On The Leaf

This place offers mainly delicious South Indian delicacies. Came here on a Sunday during lunch time. It's a perfect place for a family. The ambience was pretty good. The staff was courteous and they served us well. Even the service was quick for us. We tried few of their dishes. The Sambaar sadham The is basically rice served with Sambaar. They also give you a papad and onion salad. Being a south Indian, this Sambaar did satisfy my cravings and if you love the authentic style Sambaar yeh this might come close to your expectations. The special idli The idlis were decent but I have definitely had softer ones. It was accompanied by ghee,white butter and podi. The best thing about this place is that they give 3 chutneys along with the idli dosa dishes which were really delicious and Sambaar was also served with this. The plain thuppa dosa If you have had ghee roast dosa in the south this dosa comes close to that dosa. We asked them to make it crispy and we totally loved this dosa. It came with sambar and the three chutneys. RECOMMENDED. We ordered drinks lime soda and butter milk. Lime soda being such a simple drink i generally never mention this but I would definitely recommend you to have their lime soda. I had told them to make It chilled and the lime soda had the perfect balance of flavour and it was so refreshing. The butter milk was also pretty decent. Overall I would definitely recommend you to try this place if you crave for or want to try South Indian delicacies.

#Restaurantreview #ontheleaf While shopping had a chance encounter with fellow foodie, Fhir Kya hona, we decided to try out "On The Leaf" situated at East Street having heard quite a lot about it. This has taken the place of 4 Seasons, next to Sujata Mastani at the beginning of East Street. The restaurant is in 2 levels. The interiors are sober and comfortable at the same time(sorry, forgot to take pics). The cuisine is an eclectic mix of traditional and fusion South Indian including Jain preparations. Here one is spoiled by the variety of dishes. So much so, we had to take help from the manager to decide on Kya khaana hai of course!!!!! Things we tried: Dakshin Masala Idli - The idli's were cooked in coconut gravy. Rich,creamy, mildly spiced, this was the star dish. (#mustmusttry) Mysore Masala Dosa- We asked for the potato filling separately. The potato filling was "super se bhi uperrrr". The finely chopped carrots n beans enhanced the taste. This Alongwith the crispy dosa splattered with red chilli-garlic powder was pure indulgence. I forgot the sambhar totally.(#dotry) Nuppu Bonda - The South Indian Arancini - cooked rice mixed with cheese, coconut slivers,peanuts, south Indian tadka, rolled in rice flour n deep fried. Crunchy from the outside, this fell short on taste. (#cantry) Filter Coffee - It was ok, could have been more strong. The Pan(stuffed with sugarcoated saunf) was a pleasant accompaniment to the bill. Overall a fine experience. The best part-this restaurant not only opens at 7:00 am(finally a breakfast place) but also offers 21% discount between 7am to 11:30am. So now you can not only have an amazing breakfast but after that you can shop to your heart's content at MG Road!!!

