Saravanaa Bhavan Berlin in Berlin

Ordered various dishes for a single person sitting in a tiny table, but to the surprise, all were brought in together in one go. All cold. There was a piece of metal scrub in the food. That gave me a lesson - don’t eat out anymore. The waitress doesn’t have to be extremely polite or something, but sure shouldn’t have a huge ego and show those to others. Taste was not close by any means to what I’ve had on my trip to India. Ambience was poor. Cramped and no privacy (dividers between tables). Enlightening experience

The closest taste to Indian food I have experienced outside of India. The food was fantastic. The service and attitude of the staff was excellent. They guided us kindly and patiently and we chose dishes that we really liked.

a chili mushroom dosa, but it was excessively spicy, with an overwhelming amount of chili that ruined the taste. The service was very poor, and when I brought this to the manager’s attention, their response was unhelpful and dismissive. Overall, a disappointing experience.”

Super loud. The food is really bad. The atmosphere resembles a cheap company canteen. Eating is done on steel plates.

What can I say their Gobi Pakora was bland (close to no salt) and after informing they mentioned that’s how it will be for the night. They did not charge me for that but I would have loved to see a disclaimer on the menu that Gobi Pakora will be served without salt for the day :)

Great place for food from southern part of India. I have been to Saravana Bhavan in various cities in Europe and by far this has been the best place. Food is as usual great! Must visit place when in Berlin

THX to the Manager with his laptop and wearing Glasses, I recommend this place

The restaurant was busy but we were immediately offered a seat. The service was friendly and quick. The food was good and plentiful. Prices are okay. The restaurant is large and rather functionally furnished. This makes it quite loud and doesn't necessarily invite you to linger for a long time.

Ordered idili, vada and sambar with coffee and it was only average compared to the international Saravana Bhavan. Staff were not friendly, Pre booking is recommended, will have to wait a bit after order so even had to cancel one order. Not recommended for families with small babies or kids. The toilet is on the 1st floor and I didn't see any lift for wheelchair users.

The food is tasty, I liked it. But I think Idlis are too expensive there. One plate costs I think 8 Eur and you just get two small Idlis. You don't even feel half full. Otherwise, the other dishes, especially dosa are not only tasty but also worth the price

I was a fan until I was refused a table although half the restaurant was empty. Since I was alone (and not profitable for the restaurant) And then asked to wait outside in the freezing cold by a self righteous over officious employee And then I bumped in to Chaiwalla at Kant Strasse so Sarvana is history

Very nice experience 🤍 we loved the vibes , the stuff were very nice and friendly, specially Azeem ! He is very welcoming and always checked if everything is good, or we need something. The food on the otherside was very delicious, specially the Dosa😍 highly recommended

Being South Indians, my friends and I expected some kind of authenticity from a popular chain. This was quite a let down for us all. The food was far from being tasty and hygiene wasn't top notch either. Having avoided this restaurant for so long, I regret giving in to the rave reviews online! Surprisingly, the place was fairly full, kudos to the popularity of the franchise. Please add a disclaimer that your restaurant is suitable for those who are clueless about South Indian cuisine. Medhu vada was not crispy or tasty, it was just a ball of bad dough. Masala dosas came with chutneys that were watery and honestly, they could be 10x better. Szechwan cheese dosa had lumps of huge veggies inside for filling! What we ordered: masala dosa, Mysore masala dosa (a disgrace to the original), Szechwan masala dosa (soggy and unappetizing), medhu vada (a doughy mess!), dahi vada, beverages Highlight: yummy buttermilk, and dahi vada was fairly decent.

You really get a feel of India here! Authentic food, quick and friendly service!

I had visited this place today with my friends overall I loved having masala dhosa but chinese food was not worth eating service is too bad we had one elderly tall lady serving us and making faces all the way right from taking orders till the time we paid our bills , simulteanously she was very good with non Indians like germans overall I would rate 2 star because of the service and discrimination with indians

Good service, good food. Bit noisy but worth it, obviously it's busy because the food is amazing.

