Bringing Authentic
Flavours & Hospitality
Since 1991
Since 1991, Sri Ananda Bahwan Group has been creating memorable dining and celebration experiences across Malaysia. From authentic Banana Leaf dining to premium multi-cuisine catering and elegant banquet halls, we bring together a blend of Indian, Malaysian, and Western flavours, complemented by warm hospitality and quality service. Whether it’s a meal, a family gathering, or a grand celebration, we make every occasion truly memorable.
30+
Years of Excellence
9
Restaurant Locations
10,000+
Events Catered
From One Restaurant to a Trusted Malaysian Brand
Founded in 1991 in Butterworth, Penang, Sri Ananda Bahwan began with a dream, passion, and unwavering commitment to serving exceptional Indian cuisine. What started as a single restaurant has grown into one of Malaysia’s leading homegrown Banana Leaf restaurant brands, proudly operating 9 restaurants across Peninsular Malaysia, alongside successful catering, traditional sweets, snacks, and banquet hall businesses.
Over the years, Sri Ananda Bahwan Group of Companies has continued expanding into diverse industries while staying true to its founding values of quality, authenticity, and heartfelt hospitality.For more than three decades, we have remained dedicated to delivering authentic North and South Indian cuisine prepared using fresh, premium ingredients and time-honoured recipes.
We Add Spice To Your Life
For over 30 years, Sri Ananda Bahwan has been serving exceptional food and warm hospitality, creating memorable dining experiences for families, friends, and communities across Malaysia.
Our restaurants feature authentic North and South Indian cuisine, prepared with fresh ingredients and traditional recipes, while our catering brings together a blend of Indian, Malaysian, and Western flavours with a commitment to quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction.
Our Vision
To build a diversified group of businesses by expanding into new industries, empowering our people, creating customer value, and driving sustainable growth.
Our Mission
To continue delivering excellence across our food and beverage businesses through innovation and continuous improvement
Malaysia's Trusted
Food & Hospitality Brand
Founded in 1991 in Butterworth, Penang, Sri Ananda Bahwan began with a simple vision—to serve quality food with uncompromising standards and heartfelt hospitality.
Today, we have grown into one of Malaysia’s leading homegrown hospitality groups, operating restaurants, banquet halls, catering services, and traditional sweets while bringing together diverse flavours and culinary traditions.
Our restaurants continue to celebrate authentic North and South Indian cuisine, while our catering offers a blend of Indian, Malaysian, and Western flavours, prepared with quality ingredients and decades of culinary expertise.
“We Add Spice To Your Life.”
What We Offer
Restaurants
Enjoy authentic flavours with our famous Banana Leaf dining experience across nine locations in Malaysia.
Catering
Professional catering for weddings, corporate events, birthdays, temple functions, and private celebrations.
Banquet Hall
Elegant event venues with premium facilities for weddings, receptions, birthdays, and corporate functions.
Traditional Sweets
Authentic handcrafted Indian sweets and savouries, perfect for festive celebrations and gifting.
Elegant Venues for Every Celebration
Host weddings, receptions, ROM ceremonies, birthdays, corporate events, and family gatherings in our beautifully designed banquet halls with professional event support.
Delicious Catering for Every Occasion
From intimate gatherings to grand celebrations, our experienced catering team delivers diverse flavours with exceptional service throughout Penang and beyond.
Best place to have South Indian cuisine in Butterworth. I used to come here 3 years ago very frequently because they're good, and the only reason I haven't been coming is because I wasn't in the country! Now that I visited them again their standards are still the same. Don't miss out on them if you ever wonder what to eat in Butterworth.
Came here for tea time, enjoyed their tea time choices thoroughly. There were a few varieties of snacks to choose from, being a vadai lover, I first tried their vadai and it did not disappoint. Also tried their samosa and some sweets which was pretty good. Chai was delicious, will definitely come back when I come to butterworth again. 🙂😋
We had our brother’s ROM celebration at their hall upstairs. The space is comfortable yet abit small. The atmosphere is clean and tidy. The food catered by them was too god and delicious. I would say a 9/10 and those complimentary food are also superb delicious. Definitely would recommend them for catering. Price is reasonable and the service was top notch. The workers are friendly and super helpful throughout the event. All went smoothly. Thank you!
