A Jesmond restaurant which started life as a pop-up in 2015 has made it into The Good Food Guide.
In eight years, Dosa Kitchen has become a much-loved part of Newcastle's food scene and has even been praised by The Hairy Bikers' Si King for its southern Indian cuisine. And now it has been given the prestigious accolade of being included in The Good Food Guide.
It is the first time that the restaurant, just off Osborne Road, has been including in the guide and was praised for its pricing and its atmosphere. The review highlighted its namesake dosas saying they are “roasted with homemade ghee or stuffed with the house potato masala” and are “big, crisp and shiny, while the parathas are gloriously ragged and the pooris puffy.”
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The vegan and vegetarian offerings, along with "homespun takes on chicken and lamb classics" were also considered stand-out dishes, as were the sapaad feasts that are offered on Sundays.
Sudharsan Murugavel, co-owner, is delighted that the restaurant has now been recognised by The Good Food Guide and that it has singled out so many different aspects. He said: "We pride ourselves on offering a really authentic experience and the real food of southern India.
"So to have had this acknowledged by such a prestigious publication is fantastic for us. We believe we are the only place in the North East to offer sapaad - a set menu with a choice of vegetarian, non vegetarian and children’s options– where the menu is made of selection of different dishes which cover the six ayurvedic tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent -accompanied by rice and dosa.
"The fact that The Good Food Guide mentioned this along with praising every other aspect of the menu makes this very special for us."
