The canteen is located in the TIFR Residential Complex and serves food at subsidised rates to the TIFR staffs and students. The cost in itself is comparatively cheap and there are the options to take food served at the counter or order special dishes from the special menu at a little higher price. The food quality is mediocre and occasionally steeps down to extremely poor. But with next to none options available around that serves variety and is light on pocket, the canteen has its staple customers in the students and staffs and the occasional people residing in Navy Nagar. The snacks served in the evening, though, are actually good. I'd recommend the masala dosa and it's varieties. The other benefit of the canteen is it is open till 1 am, so serves well for students working late night who need to munch on some not so...
   Read moreJagdish canteen is Contract service canteen of TIFR. TIFR issues the tender for the operation of this canteen and the lowest bidder gets the facility to run the canteen. The food available for staff and students is at subsidized rate but if u r an outsider u will have to pay a little high price but affordable if compared to other hotels. U get various varieties of food and icecream and biscuits snacks and etc are also available here. Recently they have started with paneer masala & mashuroom masala. Both are very delicious and u must try it. Overall taste is very good. But sometimes if your luck is very bad u choose a wrong food...
   Read moreGood, hygienic and inexpensive food. Must try the veg and chicken thiranga plates. They are made on days of national importance. The chicken biryani, chicken and paneer crispy, chicken and veg triple, cheese Maggi and egg curry are delicious. The South Indian menu in the evening along with chaat items are well designed. The fruit and chocolate juice as well as milk shakes are not chilled and thus don't taste that great, but are fresh and hygienic. The canteen is open till 2am but takes orders till 1:45am. Don't go too regularly, for anything too...
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