Hotel Saravana Bhavan - Croydon

This local gem has been going for some time now, but continues because it provdies great food at a terrific price. BYO and service at the top end, great for a quick night out or a long night in with a group of friends, can't recommend highly enough.

I have ordered food from here a couple of times, but yesterday was rather pathetic!! When I went in yesterday, the manager/owner was such an unpleasant host. I ordered one Palak Paneer and 2 Butter Naan. All the while he served me, as if he did not really want to.I asked for 2 samosas(1 veg and 1 non-veg). He denied and said I could not buy that way. I have to only take 2 veg or 2 non veg.Wonder why?? If there was a reason, none was given to me.He asked my name while ordering and I gave it to him. While I was paying, he noticed the name on my debit card was different and he kept reading it, as if it was any of his business what name I use where and who the card belongs to.The food was just average. Overall, it was average food(which is okay, as long as its not stale) but pathetic service!!!That man needs to learn to smile and treat people with respect!!

Fantasic Service, Good Meals with lots of options, Goat Curry was excellent. We had 6 persons and averaged $40 per head. For 3 courses. Very Happy

We were disappointed when we learnt that the name is misleading and it not the chain of restaurants we were looking for. However staff are friendly and food was better than expected. I would surely recommend to change/somehow indicate the customers about their misleading name.

I was quite looking forward to eating here. Finding a Sri Lankan restaurant is difficult, so the blend of Sri Lankan and Indian food held promise. It also came with recommendations.The food itself was okay but quite oily in the case of the two meat dishes. Certainly not as good as my mother's when it came to the chicken curry and have had better dosas.What got my goat was the poor service. I ordered via the web and received confirmation by text from the restaurant that it would be ready within 25 minutes. 25 minutes after the order, they struggled to find my order, and was told 10 minutes. In the end, it took another half hour. And after all that, all I got was a sorry.Sorry, but I won't be coming back.