Amsavalli Bhavan

The service was excellent. Top notch. Can't deny it. The food equally good. The seeragasamba briyani had more dalta and the meat overcooked a bit imo. Parotta was very nice. The A/C room was top class. Cold freezing low lights. Madurai themed. Everyone should try this place once atleast.

An old world canteen style all non vegetarian place. The establishment still seems to be in 1977 mode, not by design but rather by lack of upgrade to interiors and overall maintenance / look and feel of the restaurant. The first floor of the place has an air conditioned space which seems to have been recently renovated, but only partly. Seating furniture was surprisingly comfortable with weaved wicker like backing. Food was served warm (not hot) and was tasty with decent portions. Menu pricing is reasonable and falls in mid range category. You can easily spend ₹ 400-500 per head on an empty stomach. It's an ALL Cash place as they don't accept cards or any NFC, UPI option as well. Just Cash! A good classic Madurai place which can surely get a revamp.

Got Madura chicken to go. Ate 3 portions. Perfectly tender and tasty.

They offer Biryani options for lunch, chicken, egg, mutton (lamb) and butter served on banana leaves. Tasty, generous portions and polite service. Quite popular with locals.

Best place for non-vegetarian food in Madurai! Absolutely loved the mutton biryani, kola urundai, and the apple juice — the juice was top-notch; I’ve never had it in this style anywhere else. Amsavalli is truly one of the hidden gems of Madurai.

Amsavalli Bhavan is one of the most famous biryani spots in Madurai among the locals, and we visited it based on their recommendation. We are from Kerala and were trying Tamil Nadu style biryani for the first time. Firstly, there is no dedicated car parking for this hotel as it is located on one of the busiest roads in town. You can park on the roadside if you find a spot — we spent some time looking for parking. The restaurant is always busy and usually full. There are two floors; you need to give your name at the counter and wait near the dining area. They will call you once a table for your group is ready. Luckily, we were just three people and got seats within five minutes after talking to the service staff. We tried their Chicken Biryani along with Chicken 65. The biryani tasted superb. They serve biryani as a portion (which they refer to as a 'plate'), which is roughly equal to a half biryani elsewhere. Mutton, beef, and egg biryani are also available. Each portion comes with a big piece of chicken, rice, gravy, and salad. Taste-wise, it was very good, but they charged ₹276 per biryani, which felt a bit expensive for the portion size. Another drawback is that they accept only cash payments. There is no AC facility. A separate counter is available for parcel orders.

Authentic seeraha samba briyani point. Tried mutton briyani, chicken briyani, chicken 65, prawn 65, mutton sukka for lunch. Each and everything is delicious but the quantity is much less for the price. The atmosphere is a bit clumsy but the food we ordered was served quickly. Apart from starters and main course I enjoyed tasting the grape juice (which I heard was famous here), loved it. The mutton piece in the briyani was juicy not chawak chawak. So I liked that. Final part : Price doesn't meet the quantity. That's the point, yeah it's a bit costlier here, try if you are a briyani lover.