“Decades ago, our cousin gang had the ritual of visiting Lalbagh every Sunday. An equally important ritual was to come to MTR restaurant for breakfast. If our parents could not spot us in Lalbagh, then they knew we would be in MTR. Their masala dose has remained my favourite through the years,” said Savitha Rajesh, an ardent fan of the famed restaurant, going down memory lane.
Home to a million memories, Mavalli Tiffin Room, or MTR as it is fondly called, is celebrating 100 years of service in 2024. The landmark building on Lalbagh Road at Mavalli has served lakhs of customers its iconic rava idlis, masala doses, badam halwa, and chandrahara, among other delicacies, since 1924.
