Lakshmi Vilas

Lakshmi Vilas Restaurant in Sadar Bazar, Agra, is a bit of a legend—arguably the city’s oldest South Indian eatery, serving diners since 1956. With roots tracing back to Palghat in Kerala, the restaurant has long been a go-to for those craving flavours from south of the Vindhyas in the heart of the City of Taj. A couple of days ago, while passing through Agra en route to Delhi, I made a deliberate lunch stop here. Our order covered a good spread: masala dosa, dahi rice, vada sambar, and a Kerala porotta paired with vegetable kuruma and raita. The sambar leaned more towards an Udupi-style profile, which personally isn’t my favourite, though the coconut chutney was spot on. The tomato chutney packed a serious punch and was noticeably spicy. The masala dosa was enjoyable—crisp and satisfying—and the dahi rice, served with crunchy appalam, was comforting and well done. The vada, unfortunately, didn’t quite hit the mark. That said, the Kerala porotta stole the show. Soft, flaky porottas with a flavourful kuruma and cooling onion raita made for a winning combination and easily the highlight of the meal. Overall, Lakshmi Vilas offers a decent and honest South Indian meal, rooted in tradition. For anyone seeking authentic flavours from south of the Vindhyas while in Agra, this old-school institution is well worth a visit.

Sometimes pricy restaurant doesn't give that experience and satisfaction, i visit agra and as a tourist i visit sadar bazar and was looking for a good time at dinner, however the place is very quite and people staff were looking us like as we were weird ppl, we were just wearing sweater and shorts, there was no much option to choose, like breakfast and meals thats it , to get onions you need to order salad to get extra rice which is a part of every meals in any south states we have to pay here, no finger bowl, staff were old and not so friendly then were staring us the whole time we were having food, and finally the food part the entire meal was not good at all, the rice was hot and good, the sambar was tasteless, the rasam was like just a flavour water, the curd was good, sweet was good and dal was kinda just ok , no ghee nothing, so my honest opinion you should skip this place and search another with some experience and good time.

Laxmi Vilas is conveniently located with ample parking space. I love this place for their Dosas. They have a variety of south indian food offerings; we had Dosas and Combo Meals during the last visit and it turned out to be really sumptuous and delicious. Combo Meals comes with an option for Dosa or Uttapam. The Dahi Boondi was absolutely refreshing and is a must try. The staff were courteous and hygiene was upto mark. The restaurant is air-conditioned and has proper washrooms. Recommended!

If you want good South Indian food in Agra, those odds one of the best places you can choose to satiate your hunger pangs. The Dosa here is delightful (and that’s coming from me who rarely indulges in a Dosa)! There are a variety of options to choose from. We ordered multiple items such as: Rawa Masala Dosa ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Rawa Onion Masala Dosa ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Paper Masala Dosa ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Mysore Masala Dosa ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Rasam Pappad ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (spicy and lacked the true taste) Dahi Vada ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Cold Coffee ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Idli Saambhar ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ All the items we had were fresh and crisp. The stuffing was nice and seemed quite similar to an authentic South Indian restaurant. The saambhar was very good too and had a very nice subtle taste. The coconut chutney was quite nice and the onion chutney was great. I think they nailed the onion chutney quite well tbh and I didn’t expect it to be quite as good. There is enough parking outside for about 20 odd vehicles. There is a wheelchair entrance but not quite a wheelchair friendly bathroom. Great place to indulge your palate. Great food at a reasonable cost. We paid 3k all inclusive for 9 people and a kid.

This 60 years old place surely amazed me with it’s food and how it’s maintaining the food quality. I was amazed to see people coming in afternoon to have such delicacies. Not a moment when this place has no person inside eating something or other. The food I had was freshly made and quite delicious. The famous family dosa was good in size and taste as well; served with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, cooked potatoes veg and sambhar. Sambhar was delectable undoubtedly. Next on the table was a Chinese cuisine- veg Manchurian and honey chilli potato. Both were good in taste. Cheese uttapam was the next level dish. Only the thing missing was some crispness. But cheese was much fulfilling. Pineapple Kesari bhaat was a delicacy indeed! Perfect sweetness and cooked in ghee.

Lakshmi Villas is a 64 years old south indian joint. I have been going here since i was 10 years old. The taste of food has not changed even a bit. They still use exactly same amount of ghee(which i absolutely love), the same amount of mild spices in their food (which my family absolutely adores) and the same old smile on their staff's faces while greeting us all. Recently, #thehapsisquad was invited for a tasting and we tasted the following, 1. Dahi vada: it was soft, basically melting in my mouth and had the boondi which gave it the crunch it needed🌼 2. Filter coffee: all anybody could say while drinking it is "Ahhhhh..." it was that good.🌼 3. 4ft. Family dosa- it was enough for 6 people and it tasted crispy and sambhar was good as always!🌼 4. Malabar Parantha- i could actually see the different layers of parantha which is a clear indication of how well it was prepared. Also the curry it was served with was tasty as hell🌼 5. Cheese uttpam- it's a must try at this place, it was gobbled in seconds.😅 6. Kesar Pineapple bhaat- top notch quality! 🌼 Apart from South Indian food we also had some chinese, which also was very yum! Honey chilli potatoes were crispy and the flavours it had complimented the crispiness.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 All that is left is they need to improve on the ambience a bit, it's been the same for a very long time. Overall a must visit!🌟🌟🌟🌟

In Agra almost every restaurant and food counter is serving south Indian good But only very few are serving the authentic taste, Being a foodie and a authentic taste lover, you may surely like Laxmi vilas My friends are fond of the their Rasam Sambhar was also good in taste Spices of South Indian food you can actually feel in terms of taste and aroma both. This place can be recommended to anyone who wish to explore good taste of South. Nice , polite and Humble old age staff responds quickly to serve you better. Must visit type place Let's conclude it like -Serving food in steel utensils like home -Good parking space -Good taste -Fast service ,quick response -Authentic taste

I am visiting this place from my childhood days. Must say that this place never disappoints. If u want to eat South Indian food in Agra then this place is for you. The staff is extremely humble, food is yummilicious and atmosphere is good. My personal favourite is South Indian thali, Malabar Paratha with curry and rava kesari ❤️ I will suggest to visit around 8 or 8:30 PM on Sundays else you have to wait for the table.