house of dosas

so went there to grab the monday 50% off offer. we were 5 people so decided to order different dosas. among all the dosas we only liked the gun powder masala dosa. other dosas just had a different stuffing which was not that great.

we decided to get take out from house of dosas because we had heard good things about their food but bad things about their service. the place looked busy even at 5:30pm. we may go back, but it wouldn't be a priority. we'd recommend it for people looking for sri lankan food and definitely try some dosas.

excellent food. the dosa's were crispy and the chutney's were pretty good too. reasonably priced and good service. will definitely be going back !

dosa was very good. had podi dosa and uthappam. but for other stuffs like chutneys, sambhar, vada etc. don't expect south indian taste. not excellent, but good. hospitality is great.

excellent food, and i love the fact that their plates look like plantain leaves. not quite the real thing, of course, but it's the next best thing. and their weekday specials are amazing, as well! definitely recommended...

inhospitable staff in hospitality business !

sorry to begin on a negative note but it needs to be emphasized that the service and attitude of the serving staff needs major renovations here. c'mon guys please buck up on this front because the food you serve is fairly good but kindly remember that yours is not the only place serving what you serve and there's enough competition around so here's hoping that you do realize the importance of being courteous and don't take your patrons for granted.

coming to the ambience, its fairly basic and the seating alright. don't think i need to mention anything more on the service.

some of the good items i have had here are chicken 65, chicken vindaloo dosa (spicy), masala dosa and the chicken biryani was good as well.

if i had to just rate on the food i would have definitely rated them at least 4/5 because the dosas are very tasty and the accompanying sambhar tastes fairly authentic. haven't had too many dosas of this quality in vancouver so a big thumbs up for the cooking staff.

i wish only if the front staff and a young fellow at the counter were doing their job as seriously as their cooks then it would just have been a perfect combination.

if you could neglect the rather indifferent attitude of folks all around then its definitely a value for your money place and huge thumbs up for the taste and authenticity of the cuisine!

i have heard a lot about the restaurant but it didn't stand to my expectations. nobody greeted us when we entered the restaurant. the food is good here but the service is really bad. the person who gives the bill was not friendly at all, i asked him for menu card but he didn't bring it after few minutes i again asked him that too thrice but he doesn't seems to be caring about it and neither acknowledged finally we got up having dosa only :( wanted to order lassi but he hardly bothered. when i complained about this to him while paying the bill he said sorry out of formality which i felt was rude. the other person who serves the food was really very good.

i would give 4 out of 5 for the food and 1 out of 5 for the service.

highly unexpected service!!!

great dosas ,,, better in taste and variety than that i got to have in india. very creative mix of south indian and sri lankan delight :) cheers to raj for the great hospitality :)

my boyfriend and i heard great things about this restaurant and we were pretty excited to try out it out. we walked in but nobody greeted us but understandable since it was quite busy at the time. we were seated and ordered the chicken65 which was really good and the texture was perfect! however i was disappointed in the chicken nando. the@ stuffing was too sweet and cold. the service was okay, wasn't that good. i would come back to try some other menu items but not anytime soon.

one-liner: almost 24 hours indian diner with cheap dosas on mondays

highlight: chicken 65

recommended for: indian cravings at almost any hour of the day

would i go back? yes for chicken 65. 

read my blog post for the full review!

surprisingly their chicken biryani is very good, it's made with the correct balance of masalas and well cooked chicken - served with gravy and yogurt.

guys. there is a dosa place in vancouver that might, for real, give some serious competition to dosa from india. the best way to explain what dosa is, if you've never had it, is to call it a savory crepe. it doesn't do it justice, sure, but maybe gets the idea across. it's crispy, it's savory, comes with a soft spicy filling, and an assortment of dips (chutneys).

i have tried their chicken dosa - safest option there, hard to go wrong with chicken - and the shrimp dosa - tastes very similar to the chicken dosa, only with shrimp instead of chicken. everything else pretty much stays the same. i'd recommend both of them. their dosas are pretty huge; i'd find it hard to finish one all by myself even on a good day.
i'd also strongly recommend the chicken 65. great stuff!

pro tip #1: go on a monday. they have $5.99 dosas on monday. if garfield knew, he wouldn't be hating on mondays that much.
pro tip #2: it gets enormously crowded on monday evenings. and they don't take reservation. so what's a girl to do? go there with a book or two, put your name on the list, sit down and enjoy the book(s) while you wait for them to call your name.
pro tip #3: on days when you feel like having a bit of fun, try their paper dosa. it's gigantic. go with an appetite.

if you have had good or even decent south indian food before, this experience will be a major let down. meat items are mediocre at best, if you have to go there, stick to veg. the food deserves a 3 at best but the service was horrible and impolite. i went on a monday when they have dosa specials, we had to get up and go to the counter to ask for menus as we were simply being ignored... they seemed understaffed for the day. as for the dosa: a crucial thing that makes a dosa good is how fresh it is off the pan and i can't believe our dosa wasn't even hot and felt more like 'papar' which ruins the whole point of having dosa (the filling though was still hot). we ordered dessert (gulab jamun and ice cream) which takes very little time to prepare (assuming it's prepared fresh) and did not get served for 20 minutes... we didn't have that much time and decided to pay the bill w/o waiting for dessert. this seemed to have annoyed the server (who also seemed to be the owner), who had clearly forgotten to place the order for our dessert. rather than apologizing or making up for it, he was outrightly rude. in a city where most indian restaurant owners treat their customers as guests in their homes, this was disappointing and surely our last time here.

classic! if you have not heard of or eaten a dosa, you have not experience the complexity of india and savoured a distinguished part of it's countries cuisine. from the south primarily, this interestingly delicious wrap type food is both filling, delectable and extremely reasonable. open late so mix up up and try a dosa!

great food. my favorite appy would be the manchurian chicken. great place to watch a cricket game over a cold beer too.