Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Indo-Chinese

Part of international chain of South Indian vegetarian cuisine restaurants. Serves dosas, idlis, and more. Uses dairy, so let the staff know if you are vegan and do not want yogurt, ghee, or cream, etc. Note May 2020: confirmed reopened. Open Tue-Fri 12:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-22:30. Closed Mon.


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54 Reviews

First Review by Kittybiscuit

Detta_Walker

Points +33

Vegan
21 Jul 2024

Really nice place! Great food, fast.

We are spoilt for choice at home for curry but when travelling we found this place. We really loved it. Great food, very tasty. Mushroom rogan josh was delicious and their gobi stuffed paratha amazing. Best paratha I've had.
Their menu seems very honest about vegan options - the bread section is usually the give away. We've been to vegetarian Indian places where they declared raitha as vegan... Anyway. Will go again

Sruthiravi

Points +15

Vegetarian
24 Apr 2024

My Favorite Hotel!!!

I'm a South Indian!! And I swear the food was wayyy tastier than the Indian branches. The staffs the food and the ambience was really good. Quite affordable, the place was super cozy for the cold weather. Unforgettable experience. The management there really doing quite well. I appreciate them 💖

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-24

Pros: Food, Ambience , Best STAFFS!!

Cons: Had To wait in que outside in cold weather 😩 , -, -

nymphalidae

Points +104

Mostly Veg
29 Jan 2024

Essen gut - Service miserabel

Sehr leckeres Essen, mussten auch nicht lange warten. Essen kommt aber nicht gleichzeitig. Gemeinsames essen also nicht möglich, es sei denn man teilt.
Bedienung war leider sehr unfreundlich.

Pros: Gut gewürzt, Preis - leistung gut

Cons: Service schlecht, Hygiene

wyrd

Points +3361

Vegan
23 Nov 2023

Better for vegetarians than vegans

Gigantic Indian restaurant close to the train station with a huge menu (more than 270 options). All options are clearly labeled as gluten free or vegan (in some cases they can be made gluten free/vegan by asking the waiter). The food is spicy and tasty, the music is not loud, the atmosphere is nice.

Pinkie

Points +292

Vegan
15 Oct 2023

Awesome Indian food in Frankfurt

This place is really great. We had a cheesy Dosa for the kids as well as a Masala Dosa (which could have done with a bit more filling) and a Thali, which was amazing. The mango lassi was also great too. The service is really quick too. Definitely recommend to anyone who has a short time in Frankfurt.

Pros: Quick service, Good selection, Yummy food

Cons: More filling in the masala Dosa please

MarcelaMeissner

Points +55

Vegetarian
09 Oct 2023

Comida indiana excelente

Comida maravilhosa, bom atendimento e bom preço!

shorty92

Points +728

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Great place for Dosas in Germany

Great place for eating Dosas in Germany! The whole menu and the served dishes that I saw looked really tempting and authentic. It is also well located close to the main train station.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-23

VamseeKasyap

Points +20

Vegetarian
03 Jul 2023

Great variety of options

Absolutely hygiene and many vegetarian/vegan options to choose from Indian cuisine. Loved it!

KarthickJeyaraman

Points +58

Vegetarian
30 Jun 2023

Rat is running

Unhygenic full of labor explotation.All reviews made by employees inside after the review made by customer running for Rat.

KavitaP

Points +36

Vegetarian
26 Nov 2022

Must be good people are queuing outside

I have eaten at this chain before in my home town Uk and I’m aware they are in other countries too. There was a queue to get in last night and the same this afternoon when I waited to go in for lunch. The restaurant is nice and clean, staff friendly and food was lovely.

Pros: Good food, Ambience , Friendly staff

Feli_M

Points +734

Vegan
18 Oct 2022

Authentic Indian Food

A super authentic restaurants. For me, the food was a little too spicy, but that is personal preference - I guess in an Indian restaurant that is not uncommon 😂
The staff seems confused when I asked questions about the incredients and always had to ask in the kitchen - that felt a bit weird...

Seppel

Points +891

Vegan
23 Sep 2022

Authentic

The food was was good and tasted as I rembered from my stay in India. Menu was clearly labeled and the thali offers great variety for those who cannot decide. However, service was super chaotic which gives -1 star.

alex_aries_

Points +31

Vegan
26 Aug 2022

Great food, huge meals

The title says it all, they have delicious food and huge meals for a good price. They offer vegan and vegetarian food. Of course they have a big menu. The place used to be an Vietnamese restaurant, this is why the furniture doesn’t really fit, however it’s still a great place to go.

SarahQuark

Points +83

Vegetarian
04 Jul 2022

Huge menu!

It’s always exciting to go here because the menu is so big. I love spicy food so my one criticism is that nothing I have had is spicy enough. But it is very flavorful and delicious anyhow. Staff has always been friendly.

