UlavacharU Indian Restaurant

685 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
(408) 528-2709

Recent Reviews

Fae LeDawson

I went for a lunch buffet on Sunday and was impressed by the food. Everything was authentic with almost every guest being South Asian. One chicken curry with lollipop chicken was perfectly seasoned with plenty of spice for flavor. The butter chicken was flavorful and creamy, but when it was replenished it tasted more plain. The pav bhaji had nicely buttered bread but average curry. The daal was solid and so were the desserts. Service was excellent with tables frequently cleared and fresh naan always replenished. The hostess's stand is overcrowded so you might have to wait 5+ minutes to pay after getting up. Once I realized I would be waiting a while I just estimated my total, rounded up, and put cash on the countertop.Previous review (2020): Delicious Indian food with a convenient online ordering portal. Food is ready at the time promised, not earlier, so plan accordingly. Samosas were pleasantly sliced with 2 sauces.Parking: The parking lot can be pretty crowded during peak hours, so consider parking along the avenue instead.Wheelchair accessibility: There's enough room to wheel around with no steps or ramps. The buffet line can get a bit crowded with people trying to squeeze by.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Shreya Kumar

The food was tasty. But we got the first serving of cold dishes. After bringing up the issue, it was resolved but we had finished eating by then. I consider this a one off event. They have unlimited thaali - veg and non veg for a decent price. There’s like 20 items in that thaali with a few that come at first and others as an option. Enjoyed this experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Venkata Naresh reddy Nagalapati

One of the best places for Indian food. Especially buffet

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dosa, Unlimited Non Veg Thali

Kieran

Good food! Especially Gobi aur paneer. Highly recommend lunch buffet with 10+ dishes.Complimentary chai is even better than what passes for tea at most milk tea places.Good selection of Tollywood videos shown on projectors. Really attentive service.Update: still good in 2024 and prices have hardly changed

Madhuri Shanbhogue

The biriyani here is quite good. I really like the Gongura egg biryani. The gunturu egg bhurji was also really tasty. Vegetable biriyani was decent. Their packaging is also good for take outs.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Veg Biryani

S D

Updated review:5 stars to UlavacharU's management staff, who followed up with this review & promised an investigation into the matter, ensuring that actions would be taken to avoid such situations in the future. Very pleased with the management team's response & service.Original Post:Extremely disappointment with the recent catering order I placed. While the other items delivered were okay, the vegetable biryani was much worse than anyone had imagined - there were hardly any vegetables at all, and it was more like plain rice that had been heavily spiced with dry powder. My guests and I, who had previously trusted and patronized your catering service, are really unhappy and feel deeply let down by this stark decline in food quality.As a loyal customer, I am very disheartened with this kind of experience.

Food: 1

Service: 5

Sagar P

Parking: Parking might be difficult on weekends and busy days. There is parking behind the restaurant and street parking.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Unlimited Non Veg Thali

Arav1n K

Loved the buffet which was unlimited and all the food tasted so good,

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan, Gobi Manchurian, Biryani Chicken, Lemon Rice, Sunday Buffet, Goat Curry, Chicken Tikka

Naveena Ganta

I go there every weekend and the food is classic Indian food which I like so the food is simply pretty good! The service is slower but it is okay because the atmosphere has pretty good entertainment and they have Indian songs and movie clips playing. So I give it a 4/5 star. You should definitely go there if you like Indian food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken 65, Chicken Dum Biryani, Sunday Buffet, Goat Curry

Rahul rahul

Damn they have roaches in restrooms.Never even visit this place again. Not recommending to anyone.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

M D

The buffet is great.The vibe is ok.Theres a parking lot but it's difficult to find empty spots

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Naga m

Earlier in may I bought 8-10 kgs of 3-4 varieties of South Indian sweets from ulavacharu ,they tasted so fresh and delicious but I don’t know why I picked two items from reception jilebi and mixture ..they were so so so bad .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Sekhar

We ordered veg biryani and gobi manturi. Biryani is ok. Manturia is somewhat sweet not even normal spicy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Shibu Salam

Visited the restaurant for dinner. The waiter was not willing to share the menu card and initially was trying to sell Thali. When we asked couple of times he shared the menu. Ordered Dhaba Chilli Chicken, Chettinadu chicken as the main course gravy, Naan and Roti. The chettinadu chicken curry was very bad. Dhaba Chilli chicken was average. They did offer complimentary tea which was the only item which tasted better. I would not recommend this place for dinner.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Curries, Garlic Naan

Krutika Pandya - Chokhawala

Ordered vegetarian biryani for delivery and was sent chicken biryani instead. Usually the food is very tasty but such a gross negligence was unexpected.

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