The service at sri ananda bahwan is excellent!" The staff is polite and attentive, going above and beyond to provide a wonderful eating experience. Congratulations to the whole team!" "I was really impressed by the service at SAB. The staff members were very knowledgable about the food and provided fantastic suggestions. Truly excellent service!" "The service here is exceptional. Our server was attentive, yet not intrusive. The whole team worked together to provide a flawless eating experience. We never had to ask anything twice!" "I can't say enough positive things about the service at this establishment. The staff is very tolerant of small alterations and goes above and beyond to assure visitors' satisfaction. Bravo!" "The staff here genuinely cares about their guests. They were attentive, courteous, and pleasant. They made us feel like VIPs." "The service was perfect from beginning to end. Our waitress was courteous and helpful, ensuring that our whole meal experience was flawless. We would come back only for the service."
Today, enjoyed a very delicious banana leaf rice meal. Just mix n taste the magic! Nothing is going to come between me n my banana leaf rice, not even a broken hand. Thanks also to Mr Sasi (Mgr) n his efficient team, good job. Will come again
One of the best thosai is served here. Crispy at edges and soft in the middle. Perfect with it's thick & tasty dhall. It's coconut chutney is thick unlike other places which was too diluted. Go for it's chicken perathal and fried cauliflower too! There are many other choices too such as it's fried spicy BeeHoon, Uppuma, etc.
Visited with my family on a nice rainy afternoon, best decision! We had a lovely range of dishes and of course the banana leaf. Their palak paneer and butter chicken is amazing! Each dish with lots of flavour, we were so impressed. The prawn coconut curry was the star of the show! Brilliant service, fresh delicious food, what more could you want ❤️
Open on Thaipusam day. Food & service top notch. Room for improvement: Place looks a bit run down may need a refurbishment. Ventilation is pretty bad as it was quite stuffy.
Awesome environment. An absolute delicious meal we have today! We love the way the food is served, always heat up, fresh and presentable. The staff is very friendly and attentive to request. That is why I always brought my family here every weekend.... Look at empty plates, that is good enough to explain how delicious it is for us.
Bold statement but actually think I had the best rice and curry today. And I’ve eaten a lot of rice and curry on my travels. Had tofu too and the guy was helpful with the food
Good stop for a quick breakfast. I would recommend the ghee dosa, idli set, poori set with potato sabzi. Sambar served for lunch is good, even fantastic at times (I'm guessing that depends on the chef). Friendly staff. Place is in desperate need of an upgrade though, from the furniture to the hand wash area and bathrooms. Dining space upstairs sits idle most of the time. I dare say this prolly is one of the most neglected SABs of all the ones in Penang I've visited thus far. Also, we come out smelling of food given the ventilation design.
The food and drinks were actually good, but the service was totally disappointing. Specifically, the young guy who was serving water had a very bad attitude. It felt like he doesn't know how to do his job properly, or he simply dislikes working there. His lack of interest was clearly visible in his behavior. He doesn't welcome customers properly, nor does he take orders in a polite manner. He doesn't even stand and listen to what we need. We were a group of three people sitting at the table, but he just asked one person for water and rushed away immediately.He doesn't even interact or communicate properly with the customers. This is a very bad attitude from the staff at Sri Ananda Bhavan Restaurant, especially that one particular server. Furthermore, we had to repeatedly call out for staff to get anything done. It’s not that they were short-staffed, but shouldn't the available staff be attentive and serve the customers properly? Many other customers around me were equally frustrated. Honestly, today morning was my worst experience at Sri Ananda Bhavan. The way they handle customers is highly disappointing. They are very prompt in collecting the money, but they fail miserably when it comes to customer service. I don't understand why their behavior is so poor