The Modern Restaurants

Krish Rangan 16 months ago

What can I say about the legendary Modern Restaurant? The first time I had their signature banana leaf lunch...it was 'Love at first Bite'.. Thereafter every visit to this temple town Madurai and lunchtime would be planned around Modern's Lunch timings... I heard their other snacks are also good though not tasted it and over today's banana leaf lunch, met a colleague who was raised in Madurai... His take.. The food taste and quality have not changed since he was in the sixth grade... He is now 54.... That says a lot about this restaurant & it's food taste and quality and I can vouch for the same over my 15 year experience... A 'must eat here' on your foodie bucket list!

Vignesh E 11 months ago

Then modern but one of the ancient restaurants now in Madurai. Location is a plus for temple-goers, tourists and jewelery shoppers.

Once famous for "deluxe meals" where a riot of accompaniments were served in small cups, tucked in a large plate.

Visited recently for a quick dinner, also called as "tiffin" in local parlance. Poori and chilli parotta were decent however fried rice was a let down. Probably the left over food from lunch was tossed in oil and served.

I would recommend this place only for south Indian dishes with chutney and sambar. Nothing fancy about the ambience either.

Parcel billing is separate and takes a while during peak hours.

PS: on keen observance, almost all staff are aged above 45 and mostly local folks. Kudos to the management for retaining them and supporting their livelihood.

HB 13 months ago

A nice spacious and clean restaurant. The waiting staff were bit slow.
Ordered Adai avial and it was ok.