Davie Dosa Company — Restaurant in Vancouver

Dosa connoisseurs can take my review with a grain of salt: I eat Indian food very often but this was my first time trying dosa. On that note, except for an unfortunate but honest miscommunication, I had a good first dosa experience! We were welcomed into the restaurant by very friendly staff and seated immediately on a Saturday evening, 7:30 pm. The staff was very sweet and I believe that the man who brought our dosas was the one who cooked them which is always nice. I ordered a peas masala dosa - it turns out they misheard my order as “beef masala”, but when they repeated “beef masala” back to me I heard it as “peas” because I expected peas, so I said yes, and got a beef dosa, which I discovered once I got to the filled part. They were really apologetic about it and made me a new dosa pretty quickly. I could tell that the replacement dosa might have a been a little rushed because it wasn’t as golden as the first one. Both were tasty but the crisper dosa was better for dipping. Onto the food itself: it was a completely satisfactory experience and it was special to me because it was my first dosa, but the flavours were average as far as Indian food goes and there is more richly flavoured Indian food to be had in town. The exception to this was the coconut chutney which was very flavourful and easily the best chutney of any sort I’ve ever tasted. It’s so rare to find things that are supposed to contain coconut that actually taste so strongly of coconut. As mentioned above, my second dosa was a little underdone, but my first dosa and the other dosas at my table were cooked perfectly. The spice levels of the curries all around the table were less than what we were expecting - I always order medium and mine had just a hint of spice, the mild spinach & paneer curry had no heat at all, and the medium goat curry which I did not try was also reportedly more in line with our expectation of mild. I must clarify that the food was not bland, it was just didn’t quite meet my expectations of what I know Indian food can be. Despite this, what I did really like that this meal felt very wholesome and healthy, when many Indian restaurants can be heavy-handed on the ghee/oil which leaves me feeling sluggish even when it’s delicious. Really excellent value! The peas masala dosa was $14 which is great for a complete, well-made meal at a sit-down restaurant. Even the most expensive meat dosa is only $19. Very refreshing to see these prices with how expensive it’s getting to dine out these days. I would probably want to try other places for dosa before returning here just to see more variety and better understand what dosa is about, but I really liked a lot what this place had to offer. If I lived downtown I’d definitely be inclined to visit more since the relatively affordable prices and the characteristics of the food itself would make this a place I’d feel good about...

Having seen the amazing reviews about the place, I decided to give it a go. I ordered a cauliflower dosa. The dosa was stuffed sufficiently, so I left the place with a nearly full stomach by ordering only a single item on the menu. The dosa batter was fermented to the right consistency and the texture of the dosa was decent.

I was kind of disappointed with the filling though. First off, there were more potatoes (huge chunks) than the cauliflower pieces. Had I known this before, I would have opted for some other item. I didn’t really feel like I ate a cauliflower dosa. Also, the filling was a bit too watery to be filled in the dosa. I would advice the management to make it a bit drier, lessen the potato filling (in fact avoid potatoes for cauliflower dosa) and spread it more evenly so that the center of the dosa doesn’t get soggy.

The coconut chutney was super bland, I guess it has to do with catering people with mild spice tolerance. Sambhar was decent - I think it had the right flavors and not too watery like I had seen in the other comments. I guess they take the reviews seriously and work on them. But the quantity was too less for a full size dosa. If they charge $1.50 extra for Sambhar, then I think the initial serving should be bit more for the price we pay. Tomato/Red chutney was decent.

The ambience was nice and the service was quick. I would definitely give them a visit again to try their Vada and Pongal and I also hope they can improve based on the given...

Really very sad experience. I visited the restaurant with my wife, son and daughter in law. We were four persons and ordered four seperate dishes for us. They served only three dishes and forgot about my ordered dish. We called the waiter and asked where is the fourth dish. She rudely said it is under preparation and will come shortly. I patiently waited and in the mean time my other family members finished their meals looking at me without having anything. I am sure they would not have enjoyed their meals. After waiting enough my meal did not come. I asked the waiter again and said it is enough waiting where is my meal. But to my I was upset already due to delay and did not like to eat alone. But to my shock after enquiring about order, I was told that my order was not processed and now if I want they will prepare the order. I had already waited for more than 45 minutes and my family already suffered enough. Why I would wait further. I said I do not want my order now and they simply cancelled it without a concern on their face that some one is going without having food from their restaurant. No apology no concern shown. Simply ignored us. Sharing my worst ever experience in a restaurant of...