Madras Mantra
Madras Mantra
7/23 plain dosa - meh
food, curry
outside
outside
Thali
Tomato Soup (GF)
Onion Rava Masala Dosai (VGN)
Thali
Veg. Biriyani
Onion Rava Plain Dosai (VGN)
Kohlapuri Misal Pav
Madras mantra special thali
food
food
Thali
food, chowder, soups and chowder, soup
South Indian thali
Masala Dosai* (VGN) Pav Bhaji Dosai
Bhajiya
Roti
7/23 uttapam - meh
Filter coffee
Paneer Makhni
Barbara B.
Jul 24, 2024
We've been to their Decatur location many times AND LOVED IT, although since COVID, Decatur changed to an electronic table ordering/checkout system so the only time we saw staff was when they put the food on the table, and it was *not pleasant*. We haven't been back in a while because of that. Reviews for Marietta suggested they DIDN'T do that, so we met up with our daughter and son-in-law for her birthday. They had arrived just a minute before us and had menus and water. As soon as we sat down, a server asked if we were ready to order. We ordered wine and beer (and 2 more menus!) and asked for more time. The beer came out quickly, and the (different) server again asked us to order. We are vegetarian and 1 of us is gluten-free, so we hurriedly chose 2 apps & 3 familiar dishes marked GF to share. The food came very quickly; still no wine. The servers would barrel in, drop the dishes and fly away. I finally asked twice more for my wine and got it after we'd begun on the entrees. The place is roomy and pleasant, similar to Decatur, and we appreciate "real" menus, which are huge. It was Tuesday, so not crowded, but it was quite busy and they seemed to be understaffed. At least, the servers we saw seemed frantic and overworked, and we were loath to flag them down. There was a minor communication problem between the soft-voiced accents of the servers, and my poor hearing, plus for each appetizer or drink we ordered (individually) they asked "One, or two?", which was damned confusing! The food is really good, although I wished we'd had more time to examine the menu and experiment. It's so rare for us to find a fully vegetarian restaurant where we can order IT ALL, and yet we got stuck with the very basics because we felt rushed. I would like to have asked about the Dosai, which are this location's specialty, and are supposed to be gluten-free, but aren't *marked* that way on the menu. But it seemed like asking that of our harried young servers would have broken them. I'd love to go back but not when we are entertaining guests, and it's a 45 minute drive from our end of town, so it seems unlikely.
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Kiran T.
Jul 11, 2024
Madras Mantra Marietta location is a busy buffet restaurant offering Indian favorites in a comfy, sizable space with outdoor seating. Has all you can eat and serves vegan dishes. This well known vegetarian Indian restaurant located in a small plaza with plenty of free parking available in front of the restaurant. I had the very best onion rava masala dosa here at this restaurant with the filter coffee which is amazing in taste. The onion and spinach pakora and Bombay Bhel appetizers were good to taste.Their dishes were all excellent with tons of flavors and fresh ingredients. Service was great, at the time that we went there were a lot of staff walking around checking if we need anything throughout. Portions were generous and reasonably priced. The food came out quite quickly. Great ambiance with lots of Indian posters and decor. Definitely have to revisit for trying more dishes from their menu. The staff is very polite, courteous and helpful with any questions. So far everything we had was excellent.
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Kyle G.
Jun 14, 2024
HUGE menu with lots of great options. From what I can tell, every single item on the menu is vegetarian, which I am a huge fan of because it gives my wife a lot of options (and also vegetarian Indian food is really good!). I also think this is all (or at least mostly) South Indian food.We went for the dosas, as they can be a bit rarer to find than the Indian food commonly found in the US. If you've never had a dosa, imagine a crispy and savory crepe, usually filled with some sort of curried vegetables or paneer inside, alongside some chutneys for dipping. I got the pav bhaji dosa and my wife got the chili paneer dosa. Both of them were fantastic and very filling. They also came with sambar (a really good soup). I want to be clear, this food has a good amount of spice, probably around what most Indian restaurants would consider medium. If you get dosas, don't be afraid of the chutneys! They add so much awesome flavor to the already delicious food.We ordered takeout, but it was easy to order and the cashier was very friendly when I picked our food up. It looked very busy on a Friday night when I was there. I will 100% come back next time I'm in the area!
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Sowmya V.
Sep 3, 2024
Service was quick, ambience was good but the food was disappointing. Neither the plain dosa served with the chutneys and sambar nor the chole bhatura tasted good. Food lacked flavors and we left feeling hungry.
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Georgia B.
Dec 1, 2023
Looks aren't everything! = Ambiance is bland. There's nothing wrong with it but nothing to write home about neither. = My recent enthusiasm for uttapam lead to this MM visit. Unfortunately it was disappointing. It was probably the most bland Indian food I've had in 20 years! This is supposedly South Indian! My vegetarian Indian friend got their dosa and said his dish too was mediocre. Baffling is the Yelp rating. + Price is reasonable ++ Service is prompt and friendly.+ Parking is a shared lotPerhaps it was an off night and I may give them another try.MY RATINGS- - - Inhumane- - Disgusted- Don't bother= Missed the Mark+ Good++ Better+++ EDIBLE...WHERE have you been all my LiFe!
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Ridhima S.
May 15, 2024
Perfect flavours of Madras, India. Spices, herbs, everything on point. Service is good. They have special buffets on mothers and fathers days.
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Addy C.
Sep 4, 2023
3 of my Indian colleagues said great stuff about this Indian vegetarian restaurant - and the restaurant was mostly Indian customers - so you know it has to be good! And wow, it didn't disappoint at all - we were like "oooo" and "ahhhh" because the food looked good and the portions were humongous! A lot of picture taking! Everyone loved their food. My Indian colleague said they are known for their dosai and curries - several at our table got the dosai and it looked amazing (and amazingly big!!). MADRAS MANTRA SPECIAL THALI - $15I got the Thali b/c I love variety - but I didn't expect this much variety! I think I counted 9 different little containers of food! The highlight was the puffy bread centerpiece ("poori") which also was my favorite - I love bread :) Another favorite was their tofu tikka masala. Most of the food was spicy and I can't tell you what each was - the menu mentions three Chef's Choice curries, sambar (lentil based vegetable stew), rasam (soup), basmati rice, special rice, naan or poori (I got the poori - aka puffy bread), vada (veggie fritter shaped like a donut), raita (yogurt), pickle, and dessert (Gulab Jamun).Just a couple things to note - they could only take 5 credit cards max for our party of 6. Also it did feel humid inside the restaurant. But otherwise those were minor compared to our pure enjoyment of eating such good food with our favorite colleagues. We'll be back for sure!FYI they're in the shopping center on the corner of Windy Hill Rd and Cobb Pkwy.
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Sadya R.
Feb 12, 2024
Best place to take out of town friends and family. Closed on Mondays. Many a time my friends opt to go here for lunch and I love eating dosas which is the indian version of rice paper crepe. Service is friendly and high tech, ambiance of being at home back in India
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Divya R.
Aug 6, 2023
Consistently good quality & fast service. Spice level medium and perfect food every time. It doesn't disappoint you. Masala dosa comes with two chutney and Sambhar. South Indian thaali with Poori comes with a dessert , rice, vada, Sambhar, two chutney, two sabzi including one paneer sabzi and chole. All good quality and medium spice level.
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Bhupendra M.
May 9, 2024
Good food great tastes Highly recommend for fast service and super good value for the money Ambiance need some improvement
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