Cafe Woodlands

Ended up here after craving for udupi/manglore food. Really happy to have manglore taste foods in kochi and taste is to the point. Tried golibaje it was nice. Onion uttapam and chole bhature was good too. Food is very tasty and people staffs are good. Very neat and hygiene.

Had a delicious morning breakfast! Ordered a mini tiffin which had a masala dosa, idli, upmav, kesari, sambar idli, vada and choice of tea or coffee. The tiffin was wholesome and really good. Also special mention to the good service. Definitely worth trying if anybody is in this part of Kochi

Very homely ambience. Great food. I had moode idli (leaf idli), a Mangalori cuisine, for breakfast. Very delicious. Their tea is also super. Very polite and hospitable staff. Reasonable prices of food. I would certainly recommend to everyone who's looking to have a budget friendly and good quality food in Kochi.

Scamming At Woodlands Cafe I want to share about a devious method of cheating naive customers here at Woodlands Cafe who come from outside Kerala. My wife and I are from Mumbai though originally from Kochi. And we were communicating in Hindi and English with the waiter and the owner Lady who suggested a moode idli which is not in the menu, it came uncooked. Then we ordered for Ghee thatte Idli and it was brought cold. We sent it back. Finally we settled for a Masala Dosa along with Horlicks and Lemon Juice. Now comes the dirty part. I asked for the bill. I did notice that they don't give the bill. The north Indian family of 4 including two kids who left just before us were thus made to pay 430re by just giving the amount figure. And now they said 270 as my total amount. I felt something wrong and I asked for the bill. I heard the lady owner tell the waiter to tell me the system is down. I said I want a manually written bill. Finally another waiter came and got a bill printed with 270 plus gst. The Butter Masala Dosa was 120 in the bill whereas it was 95 in the menu. Mooge idli 90 but not mentioned in the menu. When I asked about it, she said they have hiked the rates and were going to change the menu. I told her that she is cheating the gullible outsiders by not giving the bill and inflating the amount. I am sure the previous customer must have paid at least 30% extra. She did apologise and said she won't repeat it, but told her she didn't mean it and will repeat her act. Finally she deducted the cold moode idli amount and corrected the butter dosa price. I will tell my friends to visit this place once in a while and check if the bill is given. If not, I will lodge a complaint. Please note, insist on a bill. And do check with the menu pricing. If an item in not in the menu, ask for the price first before ordering. Don't be misled by the welcoming demeanor of the mother and daughter duo who run this place. The Woodlands name also is getting tarnished by their misdeeds. I am a travel and food writer with international following based in Mumbai. I go all around the country and this episode is a first time experience. Leaves a bad taste, however the food may have been. Don't give Kochi a bad name like this.

It's a small restuarant by the side of road at a prime location The owner was very friendly. They had a kannada touch to all their food items Breakfast was really good Filter coffee was perfect Price was economical High standard of cleanliness too Highly recommend place