Komala Vilas Restaurant, Singapore

We had lunch (South Indian meals). Paid SGD 25.72 for two plates. Taste was good and hot. They use disposable cups for water, which I don’t like. Stainless steel cups are great with meals. Toilet and wash area needs improvement. Overall it is a good place for vegetarian food.

Authentic South Indian restaurant at Serangoon road. Dishes are tasty and good. Rates are very competitive. Ambiance is well maintained and service is slow. Mini tiffin combo is worth for the price. Masala tea also tastes good. Staircase to the first floor dining area is little steep. ♿️❌

Got recommended by a colleague and everything was great! Like the other reviews, agreed that cleanliness of the restaurant was very average. But the food is amazing!!! We went there on a Wednesday night and it wasn’t very busy. To us, service was pretty good. Price is slightly above average but it’s worth it. Recommended :)

I had an amazing breakfast at Komala Vilas. Didn’t have much time to experiment with different dishes, so went for their infamous Masala dosa and it was delightful. Also, strongly suggest to try their masala tea as it was the best I’ve ever tried in my life. And they have a great choice of sweets. Simple ladoo ball can be a nice addition to your meal (as it was for me). Absolutely recommend. And I even had to queue to get it. But it was 100% worth it!

Landmark restaurant, coincidentally restaurant started year & Indian independence year are same. Had evening tiffen combo & Kothu parotta. Restaurant smell, dosa, mini iddli, all chutneys & sambar were excellent. Ven Pongal, kara Pongal & Vada was okay. Kothu Parotta taste was little disappointing, probably I had high expectations.

Absolutely loved my visit to Komala Vilas! The vegetarian food is delicious and authentic, served in generous portions. The atmosphere is lively and welcoming, and the staff are friendly and attentive. I especially enjoyed the dosa and thali—everything tasted fresh and full of flavor. Great spot for a hearty meal, whether you’re vegetarian or just looking to try something new. Highly recommend this place!

The staff/server were helpful. The service was prompt. The food quality (ordered dosa and idly) could be improved however it wasn’t bad. The restaurant has congested seating as there is table everywhere. It is crowded and air conditioning don’t keep up with crowd and open door. There are other vegetarians restaurants in Little India which are higher than this one.

I've been eating here since 2007. They used to make excellent, consistently wholesome food. The quality has suffered considerably over the years. The dosas are overly fermented, burnt, and sour to the taste, the filter coffee is like so much hot water, and even the South Indian meals feature tasteless side dishes with sometimes uncooked vegetables. Their most tasty food is the sambar but that too, one can find more flavorful versions at other restaurants. In my most recent visit, I even saw a little cockroach crawling up the side of the shelf where they store the fried snacks. They really really have to get their act together. Their only claim to fame is that they started in 1947, the same year, coincidentally, as India's independence. Because they were the one of the first, they are the most popular and crowds of tourists to Little India flock to this restaurant unaware that there are much better options: near Mustafa, try the Bangalore Cafe or Nagercoil Arya Bhavan or Murugan Idli. Or on Race Course road, try Spice junction (for Malayalee food) or any of the other Tamil restaurants. It's a shame because this used to be my favorite place to eat at in the late 2000s and early 2010s. These days, I go there only if I am lazy to walk farther to another restaurant. And when I do, I always regret it, and also feel like telling all the tourists to try other restaurants. If you must eat here, please do not order north-India dishes (like naan, roti, paneer masala, etc.) because this is a south-Indian restaurant. The north Indian food is not their forte. Try instead the poori, idli-sambar, upma, pongal, dosa, etc.

Komala Vilas is a super popular Vegetarian Indian restaurant in Singapore's Little India. I came here with two Indian colleagues and trusted them to do all the ordering. The food is Southern Indian, so expect lots of variations of bread, curries, chickpeas and other dips. Despite the restaurants large size, there was a line of folks waiting to get in after we left. * For me, I enjoyed the Andhra Thali Plate with the huge variety of dishes. No way a single person can finish this monster platter. My favorited were the Rasam (Tangy Tamarind, mildly spicy soup), Coconut Curry, and Eggplant. There was some powdery, spicy dry curry that packed some serious heat. I had to use the yogurt dip and rice pudding as neutralizers. * Beverages were great - mango lassi was thick and sweet, while filtered coffee was bold and smooth and good end to the meal. * The one toilet on the second floor was somewhat ok in terms of cleanliness, but had way too much water in the floor. * Service was friendly but inattentive at times. Instead of napkins, they give paper towels from the sink. Most of the tine, its self service. With half of the Thali plate and a sampling of breads of various shapes, textures, dips and fillings you will get very full from this Vegetarian meal. After all, "Man cannot live on bread alone."