Visited this place today ordered masala dhosa taste was too good chinese fried tasted like masala fried rice the service is too bad we had one senior old tall lady to take orders and the payment of bill this lady made faces looking at us which was very bad gesture not at all polite idk why though its an Indian restaurant but treatment towards indians not good sarvana bhavan please train your senior old lady staff to be soft and kind to indians

Super South Indian food. I would recommend to all the South Indian food lovers must visit. The taste is same as South India. Location is very easy reach. Thank you for wonderful foods .

For the prices paid there...the palak paneer is a disaster It tasted delicious and looked so...green! Service unsuitable! The boy was already overwhelmed when he ordered! I tried to give a tip but was not understood! Mass processing of bad kind! Never again!

Food was always good. First time i can say it was good serice.

Decent taste but lots of variety for South Indian food. It's not the most authentic but it's good. My favourite is their tomato-onion uttapam. They're usually packed, I guess because of the lack of South Indian restaurants in Berlin. They take quite some time to get you your food because of the busy-ness I guess. Their toilets are the worst though. They don't seem to care to maintain it.

Nice food, especially the dosas. Definitely worth the visit for South Indian food.

We were here with 6 people. The food came so staggered that the first dishes were already completely cold before the others received their food. They refused to reheat the food. Drinks were forgotten. The staff was very friendly but given the delay we cannot recommend the restaurant.

The quality of their food is deteriorating with each passing day.

I had order sambaar vada. The dish was not tasty and the Wada was too soggy felt like not fried completely. When I conveyed my feedback to the waitress, she did not accept it. In fact I had to leave the dish , couldn’t eat it . I had to order something else. They are not polite to accept customers feedback and charge them shamelessly.

The service was just okay.it took nearly 30min to get the veg biriyani.And he plates were not that clean

The dosas are really good. The spice level is sort of local which is good.

Unfortunately, the menu does not mention the types of vegetables or how spicy the dishes are. One dish says "not for sharing" even though that would be exactly the dish for sharing (10 sauces, mostly very spicy, and three types of fried flatbread plus rice). The condition was not familiar with courts. We wouldn't come anymore.

Generally it was okay, it was my first time i was visiting this chain of indian restuarant anywhere in the world and i wasnt amazed by the food, overall it was pretty average to be honest. It was hyped up as a great place to eat and i was left disappointed. Maybe it was the non south indian dish that i selected, i realised its a south indian restuarant and they might specialise in south indian food!

Great food for a great price. Huge choice.

Serves soul food, finger licking good!!

Most delicious and authentic indian food ever outside of India- they have maintained their high quality and great taste. We had the sada dosa and Mysore masala dosa and both were pure gems. They are usually always full, so be prepared to wait to be seated, but it will absolutely be worth the wait. If you like authentic south Indian food it doesn't get any better than this!

Very friendly staff. You are not greeted or farewelled. And treated very unkindly.

I recently visited savanna bhavan in Berlin I ordered south India food along with paneer 65. South Indian food is average but paneer 65 was just simple fried paneer without any taste. After asking to waitress she replied, she doesn't have any idea about this item

I love it. It brings back so many memories of my time in chennai. Thanks darshan for the always nice service

Food is not on par with the Indian restaurants of the same chain. I had Vada, fried rice and filter coffee. None could meet my expectations. People used to go to HSB in Tamilnadu just to have one coffee. But I'm Berlin it was way off the mark. And the seating arrangements were too cramped.

Very tasty and great atmosphere! Very happy again!

Food is not authentic, got poori aloo instead of masala dosa's masala, service is poor, not courteous and welcoming at all. What else remains? Bad food bad service. Would not recommend.

First of all, my food was very good. the others weren't so enthusiastic. But that's a matter of taste. We were 9 people in total. My first point of criticism is that I got my food first, and when I had almost finished eating after 20 minutes, the other food arrived one by one. That doesn't work at all. 2nd point of criticism is that it is very loud. You could hardly have a conversation. Waiter was very nice and accommodating. 3rd point of criticism is the open kitchen. We sat fairly close to the kitchen. Basically, I think an open kitchen is very good, but then the extractor hood would have to work better. My jacket still smelled of kitchen and grease after 3 days. I imagine something different when it comes to a traditional Indian restaurant.

