Saravanaa Bhavan in Harrow

Tasty paneer tikka , malai kofta & garlic naan served by friendly manager Raj & staff Fenil in a clean & ambient environment with crowds building up within the restaurant while waiting for tables! Parking can be a problem.

My 5 year old loves eating dosa at saravana Bhawan at Rayner's lane. He specially gave a star sticker to the Chef Ramesh who makes delicious dosa here. My son loves your cheese dosas. Thanks a ton for the wonderful food.

Went for Sunday breakfast. Had the thali with tea. Amazing. Loved it all. Service was excellent. Already planning the next visit.

Had Pongal and Vadai, simply amazing taste!

We ordered South Indian Thali . The combination of curry was very nice. Delicious.

Enjoyed some lovely samosas and dosa here! Staff were very friendly and welcoming, in particular Ananth. Will definitely go back!

The best South Indian food around! I had an amazing dining experience at Saravanaa Bhavan in Harrow! The food was absolutely delicious, authentic, and full of flavor. The masala dosa was perfectly crisp, and the sambhar had just the right balance of spices. The Utappam is my all-time favorite. The staff were friendly and attentive, making sure we were well taken care of throughout the meal. The ambiance was clean, comfortable, and welcoming. Whether you're a fan of South Indian cuisine or trying it for the first time, this place is a must-visit. Highly recommended!

We ordered two plates of masala dosa and One cheese dosa for my kids. So I have received only one masala dosa and have to wait more than 30 min for other plates. So when they served other plates my kids didn't need to eat anymore because plates are cool.

We visited the Ilford and the East Ham branches multiple times and honestly the taste and quality of food over there were quite better than the Harrow branch. We visited this place with same expectations but the taste of any dish did not match with other Shravana Bhavan places mentioned above.

Hi . So happy this has opened right near us. A special shout out and big thanks to A Patel who always greets us with a smile and provides us with exceptional service . She is an asset to your restaurant.

Had Awesome paneer dosa 😋👌 in Harrow branch.

Consistent quality of food , service and price. I have been going there for last 15 years. Been to Singapore, Malaysia and food has always been Consistent.

Saravana Bhavan at Rayners Lane has been a staple in my culinary journey for the past six years. I find myself drawn back to this South Indian haven at least once a month, and for good reason. The food here consistently surpasses the quality I've experienced at other branches like Southall and Wembley. The menu is a treasure trove of authentic South Indian dishes, and in my quest to explore it all, I've rarely been disappointed. However, certain dishes hold a special place in my heart. Pongal, a savory rice porridge, is a must-try, though its availability may be limited to specific days. The Masala Dosa, a crispy crepe filled with spiced potatoes, is another crowd-pleaser. But it's the simpler dishes that truly shine – the Curd Rice, a cooling and comforting blend of yogurt and rice, and the Chole Bhature, a hearty combination of chickpeas and deep-fried bread, are both out of this world. The service is generally efficient and friendly, though the restaurant can get quite busy, especially during peak hours. Despite this, the ambiance remains warm and inviting. Whether you're a seasoned South Indian food enthusiast or simply looking to explore new flavors, Saravana Bhavan in Harrow is an absolute must-visit.

This place is amazing , food tastes the same every time . Service is fast . You must visit the one in Ilford also

*review now influenced by staff* Good food and excellent attentive staff and service. I would stick to the staples such as dosa. The naans don't make the cut. They sometimes lack in consistency. I have been in the pursuit of good Chana/chole in London for weeks now and sadly the Chana I got here when I ordered chana batura didn't make the cut. None the less would go here when I am nostalgic for some good standard south Indian food.

Lovely staff and amazing delicious food that comes quick and hot!!! Highly recommend!!!

Ananth was very efficient helpful and prompt. Very good service and food as always.

Excellent customer service by Ardhra. She was very polite and professional. Highly recommend Ardhra. Thank you .

The food is amazing we come her nearly every week. It's my daughters favourite place to eat dosa. Great service by Mathitha

Excellent service from Mahitha and team. Have been coming to this restaurant for more than 10 years now. Amazing service and great food. Thank you

Served by Mahitha, excellent and quick service. Delicious and authentic food as always

Great food, service and atmosphere.

Great value for food. Customers attended well with kindness. I eat here often, even on my own which is nice. Great for vegetarians. Lots and lots of options.

Aradhana very good n excellent service provide by her

Ardhra’s service at Saravana Bhavan is the best. All food was served on time. Food was very tasty too. Ardhra made sure all food items were served properly. Good job and excellent service. Thanks a lot

Fantastic South Indian vegetarian food better than Chennai SB. Always great service…(special mention to Aradhra). Get busier during evening and weekends.

