Komala Vilas

Whenever I want a simple, nice and cheap South Indian food I head towards Komala's.  Komala's is a pure vegetarian restaurant which specialize in South Indian food - be it Dosai, Vadai, Uthappam, Pongal or Uppuma so you'll get a good variety here. They even provide some North Indian food too like veg. burger, samosa and North Indian Thali.
They serve you Sambar as much as you could possibly eat! 
The best thing is their Masala Tea. In Singapore it's really difficult to find the traditional Indian Tea so if you want you can always come to Komala's.
The place is generally crowded and the ambience is okay. It is not a place to "go out" but yes if you are in the mood for a nice south indian dish, this is the place to be.

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I spent about S$7 per person 

Review Date: 23 May 2008 
 
 
 
 
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I would have to say wow for the food here! It's been a really long time since I've eaten at Komala Vilas and the last time was a vague memory of dosai and tea in metal cups probably 13 years back. I've passed by this place on numerous occasions on my way to Chellas and wherehaveyous in the district of Little India and haven't walked in until now.

This rather famous Indian restaurant which has been around before 1950 whips up volumes of very common fare like rice based meals and snacks like dosai, chapati, battura, idlis and vadai for the consistently large crowd on a daily basis. The thali (South Indian rice meal) which comes with soft, fluffy and steaming rice was simply mouth watering. I must mention that the rice (which comes with an array of condiments) is so good, you can eat it plain on its own. The likelihood of that happening is little however, since you get a bunch of stuff like thairu (yoghurt), spicy pickles or the huge bucket of sambar which the servers walk around with. This rice meals are all you can eat orders and one can always request for more rice and vegetables as desired. The Bombay Thali (also known as the vegetarian briyani on the menu) comes similar with the exception of a saffron based rice and an additional chapati. I'm not familiar with all the names of the vegetable sides here, but I would have to say that they're all good.