Saravanaa Bhavan in Redbridge

Great Indian food taste Vegan only

Yesterday one of our friends ordered a huge meal for a gathering. Matar paneer, daal, and gobi sabji were average as they always are. I just have to say about the “Navaratan Pulao” ., I never had that radish in my life and if your chef is having a bad day don’t let him cook that pulao because he only will cook a mixed raw fruit salad with some rice. When we all know it’s made with dry fruits not raw fruits. … 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I ordered a fruit salad here,it looks like a individual fruits and just ice cream on top.The portion size was very disappointing for the price. It felt like I was paying a premium for a very small serving. On top of that, the seating experience was terrible. We were given a table right next to a heater, which was uncomfortable, and when we requested to move to another table, the staff refused. Overall, the service and value for money left a lot to be desired.

I have been there before but this time the service was very good. Especially Ieshwara(i hope her name is correct) the girl who served us. She was highly professional, efficient and kind. We had a better time and of course super dosa and channa battura

We are taking food more than 8years but nowadays food quality getting worst and worst day by day…Prices so high but quality and quantity very poor.. We ordered yesterday most of the food very poor quality specially chilli mushroom burn and very dry it is not good at all🤮🤮

Great South Indian food. 4 stars because we ended up ordering noodles which were really underwhelming. Gonna stick with South Indian only next time. Definitely try the paan as well.

Superb food but the service especially by the veteran staff could make bit better🙏🙏. Better if could greet and specially treat your guests with minimal proper customer service. Trust the management will consider this. (Tried both BF & lunch here).

I saw a rat near the toilets. I no longer eat there. A shame as I really liked the food. Hope they get back to basics and sort out the hygiene.

Recommended place for family dine in 👍

Great service by Dharam he is very nice

Shitt service, worst customer interaction, we came here for eatin and these people doesn’t have manners to talk and explain, manager feels like he owns the Resturant and doesn’t bother for customers.

Worst service , such a neglected staff , very disappointed. Poor customer service, I don’t suggest to anyone to visit.

Great service by dharam good job boss

I'm present dining in and very upset with the service my husband and I received. We came in hungry and expected to have a nourishing tasty meal. Instead we were sadly disappointed by the service received. Meals arrived 15minutes apart. Husband received his meal with part of my order on his tray. I received mine 15 minutes later after enquiring about the whereabouts of my meal which was incomplete. Our waitress was Priya. I reordered more items as it was put on my husband's tray. This never came despite the waitress returning to the kitchen to checkup on the order. I was by this time so upset that I requested the bill. I have been here several times but this was the worst service I've received.

Recommended for its authentic food and atmosphere.

Food ok. But service delivery very bad. Mother in laws thali came once everyone in her group had finished.

Wow I really enjoyed the ghee masala dosa, medhu sambhar and patisa mithaai😋 Thanks for delicious cuisine. But music was saxophone playing in the background. It would be better atmosphere if they played traditional classical indian music😄

Good place to dine out with lots of options to choose from if you are kind of very spice loving person. Parking is a nightmare on weekdays and Saturday as there are very limited roadside parking space.

Fantastic service from Harita. A+++

Low quantity overall and no seconds for curries especially in thali meals means they are gradually going down. The time to prepare dishes are also extreme and if you go in as a group some members will still be waiting while other's have finished their food.

Rubbish Dosa....the Mysore Masala Dosa was 7 pounds...the dosa was not crisp at all and the waitress said thats the way it is meant to be....who is she telling this to...I have eaten dosa longer than her age....Please DO NOT GO TO SAVARNA BHAVAN !!

I ordered from my home They gave spoiled Biriyani, and not picking my call.

Service and atmosphere is fine, but food was not tasty just hot/spicy. I like spicy food but this was not nice just felt as if chilli was added and not really cooked to be part of the dish. I ordered a thali which is a mixture of dishes.

Low hygiene. Found hair in kids dosa. No apology.

Sarwana Bhawan is a vegetarian restaurant. This is located ilford. This is best for vegetarian people. Vegetarian people visit this restaurant and enjoy delicious food.

I had very bad experience , I can with guest and they served wrong order , and for correct order they took almost 45 minutes. For those 45 minutes no one came to clarify or offer their apologies for the wrong order. It is not the service I have to pay for. Even food was not that good , Sambhar was half field in the bowl and no one bothered to offer refills.

