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Restaurant in Basavanagudi
Rated: Good
based on 6 reviews
Vidhyarthi Bhavan
32, Gandhi Bazaar, Near Gandhi Bazaar Circle, Basavanagudi, Bangalore
26677588
| Locality | Basavanagudi |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Karnataka |
| Timings | 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Price |
Cheap
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Jun 17, 2008
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I have been going to this place since my childhood and love the dosas here. Also, I have heard the stories about the consistency in the taste from people who are visiting this place for generations.
There used to be a time, where this place was small and very congested, people just thralling to be seated. In this kind of a situation, I have had the chance to sit on the small bench next to the kitchen where we had to hold the plates in our hands to eat the dosa. Never regretted coz’ the aim was to eat dosa. It never mattered how we ate it :)
Later, they made some changes wrt the structure, expanded it. The narrowness continued to exist but it the dining hall became much longer. We were happy to see more space initially though waiting and struggling to catch hold of a table was a common thing soon.
Now, Vidyarthi Bhavan comes with a new avatar. It was closed temporarily for a few days for the renovation. And now they are back with a bang…
There’s a clean waiting area with benches arranged. And the dining hall looks pretty big and spacious with a few extra tables. The roof is no more the same. Its covered with mangalore hench which has given lots of room to the natural light. The caricatures of the famous writers and poets like kuvempu, bendre, girish karnad, gangubai hanagal, ananthaswamy and many others still exist on their walls.
Taste wise, who do not mind greasy dosas (only ghee and butter is used), the crunchy rava vada and the typical Bangalore filter coffee, this is the place to be.
The way they serve dosas itself is a speciality. The entire arm of the waiter would be covered with the plates, the generous chutney fills the entire plate any number of times you want. Finally a tissue paper is issued to you to wipe of the grease from your hand unlike previously where they used to give the cut out of newpapers
I love the dosas here and would not mind the amount of ghee and the butter added to it. Love it that way :)
FYI: Dosas now here, are more expensive after renovation. It costs us 20 bucks!!!
Apr 25, 2008
Nice place, but overrated
So we went there one fine Saturday morning. I had heard people raving about it and had to go there to see what it was all about. May be my expectations were raised by all the hoopla, but I found the food nothing extraordinary. Good food yes, but not spectacular.
Okay, so the masala dosas were good, though not crisp. But what's with the butter - gosh! I could only picture myself running on the treadmill for hours ;) The vadas were lovely and a special mention must be made of the filter coffee - simply splendid!
The only downside is the waiting time...this place is always full and waiting is a pain as there is no waiting area. We had to literally stand in the aisle, next to a table and wait for people to clear the place!
Jan 28, 2008
A classic for any standards
Well this is a pretty old restaurant even for my dad's standards. Though iv been eatin BENNE MASALAs here for the last 16 years, the taste has never changed.. yes ofcourse the waiters here carry abt 20 plates in their hands..
Jan 12, 2008
50-50
This place serve best of the Dosaz...
But it really damn expensive...
Either u can opt for ultimate taste here or less expensive dosaz anywhere else..
Place : Not Bad
But the first time goers will find it weird when those guys bring Dosa one above the other.. :o
Oct 06, 2007
Was Good But Loosing Charm
This restaurant was very good for Dosas and Rava Vada. But, nowadays, the size of the Dosa is too small - it is of the size Set Masala given in some restaurants and charges 17 rupees - which is expensive compared to other hotels in the neighbourhood such as Roti Ghar where it is just 11 rupees.
Dosa is too oily , but tasty though. Not as tasty as it used to be - May be they lost the chef who used to prepare such good Dosas.