Adyar Ananda Bhavan Info
Amenities
Service options
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No-contact delivery
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Delivery
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
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Great coffee
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Great tea selection
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Cocktails
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Healthy options
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Quick bite
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Small plates
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Vegan options
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Vegetarian options
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Wine
Dining options
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Brunch
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Catering
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Dessert
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Seating
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Restroom
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cozy
Crowd
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Family-friendly
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Groups
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Tourists
Planning
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Children
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Good for kids
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High chairs
Best KPortal Reviews
This has been one of our favorite dosa spots for a very long time. I give it a 5 star for the food but I do think there were a few things they could improve on and that's why overall I gave it a 4 star.
Food: We ordered the dosas, I asked for them to be spicy and told them we actually want it spicy and unfortunately they just didn't do it. For the chili rava dosa we asked for extra chili and honestly we could barely see any chili in the dosa to begin with. The sambar was really good but needed a little bit of salt. I loved all the different chutneys and one of them was a bit on the spicer side. My husband got the uttapam and he said he really liked it. We usually get their cocktail idili here as it's one of our favorites, I highly recommend you try it. This time we got the cauliflower manchurian, it was fine, an average dish.
Service: We came for an early dinner and it seemed like they might have been short staffed. We didn't have to wait long to be seated or get our food but for ordering and other basic service needs like refilling water, it would take a long time.
Price: The food portions are very big here and considering this, the prices are very reasonable.
Ambiance: This is a fairly casual restaurant but comfortable.
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Pretty average Indian Restaurant for what we ate and paid . Agree it’s NYC but other similar places on Lexington Ave are 10 times better than this!
Dosa chutneys were served like tiny bit of tasters , Sambhar didn’t have any taste and heavily watered !
We ordered the Paneer Special Dosa , the paneer was served inside the dosa with the potatoes mix served on the side !
Only good thing was the filter coffee which was made well but overall one restaurant that I won’t be coming back soon!
Second time at Adyar Ananda Bhavan and had an excellent meal. For appetizers we shared idli and vada combo and it was delicious. For mains we got ghee masala dosa and rava onion chilli dosa. Both were excellent. We asked for some dosa podi on the side (gun powder masala mixed with ghee). Way better than Saravana Bhavan. Enjoyed our meal. Ended up trying utthapam and was amazing as well.
This place has been our mainstay for south Indian food in NYC over the years. After a hiatus of several years due to the pandemic, we revisited A2B for indoor dining and greatly enjoyed ourselves.
The idli vada combo, the Rasam, and the butter masala Dosa were excellent as always. The Rava Masala dosa felt a tad chewy (not as crisp as I remembered) but overall, we were very pleased with the experience. The Gulab Jamun was a nice way to round out the meal.
This place is worth a visit if you're craving South Indian food in NYC!
Update: Went back for more great food! The experience was great, even though they had issues with sending the food to the wrong tables, which led to longer than expected wait times. Hope they resolve this quickly! We had the Rocket Dosa, the Bullet Dosa (dosa with Pav Bhaji Masala inside it), and the South Indian Thali. All were excellent!
Service was friendly and the food was good with very large portions. Staff was kind and the manager/owner was very kind to our kids during our experience. Space is well decorated and clean. Prices generally in line with typical South Indian in NYC.
Masala Dosa was excellent, I am originally from Mysore & this one would compete with the best over there. The chutneys were delicious. The pickle they give with yogurt rice was really very tasty too. Mango lassi is on the lighter side. Best part was nothing is overly spicy, just enough to keep it flavorful. Keep a little extra time to get your order on the table, but well worth the wait.
The food was pretty mediocre but there was a horrible incident happening to my neighboring table, I saw them politely complain about an undercooked dish, not sure what happened but pretty shocked at how the staff started yelling at them saying it wasn’t possible that it was undercooked because no one had ever complained. I didn’t have the energy to draw attention to the lack of salt in my masala. Appalled by the nasty service and unsanitary conditions.
Just ate here for the first time with family.The food is so good. What we got wasn't spicy but was VERY flavorful. If i could afford it(it is NOT expensive compared to other restaurants, i just don't spend much money on eating out) i would eat there every week. Seriously. I would definitely go back for another special occasion. Charming and tasty!
Quick Facts About Adyar Ananda Bhavan
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM |
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| Tuesday | 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM |
| Wednesday | 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM |
| Thursday | 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM |
| Friday | 02:00 AM - 02:00 AM |
| Saturday | 02:00 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Sunday | 02:00 AM - 09:30 PM |
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