Horrible place to eat. Specifically when you have loooots of good places to eat around. My Dosa was burnt to death. The chutney had tooo much salt. Sambar was horrible. I thought it's one time thing and went 1week after and ordered a family dosa. OMG. It's sad how bad the dosa was and comes with a pathetic and very less quantity potato masala. The chutney this time had no salt and sambar was way too salty. The pongal was dry and real bad. They screwed up the easiest thing 'papad' too not sure how. The tea was cold. The place is dirty and really unhygienic too. Save yourself some money and time.
Ad D.
I prefer to give 0 stars to this useless restaurant. These people serve stale food. We ordered catering service and these people served stale food..it was a huge embarrassment for us. These people are worthless every penny. We should give complain to health department about what these guys are doing. Just completely avoid this place, save money and also getting embarrassment in front of your guests. Owner if you ever read this review, shame on you and your team.
jisho jose
Good location and Lot of parking space. Close to few other eateries, Walmart and Kohls. After a long time, I am going to this restaurant and I felt their service has gone down drastically.Dosa and Uthappam was ok but seems to be overpriced. Uthappam was very small for $$ they charge. Chutneys were very cold and couldn’t eat much. Overall not a good experience compared to earlier visits.
Abhishek Sharma
The food was not at all tasting the way it used to at ananda bhavan, sambar had no sambar taste it was a dal. This location deteriorated on its taste.Even the pickup is chaotic.1 person serving, making coffee, packing. It took 20 minutes to pay and pickup food. Not returning to this branch of Pleasanton.
Neha Ojha
Went there for south Indian food. Nothing extraordinary. Sambar was salty. Filter Coffee didn't taste good and was cold. Thali was not impressive.
Madhav A.
Recently ordered a catering service. Food was pathetic. Bisibele Bhat and pulav along with aloo gobhi were not of standards. Aloo gobhi was stale looked like 3-4 days old. Bisibele bhat looked like some left over sambar mixed rice with very tangy flavor. Pulav was some white rice fried in oil. Please try to maintain standards. Want to give 0 stars but it won't allow.IF SOME ONE IS PLANNING FOR THIS RESTAURANT PLEASE PLEASE AVOID.
Pooja A.
Absolutely the worst restaurant experience.I would usually not write a poor review(I'd just not return - but this one needed one to hopefully save the day for even 1 family , it will be worth writing). Firstly, the seating was old and sofas were ripped. Turn off but ignored it. Next, most importantly, the food - dosa was cold and soggy, masala was tasteless , idli was dry and cold. No water was served. I can understand being short staffed - they changed the ordering system to go and order at the counter - totally fine as long the lady would be attentive and get the order right. Didn't happen with us. She left the counter for something & then answered a phone call while taking the order. Definitely never returning.
Alpha B.
Once an excellent restaurant - now is dishing out inedible food. Sambar, Rasam, Chutneys are watery - no taste. Chefs seem to dilute food items to make up the quantity. Potato masala filing for dosa is chunky and very bland. Channa masala is not boiled. Kootu/Poriyal/Kuruma is uncooked. Prices have increased due to COVID but food quality is pathetic. The only reason this restaurant is surviving is because of no competitor in this area.
Mounika C.
Food was cold, we ordered 2 combos idli were like talen from freezer, Chutney is not fresh. Bismilabath and hot pongal it looks like they used frozen food.
Visible B.
Very inconsistent food. Came here a couple of days ago, the dosas, Sambar and chutneys were good; plus the kurma that came kottu paratha was unique as it had paneer. Went today expecting another great experience but today the Sambar was too salty, requested hot water and diluted it and added sugar to make it palatable. Chutneys were fresh though. Ordered the paratha combo, which came with cholay and kurma; the cholay was not fresh and kurma was unique but this time they had rajma (kidney beans). Attached photo of Kurma with rajma. First time seeing rajma in kurma, and taste was ok definitely better than the cholay, which we left it for health concerns. Forgot to mention the quantity of Sambar was also less the second time, but the dilution to kill the excess salt brought it to the same quantity as the first time, so cannot complain much on the quantity, but definitely can complain about the taste. Next time if I dare to go here hoping for the first time experience, it will be with my fingers crossed.
Food was cold, especially idli were like talen from freezer. Had always loved its food but this time it was not good
Simple and Healthy
Terrible place to have a meal. Place was dirty. Chair cushions were torn and soiled. Hot Food was served in disposable plastic bowls and paper plates. Food quality was the worst we have ever seen in a restaurant in Bay Area. Most items were not fresh and served reheated. Service was terribly slow. Had to go to checkin desk to place order and no one was there to provide cutlery/water/follow-on orders.Beware of fake positive reviews for this place. It’s completely opposite of what you see in those reviews.
Sia P.
The two stars are for the food which was good. We ordered Cheese Dosa, Pesarattu and Ghee Rava Dosa. The wait for these items was horrendous. Never expected that they'd take so long to make it ready.
Pattabhi Rama Rao Yeleswarapu
Very nice vegetarian restaurant, my family liked the food, ordered Rava dosa and poori. Both are very good. Well maintained, decent restaurant with great vegetarian menu. Lot of parking place.
