Sankalp Restaurant - South Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Chhattisgarh

I am mallu, with couple of years in Andhra but mostly stayed in Raipur and have eaten few north variations of Southern cuisines. So I have a wide range of taste/palette to classify as "South Indian".

Butter masala dosa, it is simple and beautiful, why would anyone in their right minds spread garlic chutney inside it, and if u plan just rename the godforsaken item OR say "we don't do that here" when someone asks for butter masala dosa. False labeling, ruining taste. crimes in food business.

Rasam; going to a fancy South-Indian-only, I perhaps hyped myself too much. I just wanted to take a sip of rasam and feel the bliss. The absolute marker of authenticity, and we get... A brown coloured thick liquid, the taste of burnt spices. Burnt things are thrown usually because they contain literal coal, but I guess they wanted to add charcoaly flavour. It was trash.

Plastic, found plastic in my nariyal chutney. That's it. I don't mind, I didn't return, just mentioned it. But I expect a better fate than a fish in the ocean when I go out to eat. Seriously though, reuse plastic, Earth is precious.

We had Mysore masala dosa, "butter masala dosa", 2×Cheese corn dosa(the one we liked on the first eat coz we were hungry), cheese "uttappa",rasam, wada(depressed from pandemic perhaps). And I can say MG road, Minerva(pachpedi), Coffee House(Civil lines) etc have better tasting South dishes.

Why 2 stars then? I liked the brass tumblers/utensils/set-ups Service was good and they took rasam off the bill (thank you) Because that was no rasam.

Pandemic has been tough, and perhaps consequently they might have had troubled staff hence the off tasting food as of 1/1/2021. I hope they take this review constructively (given they read this uwu) and improve....

"Naam bade darshan chote" comes to my mind when I want to write something about it.

When I first visited there, I thought it was one of the best South Indian restaurants in Raipur.

On my later visits, I only experienced DIMINISHING QUALITY & TASTE.

BEFORE - The taste of sambhar & Nariyal chatni used to be the best. They also gave Paan at last as a compliment.

NOW - The taste of sambhar, dosa, chatni everything has seriously lost its taste.

It has fallen beyond my expectation.

Even so many food options on the menu are not even available.

They do not give paan now, and not even water to wash hands, which they used to give earlier.

They must work to maintain their quality to run their restaurant otherwise they will keep losing...

I recently visited Sankalp and tried their Masala Dosa (or Gold Crisp Dosa). The dosa was perfectly crispy, with a deliciously spiced potato filling. The highlight was the variety of accompaniments – four different chutneys, each offering a unique flavor, and two types of sambar that were both rich and flavorful. The ambiance was great, and despite being a popular spot, it wasn’t too crowded, allowing for a relaxing dining experience. The service was quick and friendly. If you're a fan of authentic South Indian cuisine, Sankalp is definitely worth a visit! U must go with Masala dosa if you...