Thambi, Panchpakhadi
17 people recommendvia r/thane19 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Thambi receives repeated recommendations for South Indian food, with Panchpakhadi explicitly named. Several people prefer it to Mani's, with some also favouring it over Santosham. A Panchpakhadi diner praises the dosas and idli but dislikes the medu vada; another commenter recommends kela bhajji. Dissent remains: one person prefers Matunga restaurants, another considers Thambi merely acceptable, and a third likes both Thambi and Mani's without much difference.
Address
Shop No 8, Thambbi Veg Restaurant, Gagangiri Society, 400602, near Prashant Corner, Bhakti Mandir, Panch Pakhdi, Thane West, Thane, Maharashtra 400602, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Kela bhajji, Ghee Mysore dosa
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Fun_Average8509 in r/thane · Mar 2025
Claims Thambi is far superior to Mani's.
- Recommendsu/sankoobaba in r/thane · Jun 2025taste
Loves Thambbi, unsure about authenticity but prefers it over Santoshan and Mani's.
- Recommendsu/ZestycloseWill501 in r/thane · Jun 2025
Answers the post's question about Thambbi calling it simply the best.
- Recommendsu/Unknown21892 in r/thane · Mar 2025taste
Likes the food, especially kela bhajji and sheera.
- Recommendsu/movie_freak69 in r/thane · Mar 2024
Suggested for South Indian food.
- Recommendsu/javvie1 in r/thane · Oct 2025variety
Recommends the Panchpakhadi branch as a great spot for South Indian food.
- Recommendsu/Amazing-Tailor3356 in r/thane · Jun 2025taste
Calls it their favourite South Indian place and suggests trying the ghee Mysore dosa.
- Recommendsu/Gunner9886 in r/thane · Jun 2025
Loves Thambbi and finds it much better than Mani's.
Show all 19 cited comments
- Mixedu/Prior_Efficiency6688 in r/thane · Mar 2025taste
As a South Indian local, feels Thambi falls short of the Matunga restaurants.
- Recommendsu/Inner_Desk7099 in r/thane · Oct 2026taste
Recommends it for good South Indian food.
- Recommendsu/nevergivitup in r/thane · Aug 2026vegetarian context
Suggests Thambi among Udupi-style restaurants.
- Recommendsu/Key-Pound5605 in r/thane · Apr 2026
Calls Thambi South Indian one of their current favourite places.
- Recommendsu/pnlbs in r/thane · Jun 2025taste
Tastes of Vanakkam and Thambbi are the best they have had in Thane.
- Mixedu/YouLittle7751 in r/thane · Jun 2025
Thinks Thambi is merely acceptable in quality, preferring Utsav for South Indian food.
- Recommendsu/dopaminetrip in r/thane · Jun 2025
Agrees that Thambbi is preferred over Santoshan and Mani's.
- Recommendsu/Sad_Macaroon2458 in r/thane · Mar 2025taste
Likes the Panchpakhadi dosas and idli but finds the medu vada disappointing.
- Recommendsu/real_tmip in r/thane · Mar 2025
Liked Thambi's and found little difference from Mani's.
- Recommendsu/romrombhai in r/thane · May 2024vegetarian context
Suggests Thambi for South Indian breakfast.
- Recommendsu/Otherwise_Use_769 in r/thane · Mar 2024
Surprised nobody recommended it yet, implying it is good.
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