We got off at Little India during the Big Bus tour and we were hungry, wile at the Indian temple I asked a few locals and they pointed me here. There was a line out the door and then I found out that this was Singapore's original Dosa place and all the locals have been coming here for years. Originally all They sold was Dosa but now they serve many other South Indian veg dishes. Yeah the food was good, the service was satisfactory and the ambience feels like I'm in India. Mango lassi was excellent

Would have given this place a better review but they were very discriminating in their service. We ordered two plain dosai dishes, a fried rice dish, cauliflower and garlic naan. As we ate we watched them serve additional side dishes and paneer to all the indian tables and not once did they ask us if we wanted any... they pretty much avoid our table unless we waved them over for something. Disappointing to say the least. As for the food it all tasted good but seamed that for the sauces we only got the sauce while I noticed that others with the same dishes actually had more substance and the dosai for us came out as a flat while the presentation on others was a nice rounded log. Wouldn't recommend going here for tourist unless you understand the language and look indian. Very disappointing. I'm reluctant to even give them the two stars.'

We enjoyed the friendly service and food here. We ate tomato uttapam, masala dosa and plain dosa. Also, palak paneer. Palak paneer was too good. The paneer was just like you get in my mom's kitchen. The lady taking the order is quick to write down orders. She didn't realize we ordered dosa thali and not dosa plain so one order was wrong.

Came here because it was 4 stars on Yelp. Had the Masala Dosai (mashed potato crape) and Mango Lassi (Mango yogurt drink). Tasty and inexpensive. Staff was nice enough to recommend them as something a non-Indian person would like or is safe. Everyone was eating with their hands but they gave me a Fork and spoon. Don't sit too long. It's a place where you eat and leave. Tables next to me kept turning over.

Delicious all vegetarian food. We stopped in for breakfast when only a limited menu is available but it was amazing. We had paratha korma and an onion masala pancake type of thing. The korma sauce was amazing and the paratha was buttery and crispy. The onion pancake was amazingly flavorful and came with a tasty curried potato hash in the middle and sauces on the side. The veggie soup it came with was fine but the sauces were all very intricate and nuanced. I ordered a masala tea to go and it tasted just like what you'd get from a street vendor in Mumbai. Prices were very affordable and the ambiance was great.

Was craving dosa and only about a 30 minutes walk from the hotel. Not many places open early in the morning in Little India. Ordered the pongal, upma, Mysore dosa, uttipam, and mango shake (they didn't have any lassis in the morning. Very delicious and made to order. Was the only Caucasian within miles and loved it! :-) For sure will be back when in the Singaporean Little India area.

I asked an Indian friend of mine for a recommendation where to eat in Little India. She told me to go to Komala. And so I did. I felt a little foreign but the staff helped me to the best available to understand the many menu items. Don't ask me the three items I ordered. All I know is that one was mushroom but they were really good and I enjoyed the many different flavors.

Komala Vilas is a nice Indian vegetarian restaurant in Little India that satisfied our hunger around lunch time. Space can be a little cramped since it was busy and we ended up scaring our table with another patron. The food was delicious. I'm normally a guy who needs meat in his meals, but the wife was craving vegetarian. I ordered garlic naan with mushroom mutton and she got the onion uttapam with three sides. The garlic naan has visible bits of garlic covering it, but surprisingly not overpowering with flavor. I wouldn't have minded a stronger punch of garlic, but I do love garlic. The mushroom mutton was also very tasty and not overpowering as far as flavors go. I probably could have ordered another set of naan bread to finish the mutton with. The uttapam was a pancake-like food which we ordered the onion version of. It's like much thicker dosai with a topping of your choice. The sides were really good and my wife especially liked the curry one. I personally liked the spicy one. The white one reminded me of a cole slaw. We finished the meal with a mango lassi which was refreshing. Not overpowering with the yogurt flavor which I appreciated. You can tell a lot of locals cane here to eat which was a great sign. Thankfully they also had a sink with soap to wash your hands since the meals are eaten by hand. Overall really good experience and we would come back again

