Madras Cafe

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• Good South Indian food and filter coffee.

  by Mrugen J

  
  

• The khara masala dosa is spicy and delicious. Worth the wait.

  by Rakesh N

  
  

• Mysore Masala Dosa, Filter Coffee and Sambhar Rice are my favorite choices at this place.

  by Praphull M

  
  

• Cara dosa is super hot. Too hot.

  by Will

  
  

• Overhyped/average stuff!

  by Naveen M.

  
  

• Good vada sambar and filter coffee!

  by Somya S

  
  

• Delicious Dosa's, perfect sambar and the best filter coffee I had in california so far.

  by Anirudh s

  
  

• authentic southeast indian food. all dosas come with different dips and you dip and eat with your hands. you won't be disappointed in the food! the seating is very casual, eat and go type of place..

  by Sez

  
  

• Best South Indian in Sunnyvale. Don't leave with out a dosa and lassi.

  by Hillary Y.

  
  

• If you're looking for south Indian fare, you must go here. Get a rasam vada, and a kara dosa to warm your palate and buttermilk to keep you cool while you eat.

  by Siddharth V.

  
  

• one word: tomato dosa

  by Prakash D

  
  

• Dosas are amazing, definitely a must get. Mango lassi is great but a bit too sweet. If you're inexperienced with Indian food such as myself, ask for recommendations and you can't go wrong.

  by Keyue N

  
  

• Excellent Dosas and Poori.

  by Kevin M.

  
  

• Good food. Quick service

  by Anupama C.

  
  

• Tomato dosa is a favorite, but also do try the upma, pongal, kottu paratta and veg biryani.. Simply the best place for south indian food in the bay area!

  by Vinayak R

  
  

• Filter coffee, rice items

  by Nitin A.

  
  

• Ghee masala dosa, Kara dosa are the best.

  by Rohan S.

  
  

• Start with kothu paratta and continue with the onion rava masala.

  by Christian D.

  
  

• Sambar vada is disappointing.

  by Anna J.

  
  

• Kotu paratta and mini idlis are a must try. Tomato dosa has a nice tanginess to it. Even the plain dosa tastes much better than other places. Try pappadams !

  by Dhaval B.

  
  

• One of the best South Indian vegetarian restaurants in the Bay Area!

  by Shriram P

  
  

• Mini Idli, Rasam, Tomato & Onion Uttappam. Maybe a salty lassi. You'll get your food < 10 mins guaranteed. Great lunch and dinner place.

  by Mehul A

  
  

• Alright-ish place. The dosa and idli was good. Chutneys and sambhar were so-so.

  by Divya Mulanjur

  
  

• Mini idli, ghee dosas and coffee are just like how they used to be in chennai.

  by Harish A

  
  

• On the weekend, get in for lunch before 11:45 to avoid the crazy rush.

  by Cameron M.

  
  

• The dosa are fabulous. As good as the ones I had in Bangalore.

  by Jason W.

  
  

• high load of trans-fat not worth the run!

  by Santosh Bhadri

  
  

• Dosas, Idli, Pongal

  by Abhishek Mathur

  
  

• Filter coffee, Masala Dosa

  by Udayan Banerji

  
  

• Idlis are awesome

  by Ruchi A

  
  

• Great rava dosas

  by Niloy C

  
  

• Super busy on Saturday morning

  by Rohan S.

  
  

• Rava dosa, duh!

  by Vansi V.

  
  

• The sides are twice as big as you might expect.

  by Vansi V.

  
  

• Coffee. Dosai. Poori. Kothu parotta.

  by Arjun Sundararajan

  
  

• Masala Dosa

  by Sachin S

  
  

• 👍 medu vadas!! Crisp n light! Everything else was forgettable. Podi wasn't event remotely spicy.

  by Nisha M.

  
  

• Get the tomato dosa.

  by Venkatesh H.

  
  

• This is place is usually crowded on weekends. But serves authentic south Indian food which at times is worth the wait..

  by Sabdhagiri K

  
  

• Podi dosa is delicious

  by Saran

  
  

• So good fa south Indian....

  by Deenash F

  
  

• Chai was nice, coffee was okay (not authentic) idli and dosa are good. Onion, tomato peas uttapam is bad. Chutney's are quite delicious.

  by Aditya A.

  
  

• Really good and authentic!

  by Jaydeep S.

  
  

• First you order, then you get seated. Definitely not a restaurant. Prepare for crowds, a bare environment, and deliciously honest indian food. Not a good place if you have a stick up your...

  by Alessandro M.

