Saravana Bhavan

confidence 0.90 ·

Verifiably Safe, Either a 100% dedicated kitchen (no allergen on premises) or actively certified by a recognised accreditation body for this allergen.

Saravana Bhavan is a 100% vegetarian restaurant chain with over 100 locations in 24 countries. The venue's own website and multiple sources confirm it serves only vegetarian cuisine. This is a dedicated vegetarian kitchen.

confidence 0.65 ·

Marked menu, shared, Allergen-marked menu and aware staff but shared fryer / prep. Cross-contamination risk acknowledged.

The venue is a vegetarian restaurant with many naturally vegan dishes (dosa, idli, vada, chutneys). Staff accommodate vegan preferences by avoiding dairy on request. However, vegan labeling is absent, some dishes contain ghee (especially sweets and thali desserts), and staff are not always sure about ingredients. No dedicated vegan kitchen or marked vegan menu.

confidence 0.70 ·

Not appropriate, Documented unsafe, multiple negative reports, or refuses to accommodate. Surfaced to warn rather than recommend.

Multiple independent sources report that staff do not understand gluten, refuse to accommodate coeliac diners, and explicitly state there is nothing gluten-free on the menu. A US branch was reported as having no gluten-free menu. A coeliac diner was told to go elsewhere. The venue's own menu lists wheat/maida varieties (poori, parotta, chapati, samosa) confirming gluten-containing ingredients are central to the kitchen. No dedicated GF kitchen, no accreditation, no marked GF menu.

Honest caveat: Two independent coeliac diners report being refused accommodation and told there is nothing gluten-free available.