Excellent taste. Quality world class.

Lunch and dinner together after touring the central historical area. Ordered some starters and semi Indian Chinese food like fried rice and fried noodles. It tastes delicious and rich in spices. Good service. Good.

Lovely desi gem in the heart of Berlin!

I visited this place like two hours ago for the take away, but when I reached home I found out that they give the curry of one plate dosa but we ordered two plates of dosa. The taste of dosa nice but not that up to the mark, the filling inside in dosa was in the centre and Somehow the outer side of the Dosa was empty. So, due to this the whole thing got messed up. But I’m give only 5 star for the atmosphere not for the food and service👎

Little naan, food ok. Not that big portion.

Order an item and forget about it . Bad service . Almost 45 mins to give us the ordered dish even though we ordered quickly

For € 3,90 only one piece of naan per person. Staff refused to help. Bad experience.

Very slow service, none is trying to get an order Food was quite good but having been waiting for it for ages took a lot from the whole experience.

I had previously enjoyed my experience at Saravanaa Bhavan, giving it four stars, but my recent visit was incredibly disappointing. I would rate this experience zero stars for service. I ordered the paneer kadai, but it was tasteless—lacking any flavor or spice that should characterize this dish. Additionally, my falooda was served without a napkin, which felt careless. The service was disorganized and painfully slow, with new staff members serving every item, leading to confusion and delays. As if that wasn’t enough, I attempted to order a moskito, but after a ten-minute wait, the staff member returned to inform me it was unavailable. I then tried to order a red velvet alcohalfrei, only to be told after another long wait that this was also not available. The lack of communication and unavailability of menu items was incredibly frustrating. Overall, I left feeling dissatisfied and disheartened. I hope they can improve on both their food and service in the future.

The disaster are very good. We had 3 disaster and they were all good. The floods was the worst. Never had a falooda with fruits in them.

Very tasty, a huge menu that completely overwhelmed us. Everything vegetarian, can also be vegan. Everything is set up quickly (order quickly, eat...)

I had a chance to visit this restaurant yesterday but was dissatisfied with the service and cleanliness of this place. The food took more than 30 minutes to prepare even though we didn't order many dishes. They also forgot to bring a dish and when we informed the waitress about this while paying the bill, she ignored us as if that was supposed to happen. As for the toilet, the floor was quite sticky. There was also little paper to wipe your hands with. Therefore only 3 stars.

The taste of South Indian dishes are ok when compared with other Indian restaurants in Berlin

I ordered an onion dosa, which was very average. I came in with high expectations, but it was disappointing; the dosa was partially uncooked and the onions were completely raw. While other dishes might be good based on the restaurant's reviews, my experience was pathetic. However, I also ordered a mango lassi, which was really good—definitely one of the best I've had in Germany.

Excellent food n ambianceOur family of 8 visited the restaurant, and despite the crowd, our server Adnan ensured we got seated quickly. His attention to detail and excellent service made our experience smooth and enjoyable

I really like their idlis and filter coffee, However dosas are extremely oily and I almost always get a nausea after eating them (tried 3 different ones 3 differnt times)

Vipasha was super nice and food was best in Berlin as always…

The place is definitely good for South Indian food. Don't expect much for other cuisines. Here in my experience for the food I ordered. Mini Idly with Sambar: 4.7/5 It was really delicious Poori : 3.5/5 , It was okay. Vegetable Biryani: 0.1/5 I would not call what they serve a vegetable Birayani. There was just one carrot and a few peas in the name of vegetables. Have a look at the image. When I complained, they said that they serve a veg biryani like this only. Better avoid any biryani or Pulao items. The plate was not clean. It had white spots. Look at the photos.

