[Achyuth Vaibhav]

Many guys from Chennai go to Bangalore through Vellore.In case if you feel tired or hungry please take rest in any hotel.There are a host of hotels in Vellore and I am here to suggest which hotel to go.

1.GRT Regency Sameera.This is located between the highway link to Chennai and Bangalore.At night,This is the most visible thing in that area.Food quality is excellent but the only problem is money.

2.Harish Food Court.This is Vellore's most popular hotle,Supermarket,vegetable market etc.Here,The waiters are very helpful.Food is served very quickly and is tasty too.

3.Aryaas Hotel.There are two branches for Aryaas hotel.One can be located when you come from Chennai and one can be located near the GRT hotel.

Hope you all find this useful.

[shankar.balan]

Originally Posted by Achyuth Vaibhav

Many guys from Chennai go to Bangalore through Vellore.In case if you feel tired or hungry please take rest in any hotel.There are a host of hotels in Vellore and I am here to suggest which hotel to go.

1.GRT Regency Sameera.This is located between the highway link to Chennai and Bangalore.At night,This is the most visible thing in that area.Food quality is excellent but the only problem is money.

2.Harish Food Court.This is Vellore's most popular hotle,Supermarket,vegetable market etc.Here,The waiters are very helpful.Food is served very quickly and is tasty too.

3.Aryaas Hotel.There are two branches for Aryaas hotel.One can be located when you come from Chennai and one can be located near the GRT hotel.

Hope you all find this useful.

Saravana Bhavan is one of the best places to eat in Vellore. Truly delicious South Indian food!

[anjan_c2007]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

Saravana Bhavan is one of the best places to eat in Vellore. Truly delicious South Indian food!

More than two decades ago, while travelling from Bangalore to Chennai we had dinner in a South Indian hotel at Vellore with Tamil delicacies. The hotel served piping hot dinner on banana leaves and it was a real treat. I am forgetting the name of this hotel. Is it still in business ?

[shankar.balan]

Originally Posted by Achyuth Vaibhav

.But for some,The place is difficult to find .That's the reason for not writing about Saravana Bhavan

If one has a SatNav as most people do these days, I think it is pretty easy to locate Saravana Bhavan. The food is well worth the slight detour from the highway.

Originally Posted by anjan_c2007

More than two decades ago, while travelling from Bangalore to Chennai we had dinner in a South Indian hotel at Vellore with Tamil delicacies. The hotel served piping hot dinner on banana leaves and it was a real treat. I am forgetting the name of this hotel. Is it still in business ?

Very hard to guess this. However there was a Travellers Rest Stop operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism blokes, just off the then highway. They had some top grub there as I remember it.

[Blue Thunder]

I remember having lunch at a place called simply "Punjabi Dhaba", during the late 90s.

This was located on the road which has the main entrance to the CMC hospital. The suka rotis and rajma dhall/dhall makani i had then was awesome....thinking about them is making my mouth water now LOL. The icing on the cake....the wholesome lassi. It was a large glass full of thick sweet lassi, with malai and rooh-hafza topping...yummy!

Anybody who has been in Vellore recently...please update about this restaurant.

PS : it is a pure Veg restaurant.

[aditya79india]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

I remember having lunch at a place called simply "Punjabi Dhaba", during the late 90s.

This was located on the road which has the main entrance to the CMC hospital. The suka rotis and rajma dhall/dhall makani i had then was awesome....thinking about them is making my mouth water now LOL. The icing on the cake....the wholesome lassi. It was a large glass full of thick sweet lassi, with malai and rooh-hafza topping...yummy!

Anybody who has been in Vellore recently...please update about this restaurant.

PS : it is a pure Veg restaurant.

That "Punjabi Dhaba" was my favourite eatery for 4 yrs from 1998-2002!

The actual name is "Gyan Vaishnav Dhaba". Ironically one of the 3 partners is a Muslim guy. As ordained by fate, the partners split with one partner opening the "New Gyan Vaishnav Dhaba" a few blocks away, walking from CMC Hospital towards the fort.

However, the real taste in food is still at the original dhaba, though the new dhaba is somewhat upmarket.