I looked up restaurants in Little India on yelp and wasn't disappointed. It's completely vegetarian, so I was a bit surprised that there are no chicken or lamb dishes on the menu. I ordered the vegetable "meatballs" in a masala sauce. Very tasty! Had it with garlic naan and a mango lassi. My husband had the Chappati meal which consists of different kinds of curries and sauces. Each one was nice, but not noteworthy. We enjoyed our meal, but could have used something a bit more substantial. I love plant based foods, but it's nice to have meat curries as an option too. For me personally, I enjoyed my meal, but just wasn't in love with it.

A entire restaurant full of vegetarian options is usually an easy win for me, and this place definitely delivered. The food was really good, and the staff here were really friendly. The prices are very affordable, and the portions are large. The food does look deceptively small on the menu photos, so I ended up ordered way more food than I needed, but was very happy I got to try a little bit of everything.

Ever since I found Komala on yelp, I was craving for Indian food. I couldn't wait to try their food. I don't have much knowledge comes to Indian food but I know it was a good meal under S$5. Even tho it was all vegetarian, it left me content. The drinks are rather expensive compared to the prices for the food. I was very very happy until I saw the sign says C hidden under the cashier counter....lol Fortunately I didn't get a stomache but I really don't wanna think about what goes on in their kitchen.

Finding a friendly and fast South Indian / Tamil restaurant in Singapore shouldn't be that surprising I think. So yes, I was not surprised by anything at Komala Vilas. And apparently it is a pretty old restaurant which used to be good. I'm glad to tell you they are holding up pretty well. The food was overall pretty good. We tried everything from the spicy "Podi Dosa" to the soft idlies and to the foot tall "Cone dosa", which was unsurprisingly, shaped like a cone. They all tasted pretty darn good and consistent. The chutneys could've had a little bit of variation. They all tasted pretty much the same which kind of got old pretty fast. The best part about the meal was the glorious filter coffee. It was bitter... just so darn bitter and sweet - exactly how South Indian coffee should be. It was a perfect way to wrap this breakfast up. Will drop by again when I'm craving some nostalgia.

Went there for lunch after a long day of exploring Singapore so we were really hungry. Tried the Palak Paneer, Aloo Gobi Masala and Plane Dosai. Overall we liked the food a lot. The palak paneer was my favorite. Also got the naan (butter and garlic). I thought the butter naan was better. I wasn't the biggest fan of the sauces with the dosai. We also tried the samosas. The crust was a bit too thick and not very flaky. The service was good even though they had a lot of customers. Food: 4/5 Service and atmosphere: 4/5 Price: 4/5 Overall: 4/5

Opens at 7am, so good for breakfast if you don't have something at a hotel. Ok for inexpensive breakfast. Had the poori set, which is 2 poori and 2 dal. Filter coffee was ok. Fine in this area where a lot of places aren't open early.

Awesome South Indian vegetarian food. Great prices too. Highlights were: Butter Masala Paneer Aloo Gobi Masala Dosa Garlic Naan

So I'm visiting Singapore and everyone has told me to visit little India - sure why not but I want to eat some good food here as well. So I ask my native friends to take me to a place that has good food and hello, here I am. When you walk in you know it's so authentic. There's a sink to wash your hands cause that's all you're gonna be using to eat with. Just the atmosphere and everything. Oh man. You've got to try the MANGO LASSI! Most I've had in America have been overly sweet but this. this was on point. Yogurt + Mango and the perfect amount of sweetness. So onto the food. We ordered Butter Naan and regular Naan and split several of the dipping dishes between 5 of us. We ordered 5 dishes and boy they creep up on you. I was so full by the end of the meal. To be honest after a while all of them started to taste similar to me - but I have low spicy tolerance and it was probably more of that speaking. I'm terrible at remembering names but there was this one dish that stood out that was green (I believe spinach / pea mixture). Anyway if you figure out which one that is you should try it :) Big hit with our table.