Saturday evening take away ruined 😒 My wife found a big black hair in the bottom of the chutney tub with masala dosa. Absolutely disgusting and WILL AVOID TOTALLY IN FUTURE. Dhiraj

Manay thanks to ardhara for her wonderful service...thanks

Ardhra was very efficient and fantastic.

Ardhra, Ananth & Brintha are very polite, great customer service,amazing food,calm atmosphere.

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit - Falooda being the highlight of the evening! Ardhara who served us through the evening was helpful and attentive.

Good food as always, and the service from Ardhra was great

Adhra who took our order paid attention to detail to our needs which made the experience wholesome.

It’s a good experience with them. FOOD served by the Ardhra . She is very helpful person. I appreciate her. Thank you . ☺️

Been to this place so many times over the years and food had always been great. But recently customers service has definitely improved from already decent level. We were served by Rankit who was very attentive and kind. Really enjoyed our lunch on last visit.

I am so greatful of all the staff members especially Mr. Rankit, providing great services. Food quality was so good, especially sambhar.

The food was amazing, I had rasam, idli and vada sambhar. The service was really good, Ranjit made sure everything was served in time as I had to catch a train.

Very bed service, waiters are not attain coustemers, even they don't ask customers what whould them. Very bed experience

Excellent customer service by Ardhra. She was very polite and professional. Highly recommend Ardhra.

Ardhra’s service was brilliant and very attentive to our needs. the food is always top quality standard and very tasty. Will definitely be coming back.

Great food and punctual ppl. Ppl must try

Awesome food very delicious need to try their menu vada, masala dosa, chana batura 💯

I had rasa vada as a starter and this was tasty. My main meal was the North Indian thaali. All nice and new for me. The food was good. However service was lacklustre and slow.

Chana Bhature and puri bhaji both dishes are heart of Noth Indian cuisine, and they definitely need improvement.

Every visit has been extremely satisfying...mostly we go for the classic masala dosa, chole bature and thali meals and never been disappointed! The atmosphere, vibe and service are also commendable!

Change in service, staff warm & ready to take your order and food arrived quicker than usual.

The show was clean. The staff were quick. And the food always lovely. 🫶👍👍

Every time Lao Qiu and I pass by this restaurant, it’s always crowded and lined up. I’m curious about what makes his restaurant so busy? The things on my mind are important. My husband and I came here today to check in... It's food from southern India, very different from the Indian takeout I usually order! A different experience, very delicious! The waitress Fenil (maybe she spelled it wrong) was very enthusiastic and friendly in introducing the food. Because it was our first time, we couldn't understand the menu at all, so I relied on her recommendation to taste authentic Indian food! Thank you☺️

Fantastic restaurant they serve a great selection of vegetarian food. Highly recommended.

I ordered through deliveroo the food was burnt

I just love food from this place Literally every food. One of the best place to have South Indian cuisine.💖

Food and staff is very good and specially Bindya she help me alott. Must visit

The idlee was well presented and a perfect taste .Paper Dosa could be crispier to taste melting in my mouth 💯Sambhar was served hot 🔥but unfortunately they don't give Rasam as an alternative..Also the mouth freshener at the end has been stopped! What a pity !

Visited last month, food quality was really good. Absolutely tasty and flavourful. But the service put us off, the waiting staff kept on looking our table throughout and as soon as we finished eating they were in a hurry to clear the table and while we were talking asked us to pay the bill and clear the table which we felt was so unprofessional. Hence the total experience was bit bad.

Loved the food, especially the sambar! Podi idly was really tasty. All dishes are reasonably priced. I have visited twice and I will still visit again!

I’m not sure how the food, but I wanted to share my experience from two years ago when I visited their Wembley branch during Diwali. At the time, I was suffering from a severe stomach infection, so I brought homemade vegetable rice (khichdi) with me, as I was too unwell to eat restaurant food. My husband, however, ordered a thali for himself, and I only got a yogurt drink to go with my tiffin. Shortly after, the staff approached me and informed me that outside food wasn’t allowed. I explained my health condition, but they still came by several times to ask me not to eat my homemade food. It was really upsetting; I ended up eating with tears in my eyes because I felt there was a lack of empathy and understanding. I hope they take this feedback into consideration and improve their service at the new branch.

I had a fantastic dining experience at Saravanaa Bhavan.The food was absolutely delicious, with every dish cooked to perfection. The highlight of the evening was the exceptional service provided by Ardhra. She was attentive, friendly, and made sure we had everything we needed. Her warm personality truly enhanced our experience. I will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to friends.

