my tastebuds still tingle at the thought of this restaurant, which was one of the prime highlights of our karnataka trip 5 months ago. right from the ambience to the service to the food - every little aspect left us in awe. we had ordered an arabian starter - iffa dajaj - and chinese mains. iffa dajaj was something we'd never tried before, but was completely sold on, the moment we took our first bite. the grilled chicken was succulent, flavoursome, and pairing it up with the accompaniments (mayo dips, mashed potato, french fries, veggies) simply took it up a notch. then came the main course - chicken fried rice and chilli chicken, which is kind of a staple in my family. we weren't expecting gold standards here, since savoury is primarily an arabian restaurant. what we got served, however - perfectly-seasoned rice and chicken meatballs in a rich, spicy gravy - blew us away. we've had these two dishes at countless joints all over the country, and if we were to grade them, savoury would end up in the top three. 'delicious' doesn't even begin to cover how good the food was that day. it made me wish i didn't live in a city a few thousand kilometres away! bottomline is, savoury is a gem of a restaurant which should be on the itinerary of any foodie planning to visit mangalore. :)