Bhavya v sridhar
7 years ago
4.5/5 Mudde Madappa mess was established almost a century back and is very popular among locals for decades now. My brother and cousin's obsession over mudde led us here for a weekend dinner. Ambiance: -It has the look and feel of old Bangalore restaurants/mess. -It is more crowded on weekdays than weekends. Service: -Coupon should be bought at the cash counter. -Waiters pour hot water in glasses with which we should clean our hands and plates(already clean) and then wipe it off to make sure mudde doesn't stick to the plate. And then a bottle cap is put under the plate to make sure Sambar stays at one end of the plate :P -Then in no time, mudde and meals will be on the plate. Food: Ragi mudde meals-- -Ragi mudde(Ragi ball): Softest and best mudde I have had till date:) -Rice Rasam: Pepper rasam served with rice here was okay, I've had better. -Buttermilk: Loved it:) Perfect end to a filling meal. Conclusion: -This just cost Rs.90 per head and is worth every penny as the meals are unlimited and of-course delicious and healthy. Food: 4.5/5 Service: 4.5/5 Ambiance: 3.5/5 QFM: 5/5
vinesh007007
6 years ago
Awesome.. rustic and authentic eatery from our old bengaluru.. it was nostalgic... Just like our village Style.. First they serve you with hot water to wash hands.. They ask you to place bottle caps so that sambar stay at another side so that you can dip it properly.. Then they serve citrom like pickle or yerlikai uppinkai which is delicious Ragi mudhe is kneeded and served to the size you want.. and it's is unlimited.. They serve hurli happala or a fryum which is very good Next they serve sambar and vegetable side dish They also serve rice, rasam and buttermilk.. all are simple and good Price is 90/- Masala Vada is RS. 10/- which is also great This place is a definite go in when you are around majestic
Ganesh K
6 years ago
ಮಾದಪ್ಪ ಮೆಸ್ ನದ್ದು ಒಂದೇ ಘೋಷವಾಕ್ಯ. ನಮಗೆ ತಿನ್ನುವ ಹಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಚೆಲ್ಲುವ ಹಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲ. ಎಷ್ಟು ಬೇಕಾದರೂ ಮುದ್ದೆ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಸೇವಿಸಿ. ಆದರೆ ತಟ್ಟೆಲಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಫೈನ್ ಅನ್ನೋದು ಮಾಲೀಕರ ಅಂಬೋಣ. ಪ್ರತಿ ದಿನವೂ ಹೊಸಾ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೋಗಿ ಬನ್ನಿ.
Guruprasad Tv
10 years ago
Authentic Raagi balls here 😋 very smooth and easily swallowable 😉 70 INR per person ( unlimited mudde + Rice + sambaar+ buttermilk ) Recommended for any side of the world !! Note for the ppl who never ate raagiball: you are not supposed to chew it.. you gatta swallow 😃
Koushal Sanghavi
7 years ago
Best ragi mudde meals in the city....!!! Right from native to city.. very hygienic and fast service. I was referred by a friend and now a regular customer. 10 star for Taste.
Pramod Bharadwaj
7 years ago
Best place to have authentic raagi mudde.. Wow yummiest raagi mudde they will serve that too piping hot.. Sakath place idu..and bassaru wow.. 😍
Sush Mehta
1 year ago
can we have them on zomato delivery please it's need of the hour probably one of the very few pure veg places serving ragi mudde
Hiral Amodia (www.theheebee.com)
9 years ago
WHAT THEHEEBEE SAYS : One Sunday we were visiting Gandhinagar for some work and wondering to have lunch at another popular joint in that area. But senior Food Blogger - Naveen Suresh recommended us to have lunch at Mudde Madappa Mess and assured us that it will be an experience worth doing. We are very thankful to him for the suggestion. The experience was delightful and will stay in our memories for a very long time. The mess exists since 1926 and has been serving delicious Ragi Mudde (Red Millet Balls). It is very popular among the pure vegetarians who are Ragi Mudde fans. AT THE FIRST STEP : While at Gandhinagar, we asked 4 individuals about location/address of this place. Everyone was prompt in guiding us. This shows the popularity that the place has. On reaching the location, it was little difficult to locate the place as it is housed in a very old building. The building looks as if it has not seen even a whitewash for years. There is a very old board which speaks out the name of the mess in Kannada (Local Language). Yes, we had to literally enter and inquire if we are at the correct location? We could not believe ourselves. The place was completely empty as it was Sunday noon. We were told that on a week-day you would need to wait in a queue to get your turn at a table. The gentleman at the cash counter is one of the family members who runs the mess for ages. He is an absolute gem of a person and makes it very comfortable for the guests. He helped us understand the benefits of Ragi and how one month of Ragi meal will detox and transform an individual. He made us comfortable at one of the tables and then was there with us throughout to explain how to eat the meal. We are very thankful to him for all the guidance and hospitality. AMBIANCE : Its an old mess like setup. The place looks old and very clearly it shows that no efforts are taken to modernize it. The table and chair are also of old style. We could even spot old style ceiling-fan regulators. But all this gives that rustic feeling to the place and its worth to see how the mess were in those golden old days, during those times all this would had been very modern. There is a separate cash counter from which everyone needs to purchase the food coupon. On one side is the kitchen. On the other side is a handwash area which was little dirty. WHAT THEHEEBEE TRIED : We went with the recommendation of the gentleman and bout