karavalli - the gateway hotel

ambiance, food, service.. anything you can rate a restaurant on.. karavalli will score 5/5. let's start with the ambiance. a quaint little place amidst the hustle bustle of the city. the moment you enter it from residency road, you will feel like the city is left behind and you are in quaint little country home with ethnic decor and soothing music. the old world charm is everywhere. it will transport you to a time when guests were treated royally. everything about this place is so graceful. be it their brass utensils or the chiming grandfather clock.

next comes the food and it goes hand in hand with the service. our food experience was so special because we were guided to choose the right dish and the best combination from the menu by our server vinod. mr. vinod and mr. kiran and their hospitality was the key behind the good food experience. if you are there.. please trust them. they know their food and have 15 years of experience serving guests. next comes chef ram. whose cooking is simply out of this world. we ordered malabar prawn for starter. succulent juicy prawns in a very hot and spicy gravy. simply mouth watering. for main course we ordered kundapur mutton curry with kerala paratha and ghee rice. the mutton curry... i have just no words to describe it. you have to eat it to experience it. the best kerala paratha i have ever tasted. crunchy, flaky, soft and tasty. ghee rice was subtle nad tasty and a perfect combo with the mutton curry. the elaneer payasam was a perfect end to the dinner.

i will definitely go back again and again and again...

when we called the place asking to reserve a seat outside we were informed that there is no need for reservation on that day, we will get a seat near the fountain. when we reached the restaurant we were told that outside was completely booked the day before. had they informed us of this we would have planned accordingly. they refused to acknowledge any blunder on their part without knowing the name of the person we spoke to. it's not our responsibility to know that.

at the outset, i would like to say that it is a wonderful place to try authentic south indian food. we tried alambur arapu, malabar potatoes, appam, parottas and payasam. everything was delectable with signature taj service.however, the only thing which made the entire experience sombre was the value for money. they have recently increased or rather doubled the prices. ( the menu on zomato is an old one). even the vegetarian dishes are priced now at around 1100 rs minimum, which is too much for bengaluru 5 star prices. it seems like the hotel wishes to recover their pandemic loss quickly by overcharging their customers, without enhancing value for money. i find this approach quite customer unfriendly and unbecoming of a hospitality brand like taj.

great food by chef ganesh and amazing service by mr. bhupati! must order - malabar paratha and enne badnekai and gobi bezule!

amazing place. such courteous staff. they gave us a complimentary payasam bcz it waa my birthday. the tawa fried wish was so so good! the chicken too! and the appam was soft and crispy on the edges. will go back again to tey their other dishes.

thoroughly satisfied with this place. absolutely outstanding. everything was top-notch. the food, ambience, service, everything was absolutely fantastic.

the place has got an indoor as well as outdoor seating area, we made ourselves comfortable outdoors. the seating is in a garden which has a stream running and has a lot of greenery around. brilliant setting it is

for food we first ordered a crab milangu fry, tiger prawns roast and coorg chicken fry. all these dishes tasted out of the world and were fantastic. the crab is cooked in a south indian spicy pepper masala which gives it a scintillating taste. tiger prawns roast has big pieces of tiger prawns roasted in traditional spices, while coorg chicken fry has chunks of boneless chicken cooked in a spicy masala and tastes incredible.

we further ordered a few more starters like camaro con cilantro, kane bezule and chicken ghee roast.
camaro con cilantro is basically spicy prawns which tastes scrumptious. kane bezule is whole lady fish pan cooked in mangalorean spices. tastes delightful. while chicken ghee roast has big chunks of boneless chicken cooked in ghee and spices. you get a strong flavour of ghee and tastes delectable.

for desert we ordered a bebinca and dodol.
both these dishes were unique and i had them for the first time ever.
bebinca has a scoop of ice cream served with jaggery based payasam and a goan style pudding. tastes heavenly.
dodol also has a scoop of ice cream served with a chocolate and jaggery based rice cake. mouthwatering.

service also was top-notch and we were taken extremely good care of by a team comprising of vinoth, sunder and kiran. thanks to these guys for making our evening fun filled and memorable.

right from the setting to service to food, everything here was absolutely brilliant. we went for lunch today and had my 5 month son with us. when he got a little fussy, they even offered their office room in case i want to feed him and calm him down. food was among the best i’ve had in bangalore and i loved the setup- open, green, and just perfect for bangalore weather. looking forward to coming back here for a meal again soon!

item i loved the most- prawn ghee roast!!

good and some quality food.. the prawn ghee roast was very good,neer dosa was soft like sugar candy.
the fish was cooked perfectly .
fish curry half portion is enough for two was simply superb.
although the price are on higher side which need to be looked at
over all good experience

even after booking a table a week ago foe sunday at 1.30 , they made us wait for 50 mins inside the hotels lobby. the way they handled our booking and service is shame. nevertheless will not be visiting this place again nor would i recommend it

the food was absolutely amazing , the prawn ghee roast absolutely amazing. amazing staff , brilliant ambience, amazing food . best first experience ever. special thanks to sundhar and anthony . special thanks from chef arun kumar d for organizing this.

karavalli is a restaurant that serves you authentic and best of south indian coastal food. it also has some good options for vegetarians as well. the ambience is worth the sitting, staff is very professional and courteous, and the food delicious. but the only thing that kills all the fun and spirit in dining at the place is it's slow service and food preparation time. but it's definitely worth a visit !

delicious! absolutely divine!
i loved my lunch at karavalli. there is nothing to dislike. the ambiance, the service, the food..it’s all good!

suggest you to try
- chicken ghee roast(like dayyum.. this had such a unique flavouring goin on)
-and the simplest appam and ladala curry(like you know the chef is great when they can make the simplest of the dish super delicious)
- biriyani (man, the flavours 👌👌👌)
- iddiyappam and thenga paal (coconut milk)
delish!!

best south indian restaurant in india. must try-mango curry,kori gassi,malabar paratha,neer dosa,butter milk,atiracchy ulartu . garden seating

consistently great food and service! everything is just right. even the glasses were chilled before serving soft drinks and beer.

always loved my experience at karavalli. right from the mangalorean home ambiance, to the elaborate menu, right on point service and brilliant food everytime!