Cafe Spice Garden

One of my favourite restaurants on the beach. It's on the first floor so there are no hawkers to be bothered by. They do all the usual Indian food but with the addition of the Swiss classic, rosti. Delicious crispy grated fried potato and onion. I have it with crispy bacon and fried eggs. A terrific breakfast. The restaurant has a very calm, chilled feel and the staff are very friendly.

This place was the first food pit stop of ours when we arrived in Lighthouse Beach, Kovalam, Trivandrum, Kerala. We had been eating tons of support heavy curries over the past few days and opted to have a simple rosti, papaya and mango salad with paranthas. All of this was yummy and the staff was really nice. Definitely recommended for any weary traveller, especially if you're looking for Dutch style food including but not limited to wurst rosti schnitzel Ooh... And they do definitely serve beer as well!

I went here 4 times during mu stay at Kovalam. Highly recommend the place for its homemade food

So its not fancy in terms of ambience. Imagine a beach shack. But better. Excellent food continental and coastal. Coastal is not the widest range but good variety. We had drinks, prawns, fish, pad thai, sizzlers, dal, kurma and dessert. All superb. Service is painstakingly slow but if you are on holiday, that's ok I suppose.

My go to place for food when in kovalam, especially breakfast. It is on the first floor and hence offers a great view of the beach at the same time giving you a little quiet time and space. The food is also good, nothing extraordinary. You can get a pot of tea and coffee and vile away your time.