Not getting proper service, ordered 2 veg sabzi n they give 1 n then after 15 mins lady came n was checking on table did we get it or not , when I order butter naan they delivered after 20 mins n say we forget about it sorry… so this was a next to third class service ..

Food in South Indian style. Ghee Kara dosa is very delicious and vada sambar at its best. Servers pushing to order fast is a let down.

Very nice food.highly recommended.thank you to Krishna she served us and she was supper good.👍 it was very busy but we served on time so I’m very happy with service.

Good Food, good reasonable prices, good service. 100% vegetarian with loads of vegan options.

1) Service : People don't even know how to serve beer. 2) Food quantity is less as compared to rate 3) Steel plates are there and that too moving while eating . Is this kind of plates need to keep ? 4) People who is serving don't know. Once the beer is ordered room temperature then if customer order another beer then same condition applied . Infact the person telling customer that "this time you didn't informed so brought child beer ". I think don't visit this place if you are payiNv good amount and required good service .

Beat customer service by Bindiya

Very bad experience with take away Chana Masala....how can anyone expect common gravy for all Sabji....I tried various Punjabi Sabji but found common gravy with the same taste...I have confirmed that it must be fresh and not common gravy yet Chana Masala (actually it seems curry of chana, watery gravy, very thin). I would suggest idli and dhosa from here which are really nice.....but Punjabi Sabji are just experiences. Quality, Quantity and price does not justify Chana Masala.

We have been going to this place Rayners Lane branch for a very long time. But the last two visits were very disappointing. On one occasion, after finishing our meal when I went up to pay at the till, my wife was waiting at the table, the waiter asked her what are you waiting for? Extremely rude! On the last occasion they got the order wrong they gave a very spicy version of my order and main course came before the starter. When my sister complained to the manager there was not apology or compensation. We now go to Harrow for authentic south Indian food.

Delicious vegetarian food with plenty of options. I had north Indian thali, it was enough for 2 people. Good quantity.

The staff are excellent in a place that's heaving whenever I've been. The food is always consistent and hits that spot of needing south Indian food. The price is fair. It's a big chain. But good also always

The best manchurian I’ve had. Very big menu with lots to choose from. Refillable chutney for dosas is great!

Any of you customers willing to go here please think again. I ordered a plain dosa expecting it to be decent sized thinking it would be better due to the already HIGH cost of it but IT WAS BARELY BIGGER THAN THE SIZE OF ME HOLDING IT WITH 2 HANDS. Even the waiters there acted so stingily treating you like a circus monkey ready to be ridiculed by everyone;it overall made you feel like a begger due to the poor service. On top of that the samber and chutney wasn't good at all and when I called for a waiter they kept on chirping away in my ear in a language i couldnt understand while stinglily giving the chutney SO PLEASE DO NOT GO THERE YOU WILL WASTE YOUR TIME, MONEY AND LOOSE YOUR SANITY!!!!!!!

We drove a bit for this one and it was all worth it. Had to wait to get a table as it can get extremely busy. We were hoping the Kingsbury branch was open but wasn’t. The food as usual did not disappoint. We enjoy South Indian food and it was perfect for us. Everything tasted as it should. The name brand still lives up to it. Service was efficient and fast as well.

Not a pleasant experience at Rayners Lane Saravana Bhavan, we waited 30 minutes for a table for the table to be given to someone else and made us pay the bill and was asked to leave before our group had finished! A massive let down since East Ham branch is always amazing!

They expect you to leave before you sit down. Poor food. Poor service. Avoid at all cost.

Food is always fresh and service is great. Prices are great too! Nothing bad to say :)

Horrible, just horrible. I used to actually enjoy eating here but now they have put so much spice in their food, it’s unbearable and inedible. Today they messed my order 3 TIMES. Every dish ordered was wrong, and the food quality is bad. Staff were laughing at my complaints and being sarcastic. Food was on another level of oily. Always a waiting.

I ordered online 2 dosas from uber and I received only 1 at 10.30pm, my wife was sick and so we both were hungry, calling the restaurant, staff told me that we have packed both dosas and they’re pretty sure and not accepting the mistake, reported uber and they refunded the money but that’s not the solution, restaurant staff said we are closed now so we ended up sleeping hungry. They don’t have courtesy for customers. We live 0.2 miles from the restaurant.

While the experience was decent, there are opportunities to improve the taste. The Punjab paneer masala tasted a tad-odd in its preparations. The portion size could also be worked upon.