  
  

• Unbeatable price and taste. Feels like I'm back in Chennai!

  by Narayan Babu

  
  

• Amazing price and taste

  by Narayan Babu

  
  

• Best South Indian food

  by M T

  
  

• Mini Idli and Sambhar Rice. Period.

  by Tapan A

  
  

• Great pongal and mini idlies. Uttappams and dosas are good as well. Try their chapati and kurma. Tastes really good. Their coffee is not a real filter coffee but its not bad.

  by Mohan G.

  
  

• Best dosas and idlis in the bay area! Try the mini-idlis for nice appetizer.

  by Varun

  
  

• Instant service. You can get good South Indian dishes, close to what you would get in Chennai (India) restaurants !

  by Srikanth K.

  
  

• Filter coffee, pongal vada, mini idly

  by rambrijesh M

  
  

• Lovely dosas!

  by Jitesh V

  
  

• I just do not like Indian food. Nothing personal

  by Vladimir y

  
  

• The food was all good, much happy.

  by Chris R

  
  

• You have to order your food before you go to your table, and the menu has no description /photos. We ordered randomly and everything was delicious, but next time I'll study the menu online beforehand!

  by Alejandra J

  
  

• Love the mini-idlis! Good plain dosa too.

  by Pooja

  
  

• Pongal , Lemon rice are good :)

  by Srikar Ananthula

  
  

• I usually order the onion rava masala - which is pretty good - I wouldn't say it's the best that you can get around the South Bay. Pongal is pretty good

  by Sriram D

  
  

• Delicious Rasam vada!! Most of the dosas are well made except for the onion rava dosa. Overall good food and quick service.

  by Tripti Burman

  
  

• The 14 mini idlis is always great. Don't forget to ask for chutneys on the side.

  by Jayesh Joy

  
  

• The rava dosas really give you that extra crunch!

  by Hedan Z.

  
  

• Amazing vegetarian food.

  by Kyle R

  
  

• Tamil food

  by Vignesh S

  
  

• Masala tea is awesome!!

  by Aanchal Gupta

  
  

• Well first things first... You can't miss southern filter coffee here..it's simply authentic. The dosas and vadas are some of the best you could eat here in Bay area.

  by Pranav H

  
  

• They should call the Kara Dosa the landmine dosa. Some very spicy parts!

  by Munjal M.

  
  

• what;s this ? seems so delicious! i like it !

  by Nicole S

  
  

• Average South Indian food, poor service. Long wait time and food is not worth the wait. There are way better places around.

  by Rahul

  
  

• get the lassi. you will not regret

  by Saad S.

  
  

• Kara Masala Dosa

  by Ali M

  
  

• Very good Dosa n coffee

  by Manish M.

  
  

• If you're into spicy you have to go with the Kara Masala Dosa. It was pretty special at an even more fantastic price.

  by Keith M.

  
  

• Tomato onion uttapam sucks!!

  by Akshat J.

  
  

• Saambar isn't so good. You could see water floating above on it . and didn't taste good either.

  by Ashwin R.

  
  

• Can count in this any time. Their pongal is awesome

  by Rajeev V.

  
  

• On crowded evenings, place your order and wrap up grocery shopping at Madras store in same lane. You should have the table ready by the time you are back !

  by Shrey G.

  
  

• Sambhar was too bad and watery!!

  by Mansi P.

  
  

• Dosas, dosas, and more dosas in spartan surroundings. Go for the vegetable dosa. Tip: study the menu online because the one at the restaurant doesn't have descriptions.

  by Serious Eats

  
  

• Their filter coffee is the best coffee in the entire US...

  by Monica Uthappa M.

  
  

• Been here for 32 times..! Not once i've been disappointed with their quality of food..! Filter coffee is a must after any dish..!

  by Jay D.

  
  

• Paaram-pari-yam suvai mik-ka coffee! Madras Coffee!

  by Prabhakar K.

  
  

• Quick bite-place! Great service. There's always a wait time though.

  by Sandhya G.

  
  

• Are you really in US? Really? ;)

  by Prabhakar K.

  
  

• Yummy roti-korma !

  by Sandhya G.

  
  

• Try mango lassi it's one of the best ones you will get in bat area :)

  by Tirthesh G.

  
  

• Yea this is a dosa place, but I dare you to try an Utthapam

  by Nitin B.

  
  

• Tomato Dosa is really good.

  by Parth D.

  
  

• As a chennaite, I am fond of the food from my region. There are 2 things that can tell you if the restaurant is good. One is Ravi dosa & other is filter coffee. Here i got great taste of both here

  by Venu K.

  
  

• Kothu parotta here is excellent. Definitely give it a shot

  by Rajagopal N.

  
  

• If you want to get your coffee or tea with the food, don't bother. They always bring it at the end. So be prepared.

  by Rajat N.

  
  

• One of the good South Indian restaurants. If you are from south India, you will find the ambience typical to what you find in India. All you count is the quality and taste of the food. It is good.

  by Senthil K.