Mansi Midha
Very bad experience! Waste of our money. It was our first online order and food was just tasteless, not at all fresh etc,etc. Chutney’s were like a water fountain. I would not recommend eating here , it was a first and last order.
Horrible place to eat. Specifically when you have loooots of good places to eat around. My Dosa was burnt to death. The chutney had tooo much salt. Sambar was horrible. I thought it's one time thing and went 1week after and ordered a family dosa. OMG. It's sad how bad the dosa was and comes with a pathetic and very less quantity potato masala. The chutney this time had no salt and sambar was way too salty. The pongal was dry and real bad. They screwed up the easiest thing 'papad' too not sure how. The tea was cold. The place is dirty and really unhygienic too. Save yourself some money and time.
I prefer to give 0 stars to this useless restaurant. These people serve stale food. We ordered catering service and these people served stale food..it was a huge embarrassment for us. These people are worthless every penny. We should give complain to health department about what these guys are doing. Just completely avoid this place, save money and also getting embarrassment in front of your guests. Owner if you ever read this review, shame on you and your team.
Good location and Lot of parking space. Close to few other eateries, Walmart and Kohls. After a long time, I am going to this restaurant and I felt their service has gone down drastically.Dosa and Uthappam was ok but seems to be overpriced. Uthappam was very small for $$ they charge. Chutneys were very cold and couldn’t eat much. Overall not a good experience compared to earlier visits.
The food was not at all tasting the way it used to at ananda bhavan, sambar had no sambar taste it was a dal. This location deteriorated on its taste.Even the pickup is chaotic.1 person serving, making coffee, packing. It took 20 minutes to pay and pickup food. Not returning to this branch of Pleasanton.
Went there for south Indian food. Nothing extraordinary. Sambar was salty. Filter Coffee didn't taste good and was cold. Thali was not impressive.
Recently ordered a catering service. Food was pathetic. Bisibele Bhat and pulav along with aloo gobhi were not of standards. Aloo gobhi was stale looked like 3-4 days old. Bisibele bhat looked like some left over sambar mixed rice with very tangy flavor. Pulav was some white rice fried in oil. Please try to maintain standards. Want to give 0 stars but it won't allow.IF SOME ONE IS PLANNING FOR THIS RESTAURANT PLEASE PLEASE AVOID.
Absolutely the worst restaurant experience.I would usually not write a poor review(I'd just not return - but this one needed one to hopefully save the day for even 1 family , it will be worth writing). Firstly, the seating was old and sofas were ripped. Turn off but ignored it. Next, most importantly, the food - dosa was cold and soggy, masala was tasteless , idli was dry and cold. No water was served. I can understand being short staffed - they changed the ordering system to go and order at the counter - totally fine as long the lady would be attentive and get the order right. Didn't happen with us. She left the counter for something & then answered a phone call while taking the order. Definitely never returning.
Once an excellent restaurant - now is dishing out inedible food. Sambar, Rasam, Chutneys are watery - no taste. Chefs seem to dilute food items to make up the quantity. Potato masala filing for dosa is chunky and very bland. Channa masala is not boiled. Kootu/Poriyal/Kuruma is uncooked. Prices have increased due to COVID but food quality is pathetic. The only reason this restaurant is surviving is because of no competitor in this area.
Food was cold, we ordered 2 combos idli were like talen from freezer, Chutney is not fresh. Bismilabath and hot pongal it looks like they used frozen food.
Very inconsistent food. Came here a couple of days ago, the dosas, Sambar and chutneys were good; plus the kurma that came kottu paratha was unique as it had paneer. Went today expecting another great experience but today the Sambar was too salty, requested hot water and diluted it and added sugar to make it palatable. Chutneys were fresh though. Ordered the paratha combo, which came with cholay and kurma; the cholay was not fresh and kurma was unique but this time they had rajma (kidney beans). Attached photo of Kurma with rajma. First time seeing rajma in kurma, and taste was ok definitely better than the cholay, which we left it for health concerns. Forgot to mention the quantity of Sambar was also less the second time, but the dilution to kill the excess salt brought it to the same quantity as the first time, so cannot complain much on the quantity, but definitely can complain about the taste. Next time if I dare to go here hoping for the first time experience, it will be with my fingers crossed.
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was cold, especially idli were like talen from freezer. Had always loved its food but this time it was not good
Terrible place to have a meal. Place was dirty. Chair cushions were torn and soiled. Hot Food was served in disposable plastic bowls and paper plates. Food quality was the worst we have ever seen in a restaurant in Bay Area. Most items were not fresh and served reheated. Service was terribly slow. Had to go to checkin desk to place order and no one was there to provide cutlery/water/follow-on orders.Beware of fake positive reviews for this place. It’s completely opposite of what you see in those reviews.
The two stars are for the food which was good. We ordered Cheese Dosa, Pesarattu and Ghee Rava Dosa. The wait for these items was horrendous. Never expected that they'd take so long to make it ready.
Very nice vegetarian restaurant, my family liked the food, ordered Rava dosa and poori. Both are very good. Well maintained, decent restaurant with great vegetarian menu. Lot of parking place.
Very bad experience! Waste of our money. It was our first online order and food was just tasteless, not at all fresh etc,etc. Chutney’s were like a water fountain. I would not recommend eating here , it was a first and last order.