<p class="bodytext">Reservation calls at Vidyarthi Bhavan surged by 50% the past weekend, a day after the Gandhi Bazaar eatery posted a video about their booking system on social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Famous for its buttery masala dosa and accompanying fried Bengal gram chutney, the restaurant allows same-day reservations. But the system isn’t new, owner Arun Adiga clarifies. “It was introduced a year and a half ago. Our regular customers are familiar with it and we have been informing walk-in customers personally,” he shares.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The video was posted on February 28 in a bid to offer a glimpse of the operations at the restaurant, running since 1943. Adiga says they are planning more such videos.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“After the video went viral, one evening we had slots booked until <br />10 pm. We had to tell callers to try their luck walking in,” he adds. Half of the restaurant’s 120 seats are reserved for bookings, while the rest are for walk-ins.</p>.Here is a group for Bengaluru’s elderly women.<p class="bodytext">He clarifies that the reservation system is for booking seats, not tables. The eatery offers communal dining across its four- and six-seater tables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On weekdays, Vidyarthi Bhavan typically sees a footfall of 1,000, with that number rising to 1,500–2,000 on weekends. Most reservation calls are for Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Reservation calls at Vidyarthi Bhavan surged by 50% the past weekend, a day after the Gandhi Bazaar eatery posted a video about their booking system on social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Famous for its buttery masala dosa and accompanying fried Bengal gram chutney, the restaurant allows same-day reservations. But the system isn’t new, owner Arun Adiga clarifies. “It was introduced a year and a half ago. Our regular customers are familiar with it and we have been informing walk-in customers personally,” he shares.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The video was posted on February 28 in a bid to offer a glimpse of the operations at the restaurant, running since 1943. Adiga says they are planning more such videos.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“After the video went viral, one evening we had slots booked until <br />10 pm. We had to tell callers to try their luck walking in,” he adds. Half of the restaurant’s 120 seats are reserved for bookings, while the rest are for walk-ins.</p>.Here is a group for Bengaluru’s elderly women.<p class="bodytext">He clarifies that the reservation system is for booking seats, not tables. The eatery offers communal dining across its four- and six-seater tables.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On weekdays, Vidyarthi Bhavan typically sees a footfall of 1,000, with that number rising to 1,500–2,000 on weekends. Most reservation calls are for Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.</p>