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Restaurant in Basavanagudi
Rated: Good
based on 9 reviews
Vidhyarthi Bhavan
32, Gandhi Bazaar, Near Gandhi Bazaar Circle, Basavanagudi, Bangalore
26677588
| Locality | Basavanagudi |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Karnataka |
| Timings | 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Price |
  Cheap
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first reviewed by gita_baratam
- User Reviews (9)
Nov 15, 2008
YUMMY!!!
been going here for as long as i can remember..a must eat dosa and the scrumptious rava vada which is also called waiting vada all served with their delectable chutney..enough to set any dosa aficionado's heart racing..i've not eaten anything else on the menu here cos their masala dosa is the show stealer and for those of u who have not even heard of this place..U ARE MISSING A LOT!!!go right now..and sink ur teeth into the ghee flavored piece of heaven..a tad expensive but well worth every penny
Nov 11, 2008
Also love the sambar
As everyone has already mentioned, great masala dosas. Greasy, but great. Very good coffee.
If you order idli-vada, it comes soaked in sambar, which tastes GREAT. A bit spicy, a bit sweet. I usually just drink it up after I finish my idli and vada. Yum.
Nov 06, 2008
A lasting legacy
After hearing great things about this place for years, I got the chance to try out their famous dosas. The taste was nice. That's probably because they use about 10 times the ghee or oil needed for a normal dosa. So, if you have an angina problem, you might want to give this place a skip. :-p
Otherwise, the waiter who served us was friendly and in a jovial mood. The atmosphere was crowded, but nobody cared. Everyone's there only for the dosa and coffee.
If you don't want your dosa burnt, tell the waiter up front that you want "kad-me roast". That means "less roast".
Enjoy Maadi!!!
Jun 17, 2008
With a Brand New Avatar
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!