Hotel Chandrika (Bengaluru)

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To start with, Chandrika provides a refreshing whiff of traditional fare in the more globalised locale of Cunningham Road in Bengaluru. More importantly, it fits the local bill quite well with its spacious and nicely made up interiors. And as you tuck into the idlis and the vadas, as large and delicious as they are cheap, you are only left asking for more. This is indeed one of the few places where idlis, plain rice cakes otherwise, have their own distinctive taste even if you do not add the customary sambhar and coconut chutney. The other delicacy to be tried here is the kesari bath (a traditional creamed wheat dessert similar to the halwa in other parts of the country), one of the few desserts best enjoyed when piping hot. The filter coffee too lives up to its great southern tradition. The only sore point of Chandrika is the somewhat lackadaisical service, with stewards offering excuses like no dosas being prepared on Sundays and refusing to serve vadas immersed in sambhar the way a lot of other places here serve them. Then again, given what Chandrika charges for sumptuous traditional meals, perhaps good service is a little too much to expect!

Ambience                ★★★
Service                    ★★
Presentation            ★★★
Taste                      ★★★★

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