Gujarati Sourashtra Hotel — Restaurant in Kerala

This is one of very old hotel in Trivandrum. My grandfather used to bring my mother and uncle here in their childhood some 50-55 years back as now they are in 60's. This hotel is very nostalgic for people like them who were in fort area then and coincidentally Lakshmi Nair showed video of it in YouTube recently with same background.

I and my mother went there and my mother was excited to taste the same after many years. To her surprise, they haven't retained taste of food how it was many years back and mainly their Poori used to be very small in size and won't be fluffy (i.e. Maida wasn't used earlier) at all like how its today which is what you get in any other hotel today. All curries was just watery and didn't had much different taste except that it was bit sweet and bland. Potato curry didn't have single potato , onion, green gram curry didn't have much of green gram, another curry which had cabbage in it didn't gel well with Poori. Chopped Onions with some sweetness was good. Masala Tea was good.

Earlier they used to have sautéed Thondan Chilly as one of the item which isn't kept now. My mother felt old taste of curries is lost as it used to be tastier unlike how bland it is now and also Poori preparation is completely different now. She feels that they haven't passed on the cooking style to next generation properly.

We were interacting with another family who also visited this hotel from 90's and even they agreed that taste has changed long back itself. In such case celebrity like Lakshmi Nair should tell the truth and not mislead the people saying it's still having old taste as it is. I definitely didn't like this at all and I felt for the quality they are offering, its not worth the hype.

But yes, for people in their 50's or 60's, its nostalgic for them as during their generation this hotel was one if its kind with unique taste. I didn't feel any kind of uniqueness when I tasted, neither for my mother who loved it earlier. For today's generation, they can just go and try it for namesake. Overall its an average food now, just hype...

This is one of the oldest vegetarian hotel in Trivandrum city. It's located quite near to Parthas, Trivandrum and is at a walkable distance from famous Pazhavangadi Ganapathi temple. Hotel is not visible from main trffic and there is no parking place available in front of the hotel. You've to park your car sightly away on the sides of the main road. It's a small hotel with very low seating capacity. The only items served is Poori and Masala tea. The hotel can at a time accomodate 20 people. You may have to patiently wait if it is crowded. The cost of the food is also reasonable. Everyday, hotel starts at 4 pm and closes at 8 pm. The poori plate would be served with 3 poori's, one papad, one small cup of potato masala, one small cup of green daal curry, onion salad and Pickle. Poori's as expected are not much crispy and curries are not that extend tasty. I went with lot of expectations after hearing about this hotel and after going through various reviews. I felt the taste is just an average. Staffs are courteous and place is kept clean. The left over plates are immediately removed and mopped well. Masala tea was not very great as expected. Take aways/parcels are possible. You may get better Poori and Potato curry in other good vegetarian hotels like Aaryaas or Arul jyothi but given that this is the oldest one in Trivandrum city, it's better to try out the Poori thali plate here and...

Hotel Saurashtra is an age-old traditional hotel in Trivandrum city, of tasty pure vegetarian service history since the beginning. An epicenter of vegetarian foodies, Hotel Saurashtra is the stockpile of classic vegetarian food, encompassing Poori, Chappathi sets with 3 vivid curries accompanied by cut mango pickle, crispy pappad & onion.

A classic Saurashtra hotel diet includes Poori/Chappathi set with curries, pickle, pappad, onion. Varieties of Dosa, Oothappam & Idly also served. Masala Dosa, Ghee Roast, Masala Ghee roast, Rawa Dosa & Spring Dosa (ghee-roasted dosa roll with Schezwan-styled veg fillings) are popular ones. Those are some of the recent inductions into the accustomed menu of the Hotel, since its launch. Oothappam varieties- Coconut, Onion, Masala & Mysore oothappam. Mysore oothappam is typically, a special one, rich in flavour & spice with mixed vegetable embedded.

All items are served at well-below par pricings, suiting interests of customers from all walks of life. A traditional pure vegetarian meal (with Poori set being the most liked one) with Saurashtra-special elaichi tea is the perfect appetizing signature of the hotel. Spacing and interior suit better with a typical Brahmin restaurant. Ambience is above par excellent. Overall, one of the oldest, and most interestingly, one of the most out-performing hotels which Trivandrum city proudly...