In town for 8 days on business and one of my co-workers had a local friend who suggested this place as its where the Singapore PM bought Indian Prime Minister Modi for lunch, when the later was visiting Singapore. Hey if it's good enough for Modi, it's good enough for me. One tip - strangest journey to get to the loos - you walk thru the kitchen and the dish washer and there is only 1 unisex toilet and the floor was covered with water! So definitely avoid trying to go to the loo here. Food wise, this is a South Indian place so you can't go wrong with Dosa - however if you can't tolerate too much spice like me, just let the servers know because I didn't and my dosa came laden with green chillies! The sambar was truly lovely as was the coconut chutney. Not that big fan of the tomato chutney. Loved that you could get second helpings of the sambar and chutneys as well as the subzi for free. The local folks we were with got an Andhra Plate. I can't recall if this particular item was available only on weekends or just Sunday's but gosh, that plate was turbo loaded with food - no dosa include in this however, unfortunately! Would def return as good food at great price and free second helpings

Dosai meal ($8.50) - 3.75 stars Vegetables (left to right) - long beans, potato, banana Sauces (left to right) - green chili and coconut, red chili and onion, daal, tamarind sauce, cardamom dessert Masala dosai stuffed with a potato curry This was absolutely massive. It would last me 2-3 meals at least. Thank goodness I didn't order the paneer butter masala. Could definitely share this dish. The first two sauces on the left always come with dosai according to the manager/owner and the tamarind sauce usually goes with rice. Everything tasted good! I suppose I didn't give it 4 stars because I was a bit tired of the dish 1/6 of the way through. Masala tea ($1.80) - 4.5 stars Loved this. Spicy and not sweet. There's sugar on the table for you to add. Ambience - 4 stars Down-to-earth, homey, and clean. You share a table if you're alone/in a group of two, which was nice. I ended up chatting with a young Sri Lankan couple who knew more about Indian food than me! I'll have to come back to try the paneer butter masala and the spinach dish.

People are ridiculous for giving less than 5 stars because they want meat. It's a vegetarian restaurant. If you aren't ok with that go elsewhere. Pretty simple but I guess it's too confusing for some. We loved our meals here! We (1 adult + 2 kids) were on a budget so we skipped drinks and used the pitcher of water at the table. For $15 USD we managed to get really good meals for all of us. If we had more to spend we would haved ordered more, but it's good to know what you can eat for less in Singapore. We were upstairs and did have about a 15 minute wait for a table. I didn't mind since a busy restaurant typically is a good sign. Not sure if the experience differs on the first floor. We will be back next time we are in town!

The first time I ever went to Singapore, over twenty years ago, I got there very late at night and after spending the night at my hotel near Orchard Road, got up early the next morning and took a taxi to Komala Vilas on Serangoon Road. This was the first of many many visits with the most recent one being in late 2017. I sat downstairs and ordered idlis, a medhu vada and upma and then totally relished my wonderful breakfast. For those who do not know what an idling is, the answer is that it is a white colored soft discus shaped slightly sour cake, generally 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and made with fermented batter (like masa for tamales) using a mix of soaked rice and daal (lentils). Medu vadas are savory fried donuts made from the same flour. Upuma is a savory version of cream of wheat, cooked in ghee and with bits of fried curry leaves, onions, mustard and fenugreek seeds with bits of dried and green chilies plus chopped green coriander leaves. By lunch time, I was craving the food at Komala Vilas again and upon getting there and learning about the special unlimited meals in the upstairs section, climbed the stairs and sat down at a marble topped table. In a few minutes a server placed a banana leaf in front of me with many small steel bowls. Another server came by and filled the utensils with different South Indian vegetarian preparations. I was served rice, papadums, sambar and rasam and after asking for a fork, started attacking what was in front of me. Never having expected to finish all my rice, I was surprised when the server came around for more to find myself welcoming another helping. It is unlimited and they will keep serving you until you say enough. The stomach will get filled even if the palate will keep wanting more. I have enjoyed this experience so many times without tiring of it, often to the frustration of my wife who would like to try other terrific restaurants, Indian or otherwise on this magnificent gastronomic gem called Singapore. My big frustration is that if Komala Vilas in Singapore can serve such delicious and perfectly prepared South Indian food, why can't other similar restaurants outside India, particularly those in the US do so? Even if some copy Komala Vilas' name they fail to replicate its food. If only the original Komala Vilas decides to expand to the San Francisco Bay Area, life could be so wonderful.