  
  

• Without a doubt, the best south Indian tiffin place in all of bay area. My personal favorite - 14 mini idlies dipped in sambar with a plate of their chutneys. Long wait times for dosas.

  by Renganathan R.

  
  

• Try the Spring Dosa

  by Sneha B.

  
  

• Rasam is awesome!!

  by Anuj G.

  
  

• Sambar vada and chai was awesome combo

  by Anupriya H.

  
  

• Chaana-Puri is good. Finish up filter coffee..go easy on the sugar.

  by Rahul D.

  
  

• Filter coffee!

  by Dev

  
  

• Mini idlis and cheese dosa!

  by Mihika V.

  
  

• Don't miss sambar vada. Kara dosa damn spicy... Luv'd it.

  by Pradeep

  
  

• Get the sambarrrr vada. One of the good and economical South Indian restaurants. Also filter coffe or masala chai to finish off your yummy meal.

  by Harsha J.

  
  

• Going for lunch? Try the Sambar rice. It won't disappoint you.

  by Gopal V.

  
  

• Filter coffee is a must with any dish.:)

  by Jay D.

  
  

• Very tasty

  by J M.

  
  

• Like green chutney which is spicier than white coconut and brownish one .. Idli, upma, vada, dosa all are tasty

  by Vilas S.

  
  

• Mysore masala dosa is a must

  by Pradeep S.

  
  

• If you come for breakfast make sure to come early - otherwise you might be in for a really long wait!

  by Sowmya K.

  
  

• Best place for Curd rice and Filter Coffee in the bay area.

  by Partha R.

  
  

• For a change, try Tomato Masala Dosa!!

  by Params R.

  
  

• Kara Dosa is my fav :) but Idly and any of the Dosa is always a safe bet.

  by Rohit B.

  
  

• Best south Indian food in town! Idlis are good, sambhar is authentic.

  by Abhinav K.

  
  

• The filter coffee will knock your socks off. Not advised after 6pm.

  by Paull Y.

  
  

• Go for the Ghee Masala Dosa if you want something not too spicy.

  by Guilherme C.

  
  

• Kothu Parotta!

  by Srividya V.

  
  

• Great cardamom tea & filter coffee!! Ask for filter coffee in a to-go cup, that way you get more and it's much hotter :)

  by Params R.

  
  

• Good and quick service.. Also neatly maintained..

  by Params R.

  
  

• Authentic south indian food, enjoy food with the crowd like we do in India..

  by Chandaraprakash K.

  
  

• Best pongal ever.. Definitely try it!!

  by Venkatesh I.

  
  

• Poori masala - recommended!!

  by Params R.

  
  

• Sambhar is awesome here.

  by Harsha V.

  
  

• Idly vada + tea. Classic south Indian breakfast.

  by Vin H.

  
  

• I hate the way they use baking soda or it's equivalent which will give a hard time for the stomach! Esp the Pongal Vada.

  by Sunil J.

  
  

• Everything is great. Order more than you need and bring some home!

  by Nancy R.

  
  

• Awesome Kara masala dosa - spicy

  by Rohan S.

  
  

• Side note: This place is CLOSED on mondays! Open all time from afternoon till night on weekends.

  by Params R.

  
  

• Best place in the bay area for south indian food! Highlights: Veg Biryani on weekends, Kothu parotha, filter coffee, medhu vada in the eve at ~5:45 (you get it hot & crisp), rava masala dosa!!

  by Params R.

  
  

• The best south-indian food there is in the bay area. The magic they work with "available" ingredients, gets us really close to flavours from India.

  by Hemanth K.

  
  

• A good place for south indian food. It could become crowded though

  by Prashanth R.

  
  

• Best Economical Place for South Indian Food

  by Yogesh A.

  
  

• Sambar rice FTW. Lots of Ghee

  by Sudhee G.

  
  

• Long Live the ghee dosai

  by Test V.

  
  

• On Friday at 11:55AM it was empty, at 12:15 the line was out the door

  by James K.

  
  

• Mysore dosa and chai

  by Nikhil C.

  
  

• Good and affordable South Indian restaurant. Try their masala dosa and curd rice. You won't regret it.

  by Binder A.

  
  

• This place is closed on Mondays.

  by Bobby

  
  

• Best place in south bay for Rava Dosa

  by Madhu D.

  
  

• Go to Madras Cafe and have their Mysore Plain Dosa. Top it off with a Filter Coffee. Can't go wrong. I've been having that for breakfast the last few Saturdays...every one of them.

  by Bobby

  
  

• the best place for south indian breakfast! Try their masala dosas but i would stay away from rava masalas unless you like lot of onions.

  by Vatsal B.