Karandi's Restaurant Karama

Karandi's Restaurant Karama

Al Karama

Karandi's Restaurant is a small cafeteria-style Tamil Nadu restaurant in Al Karama, with indoor and outdoor seating. It is worth considering for South Indian breakfast, especially dishes such as masala dosa, mini-tiffins and filter coffee.

Reputation Score
3.4
★★★☆☆
502 ratings
5★
35%
4★
25%
3★
13%
2★
5%
1★
23%

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The Good Stuff

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Tamil breakfast

Mini-tiffins bring several Tamil breakfast favourites together, including pongal, idlis, dosa, vada, sambar and chutneys.

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Filter coffee

One reviewer especially liked the strong South Indian filter coffee served in a traditional brass davara set.

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What to Eat at Karandi's Restaurant Karama

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Karandi's Restaurant Karama, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 10

  1. Bajji Net +1
    “Typical tamil nadu food..especially bajji ,bonda n typical chennai tea”
  2. Bonda Net +1
    “Typical tamil nadu food..especially bajji ,bonda n typical chennai tea”
  3. Chennai fried rice Net +1
    “The food here is definitely good, especially the Chennai fried rice, though it feels a bit overpriced for the overall atmosphere of the hotel.”
  4. Chilli fish Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  5. Garlic dosa Net +1
    “Excellent South Indian food! The service was quick and courteous. Tried their garlic dosa and filter coffee- both were delicious!”
  6. Ghee roast Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  7. Idiyappam thenga paal Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  8. Idly vada Net +1
    “We visited for breakfast on a Saturday morning and ordered porotta with keema, dosa, and idly vada. The food was served quickly, tasted good, and the pricing was reasonable.”
  9. Kichidi Net +1
    “There were small portions of pongal, kichidi, one puffy poori, a bunch of little idlis in a cup of delicious sambar, one tiny masala dosa, a medhu vada, a teaspoonful of kesari, with some potato masala for the poori, another cup of sambar and four different chutneys. All the dishes were excellent and tasted great. It was a nice fulfilling meal.”
  10. Maan biriyani in seeraga samba rice Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
Honorable mentions (11)
  1. Mini-tiffins Net +1
    “We had a plate of pooris, portal with medium vada and a couple of mini-tiffins, which is like a thali containing popular Tamil breakfast dishes, see picture. There were small portions of pongal, kichidi, one puffy poori, a bunch of little idlis in a cup of delicious sambar, one tiny masala dosa, a medhu vada, a teaspoonful of kesari, with some potato masala for the poori, another cup of sambar and four different chutneys. All the dishes were excellent and tasted great. It was a nice fulfilling meal.”
  2. Mutton curry dosa Net +1
    “We tried mutton curry dosa it was very delicious.”
  3. Mutton kheema Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  4. Mutton suvarotti Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  5. Parotta Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  6. Pongal Net +1
    “There were small portions of pongal, kichidi, one puffy poori, a bunch of little idlis in a cup of delicious sambar, one tiny masala dosa, a medhu vada, a teaspoonful of kesari, with some potato masala for the poori, another cup of sambar and four different chutneys. All the dishes were excellent and tasted great. It was a nice fulfilling meal.”
  7. Porotta with keema Net +1
    “We visited for breakfast on a Saturday morning and ordered porotta with keema, dosa, and idly vada. The food was served quickly, tasted good, and the pricing was reasonable.”
  8. Rasam Net +1
    “Not good food other than rasam, if chapati or poori served along with the lunch then it would have been nice lunch.”
  9. Sambhar Net +1
    “Here are some of the favourites from our experience - Maan Biriyani in seeraga samba rice, mutton kheema, Idiyappam Thenga paal, parotta, Chilli Fish, Mutton suvarotti and not to miss their Sambhar and ghee roast! The list is endless but these are a few dishes that we really relished.”
  10. Suvarotty Net +1
    “Suvarotty was OK. JUST OK.”
  11. Set dosa Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “Taste is ok but really expensive.. Idly 2 peice 6 AED, Set dosa 2 peice 7 AED...”