Every Indian person I know from Singapore couldn't stop telling me how amazing this place was. So on a jet lagged morning I strolled in to taste the Masala Dosa and idli. The Masala Dosa was no good, no taste and the sambhar lacked your expected South Indian punch. The Idli was good, but I mean it's idli..... two points for the Chutney... if you want to eat better South Indian breakfast, hold on to your gut and try Anadha Bhavan or Sarvana bhavan. If you're upset with this opinion, I understand, I'm spoiled by years of tasteful masala dosa and Idli, this spot just didn't do it for me.

For breakfast they have a very limited menu. I came at 10:30am and was recommended: Masala dosa 2/5 - potato-curry-stuffed dosa. Lacking in flavor. The three sauces were lacking as well. BIG portion. Samosa 3/5 - texture was right, but it was also lacking in flavor. Even when dipped in the chutney, still not satisfying. Service was unfriendly. My coconut took forever to come out, leaving my poor mouth burning til the end of my meal. After reading great reviews, I was really looking forward to this place! But, you get what you pay for: cheap, mediocre Indian food.

My boyfriend and I discovered this gem while traveling through Asia for a month. The fact that we are here six times during our trip (generally during layovers between countries), it's safe to say this was our favorite restaurant. Komala Vila is located in the heart of little India. When you enter the restaurant the staff will seat you downstairs or escort you upstairs depending on capacity. Then you'll wash your hands because you won't find utensils here! The dish that kept both of us coming back was the Masala Dosa. The masala dosa is a crispy crepe rolled up and stuffed with potatoes, peas, and delicious spices. It's paired with three different dipping sauces. I have no idea what they were or what they were called but the yellow one is delicious!! If you're in the mood for something sweet order a mango lassi drink. It's a creamy yogurt based drink infused with fresh mangos. I'm salivating just thinking about my experiences at Komala Vilas.

Incredibly delicious vegetarian Indian food! Nice family run place, since 1947. Reasonably priced, nothing fancy, and filled with "locals". Had the potato curry and Chana masala with fresh baked burrita (think that's the name) bread that was the size of a child's head! Food was not killer hot (spicy hot), just pleasantly hot accompanied by a thick sweet mango lassi. Flavors were incredible. Loved it so much came back twice during a 10 day stay. BTW - I'm not normally into "vegetarian" anything! But after eating here I could take that path! Samosas were hot spicy as they were loaded with peppers. A piping hot Chai masala was a nice way to end my meal. Do NOT miss if in Singapore! PS - be sure to bring your own napkins!

Komala Vilas located in Little India in Singapore serves authentic, flavourful Indian food!!!!! It's a vegetarian restaurant that serves amazing curries as well as classic Indian breads!!! A must try is the thosais which are massive long thin crunchy crepes that can be filled with a lot of things such as potatoes (masala thosai) or onions!!!! Another must try is their vadai which are the donuts that are fried to perfection!!!!! Their poori is so light and fluffy and definitely worth trying!!! All their breads, thosais, vadai, etc. pair excellently with the curries that they are served with!!!!! They even have traditional Indian desserts like gulab jamun!!!!! Their mango lassi is also very thick and has a lot of delicious mango flavour!!!!! The restaurant is split into two floors with the upper floor being for rice dishes and the bottom floor being for breads and thosais!!!!!! This place is a definite must try!!!!!

Vegetarian Indian at its absolute best. This place is located along the main road of little India. I dined alone, and was greeted by another solo woman diner. She was so lovely, sat with me, told me how long she'd been going to this restaurant and insist that I try the chai. She even poured it for me. I ate the best samosas I have ever eaten in my life here. Ate 3 plus chai for less than 10 SG$. This is my happy place.

The food here is similar to what I tasted when I was in India. The masala tea smells good and reminds me the journey in India. Lots of people here especially India people. Maybe they can heal their homesick by eating their traditional food. The servants are a little passive because they are too busy I guess. Try if you want to feel like being in India. No worry about using hand or not. They provide simple tablewares.

