5/5 Melvi P. 4 years ago on Google
To
be
honest
when
I
first
heard
the
name
Banana
leaf
,
my
mangalorean
brain
was
both
tempted
,curious
but
Skeptic..Most
recently
I
went
to
this
place
in
Mannheim
serving
South
Indian
which
really
did
not
meet
my
expectation..In
the
last
5
year
in
Europe
I
have
never
had
an
authentic
South
Indian
food
experience
outside
of
India.
This
Saturday
morning
,I
thought
I
find
out
for
myself,
what
the
hype
is
all
about.
I
got
here
with
my
family
and
was
pleasently
greeted
and
treated
by
3
lovely
women
enterprenuers,
who
started
this
place.
The
order
was
taken
super
quickly
&
then
What
I
did
not
expect
happened
,
Just
like
in
a
typical
South
Indian
place
,
the
food
is
prepared
right
in
front
of
you.
There
is
no
hidden
kitchen
where
the
action
happens.
In
minutes
it
was
all
ready
,
The
breakfast
thali,
a
masala
dosa
and
chai.
The
very
first
bite
of
the
Dosa
with
the
coconut
chutney
took
me
back
to
my
home
town.Wow!
You
know
this
is
the
taste
of
genuine
authentic
home
food.
We
were
so
impressed
we
packed
biryani
to
cover
us
for
the
night.The
drive
all
the
way
from
Heidelberg
was
totally
worth
the
exclusive
fresh
items
in
the
thalli,
Freshly
made
Puris
,
Pongal
with
„Cashews“,
Idlis
chutneys
Sambar
and
vada,
Bajji
,
Kesri
Baath
with
real
Safron
etc.
Bit
tired
of
the
cut
copy
paste
Indian
hotels
in
europe.Same
curry
where
different
boiled
meats
are
typically
dumped.
The
banana
leaf
is
authentic
where
food
is
made
with
the
care
and
attention
it
deserves.This
is
definitely
the
best
South
Indian
food
you
will
get
in
Europe,
&
I
have
tried
to
eat
Indian
food
in
almost
every
country
I
have
visited.
5
stars
from
my
side.
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