Food is ok ok. Best saravana bhavan is in Munich

Not to be compared with other Indian restaurants in Berlin, even if they only serve vegetarian dishes... highly recommended!

Best place to taste authentic South Indian food. As this is a chain restaurant, the food tastes the same as how it would be in Chennai, India.

Paid 14€ for something the size of a small burger

Great place to eat if you're white. This is one of those places where brown money is not equal to white money. We we're given a table for 2 near a radiator which was too hot. We noticed the table of four behind had just become available and asked to move there. The kind waitress said "sure I'll just clean it then you can move". That's when Adnan came along and said they cannot give a table of 4 to 2 people. We pointed out there were many 2s eating at a 4 table, and that the waitress had already said it was ok. "She knows nothing" said Adnan. We said can we still move because the radiator is too hot, he then offered another table for 2. When we got there it was another table next to a hot radiator! Two white women then walked in and Adnan then gave them a table for 4 people. When he pointed this out to him he just spoke nonsense . We then asked for the manager and Adnan said "the manager is not here". We asked other staff and learnt that the manager was there but he was "too busy". We decide to leave. It is a pity because we have eaten at many Saravana Bhavan outlets in London and India and have always had amazing service. The Berlin outlet should be ashamed of such discrimination.

This place is always full so expect to be noisy. However, you can’t get better dosas. Authentic Indian place where to enjoy tasty food.

Left without eating food as we met a horrible service very much racist behaviour from Adnan who we when requested for a seat which is not too hot refused and said we don’t have another set of seats. Just after us two white ladies walked in and were sat on a table of 4. The other colleague was polite enough to say let’s clean and get you another table but Mr Adnan said she knows nothing. How respectful of a colleague. And when we asked him to get his manager he said there is no manager. Being an Indian I am just ashamed how we were treated and the manager was never called despite our request. Dear manager you should be atleast respectful of the customers if you said that wait for 10 mins 15 mins that would have been acceptable but this behaviour from Adnan of literally chucking us out works please get staff who are respectful of each other not rude people like him. We have been regular to sarvana bhavan in London never a staff who thinks of himself of too much.

We came back again after one Indian friend took us here last year - and it was so good! Delicious food, nice relaxed atmosphere, nice service! Our friendly lovely waitress Akansha suggested us some meals and drinks. Was a great experience and learning some new tastes of India!! Highly Recommended!!

Delicious food, friendly stuff. If you like authentic Indian food which is not germanized, that is the place to go in Berlin.

Excellent South Indian cuisine served with traditional Indian warmth.

Worst experience, I went there on my kids birthday, registered the name was informed to wait 30 min for which waited 20 min then reached out that is it possible to get the order fast compared to dining for which the billing lady agreed gave the order for take away which took additional 40 min which is just pathetic so waited there for like 1 hour:10 min just to take away, post which when I complained that atleast be on time what was informed and was bluntly told that it's not there problem as people as ordering 2 times on the table hence the delay. Just pathetic service.

Great food but not much variety in thali spread. Waiting time is bit high and mostly crowded.Dont serve tap water

Sehr laut, eng und chaotisch, nichts für ein gemütliches -romantisches Essen. Service mangelhaft- Vorspeise kam nach der Hauptspeise und noch etwas später die Getränke. Dosa Masala war gut, Reisplatte eher nicht.

Good food. They don't serve tap water

If I couldn't give any stars, that would be my rating. First of all: Mostly Indian guests and the menu is only in English. The atmosphere is chaotic, crowded and not exactly comfortable. There were five of us and we each had a drink and a small meal. Apart from the fact that the spring rolls, which were described on the menu as pancakes with garlic sauce, were rather semi-good and the “garlic sauce” was a sweet chili sauce from a bottle, we asked if there was Batura, which we answered in the affirmative and then with the others Food was ordered. By now everyone had their food (which were all starters), only the Batura didn't arrive. My friend waited... and in the meantime we asked three times (!) if it was still coming. Every time it was said: yes, yes it's coming... after a total of half an hour we asked again. Whereupon the lady we ordered from said we hadn't ordered any... even though she told us three times that it would be coming soon! She went and sent her colleague ahead, who also said again that his colleague said we hadn't ordered it and that the kitchen was now closed. “Sorry”! Then the lady came back at some point to explain herself and finally realized her mistake and apologized. There was no compensation. However, around €7 was overcharged. She said the bill was 73.40. We put down €75 and they didn't even try to give us change. We didn't really want to give tips anymore. But we involuntarily paid over €8 more. Never again!