Really delicious, authentic vegetarian South Indian food. I tried the Masala Dosa, Uttapam, and Samosas and all were delicious and cost less than $20 even for so much food. Only downside is that it's cash only.

Fancy a sampler of all sorts of delectable Indian breads? Look no further, Komala Vilas has got you covered! Everything we've tried over several trips has been delightful, but my two favorites are the crispy Cone Dosai and the puffy, nearly soccer ball sized Bhattura. No matter what kind of meal you try, it's guaranteed to be wallet-friendly and delicious with well paired sauces. I'd recommend washing the whole thing down with a delightful lassi and maybe ordering a Paneer Butter Masala as an extra dipping option for your bread. Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty as they have sinks with plenty of soap on the first floor. Service is friendly and fast. PARTING THOUGHT: I like sprinkling sugar on the crispy Cone Dosai...it reminds me of the tissue prata at Nasi Kandar shops in Malaysia

Well I have a lot of fond memories with this restaurant. I have been here during my every visit to Singapore in last couple of years. Located in Little India this place has been around for a long time. This is no frill authentic South indian food spot. The food comes out quick, is reasonably priced. They have a lot of options on the menu but me and my family would always order the traditional masala dosa with comes with sambhar(lentil soup) and coconut chutney(cocunut sauce). Definitely a cool spot to hit when in singapore and looking for some authentic ethnic south indian food.

Visited this tiny hole in the wall outpost a few weeks ago during my singapore trip. Chose to sat downstairs where you get the choice of alacarte menu. The feast served on a banana leaf was not only scrumptious but brimming with good taste. The only problem I felt was the way to the restroom was through their kitchen and not at all clean as per Singapore's standard. Perhaps use the restrooms in the mall close by and come here to enjoy good food:)

Uhm...$4 tomoto onion uthappam with 3 sides?! Yea, I'm down! Not only was it good, but the place had AC and the menu actually says what these items are made of. I didn't know that uthappam is just a thicker version of dosai, of which dosai is made of semolina (which is gluten free, a nice plus). I came here basically for some good indian vegetarian food and it didn't disappoint. Restaurant setting with hawker prices :)

It's not clean, partly because it's super busy. Be prepared to wait. But the food is amazing. Dosa fresh and not oily. Bhatar (I think that's how you spell it) was killer. We really over ordered a lot. A lot! And it was less than $40 for three people total and was the tastiest meal of our week long trip. No alcohol or meat available. Amazing veg food!! Excited about returning.

A pretty solid place to get South Indian fare. I'm pretty picky when it comes to my paper masala dosai (note: its original Tamil name). I've been here 2 or 3 times, and I do think it can be hit or miss when it comes to the crispness and airiness of the actual dosai. However, I've had great Madras filter coffee, sambar, and thayir vadai. Would definitely recommend taking a trip down to Komala Vilas and Little India for the good food and prices.

1) Cone dosai $5.50 sgd Wow super cool very big and fun to capture in photos Very light and crispy Good appetizer dish for 2 2) We also ordered the bharum drink $3 Nothing special Sweet as expected Bright orange color 4 stars goes to dosai only

I had visited Komala Vilas on my trip to Singapore. The restaurant has two stories. The lower floor sells sweets as well as serves some customers. The upper floor is where I think there is full service of customers. I took my colleague (who is originally from San Francisco) to this place a couple of times. We ordered masala dosa, bathura chole, parotta and kurma during the first visit. What can I say? Excellent! He enjoyed it too. On our second visit, we ordered the lunch meals, which was prepared well and plentiful. All in all, it was great tasting South Indian food. A couple of things - South Indian food is meant to eaten with hands mostly. They have a wash basin to wash your hands. But it would be great to keep it a bit more cleaner. Also they take only cash. If you don't have cash, there is an ATM at a store ( a few feet nearby). I am docking them a star because of the slightly dirty wash basin. I will definitely be back and highly recommend this place.

It was our first night in Singapore and decided to give this place a try as it was pretty late in the night. The food was ok, nothing fancy. The restaurant wasn't very clean. If you're famished and don't have many options late in the night, this is a good place to grab a quick dinner.

