Mangala — Restaurant in Bengaluru

My father in law introduced me this place. He's from Palakkad, so he likes these flavours. I've had puttu kadale in parcel from here before. Today we had nedran palam bhaji, suigyan (sweet green moong bhaji) and bonda. We also had idly and medu wada. To top it off we had coffee in nostalgic glass tumblers. All of these were delicious, especially the nendran palam bhajis. We parceled some puttu kadale and bhajis for home as well. The food is so delicious, I can see myself becoming a regular here over the years. Clean, simple, warm, effortless and affordable. Chetta at the counter couldn't be more friendlier. Always helping customers...

One of the oldest restaurant's serving Kerala food in Koramangala. Get wide range of breakfast items from Appam, Puttu, Dosa, with egg curry, Kadala curry, Veg stew/curry, etc. Simple Kerala meals(Veg & Non-veg) and Malabar style Biryani available during lunch with a lot of different kinds of fried fish. Lunch time it's very crowded, so plan accordingly. Dinner options are good with Kerala Porotta, Chapathi chicken curry along with other Kerala delicacies. Keep in mind, don't expect a 5-star service as they get most regular customers to whom they're friendly, so a new person may find it as an odd thing. Food is very...

The food is decent, especially the afternoon meals. I wouldn't recommend trying the Biryani as it's not good. The hotel isn't very clean and tidy, and it seems to be managed by Malayalee's, but the bearers and cooks are from northern regions.

One thing that bothered me is that they serve food with bare hands, like Roti's, dosa, and appam, especially when you order extra. I mentioned that it's not a good practice, but the front desk didn't respond, and it seemed like they were being arrogant. Since they have a monopoly on Kerala restaurants in the area, they seem to care less about cleanliness, service, and...