Purohit Restaurant and residency — Restaurant in Karnataka

WHAT THEHEEBEE SAYS ABOUT PUROHIT RESTAURANT, MYSORE

I visited Purohit Restaurant during my visit to Mysore last year. This is a delayed post, but I am happy to see that reviews round the year have been consistent with my experience.

This is a small restaurant located in a busy locality of Mysore, yet close to many tourist attractions, markets and popular hotels. My stay was in hotel Sandesh The Prince, but having read so much about Purohit Restaurant, I made it a point to come down for meal one day. And the most encouraging reason what this being a Gujarati dining restaurant and me being a Gujarati, there was always a soft feeling to visit here.

As mentioned by the owner they serve PURE VEGETARIAN food that comprises of Gjarati, Rajasthani and Mumbai cuisine! I found the majority of guests splurging on Gujarati Thai and I had also decided for the same. It is a small but cozy setup and the owner, a humble old man is there to take care of comfort of all the guests. We had called him to get direction to the place and google map also shows precise location. So reaching here is hassle free.

As we took up our seats, we were served clean washed and dried set of utensils. Unlimited thali comprised of lip-smacking Gujarati dishes - 3 types of curries (Sev Tameta, Mix Veg and Moong), Gujarati Dal, Gujarati Kadhi, two types of breads (Fulka Rotli and Jowar Rotlo), one helping of sweet (Gulab Jamun) and farsan (Gujarati Dhokla) each. Aam Ras (Mango pulp) was available at an extra nominal cost. Pickle, Green chilies and cut onion were complimentary accompaniments.

Food was amazing in taste, very fresh and healthy with limited oil and balanced salt and spices. We ate till our heart's content.

Just outside the restaurant there is a small setup where a person sells amazing Paan (Betel leaf mouth freshener). We picked up one each and went back to our hotel with amazing nostalgic memories of Gujarat.

I strongly recommend visiting Purohti Restaurant for healthy, fresh, rustic authentic Gujarati food. This is surely going to be my pit stop whenever I visit Mysore.

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I rarely write reviews, but this place forced me to. My experience at this so-called “restaurant” was absolutely horrendous from start to finish. My friend and I came here to eat, and I ordered one plate priced at ₹260. We shared it, didn’t order anything extra, and yet the bill came to ₹320. When I asked for an explanation, the staff gave the absurd reason that we “shared the food.” Are you kidding me? What kind of nonsense is this? How does it matter whether two people eat it or ten, when no extra plate, curry, or rice was ordered? This is nothing short of daylight robbery.

The food itself was a complete joke. The roti was served in one pathetic piece that was cut into four tiny, useless fragments. The curry was tasteless, bland, and clearly made without care. I honestly couldn’t believe the negligence and lack of effort in preparing even the simplest dishes. The portion sizes were laughable, leaving me wondering if they even expect anyone to actually leave satisfied.

The staff were the icing on this terrible cake. They were unbelievably arrogant, rude, and condescending. Asking for a tissue got me exactly one — one measly tissue — as if they were performing some grand charitable act. I’ve never seen such unprofessional behavior in my life. They treat paying customers like beggars while acting like they are doing us a favor by serving food.

The hygiene and cleanliness were equally unacceptable. Tables were sticky, utensils looked poorly washed, and the overall environment was far below basic standards. It felt unsafe to eat in such conditions.

In short, this place is a total scam. Overpriced, poorly cooked, extremely small portions, and staff who behave like arrogant idiots. I honestly wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to anyone — not even my worst enemy. Save yourself the time, money, and frustration. Avoid this place entirely unless you want to be insulted, overcharged, and served food that barely...

We had a highly disappointing experience at this restaurant which felt compelled to share. We reached around 3PM and immediately started serving Gujarati thali priced around RS 250/- without being asked for preference. The waitstaff who spoke only Kannada creating significant language barriers.

The food was also served in unhygienic vessels pinpointing serious concern about cleanliness for such a high priced dish. Adding to make matters worse a bottle of water was kept on table which we never used and surprisingly we were charged for it and got realised only after the bill generated.

The attitude of the person who was at reception was truly unprofessional as like they were doing a favour by serving customers and don’t know the importance of customer satisfaction. Moreover they won’t accept any cashless payments like UPI/cards and you need to carry cash which seems highly inconvenient in today’s digital world and there also they are not maintaining any ethics by tendering exact change.

Parking was another major issue where you need to know some circus skills to park properly and reach there. Overall the experience was very disappointing and as a tourist we felt very negative of a beautiful and cultural city. We would strongly advise against dining here if you have any other better...