Malleshwaram Iyer Mess

I had visited this place on a couple of occasions, and hence deem it's appropriate to comment here. Firstly, as the very name goes, it's managed by Brahmins, Tamil Iyers to be precise, but of late, serving & hospitality is all managed by north Indian guys, so while serving the authentic Brahmin style can't be accepted. I had to see a nasty scene while rice was being serviced, the tray in which rice was being carried, was touched onto banana leaf and the curry which the person was eating stuck to the tray and this repeated all through. So, just in case madi (table etiquette) is expected, since it's a Brahmin styled mess, it's a big no to visit this place. Next, commenting on the taste, it's really ok ok, definitely not the veritable Iyer style, it's more of localised & customised to appease the tastes of all communities in general. Coming to worth for money, well, it's sort of touch-and-go, coz for one medium sized chapati & curry, one scoop of coloured rice / pulav, a ambvade, papad, salad, and bowl of rice, sambar, rasam & finally a small cup or curd, ₹80 I personally feel isn't worth though not costly as I have had lunch in Madurai messes wherein the same menu was a mere ₹50 and they offer not just sambar & rasam, morkolumbu (curd sambar) too and qty of rice was marginally more. My only request, when it's tagged as an Iyer Mess, kindly stick to the basics, be it Iyer taste, serving & dishes, we expect the name to be upheld, coz in that case one could drop in to any hotels, why select the brahmin style. I am not at all knocking them down, it's a humble request.