We heard a lot of good things about this restaurant from our friends, we were visiting town and decided to stop by.
This restaurant is in a very questionable location with a lot of pawn shops and auto dealerships around. The exterior of the restaurant is less than desired. The interior is no frills. Clean and sanitary.
However, the reason I'm knocking my review down is the prices on the menu do not reflect the quality/decor/value got a restaurant like this is appearing to cater to.
From the looks of it, it looks like abudget friendly restaurant. However, when you're paying 18 to $20 for an entree... that is extremely unreasonable, I would rank the food at maybe a 6 out of 10.
Overall, food quality is decent, however not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
VLN RENOVATION AND CLEANING SERVICES, LLC
It was HOLI on this day, so my daughter and I wanted vegetarian food. She really wanted sambar and idlies & I was also craving their masala dossa, idlies & chutney as it's been years since I ate their foods. We live over 30 mins away from this restaurant, so I decided to go straight from work & wait as they were closed between 3-5pm. I did not mind the wait because my daughter really wanted to eat these items today. We ordered idlies which came with sambar & masala dossa, which came with coconut chutney. I walked in right after 5pm, placed my order & it was completed to go within 10 mins. I like a lot of sambar & chutneys, therefore, requested extra, which I was wowed by their generous amounts. Their idlies were a descent size, soft & fluffy, just the way I like. Their sambar, masala dossa & coconut chutney were all very delicious. The restaurant tables were all nicely set up. Their staff member who took my order was knowledgeable about the menu items and very polite. Their bathroom was large and well kept. Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ViggyJ
Got dinner here with my family. For context, we are South Indian vegetarians who have been coming here as a family on and off for the last 20 years.
We ordered the mixed vegetable pakora, gobi manchurian, veg uthappam, and chana bhatura.
The pakora was quite bland and the portion was small.
The Manchurian was terrible — possibly the worst I have ever eaten. It was very crispy, but otherwise bland, and in all honesty I couldn’t even tell if I was eating cauliflower with how it had been fried.
The uthappam was fine, but nothing special. The accompanying chutney was watery. The sambar was not particularly flavorful.
The bhatura itself was well fried and tasty, but the chana masala looked and tasted like chickpeas had been added to paneer butter masala gravy.
We spoke to the owner and some of the staff about our concerns, but they didn’t seem particularly interested. The service was nothing special otherwise.
So overall we are very disappointed and regret coming here for dinner tonight, and very sad to see how this restaurant has changed over the years. We will not be coming again, and would not recommend it to anyone else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Aswathy Cinu
Grabbed some Indian breakfast while out and about in Orlando. Service was quick and great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
sita Psychic
So nice food I forget where I am. I went to India I love it food I enjoy.😉
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sunny
Worst place to go. They don't even know how to make samber. Samber rasam all are same. 0 taste 0 tamarind. Dahi wada - dahi was so old🤦🏻♀️. I will never go there ever again
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Izan Shah
Very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edward Medina
Woodlands has been at its current location just North of the Florida Mall for decades. It is in my opinion, the best Southern Indian food in Orlando. They are strictly vegetarian; and although I really enjoy Indian seafood dishes (I am pescatarian), my wife and I often choose Woodlands over other Indian options because of their selection, quality and consistency. Naan, and other tandoori offerings are perfectly executed. The freshest paneer in town. Wonderfully deep and delicately complex sauces and fillings. The decor is plain and a little bright, but clean. They don’t open until 5p, but are bustling soon after everyday. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
RAM KUMAR
Very disappointing experience. The food did not taste like authentic South Indian cuisine, and the Karnataka-style dishes were poorly executed. Not sure how this place has so many high ratings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Ramya B
Food was ok not as expected. Not recommended.
Note : it’s not pure South Indian restaurant . It is more like Karnataka side but not up to the mark.
Food was weird and below ok. Service was really bad Atmosphere was suffocating and the dine in was really small area. 👎
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
N T S Nagaraju
We took Indian breakfast items for lunch and they were good. A bit expensive compared to other Indian restaurants. Pure vegetarian restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Shravanthi Tapal
Very bad for the price. We wanted to run away from there. No salt not spicy. I cant believe they charged that much for the food that was barely edible. Service was barely good. Never going back here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sug
Very very great place for South Indian pure vegetarian restaurant. Thali is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Prodip Chakra
They have amazing Indian food. While we visited Florida, we decided to take a carry out and tried out their 'paneer rice' and 'momo manchurian.' The food tasted authentic and the quantity was great. The children wanted to eat paneer rice for next few days; therefore, we had to make multiple trips during our stay.
