Ratna Cafe - South Indian restaurant in Chennai - Chennai, India

The place is located next to Kapaleeshwar temple and quite famous in locality. The parking will always be a issue due to busy street of temple . The staff was quick to take order and serve the same. This place is for aunthentic south Indian tiffen items and good for snacking or breakfast. The food is good but can be much better . The place is pocket friendly and they have branches all over Chennai and if i m not wrong the Triplicane branch being their oldest and comes under legendary outlets . Over all its a good place to try some South Indian delicacies

If you're a tourist in Chennai, find the nearest Ratna Cafe and have the idli sambar. I eat here every time I'm in chennai. And so, on a clear and cool Sunday morning in the August of 2023, I found myself automatically searching for this branch of the Ratna cafe after a pleasant visit to the nearby mylapore temple. The idli sambar here is simply the best. Their sambar has a unique flavour and texture that I have not found anywhere else. The fact that it's unlimited is a real bonus. I also tried the poori masala, filter coffee, and the basundi. They were all also tasty but not as great as the idly sambar and I'd rather recommend the filter coffee at Adyar Ananda Bhavan (A2B).

Had our breakfast in this famous restaurant and it was very good. The restaurant is near empty when we went. The lady server attended our table was very polite and humble.The sambar Idly we ordered was served with the sambar poured over the Idli. In the middle of service, we ordered with another male staff who didn't understood the order propely brought something different. The girl apologized to us. However it wasn't a big deal as we are ok with the food and we like that too. Quality of food is good. Not much spicy. Average 200 rupees for 1 person. They don't have enough parking space and the security is very polite too. Our bikes were parked neatly by him. Thanks.

Completely loved the Idli Vada dip, taste was too good and the way they keep refilling Sambhar was really nice. Also the coffee was amazing. Also tried ghee paper roast, didn't like that much and also the cost was a little too much for that.

Ordered their kothu parotta for lunch. Very poor service. Solid 30Min wait and even then the food didn't come out. We had to make a fuss for the food. The food was hard and tasteless. Very bland. Difficult to chew. Badam milk was just sugar water..not even milk. Ambiance is typical ratna cafe nothing great. Over priced for the taste and service I was given. Never going back again.

This was once the greatest place to go have nothing special but a pair of idlies and sambar. The quality has come down so bad now I have stopped going to this place The food is served cold many times as they want all order to go at the same time which means they make dosa and wait for 20mins before it is served. The sambar has lost its taste and it was surprising that they had food delivered by sangeetha hotel. The service was mediocre and we were not even attended too Overall this was a place which was iconic but I feel they are losing that status on a rapid pace.

Went to this Ratna cafe outlet on a Saturday evening around 7:15-7:30 pm for dinner...Was a little surprised to find seats due to the rush outside in South & North Mada street...The options for Saturday evening was good across North Indian and South Indian items...We had Poori masala which was good and masala was tasty...The chola poori was small compared to other restaurants but taste wise was fine...Idiyappam, Appam, Kuzhi paniyaram (Kara paniyaram/Appam) are wonderful and must try here...Mini coffee was a little more than the mini...cost wise this restaurant charges you average/ and not too high which is decent enough

The restaurant is empty when we went. Attended was very polite and humble. Anyone around chennai must try this Sumptuous and traditional vegetarian South Indian meal. Specially Idli & Sambar. Rathna cafe in Triplicane is a must go restaurant for idli lovers. Their idli sambar undoubtedly the best in the city. Quality of food is good. Filter coffee was good. Cannot beat traditional South Indian food. The cafe is very close to kapaleeshwarar temple.