• Saravana Bhavan

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  • White Vegetarian
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. Open Mon-Wed 7:00am-11:00pm, Thu-Fri 7:00am-11:30pm, Sat-Sun 7:00am-11:00pm.


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9 Reviews

First Review by lotustummy

benjix21

Points +684

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Lackluster!

Personally I'll be avoiding this place. I can't tell which dish is vegan friendly. The staff didn't seem interested. It was also very crowded and could have contributed to their lackluster service. Based off reviews on here I ordered plain dosa and plain uttapam. I got bad heart burns after eating here so can't vouch for this place. Their menu seems extensive and it would be great if there was a "vegan" label for dishes that were outright vegan. Could help remove guesswork for customers.

Pros: All vegetarian

Cons: Lackluster service, No vegan label

DevKara

Points +89

Vegetarian
24 Aug 2024

Could do better

For anyone looking to visit this place, make sure you time it right as they don't always want to make the items requested.
My wife and I went to get some dinner at around 5.30pm but we're told that the kitchen could not make nearly 60% of the menu until 7pm. We wanted good such as paneer butter masala and naans and such.
Upon questioning the waiter, he told us that the only items available were the dosas and uttapams. We asked why that was and he did not have a proper answer for us, only repeating that the items we wanted were available from 7pm.
We were unsure as to why a chain restaurant such as this would not be able to make simple food items that are listed on the menu. A chef in an Indian restaurant, regardless of speciality, should know how to make the food items we wanted.
Not wanting to wait such a long time and not wanting the items that were available at that time, we left. The waiter tried to get us to stay by trying to force us to choose one of the available items but we persisted and left.
The UK versions of this chain are very good but this places service was very lacking.

Cons: Limited menu at certain times of day, Pushy staff, Hard to find

konlish

Points +5486

Vegan
03 Mar 2020

Cheap & Delicious!

10 Nov 2019

This place is affordable and has delicious food. I enjoyed the onion uthapum and masala Dosa which was way too much for one person!

Definitely recommend this place. It was years since eating South Indian food.

Updated from previous review on 2020-03-03

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Tasty food, Affordable

Cons: Serves dairy

SimonT.Sefilian

Points +57

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Masala dosa

I was introduced to this restaurant by someone with great expertise in Indian kitchen and I ended up going many times. I am a big fan of their "masala dosa".

Pros: Authentic Indian food, Good value, Friendly staff

jb012

Points +42

Vegetarian
27 Apr 2019

Still open!

I was there on 26/04/2019 and it was very much open! Nice enough restaurant with plenty of choice. Menu was a little confusing. What I wanted to order was lunch but there was nothing to distinguish lunch from dinner!

For some reason, roti cost QR4 and rice was QR10, I assume because they import the rice, so 2 rotis still worked out cheaper than rice.

Pros: All vggie, reasonably cheap (by Qatar standards)

Cons: Confused menu/waiters

GazWatson

Points +216

Vegan
19 Feb 2019

No longer exists

This place used to be pretty good, unfortunately its closed down now.

Leightj

Points +68

Vegan
14 Apr 2018

Delicious!

The dosas were so good, service was fine although we came mid afternoon so was quiet and the staff were well aware of what was vegan and what wasn't. Will definitely return here next time I'm in Doha.

Pros: Great South Indian food, Price

Cons: Not everything was vegan, Restaurant setting - not horrible, but not amazing

westcornersville

Points +673

Vegan
10 Mar 2016

OK place

Of course, this is a chain versus an individual restaurant. They have a large menu, though a lot of items have dairy, so vegans should inquire. Given the large Indian population in Qatar, I would've expected better, but this place will do if you're looking for vegetarian food.

Pros: Central Location, Large Menu, Good Masala Dosas

Cons: A Lot of Dairy, Very "Average" Indian Food

lotustummy

Points +1233

Vegan
08 Sep 2014

delicious South Indian food

We had a plain dosa and a rava dosa - both were fantastic. Their chutneys are delicious. We also took some dishes for take-away - aloo mattar and aloo gobi with naan. Bread was outstanding and the curries were good - not as good as the dosa in my mind. If you eat dairy, their curd vada was good and they are renown for their sweets ( too milky for me unfortunately). Several locations around the city - I have only been to this one. We will go back

Pros: good price, great South Indian dishes - idli, dosa, thali, lively atmosphere with happy eaters

Cons: slow. very slow. , parking can be difficult




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