Pros: Lots and lots to choose from

Kristofer

Points +41

Vegetarian
24 Jun 2022

Awfull service

Unattentive and uninterested staff. No service to speak of.

LucaConrad

Points +42

Vegan
15 May 2022

Very spicy!

We have been there with 10 people. Except 1 meal, everything was tasty, but also EXTREMELY SPICY, 5 of us couldn't even eat their food. Also we had 2 times the same meal, but one of them was asked to be not spicy, still both of them were the same and not eatable.
Also there was no tap water offered and the waiter seemed offended when we asked.
The restaurant was crowded, but still the food was served very fast, BUT with a delay of ~3 minutes per dish ( so when the first person finished eating, 5 of us still didn't have their food). Also some meals were just warmed slightly.

Pros: Extremely Many vegan options or purelyvegan dishes, No meat products

Cons: Extremely spicy, No tap water

JonnyScheibenhauer

23 Jun 2022

Tap water is not commonly offered in German restaurants. Even though you can get some if you ask in most, it is often expected to buy water/drinks

Vanessa43

Points +2935

Vegan
10 Apr 2022

South Indian food ❤

It's a chain of vegetarian South Indian restaurants, and the quality of all their restaurants has been very high in all locations I've visited. That's true for this one as well. The food was very good, vegan options were labelled, and it's located very conveniently near the central station.

Pros: Tasty, Many vegan options , Close to the station

Oli_Schn

Points +25

Vegan
09 Mar 2022

Very good vegan food

Nice place, good food and good located in Frankfurts centre.

Pros: Lot of vegan dishes, Further more vegan-options

lisamariaschreiber

Points +3115

Vegan
14 Feb 2022

Good Food

They recently moved the restaurant and it looks much prettier now! Also, the vegan dishes are marked on the menu and also the dishes that are possible to make vegan! The restaurant is beautiful! Only thing is the location (Close to trainstation)

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Fair prices , Beautiful restaurants

Cons: Located close to trainstation

Scarabea

Points +834

Vegan
03 Feb 2022

Amazing South Indian food

I have been here many times and never been disappointed. I think this is the most authentic South Indian food I have found in Germany so far. I always go for the Masala Dosa or the uttapam. But would also suggest to try all the other South Indian dishes.

Ashni

Points +2290

Vegan
18 Sep 2021

Excellent South Indian with clearly marked vegan options

Walking here we noticed that their old location is opposite the street and has a sign but is boarded up. Their new venue (they moved in the last year) is gorgeous. I’ve been to lots of Saravana Bhavans in different cities across India, UK, HK and this one has not just the great food you would expect, but is now in a great venue too. Had the masala dosa, a thali, and idly (two pieces) – these are always our favourites and they don’t disappoint. Go here for authentic South Indian cuisine. There was one issue where the waitress handed my friend a hot metal plate which burned her hand, so be careful! We told them about this and they apologised.

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-18

Pros: Excellent South Indian, clear vegan marking on menu, Nice venue

VigneshHande

Points +15

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2020

Horrible

Horrible waiter. Horrible service!!!

I've been a regular customer of this place. Never have I faced such a rude server. Have been served by the same server before and he was always courteous. This time NOT !! Maybe he had a bad day but nevertheless extremely rude! Never again. Don't recommend this kind of service to anyone !

sabra-ex

Points +119

Vegetarian
03 Mar 2020

Food was stale and only heated

I ordered a jain palak paneer . Absolutely no taste! The food looked as if was heated and given. I asked for a tap was as in frankfurt the tap water is good . He said it was bad and not fit for drinking. So asked him how does he cook? He kept quiet ! Little rude waiter was a punjabi waiter! Expensive since the location is good

Pros: Only vegetarian , Portions a fairly good

Cons: Expensive, Needs to be clean, You should be atleast two people or you waste

hasentiger

Points +131

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Etwas anderes indisches Essen

Das Restaurant ist vegetarisch man sich Optionen vegan bestellen. Alle sehr lecker und eben etwas anders als normal mit Linsen Donut und Puff Brot. Leider kein Business Lunch und daher für Mittags etwas teuer.

Pros: Mindestens vegetarisch und oft vegan bestellbar ..

Cons: Zu teuer für mittags

HungryBeast

Points +287

Vegan
19 Oct 2019

Brilliant for South Indian Cousine

If you seek South Indian veg food - this is the place to go

Pros: Very close to Main station , Authentic & fast delivery, Reasonable prices

Cons: Dodgy neighborhood - sex shop next door

niiiu

Points +32

Vegan
18 Aug 2019

Nice place with lots of dishes

Really enjoyed this place. Food was good, they had lots of options and service was fast (went there during lunch time).

BetaBlock

Points +16

Vegan
04 Aug 2019

Delicious!

Huge variety of vegan options and friendly service! Got seated quickly even though the line seemed too long😄totally worth the wait!




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