I tasted some, and it was quite unique. I can't say I would order it, but it's different. For the price of the biryani, the quantity of the biryani to-go also seems quite small compared to other biryani places for to-go. read more

The food has definitely gone downhill since we last visited. Mostly bland, with little variety in the thali. Only plus is that service is fast and food comes out quick, but the quality and flavor is missing. read more

The other HSB location in Houston is a disappointment and this location is trending in that direction. I waited a good 20mins to get the plain Dosa and coffee. I feel let down repeatedly to the point, I'm going to go with Kumar's, for tamil cuisine, going forward. read more