A great place for South Indian food. The staff is friendly and helpful. The ambience of the place is also good and it is easily accessible using the s bahn.

A delightful experience to satiate your taste buds to Indian cuisine which is done right. I have been a customer of Sarvanaa Bhavan from my time in Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and now in Berlin over 10 years. Always that familiar taste and quality. Highly recommended.

Waiting time is crazy and not managed properly. Not recommended at all. Cannot book the table online for 2-3 pax

Being a South Indian, I know what authentic South Indian food tastes like, and this is nowhere close. The Vada was not properly cooked nor was it crispy enough. The coconut in the chutney was old, and had a spoiled taste. Sambhar and Chai was full of water and very diluted. The service and ambience were equally bad. We ordered an ice cream, which we didn't even receive. On hot summer days it's like a sauna inside. Paints were worn out on the walls. Overall a very underwhelming experience.

It is a South Indian restaurant. Where besides South Indian, Chinese, Punjabi and other intercontinental dishes are available. It is one and half story restaurant. Today was holiday in Germany, hence it was very crowded tonight. We had to wait for almost half an hour. Taste was not impressive. I have also tasted Sarvana Bhavan in Munich also and their taste was better. Rates are moderate.

Alright for South Indian dishes but very poor north Indian items and thali.

Awful! We are now waiting for our order for 1.5 hours, food still has not arrived and they did not even say ‘sorry’.

I went there today with my family between 18.00-20.00. I have been to their hubs in Amsterdam and Cologne and had an amazing experience. However, today has been my worst experience there. The service took 2 hours to deliver 3 food items and 3 teas. The food didn’t taste well. Only the ghee rava masala dosa was good. The whole episode for today is here: In the beginning we gave the complete order and explained them well about how we expect it to be delivered at our table. The idea was simple, please serve food dishes first and tea in the end. How hard is that to understand ? Firstly, they took ages to serve food, then made us wait for another ice age to have the tea. The moment I cross-checked with a waitress about its status, we get to know that our order was never placed. Okay, I understand you are busy and skipped it. I placed it again with a this waitress. 30s later the waitress who took our order the first time arrived and said what happened. I told her about the tea situation, she said don’t worry you will have it soon. Would you like it with sugar or without. Again politely my father indicated two teas without sugar and one with sugar. The teas arrived - all without sugar! This really made me annoyed. I called the waitress and asked about it. She replied you ordered all without sugar, I have no other information from your side. I politely explained her the situation, she went back to cross-check. Thanks for the trust on customer’s response! She came back with sugar in her hand telling us we can add it manually. There was something wrong on their side. I told her its alright, it would be good if they could change it and get a new one WITH SUGAR. Well, what happened next was amazing ! She left apologising and another waitress came to say that we were at fault here and didn’t place the order correctly. She was explaining me the tea making process and how they add sugar. Well, girl that is what I wanted for my father in the first place, you guys messed it up and rather than apologising you blame it on the customer. Despite all this, me and my father calmly handled the situation. We tried explaining her that the service team as a whole has failed today. We were not there to blame an individual. It was a team, and they should just accept and apologise. Thankfully, she did understand and apologised. I am reluctant to ever visit this branch of Sarvana bhavan now. Kindly teach your staff some basic etiquettes and treat your customers well! The waitress who took the tea order the second time and the waitress who came to us in the end - talk to your customers respectfully or else find another place of work!

