Hotel Sarvana Bhawan food bill from 2009 grabs people’s attention, have a look
Saravana Bhawan is an old restaurant in chennai, the bill from 2009 has caught many people's attention and sparked debate on the increased cost of food items.
New Delhi: A viral post on X has made people discuss and spark debates on how the cost of eating has gradually increased over the past two decades.
The post on X by ‘@dsureshkumar’ includes a photo of a restaurant bill from 2009 located in Chennai. The bill shows the cost of three items named A plate of idli (2 pieces) for Rs. 14.50, A combo of side dish with chapati for Rs. 26 and a mini filter coffee. After including the Value added tax the total bill was Rs. 50 at Hotel Sharvana Bhawan.
The post on X has received views in huge amount with numerous people commenting on it .
One user ‘@jaganmsna’ says “Income levels in 2009? Salaries used to be 1/4 th to 1/5th of today”.
Another user ‘@BaapofOption’ says “Those days and that taste was surreal & amazing”.
Third user ‘@kalai_nt’ says “Idly used to cost 1 Rs in early 2000s. I buy 5 idly and 1 Dosai for just 10Rs and that would be filling. Parotta was 3Rs. During college days in late 2000s, used to finish three times food under 70Rs. 300km bus travel for 90Rs. 1 decade changed everything!”
Fourth user ‘@Eskay1069’ says “If you want to see “value for money” in action, go to Sarvana Bhavan. Super efficient operations. I lived in Chennai for 15 years (1994-2009) and one of my cherished memories is the Thali lunch there on Sundays…absolutely fantastic!”
Take a look at the viral post:
Hotel Saravana Bhavan 2009:
Idli + Chappathi + Mini Coffee: Rs 50.25 with VAT! pic.twitter.com/lw5cNM4kNB— D Suresh Kumar (@dsureshkumar) December 25, 2025
