Review Saravana Bhavan - Kochi (Cochin)

They widely acclaimed for its delectable vegetarian offerings, and it consistently lives up to its reputation. The menu showcases a diverse range of South Indian dishes, each prepared with authentic flavors and quality ingredients. From crispy dosas to flavorful curries, the culinary experience at Saravana Bhavan is a treat for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. The efficient service and inviting ambiance further enhance the overall dining experience, making it a reliably good choice for those seeking delicious vegetarian cuisine. #notapaidreview

I recently visited Hotel Saravana Bhavan and had a mixed experience. The ghee roast and podi roast were delicious, but the coffee cup was not cleaned properly. Tried their Vada as well, but it was disappointing, not worth the money. Despite the low crowd, the service was slow, and the security guard's lax approach to directing parking was noticeable. While there's a parking ground nearby, the security service needs improvement. Additionally, the washing area had an unpleasant smell. Overall, a decent meal, but improvements in service and cleanliness are essential

The veg. meal was absolutely good and very sweaty, i enjoyed the food. The parking is very less and busy, the parking area is poor and dine in area is wide and it's diveded into two a/c and non ac

Tasty food. Dahi papdi chat is quite filling but overall sweet. Chapathi set is good. I've had better pani puri.

Best place in the town to have some delicious vegetarian cuisine especially dosas and idli. Must try is vada pav - served hot with lots of onion and lemon. Its best. Their idli are very soft and tasty - best combo is idli and idli podi. Their North Indian chat items are also good especially the pani puri. Price - Moderate, not expensive. Ambience - Neat and well kept Parking- fairly available

Wow, absolutely stunning food. Not only the best dosa I have ever had ( I chose Podi Dosa, I can eat straight chillies and found this just the perfect amount of spicy, for others with a delicate palette this option may be too much heat. ) it is quite possibly the single most delicious thing I have ever eaten in my 32 years of life. I have to say I was blown away. Clean restaurant, fantastic service, great prices, top notch food and coffee. I can't stress enough how excellent the experience was. Just go and eat here.. just do it, no way you will regret it.

Great place for those who are looking for vegetarian restaurants near Edapilly. They do serve wide varieties of veg cuisine here, be it South India, North Indian, Chats and Chinese. They do have great Car and Bike parking facilities too. So enjoy your food without any worries.

Visited one of the two Saravana Bhavans in kochi. Food was great, we had breakfast from their ac dining hall which was clean and comfortable. Staff response was quick . We had ghee roast, masala dosa, vada, Horlicks and tea. Bathrooms were clean in the ac dining hall. The cost was slightly high for a veg restaurant. Good parking area and the restaurant is located at the Edapally toll junction.

The hotel saravana Bhavan. A pantry of vegetarian dishes, apart from that sweet dishes are also available here

Absolutely superb dining experience! Exceptional service, delightful ambiance, and delectable cuisine. Each dish was a culinary masterpiece, bursting with flavor and artful presentation. A definite 5-star gem for any food enthusiast!"

Thanks for the wonderful meal and I enjoyed the Rasam

Flavour of all the ingredients added are felt in every thing I tried here..

Lots of side curry

If there was a negative rating, I would have chosen that. Horrible service. Trust me the food was ok, but the service was so horrible that I'm never ordering from here again.

Wrong food served

This had been my must visit culinary destination and glad it happened. Their food is always my favourite south Indian cuisine. Much recommended from us.

Not up to the expectation of saravana Bhavan food was really cold seems it's old one

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Saravana Bhavan is a life savior for all Vegetarians in Cochin.<br/><br/>It's the best place to eat authentic food and also of good quality.<br/><br/>We tried a meal here along with paneer kulcha, tomato rice and podi dosa.<br/><br/>They serve North Indian, Chinese food too.<br/><br/>The Kulcha was super soft and really very flavorful. Was perfect for Aarav who doesn't eat spicy food.<br/><br/>The meal was fantastic. Loved the flavors, Sabji and sambar were really good.<br/><br/>The podi dosa was fantastic. Loved it.<br/><br/>The tomato rice was spicy, tangy and very flavorful.<br/><br/>Loved everything here.<br/><br/>Definitely the best place to eat<br/><br/>Food-4.5/5<br/>Ambiance-3/5<br/>Vfm-4.5/5<br/>Service-4/5<br/>Return index-5/5

Ordering soup from here is not a good idea but their dosas are the best

Worst service, worst response

Don't order Chinese dishes. Chilli gobi we ordered was like a" very sweet dish" kind of dessert. Also naan was like a maida ch<br/>appathi. Go for genuine veg dishes like dosa ,idli which they make with great taste.