Our favourite place for South Indian comfort food

As usual lovely South Indian food, consistent taste. Special Diwali sweets on sale .

Our regular spot, and it never fails us, we’ve always had a 6/5 experience here. The food is fantastic! The service is quick and they’re very attentive even at their busiest. Thanks to the team of Saravana Bhavan Ilford.

Paneer Fried Rice - amazing Chilli Paneer - amazing Gobi 65 - amazing Masala Dosa - amazing Devil Mogo - nice Masala Tea - lovely This place never disappoints! Been here loads of time. 👍👍👍

The food is undoubtedly very tasty. The service is very quick too. Couple of points to improve : - The toilets need upgrading and be kept cleaner. There is bad smell coming from the toilets. Not enough tissues and soap is not replaced regularly. - staff could look a little more professional with clean uniform. Additional suggestion: Cranbrook Road leading to the restaurant is full of bins and fallen leaves etc. The management could discuss with the council to improve this.

A big fan of Saravana Bhavan, love their food. Was craving for Idly vada and when I went there, felt like gulping on everything on the menu. I was attended by Nandhitha. She was so sweet to give the confused me a wise suggestion on what to eat :) There was a Pakistani old woman having masala dosa for the first time and was curious to know what I was having. I have recommended her to try them out. She said she would definitely visit in two days to try out other dishes :D

We had a good service. Swathi she is very beloved and great human as a waitress. Thank you

Brilliant. Friendly atmosphere. Yes it was last year. But its very different after the covid lock downs. Less staff means less attention to the customer and to what they need. I have stopped going. Using Taste of India in East ham now.

Pure vegetarian delight. Authentic South Indian delicacies... finished with a cup of filter coffee.

Food is not good.and staff also not good. Dosa is very bed

Food is very very bed. I am never came here to eat. Staff also not good. I explain what I want she say it’s spicy it’s taste very bed than I ask the manager he is not give proper answer. I am not recommend any one to came and eat hear.

Food is very very very bad …. No test no spicy it’s test like one medical patient’s food :… You need to change the staff ….. because I allways came here and I know very well about the test ….as well as staff service responses not good ….

food was so disgusting. and servis like even they don't know which food they are serving. we ordered panir butter masala and when they was serving they was saying it is panir kadai. and when we asked again they said no it is panir butter masala.manager's behaviour was soo rude as well.

Your staff member Akshitha is very Nice and She gave us good service

Food was nice but service wqas delay. Waitress experience is not good. I visited 2 times when I asked to recommend any noodles or manchuria they recommend me hakka noodles I asked them to make less spicy she forget to send when I asked her it's spicy she said I forgot to send and she brought me some sweet sauce when I used that noodles taste is totally changed I didn't eat anything . I recommend you to go for food if u have idea about dishes but never ask them any recommendation.

Authentic Sambar. Felt like Chennai

It’s a third time they missed up with my cutlery They are tooo busy and not concentrating on the orders We worst experience

We ordered masala dosa and puri. Everything potato based was stale. Not subtle stale, a few days old strong stale. They thought they could get away with it because it is takeaway

Good experience there, staff was quick and responsive, food was good also overall a good restaurant for veg and Indian food.

Probably my favourite restaurant in London: there is so much variety, I never tire of coming here. Food is always great, the service friendly and efficient - one of London's gems

Nice options for veg. food, a little spicy when told mild- but very good overall, atmosphere is lovley- would recommend

Food was really spicy. Slow service as well.

The girl name is Harita service is very poor. Employee behaviour is so rude,,, didn’t expect anything like that… Ilford Saravanaa Bhavan. And my personal opinion you guys should changed employee

Last night we visited this was place with our friends and family, had the poorest experience. The food was late, served kids drinks,but glasses came 20 mins later , ordered items were forgotten and they started serving some yellow soup instead of sambhar. This was our nth visit to the place, as much as we like South Indian we won't be returning to the place. The food items had finished at 9:30 pm where they remain open till 11 pm. And they were serving alternative without mentioning and upon questioning the staff was quite rude saying this is what we have. And how we should have complained when they have given alternative food condiments. All in all average food , rude staff and poor service.

Worst experience ever time I come here. They do very bad service and the coffee is served without sugar and when asked they gave us after 10mins and coffee was cold till then.

