we made a visit to al ghaar restaurant as we were craving some homely veg food. had read about the quaint north kanara style cuisine they served. on our visit we were greeted by raghavendra who explained what was available. we tried their thalipith which was served with ghee, curd and peanut chutney....yum and hearty yet light on the stomach. we also enjoyed the fullthaliwhich came with multiple amazing chutneys - the flax seed chutney, the karaka chutney were unique. their green chilly and red chilly thechas were yum and we bought a few boxes home. thethalicomes with a variety of rotis, one puranpoli, a curd salad, the famed brinjal curry, the mixed pulses curry and also a rice of the day which was bisibele bhaat when we visited. the roti we enjoyed most was the ragi one...they also had methi roti, rice roti, jowar roti. everything was served with much love and had a unique, simple yet flavorful taste which reminded us of home cooking. the highlight of our meal was the varied puranpolis ...the peanut one was crispy and sweet, the coconut one was flaky and delicious but the best by far was the regular one with loads of ghee. we also tried the moongdal payasam which was yum as well.
the owner mr patil was very polite and explained the history of the cuisine and how they focus on healthy foods made fresh daily. we will definitely visit again to try some of their breakfast items next.