Madras Kafe Indian Restaurant

We live faraway, yet we can always safely choose this place for food. The service is very quick. We have always been surprised how quickly we got our appetizers or the main course. And it fresh and hot! We are picky eaters and understand if the food was just heated up; so it's impressive how they maintain the quality and the quick delivery. For the taste, we have found it very good. Different curries have the correct flavor unlike some places where all curries taste the same. The Dosa, chutney, sambar, chicken appetizers, curries, naan, indochinese noodles, all tasted good. We highly recommend it and find it a very reliable choice for a good Indian food in the suburbs.

First of all, they have their own dedicated app for ordering which is so neat. The app runs smoothly and you accumulate points for orders. I didn't know but you get 10pt for just getting the app, but those points expired really quickly so I didn't get to use the points. My in laws had really good things to say about here coming from a South East Asian taste profile. So we ought to give here a try. Butter Chicken Masala-- this was very saucy and flavorful. The chicken is tender but is of white meat. Not too spicy but has a kick to it. Don't think my kids can eat this.Boneless Chicken Biryani-- this is what you'd expect, the rice is colorful and on the drier side but works well with sauce if you want to put sauce on. We used the butter chicken masala sauce with the Biryani. Perhaps it's a regional thing but I liked the versions from other places where they put raisins in it, I didn't see it here. The meat is so very tender, it makes me wonder if it's actually meat, since it has a paneer type of texture. I think it is, and it sure is very soft. Flavor is great.The two Naans, garlic butter and peshwari -- they are well made, soft and has chew, and tears easily. One has sesame on it, another has herbs. Sauces have a more savory profile. Maybe I'm associating Indian food with raisins but I was hoping the peshwari naan had raisins. It didn't.Green mango juice-- I didn't know what to expect, was hoping it's homemade, which it was! There's texture to it, so it's not entirely just liquid. It's not all sour, and has a sweet taste to it, but it also has a cumin and savory flavor that is equal if not more than the sweet/sour flavor. I'm not sure I like it... this is definitely an acquired taste. Overall, I think the food is still really great. I plan to try some other ones after doing some more research on what the dishes are. I wish they had more descriptions on the app ordering portal!

3.5 Food - i usually get the mysore dosa and have tried other things, but definitely wouldn't say I have tasted the whole menu. But out of the things that I have tried, I will say the taste is not that bad, and the prices are fair.I have also noticed that the portion size of the sauces have gotten smaller (seen in pic). Ambience - they give you water bottles for water. And it's a very casual restaurant. family oriented vibes as well.Service - unfortunately I think this is the worst aspect of the restaurant. The service is pretty slow and not super welcoming. It took us a long time to get our water and even take our order.There's an app where u can collect points if u plan to frequent often.

I really enjoy Indian food, the vegan vegetarian options are always delightful... The tandoor service... It's a really clean and nice restaurant, with the usual Indian food restaurant vibes.

Tried on Mon 12:30pm 5/22/23Bummer, no lunch buffet... So, I turned around and had to keep looking.

I ordered a variety of items for a work lunch. The employees were nice, but their English is not great, which made it a bit frustrating trying to communicate. The food was good, but not the best. The butter chicken was a bit one note and there was soooo much more sauce than there was chicken. Also, I specifically requested the lowest amount of heat as I knew some of my colleagues are not used to it, but the food was still too spicy. I eat this food on a regular basis and they made it just as spicy as one would normally eat it, so they clearly don't understand what it means when you choose the lowest level of spicy. The samosas were better than other places though, so I give them credit for that. Also the garlic naan was a hit.

Ate so much food and it was all amazing. Samosas, papadom, shrimp curry, chicken biriyani and dessert was all amazing. We came as a big group and everyone loved everything. Would definitely come back! Highly recommended.

This place is pretty good for getting a quick Indian food fix when we don't feel like cooking at home. It's nice to have close by especially since there are no other good Indian places in Lake County. Dosa is something we don't make often so I always look forward to it. I enjoy the dosa here--always get the rava onion masala because it comes out crispy and flavorful, but not as good compared to the previous restaurant Priya. The sambar comes second to homemade among the ones I've tried, and the chutneys are delicious! In terms of everything else though (such as biryani and curries), I don't really care for it because it's either oily, too creamy, lacks flavor, etc. Would rather just eat at home or go back to my dosa. Service is pretty slow, and the place is usually understaffed. I would get my food to-go but dosa just isn't the same if you don't eat it fresh.

Everyone - we are lucky to have this authentic Indian restaurant. Do you know how hard it is to run a restaurant? As an immigrant? Please don't judge them in an overly harsh way! I'm not Indian American, but I have a huge appreciation for their food. Cluelessly, I came here twice with an Indian neighbor and then with an Indian coworker. Each time, it was fantastic! Granted, I have no idea what the dishes were called but I tried at least 6 things. They were so flavorful, especially for vegetarians (sadly I'm not).Service was fine both times. They're not overly chatty but immediately bring out bottled water and plates/silverware. The food came out quickly too. The prices are really fair. I've spent more at Starbucks than on dinner here.

Hello all. I'm kavitha and wanted to share my experience about this lovely restaurant we visited last evening. Originally from chennai and a descendant of Mrs. Janaki MGR, when we heard of Madras kafe thru a friend, we went there to celebrate few bdays and were pleasantly surprised by the lovely hostess-owner Mrs. Pramila who gave us a very warm welcome. All the dishes we tried, both veg and non-veg, were authentic and very scrumptious. The food order was provided in a timely manner and the staff were quite accommodating and diligent in taking care of our needs. Thank you for our wonderful experience