Idly Express San Ramon

Tried Medu Vada and Poori. Both have good taste. It’s definitely recommended items.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poori Bhaji and Idly Vada

Absolutely delicious South Indian menu. Sambar was so flavorful, idlis were soft fluffy and rava kesari tasted great too. Portion sizes are large and filling. Filter coffee was so good! Highly recommend this place if you are in the area. I really appreciate that they use compostable cutlery and plates. Very welcoming ambience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food choices (especially the Dosas and items in the daily hot lunch) are not the same as it used to be. Service is great and it’s not self-service at this location which is not bad. It’s kept clean and there are seats available whenever we visit

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Onion Chilli Tomato Uttapam, Poori Bhaji and Idly Vada

I really like this place. Food is fresh and tastes what it should suppose to be. I would recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We ordered countless times since it first opened in San Ramon. Recently we noticed that the food quality has gone completely bad. Not sure if it is change in management or chef.

The sambar and chutney are now completely watered down, portion sizes reduced. Restaurant is cutting every corner. You have lost one loyal customer today.

Would advise others to skip this place as well.

Food: 1

Amazing comfort food, really friendly ambiance, casual but excellent service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The quality at this restaurant has been steadily declining. The food no longer tastes good, and it certainly doesn’t offer any value for the money. Recently, we placed a takeout order and were disappointed to find that they don’t offer dosas for takeout, unlike other similar establishments. If the owner believes dosas aren’t suitable for takeout due to sogginess, they should reconsider offering uttapams, which we found even worse. We ordered a tomato uttapam, and it was outright terrible—undercooked and unappetizing. The accompanying sambhar and chutneys were equally disappointing. Given this experience, we won’t be returning, and we certainly can’t recommend this place. There are much better alternatives nearby. If Idli Express can’t maintain the quality of its food, it may be time for them to reconsider their place in the food business.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The service here was great. We stayed longer than the restaurant was even open and the staff brought us dessert outside complimentary. The restaurant's name is Idly Express and that is something to be noted as this is really a quick stop eat type place. The bree dosa was nice and crispy however the masala and chutneys were to be desired. The chutneys were pureed a little too much and were very cold and frothy. The allu masala had too much starch released and lacked flavor. It would have been nice to have an achar or spicier flavor too.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

I dine here frequently (twice a week on an avg) and recently ordered for 50 people for a festival at home. Food is always good and service is excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Butter Masala Dosa, Idli Vada, Tatte Idli Sambar, Vegetable Pakoda

After more than fifteen years in the US we finally have a place serving authentic, fresh, South Indian breakfast. And right here in San Ramon! The idlis are soft and fluffy, the sambar is hot, the vadas are crisp. It is food for the soul ❤️ Also love the to go options, including savory snacks, sweets!

We took masala tea and masala vada, tha vada was vold and tea was tasteless. Never going to visit this.

Food: 1

Very nice ambience, savory food, service upto the mark, well spread menu and a delicious filter coffee to end with.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Butter Masala Dosa, Idli Vada

We had the Podi Uttapam and Idly Vada at Idly Express, and the idly was absolutely amazing! The food is simple and doesn’t have much oil. The thatte idli is fluffy and very well made. The food prices are reasonable.

It's a must-try place for anyone who loves authentic South Indian food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Idli Vada, Tatte Idli Sambar

The hosts were exceedingly courteous. We dined in with four out-of-town guests , who were equally impressed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Idli Vada, Poori Bhaji and Idly Vada, South Indian Thali

Best authentic South Indian test.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Butter Masala Dosa, Tatte Idli Sambar, Onion Tomato Chilly Uttapam