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Selvam

Melaka, Malaysia
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Ranked #16 of 195 restaurants in Melaka
Cuisines: Indian
Good for: Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Delivery
Restaurant details
Good for: Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Delivery
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Senior Reviewer
8 reviews 8 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013 via mobile

Found this place and was very happy we did. We were trying to work out what to order and a local helped us out. Food comes out and is placed on the banana leaf. Consisted of Dahl, veggies, rice, two curries and some other condiments. The food is moderately spicy, though the host was nervous it would be too hot,... More

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See 4 more reviews by RoscoeHR for Melaka
Sydney, Australia
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

This is one of the best banana leaf places I have tried. Nice Malay/ South Indian flavours. Food is fresh and very hygienically handled. I had several meals here and absolute feast would set one back less than $10... The Friday lunch time 10 veg curry deal is brilliant. Exquisite experience to go up to the servery, point to everything... More

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See 5 more reviews by Nalin W for Melaka
Melbourne, Australia
Top Contributor
108 reviews 108 reviews
41 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

We were a little unsure when we first entered but there was no need to be. We were greeted by friendly staff and we only ordered a little to start with to try it out. The food was extremely tasty which launched us into another 3 more orders. The chicken, dosais and lassis were lapped up by us and the... More

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Chumphon
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013 via mobile

Ate vegetarian curry for only RM4, and it was very tasty. The Horlicks was very sweet and the chapatti was nice. Recommended!

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See 2 more reviews by John S for Melaka
Antwerp, Belgium
Senior Contributor
32 reviews 32 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013

On recommendation of our travel guide, we ended up here... It's a small restaurant, not fancy or cosy, but... very friendly staff, very yummy (and surely enough) food!!!, very low prices... Here you can eat the real indian food... a lot of locals here too, which is a good sign ;-) We really loved it here!

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See 4 more reviews by sylveske for Melaka
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2013

I had a vegetarian banana leaf & masala tea. Very nice and the guy taking our order was super friendly and very accommodating :)

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Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2013

Bannana leaf menu, was very nice, the best in town. At the counter the woman isn´t nice at all... she should review manners.

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See 7 more reviews by ana192 for Melaka
Bangalore, India
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12 reviews 12 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2013

If you ask any one in Melaka to suggest a vegetarian restaurant, invariably, it would be SELVAM. But according to me, it is not a clean restaurant. We ordered Lunch. We could not see the way the items were served. Nothing was tasty. If ones criteria is only vegetraian and cheap, then you may go over there. In Holiday Inn,... More

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See 2 more reviews by Subbarao K for Melaka
Port Douglas, Australia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2012

I ate here in 1990 and was pleased to find despite many changes in Melaka this place is still the same. I had breakfast here one sleepy early morning Masala Dosai still wonderful I wish I had been able to stay longer to enjoy the entire range at Selvam

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See 3 more reviews by RobynS1962 for Melaka
Singapore, Singapore
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2012

This restaurant serves simply the best Tandoori chicken that I have ever eaten in my life. The drumstick meat is very tender and finger licking good and the skin is crispy and simply juicy. The Naan and sauces are pretty good too but I have eaten better elsewhere. Drinks were ok too. There is not much crowd when we went... More

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