Ananda Bhavan Restaurant

You can find us in the Ananda Bhavan Complex, which is on the Bidar Bangalore Road in Shahapur. We are right opposite the Renuka Talkies, so we get a lot of people coming in before or after a movie. It’s a good spot because the road is quite busy with people traveling between Bidar and Bangalore. We see a lot of travelers who are just looking for a place to stretch their legs and get something to eat. The restaurant is part of a larger complex, but we try to keep our corner feeling a bit more personal. We have a small staff of local people who have been with us for a long time. We don't have any formal training or anything, we just learned as we went along. The kitchen can be a bit noisy with all the clanking of dishes, and the smell of spices usually drifts out into the street. We don't bother with fancy menus or colorful pictures of the food. We just tell people what we have available for the day. It’s a simple way of doing things, and it saves us a lot of trouble. When the theater across the street lets out, we usually get a big rush, and it stays busy for about an hour. After that, it gets quiet again and we can catch our breath. We’re just a local family business trying to make things work here in Shahapur.