One of the beat vegetarian food restaurant in town. Serves all type of food which sooo delicious. Service is also good. Packing is awesome its some sort of cozy foods.

Real Authentic South Indian Food, the meals are really worth going there. I am always ordering from Saravana Bhavan on weekends for breakfast and never had a bad one yet.

Hotel Saravana Bhavan Good for vegetarian people... Price is way too high but the food tastes good and the restaurant is at the centre of kochi. Edappally, which makes it easy for family and also has parking facility.

Good service. One of the best veg hotel in cochin. "Masala dosa and coffee" is superb.And, other dishes which i liked ghee rost, vada n chammanthy. Everyone must try.

Visiting Kochi? Make sure to try out this place!!😋<br/>I ordered-<br/>Pav Bhaji- It was really very good but a bit spicy. It had an awesome flavour!! (4.5/5)<br/>Masala Dosa- A must have over here. Their most famous dish and the dosa was really good. (5/5)<br/>Podi Dosa- It was completely different from the podi dosas I've had in Ahmedabad so personally, didn't like it much. (2.5/5)<br/>The sambhar was simple yet delicious and the chutney<br/>was OK.<br/>Overall, The quantity is really good for the prices and it provides some delicious yet Tummy-filling dishes👌👍

Good veg restaurant. Nice food. But a bit costly compared to other restaurants. But the food is served well and ambience is also welcoming and purely clean.

Their masala dosa n other dosas r worth tryin n draws the crowds... Even in deliveries, hav received steaming hot food.. Recommendin is redundant as it is in the top vegetarian eateries..

Good veg food, good ambience and reasonable pricing. The food quality is not what it once was. The varieties of chutneys available are what keeps me coming back time and time again. But, it is still not in the league of the original Saravana Bhavan of Chennai.

The delivery was prompt and the food tasted good. The menu has a wide range of options especially curries and dry sabji. Packing of food needs to be improved.

Am not a big fan of vegetarian foods. But in love with chaat! And Saravana Bhavan is true match for the chaat lover in you! Good service and ambiance.

For all the people who love south indian food and tamil style food this place is recommended and me being from andhra found the food really similar to andhra cuisine also. Located near edapally toll area , this place is always busy around the clock and the food here is always the best.<br/>Paper masala dosa and horlicks is what I had and it was filling and tasty and must try over there.

The restaurant manager is so arrogant, I had ordered one ghee masala dosa and was delivered ghee roast dosa, in calling and informing the same, the manager started to chide me with the suggestion that I can do whatever I want...seriously.....!!!!!!! Wtf!!!!!<br/>

Today I ordered curd rice today. The consistency of the rice is too watery. It looks like kanji only. So please improve your quality of the food.<br/>

Excellent place around Edapally Toll region to have vegetarian food. We sat in the AC fine dining area and had an excellent experience. Service was not so quick, but it's always okay to wait for good food.<br/><br/>As starters, we had mushroom lollipop which was smoking hot, good enough to burn your tongue. Later came the Kulchas, Paneer Kadai, Rajma masala and Baby corn curry.<br/><br/>I missed trying out their most common dish, Masala dosa. Certainly going back to try them later.<br/><br/>My verdict..<br/><br/>Food: 5/5<br/>Service: 5/5<br/>VFM:4/5<br/>Location: 5/5<br/><br/>

One of the BEST vegeterian hotels in kochi... Their paneer butter masala and chappathi combo is really Good... Grape juice.... Good parking service... Chana batura is yumm, especially the chana masala which the provide...south Indian meals is also a great choice

there wasn't enough salt in the Curry

chutney was not that good.<br/>food as a whole is good. <br/><br/> but the app is giving false promise on discount.

We have ordered for vada and the food was good. But they have not provided sambar , red chutneys. Only accompanied was with white chutney, and we were really disappointed.

Chutney was verry bad.seems like a day or two older stuff.

good service

one of the best places in kochi to have masala dosa and ghee roast, this is a new outlet i found out of saravana bhavan. i tried masala dosa and tea , both of it was pretty good enough, loved the briyani and the ambience of the hotel too, this time they have did a good job when it comes to the ambience and the interiors of the restaurant. Highly recommend for everyone

I have been to hotel Saravana Bhavan during my last visit to Kochi and they serve good vegetarian food. It’s good place for vegetarians, staff and service is good.

