Restaurant review: Saravanaa Bhavan, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong – great value Indian vegetarian food
- Staff at the Indian vegetarian restaurant on Chatham Road are friendly and take time to explain the dishes on the extensive menu
- The masala dosa, stuffed with spiced potatoes and served with four types of chutneys, comes in two generous sizes
Saravana Bhavan is one of the biggest Indian vegetarian restaurant chains in the world, and its bloody past has not deterred a loyal following of Indian food lovers.
The chain’s founder, Pitchai Rajagopal, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering the husband of a woman he wanted to make his third wife.
The restaurant tycoon died last year 2019 at the age of 71 in Chennai, formerly Madras, the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, days after the Supreme Court rejected his final plea on medical grounds.
Saravana Bhavan, which has more than 80 shops in India and around the world, is known for its freshly cooked dosas, a type of crispy golden rice and lentil crepe, which earned Rajagopal his “dosa king” nickname.
The restaurant is also famous for other South Indian delicacies such as vadas (deep-fried lentil doughnuts) and idli (steamed rice cakes).
