Back in February I asked for recommendations on Indian restaurants and I now have probably 50 places try out. The first place I decided to go to was Anjappar in Farwaniya (they have a Fahaheel branch as well). I used google maps to help me find the location although google knows it as Anjappar Hotel for some reason.
The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of the building right across from Metro Complex. The interior wasn’t anything fancy and a friendly waiter seated us right after we walked in. We ended up ordering a bunch of things including:
Mutton Sukka Masala KD2.100
Butter Chicken Masala KD1.750
Anjappar Chicken B/L Masala KD1.600
Steamed Basmati KD0.750
Butter Naan KD0.250
Chicken Kheema Appam KD0.650
Masala Dosai KD0.500
Mango Lassi KD1.000
The food overall was good, I hadn’t had the Chicken Kheema Appam before and loved it. We ordered three main dishes recommended by the waiter and was the Butter Chicken even though the chicken was a bit dry. My biggest issue with the place was actually with the service, and not the waiters who were very friendly but the kitchen who were just too slow. Our rice came out more than 5 minutes after the main courses and then the Mango Lassi and Butter Naan arrived 5 minutes after that. The table next to us were complaining as well since they were there before us but hadn’t received any of their dishes.
The prices were very reasonable and you can actually check out their whole menu online [Here] for a better idea. I’d probably only go back there if I wanted to show someone Farwaniya but other than that I don’t think it’s worth the trip unless you’ve never been there before and want to try something new. Here is their location on [Google Maps]
16 replies on “Review: Anjappar Indian Restaurant”
I’ll definitely visit Anjappar Resto this coming weekend. 🙂
Mark, have you been at the Tourists(?) Indian resto at the back of Muthanna? A good friend of mine told me that the food was delicious… though I haven’t tried yet… 😛
Yeah I have actually but like 6 years ago maybe? Might have actually posted about it even
I doubt it. 6 years ago it was Burger King, McDonald’s and Naif followed by a post about heartburn. You’ve come a long way since then.
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Found it! thanks… 🙂
https://248am.com/?s=tourist+indian&x=0&y=0
I can understand your confusion on the naming in Google maps. In South India we usually refer to sit-down eating eating establishments as ‘Hotels’.
BTW Anjappar is generally known for their Chettinadu or Tamil style cooking. Chettinadu style chicken is popular and so is kothu porotta.
Why in the world would you call it a hotel? What do you actually call a hotel? And how can you distinguish between them?
Lol I honestly have no idea why its called that. My theory (based on my travels in South India) is that in most of these places there are only ‘lodges’ or basic B&B places and next to them you’ll find restaurants serving lunch and dinner. So maybe over a period of time the restaurants attached to these lodges began to be referred to as hotels.
This is what I’ve seen mostly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Chettinadu Cuisine does take time. I don’t think 5 minutes is ‘too slow’. Also it is generally a practice in South Indian Cuisine for steamed rice to come after the main course.
If you visit again, you can ask them to bring the food in a specific order. That should quicken up the process a bit.
I don’t think It has anything to do with the cuisine, the rice and naan should arrive with the main dishes not after they’re done since they’re meant to be eaten together.
Ah you mean the naan arrived late after the gravies. That is a bit odd.
Nathan, I don’t know where you’re from but for us ‘Southies’ the rice IS the main course. We once even walked out of a South Indian restaurant here when the waiters took 30 minutes to serve the rice and roti.
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Oh you went there. You are too brave lol.
Thnx a lot for sharing n that’s really cheap!! May i ask if i can find a grocery for korean food??
here you go https://248am.com/mark/kuwait/singaria-korean-supermarket-restaurant/
I tried this restaurant in Sydney. The food isn’t great and quite pricey. This restaurant is located in many countries in GCC, North America and Asia Pacific region.
poor service for home delivery.
always late,if will give order they will bring after 1.45 min.
it is happening always. ANJAPPAR FAHEEL BRANCH.