Food was superb, in particular the rasam and uttapam. I did not grow up with this food but I have been to southern India a few times and this tasted very authentic to me. We plan to go the branch in München also!

Very good service…Food was excellent…Friendly team members….Bandhan & Vipasha service was very friendly & working style was excellent…Just in love with this restaurant & highly recommendable 🥰

i love Chinese and the staff is also good specially vipasha she is super nice and cute

I try dosa that’s is very good . But after that I try Manchurian veg which I didn’t like overall dosa is very good I order 2 times . The thing I feel is like we wait for 30 min for table then again 10 min to get the menu card I think they should work on it but I really love the dosa

Didn't meet my expectations. Chutney, dosa - everything was ok.

Very slow service, the server kept talking with her friends while we were waiting for the bill. Food was good, but a bit expensive.

The most authentic Indian food that I have eaten in Germany so far. Absolutely great! Here I miss the many trips and culinary experiences from India a little less!

I’m only penning down my personal opinion, I felt very happy to be at Saravanaa Bhavan, and would choose it over again if at all I’d want to have some traditional Indian food, they’re various, and tastes good. The atmosphere felt homely, and the interiors gave a feeling that I’m in India, like having my food after a long tiring day along with a nice coffee. The service person who took my order and delivered it was also calm and diligent. However, it didn’t feel good to me when I was asked to pack my food by myself when I requested if the food that was left could be given as a parcel. I don’t know why it’s like that in the restaurant and haven’t experienced this anywhere else. :) Everything else was good. 😊✌️

If you're looking for some good south Indian food, this ain't it. Food is highly inconsistent, and every time they make some dishes so bad it's almost inedible. Dosa is the only safe bet. Serving sense is so bad that they served food first, starters later and drinks last. I really hope they read this, and stop being the worst of the chain, in Berlin

I hated their Dal Makhani. And wow why don’t you put a whole garlic between the naans and wrap it. Why even care to chop them

You can do it when you're at Potsdamer Platz. Not the best Indian food I've tried so far, but there's definitely worse.

Overall a really negative experience. Took long to order and food was just ordinary at best. The worst thing was something different though, we ordered a large bottle of mineral water for 6,5€. When we got the drinks the water tasted like tap water (the bottle was also well worned) and when we pointed this out to the personel they went really uncomfortable. We got a new bottle that was opened at the table and it was obvious the other water was tap water.

I had dosa at sarvana bhawan and honey suggested me a very good option as i wanted to have something very spicy. She was really sweet and very patiently listned to my preference and made sure that i get the same dosa as requested. Would like to visit again here and ask for some more option. Keep it going girl (honey)..you are really good at hospitality!

A great experience at Berlin. It a nice weather and having authentic vegetarian south indian delicacy wow!!! Although it was rush, the girl arranged tea and food quickly 😀. Enjoyable nice experience 😃

Mediocre Indian food with no sophistication or subtle flavors. The changing operations can be supported with occasional reminders. The bright light could be more atmospheric.

Unfortunately I can't say anything about the food, because it didn't even get that far as we were ignored and after 15 minutes we decided to leave. Even then there was no farewell or questions...but right around the corner there is a fantastic Indian restaurant with polite people Staff... so NEVER AGAIN!

Best South Indian Vegetarian food 🎖️

Good food and service! Especially Ms. Fathima was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. Her extra care made the experience even better. Definitely recommend this place!"

It was so horrible experience and I had payed 9 euros for kottu paratha which was not at all worth it. Quality has been decreased so much. I won’t recommend this restaurant to Indians now.

Thank you so much for the unforgettable experience. Had a horrible time. I've been here multiple times and know that things take time, but this time, it was pathetic. When the order was taken, there was no mention of delay as usual. After 10 mins, when I ask, they say it will take time. FYI, to the management, if u can't have enough staff, then ur business will not get better. If this is how u want to operate to maintain ur profit ratio, then pls let us know we can choose other options. All the lamp holders are dusty, and they are right on the table. Hairs are there on tvs. All said and done, the food was nice, and that's the only thing making people come again and again.