08/21/09

Such variety and so delicious

by tradmer

huge buffet, nice assortment of food.

• Pros: excellent vegetarian selection
• Cons: none

07/09/09

Most wonderful Indian food ever!!!

by HAPPYCAMPER73

One can only wonder at the range of opinions shown for this great restaurant...It seems that actual Indian people recognize and delight in the food! To me that says it all...I love this place and thier food is great. The service has always been polite and attentive.. I have gone there like,20 times with NO complaint...I did not drop in just one time to try to impress out of town snobs, I do not have a waitstaff persecution complex and I am not "scared and confused" by a plate of food that isn't from KFC. I have to ask all detractors...is it ignorance or are you being paid to slam this establishment? Blatant advertising for another location is pretty transparent...and have many of you ever really encountered a place that is consistently bad as these seemingly paid-off bad reviews are trying to make it seem? " I walked in the door and a rude dark skinned man threw 8 week old curry on my episcopalian wedding dress! Then he slapped my puppy and sold my grandmother!" Blatant racism abounds."They re-serve the food off of plates others don't finish-it's an Indian thing" Are you kidding me? Does anyone believe this? How about this...if you can't stop being a r@cist -j3rk long enough to realize when perfect food is placed before you...go eat somewhere else and spare us the slander. if you are looking for some heavy "theme-y" ambiance ,sort of an Indian Medeval Times...please remember...the waitstaff are not trademarked mascots in funny suits anxiously awaiting the opportunity to give you a little belly dance...these are real human beings just as deserving of respect as anyone. If you go there with an open mind and a desire to learn about and enjoy really good food, Udupi Cafe is there for you.

• Pros: Perfect in every way
• Cons: None,whatsoever.

04/14/09

Too much MSG !!

by CSMobileUser3

Unimpressive food. Afterwards I felt very heavy, slept and woke with headaches. I think they are putting too much MSG on the food to enhance it's flavor. Mediocre Indian food.

• Pros: Example: best croissants in town
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?

02/24/09

Frozen Indian food - heated up and served

by Ajay83

I ordered a plate of vada and they gave me the oldest and hardest vada I have ever eaten in my life. I asked the waiter about it, he went inside, came back and told that they cannot make any vada. They are serving all old and heated stuff. And the prices are expensive as well. I will never go back to that place and I suggest the same to everybody reading this review.

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: Everything

10/01/08

I am a "Meatatarian" and I could eat at this vegetarian buffet every day !!

by RSG2066

I am from South India and this food is very authentic. I can eat the excellent Idli, Dosai with sambar and coconut chutney and pakoras from the buffet every day. I have brought some friends here and they are slow to changing from the usual meat curries and breads from traditional Indian restaurants. I think they should definitely serve samosas and more potato dishes on the buffet.

• Pros: Awesome variety that changes daily on the buffet. Try dipping the Idli in the Sambar and the Dosai in the Coconut Chutney-it's an awesome taste.

10/01/08

One of the best restaurant in triangle area.

by muzsikas

This restaurant is great. Buffets always give you several wonderful dishes, in addition to many very good ones. If you have any doubt about this review, please just try the Tadka Dal on the Sunday brunch buffet--absolutely phenomenal.

Sometimes their sambar is good--sometimes it's just amazing. Vadai are remarkably light and tasty with a wonderful unusually crusty exterior.

This is the real deal. If this kind of food sounds appealing to you, you won't be disappointed when you come here. Authenticity, variety and artistry. And the prices for that are very good. I have yet to get anything bad here, and we go fairly frequently.

An interesting indicator... There are more Indian customers at this restaurant (Udupi) than at any other I've been to in the area.

• Pros: FOOD!
• Cons: a bit crowded/limited seating options at times

09/27/08

Not good food.

by eagleeyesss

I went to this restaurant on 9/27/2008 for dinner with a group of friends and ordered one of their "Royal" south indian items. Waited for about 25 mins for the food to get ready and was NOT amazed at all. The food they serve is very ordinary and NOT fresh. This is an indian thing, really. I would NOT be amazed if they take food from unfinished plates and serve it. Bad food. I really prefer Saffron over this restaurant any time. I will NOT be going there again.

05/15/08

The best Vegetarian dinner around

by ccm1938

My wife and our son (who had just returned from a trip to India) had an excellent dinner. The food was well prepared and had a wonderful flavor and the price was quite reasonable. We will definitely go back for their dinner plus will try the buffet during the week days.

• Pros: good food and service
• Cons: none

02/08/08

Overpriced and bland

by JSlice

Went on a Thursday afternoon for the buffet. There was no indication anywhere of the price, which ended up being a little over $20 for 2. There was a fairly limited selection of poorly seasoned, unimaginative food. It was bland, even for a western palate, bring on the spice!!! I will not be going back.

• Pros: Easy to get a table
• Cons: overpriced, underseasoned, poorly executed cooking

02/04/08

Worst Food ever eaten

by pain7ngp

Our friends from DC were visiting us, and we wanted them to have a nice authentic South Indian food. I had heard about quality food being served at this restaurant, so after a whole day of fun we visited the restaurant on a Saturday evening. There was about 20-25 min wait before we could get in, and once seated the waiter was gone. He came back after 10 min and took our order and we asked him to make the food little spicy.

To our amazement we found that all the food was sprinkled with red chili powder and black pepper. The food was so horrible that we had to argue with the waiter, but he responded that the spicy food is like this. That was a horrible experience. I think that the food is already been prepared and kept and they just warm it up and bring it out to the customers and if someone asks for little bit change in the main course they just add something on the top and bring it out. I wont recommend anybody going there. The food was horrible as was their service. The price was also too much comparing to all other cuisines around the area.

• Pros: There are none
• Cons: Everything