Savan’s Aahaar

I’ve been here several times. if you want to eat a lot, and all healthy! Try it. very good buffet, it’s 12 euro now I think. But worth it.
The waiter service is a bit clumsy, you may get completely wrong drink.
Food is very nice, not the best Indian food, but commoners taste would perceive it savory. ;)

I was quite surprise by how food was nice as it is a 10 euros all you can eat restaurant: D
The place is super friendly if you want to enjoy your lunch alone as well. I find some restaurants let people who are alone a bit uncomfortable, but Aahaar was very welcoming. The only thing I think that should be better is that some of the dishes could be a bit warmer.

Grt food for only vegetarians
The dosa a grt try on
The punjabi tasted good
The tea and samosa a must try
Even many people go for unlimited thali
So the vegetarian tourist can have a nice indian food

Party of 4 of us stopped here for Sunday lunch as it made a convenient pit stop on drive from Amsterdam back to Brussels. Our order was 3 mango lassis, one coffee, two lunch buffet, one masala dosa and one onion dosa. Total was under 40 bucks so happy with value for money.
All the food was really good too — not super oily or watered down, which the dubious Indian restaurant do sometimes play these tricks. Of the buffet offerings, I really liked the paneer, the black eyed Susan curry and the okra as well as the halva dessert. Was not impressed with the puris — too small. My other diners enjoyed their food and we wil definitely be back.

One of THE best places I have been to. I think this is what got me into indian cuisine.
I have been here twice, and was never disapointed. Wide selection of general indian and south-​indian food, good quality, has a buffet for you hungry Unilocalers, and I had to double check the prices, as I could not believe how cheap it was. You’ll be impressed. Friendly staff and you’ll get to hear very old indian music all the time (don’t know if it’s good or bad).

We came to Aahar because Bollywood, our first choice, was closed for repair and renovations. The restaurant’s service is a bit lousy and food is okay, nothing to rave about. At the time of our visit, many items on the menu were unavailable (Idli, Dosas, Samosa Chaat, etc.) However, this place is good for snacking not necessarily dining.
Jains may be delighted to find Jain dishes!

This Indian restaurant near the diamond quarter serves a big buffet for very democratic prizes. TL lightning, Indian customers, you know this is the right spot.
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Real, regional, Indian cuisine is near impossible to find in this part of the world. Antwerp has a reasonably sized Indian community too but Indian restaurants are few in number let alone specialized. In that light Aahaar is a nice surprise. The place looks and smells authentic, it specializes in South Indian, of the veg persuasion. They also run a competitively priced but simple buffet.
We ordered vada pav (which is not South Indian but a Marati snack), bhajis, masala and madras dosa, and biryani. The bhajis were good if a little dense, accompanied by a delicious mint chutney. The vada pav was served in some kind of bread but not a pav which is a plain bread roll. Taste wise the vada was one of the highlights of the meal, well spiced and a good amount of heat. The dosa was OK, it wasn’t (as) thin and crispy as it should be but the stuffing was fine. Dosa comes with sambar and coconut chutney, Aahaar’s version of both is mediocre. The Biryani was, admittedly not a very orthodox choice but we had to try, its a benchmark dish and it takes skill to get it right. This version was OK but not great. It had some good flavour but it was more like a pilaf and too greasy. Fried onions, fresh mint and coriander were missing entirely.
The service is poor in every respect: rather unfriendly (I can live with that) and disorganized which I find harder to take.
The verdict then, is mixed, it’s so good to see a place like this. On the other hand a pity to find the food is a good attempt but no more than that. In India itself this place would not I think manage to keep its doors open for long.
I hope Aahaar build and improve on what they’ve started. If they do, the place could become a treasure, if they do not; another disappointment for those looking for the real deal. 3 stars for potential then.

nice place, vergetarian hot spicy :-)