Mani's Lunch Home - South Indian restaurant in Mumbai - Mumbai, India

Go here for food. Don't expect fancy interiors or fancy service - this is a lunch home and not a restaurant! Order anything off the menu and it'll come to you hot and fresh in minutes - and it will be DELICIOUS. When you're done eating, you'll feel pressured to leave, as there's more food to be made for other customers! Perfect place for a snack or meal where the focus is on the food and not company or ambience.

Mani's lunch home It is located near Ruia College. It is one of oldest restaurant in Matunga. My grandmother used to visit this place, during her college days. I am visiting this place from childhood. Idli is soft and fresh, medu vada are crispy served with chutney and sambhar. There have variety of uttapam and dosa. They have special paper dosa, which is paper thin and crispy. I love the food served here

Very Good quality South Indian Food.. Must try..

Manis lunch home has always been my favorite spot from my college days in Matunga.On a Sunday I had some work in Matunga so decided to visit Manis lunch home . I am visiting this restaurant after a gap of 4 years. I ordered Idli vada sambar while my wife ordered lemon rice.The idli vada sambar was very good compared to all the ones I tasted in & around Mumbai. It was very close to the taste in southern part of India. In my college days visit to this restaurant made me nostalgic.As usual even after 24 years they still maintain the restaurant neat & clean. They still serve unlimited sambar & chutney with the dishes.I loved their chutney more than their sambar.The taste of idli vada was same as that tasted four year/ even 24 years before.It was always difficult to get a place to sit inside the restaurant during weekends especially the peak hours. Today we went at an odd time of 11 am so we could comfortably sit inside the small restaurant.The lemon rice was served with kerala pappadam & chutney. It tasted good. The rice looked bulky similar to that used in Kerala.Overall it tasted good.Then although my stomach was full I wanted to taste their plain dosa to which I am a bigger fan.The dosa taste amazing good & kudos to the team for maintaining their standards over the years. I topped it with a nice filter coffee. The coffee was great & a must have so whenever you have food here pls keep space for the filter coffee. My wife is a tea lover so she ordered Tea. The teas was good as per her. I did not want to spoil my coffee taste so did not taste the tea.I love to keep the taste of filter coffee to stay in my mouth as long as possible.It was nice to recollect old memories sitting in this restaurant. It had made our day.Thanks to the management to keep the restaurant intact even after so many years. Hats off to the team.It is a must visit restaurant in Mumbai if you like authentic South Indian breakfast.

Have been coming here since a while now. The quality has suffered but it is okay. They have kept the prices down throughout these years. Don't get me wrong, the food is good enough. Perhaps the hygiene could be improved a bit. The ambience remains from yesteryears as the place has been kept intact. Tables are on sharing basis and food is served quickly. This is for those quick south indian bites or a cup of coffee. The place is mostly crowded and it might be a while till one gets a table.

Hard to find a seat, but if you do, it's gonna be great. Fast service and you are well taken care of. The people are warm and really fast. You sit based on the number of people and any empty seat can be taken by a stranger if present. A queue is always expected but worth the wait, because it's not expensive yet the taste is great!.A second visit will be a must.

Mani's lunch home is an old favourite of mine from when I was a student at Ruia college. Their prices were affordable, the idlis nice and soft and the best part was the delicious chutney that you could have unlimited amount of. I am not ashamed to say I have taken one plate of idli and had five portions of chutney. As a student every Paisa counts. We visited recently and ordered food in the car as I had an injured leg. The idlis were still soft , the chutney as yummy..the car service was not that fast but it was clean and efficient. I have forward nostalgia for Mani's.! Go if u want a quick south Indian bite

Having South Indian food here since more than 30 years. Same taste. Unlimited Chutney and Sambar. Hot idli with chutney is my favourite.