This place is love for vegetarians!<br/><br/>I have tried almost everything from their menu: Schezwan noodles, cheese pav bhaji, dahi poori, samosa chaat, dal and jeera rice. Everything is superb!<br/><br/>Their prep are fresh and quick and taste heavenly. Great place. 😃

Filter Coffee <br/>(The best filter coffee that is available in and around edapally area is Saravana Bhavan. Perfectly filtered coffee with enough amount of coffee beans powder and milk. A slight pinch of coffee flavours makes it more unique in filter Coffee. Do try it out if u love coffee)<br/>.<br/>.<br/>Price: ₹20/-<br/>Personal Rating: 4.1/5

Serve size for paneer was not enough for 2 people. Else taste was amazing.

delivery time was late. but the food was really tasty. it's the best vegetarian Restaurant in Edapally

Food was very good but service was very bad. I am regular customer in your restaurant but no body take care. I am ask for chilly panner but I am wating for 30 minutes but no body come in my table

very good

the food delivered was ice cold

We have been to this outlet for breakfast recently. Initially we thought this was a branch of the Sarawana Bhavan in Chennai, but we were mistaken. The ghee masal roast ordered was ok, nothing remarkable. The decor was artful. Was not a bad experience all in all.<br/>

very good

foe hygienic and vegetarians this place is best ,they serve quality food .

i found some hair in idly

very tasty food excellent

great food...loved it... 6stars...😍

One of the best vegetarian hotels in edappally! Enjoyed the thali. The rates are not so high and hense is affordable! Im giving this a 4* rating as i myself am not a good fan of vegetarian food ! The food is still delicious !!

parsel not satisfied

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Best hotel to enjoy South Indian meals and the hotel ambience is awesome. The food quality and taste is very good and the staff are well mannered. <br/>

for meals, option has to be provided ex- for white rice or kerala rice as in hotel

excelent service

This is one of the best vegetarian restaurant there is in edapally. The price is affordable and the food is top notch. And clean. Very clean.<br/>Very good service at the restaurant.<br/>Enough parking space.

I would rate it as the best vegetarian restaurant in Kochi. They are present at 2 locations in Kochi . Edapally and Kacherippady. I visit both frequently. Chat items at Edapally restaurant are must try. My favorites among chat items are "Bombay Pav Bhaji" and Mixed Chat. I would not recommend chats at their Kacherippady outlet. Other items are good at Kacherippady too. Mushroom masala dosa was awesome at Kacherippady outlet.

Super expensive n not worth it. Limited parking and average service..They put green peas in masala which I personally dont like..Puri is too oily, tea tastes good.There are lots of other veg restaurants in kochi with a better service,tasty food and lower rates.

This place has the best vegetarian food & the staff here are very caring and responsible. Their idlies,ghee masala dosa & poori masala brings water in my mouth.<br/>Best stop for Vegetarians...

The Meals for 120Rs and The Birthday Cap Ghee Roast for 60Rs From Saravana Bavan Edapally.<br/>Not much of Veg person but this is One of The Finest Veg Restaurants In Town.<br/><br/>Personal Ratings - 4/5<br/>P.S - Birthday Cap Ghee Roast was Named By me..😁

Super crowded place, obviously because of the food, fresh sought after food. Its a place for you if you want to eat good South Indian food and want to leave early. Not a place to hang out sit down, talk and eat.<br/><br/>Food is definitely good. Their pulao and curd rice is a delicacy.<br/>Ordered wheat porotta, that was a disaster.<br/>Gobi chilli was decent.<br/><br/>The place is a little untidy and there's a problem of flies. So, that's something that bogged me down in this visit.<br/><br/>Super huge parking space. Both outside the restaurant and basement as well. A

I will not suggest any one to have food from Hotel Saravana Bhavan cause they are looting money from people like this. First they give me actual bill and when I went to pay bill through card they put an additional 16 rupees ask TIP. when I noticed it they tried to extort the bill from my hand n and they told me to don't tell anyone about it and returned back my money which De taken from my account as cash. please check the bill with the receipt from the POS machine cause they will loot the money like this.

