One of my colleague told me about Guru Lukshmi and how good was their Dosas and Filter coffee..That got me hooked and was reading reviews and posts and it made it to my list to check out definitely.
TIP - The place has limited hours and days of operations and they are crowded. So get a reservation done before you get there. Call them before hand to find out their holiday hours and you would find them open though their site has different days/hours.
We were a party of six and had a spread of different Dosas (Indian Lentil Crepes) and their menu offering. So here they are:
1. Dahi Vada (Salty) - OK..not great. I have had better Dahi vada elsewhere. But liked their presentation and this is one of the few places that put Kara boondi over Dahi Vada...I love that
2. Medu Vada - OK - nothing special about
3. Kara Dosa - CAUTION - Super and extremely Spicy - but test your spice level
4. Spring Masala on Garlic Butter Dosa - very good - really good
5. Rava Dosai - been a while had such a crispy real rava dosai and it was just pefect
6. Podi Uthappam - Wasn't spicy as the Kara Dosa was but it was good size and perfect blend for the Uthappam
7. Chole Dosai - The chole masala was very good and the dosai was crispy. My niece had it managed to finish half of adult size dosa
8. Mini Ghee Idly in Sambar - was very good. I liked the way they had the coconut chutney in the middle - very nice.
They had more choices and their some of their dosas are their Signature and have Trade marked - WOW my first time where someone trademarked their Dosas!
The main thing to note is all the dosas came with Sambar and three chutneys - White Coconut Chutney; Green Coriander Chutney 'hands down the best I had'; Red - Tomato/Onion Chutney 'Spicy & Tasty'
I ended the course with their Madras Filter Coffee...I had an expectation for the coffee and it was not met. I felt something was missing in the coffee..may be it was the too much milk they had in my coffee or not so strong coffee decoction! I still liked the Saravana Bhavan Coffee..
The service was excellent. From the hostess, to the waiter and the staff all took care well, in spite of the crowd they had to manage. Kudos to them!
GuruLukshmi is definitely in my list to go again and try other dosai varities.