This is a rather short review of the newly opened Srirangam Café Located near Double Road signal or paramahamsa yoga nanda road as it is now called in Indiranagar, that serves South Indian fare. This is more of a stand and eat, quick bites or takeaway kind of place rather than a place where one can lounge around. I have always wanted something like this close to home. Menu is the usual fare that is available in most darshinis with Idli, vada, pongal khara bath, varieties of dosas with the pudi trend that seems to be happening here in the city, flavored rice baths from Chitranna, tomato rice, gongura rice etc. I got the following items as takeaway
Ghee button idlis – I do love this mini version of idlis dunked in sambar with the distinct flavor of ghee.
Ven pongal or khara pongal – yet to find Pongal that will make me go back and eat it again and again but this one was tasty. Piping hot with chutney.
Khara bath – I quite liked this and finished this real fast.
Tomato rice with raitha – I had this for dinner. This was good too and remained fresh.
Of all the dishes, I would go back and eat the button idlis again and again. The sambar was awesome and so was the chutney. I could actually eat this everyday for breakfast!! Despite its size, it made for quite a filling meal.
It wouldn’t be fair to rate them on just one visit since I haven’t had other items like dosas and rice items on the menu plus they are relatively new but from the little that I had, I found it satisfying. I would review this place again down the line. Prices are pocket friendly. Place is clean. Service is quick. A minus was that they forgot to pack the vada which I had paid for, so things like this needs to be sorted out going forward. For me, the benchmark of any eatery is based on two things
Would I go again : yes and often because the food was really wholesome, close to home and want to try other items on their menu. Needless to say they should keep the quality going. They open real early too
Would I recommend this place to others: Yes – anyone in the area craving south Indian food, especially breakfast meets this would be a great place to try out.
Things they can improve on: Introduce combos. Mini versions of their items on the menu , and rice combos. I am sure it would get a lot of takers. Rice and rasam and rice and sambar can be added to the menu. Eco friendly takeaway containers.
Overall rating: 4/5
Ratings for reviews
1-No! No! No!
2-Just about average
3- Good. Can give it a try
4-Great!!
5-Yes! Yes! Yes! and I’ll tell all about it.
Address: 32, Paramahansa Yogananda Rd, Indira Nagar II Stage, Hoysala Nagar, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038 from 6.30 am