Fine Vegetarian Food with Excellent Service<br/><br/>Dropped in for dinner at the end of a very tiring day and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food on offer.<br/><br/>Food: <br/>I had their Ghee Dosa, a Naan and Panneer gravy combo followed by a vada and then a glass of fresh juice ( Boy was I Hungry!). The Ghee Dosa and Vada were both extremely good. The Naan combo too did not disappoint.<br/><br/>Ambiance and Service: 10 on 10<br/>There is ample parking space, the place is quite large but well maintained. The service deserves special mention here, <br/>apart from the food being served quickly, The staff were extremely courteous and were kind enough to let me charge my phone and allow me to wait till it was time for my bus.<br/>Such simple things elevate a dining experience because when you visit a restaurant, its not just to stuff yourself with food but to have an experience, and these people seem to understand that<br/><br/>Pricing:<br/>Reasonably Priced<br/><br/>Verdict:<br/>Strongly Recommended!

Had my southindian meal from Here, wanted to have some dosai and I ended up here. The ambience was very clean and calm. The staff was polite and nice while taking the order. I ordered one masala dosai and one paneer dosai both tasted very scrumptious and delectable in flavours. It was very fresh and hot while they served. A vada was complimentary with side dishes like chutney and Sambhar. It was a pleasurable meal I had.

Being a Kannadiga, and craving for home food in an foreign land, Saravana bhavan comes to my rescue! With its range of South Indian dishes and lovely structure you feel at ease naturally!<br/>Chapathi : 9/10<br/>Veg Jalfrezi : 8/10<br/>Mushroom Masala : 8/10<br/>Buttermilk : 5/10<br/>Lassi : 8/10

I have lunch from Saravana Bhavan almost every day as it’s pretty close to my college. The meals only cost Rs.85 and it’s extremely good. The currys are prepared in a Tamilian way which I really love. So if you are looking for a Keralean meals, I wouldn’t suggest this place. But I don’t really care for the Payasam that comes with the meals. I guess that’s something they should improve on. <br/><br/>Their masala dosa is one of the best I’ve had recently. Light dosa and the filling is extremely tasty. Their chutneys are also really good. The only mistake I’ve made is the kesari I ordered. You guys need to change it entirely. It tastes of really bad ghee and leaves an aftertaste as well. The staff is really fast and efficient. Overall I am really happy with this place.

One Of The best vegetarian hotels in kochi! The food is superb! Their dosa is the best! also chappathis,naan,paneer butter masala, simply superb! really worth the money! staff are nice and friendly. Saravana bhavan has a good parking space.The ambience is pretty nice!<br/>Best place for breakfast!

a must place to try their thaali meals.situated in edapally toll junction.very hygiene and spacious.should finish with their payasams.a place for relaxing lunch

Visited hotel Saravana bhavan with my family for lunch on a busy day. There was heavy rush at the hotel, but the service was good and the food (i ate meals) was tasty and quantity was more than enough.

Visited this place on the way from thrissur to Cochin... the place is huge... they have a lot of service staff... order is taken quickly... food arrives promptly...<br/>We orders for masala dosas... butter dosas and poori masala...<br/>The food was great... chutneys that came with the dosas were also great... authentic... chefs were from Tamil Nadu...<br/>Iv reduced points in my review only because the wash area is poorly maintained and stinks..<br/>Need to work on their washroom hygiene... Can't step in without feeling sick....

Saravana bhavan location is really good, service is really slow and need to be improved...Had coffee and masala dosa.. both were as good as expected. Overall a good vegetarian restaurant around Edapally.

I personally like this place very much.The food is tasty and ambience inside AC restaurant is nice.They have interesting chat and pav bhaji options as well.Weekend evenings are pretty crowded though.Do go and try the interesting vegetarian options :)

Pls make a malayalee to attend the call. And they should have some patience to here what we say. Today when I called he didn't even have the patience to here what I say and ended the call before I complete the talk

Better than the usual aryas. Good high quality veg food. Good ambience and good service. Parking space is ok.<br/>Selection of chat in the evening is also great.<br/>I usually visit for dinner. Good selection of chinese and north indian dishes.

Good food, fast and friendly service and ample space for parking. Nice place to go out for good veg food. Masala dosa and oothappam were really good.

