MTR, short for Maville Tiffin Rooms, is one of the oldest, yet still one of the most popular south Indian restaurants in Bangalore.

Location of the restaurant

It was established way back in 1924 on the Lalbagh Road in the small town of Maville which is in the heart of the city.  

The uniqueness of the restaurant is that it is the only major restaurant in Bangalore where a homely atmosphere is still maintained. The waiters are in their traditional dress and the foods served are the perfect traditional items, even though items like sandwiches do find their place at times. Presence of masala or any such stuff is uncommon. The MTR restaurant is the ideal place for a veggie looking for a family atmosphere. Hence, most of the people who come here for a visit are from the not-so-rich class who prefer a modest setting.

The restaurant remains closed on Mondays.

Cuisine

The food is purely vegetarian with both lunch and dinner comprising of almost 15 items. The starting item is usually a glass of grape juice or any fruit juice. Ice creams and fruit salads are also included. The cuisine, being South Indian- South Kannada to be more specific- is also known as Udipi Cuisine.

There is a smaller MTR eatery at KR Road which provides a good place for a quick snack or ice cream.  

Awards

MTR was awarded the best South Indian Tiffin Restaurant by the “Times of India”.

Address

Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR)
#11, Lalbagh Road ,
BANGALORE – 560 027

Telephone: 0091-80-22220022

Landmarks: Lalbagh botanical Garden, Urvashi theatre

Description of once favorite restaurant could be, good food, great service, great rates, nice view. etc etc. However for me, my favorite restaurant has a different criteria. Its my favorite place because I have a lot of good memories of that place. I feel attached to this small road side restaurant because I shared a lot of laughs and cries at this very place.

I come from a small town that has now developed into a small city. People have migrated from different places and a lot of new faces dominate and change my home place everyday. However, I have been in the town for 20 years of my life. As it was a small town had a few restaurants years back, and out of the few, Ratna was the biggest restaurant in the town. So with choose of class avilable, my family and friends ventured more than offend at Ratna. I remember all Diwali's, Birthdays, the only name on the appointment was Ratna. I remember my brother, who at that time couldn't read the Menu, would always say PAV BHAJI, even before we start discussing what to order. I remember my Dad  surfing the menu with a promise " Lets order something different" and end up ordering the same Tadka Dal and Paneer, as always. He would always allow me to order everything I wanted, and then scold me for leaving food unfinished. Passing the highway, a small glims of this restaurant brings back all those memories.

Our college was 3 KM away from the restaurant, I remember me with two of my friends, chatting for 3 KM to make it to the restaurant. The breakfast during lunch hours was the funniest thing we three did. Due to the distance between college and this restaurant, most of the college sweethearts managed to find a corner for themselves. I remember theier red face the moment they saw three of us entering the Restaurant.

I remember missing Ratna, when I didn't get filter coffee in Mumbai. I remember Missing Ratna, when a Dubai restaurant charged me 12 A.E.D for a Masala Dosa. I remember making a wish list, wherein I mentioned I would like to visit Ratna one more time. The day I returned from aboard, the very next sunrise, I woke my mom at 9 asking her to drive me to Ratna for breakfast. I remember my husband thinking I am crazy to have dragged him in a crowded restaurant just to drink coffee. I remember the hours both of us spent there, trying to make sence of Capital market. He was explaining me what Derivatives are, and I was busy thinking he is too smart for me. All these memories stay and they have a single background in Common. They all started for me at this place, and the place reminds me of all these days that passed by.

Today it is the smallest resturant in town, it doesnt have those chef's as they had before. The rates have gone up. And the place doesnt look that good. However everything thing ages and age is what makes it beautiful .

                                                          " Paradise" is still the most common word used by tourists to describe the lush island of golden beaches and brillient blue waters.I decided thatit was time to unleash our tropical side and experience for ourselves the much talked about magic of Sri Lanka and what better time to  enjoy the sun and sand than during the famous Hikkaduwa beach festival.

                                                           The island kept up its promice of being a friendly nation right from the Bandaranayake international airport  with its courteous and smiling immigration officers to the locals of the villages and cities.The drive to colombo took longer than the said 40 minutes with bouts of traffic with congesting the already busting streets.However the city of colombo was a treat.It is clean with tree lined wide roads ,great shops and restuarents.The apartment we stayed in overlooked the ocean and was set in the middle of a residential area neighbouring a deliciously stylish restuarent.

God created the nature. Nature created the man. Man is destroying the nature. Nature is beautiful. Nature is wonderful. And also nature is a destroyer. The man who enjoys the nature cannot destroy the nature. Beaches are the most beautiful fruits of the nature.

India... The name is enough. It has so much diversity in all aspects. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka… are in the south Indian region.

Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline among these four states, the second longest coastline in India with 972 kms. Gujarat wins the first place with 1,600 km.

Coastal Andhra has nine districts. They are Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore. Bay of Bengal created some beautiful beaches here.

Beaches in Nellore district.

Nellore is about 177 kms from Chennai, 130 kms from Tirupati and 500 kms from Hyderabad, well connected by rail and road. The District has a coastal line of 169 Kms covering 12 mandals.

Krishnapatnam, Ramayapatnam, Ramatheertham, Katepalli, Kodur, Mypadu, Muttukuru and Tupilipalem beaches are the noted beaches in Nellore district.

Mypadu beach is the most famous among them. Koduru beach is more beautiful than Mypadu beach. However, Tupilipalem beach is the most beautiful and every beach lover must see this great-looking beach.

Mypadu beach

This beach is at a distance of 25 km from Nellore city. There are plenty of buses from Nellore city to Mypadu beach. The beach offers cruise and fishing opportunities for tourists. This is a good sandy beach with eyeful greenery. This is a peaceful and beautiful beach. There is an Andhra Pradesh Tourism hotel for accommodation.

Kodur beach

Kodur Beach is 18KM away from city. We can get buses/autos from Atmakur Bus Stand. Here boating is also allowed on weekends. Everyone can enjoy this trip to Kodur beach with tasteful fish items in the small stalls located there. This is a really beautiful beach. Besides the shore, there is a famous Velangani maata church which is so beautiful.

Tupilipalem beach

Thupilipalem beach is a really fantastic beach. It has a world-class look and diversity. It has golden sands, Beautiful green trees. One can dig the sand for some feet and drink the tasteful water here. One can see extraordinary sun rising and sun setting here. And also we can see so many flying beautiful birds on the boats and the sea. It will be a memorable trip for every visitor. Guest house and boating facilities are available here. This beach is located at a distance of 12 kms from Vakadu town. There are regular buses from Kota town to Tupilipalem.