Udipi Cafe

I love the lunch buffet at this place. It is authentic south Indian (coastal Karnataka) menu for a reasonable price. The owner/staff are courteous and nice and the service is great. Food (buffet) is not great on Wednesdays. The rest of the days is awesome. Also, I wish they don't charge half-rate for kids (below 5).

I visited this place for lunch buffet along with two other non Indian individuals to let them taste South Indian Vegetarian food. Although it did not disappoint my friends, to me it appeared to be a diluted version of the typical South Indian dishes. I am not too sure dishes like malai kofta were included along with panner based North Indian curries. The rasam was too bad. I hope the owners stay focused on fewer but quality dishes served.

So the service is ok. People are polite but can be a little absent minded! :) The Thali took a good 15 mins or more to arrive, but was clearly full of freshly prepared food so I don't care to complain about this. The curd rice had not enough rice and tempering, which I gave feedback about. The salt in the coconut curry and dry poriyal could have been added a little. The buttermilk was lovely (slightly less watery will be better). The spicy curry, daal, salad, poori and sambhar with rice was perfect and delicious. The sweet payasam was also perfect. I was scared reading some of the reviews. I do think there must be some truth to them. But I am glad the food and service was lovely today. I have been here a couple times before COVID and the food was good then too, though the owner a little arrogant and argumentative. The owner was not around today. I will visit again to try other menu items, especially want to try the dosa sometime.

An ok place to have your quick lunch break. I was there for their lunch buffet. Nothing too crazy all the curry felt like just water added and not boiled with the spices in it. I didn’t get a vibe of returning back to this place for my lunch break ever even I am around this place. The food was just ok, not so worth it. The spices were not well cooked. I hope this place gets better and has a lot of potential growth for this place. I hope management takes over the responsibilities and looks closely on the buffet side.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at this South Indian restaurant and I must say, the food was amazing! The onion masala dosa and butter masala dosa were both delicious and authentic, reminding me of my time in Bangalore. The portion size was very generous, and I was quite satisfied with just one dosa. I also tried their masala tea and filter coffee, which were both great. Overall, I had a fantastic experience at this restaurant and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for authentic South Indian cuisine.

Authentic South Indian food like I have never had across the US. The place is a veritable VIP gallery of the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Dr. Abdul Kalam, AR Rehman, and many others. The buffet was the best vegetarian, south-Indian food I have had (again)! The Vadas and idlis were fresh and done just right. The sweet pongal was delicious and fresh as well. A must-visit place if you are looking for healthy, vegetarian food, though to some this may be carb-heavy!