The first Indian place that I visited when I first came to Singapore back in 1991. Says a lot about the longevity of this place. This still has the most inviting banana leaf meal with everything in a free flow mode (most places only allow curry and rice for free flow). Simple, as close to home food. Nice filter coffee. Kids love the big ball bhatura or the cone dosa. Wife likes the crispy rava dosa. Pleasant taste on the tongue and not too big a bite into the wallet either.

Wow, what a great lunch. Found this place unexpectedly walking around and via Yelp saw it was likely a good place to stop. The ghee onion dosai was excellent, so was the service.

This little, Indian cafe has garnered quite a name for itself within the Little India area in Singapore, and when my friends and I were wandering around the area decided to give it a try since we were craving Indian food. I got the Masala Dosa ($4.40) which is a crepe-like bread filled with potatoes and onions, and three dipping sauces on the side. One appeared to be yogurt based, another with chili peppers in it, and then another that was similar to curry. The food itself was barebones delicious, and even at around 4pm the restaurant was packed. There were side boxes for to-go samosas that also looked delicious. The menu is hard to understand if you aren't familiar with authentic Indian cuisine, but everything is so good and the pictures provide a lot. We were in and out quickly even though we ended up sitting down, and is a good place to take a quick meal/snack break while wandering around Little India. However, bathroom is fairly hard to get to, so keep that in mind when visiting, and they often squeeze people very close to each other in the dining space. Otherwise, a great, authentic and local place to get Indian food in the area. Additionally, the restaurant is completely vegetarian, so take note meat lovers!

Great vegetarian restaurant and the dosa's are great! I haven't had one in a while and they are just the way I remember them but better. They are light pancakes with crispy edges. They taste better with your hands so dig in! Oh and order the mango lassi. You won't be disappointed.

I was craving some Biryani and so I headed up the stairs of this old-school restaurant on the edge of Little India. Order from a small menu at the entrance, pay cash, take your seat and in a few minutes you get a tray full of delicious goodness, hot rice with all sorts of vegetarian curries, naan, and spoon/fork combo, if you're a foreigner. Look, I don't understand what the big fuss about how to eat this - with your right hand as a local or with a fork like I've been used to. The end result is all the same. So leave me in peace while I enjoy my Biryani, purring like a Bengali tiger. My tastiest, fulfilling, and most affordable (less than SG$10 with a bottle of cold water) meal in Singapore.

Very nice vegetarian Indian restaurant. Tried the chick pea chili dish and it was excellent.

Probably some of the best Indian food you're going to get in Singapore will come from Komala Vilas. They've come a long way in the last few years, since a visit from 2007 had left a lot to be desired, but the recent one was definitely one to remember. All the food is freshly prepared - you can taste it - and the service is very good as well. I recommend getting the uttapam or the dosas, and if you're into more custom/delux dosas, try the paneer butter masala dosa. It's really divine. The one other awesome thing is the prices. You can go feed an entire family of 4 there for under 20-25 bucks easy. And we're talking good portions, awesome sambhar and chutneys, and the whole nine yards! Definitely a great place to visit for Indian fare!

Solid. I got the lunch deal. So much food for $9. I'm not a local so I don't have a good comparison.

I had some great food at a really great price and there was a lot of it. It was everything I wanted in an Indian restaurant. I will say, though, be prepared when you go in there. The restaurant isn't set up to cater to tourists.

Great food with only Indian locals. We had the rice and chapati meals and various small sides and all were great. 7$ per person for a more than filling meal

An update- The review below is for the Serangoon Rd location. There are actually two other Komala Vilas locations within a couple of blocks of this one. I had a meal at the Race Course Rd location, and it was just as good as the one on Serangoon Rd. The Race Course Rd location features some "Jain" Indian dishes - I was planning to try some of those, but they looked to be more "ala carte" than the other selections, so I just got one of the combo meals (didn't even have to ask and they brought out another portion of one of the dishes). I walked by the location on Buffalo Rd, and it was filled with tourists (in contrast to the times I've been at the other locations).

This is my first review. I hope i'm rating the right one since the other Komala Vilas on a different street was not as impressive. I had kottu here (shredded chappati, said to be a dish that originated from home where leftover chappati are used for this purpose) and it was really good. I liked the ambience and would go back again to taste the rest of the menu.