I had very good food in this place. It is famously for South Indian cuisines. That's actually true. It is quite good. Very near to what you get in India. The reason why I have given 3 stars is because suddenly the Sambhar finished and they had no more Sambhar to serve with the pre-ordered food. They brought Ghee Idly 14 with Sambhar without it and said that sambhar will come after 1/2 hour. This was very unusual and uncomfortable. I didn't like this at all. They were gracious enough to cancel the ordered but it spoiled my overall experience. I hope it doesn't happen again.

Very bad, i ordered Hakka Noodles, and they served it bland. Quantity was so small and the food was cold, as if it was microwaved from the top and cold in the bottom

Excellent food and service. Dharam was very attentive and considerate the blind member of our party. Would highly recommend. Visited on 5th September 2024. Will be back soon!

Great place to dine in. Love it each time I come here.

The food quality was extremely poor. The dishes were overly greasy, with oil spilling from the plate onto the table. When I requested a regular tea, the waiter told me they only serve masala tea, which turned out to be tasteless, just milk with a hint of masala. I wouldn't recommend this place because the food is not fresh, and the staff, particularly Dharman, was very rude.

We ordered many dishes, out of which Gobi 65, mango lassi and paneer dosa was good. Otherwise quality and taste of masala dosa, chana bhatura and schezwan noodles was not great. Rasam was too salty. I admire that we had little corner for our whole family. This time service was quick and good. We have been here plenty times but after eating this time, looks like we need to look for some other place for south Indian food.

I buy the sweets in this shop and when I open the box so bad smell inside the sweets fungus , so I suggest everyone please check. The sweet properly than buy ,, because it's dangerous for everyone health.

These people are not giving thing like if we say can you pack this they give it to us what kind of people are they they expect us that we’re the chief and we do the packing and there’s this guy with glasses next to us and sitting next to his mum and in front of his mum is his sister and the guy with the glasses keep staring at us he was looking at us while we were eating and when we’re talking still he is not stop looking at us non stop

It’s a hype. Arrogant staff(Not All). Taste is below average.

One of the worst food half of curry spoiled we spoiled our Onam I never come back I don't recommend this place no hygiene don't make this kind of bad food

They always get the order wrong with me. It’s all managed so poorly. Maine come before starters, combined dishes come separately so one gets cold before the other arrives. Naan came 10mins after the curry.

INSECTS, HAIR and SPILLED FOOD - DANGER TO HEALTH I Absolutely appalling experience ordering from Saravanaa Bhavan Ilford. Ordered a North Indian Thai, 3x Masala Dosas and one spicy cheese Dosa via Deliveroo. Upon opening the bag, it was FLOODED with the daal soup from the thali, and the masala dosas had been crushed. - see photo attached HUMAN HAIR was also found in one of the sauces - see photo attached. INSECTS were also present in the packaging of one of the dosa - see photo attached As a result of this we had to throw away the food and will be taking legal action. DISGUSTING AND VILE.

Do not order juice over here they add so much sugar which is absolutely not good for health request all the family do not get juice for your kids sugar sugar

We visited few days ago. Food is very tasty… specially masala idly is my favourite there. We were served by Priya. She really cares for what customer’s requirements. Very great service by her. Appreciated. Thank you for making our experience smooth and enjoyable.

I went to this restaurant today , I had a soup and dosa everything was very nice a plus the service was very good , very reasonable prices . the waitress who served me was so kind , thank you so much I hope to come back soon !

We dined around 10 PM and were pleasantly surprised by the swift delivery of our orders. The food was delicious and authentic, making for a delightful dining experience. The kid-friendly menu was a bonus for families with children.

Delicious food at a good price. South Indian tastes better. In North Indian food, not everything is delicious. Reasonable rates.

Good service with friendly waiters. Good also to see a multinational approach to staffing from all over the world. This is the future. Food was so value for money.

Lovely food and pleasant staff. We always get a nice experience. If you like vegetarian food, you will not be disappointed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 decent price too.

Worst restaurant in terms of delivery. Restaurant can't manage its deliveries. They are taking on more than they can handle. Restaurant should be stopped from taking on orders if they cannot deliver anything on time. Really poor service from the management.

Sambhar wada and coffee as usual excellent. Was surprised the pototoes in masala dosa was a bit undercooked.

I have ordered sambar vada we’re in I have received only sambar with no vada what’s the point of it ?

Great food and mostly served very quickly. Priya was fantastic and very attentive without being intrusive.

