Namma Restaurant

After a movie, my husband and I were hungry for lunch and decided to check out Namma Restaurant in Milpitas, which looked fairly new. We were originally craving dosa, but the lunch menu focused on thalis - vegetarian, chicken, fish, and goat Virundu feasts. Dosa was only served in the evenings.I opted for the vegetarian Virundu, and my husband got the fish Virundu. My thali was overflowing with delicious vegetarian dishes, masala rice, plain rice, roti, papadam, yogurt, chutney, pickle, and more! It even included two desserts: pineapple kesari and halwa. It was almost too much food! My husband enjoyed his fish Virundu as well. We realized that the cuisine was a mix of Kerala and Tamil Nadu styles.We had a wonderful Sunday lunch at Namma. The restaurant was clean, the staff was friendly and efficient, and the food was delicious and plentiful. We didn't have to wait for a table, but it started getting busy as we were leaving. They also offer convenient electronic payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay.If you're looking for a tasty and satisfying South Indian meal, I highly recommend giving Namma Restaurant a try. They have a great variety of dishes, including parotta and veg/non-veg curries

We came here on Saturday for dinner and there was no wait for a party of 5. The restaurant is super spacious and clean. It also smelled really good in the restaurant, so it made me excited for dinner.We ordered a bunch of food. My faves were the chicken lollipops, dosas, garlic naan and butter chicken. The butter chicken was super tasty and it had a kick to it. The naan was my absolute fave. I went so good with everything that we ate.Service was great and friendly. He kept coming back to check on us and made sure our water glasses were never empty.

I have been here several times in the last few months and the food is delicious every single time.My recommendation is the shrimp starter.The masala is very unique and it is crispy.The payasam is a warm hug in a bowl.Both the items are a must have.

Our first time coming to the restaurant and what better way to find out their best dishes than to have a thali and sample some of their dishes. The place is huge and very inviting! Fast service as well. We enjoyed the food a lot. We ordered a Veg mini thali and Fish mini thali. The portion sizes were more than enough even though they call it mini thali. Each thali came with rice, chapati, dal,vegetable fry(cabbage poriyal), dessert(Double-ka-meetha), Papad. Veg thali had an additional vegetable kurma and rasam. Fish thali had a fish curry. The fish had the bones in. I prefer it that way in that type of curry. The spices were just perfect. Spicy enough to enjoy the flavors but not too much that is drown down the taste. The chapati that came with the thali was super super soft! Although it had a lot of ghee, it was nice to indulge. The dessert definitely was yummy, but the amount of ghee/oil was execessive. The bread chunks were literally floating. Overall super thali! Coming back to try more of their food.

Taking a star off for the virundhu thali they serve over the weekend, priced at 23$ while an average South Indian restaurant charges about 18$ .. their curries are average which is ok, but their rice quantity won't even suffice a baby.. the rice is deceptively hollow and serves about 3 teaspoons of rice

Looks like this spot took over the Dish Dash restaurant location. I wanted to try a new (South) Indian spot and decided to order to go. I used the app they had to get my order ready for when I order over the phone. I was surprised to see the $10 price difference when paying in person. I didn't question it but is usually the other way around when it comes to pricing. Overall customer service for their to-go were good and so was the time estimation of the food being ready. I ordered on a Sunday around noon and the food was ready in about 20 minutes. Though I was only inside for a few minutes to pay and pick-up the food, it looked clean and spacious. The dishes ordered were in the photo below. Majority of the dishes were a bit tangy but still tasty! My highlights would be the Andhra style chicken 65 and the parotta and chicken curry. The fish was good but felt it had too much masala. Both biriyanis were pretty solid in terms of flavor. I just wish there were more pieces. The goat one was mainly bones and the chicken biriyani could've used more pieces. I'll come back and definitely try a few other items on their menu. "High on Life. High on Food" - thefoodhigh Socials: thefoodhigh

We visited Namma Restaurants last weekend with friends and had an enjoyable dining experience. The menu offered a wide variety of options, and we ordered several dishes, including kozhi soup, chicken kottu parotta, Vijayawada egg biryani, chicken 65, plain dosa, onion dosa, and small onion dosa.The kozhi soup was a perfect start to the meal--spicy, flavorful, and ideal for the cold weather. It set the tone for what we hoped would be a great experience. The chicken 65 impressed us with its massive portion size, easily enough for four people to share comfortably. Vijayawada egg biryani was another highlight; it was well-prepared and not overly spicy. What truly elevated the biryani were the accompaniments--the brinjal curry and mirchi ka salna. Their flavors were incredible and brought back fond memories of Chennai, where such sides are common but rarely found in restaurants here.The dosas were another delight. They were served with four varieties of chutneys and sambar, all of which were delicious and complemented the dish perfectly. However, not everything was flawless. The chicken kottu parotta was a bit disappointing as the egg in it wasn't cooked well, affecting its overall taste. Also, we couldn't tell much of a difference between the chinna vengaya uttapam and the onion uttapam, which felt a little redundant.Despite these minor issues, the overall experience was excellent. The service was quick and attentive, and there was ample seating available inside, making it a comfortable and hassle-free outing. With its great food, especially the biryani and its unique sides, I would definitely return to Namma Restaurants and highly recommend it to others!

Biryani's texture wasn't what I expected though it's a good portion. Soup and Omelette are good and delicious. Also the soup has much meat for its price. I'll go back and try goat biryani or another sort later and if course matching with the same soup.

Gosh, the food here is simply fantastic!!! We tried a whole bunch of stuff and everything was perfect and just so delicious. We tried Pallipalayam Paneer for the first time - it was very spicy & tangy and I absolutely loved it. For main course, we ordered Garlic naan, Fire chilli naan, Methi chamman & Veg Kothu parotta all of which were amazing! The naans were huge and methi chamman was a creamy, dreamy side dish that we devoured. Kothu parotta was perfectly spiced and soft with raitha & salna as accompaniments. The service too was just as good as the food if not better! Overall, it was such a great dining experience that I'd love to come back to.

I was super excited to try this place since it had great reviews and the menu looked pretty good. You know the food is good when the menu has some complicated names you can't even pronounce. I'm always on the look out for a good Indian food and I wasn't disappointed. It was spicyyy, let me tell you that much. And the good kind of spicy. The vegetarian biryani I ordered was good but it had some sweetness to it which I wasn't a fan of. We ordered the garlic and chilly soup which cleared all my sinuses lol It was delicious but they warn you, it's spicy! I really enjoyed it. And we also got the chicken fry (had a fancy name, can't remember it now) with coconut pieces, it tasted crisp and delicious. Very flavorful. Overall, I wanna go again so I can try everything in the menu haha They had a lot of seating even at the back, they closed few out cuz we went pretty late. The ambiance is pretty decent. Service was a bit slow but the staff was friendly, they told you about exactly how spicy each dish is and made some good suggestions.