sr's cafe de woodland's

wrong order delivered as i orderedsouthindian bt got north indian thali

if memory serves me correctly, this is probably the place where i had my first ever dosa, some 20 years ago. back then, this joint was all the rage and was probably the most popularsouthindian joint in the city. however, over the years the quality has waned, and it no longer commands the same pull over me or my family which it once had.

i did manage to give this place a visit a few days back though but somehow managed to lose the pictures. the quality is still decent and the prices are cheap. there is a host of different types of dosas to choose from and although the service is quick the ambience and decor leaves a lot to be desired.

3.5/5 from me because of the memories and the decent quality, although i wouldn't disagree that better options are available in the city now.

one of best restaurants in the city ofsouthindian items ...

a go to go place for somesouthindian delicacies.
hygienic, well behaved staff & fast service.
quantity served here is great & economical.
the ambience is not much to talk about, decent seating arrangements. worth trying.

food- we orderedsouthindian thali and north indian thali. both the thalis were quite average in taste, but i felt the north indian thali was better if u compare them.
also tried the gulab jamun..it was stimach boggling sweet. did not like it at all.
ambience- the place is so dark and really does not give a good feel.
service- tooooo slow. we waited an hour for the food. and you need to keep shouting and calling the waiters again and again, but still they dont come only. its too frustrating.
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this is an restaurant to savoursouthindian food but the taste is nothing special. the overall ambiance is a bit gloomy and dark and the service time is one the slower side.

good place to have somesouthindian veg dishes. the staff members are very polite and friendly. the dosas taste awsome specially the masala rawa dosa.

this is a very old place. i visited today after almost a decade. the decor has lost its earlier glam. it was empty at 9 pm which was surprising compared to my earlier visits when it was full of hustle and bustle.plastic chairs have replaced the wood chairs of yore. the prices have gone up quite a lot. the menu in zomato is oudated.southindian thali is priced at rs.145. we ordered this as it was dinner time. it was very regular fare. puri, rice with coriander chutney, dal, sambhar, rasam, one choley sabzi, one mixed sabji, papad, curd and suji halwa. the halwa and choley sabji was more north indian thansouthstyle. taste was average. service was cordial and polite.
obviously this place has lost its earlier appeal. my experience was average, and i felt the thali was overpriced and not very tasty. sambhar was the best tasting out of the rest. worth a visit only if very hungry and for vegetarian folks.

this place isn't just a restaurant, its history ( as far assouthindian vegetarian food goes). a decade back, a vegetarian outing for our family meant a thali or a dosa here. lesser options and most of them not up to the mark contributing to it.
now,of course with a web of restaurants of every taste and habit coming up in the city,this place has lost much of its sheen ( at least ambience wise).
coming to the food, they specialize in dosas and idlis and rest assured, they are great at it. they have a whole variety of dosas and each has its own twist. this is not one of those places where a cheese dosa means half a spoon of cheese battered over the crepe. here, you get what you order in a generous proportion. my last foray here included a cheese masala butter dosa and take my word for it- it had more cheese than a usual pizza at dominos!
their thalis are good too but we have better options for that. a whole lot of other north indian dishes have been included in the menu alongside a huge chinese menu but most of the chinese items are always touted unavailable. other than that its a must visit place for dosa-holics.

one of the few suviving eatries which is mora than 15 years old, a visit there brings back lot of memories. thesouthindian thali and othersouthindian delicacies are its speciality. also, the halwa named kaseri bath is jusst too good n no one should miss that one.

as college students we used to visit this place a lot for thesouthindian delicacies.the dosas served here were very sumptuous and tasteful.although it has been years since i last visited this place,i still remember its delicious dosas.the coconut chutney  served with the dosas were out of the world and so was the sambar.i hope they keep up this tradition of good food for all the food lovers

this place stirs a lot of childhood memories. as a kid i was taken to this woodland a lot by my father and hence, dont remember much about the taste then. but now that my office is just a stone's throwaway from this place, i have started frequenting this restaurant. the dosas, the chole bhature and the north indian thali are must must try here. i can never ever get over the taste of the sambhar of this place. it us one of the bests i have tasted in my life. the chole tastes out of the world. the thali was so huge including rice as well as pooris that i could never finish it. have tried the lassi and the masala cold drink and it tastes apt. the usp of this place is it is dirt cheap compared to the fancy eateries around and caters to yoursouthas well as north indian taste buds. i am gona visit and recommend this place again and again!

located in paltan bazar area next to vishal, this is a complete veg restaurant. though we are very familiar with the brand name of woodlands forsouthindian cuisines,this resturant has poor interiors with dim lights and sometimes tables are also dirty. but i must admit thesouthindian dishes are very good.
a must try is their rava cheese butter masala dosa..its so damn good and its after completimg the dosa, you will feel so full. i also like the onion and tomato uttapam and the idlis are big.

ambience-2.5
food-4
service-3

one of the v.few veg places i really like. the dosa's are a must-have. they offer a lot of varieties and are really yum. the chole chawal is v.tasty (considering the fact that i dont like this dish much). overall a good place to havesouthindian or veg.

next to vishal megamart in paltan bazaar, cafe de woodland is a restaurant which servessouthindian, north indian and chinese cuisine.
frequented by next door shoppers, students, and office-goers, this restaurant provides cool relief in the hot summers.. the food is mediocre but cheap. though some of the items like paw-bhaji or chhole bhature are quite good.