Reviews for Saravanaa Bhavan in Delta, BC

Pure Veg Restaurant Alert !!! If you are pure veg person looking to eat authentic south India food, you are at the right place.... I recently went here with my friends to the restaurant for breakfast, there was a buffet in the morning. We as usual asked themanager that which ones are veg and which ones are non-veg, she replied that its a pure veg restaurant - no eggs as well. Wewere SHOCKED!! Talking about the food. The South Indian food had a pure authentic taste. Buffet had at least more than 25 itemswith lots of chutneys, different types of saambhar and dosas served right to your table. Some authentic south Indian dishes suchas fried in coconut oil banana chips, Boiled rice were too good. Talking about the ambiance, the place was very calm and hadbeautiful classical south instrumental songs playing. Read more

We love coming to this restaurant. Food is prepared well and in my experience all servers so far had been very soft spoken. We... have been coming to this restaurant for over 2 years and brought many friends with us. They all loved it. 100% vegetarian +Buffet = Paradise ???? Read more

I love the food here, the most authentic South Indian food you can find in the Vancouver Metro area. They have buffets on... weekends and holidays which is great if you want to have a taste of everything. I do have concerns with their hygiene though. Iwent there for a buffet on a holiday and saw that my plate and bowl were not washed well. Upma remains were still stuck on thesides. Maybe it was because of the holiday rush hours. The service was great. Khushdeep served us and made sure we had a goodtime! Read more

We ordered couple of items but only 1 or 2 items were nice the rest was below average.The very basic all the chutneys and... sambhar were disappointing in taste and sambhar was served lukewarm???? We ordered these items and I am marking their ratingtoo- chili paneer-4/5 Mini idli thali- 2.5/5 ( Only rava kesari was outstanding) Rava onion masala dosa- 3/5 Ghee paper dosa-3/5 Kids cheese dosa- 3/5 Mango shake - 4/5 Service- 2.5/5 After we asked to change the cold sambhar (as it took 10min more toapproach the server) nobody came back to follow up for the food. I found some better standalone dosa restaurants then thisone.Had very high hopes with the name. Read more

We came here last night for dinner which the place doesn’t take reservations for. The place looks nice with a nice Indian... styled ambience. We sat at the far end near the bar area. A few thing I found odd was that the TVs were not on as well as thewall led fireplace otherwise it would provide a much better experience. At the table there were already several brochure menulying flat on the table which look like abandoned flyers. I would suggest putting them in a holder so that it looks more tidy.The dosa or uttapam price were all generally around $12 but I found the portion size a bit lacking. A few guys from my table endup ordering another entree which came down to ~$25 per person. The Indian donut was quite delicious, the sambar so so, vegetableManchuria was alright and the garlic naan was exceptional. The timing of food arrival was ~15 minutes but a few orders took overhalf an hour. Staff are courteous but could be more attentive to providing cutleries, napkins and drinks. For 7 people the billcame down to ~$180 before tips and gratuities. If you like this review plz give me a thumbs up. Read more

I learnt of this place through an online food vlogger's mention and recommendation. It certainly did not disappoint - taste... wise. I am not an expert in good indian food although I really enjoy Indian food. Most of the Indian food I have enjoyed in mylife are from Northern India - specifically of the Punjab region. South Indian cuisine, at least not in recent years, was stillquite unique and rare here in Vancouver area. I've only tried South Indian cuisine once. Saravanna gave me another chance toenjoy indian cuisine. This was also my first time trying out Dosa and this place's Dosa was delicious! Overall, being avegetarian restaurant, it is vegan friendly for all those who do not eat meat. I am a meat eater however when it comes tovegetarian indian cuisine, I am always weak kneed. The reason for the 4 stars and not 5 was simply due to hygiene. Bathroomsare clean but buffet area could do some upgrading and care - specifically a more shallow guard of some type to prevent stufflike hair and personal dirt etc from potentially falling into the foods. The buffet area for sure was not the mosthygienic. Another word of advice though. If you are diabetic or have high blood pressure, be cautious of eating at this placeas most of the foods are packed with carbohydrates, sugar, ghee and salt. Although being a vegetarian restaurant, the recipesare very heavy and decadent. Maybe do not eat this everyday but enjoy it once in awhile as a treat or if you have just come outof fasting. One knows this place's taste is authentic when we mostly see indian people eating here. Will I return? For sure Iwould. I love a good indian meal and at $16 for weekend lunch buffet with plentiful free parking and ease of access, that is asteal these days. Read more

Good place for south Indian food, I love eating dosa so I come here once a month. The food is amazing and taste’s delicious... and fresh. The style and environment of the place definitely needs some work to be done. This place here has been here for everbut no upgrades have been done to furniture or decor so definitely needs work. Employees are also friendly. Food -5/5 Employees - 4/5 Looks - 2/5 Read more

We wanted to catch good South Indian food and ended up at Saravana Bhavan in Delta area. We ordered the Ghee masala roast and... Lunch thali. While the thali was good, the ghee masala roast could have done better with a good serving of the ghee as wecouldn’t get much flavor of the ghee. Decent South Indian fare in the Surrey-Delta area if you are “really” craving SouthIndian food. Read more