Best south Indian food I ever had. Crispy dosas. Sambhar vada, chutneys and perfect spice level. Highly recommend this.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chetan
Very casual place, good dosa. I had the special rava dosa. While the filling was great, the dosa was like papad, very crispy. My wife had the mysore masala and it was good. The price is much lower than other restaurants in the bay area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Rava Dosa, Mysore Masala Dosa
Shaik Sadik Mohammad 0168
Vannakkam.The swag that meets here whenever we entering in it. Simply best thing here is coffee.
Laverne
Great variety & good food— was introduced to me by my Indian friend . Must try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin McCoy
Always tasty. Sometimes crowded.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Ambika Raghavendra
Being South Indian, I would say it's not a worthy to visit if u r expecting the authentic South Indian food. Don't get fooled by the name MADRAS CAFE..
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sindhu
Love this place! Great vegetarian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mallory Chief
They do not know what a rava masala dosa is. They just chopped up raw onions and threw it in there. Wrapped the dosa like a burrito. And the stuffing was bland. An absolute miss for dosas.
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Established and serving South Indian vegetarian food for a long time. Overall it’s a decent place, however they can improve taste and service better. Chutneys are very bland and so are other items except for Sambar. Sambar Vada is good, Dahi Vada is ok on the bland side otherwise ok. Asked for Onion Ravva dosa with special request not make it toooo crispy, they served under done dosa with plenty of onions :(
Quality wise pretty decent and not oily :) service could be better, place order and pay, they bring your food to the table instead of taking order while seated.
They have grocery store with food court with a shared kitchen. For pickups order from food court for faster service and they may have additional items and snacks.
The food here is very good. I typically have Dosa or Uttapam. Both of which are always excellent. Bustling and can be somewhat noisy. During busy periods you order and are seated only when your food is ready. During quieter times they seat you on arrival. I’m a bit deaf and when it’s crowded the noise is very echoey and I can struggle to hear friends. Prices are reasonable and it is child friendly with high chairs available. Serve yourself water.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Brennan
Fantastic Dosas. Would recommend. Friendly staff too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ankit Dixit
tldr; should have gone to sarvana bhavan
A lotta folks had listed Madras cafe as the best South Indian restaurant in the town. My experience was overwhelmingly disappointing.
We were hungry so ended up ordering a lot of items like podi masala dosa, mysore masala dosa, kottu parotta, chili bhajji, tomato rice, idly podi, mango lassi, badam milk. Yes we were extremely hungry.
But all of it was really lack luster. Idk there was just something missing from all of the food which just led to a really disappointing food experience.
Service was good! The service staff were pretty great. Im not sure if Im a fan of places where you gotta order first, pay and then get a seat. Its a bit off putting if im going to dine in. This restaurant does that so take it for what it is.
The only dish that was somewhat okayish was the chilli bhajji because we ordered last call, it might have been prepared fresh. Am I implying the other food was not fresh? Not at all. But we all know garma garam pakode slap!!
All in all, I think the place is very skippable and there’s a sarvana bhavan like 5 mins away or maybe even a2b (for more south indian variety than just dosa idly sambar)
Note: 2 of my party members were sick in the morning too!
Best south Indian food I ever had. Crispy dosas. Sambhar vada, chutneys and perfect spice level. Highly recommend this.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very casual place, good dosa. I had the special rava dosa. While the filling was great, the dosa was like papad, very crispy. My wife had the mysore masala and it was good. The price is much lower than other restaurants in the bay area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Rava Dosa, Mysore Masala Dosa
Vannakkam.The swag that meets here whenever we entering in it. Simply best thing here is coffee.
Great variety & good food— was introduced to me by my Indian friend . Must try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always tasty. Sometimes crowded.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Being South Indian, I would say it's not a worthy to visit if u r expecting the authentic South Indian food. Don't get fooled by the name MADRAS CAFE..
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Love this place! Great vegetarian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They do not know what a rava masala dosa is. They just chopped up raw onions and threw it in there. Wrapped the dosa like a burrito. And the stuffing was bland.
An absolute miss for dosas.
Established and serving South Indian vegetarian food for a long time. Overall it’s a decent place, however they can improve taste and service better. Chutneys are very bland and so are other items except for Sambar. Sambar Vada is good, Dahi Vada is ok on the bland side otherwise ok. Asked for Onion Ravva dosa with special request not make it toooo crispy, they served under done dosa with plenty of onions :(
Quality wise pretty decent and not oily :) service could be better, place order and pay, they bring your food to the table instead of taking order while seated.
They have grocery store with food court with a shared kitchen. For pickups order from food court for faster service and they may have additional items and snacks.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Perfect spot for a casual vegetarian lunch!
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastically efficient and great food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is very good. I typically have Dosa or Uttapam. Both of which are always excellent. Bustling and can be somewhat noisy. During busy periods you order and are seated only when your food is ready. During quieter times they seat you on arrival. I’m a bit deaf and when it’s crowded the noise is very echoey and I can struggle to hear friends. Prices are reasonable and it is child friendly with high chairs available. Serve yourself water.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic Dosas. Would recommend. Friendly staff too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
tldr; should have gone to sarvana bhavan
A lotta folks had listed Madras cafe as the best South Indian restaurant in the town. My experience was overwhelmingly disappointing.
We were hungry so ended up ordering a lot of items like podi masala dosa, mysore masala dosa, kottu parotta, chili bhajji, tomato rice, idly podi, mango lassi, badam milk. Yes we were extremely hungry.
But all of it was really lack luster. Idk there was just something missing from all of the food which just led to a really disappointing food experience.
Service was good! The service staff were pretty great. Im not sure if Im a fan of places where you gotta order first, pay and then get a seat. Its a bit off putting if im going to dine in. This restaurant does that so take it for what it is.
The only dish that was somewhat okayish was the chilli bhajji because we ordered last call, it might have been prepared fresh. Am I implying the other food was not fresh? Not at all. But we all know garma garam pakode slap!!
All in all, I think the place is very skippable and there’s a sarvana bhavan like 5 mins away or maybe even a2b (for more south indian variety than just dosa idly sambar)
Note: 2 of my party members were sick in the morning too!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Poor quality food;
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