Dinesh restaurant — Restaurant in Tamil Nadu

This is, hands down, the best place to have dosa and idlis. They have affordable prices and apart from the idli and dosa itself being quite tasty and always freshly made, they do the best chutneys and sambar. Really amazing and delicious chutneys!

The chocolate dosa is also my favorite dessert in Auroville, and which I more often than not feel tempted to indulge. The best thing is that everything I have mentioned is vegan and no other restaurant in the region can compare to their quality.

For snack, the gobi 65 is on top of my list. They also serve south Indian meals for lunch which are quite complete to get through the day. And to refresh yourself at anytime of the day, their pineapple mint juice is my favorite.

For dinner, whenever I feel really hungry and need something more filling than a dosa, I will have their veg fried rice or veg noodles which are always so generously portioned. If you get lucky, they sometimes make a veg curry or chana masala with chapatti which I really love, but would be thrilled if they do them more often. For non-vegan the curry options in that sense are much wider and they often have fresh fish and prawns too. Everything is always fresh-made and they actually don't take much time. All Currys come with chapatti, dosa or rice.

The women that work there are amazing and really hard workers. They also have an extended schedule meaning that they usually close around 10pm and work throughout the whole week which is great. It is also well located, in between Auroville's entry and close by the Solar Kitchen round about.

The out space is quite spaceous to accommodate big crowds and it is surrounded by nature, but there is also a inside space to have a more private conversation and to protect yourselves during the raining seasons, with proper wooden tables and comfortable chairs. It is roomy yet cozy. Despite being one of the oldest restaurants in and around Auroville, they keep renovating it. Definitely a must to visit! #Recommended

Btw, there is also a small shop besides the restaurant where you can get ice-creams, candies, chips, biscuits, cigarettes, sodas and more. It is very convenient because their prices are the same prices as on the villages while everywhere else in Auroville is...

Find this place was a blessing in disguise for us. And we loved it the very moment we stepped in. Our host dinesh was amazing, he keeps everything very neatly and organised. Rooms are spacious, neat and clean and we always got good comfortable sleep. They place has its own forest in the backyard which is good trek in itself with lots of tree caves to go hiding and sleeping. They even had a art center in the place where they do lot of things with music and dancing regularly. I made the most of this place by spinning poi.

Their cafe outside on the road is open till 10:30 and always serving some delicious home cooked food. I loved there simple idli dosa and fish fry.

Will definitely go back again next time. Thanks Dinish for being a...

I've tried few items on the menu like masala dosa, egg cheese dosa, fried rice, tea, coffee, etc over the last few days and they all tasted great. Felt like I was having home made food. The prices are perfect unlike other places that charge you disproportionately. And the women who manage the place make you feel welcomed.

The only minor downside is that since the seating is out in the open, sometimes there can be mosquitoes, insects etc that can annoy you a little. But otherwise the ambience and atmosphere is really good.

Will definitely visit again whenever I'm...