Kanniyakumari Restaurants

Don't be taken in by the 'hotel' bit. In Tamil Nadu we tend to use 'hotel' instead of 'restaurant'.

Anyways, this isn't even a restaurant, but a shack just opposite Gandhi Mandapam. But, oh my, their bajjis and vadais were amazing and out of the world. Very friendly people. They don't speak English, but all you have to do is point and ask. Make sure they are serving the bajjis (big chilli, onion, raw banana) and vadais are hot.

I'm not much of a tea drinker, but you can ask for their chai. My friend said it was good.

The price is very cheap.

I think they also serve dinner here, but we decided to check out some other place.

First of all, this place was really crowded. Secondly, there was no one asking us if we wanted to eat there, or advising us to wait for a table to clear. And then things only got worse.

After waiting a while, and asking the people in charge, we managed to get a table which we shared with another couple of people. We were given an menu, and then waited a long while before someone came to take the order. Lo and behold! They didn't have most of the things on the menu. Finally, we asked them what it is that they have, we ordered biryani and some fried rice. Food arrived after another long wait. And, it wasn't worth the wait.

We devoured it, nonetheless, because we were hungry. Even before we could finish, we were hounded by in-coming customers waiting for tables.

The food wasn't worth the cost either. So, please feel free to ignore this place. The smaller, road-side joints were much better in taste and in service.

We primarily chose this place for lunch because we wanted to use the rest room. The rest room was okay.

There isn't a great choice of places to eat in Kanyakumari.

The restaurant is pleasant and clean. The staff are friendly and the atmosphere isn't too formal.

We ate here a couple of times. In my continuing search of the perfect Reeshmi Kebab, I tried it here. I have to say that it is the most interesting one that I have ever had. The meat came ina souffle which was very sweet (as opposed to being coated in egg etc).

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Favorite Dish: Reeshmi Kebab for it's interesting twist.

The restaurant in Hotel Saratha Rajans offers the typical variety of traditional Tamil food. Like the other place we ate in Kanniyakumari there was nothing particularly special about it, but the food was good and we all enjoyed our meals. I would also recommend this place if you need to eat while in Kanniyakumari.

Located in the basement of Hotel Maadhini on East Car Street, Archana Restaurant serves typical Tamil cuisine. There was nothing particularly remarkable about it, but everyone in my group enjoyed their meal. I would recommend this place if you're in Kanniyakumari for lunch or dinner.