You will their restaurants at many places. It’s a Vegetarian restaurant and famous for South Indian food my favourite here is coffee and plan dosa

Stopped for breakfast. Their puttu with chana curry is excellent. Curry is having mild coconut flavor but it is amazing. Dosa is crispy and tasty with thick coconut chutney and sambar. Warm Water is served in red color. It is extract of Pathimugam spice (Indian redwood) and I was told it is healthy to have it while having food. Overall an excellent experience for breakfast.

An okay place for vegetarian among the many vegetarian restaurants open in this area. The true taste though seems missing in this one<br/> Priced at somewhat an average, the service is quick and pricing is comfortable making it one of the easiest choices to dine.

Was visiting during the Onam season (being a Chennaite), when the whole city had an amazing vibe. My Kochi based friend took me here to sample their Onam sadya. Must say it was amazing. The whole experience was great, the accompaniments very tasty, service fast and efficient and got a feel of Onam with that one sumptuous meal. <br/>Especially like their palada pradhaman ! Go for it if you want a slice of kerala on a leaf !

Yumm Ghee Masala dosa :) <br/>was missing the taste of sarvana bhavan which I used to have in cannnught place, delhi - so make a halt here from my journey to my hotel from Airport.

Had vada and poori from there.qt average.vadas were not cooked properly.peculiar taste of tamil restaurants. Overpriced for the kind of food they served.

It's also one of the famous restaurant around the city and the food is so tasty and I like coffee and lemon tea it was good and everything was good the staffs also nice character and taking care of the peoplesin a very decent manner and every time the food is at same taste that's the main thing to watch it's difficult to do so that's it.

Every food was so cheap rate and the food was also too good and superb I visit so many times to this hotel and the servers also well taken care of the peoples again and again the taste of the food remains in my tongue and I am visiting to the hotel often

<br/>This place is really the best place you could ever find in that area.Tasty vegetarian food I ever had in Kochi.<br/>Food- 9/10<br/>Amibence - 9/10<br/>Service- 8/10<br/>Coffee- 10/10

Food - quite good , should try south indian . tomato uttapa , dosa , idli , bisibella rice , curd rice , panner butter masala . Should not try noodles . Kanda bhaji is good . <br/><br/>Service - order guy is in hurry don't know why must be going for Olympics (lol) .some person only knows Jain food . <br/><br/>Ambiance - quite ok can't expect more but yes they serve on banana leaf . <br/><br/>Should try for south indian food I can say overall good

Visited many times before some of their outlets in TamilNadu.Compared to that its very clean and good in Cochin.Staffs are very kind.We ordered masala dosa,poori masala and apam kadala.Masala dosa is very small but tasty.Poori also good.Kadala curry with appam is very good with a different taste.Price is in normal side.

My go-to place these days for good, affordable veg food. Delicious dosas, fresh and tasty snacks (their parippuvada and pazhampori are just yummmm), and not a bad place for North Indian dishes either. I absolutely love their garlic chutney powder.<br/>Is it just-another-veg-place? Probably. But would easily make it to the top 5 veg-only places. The others in my list being Brindavan, Ambiswamys, Nandanam, & the Saravana Bhavan near High Court.

We usually prefer this place on movie days at LuLu. Had been here for Lunch and evening Snacks. Reasonable price. Ample parking space. Hygienic. Had tomoto rice, It was oily. Dosa items are good

Ever since my affinitiy for vegetarian food began to rise, I've been visiting vegetarian restaurants more than ever. One among them is Saravana Bhavan. The food here is quite good with my only gripe being the quantity. I've had chappathis, mushroom biriyani, mushroom masala and chilli paneer from here and apart from the biriyani which even though good, didn't compare much to the rest which were great. The service here is prompt but the place is crowded during peak hours and as the parking space is limited, parking becomes a headache. Ambience is as expected from a vegetarian restaurant and I feel that's adequate. Price on the other hand is quite cheap but for some people like me, the quantity of food may feel inadequate. Overall, highly recommended, for the vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike.

Great ambience and Courteous Staff. Excellent South Indian Food!!! Serve lunch on banana plantain leaf. Pretty good place for North Indian Food too. An economical place to have food

The food is good. Ambience and service is also good. But the cup they serve tea looks unwashed! Tea cups are not cleaned properly. <br/>Ordered Masala Dosa and Plain Roast<br/>They had served thesr with 3 chutneys and sambar. The food was ok so is the chutney. <br/>Nothing special, just an ordinary restaurant with ordinary menu<br/>