We heard a lot of good things about this restaurant from our friends, we were visiting town and decided to stop by.
This restaurant is in a very questionable location with a lot of pawn shops and auto dealerships around. The exterior of the restaurant is less than desired. The interior is no frills. Clean and sanitary.
However, the reason I'm knocking my review down is the prices on the menu do not reflect the quality/decor/value got a restaurant like this is appearing to cater to.
From the looks of it, it looks like abudget friendly restaurant. However, when you're paying 18 to $20 for an entree... that is extremely unreasonable, I would rank the food at maybe a 6 out of 10.
Overall, food quality is decent, however not worth the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
It was HOLI on this day, so my daughter and I wanted vegetarian food. She really wanted sambar and idlies & I was also craving their masala dossa, idlies & chutney as it's been years since I ate their foods. We live over 30 mins away from this restaurant, so I decided to go straight from work & wait as they were closed between 3-5pm. I did not mind the wait because my daughter really wanted to eat these items today. We ordered idlies which came with sambar & masala dossa, which came with coconut chutney. I walked in right after 5pm, placed my order & it was completed to go within 10 mins. I like a lot of sambar & chutneys, therefore, requested extra, which I was wowed by their generous amounts. Their idlies were a descent size, soft & fluffy, just the way I like. Their sambar, masala dossa & coconut chutney were all very delicious. The restaurant tables were all nicely set up. Their staff member who took my order was knowledgeable about the menu items and very polite. Their bathroom was large and well kept. Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got dinner here with my family. For context, we are South Indian vegetarians who have been coming here as a family on and off for the last 20 years.
We ordered the mixed vegetable pakora, gobi manchurian, veg uthappam, and chana bhatura.
The pakora was quite bland and the portion was small.
The Manchurian was terrible — possibly the worst I have ever eaten. It was very crispy, but otherwise bland, and in all honesty I couldn’t even tell if I was eating cauliflower with how it had been fried.
The uthappam was fine, but nothing special. The accompanying chutney was watery. The sambar was not particularly flavorful.
The bhatura itself was well fried and tasty, but the chana masala looked and tasted like chickpeas had been added to paneer butter masala gravy.
We spoke to the owner and some of the staff about our concerns, but they didn’t seem particularly interested. The service was nothing special otherwise.
So overall we are very disappointed and regret coming here for dinner tonight, and very sad to see how this restaurant has changed over the years. We will not be coming again, and would not recommend it to anyone else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Grabbed some Indian breakfast while out and about in Orlando. Service was quick and great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
So nice food I forget where I am. I went to India I love it food I enjoy.😉
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Worst place to go. They don't even know how to make samber.
Samber rasam all are same. 0 taste 0 tamarind. Dahi wada - dahi was so old🤦🏻♀️. I will never go there ever again
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Woodlands has been at its current location just North of the Florida Mall for decades. It is in my opinion, the best Southern Indian food in Orlando. They are strictly vegetarian; and although I really enjoy Indian seafood dishes (I am pescatarian), my wife and I often choose Woodlands over other Indian options because of their selection, quality and consistency. Naan, and other tandoori offerings are perfectly executed. The freshest paneer in town. Wonderfully deep and delicately complex sauces and fillings. The decor is plain and a little bright, but clean. They don’t open until 5p, but are bustling soon after everyday.
Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very disappointing experience. The food did not taste like authentic South Indian cuisine, and the Karnataka-style dishes were poorly executed. Not sure how this place has so many high ratings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Food was ok not as expected.
Not recommended.
Note : it’s not pure South Indian restaurant . It is more like Karnataka side but not up to the mark.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was weird and below ok.
Service was really bad
Atmosphere was suffocating and the dine in was really small area. 👎
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We took Indian breakfast items for lunch and they were good. A bit expensive compared to other Indian restaurants. Pure vegetarian restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very bad for the price. We wanted to run away from there. No salt not spicy. I cant believe they charged that much for the food that was barely edible. Service was barely good. Never going back here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Very very great place for South Indian pure vegetarian restaurant. Thali is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They have amazing Indian food. While we visited Florida, we decided to take a carry out and tried out their 'paneer rice' and 'momo manchurian.' The food tasted authentic and the quantity was great. The children wanted to eat paneer rice for next few days; therefore, we had to make multiple trips during our stay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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