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Combo with mini masala dosa, idli, vada, sambar and chutney at Dosa etc in Dunedin

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A pure vegetarian restaurant where all the mains can be made vegan. Serves classic South Indian dishes like idli and vada, in addition to dosas. Open Thu-Sun 12:00pm-2:00pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm. Closed Mon-Wed.

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10 Hanover St (at Filleul), Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Last update on 25 Mar 2022 by Guest
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9 Reviews

First Review by nicole_m

Elevator_Lady

Points +31

Non Veg

27 Jan 2024

Lots of variety, delicious food - Edit

Vegetarian restaurant but almost everything has a vegan version or can be made vegan. Friendly staff, delicious food, and good prices. I recommend the dosa, the Tali, and the idli, but I bet everything else is yummy too.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-26

Pros: Great food, Friendly service , Good value

EvelynS

Points +482

Vegan

04 Jan 2024

Dosa - Edit

If you are in Dunedin try this place. Food is delicious and very filling (I had a starter and main).

Pros: Food, Friendly, Good price

Victw

Points +29

Vegan

21 Dec 2023

Yes Southern Indian - Edit

This was a great change up from the heavy curries we've seen throughout the country.
If you've never had Southern Indian food order the combo.
You might want extra sambar.

I would have liked more chutney options, but that might be a western thing.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-21

Pros: Sambar

Cons: Would have liked more chutney options.

KellyDowdell

Points +20

Vegan

09 Apr 2023

Maximum flavour - Edit

Each meal has a burst of flavour that keeps you wanting more. Highly recommend, such delicious food, friendly, great location and good prices. Vegan options are available

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-09

naamasha12

Points +128

Vegan

08 Jan 2023

Loved it! - Edit

We took the masala dosa and the onion dosa, the samosas and chai masala
Everything was super tasty, hot and satisfying
Staff was extremely friendly and helpful
Great price, lovely atmosphere and a good vegan option (also the dosas are GF!)
Highly recommend

LeisatheAwesome

Points +74

Vegan

04 Jan 2023

Absolutely love this place - Edit

Such a friendly, awesome place with amazing dosa. Very easy to have everything made vegan.

Pros: Quick and easy, Amazing taste, Easy to make vegan

Cons: Would like more served

JayC

Points +11

Mostly Veg

06 May 2022

Dunedin's Dosa Stop - Edit

I have been to this venue thrice with my father. Both of us have lived in South India for years and are very familiar with the wonderful vegan and vegetarian foods available in those regions. We have been waiting for 25+ years for a real dosa place to open In Dunedin and now we have one.
My masala dosa was just what you would expect to get in Mysore. We ordered a side of idli after they had closed down (I think!!!), they went out of their way and steamed a fresh bunch for us even though it took some time..... Only spoiled grandkids get that treatment.
Thank you.
Awesome !!!

Pros: Authentic Food, Clean Amenities , Nice Atmosphere

Cons: South Indian Music Not Playing

dosaetc

10 May 2022

Hi Jay,

Thank you so much for your review, we're happy that you're enjoying our food, and we hope to see you again! We'll also make sure to update our music playlists for next time as well :))

Stewert

Points +11

Mostly Veg

24 Apr 2022

Middle of the way - Edit

I ordered Masala Dosa and Vada with Sambar. The Vada arrived and just by looking at it knew it came frozen from a factory. No harm there, but they never measure up to what a Vada really is. No need for more explanation here, if you love South Indian food, you will know what I mean. However, the Sambar was nice and light with all the correct tones of flavor.
Next the Masala Dosa arrived. I wish I knew it was going to be a Rava Dosa, which usually means it is not fermented and made only from Semolina. This for me was disappointing as fermentation is a must for a dosa batter unless it is stated as Rava Dosa, then you know what to expect. Parts of the Dosa were crispy and other soft, not the best but not bad. I would say they went a little bit overboard with the oil. As for the potato filling: It was a bit on the heavy side, dry with a lot of green peas and some carrots added for some reason. Usually the potato masala in a Dosa is light and soft, with flavors of curry leaf, turmeric and onion, this was lacking and almost like a samosa filling. Hovever, I have had much worse in Dunedin over the years, so not too upset. Now for the queen of the dish, the coconut chutney: I know there are so many versions, but what they have in common is being of a nice creamy consistency, not watered down and noticeable flavors of curry leaf, green chilly, tamarind and coriander. Sadly my coconut chutney was very watery and missing the traditional flavors. Instead it had a lot of mint which I found quiet unusual, having grown up in Karnataka with coconut chutney at every street corner. As above, the Sambar with the Masala Dosa was very nice and light.
I am grateful for the effort of the owners to provide us with great vegan and vegetarian South Indian delights here in remote Dunedin NZ, thank you for your efforts. A few words of advise: Ferment your Dosa batter or state that is unfermented Rava. Make homemade Vada, you can still freeze them. Stick to traditional flavors, we have plenty of curry leaf, coriander and all other spices and flavors these days. Please don't adjust the flavor to suit the "western" palette, we are all pretty well traveled these days and we know what to expect.
I am looking forward to coming back and tasting the Idly and other menu items. I hope the Idly are freshly homemade from fermented lentil rice batter and not frozen factory ones.
Lastly, I know how complicated it is starting up such a business, it may take some tweaking to get there.
Cheers

Pros: Very Clean facilites, Friendly Staff, Nice light atmosphere and Music

Cons: Consumed item still needs improvement

dosaetc

29 Apr 2022

Hi Stewert, thank you for your review!

We are sorry that we did not meet your expectations on your first visit. We strive to serve only the best and most authentic South Indian food. Also, we can assure you that everything we do is made in-house and in small batches, from soaking the lentils and rice to frying the vada, grinding and fermenting the dosa batter and steaming the idli. Everything is made by us in the restaurant and always has been. You are more than welcome to chat with the chef next time if you have any questions or concerns! You can also follow us on social media, where we regularly document our process so you can be assured that all of our food is freshly made as we claim it to be. Once again, we are sorry you did not have a good first experience, and we hope to make it up to you next time!

JayC

06 May 2022

Hi Stewert,
We Also lived in Karnataka for many years and you have some points. I have been to Dosa Inc with my father twice now and believe me, they ain't that bad. Actually, I had a masala dosa today, I might as well as be in South India.

nicole_m

Points +3277

Vegan

27 Mar 2022

Small but yum - Edit

A new all vegetarian South Indian (possibly Dunedin’s first South Indian offering). The menu is short, featuring various flavours of dosa, idli, vada, a few sides (though chutney and sambar come with the mains already) and a daily special. The staff said everything could be made vegan except the daily dessert special (I didn’t double check though if that meant the cheese dosa would have vegan cheese or if it would end up being a plain dosa). We tried the combo with a mini masala dosa (didn’t seem mini to me!), idli, and vada, which came with chutney and sambar. Everything was delicious. The dosa and vada were flavoursome and crispy, the idli soft and soaked up whatever I dipped it in. I’d definitely return.

Pros: Fully vege, staff say everything can be vegan, Cheap prices, Yummy food

Cons: Smell of burning incense is strong, not for all