Malgudi Garden

So this is a cozy spot for vegetarian Indian food. I liked fhe ambience, very no nonsense setting. The service could be better as we were confused who would attend the table . May be because it was a buffet no one attended us. Coming to the food: What I like - the live chaat, dosa and appam station. Definitely a hit. The buffet is nothing to rave about. It is decent yet nothing special. What I disliked - the buffet food was cold. Wish they had a way to keep it warm throughout. Overall I still recommend it if you are looking for a simple vegetarian Indian option.

Overall: Would not recommend. As a Texas local since 2014, and a second generation Indian immigrant, this restaurant used to be a good spot to get good food. Now, the quality is very bad, and it is not worth the price. --Food--The food is bad. Today was tiffin day., with assorted food. The grain based food like rice, pulav , and curry's are all bland and sad. The dosa is too crispy and ingredients not good. Way too much oil throughout the food, everything had too much oilAlmost everything was bland and inedible, with the samosa chat and everything in the salad bar being the saving grace.The water is warm and they use foam cups.Also the watermelon is bland and not good either. The coffee is good though.--Cleanliness--I find the table to be clean. Considering buffets as a whole, cleanliness is up there. They have real cleaning spray *looking at you Indian restaurants that use windex*, and fast table turnaround.The buffet area is clean and standard, and the salad bar area is clean too. The live dosa and uttapam station wipe with a cloth. However, the dosa station is not using any handwashing, nor is the uttapam station at all: the dosa station is touching the batter with a metal cup to scoop it: no hairnets or any aprons. The kitchen has people in sweaty T-shirts that I see when the door opens.The buffet has pizza that seems lukewarm, and the salad bar has chickpeas and other veggies that have...dubious quality. Clean plates and utensils, although the live station serves food on paper plates.--Service--The service is okay, with no uniform so it's hard to tell workers apart, but many staff and helpful people. In general I have no complaints.--Noise--We walked in, and immediately Indian karaoke is booming. The singing was good but too loud for such a small space...sit in the side space to avoid the noise. We choose a table that is in the main area. Otherwise, not much else to say.--MISC--It is complicated to find info about the restaurant online, with the nights being confusing.

Very nice ambiance, service, and food. everything is clearly labeled to show wherever vegan or not, and there are plentiful vegan options. Food was high quality, and there are live dosa, uttapam, and roti stations. Great for plant-based eaters looking for a nice Indian buffet.

Went for the dinner buffet and I was not disappointed. Sooooo many options and all of them were delicious. Our waitress was amazing with my food questions and the service was fast. Place gets kinda busy and I'm glad I went.

We tried the buffet, but I didn't think that it was worth it at all as I'm vegan and there weren't enough options. I'll definitely never do the buffet again. The buffet has the following vegan option: 1. Dosa counter (unlimited). Can ask for idly / vada with a few vegan options and chutneys. (Loved this)2. Healthy sides like cooked chana, sprouted moong daal etc. (loved this)3. Chaat counter: samosa chaat, pani puri (nope, just not tasty) 4. Starters: Gobi Manchurian (nope, way too oily)5. Main: Aalo gobi, Sambar, Pulav (nope, not the greatest stuff to try out)6. Dessert: Vegan payasam (Loved this) If you're vegan, I highly recommend that you to just do ala carte and try vegan palak tofu or vegan tofu butter masala type of dishes with roti, or other varieties you usually don't get to try elsewhere.

AMAZING!!!!!! Everything at the ($17!!) dinner buffet is vegetarian, and there are PLENTY of vegan options - all of which are clearly labeled! I tried a little bit of everything and it was all fantastic! So incredibly flavorful! They had a bunch of my favorites like samosas chaat and curry with paneer as well as new favorites like unsweeted hot masala tea and panipuri! The staff really made the experience, though - everyone was SO kind and willing to answer my questions about the food! Very chill vibes with good music! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! WILL BE BACK SOON!!!

So today not even 5 or 10 minutes ago my boyfriend who is MEXICAN yes I'm informing about RACISM because as soon as my boyfriend enter the building for a ORDER a doordash order immediately they told HIM to wait outside knowing there was 3 DIFFERENT dasher then himself ( 4 with him ) but ONLY told him to again wait outside but not the others which in my mind was not okay because if that was the case everyone should be treated EQUALLY and FAIR but unfortunately it wasn't the case ! He obliged with them but it just made matter worst in his gut feeling he knew his order ( for the customer) was already there but didn't choose to bother them cuz he wanted to respect what they have told him . He waited 20 minutes which was already pass the time he need to PICK UP the order ! I had mentioned about racism because the 3 people who where ALLOW to stay ( 3 doordash ) where India , I felt my boyfriend was excluded from this place and it's very sad and unfortunate to experience this type of service! I hope they understand sharing is caring !Moral of the story don't exclude other just because we are not the same .by heart we all are !

The concept is great, a buffet spread with live dosa, appam and chaat counters but the food is just okay. So many items but lacks quality and taste. Their idli Vada and sambar is really good. The dosa and appam (with the sweet coconut milk) is really good. Also love that they have beetroot and carrot appam which my kid enjoyed. The service is good. But the whole affair takes a long time (especially on weekends), there's usually a queue for live dosa and appam stations which is self service and the space is not big enough to accommodate a lot of people waiting and moving around to get their food. I would probably try their food on a weekday, menu looks interesting but did not enjoy the buffet very much!

It was an awful experience.The food quality was below average, not served even warm, there was a lot of wait time even to get the plates for eating in spite of repeated reminders, some food items were not refilled in spite of several reminders, refills took lot of time even after multiple reminders , etc. etc.Money we paid is not worth it.One good thing was the staff were polite though they did not actually respond to the requests.I feel the restaurant is badly organized and managed.Our family and relatives family who went there for lunch won't go there again and will not recommend to anyone.

Food was excellent, okra was a little woody but probably just bought a bad batch. Well worth the approx 15 price for vegetarian lunch buffet.