Swami’s Dosa Grill Restaurant

We enjoyed the dosas and samosas. Menu was a little confusing, both dosas had same filling just one had some chili flakes added.

Very good south indian food!
Very responsive, friendly staff!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great dosas and coffee!

A delight for Vegans and Vegetarians. Typical South Indian cuisine. Sambar was perfect. Dosas variety is there.

It's Hawaii and pricey but food is worth it for sure.

Very friendly and personal service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing and authentic food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food. Quite authentic.big portions.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Uthappam, Cheese Dosa

Service was good but food was not as expected. Place call South Indian grill but sambhar tasted like water and masala for dosa was way different than South India style. food might be taste good to none Indian and who does not know the taste of South Indian food, people who are familiar with the taste will degrade the food.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

This is an excellent spot for anyone looking for delicious vegan and vegetarian options. The food is freshly prepared, and Chris — the friendly and knowledgeable chef — brings authentic flavor to every dish. Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Serious South Indian food in Kona! I've been meaning to try it for ages, and finally did. I had the Podi Dosa with Veggies. Absolutely outstanding quality, including the soup and sambals that came with it. Swami was lovely to chat with. Only downside is the location in a somewhat dowdy food court.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

I am not super familiar with Indian food, but the clearly marked vegan options made it a must-try. I tried the masala dosa and my husband had the mysore masala dosa and we shared the samosas. The food was so yummy! My only regret was not having tried it earlier in our vacation so we could have it again! The customer service was great as well. The menu was clearly explained to us and what he does to make some of the "vegan option available" options vegan.

One of the worst Dosa's I ever had. I have been to this place when it was a food truck with my group of friends. We loved the food back then. When we visited big island this time, we were looking forward to the food. I am a south Indian who makes dosas often, I can definitely say the batter was too old and stale tasting. It was way too crispy and texture is off. chutneys doesn't have much flavor, samber is watered down. Definetely not worth the price. Such a disappointment. We really wanted this place to taste good as it was one of the very few indian restaurants in big island.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Wonderful, authentic, delicious South Indian food. There was a bit of a wait but it’s worth it. Like a home cooked meal. The food court is very pleasant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

We ordered the podi idli, masala dosa and normal idli. The taste was really great and we enjoyed our food! As a South Indian, I would recommend the food here as it’s authentic!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We walked one mile to have lunch the time on website is listed opening time 11:30am we reached at about same time and we found out that they’re closed and opening at 12noon we got a taxi to go back

Doesn’t taste like the authentic South Indian dosa and sambhar, more like how it would taste in north India. But good enough if you really wanted to have some.