Adyar Ananda Bhavan

Reviews

• Emery G.

  star star star star star_border 1 October 2026

  Came here two times for lunch. The first time I can with was in love. Had the poori masala, paneer 65, and rava dosa. The poori was so good with the sides it came with, gotta get the name of that. I was dunking everything in it. Then my second favorite was the masala rava dosa. It was very crispy on the top and the sambar is delicious. Very mild which I can appreciate bc I am sensitive to spice. The bottom of the dosa got very oily and soggy :/. Service was good they were very fast but we arrived at the beginning of lunch hour.
  Second time came and got the poori masala again and I thought i ordered the same dosa from last time but I think I picked the wrong one because I got the potatoes in the middle. Didn't care for the potato's I just wanted the dosa with the sambar. This one was very crispy though, no oil on the bottom. This time it was around 1 so a bit later into lunch hour and service was slow. I mean we were sat in a corner far away from other guests so to get the waiter was hard. Had to ask the people who were clearing plates for stuff.
  Both times I came I got the group to order the same two desserts. The rasamalai and the pineapple rava kesari (spelling might be way off). My favorite was the pineapple.

• Jillika I.

  star star star star star 30 September 2026

  Simply the best South Indian food i have had in a loooongg time.. probably the best in nj- ny area hats down. We ordered their medu vada, mysore masala dosa, paneer masala dosa and onion uttapam. All were very tasty and came with multiple chutneys.
  Their filter coffee was so amazing and I ended up getting two.
  Their service was okay.. our server was getting restless when we were putting our order which I did not quite appreciate..
  Restaurant itself was quite huge and nice.

• Mehul P.

  star star star star star_border 15 September 2026

  One of the better South Indian restaurants in the area. Place is huge. Service is normally okay. Occasionally slow if it's really busy
  
  We normally go for dinner and order dosas. Haven't tried the lunch buffet

• Nimisha T.

  star star star star star_border 15 September 2026

  One of the best South Indian places around. The dosas are crispy and not too oily. The chili fry paneer appetizer is tasty and the idli is soft! Overall all the chutneys and sambhar were also solid.

• Shraddha R.

  star star star star_border star_border 10 September 2026

  I have been here on two occasions and this review is kinda an average of the two. The place is huge with a good restaurant feel. When it comes to food, the taste is pretty authentic. One issue is that when it's crowded on weekends, the service is REALLY slow. We waited for an hour for some of the food!! Items we tried were :
  
  Mini Tiffin: Similar to a sampler plate. Straight choice if you're too confused and wanna play safe.
  
  House special Appam: Comes with Korma which is a mix vegetable curry and Coconut milk. Happy to find Appam after a long time.However, I ordered the same dish on two occasions and the Appams was drastically different.
  
  House Special Adai with Avial: Adai is a dosa made out of mixed pulses served with a yougurt based vegetable. Not too spicy and tasted just like home.
  
  The rest of the stuff was standard Idli &Vada Sambar, Paper Dosa which all tasted good. Also loved the Pongal and Chilli Parotha.
  
  The review suffers because of the slow service and inconsistent food.