hotel hanumanthu

authentic and original biryani experience.

the original taste has gone. once it's my favorite spot not anymore

heard a lot about this place and had to visit. slightly tough to locate as there are so many clones of the original.
small functional restaurant with no frills. be prepared to share your table with others as the place gets packed even on weekdays.
we tried the highly recommended mutton biriyani. it is served on a large flat donnai- or traditional “plate” made by sewing together dried leaves. the leaf plate is piled generously with piping hot biriyani, a small helping of raitha and a lime wedge. you can get a bowl of saalna gravy on the side. the leaf itself imparts an earthy aroma to the rice.
a word of warning if you are expecting a spicy hyderabadi style biriyani - this is not the place for you.
the biriyani here is more like a plain white pulao/ ghee rice. very delicately spiced with whole spices and slight heat from green chillies and pepper. the meat is tender, juicy and a generous portion of ‘pieces’ is served with the rice. a squeeze of lime enhances the flavours to a whole new level. the best part about this biriyani is that it’s not at all oily nor overly spiced. so you can eat a large quantity and still feel light.
on the flip side since it is so mild it might not suit all palates & can get monotonous after a few mouthfuls. the raitha served alongside was below average and almost dry. the saalna however was rich, meaty & spicy and went well with the delicate biriyani.
verdict : do visit if you like a mild/subtle biriyani. portion size is humongous. “half” biriyani itself is quite sufficient for one person. service here deserves a special mention. it’s homely and friendly, like eating at a relatives house. our waiter stood by to have a chat and explain why their biriyani was superior to the many clones. he kept refilling our saalna & raitha & insisted we squeeze more lime over our rice. 😃

i am writing the review after visiting the restaurant twice. the resto is famous for mutton pulav and chops. from my personal experience, i would say it's an overrated restaurant in the city. tried better pulav and chops in many other restaurants. i ain't giving a bad review. food here is decent. less spices added and they serve in leaf but it's not great. not a must try, might be it was years ago.

this place serves very delicious mutton and chicken pulav. the uniqueness is in the tenderness of the rice, the flavours of the meat and great taste.
the must try is the mutton biryani, chicken fry, garlic chicken and mutton fry.

this place has a very limited menu and mostly all mutton dishes.
we ordered mutton pulav, mutton chops and chicken kabab. coming from bengaluru we found the mutton pulav to be extremely mild in terms of spice and flavours. but the mutton was very well cooked and the soup/gravy they serve with it is quiet spicy. the chops was really nice and kabab (only chicken dish served here) was good too.

enticing!

we had been here for lunch on a sunday afternoon. fortunately we could get a table within few mins.

we ordered mutton palav, mutton chops and chicken kebabs in half portions. hands down to mutton palav. it’s so flavorful and tasty, we ordered for another half palav. anytime for the mutton palav. the chicken kebab was delicious too. i enjoyed the heavy meat lunch every bit here. if you’re passing by mysore next time, then don’t forget to visit this place.

one amazing outlet for biryani lovers. i travelled all the way from coorg to mysuru just to taste this biriyani. cooked with very lil spices and super hot rice was served. they spread a paper and served hot rice in a dried leaves that was different.
must try chicken chops (it's a kind of gravy we actually expected a dry dish)

this hotel started in the 1930 & become very popular over a period of time for their taste of biryani & now there are 3 hanumanthu hotels in mysore which are operated by 3 different family members & all three places biryani taste different but this hotel still holds the taste of the traditional hanumanthu pulav. the biryani was very flavourful & the meat of the mutton was so soft that it was falling apart with just one tap. kaima balls were also perfectly made without much of flour added to it .
over all the experience was really gr8.

ps : nonveg means red
hotel hanumanthu means with red board

we opted for one mutton biryani to share which was a good option, as the portion are very generous. this is a strictly non-veg restaurant but the biryani (although i'm not a big meat fan) was very tasty. plus for the eco-friendly leaves plate.

these guys are very famous for their mutton pulav, however, it did not satisfy my craving. travelled all the way from bangalore till their but except for the shorba, it wasn’t that great and the place is so tiny that ur hand will be a disturbance to ur neighbor 😅

the best natty biryani .. tasty sides too - bootie fry , mutton fry etc.. must visit for non-veg foddie lovers ,there are many other hanumanthu too but i liked here the best.

fabulous taste awesome ancient history repeated in mysore in the way of hanumanthu...have once in mysore it's been very wow taste that make everyone's finger lick.

hotel hanumanthu is a legendary name when it comes to biryani or as they call it pulav. the place is on a busy road with little space so dont expect an ambiance. but the food is good. the pulav was very light and flavourful and the quantity was huge for the price. mutton chops went well with the pulav. i loved the way the serve the pulav. pricing is reasonable. serving delicious food since 1930.

during my last visit to mysore i made sure i paid a visit to hanmantu hotel a legendary place that serves biriyani since 1930 for all the biriyani lovers in mysore. a legendary place it..
a small place tucked in busy streets of mandi mohalla and is a landmark on its own, they are known for there biriyani or pulav as they call it.
i visited during lunch hours and place was pretty much full and there were lot of folks and delivery people from under eats and zomato too waiting outside the hotel to pick up food. lucky enough i got a table quickly.
ordered a half mutton biriyani and mutton chops

what's best is the portion size that is served here. for 150 rupees a half plate of biriyani that fills you up to the brim!!
and taste!! it's just amazing a simple one not too oily nor overloaded with spices but the one that has a homely feel. loved the biriyani...
then mutton chops which normally a dry starter but in here it was moist and has a small amount of curry - sooper dooper side dish - because the meat was very soft and cooked well .
will always make sure to hanmantu in my consecutive visits to mysore ...
i even met the owner of the place mr. vishal .. an honour meeting this humble and down to earth human being.

thanks to bengaluru biriyani club for sharing the location details of place . as i wanted to visit this place only
. the original brach..