coupons for Ragi Mudde Meals. He asked us to occupy a front table so that he can guide us through our food journey. As we made ourselves comfortable on one of the old table and chairs, one of the staff members brought shining steel plates and glasses. The plates and glasses were still wet so we pulled out handkerchief to wipe those. That is when the gentleman asked us to wait. One staff member came with a jug full of hot water and filled everyone's glasses up to half level. We were told to use that hot boiling water to clean our hands, plates and glasses -- and this is 'WOW'. It became so comfortable to see the novel way of hygiene. Once the plate were cleaned, one staff member put a pet bottle cap under everyone's plate. This was an ingenious idea to ensure that the liquid food items like Sambar and Rasam stay accumulated at one part of the plate, making it very easy to eat. One person came carrying a very very big ball of Ragi Mudde. From this, he gave smaller balls to every customer in their plate. Ragi Mudde was very fresh and steaming hot. Then we were served Pickle, Palya (Dry Pulses Preparation) and Vegetable Sambar(Spicy Indian Lentil Soup with Vegetables). The gentleman taught us how to eat Ragi Mudde and Sambar - first wet your fingers in sambar, then pull out little Ragi, if needed soak in Sambar again and then..... gulp it!! We were also served a very delicious and spicy Papad (Thin Crisp Lentil Wafers) and Rasam (Spicy and watery Lentil & Tamarind Soup). Once we were done with our Ragi Mudde, we were asked if we need more? Those who wanted more were served another helping. Rest of us went for Rice. Steaming hot rice was put over the Sambar and then we were asked for a choice - Sambar or Rasam? We mixed the Rice with Sambar and Rasam and relished it along with Papad. Finally a glass full of Majjige (Spiced Butter Milk with Onions) to pack up!! SERVICE : Hospitality was excellent. Everyone from the owner till the staff was very helpful and eager to make you eat satisfactorily. Cost for meal for two is 140 Rs. NOTE : The building is going to be demolished soon and the mess is getting shifted to a temporary nearby location. Once the new building comes up then they will again shift it here. Anyone who feels to get the experience of this decades old mess... please hurry up!!
Sunitha Pai
7 years ago
Vegetarian Mudde meal is an oxymoron to someone for whom the food is not native. That is mudde which is supposed to be dunked into lots of gravy and swallowed rather than chewed is kind of best married to yummy mutton and chicken gravies. So I was a bit hesitant to try this mudde vegetarian place. But I did and I am glad I did not miss out on the lovely experience as it is kind of a different serving style. This place is managed by many senior citizens it looked like, courteous and efficient. You need to buy a coupon of Rs. 80 for the meal. Someone seats you and there is this big steel plate with a glass of hot water placed on the plate. The water is for washing your hands, and it is hotter than your hand requires so take your time to wash slowly and carefully into the bucket a lady gets next to your table (very crude version of Rajdhani), the good part is that you get to wash your plate with the hot water and pour it into the bucket as well. Then it starts – the continuous and quick serving of the food – pickle, papad, subzi (radish when I went) and then there is a guy who comes to your table and carves a mid size ragi mudde (ball) from within a humongous ragi ball and this is followed by unlimited dal with soppu (greens). You can have unlimited ragi mudde, dal (or sambhar as they refer to it) and subzi. Only the papad costs extra if you want more...I liked the taste of this papad. After your are done eating copious amounts of sambhar and subzi with the mudde, you can have copious amounts of rasam with rice.Buttermilk follows,not sure if this is unlimited. The service is very efficient and quick, they keep coming at you with the food. And they actually try to coax you to eat more. You will not get a chance to glance away from your plate – the food is simple, homely, fresh, hot. Once you feel stuffocated, on an especially hot Bangalore day, you can stop eating and go to the wash basin. The guy who manages the serving operation is an older man dressed in formals and he takes his job seriously. Keeps ensuring the servers are going to the right table in time when you are about to run out of an item…so it’s just in time service. This man reminds me of those overseeing a wedding lunch service or even that one person who takes charge when the whole wedding party bus has stopped somewhere to have lunch.😀 The place is small and furniture mid to old. The cleaning ladies stand in sight to be ready to clean right after you get up. This I found disconcerting and not very palatable. The senior citizen cashier is welcoming and he suggested I come back again on a Monday (yes, they are open) or a Friday, that is when they have the best items. The entry is via a building that looks like a smaller apartment complex and you have to walk through the parking area to find this place. There are enough direction signs once you find the place on the main road.
Yes_Bee
2 years ago
This place, serves simple yet delicious healthy food - raagi mudde, sambbar, rice, sprout & leafy vegetable subzi, papad, tasty pickle & butter milk. It was my first experience to eat raagi mudde. I enjoyed eating (gulping) mudde dipped in sambar. Foodies must visit this place for a different experience.
₹300 for two
South Indian
