Hotel Prasanth @ Gandhi Bazaar

Are u a non-veggie, are u fed up with all those butter-sixtyfive-manchurian chicken dishes served with thick flour pastes, u r looking for some place where u feed ur self with a traditional liver fry, poti (intestine - குடல்), thala maamisa (தலக்கறி), naati fry (நாட்டுகோழி ப்ரை) stuff.. here u go.. just step in to Prasanth Hotel in gandhibazaar. In the midst of Basvanagudi, with all those fruits/vegetable shops and silk Saree showrooms, is this small clean no frills non-veg hotel. Hotel Prasanth.

you never get any fired rice, macnhurians, chicken 65, naans, kulchas'.. nothing.. just ragimudge, chappati, biriyani and plain rice.. thats it.. the main course menu stops here. :)

I have learnt the ragimudge they serve here tastes heavenly along with nati-kuruma ( Country chicken gravy). Im not a ardent fan of ragi, i have tried it couple of times and had some bad experiences, with my inability to eat it without the mudge getting stuck to my tooth. My north kannadiga friend nearly dives in to the plate once it is served and even he cudnt teach me the expertise way of having ragi-mudge.. so. i nver try it afterwards (these grapes are sour).

I usually start with a couple of chappatis (a decent ones.. no maida, full wheat). The side dish varies with the mood it may be either the plummy liver fry, the spicy poti fry or at times a plain chicken fry. they also serve a good anjal fish fry, though it dont go well with chappati's.

After those chappatis, its the turn of rice.. dont ever spend a second to choose between the mutton/chicken/nati biryani from the menu.. they serve the same rice, with just mixing 3-4 pieces of flesh as per ur choice, so better settle with 'jeera rice' the same biriyani rice without any flesh/bone in it.

The last part is more interesting one in having a complete non veg feast, the piping hot rasam, which they serve as 'complimentary drink'. Its a cute way to finish ur spicy lunch/dinner.

The very peculiar attitude of the waiters i observe here, in this place, similar to that one of those waiters from Velumilitary and amma mess in chennai, they never bring the bill to your table unless the plates are cleared. u finish ur meal, wipe out ur hands in the finger bowl and sit relax with the tooth pick, then arrives the bill, which to ur astonishment is very very low, at least to bangalore's standards. I really love this part, unless u dine in a posh restaurants, it may be those nandhinis/nandhanas or sagars the wiaters use to bug u with 'next sir!' type of questions and once u say 'u r done' they immd flash the bills, even before u finish ur meal. I luv this place for this attitude more than its food :)

mm.. keep in mind, there is one new eatery jsut a couple of building next to this place, which is named 'New Prasanth Hotel', dont ever bother to step in to that place.. its no where near to 'Prasanth Hotel' s standards. there is some mockery going on ter.. i have been fooled once, by trying them. beware!
This place is in the I floor above the silk showroom, they have a very clearn familroom too in the second floor !!