Arya Bhavan by Muthuswamy Caterers, Matunga — Restaurant in Mumbai

An iconic South Indian cuisine restaurant in the iconic Matunga east neighbourhood of Mumbai. Everything, I repeat, every damn food item here is par excellence.

Things eaten: Paniyaram, Rassam, Medu Vada, Kanchipuram idli, appam with coconut stew, mysore onion dosa, cheese pav bhaji, pineapple sheera AND filter coffee.

Verdict: The Medu vada is truly one of the best I have ever had. It is so soft yet crispy at the same time. The coconut chutney and Tamilian sambar is unparalleled. Appam with coconut stew is amazing as well. Especially the stew was so delicious. Mysore onion dosa feels rich in flavour and is prepared in pure ghee. Kanchipuram idli was a decent one and a bit sour. Paniyaram was a one-of-a-kind and is a must try. Cheese pav bhaji was not bad but failed to meet the bar raised by other food items. For desserts, you have to have the pineapple sheera and you can thank me later. A south indian cuisines is incomplete with the iconic filter coffee and the coffee here will not disappoint you. The service is super quick and they serve you unlimited Sambar and Chutney

This restaurant was hitting home-runs after home-runs and I was about to give this place the coveted 5-star rating when they committed a hygienic blunder. I found a small hair in their Pav. Hygiene is as important as the taste and had they not compromised on the hygiene, my search for the 5-starred restaurant would have ended today. But alas the...

It is the nearest cheap hotel you'll find near Matunga (E) station. It is popular for its South Indian dishes. I had spring roll dosa here and to be honest I expected more from the taste; it was just cheese and vegetables mixed together, there were no sauces to add extra flavours apart from the chutney and sambar provided. Staff treatment is mediocre, sometimes the staff is rude. Me and my friends sat on the 1st floor which was air conditioned but the ceilings were not high enough hence the cooling of the AC was literally hitting us. The upper floor is kind of congesetd;The ceiling is not tall enough and there isn't enough space for multiple people to move simultaneously. The non-AC area on the ground floor is comparitively better; more spacious and open. I didnt like my food, but my friends liked theirs, they had ordered Mysore Sada dosa and special type of Idli which is extremely popular at Arya Bhavan. I tried both the items and they were fairly good. The chutneys here are amazing just like any other South Indian restaurant. All and all, it is a place you should go to if you want to have something you can easily digest or maybe on a day when you want to hurry to work and grab some lunch on the way. Not the place where you go to hang out with your friends or give a...

a small legendary resturant ... which serves most of the food on banana leaves... extremely clean and a neat place ... very basic interior... but the food says it all ...if ur a south indian food lover must go here ... gulab jamun : it was 1 of the best gulab jammun i have eaten ... it was just soo soft and piping hot... soo sooo good ... pls order gramin idli :it was so soft ,extremely well cooked and tasted even better with murgapadi chutney it was different then normal idlis , moong dal chilla : it was not dry .. which was surprsing ... otherwise most place it just doesnt go down the throat ... maysor masala dosa : its a legendary south indian place definately cant go wrong with the dosa ... rava dosa : again a famous dish ...must try the crunchy rava dosa .. 1 of the best i have had... yummmmm kanjivaram idli : it was good but the other items we orderd were much better .. can give it a miss ,masala chaash: if u like spice then you will love the spicy masala chaash here it tooo good and absolutely refreshing in this heat pineapple shira : sweet tooth or no always dig on pineapple shira ... its an all time favorite ... a super yummmm meal... couldnt add more photos...coz of zomato rules . but i guess these pics...