ABOUT THE PLACE On the Leaf , a place that is located in the heart of the Pune City which is Camp , serving authentic South Indian Food . Beautifully designed place that has decent interior with wooden dinning chairs on the ground floor and comfy sofas on the first floor. ABOUT THE STAFF Courtageous staff , happy to serve and prompt service as well. ABOUT THE FOOD REFRESHMENTS : WATERMELON SMOOTHIE - In terms of preference, the most preferred one is watermelon smoothie and let's just say , I won't complain having it over here. Just the way we like it. Too good to have it. PINEAPPLE LIME COOLER - All you need is a chilled glass of Pineapple lime cooler that's gonna make your day just right. COCONUT PUNCH - Who wouldn't love Coconut Punch ?! This Coconut Punch is all you need to accompany the tasty food served at "on the leaf". SPECIAL LASSI - One of the best Lassi that I have had in Pune till date ! Balanced amount of yoghurt, nuts, spices (cardamom and cinnamon) and honey as well. STARTERS : RASSAM VADA - The rassam tasted so good , full of South Indian spices where cumin, black pepper and dry chilli powder totally balanced the dish . The soft vadas were deeply soaked into the rassam and equally complimented the rassam. A must have ! NUPPU BONDA - The best nuppu Bonda that I have had in Maharashtra. These chilly cheese deep fried balls will definitely take you back to that authentic taste of South Indian recipe your taste buds were longing for. IDLI , DOSAI AND UTTAPAMS : SRILANKAN STYLE POTATO STEW IDLI - A totally unique combination to have ! Potato Stew Idlis dipped into rassam , in srilankan Style , that's gonna tingle your taste buds for sure ! PEPPER CORN CAPS UTTAPAM - the pepper corn Uttapams taste as good as the name interests you ! The Uttapams were soft and the steamed corns along with the authentic spices of South India altogether made it an "on-the-go" dish to hog onto ! SPICY CHILLI POTATO DOSAI - The amount of spicy Chilli potato fillings in the crisp Dosa were so considerate , you just can't resist eating it ! VEGETABLE DISHES : SOYA KEEMA ACCOMPANIED WITH MALABAR PARATHA - To all the vegetarians in Pune , this is the place where you can have a perfectly cooked Soya Keema. Totally in love with this dish. Who knew Soya as a sabji would turn out to be this good ! Also , the Malabar parathas equally complemented the dish ! ON THE LEAF THALI : A perfect South Indian Thali accompanied with two kinds of sabzis ( changes every other day ) , potato Stew , rassam vada , curd , dahi Vada , banana waffers , rice , papad along with two soft appams ! Considering the authentic South Indian spices , This thali says it all ! DESSERTS : ROASTED ALMOND ICE-CREAM - Who wouldn't love having ice cream ? Especially When it comes to roasted almonds ! This homemade ice cream is a must have ! AKHROT ( walnut ) HALWA - Who knew Akrot Halwa's gonna taste this good ! On the leaf has this healthy as well as tasty dessert that you won't regret having , for sure ! FILTER COFFEE : How can one not have this South Indian filter coffee ?! This finely brewed ground coffee powder is all you need to make your day just right.

Not a new place but a great option for South Indian delicacies in camp area. Situated above Sujata mastani, the places serves authentic delicacy with needed adjustment to suite puneri palate. Being a south Indian place they also serve North Indian along and the desserts here are next level. Here is what i tried... • APPETISERS 1) Nuppu bonda Many are used to having hot fried poppers for starters these days, well here’s a South Indian delicacy. Tasty rice and coconut balls fried with groundnuts and little cheesy. An amazing option to try here, tastes somewhat similar to appe and goes well with their in house chutneys. #musttry • MAIN COURSE 1) Srilankan Curry with Stew Idli One of the best dish to try here. Soft rice Idli’s dipped in creamy besan flour curry (tastes similar to khandavi) ready to amaze your taste buds. #highlyrecommended 2) Spicy chilli potato dosa Tangy and crispy dosa stuffed with potato and schezwan chutney. It is served with a cup of sambhar. 3) Ragi dosa Simple, crispy and amazing. A perfect dosa, again served along their inhouse made Sambhar. It had small onion pieces in between which turned the taste around. Absolutely loved it, #musttry 4) Pepper corn Capsicum uttapam Soft and thick uttapam with Capsicum and corn. The taste was good but the Capsicum overpowered the taste. Fewer slices of Capsicum would make a great dish 😋. 5) Chocolate walnut dosa If you love chocolate this is something you shouldn’t miss. This surprisingly turned out to be amazing. The batter is mixed with chocolate syrup and crushed walnut which adds a brownie taste to it. A good option to try amongst 3-4 people. #musttry 6) Soya Kheema Finely diced soya along with green peas. Two words- soft and super juicy. The kheema tasted amazing with cheese appam and malabar paratha. Very different from what one is used to but another great option to try. #musttry •DESSERTS 1) Roasted almond Icecream One of their most seller and an amazing Icecream that you might have never tried before. Similar to cassata but more creamier and tastier. It has some crunchy roasted almonds in between and crushed biscuit border that would drool you even by its look. #highlyrecommended 2) Akrot halwa Walnut desserts are always to die for and when it comes to Indian desserts Halwa pairs perfect with everything. A sweet, juicy and perfect dessert to finish your meal with. Overall, A place you cannot miss if you crave South Indian food but are looking for some unique dishes. Lots of varieties and good ambiance. Two floor seating and an ideal place for parties.