See this

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by aditya79india

That "Punjabi Dhaba" was my favourite eatery for 4 yrs from 1998-2002!
...
However, the real taste in food is still at the original dhaba, ...See this

Thanks for the update, aditya79india

Glad to know that the restaurant continues to serve good, tasty food even today .

[anandpadhye]

Fantastic thread.
We went to Chennai via Vellore in 2011 Navratri, wish this thread was there at that time...of course we ate at any place we liked -trying all dosas, medu vadas...I just love those. We observed that the taste changes every 30 km or so (just like language) and it was fun.

Our country is truly a heaven for vegetarians like me. Long live India...

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

If one has a SatNav as most people do these days, I think it is pretty easy to locate Saravana Bhavan. The food is well worth the slight detour from the highway.

Very hard to guess this. However there was a Travellers Rest Stop operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism blokes, just off the then highway. They had some top grub there as I remember it.

If I search for saravana bhavan on Google map it gives me two options. Which is the right one?

[mjothi]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

If I search for saravana bhavan on Google map it gives me two options. Which is the right one?

The one next to the LIC office.

If I recollect right, there is also a Malaimalar office next to that.

[shankar.balan]

The one I go to usually is right next to the Med or Nursing or some kind of College gates.
Very good grub indeed. Plenty of parking there too.

Originally Posted by mjothi

The one next to the LIC office.

If I recollect right, there is also a Malaimalar office next to that.

[sunny310c]

I was in Vellore between 99 and 02 and I used to love the food at China Town. The Singapore Chicken, Singapore Fried Rice, Tandoori chicken and a few other dishes were to die for. They didn't have the best service but the food was certainly great. Also remember a great place for kebabs and stuff called Royal. Great value for money place.

Oh I miss those days back in Vellore.

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

I remember having lunch at a place called simply "Punjabi Dhaba", during the late 90s.

This was located on the road which has the main entrance to the CMC hospital. The suka rotis and rajma dhall/dhall makani i had then was awesome....thinking about them is making my mouth water now LOL. The icing on the cake....the wholesome lassi. It was a large glass full of thick sweet lassi, with malai and rooh-hafza topping...yummy!

Anybody who has been in Vellore recently...please update about this restaurant.

PS : it is a pure Veg restaurant.

I used to go to that dhaba just for their Lassi. Their food was fine, with some nice side dishes, all with a good amount butter and ghee and at very affordable prices but that Lassi was just something else. No matter where we ate, we made sure we always had a glass of lassi before we headed back to our hostel. Wonderful memories.

[Achyuth Vaibhav]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

I remember having lunch at a place called simply "Punjabi Dhaba", during the late 90s.

This was located on the road which has the main entrance to the CMC hospital. The suka rotis and rajma dhall/dhall makani i had then was awesome....thinking about them is making my mouth water now LOL. The icing on the cake....the wholesome lassi. It was a large glass full of thick sweet lassi, with malai and rooh-hafza topping...yummy!

Anybody who has been in Vellore recently...please update about this restaurant.

PS : it is a pure Veg restaurant.

Hey Blue Thunder,The Punjabi Dhaba is still there and only the name has been changed.It's new name is Aahar Punjabi Dhaba.The rotis and naans sold there are to die for.Truly delicious.

[YaeJay]

I always stop for an early breakfast at Grand Krishna. Pretty good food, clean washrooms. A must when I do not drive alone. Best thing is its on the NH. It was not my find but referred to by a friend who used to frequent those areas almost 4 times a week.

@Achyuth Vaibhav thanks for the effort! Its nice of you to chip in an help!

[Achyuth Vaibhav]

Originally Posted by YaeJay

I always stop for an early breakfast at Grand Krishna. Pretty good food, clean washrooms. A must when I do not drive alone. Best thing is its on the NH. It was not my find but referred to by a friend who used to frequent those areas almost 4 times a week.

@Achyuth Vaibhav thanks for the effort! Its nice of you to chip in an help!

Thanks YaeJay.Grand Krishna is a wonderful place to have food.Truly worth the money you will pay it.And please do have a look at other hotels in Vellore.There are a host of hotels in Vellore.If you eat Non Veg food please take a look at the interiors of the town.Vellore is known for it's Non Veg hotels.And if you come to Vellore from Chennai through the Ranipet way,Please have a look at Bombay Anand Bhavan.They sell very delicious food.

Cheers,

Achyuth