dosa cafe

a very small place run up a couple.. u have to wait for ur order as they serve freshly made idlis, dosa, and chocolate idli... thetastewas normal but the cleanliness of the place was superb..

located ~100 m from one of the most famous dashaswmedh ghat, dosa cafe is as good as a cafe can be.
i would not dare to miss this place if i ever visit benaras again.
the best place to eat south indian-western fusion dishes at an amazzzzzing price.
the cafè can accommodate 8-10 people at a time but thetasteis worth the wait.
we ordered cheese chili onion tomato dosa, chocolate dosa, tomato onion uttapam, paneer uttapam & idli brownie as a dessert for all of us.
every dish amuses you with thetasteand the western fast food adaption taken in account while preparing the feast.

you have definitely won me as one of your permanent customers and i would love to recommend your restaurant to my acquaintances. the atmosphere inside the restaurant was very soothing and relaxing. beautiful interior and wonderful and accurately placed lighting system - neither too bright nor too dim make this place a perfect spot for celebrations. thetasteof the food was just out of the world.

allow me to say that you made me nostalgic as the food tasted similar to what my mother cooks for me back at home, though this made me miss my home and mother more!

on my food trip this happened to be one of most special experience. i had to visit 2-3 places more after trying it, but this was so good that i dint want to loose thetastei had here, so i decided to end my food trip on this sweet note.

yes, sweet one, i mean bothtastewise and experience wise.

coming to my encounter with food, confused after reading the whole menu, but had to order just a single or maybe 2 items, as i went here after complete lunch meal from another restaurant. the best part is that they offer same food in four different choices of oil, choices in on you, refined, desi ghee, butter or olive oil.

but i choose the simpler way, i had a choco idli and a rose lassi. why? rose lassi because ii needed something in drinks and read it on someone's review as well, idli because i thought dosa would be too heavy and and and there was written 'chef special' with its name. so the lassi was just fine, but all i want to talk about is choco idli.

idli was delectable, i loved it to the core, i so wanted much more of it. first the presentation was amazing, second it dint tasted like idli, it was a cake, a chocolate cake with everything in just right proportions. its a must have people, believe me you ll love me for this.

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5 mins walk from the entrance of vishwanath temple and this small cafe serves different choices of dosas.

'bout the cafe, it's 4 tables, a few handmade cards to sell and a family of two making and serving dosas. service is a bit slow as they would make it after the order is placed. servings are decent sized, the cheese dosas are full of cheese but the sambarstastethe same as the normal dosa-joints.

the pricings are on a higher side as they target the tourists, mainly foreigners with their experimental dosas and good location. give it a one-time go if you're in varanasi but this place is not worth your regular visit list. bunk if you're on a budget.

been to this restaurant after reading review but got disappointed,tastewas ok but not the authentic. the owner looked more concerned about foreign visitors and the flavours were also tweaked to their taste. it might be a good restro for foreigners but for indiantastebud it's a common restro.

this place is quite and homely with uncle and aunty are too good to share a word with. this place is for passionate foodies who love south indian food in this northern part of india. the matrices of menu and the experimental varieties of idly dosa uttampam, will definitely flatter yourtastebuds. do try their idly chocolate truffle topped with vanilla ice cream(desert) .

food is good but service is very very poor seriously very slow which reduces thetasteof food poor sitting arrangement and very arrogant man. his nature is very poor, overall poor experience.

ok this my second visit while in transit to my place of work. the menu has been expanded a bit and is as innovative as before...i mean mixed fruit, choco, strawberry, mango, carrot halwa, mixed veg noodles..and these are just the dosas. there is manchurian idli too. quality andtasteis still top notch. and as usual light on the pocket. this time it was mushroom cheese dosa, lime soda and truffle idli. all for 240 rupees and the same homely taste. trust me this place is a must visit. and yes i had almost similar items as before, but i promise next time it will be different. i wish this place remains like this for long.

this was my first visit. innovative south indian cuisine. run by owner couple. wednesday closed. i went there for two things...cheesy options and chocolate truffle idli...had a wonderful south indian pizza(cheese mushrooms utthappam) and the idli. awesome!!!! will return soon to try more items. and its hygienic and very light on pocket too. must visit !!!

do not go for the ambiance, just concentrate on the dishes served at the small shop,tasteand quality will never disappoint you, do not forget having choco-truffle idli, unique of its kind.

amazing place! you can try their every dish as every dish has a newtasteto offer yourtastebuds! i recently tried their cheese masala dosa cooked in ghee, chocolate dosa cooked in butter, cheese onion uttapam and chocolate idli with vanilla ice-cream as dessert. it was superb! a must place to go in varanasi.

looking for some good south indian.. i reached this place.. first of all its no hotel or restaurant or a cafe.. its a road side shop which is not on road too.. regardingtastewas closed when we reached.. (perhaps on vacation) .. a very tough place to locate its in some isolated small street

thanks to all the travel sites there was no way i was leaving varanasi without visiting this internet marvel. among the top 5 places to eat in all the major travel site this tiny 8 feet by 12 feet restaurant is located inside a street next to dashashwamed ghat steps. 
wall paper on the wall , this eatery has 3 round tables with four plastic chairs each and a smallish counter for the owner. 
the menu offers some unconventional takes on all time south indian favourites , the dosa , idli , vada and the uthapam. the main in ovation is that you can choose what your dish is cooked in , the regular refined soya bean oil , butter , desi ghee or olive oil , of course at different price points. the menu also includes a innovative description of the above dishes. 
the owner / server did not look as friendly as described in so many other reviews , maybe he saves that facet of his personality for the foreign tourist , not wasting it on indians. :)
jokes aside , i started my mid day meal with a plain idli samber ( ₹ 30/- ) . it took its time in getting served , but guess that was because unlike most south indian / udipi joints , they freshly steam there idlies. nice. the accompanying samber was just ok and the coconut chutney , rightly tempered with cummins , was too hot for mytastebut the idlies were actually nice and soft , slightly odd shaped and not allowed to sit after they came out of the steamer so just slightly undercooked , but guess that was due to the owners haste to serve them , still i would rate these a good 3.5/5 , and coming from someone with a shetty wife and mother in law , believe me that is a very high score for any restaurant steamed idly. 
followed this up with a order of mixed veg dosa , cooked in refined soybean oil ( ₹ 100/- ) which was described in the menu as crispy plain dosa stuffed with farm fresh vegetables marinated with very light spices. the dosa came out folded in a triangle and looking all nice. one bite into it and all the cynicism vanished , though not really thin , it was super crisp , cooked the right shade of golden , and the filling was just what was promised , lightly spiced crunchy farm fresh stir fried vegetables and more surprise , in addition to the samber and chutney that accompanied the idlies there was an additional lighter coloured coconut chutney which was not as spicy as the first one. the owner asked me twice if i needed extra chutney or samber . a very satisfying meal . 
i will defiantly come back some time if i am in the area and do i recommend it ? well i found it overpriced in relation to its location and food offered , but surely worth a visit. 
here i have a request to all visitors to , and the food lovers of , varanasi , this defiantly can not be a top choice food destination to the city , so please be more proactive in sharing your food secrets so visitors like me can go back with atasteof authentic banarasi khanna. 
enjoy

one hell of a delicious ride...!! i tried masala dosa and it was supa great....awesome..... loved it as whole! situated within the narrow lanes of the city.. the place is difficult to find but once u get into it andtastetheir chocolate dosas and idlis u don't want to leave it..! visit it.