MTR — Restaurant in Bengaluru

After months of being restricted to home in view of current corona virus pandemic and concerns regarding health and well being, decided to step out and visit a restaurant at HSR layout for breakfast.

Wanted to be sure to visit a place that is not only hygienic and safe but has nice choice of breakfast items. Having tasted food at most of the restaurants of this area over time, decided to try out breakfast at MTR branch which was on my list for some time.

For those of you who are new to Bengaluru, Mavalli Tiffin Rooms or commonly known as MTR is an iconic restaurant of the city, their first and famous branch being one near Lalbagh is a recommended place for the lunch on silver plates or tasty South Indian tiffin.

Branch at HSR very neatly maintained and one can see traditional MTR ambience with a modern touch. As you pass the entrance, one would see the cashier desk at left side and a small section of snack items on the right. There is a seating area at the first floor as well.

Fortunately, as it was a weekend morning and a rainy day, there were few customers and usual staff milling around between the customer tables and service section.My family and I ordered a few items - a Ghee Masala dosa, Puri masala, Mini tiffin plate and a Mosaru Vade (Dahi Vada).

All the items arrived at about the same time. Ghee Masala Dosa was great; right level of crispness, a tasty lump of aloo/onion and a tiny cup of ghee for added taste :) For those of you who want to sample multiple tiffin items in small quantities in one plate, ask for the "Mini Tiffin" - it has 1 Idli and Vada, Kara baath(spicy/tangy upma), Kesari baath(sweet), a mini masala dosa, chutney, sambar accompanied by a tumbler of hot coffee (without sugar). They get you a sugar cup along with cofee from which you can add sweetness to the coffee as per your liking which is great. Mosaru(Kannada for Dahi) Vade was made with right amount of kara boondhi. Overall a nice filling breakfast

Tables are spaced well away from one another allowing people to move around easily(unlike some restaurants where there are space constraints). Customers can see the section (separated by wall of clean glass) where food is prepared and then passed on to staff who get the plates of tasty food to eagerly waiting customers.Waiting time for food wasn't much..approximately 5-10min at the most.

Staff were modest and polite; Serving staff wore masks and gloves all the time. They ensured warm drinking water was served which was a relief. Tables are cleared quickly as soon as customers finish food of plates. Hand wash area is neat.

Pricing is higher compared to other places, however it is ok considering the tasty food, ambience and most importantly hygiene at this branch of the famous restaurant

There is a small section for parking two wheelers close by the entrance however cars would need to be parking by...

It's not MTR what It's known from past, It's modern tiffin room. I don't know why I had such a disappointed waiter he was under certain influence I presume, because when me and my father where in to hotel for quite bite in the morning around 9 am Sunday but the table was pre occupied their were no table free, they made us to share the table with unknown at that moment who was enjoying is breakfast but latter he was a known friend of my dad. They were interacting I never know the person so, I was like not my business to interpt latter I was about to order the waiter was like to busy, I was not at all been notice even he was serving to my next person. Then I got frustrated and I called him he was like ahh and went, again I had to call him to order because he couldn't have such manner to attend customer. The person who was previous having is comfortably enjoying his breakfast, but we are not even greated by water on the table. It was such a disaster management and staff in that branch I guess because we had been to many other branch they are quite good and never need to call they are all experienced once so, they get paid well. In the Hsr branch the waiters are new young once I guess the only notice women and girls with shiny pants. Then I finally got my chance of ordering, while doing so he was suggesting me but I and my father was not interested and told him to get what we prefer and how so, I guess waiter was once again made us to wait to get water. Finally we had been greated by water having two sip the person next to us about to leave and my father and he said good bye and he left the table, disaster again tablet cleaner came and cleaned all items on the table including our glasses. Then after some time we had to get our orders but waiter didn't get chutney and I had to call him and get it, I don't understand was it our wortst experienced or it's waiter wortst behavior I couldn't get to know. We ordered two Kara bath and Kesari bath. I usually order the same planty of times I remember how it's been served from past 20 year's In original in the sense Mavali tiffen room. But in this Hsr he just throwed three plates in which one keasri and two karabath not even chutney in karabath and forget about gee what they use to give in small cup I remember. I guess I had plead not Order I guess in this hotel so they might serve good. Finally I had to say one of my worst experience in MTR ever...

A must visit restaurant for all the vegetarians who love South Indian delicacies. Quality, quantity, and taste can be found under one roof. MTR has always been a favorite of mine and I finally made it to the HSR branch, which I had been waiting for a long time. As it was a weekday lunchtime, there was a lot of people on the ground floor, so the staff directed me to the first floor. The floors are both red and white in their original theme while also being clean, neat, and tidy.Despite being packed, the restaurant has been kept in excellent condition with an appropriate temperature during the hot summers.

Although I had planned to eat something specific, I chose to indulge in special meals. The description did sound great and I felt I could eat it all. Later, I realized that I had ordered something while in delusion.

The meals began with poori, saagu, chatney, dry vegetable, a salad, a grape juice as welcome drink and a payasam. Apart from grape juice everything was delicious.

While I did enjoy the poori and other accomplishments, I was served with a delicious masala dosa. I could have stopped there and proceeded with the next item, but No. the staff kept on bringing poori and dosa, I ended up eating 4 pooris and 4 dosas.

Then it was time for rice items, initially it was lemon rice which was nice, then bisibele bath with raita which was delicious. I thought of quitting it, but the staff did arrive with plain rice and rassam and served it saying The restaurant's rasam is something people are crazy about. So I literally had to try it and trusts me it really did drive me crazy.

Finally with lots of difficulties I finished everything that was on my plate, then the staff arrived with curd rice, with heavy heart I had to say NO to it, but couldn’t resist the ice cream with fruits.

Finally I finished my meals with a desi paan and left the restaurant with heavy stomach.

If you ever plan to visit this restaurant, just a caution: the staff is really sweet and try to feed you as much as possible in case of...