Whenever I want to eat South Indian food, I visit to Sarvana Bhavan. Food is delicious and customer service is excellent👍

The gobi was so bad not cooked.

Food is not all good and not price worthy

Saravanan Bhavan lives up to its reputation for delicious food and this branch does. However, the takeaway service, especially during peak times, could be improved. Consider streamlining the process to reduce wait times and ensure a smoother experience for customers.

Good South Indian food. Good service.

Tastey food. Good service. Great value... Update 28/08/24: another enjoyable visit. Butter milk had various masala making it very tasty. Mushroom 65 is a huge morish meal size portion that is good as a sharer starter. Fried cocktail idli is highly recommended and one plate is not enough. It is that good. Podi kara dosa with cheese is a tailor made dosa that is well hot but thoroughly enjoyable. The Ferrero cheesecake is delightful but comes straight out of the freezer so very hard to cut out a bite size piece. Tip is not included in the bill but felt compelled to tip 15% for an enjoyable experience once again.

You’ll expect waiting times but the food is completely worth it, especially Dosas, vadas and all the sweets. Service is good.

Shockingly terrible slow service and quality of food. It used to be one of our favourite places to have South Indian. NOT ANY MORE!

Hello. Well worth a visit but go early as you're not able to reserve and the place can get very busy. Lots of dishes to choose from on the large menu. Its a vegetarian and Jain restaurant. Good atmosphere and attentive service. Thank you.

Quick, tasty and delicious south Indian food

A burning smell was coming from samne it was reported but no action wad taken we have to consume same. Quality is poor than India janpath road.

I really love how they maintain the authenticity in every South Indian food option they have. The flavors and aroma are exactly what you would find in the delicacies in southern parts of india. Prices are low (and I hope they don't increase) compared to other similar restaurants in central london. They have an appropriate number of staff, though at weekends you may still find yourselves waiting for 20 mins to get your order as it gets crowded especially during the afternoon. Must try their Masala Dosa, Mysore Masala dosa, Podi dosa, Sambar Vada, Chana Bhatura, Mango Lassi, Faluda (not on the menu but they got it). Expect waiting and queues if you're dining in during the weekends. Weekdays are mostly not too tight.

I have always been a fan of sarvana bhawan, it kept me well fed in most of the European countries. This one is equally good. I ate here 3 times during my visit to London, found it value for money for most of the dishes except few like cocktail fried Idli(though tasty but insufficient quantity)

Nothing can beat food at Sarvanna Bhavan. Home away from home.. Service, food , experience gives you all the comfort and value for money.

Enjoy extremely spicy dosa in very hot 🔥 good service but waiting so pre booked in advance

I had the most disappointing experience at Saravana Bhavan, and it’s shocking how poor the service and food quality were for such a big franchise. The service was incredibly slow—the food took an eternity to arrive, and when it finally did, it was cold and utterly tasteless. After eating that food, I struggled terribly with food poisoning, which was the last thing I expected from a place like this. What’s even more frustrating is how the manager responded when I requested a refund. Instead of offering any sort of apology or compensation, he was dismissive and made it clear that my concerns didn’t matter. I would strongly advise against eating here, and I wouldn’t even recommend drinking a glass of water at this place. The experience was awful from start to finish, and I’m shocked that a brand as large as Saravana Bhavan allows such poor standards.

Near harrow, one of the three satavanaa restaurants in UK.. Researched a little about the saravanaa restaurant chains and found out that there are only few which are the original ones and this is one of them.. Good food. I had chana battoora and it was exceptionally good. saravanaa is famous for their tea as well. Good staff , good ambience and tasty food

Never go back. Worst service. Portions size was a joke. 20min wait for food considering there was no one else in the restaurant. Service and quality of food has dropped its standards.

We as a family always enjoy Saravanaa Bhavan. It's like our comfort food to go to. We like that they are consistent in taste and fast service. I love their green chutney it's never enough

Disappointing meal, Thali. Loos are a disgrace and overflowed when we were there. Food arrived late.

The worst food ever. I and my family members all have diarrhea after eating here. This is not my first experience eating in this resturant. But I had dinner on 10th August 2024. We have food poisoning.

Very bad...paneer fried rice...it was wasting my money £7.95. So bad taste Not recommended..tq

Lovely place and excellent staff.

Update: Idlys are still the best, prices are reasonable, Hakka noodles with soya fry are delicious and loads of vegan options! 3 years ago:Best vegan Idlys and vegan Chilli cauliflower in town. Such delicious food, kind staff and great decor. Fantastic Vegan options.