Lunch in Koramangala 5th Block usually means a decision between a ₹400 bowl and a ₹100 parcel from a darshini. Sri Ram Cafe sits in the middle on purpose. The Andhra Style Meals is ₹170 and it is a full plate: rice, sambar, rasam, curries, curd and a sweet. Here is the whole lunch menu and how people order it.
What is on the Andhra meals plate
Andhra meals are built around rice. On the plate you get:
- Steamed rice, served hot and refilled
- Sambar and rasam, the rasam with more pepper and tang than the Karnataka version
- Two or more vegetable curries that change through the week
- Curd, to finish the rice and cool the palate
- A sweet
It is pure vegetarian, like everything at the cafe. ₹170.
Family Pack Meals, ₹530
The Family Pack is a parcel-only lunch for a family or a small office group. It packs the meals spread into boxes so you can serve it at home or at your desk. Order it a little ahead on WhatsApp so it is packed and waiting; it is the single most practical thing on the menu for a Sunday afternoon.
The rest of the lunch menu
- Andhra Style Meals, ₹170
- Family Pack Meals (parcel only), ₹530
- Mushroom Biryani, ₹120
- Ragi Mudde Combo, ₹120
- Poori (3 pcs), ₹100
- Vegetable Pulao, ₹85
- Special Rice Bath, ₹80
- Curd Rice, ₹80
- Pudina Rice, ₹80
- Coconut Rice, ₹80
Three plates worth knowing
Mushroom Biryani (₹120). Fragrant basmati, whole spices and mushrooms, with raita on the side. The lunch pick for anyone who wants one bowl and a spoon.
Ragi Mudde Combo (₹120). A ball of steamed finger millet with sambar or saaru to swallow it with. This is old Karnataka village food, filling and very low on oil.
Curd Rice (₹80). Tempered with mustard and curry leaves. Order it with a Masala Vada (₹60) on the side and you have a cool, cheap, complete lunch.
For offices and groups
If your team wants lunch delivered as boxes, the cafe does bulk orders from 50 boxes with two days' notice. The details are in pure-veg catering in Bengaluru.
Sri Ram Cafe, #53, 17th A Main Road, KHB Block, Koramangala 5th Block, Bengaluru 560095. Open 6:30 AM to 11 PM every day.
