I am yet to start on my end of the year trips. Hopefully, it will come to fruition sooner rather than later and I will be able to chronicle it right here in this space at the beginning of next year. Cricket is dull and dreary at the moment with India already at the zenith in the ICC test rankings. The prospect of a five match one day series is like an old wine in an even older bottle (Three five match one day series in the last 18 months; I think India and Sri Lanka would be sharing the same dressing room now). So, I thought I will take up this opportunity to write about the restaurants I have visited in Bangalore. This will be a series of short posts that will follow a standard template. I will be explaining about the location of the restaurant, the cuisines available, Plus & Minus, followed by very own rating (Maximum rating of five). My objective on including this in My BLOG: well, if this information helps even one person; then I would consider it as a job well done.
It is only befitting that I should start this series with one of the most traditional restaurants in Bangalore. Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR) is one of the oldest and most traditional heritage restaurants in Bangalore. These days MTR branches are mushrooming in all parts of Bangalore and you can visit any of these to get a taste of MTR. However, none of the branches will match the ambience of the main MTR in Lal Bagh main road. MTR has created history in pioneering a mix for Rava idli. So, it goes without saying that the breakfast, coffee and sweets are out of the world. However, the crown jewel is the proper Kannada lunch served in the afternoon. I would recommend all of you to visit this place for lunch at least once so as to savor a proper Kannadiga food that is really scarce to find in Bengaluru.
LOCATION: This restaurant is quite difficult to find for newbie in Bengaluru. It is situated at the Lal Bagh Main Road on the right side just after Urvashi theatre. There is no parking in front of the restaurant. The parking place is provided fifty meters ahead on the right side just before thr Lal Bagh junction.
Blink and you Miss entrance to MTR
CUISINE: Traditional South Indian fare. I would recommend you to try out the lunch at this place. The restaurant opens for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and my advice is to reach the place by 12:20 p.m. A single lunch token will make your pocket lighter by 120 rupees. Then you will be guided to the waiting room at the top. There are three tiffin rooms and you will be allowed to go inside only when one of the rooms is empty. In case, you come exactly at 12:230 p.m.; waiting time of approximately 30 min can be avoided. I need to warn you to take a very light breakfast on that day because otherwise you will not be able to do justice to the lunch. Anyway, the food starts with grape juice, followed by a tiffin item (They had served Dosa on one day and Poori when I visited a second time). The accessories will be chutney and sagu (masala in Malayalam and Tamil). This will be followed by the side dishes for the main course which includes a thoran (poriyal), payasam, a second carrot poriyal and traditional kannada pappad (small ones). A liberal helping of badam halwa was served next when I had visited the place. Then came the main course with bisibella bath followed by sambhar and rice, then rasam and finally curd rice. The dessert comprised of ice cream and fruit salad and a meeta paan. I forgot to mention that everything is unlimited so it gives you the license to “stuff your gills”.
MINUS: The ambience might be a deterrent for some.
RATING: 4.5/5
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