MTR

I enjoyed my visit to MTR 1924, a legendary South Indian vegetarian restaurant that traces its roots back to the original Mavalli Tiffin Rooms in Bangalore, founded in 1924. The history of the place is nicely reflected in the ambience, with photos and stories lining the walls and giving the restaurant real character. I tried the weekend-only special mini meal, and it was genuinely delicious — a well-balanced selection of vegetable dishes and a sweet, served with a choice of dosa or poori. It felt comforting, traditional, and thoughtfully prepared. The menu also offers a wide variety of dosas, which I’m keen to explore on my next visit. The masala tea was decent, though milder than I expected in terms of spice. Service was friendly and efficient, and prices felt very reasonable for the quality. It’s easy to see why MTR 1924 has been recognised in the MICHELIN Guide with a Bib Gourmand, an award given for good food at great value — a well-deserved nod to its consistency and heritage.

This restaurant serves excellent Indian food. We were lucky to grab ourselves a table as it was crowded when we arrived. We had the Onion Rawa Thosai which was delightfully crispy and the side dhal and chutney that came with it was tasty. It’s different for the ones we have in Singapore. The vadai was so soft and fluffy. The tea was definitely good. Highly recommend.

Food specialties from Karnataka (South India state) ….made well, served well! 🧡 Arun and the whole team are amazing and they pay attention to detail. Food is tasty and consistently delicious on every visit. Quality+Quantity is top notch, thank you for the lovely food and conversations. Looking forward to our next visit

Omg!!! The Dosa/Thosai is amazing! I got the masala dosa and it was one of the best you can get in KL and Brickfields. Fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. The mashed potato and spices inside are well seasoned and extremely soft. Must try! They are a vegetarian restaurant and I love meat, but I will come back again with my friends.

We had lunch with expectations of a michelin restaurant - but a little disappointed. Podi idli was very good. Special Mini meals - comes with white rice and either thosai or poori. The sweets (kesari n payasam) and curd/sambar rice, poori and thosai was very good. All 3 vegetables were very average. We also had Shavige Bhath (vermicelli cooked with vegetables) - nothing to shout about. Sweet lassi was good. Prices were a little steep for a vegetarian meal. The service was fast and good.

I was thrilled to find this place so close to the hotel we moved into for our last night in KL, and even more thrilled to find they offered an Uthappam! I have not had this dish since my trip to India many years ago. This version had lots of shallots and fried till the bottom developed a light crust, the shallots gave it sweetness and the crust gave it a lovely texture combination. Just the way I like it! We also had a Masala Dosa which was lovely. Worth a visit for sure. Oh yes, we came at a good time as it was not crowded. Monday night around 630pm.

The restaurant serves excellent Karnataka-style food. We tried the podi dosa and idli, and both were fantastic. Prices are on the higher side, but well worth it for the generous portions and overall quality.

Foods okay in my opinion. For some reason I felt the dosa was too greasy. Not the most quantity to price friendly place but good to enjoy south indian food in bricksfields. It's very close by to nu sentral