Restaurant Review: Annalakshmi Janatha

Restaurant Review: Annalakshmi Janatha

104 Amoy St
+65 6223 0809

Annalakshmi is the culinary arts section of Temple of Fine Arts, an artistic and cultural organization dedicated to serving the society through arts, music and dance. They have three outlets for their vegetarian Indian food, and Annalakshmi Janatha is the one closest to the CBD. They serve exclusively lunch, from 11am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday. The restaurant is all staffed by volunteers and it's most remarkable feature is that you dictate the price of the food you eat. That's right, when you leave, you just walk up to the cashier and tell them how much you want to give, this money will then all go to charity.

When you walk in, someone from the friendly staff will assign you a table, then you walk up to the buffet, select a tray and serving cups and proceed to fill this tray with all the delicious food items this place has to offer. The food varies, but usually there are several vegetarian options, naan and papadum and sometimes desert. All food is prepared without onion or garlic and truly delicious; all my Indian friends agree that this is the "real thing" and as close as it gets to traditional Indian food. 

Food for just the right price (since you set it), for charity and in a nice, rustic setting....one might be tempted to look for a catch. The good news is that there is none and Annalakshmi Janatha is absolutely recommendable.

5/5 Stars