We had an amazing experience here. Here all the items that we had were mild, as there cooking process is in Jain style. So you will fell the fusion Jain and South Indian taste here. Spices used are in house made here. Decent Ambience. Service was very good and fast. Here they will provide you three south Indian chutneys will all dishes. All chutneys are coconut based. Green Mint and coriander based chutney Red Chilli chutney White coconut chutney Sambar here was not an authentic south Indian sambar but it was good. Flavor of Spices, Hing, vegetables were mild and good. It was mild tangy. Butter Milk They have masala and plain butter milk. We had Masala one. It had the kick of green chillies. Nuppu Bonda It was crisp from outside and soft from inside. Rice balls which had chopped green chillies and onions, peanuts, potato and cheese. It went well with the chutneys and sambar. Ragi Dosa Thin, Crisp dosa with ragi and finely chopped onions in it. It was good and healthy. Loved it. Srilankan style potato stew idli Unique dish served here. Idli and potatoes stewed in thick gravy which had flavours of curry leaves, green chillies, tangyness of curd. Gravy also had besan in it. Loved it. Pepper Corn Capsicum Uttapam Flavour of capsicum was dominating the other flavours of pepper and corn. This Uttapam was ok. Spicy Chilli Potato Dosa Dosa filled with mild spicy Potato sabji was ok. Soya kheema with malabar paratha Minced soaked soya well cooked with mild spices and peas. It goes well with malabar paratha. Special Idli Hot Steamed idlis served with gunpowder masala and ghee, white butter. Loved the idli with ghee and gunpowder. Loved it. Choco walnut dosa Chocolate and walnut based dosa was crisp, perfectly sweet and mild bitter taste of walnut. Dosa was garnished with chocolate syrup. Loved it. Akrod Halwa This halwa was fantastic. Perfectly sweet, mild bitter and Lots of Ghee adds richness to halwa. Was garnished with chopped almonds. Loved it. Filter Coffee The Filter Coffee was served in traditional tumbler and dabara with bowl of sugar cubes. Coffee was frothy and with detailed flavour of the coffee. Loved it.

Well, if you know there are some good south indian options in camp area. But if you want to try something different, something new then 'On The Leaf' is your place. Situated on the busy East Street, you can find the place pretty easily. They have a 2 floored seating arrangement. But comparatively upper floor is pretty good in terms of quietness, coziness. Now coming to the food, we tried: 1. NUPPU BONDA (Rs. 100) : Simply we can say this as south indian take on Italian arancini. Cooked rice was mixed along potatoes, onions, chillies and stuffed with cheese. It was nicely fried so as to give a crisp outer covering. 2. SRILANKAN STYLE POTATO STEW IDLI(Rs.200) : This was really good. A bit tangy, not spicy, thick gravy had pieces of idlis and potatoes. The gravy had a very subtle taste but in good terms. 3. PEPPER CORN CAPSICUM UTTAPPAM (Rs.120) : A slightly thick uttappam with toppings of corn and sliced capsicum. It was not that great but neither it was bad. 4. RAGI DOSA (Rs.130) : The texture of this dosa was nice. It had lots of onions and chillies in it. The dosa was nice, thin and crisp. Overall it was good. 5. SPICY CHILLI POTATO DOSA (Rs.100) : This was kinda chinese dosa. Potato sabji with schezwan sauce was stuffed in the dosa and was cut into pieces. It was not really spicy though. 6. CHOCO WALNUT DOSA (Rs.180) : I tried a chocolate dosa for the very first time and I totally loved this. The dosa was crispy with generous amount of chocolate and crushed walnuts in it. The flavour of walnut was complementing the chocolate well. 7. SOYA KHEEMA & MALABAR PARATHA (Rs.190 & Rs.40) : I'm not a big fan of this dish but this one wasn't bad. Minced soya with green peas, some capsicum and onions had a medium spicy taste. The parotta had many layers with a flaky texture. 8. DESSERTS : We tried two of them and believe me, both were awesome. ⏺️ AKHROT HALWA (Rs.180) : Akhrot aka walnuts were ground and then nicely cooked in lots of ghee. The sugar level was perfect. Also it had ample amount of nuts with a nice texture. ⏺️ ALMOND ICECREAM : Again, this was a different icecream and was really good. It was creamy, sweetness was on point with roasted almonds in it. Overall, it's a good place to have south indian delicacies which are mid-priced.

