Hidden gem of South Indian food in the city. And what makes this place special is that you find some unique and authentic Andhra (state in India) food that is not catered by some of the staple South Indian/Indian restaurants in the city. The restaurant has a rich variety of items on the menu with great flavor. We tried Idli, Karampodi Idli (spicy Idli), Rasam Vada (vada in a spicy soup/gravy), Andhra style Palak and Moong Dosa (Spinach and lentil dosa), Karampodi Pesarattu (spicy green gram dosa) and Yellow Moong Dosa (yellow gram/lentil dosa). Each of these items were well made and they were accompanied by well made chutneys and sambar. Mind you, you cannot find these items in any other South Indian restaurants in the city and that it self makes the experience amazing. You mostly find Masala/Rava dosa not the particular varieties you find here. Also the ingredients used to make typical items like Idli is slightly different which gives it a very different taste. The ginger/tomato chutney and the peanut chutney were items that I had never tasted before and were amazing compliments to the main dish. Above all the price is great and reasonable.
The things that the restaurant needs to improve are the following: There was only one server for the entire place and made it a bit of a slow service (it wasn't bad) but the server needs to be much more groomed and dressed well to receive and serve customers. This needs to be a bit more pleasant. There is no hand-wash station in the main floor so it makes it a bit of a journey (upstairs) to get your hand-washed before and after the meal. Being a south Indian restaurant this is a must. The food is served in somewhat of high-durable plastic utensils. As a South Indian restaurant ever silver plates and tumblers, maybe with a small slice of banana leaf, would make it a better fine dining experience. Eating dosa and idli on plastic feels a bit weird especially in a sit and dine restaurant. Finally with items such as peanut in some of the chutneys, it is advisable to indicate these on the menu as many people are allergic to these things.
Leaving the things mentioned above, it was an absolutely great experience. I would recommend every item on the menu as they were made to the authentic flavor that you would find in South India. Do not miss this hidden gem!