Drinks 1

  1. Chennai tea Net +1
    “Typical tamil nadu food..especially bajji ,bonda n typical chennai tea”
What to Avoid (17)

Food 17

  1. Basmati rice briyani Net −1
    “But given basmati rice briyani. Called and asked, one person came and took back, then after half an hour he delivered finally. Worst service. Briyani looks and tastes like normal tomato rice. pieces were like chicken pieces.”
  2. Boti curry Net −1
    “We were actually going to bengalore restaurant beside that still we wanted to try tamil food so we ordered boti curry , chicken biriyaniii and mutton also boti curry so smelling like they took from market and they just put it on the curry like smelling very bad 🤮and the biriyani full of ginger pieces and when we asked them for extra rice very little they charged us 12 AED saying it was plain biriyani never 👎 ever visiting that restaurant again forgot to mention after coming back i had severe vomiting 🤮 i had to admit to the hospital”
  3. Chicken biriyaniii Net −1
    “We were actually going to bengalore restaurant beside that still we wanted to try tamil food so we ordered boti curry , chicken biriyaniii and mutton also boti curry so smelling like they took from market and they just put it on the curry like smelling very bad 🤮and the biriyani full of ginger pieces and when we asked them for extra rice very little they charged us 12 AED saying it was plain biriyani never 👎 ever visiting that restaurant again forgot to mention after coming back i had severe vomiting 🤮 i had to admit to the hospital”
  4. Chicken briyani Net −1
    “Don’t eat Biriyani from this restaurant they are keeping tomato rice when we order chicken Briyani or mutton briyani they are mixing with chicken curry and mutton curry then servings to customers instead of saying no briyani they are cheating the people which mean their thoughts we don’t have sense they are very brilliant @not recommend @very disappointed then don’t waste your money”
  5. Chicken chettinad Net −1
    “I ordered Chicken Pepper Fry, but they delivered Chicken Chettinad instead, which was very disappointing.”
  6. Chinese style maan kaari Net −1
    “Chinese style maan kaari, lost the touch of Tamil restaurant. With a big chunk of bone with four small pieces of flesh.”
  7. Fish fry Net −1
    “I ordered fish meals , they provide everything other than fish. No fish fry in the meals.”
  8. Fish meals Net −1
    “I ordered fish meals , they provide everything other than fish. No fish fry in the meals. Fish meals includes Biryani rice and chappathi in the fish meals.”
  9. Kulipaniyaram Net −1
    “Pre-cooked kulipaniyaram and less heated in oven and under cooked. Literally like a card board.”
  10. Mutton briyani Net −1
    “Don’t eat Biriyani from this restaurant they are keeping tomato rice when we order chicken Briyani or mutton briyani they are mixing with chicken curry and mutton curry then servings to customers instead of saying no briyani they are cheating the people which mean their thoughts we don’t have sense they are very brilliant @not recommend @very disappointed then don’t waste your money”
  11. Nonbu kanji Net −1
    “Recently I had food for Iftar one of the worst Nonbu Kanji I ever had. Simply to say it's like Sambar Rice that much tight. There is small piece of Aluminum foil was there.”
  12. Rabbit briyani seeraga samba rice Net −1
    “I have ordered Rabbit briyani seeraga samba rice (cost mentioned as per menu card 24AED. Menu card took from shop yesterday night only, but he said, price increased to 25AED then 1 dhm for parcel). But given basmati rice briyani. Called and asked, one person came and took back, then after half an hour he delivered finally. Worst service. Briyani looks and tastes like normal tomato rice. pieces were like chicken pieces. I have already had Rabbit meat. Simply waste of 26AED. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED.”
  13. Rava dosa Net −1
    “Ordered rava dosa and got served something else of sour taste If a dish can’t be made properly, it’s better to say it’s unavailable—instead of serving something that doesn’t even come close to how it’s supposed to be.”
  14. Sambar Net −1
    “sambar is like a hot water and chutney doesnt have the standard taste.”
  15. Samosa Net −1
    “Just tried samosa and they were very very very spicy”
  16. Unlimited chicken meal Net −1
    “In unlimited chicken meal chicken was missing I got potato curry,”
  17. Vada Net −1
    “Each Idly 4 aed and Vada 3 aed price are Very expressive.......average food quality...very poor service....it's not worth.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Check prices. Ask staff to confirm the current price before ordering; a lemon soda listed at AED 5 was reportedly billed at AED 10.

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Clarify unlimited. Ask exactly what an unlimited meal includes, especially whether extra rasam or buttermilk requires another rice order.

Plan the visit

Practical details

6A St
Al Karama, Dubai
Mon7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Tue7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Wed7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Thu7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Fri7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sat7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sun6:00 AM – 12:00 AM
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Common Concerns

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Price confusion

Several customers reported prices differing from the menu, including a pongal billed at AED 12 despite a different menu price.

Slow service

Waits can be lengthy: one order took 42 minutes, while another delivery took more than 1.5 hours.

Customer-reported prices

These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.

24AED

Rabbit briyani seeraga samba rice

“I have ordered Rabbit briyani seeraga samba rice (cost mentioned as per menu card 24AED”
Google review · August 2025
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The Bottom Line

Karandi's Restaurant is a modest Tamil Nadu-style cafeteria in Al Karama, with a handful of indoor tables and additional pavement seating under a gazebo. Breakfast is where the reviews are most inviting: you can order masala dosa, idly, vada or a mini-tiffin, a small thali-style spread of Tamil breakfast dishes. Filter coffee, served in a brass davara set, is another memorable mention, and the mutton curry dosa has also drawn praise.

The experience is uneven. Some customers describe food that is tasty, authentic and quickly served, while others report sour dosa, poor chutney, small portions and inconsistent dishes. Biryani is a particular caution, with several reviews saying chicken or mutton versions resembled tomato rice.

Service complaints include long waits, missed or incorrect orders and abrupt responses. Check prices before ordering because multiple customers say the bill did not match the menu. Clarify what “unlimited” meals actually cover, and remember that the restaurant is reported to have no restroom.

Outdoor seating can be pleasant for a cool morning breakfast, but the compact layout is less comfortable for family groups. 30 per hour in one review.

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