Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian

One of a cluster of vegetarian eateries on the grounds of the Sri Subramaniar Temple. North and South Indian cuisine, including Jain food. Air conditioned. Open Mon-Tue 7:00am-9:00pm, Thu-Sun 7:00am-9:00pm. Closed Wed.


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17 Reviews

First Review by VeganFoodQuest

ImmiPaterson

Points +775

Vegan
20 Sep 2025

Delicious breakfast

We arrived early at Batu Caves. After making the hike up and down again, we visited Rani.

The food was all delicious. We had idli, vada, and malasa thosai.

From what I could tell, most things are vegan. When I asked if what we were ordering had no milk, the staff member pointed to the "pure vegetarian" on the menu and said nothing had milk. However, I wasn't convinced all drinks etc were vegan.

In any case, our meal was, and it was great. The vada was so crispy, and the dipping sauces were very tasty.

indigodreams

Points +651

Vegan
20 Jul 2025

Tasty indian food

Came here really hungry and probably ordered too much and left super stuffed before hiking batu caves path 😂 probably a bad idea but it was fun regardless. Maybe hike first and then eat is better since that trail is so steep

The food was really good and environment and staff really super nice

Pros: Tasty food, Good portions, Nice staff

AstonMartin

Points +9

Vegetarian
04 May 2025

Tasty & Affordable

Jain Food was great 👍🏻, Affordable and tasty

Pros: Taste, Price

MikeElProu

Points +1388

Vegan
14 Apr 2025

Bastante decente

Un local más que aceptable con muy buenos precios y buenas cantidades. Servicio rápido a pesar de estar lleno el local. Preguntad al camarero a ver si los platos son veganos.

sashanavetnaya

Points +166

Vegan
06 Feb 2025

Great snacking options

I chose the place because of reviews and also because I was dying to have some yummy Indian food!

Because I was there in the morning, they were not serving main dishes, but I had a chance to enjoy breakfast options. I went for veggie pancake, and also classic samosa and whatever-it’s-called donuts.

Everything was delicious, staff were very friendly, coconut was huge and the place was clean and nice.

MarkusV

Points +227

Vegan
01 Feb 2025

Fine indian-style food dining place with vegan options.

Fine indian-style food dining place with vegan options. Offers tasty well-seasoned dishes.

jollyhoe

Points +971

Vegan
26 Jun 2024

Amazing and authentic

We were here in November during Diwali and it was incredible to see all the locals having their breakfast here. A lovely spot for yummy food by Batu Caves. The medu vada were delicious, alongside all the curries with bread.

Rebacke

Points +2811

Vegan
17 Aug 2023

Amazing!!!

What a great restaurant nestled a bit hidden at the feet of the Batu cave temple!
The Café right in front the stairs was packed and looked like a tourist trap, so I was very happy to find Rani only half full of people.
I mean drinking out of a fresh coconut 🥥 is just so awesome! The waiter actually goes out to the coconut 🌴 booth at the entrance where a vendor is opening them fresh.
You can choose if you want it cold or not.
It’s not as sweet but a bit tart and it’s a lot of coconut water 💦
The waiter was very friendly and instantly cleaned the table and brought the menu.
The food was incredible! It was served with 3 sauces and the yellow one with potatoes and squash was my favorite.
You can look into the cave while eating authentic Indian food 🥘 from a banana leaf 🍃- I was in awe!
It wasn’t spicy to my surprise. The price was very affordable from a European perspective, given the amazing location and I would come back and try more.
The coconut was about 1€ and the food around 2,5€

Bathrooms: There is only one bathroom at the feet of the stairs and you need 0,5 RM in cash - better bring 1 RM or more - there might be someone in need who doesn’t carry cash 😉

Dress code: For the temple women need to cover their shoulders and knees. You can rent covers for 15 RM if you need to. Men can wear shorts and shirts.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-17

Pros: Great location, Authentic and tasty, Served on a banan leaf 🍃

veganovna

Points +118

Vegan
06 Jul 2023

Cheap and sooo tasty

I don't like Indian food at all, but even for me, Roti Paratha was really tasty! Also it is a clean place with nice staff and a fair price.

nishaaa

Points +8407

Vegan
29 Oct 2022

nice

nice place to get some vegan food when you’re visiting batu caves!

beapaj

Points +25

Vegetarian
27 Jun 2022

Sehr lecker, günstig und freundliches Personal

Das Restaurant ist komplett vegetarisch.
Waren hier zum Frühstück direkt nach unserem Besuch bei den Batu Caves. Hätten an so einer Touristenattraktion nicht so ein günstiges, authentisches Lokal erwartet.
Roti Canai und Chapati sowie der Masala Tea sind sehr lecker. Die Mitarbeiter waren sehr, sehr freundlich.

TofuChicken

Points +1595

Vegan
02 Apr 2020

Good vegan choices

If you are in the area or visiting the nearby temples go to this place for lunch. The staff is friendly and willing to tell you which dishes are vegan. The dishes we chose were tasty.

Pros: Good value, Friendly staff

StevendeSiow

Points +19

Vegetarian
25 Apr 2018

My Vege Lunch

Nice place to have your simple and light vegetarian meal. I order Masala Thosa & Capati. The dhall are variety and tasty. Most important, it has air con room. Highly recommended if you are nearby.

CristianCastillo

Points +65

Vegan
20 Feb 2018

Autentic Indian

Don't remember the name of the plates, but it was very good. Lot of vegetarian options, but ask if you are not sure if vegan.

Pros: delicious, cheap, outside batu caves

Cons: not sure wich one are not vegan

AnnaVladi

Points +131

Vegetarian
21 Jan 2018

no big expectations

for a tourist area this place had ok price, but we payed 10 ringgit for a mango lassi (not fresh one) and 15 for a plate of food. The palte was pretty big, but way too spice, eventhough we have asked for really NOT spicy food.
I would recommend to go for good indian food to Brieckfield.

Pros: lcoation

Cons: price, too spicy, not very friendly

alcozar

Points +225

Vegetarian
18 Oct 2017

Great Indian Food

Next to Batu caves which is a huge bonus.
Friendly efficient staff
All Vegetarian as I can tell

VeganFoodQuest

Points +1474

Vegan
13 Mar 2014

Excellent authentic Southern Indian

Great Southern Indian food with unlimited coconut chutney and sambar to accompany our uttapam and vaddai. Would definitely recommend, helpful staff, understood no dairy for vegan. Delicious, best thing about our visit to the Batu Caves. Air con restaurant inside or other seating outside.

Pros: authentic southern Indian , understood vegan




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