Sound Indian thali is spicy and taste is reduced. Thali is not up to the mark. Take away time is more than 25 mins. Why can’t you reduce the take away time?

Dharam at Ilford saravana bhavan is just super awesome! His customer service skills are outstanding! Very polite and efficient!

Fantastic South Indian restaurant. Must visit in Ilford. No parking. But we can park in the exchange Mall car park which is at a walkable distance

Definitely amongst the top Indian restaurants on the east side of London, purely in terms of food quality, variety and taste. The area around is sketchy but that’s hardly any fault of the business as such. Parking is a pain but your best bet would be to park nearby Exchange Mall parking. Food was fabulous - South Indian, Indo Chinese, North indian and the prices were very reasonable. Great service and ambiance too even while it was bit crowded for my personal taste.

Its always crowded bit worth the money

I went there yesterday lunchtime and was very disappointed that they had full spread of menu but hardly any choice of gluten free meals or snacks. The only option was vegetable Biriyani or idly. Also non of the menu was marked with allergy intolerance meals. I thought it was illegal !!!

Yummy south indian breakfast we had here. Ths mini-tiffen was delicious and the service was brillaint. Thank you

The better Sarvana Bhavan of them all.

Greatly welcoming all the diverse people, families and children of the world 🤗 peacefully in a vegetarian environment 💐🌴🍎🥑🍉💕🍈 Ilford service and crowd were softer and nicer when compared ( Wider comfortable space management) to East Ham branch of Saravanaa Bhavan ! East Ham branch runs just because of wider popularity of the chain of Restaurants, but not because of the taste and Quality of food and service. Food also is smoother and tastier at the Ilford branch when compared to East Ham.

Very nice Indian Food, good service, vegetarian food available here.

We ordered a mini tiffen with coffee and it was really nice. Totally worth a drive. Must try for those who have a big tummy.

We came for a birthday meal and one of our members meal came an hour late, everyone had finished eating by the time the final meal came. When we asked to remove that item from the bill the restaurant refused. It was only £6.25 meal, and they forced the waiter to pay for it instead! Absolutely disgusting behaviour. The waiters are treated like trash and so are their guests. Would not recommend eating at this restuarant in ilford.

I have been regular customer and food was excellent but since few months the food is getting spicier and spicier Today none of us could eat sambhar or chutneys I had reported this repeatedly to the manager to have options as mild/spicy but it looks like they don’t care

Excellent vegetarian options served quickly.

Same taste every time I visited. Good food also very quick service. Delicious 😋

This place was very exhausted and rava dosa was also not good .servise was also very slow overall not good experience.

We ordered cauliflower Manchurian, dosa and channa bhatura...The food is average but the boy who served us food he not give the proper service..he just put food on the table.... I recommend that staff should communicate with customers with good customer service Thank you... Now today we again came back with my Bhabhi ..she came from Portsmouth and I recommend to her for eat here ..We order Channa bhatura, cheese masala dosa , mango lassi and Rasmalai the food was really good as like always but the customer service really bad …the staff is very rude they take menu without ask anything don’t matter customer eat or no eat they don’t care …Even I see one customer told their one staff lady for tissue but she talk very badly that’s not good otherwise food reall Enjoy but customer service 0

it was very good service . RIMENDER WAS VERY NICE .SHE SERVED US VERY WELL. TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH HER SERVICE ❤️❤️

The culinary experience was rather underwhelming, lacking in flavor and overall quality. Our journey from Swindon to ilford resulted in significant disappointment with the standard of the food. On a positive note, the service was commendable, and the ambiance was pleasant.

Food is not up to mark, it’s cold and hard to chewing, waited for 1 hours to receive the food.

This is my local saravanna bhavan And I have always been eating and ordering here. Normally I find it a really great place for dining. But recently, I ordered a veg kurma And they gave it with good service, but I was shocked to find rottened vegetables and cauliflower in the kurma. Please make a solution for this.

Waiter Swathi ….very worst behaviour…no smile nothing very rude…

Falooda is fabulous amazing and the service of nanditha is amazing

Nice food with good ambience and atmosphere.

Amazing place. friendly staff, love the decor and Indian food always hits deja vu. Will recommend!

Always packed. I do not like vege food, but the wife does. So she says its great, hence the 3 stars for food. What more can i say, try it, its like an institution for veggie fans.