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1. Not just Mahalakshmi Puram (That’s near
Rajajinagar) but far far away too. I was at the Indian Institute of science. Which
is far. And when I told them I was from Mahalakshmi Puram. They asked me if I
know HA (That’s Hotel Aditya for short). I believe, these peeps get into their second-hand
Maruti 800 and make a weekly trip to HA.
2. Don’t expect great ambience; just be
happy that you get a place to sit. HA is much like the old-time mess. With the
fixed table and bench. And if you are so phoren, take a parcel and leave thru
the rush. HA opens at seven in the AM with a breakfast menu. Later there is
lunch. And evening seven, the dinner starts. Peeps start piling up at the
gate by 630. Families in big cars, waiting patiently for HA to open. Sundays
is a big non-veg day. HA stay jam packed from 7 in the morn to 11 in the night.
Remember Monday is a holiday here.
3. It has a simple one page menu. Chicken
items, mutton items. Rice, Chapati, Raagi Mudde. And some seasonal items
sometimes. The menu is NAATI style.
Meaning Karnataka village style cooking. And that’s the taste that made them
big. Everyone can eat it. North Indian, Bengalis and even foreigners. My mouth is watering as I write this.
4. I first ate here when it newly opened. About
four years ago. And have been a regular since. The quality had not dipped one
bit. Chicken Biryani has the same A1 taste.
5. The cost is pocket-friendly. Chicken
Biryani is 125.
6. About half a dozen new such hotel have
opened – and closed – nearby. All of them professed Naati style like HA. But
none lasted.
So if
you are ever here and hungry, drop in at Hotel Aditya. It’s bang opposite
Nandini Cinema. Near Ibaco Icecream, Near BGS School. Nearest Metro is
Mahalakshmi and Rajajinagar. This is Namma Bangalore for you.
Review by Hemant Singh
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