The name is very catchy to grab someone's attention, it is located just above sujata mastani in camp and can be easily located via Google maps They serve authentic south indian food with spices that are prepared in-house and a unique feature includes their preparation done in Jain kitchen I tried all below dishes : Nuppu bonda - potato, cheese and rice balls provided with chutney and sambhar and fried so well that the oil couldn't be felt, I can say that this is a good south indian starter Special idli - this was also something different, two beautiful idlis served with ghee and gunpowder, white butter and sambhar, it cannot get any better #recommended Srilankan style potato stew idli - this was something I tried for the first time, yummy vegetable stew made with coconut milk and idli dipped into it made such a good combination, if you are someone who loves south indian food then trust me this is worth trying #highlyrecommended Choco Walnut dosa - dosa is first love and chocolate is much more above that, how about walnut and chocolates induced dosa, heavenly right? Yes it is and worth trying! Every bite of dosa had walnut taste and sweetness of dosa was just perfect #highlyrecommended Spicy chilli potato dosa - this was a Chinese version of dosa, Chilli potato mixture prepared in schezwan sauce and a little cheese over it had an amazing taste Kalgiri dosa - this is one of bestest dosas that one can have here, masala was spiced well in the dosa and prepared in lot of butter, truly a delight for butter lovers Pepper corn capsicum uttapam - Corn and capsicum are my favourite toppings when it comes to customizing anything,tried this one, the chef went completely honest with the stuffing and the taste was just awesome Soya kheema with malabar paratha and cheese appam - now this is something that every spicy food and keema lover needs to hop on, keema was not that oily and appam and paratha made a good combo Almond ice cream - Now this is a major twist in ice creams, roasted almonds made into a delicious ice cream and another twist is the almond powder coating done on every layer of ice cream #highlyrecommended Akrod halwa - I just can't describe how tasty this halwa was! Akrot were not just blended but left a lil bit crunchy, halwa made in pure Desi ghee, topped with dry fruits and more ghee, sugar was just as perfect as it could get! #highlyrecommended Filter kafi - served in authentic filter kafi bartan, this too was best and another good part was that i forget to add sugar cubes and it did not Taste bitter at all, it was so pure #recommended

This place ia known to few people and I will call it Hidden Gem . Being on the busy streets of MG Road , this is perfect to spend time with family and friends over good food after shopping! It's hard to find authentic and tasty south Indian food with promising variations and varieties in Pune.They also provide healthy options ! Ambience is basic with soothing south Indian Music . They even have party hall to conduct events ! Food :- 1. Jira Milagu Paysam - 5/5 (Little tinge with perfect co ordinated tamarind and garlic taste with hint of spice .) 2. Coorg Idli -5/5 (Pan fried Idli in gun powder masala + idli made up of rawa which is very rare to found ) 3.Mulgai Idli - 5/5✔️ (Must recommended from the menu) 4.On the leaf Special Masala Dosa - 5/5✔️ (Oh so melting dosa plus the stuffing inside is damm good and new and suits tge tastebuds) #recommended 5.veg malabar curry (injustice to rate it because I don't like gravy on the sweeter side ) 6.Avial-5/5✔️ ( The perfect gravy with veggies and right proportion of coconut and spices used apt to my choice going to have it again) 7.appam -5/5✔️ (Soft, tender, ready to melt in mouth) 8.Malabar Paratha (could be improved a bit) 9.veg chettinad biryani ✔️ (Best biryani in town ! Heaven for vegetarians out there ) 10. Dakshin Biryani (if you love veggies in biryani than this suits you perfectly) 11 ☑️And here is my personal favourite Akhrot ka halwa ( I dont know whether you have heard to or not or tasted before , This was surely my first time and I am great fan of this ! Lots of ghee used perfect texture of halwa ) This place is absolutely value for money and does not burn your pocket aptly charges for the food and quantity they provide .

I like my breakfast heavy and this place gave it to me in their best way. Not only was it heavy but a delicious neatly presented heavy meal! Wanted to try this place out since they were new to me and sat there, gazing at the long menu. That's when Mr. Rajesh or Ramesh I am not sure, helped me with recommendations after hearing my preference. He suggested the On the leaf special masala dosa and GOD, IT WAS DELISH! Paneer stuffed masala dosa symmetrically cut into four pieces garnished with cheese grating. I wouldn't say the prices are high since they're making it worth paying. The place has a small, tidy ambience. And there's a first floor too. No idea about it since i didn't go upstairs. Dosa - 4.5/5 Service - 4.5/5 Ambience - 3.5/5 Will definitely visit more.