been coming here for over 15 years, might be one of the best quick Indian restaurants in the bay area. the paneer pakora, aloo parantha, chole bhature, and aloo tikki chaat have been decade-long favorites of my family. the restaurant is pretty small and the ambience isn't that great but it is made up with extremely quick service (under 10 minutes) and delicious, scrumptious, mouth watering food!! read more

Just for their wraps. Take this review with a grain of salt as I highly recommend their wraps but I am not fond of their Indian curries and other menu items. Having said that, their wraps are minddddddd blowing. Also, i prefer their veggie wraps more. Their veggie wrap has primarily aloo tikki as stuffing which js just yummy and paneer wrap has paneer pieces and the aloo tikki. It tastes amazing. You can take it with a side which can be a potato mash salad or cucumber salad. I would suggest go for Potats mash salad as thst one is really nice. The complex has good amount of parking space. The cafe has decent sitting space and the service is quick. read more

Chaat Cafe - Paneer wrap on the left with cucumber salad. Veggie wrap on the right with potato salad. - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

I have never eaten onsite, as we've always have ordered take out but the food and service is always great!

The folks behind the counter seem nice, but... They've got a lot of balls charging $15 for curries of this poor quality. $10 maybe. It's edible, but this is the 2nd most bland CTM I've ever had. I'm white, didn't even taste Indian food until I was an adult, and I could make a better CTM at home than this. Same with the saag - bland. I've made better saag at home before. Samosa chaat was ok but not great. If the prices were lower, I might rate it 2 or 3 stars, but this is a giant ripoff. I probably won't be back. read more

All the chaats taste the same here. The atmosphere is very business like. Somehow it's not a cozy or friendly feeling at this restaurant. The veggie roll is full of raw whole dhaniya seeds. Over all, can visit once but not again for sure. read more

When I doordash, the food that I deliver from here smells so good, it's always busy and there are always consistent orders to pick up at Chaat Cafe, which made us so curious about the food here ! We finally satisfied our curiosity by having a sit down dinner. Seriously so impressed with the waiting time as we ordered so much! The servers were nice and informative. The place and toilets were presentable and clean. The portions were generous with reasonable pricing. It's table service but you order at the counter. Seriously the stuffed garlic pesto naan is so good I nearly finished the whole thing myself! The chicken in our curries were tender and not dry. Nothing was bland at all. We never really eat Indian but this was a good experience I know we'll be back again :) read more

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Order the butter, chicken, dinner, set with garlic, nan and samosas. It came with a few chutneys, sauces, and chickpea curry I was pleasantly surprised that they came with so much food for the prize. They could definitely feed two people unfortunately, the butter chicken for me was awfully sour. I had to add a little more sugar and butter. read more

Very poor customer service, no customer care I ordered dal and rice al la carte paid $8+ Ended up getting roti too, not ordered Since I have allergies to wheat couldn't eat the roti. Dal was too spicy for me so I asked for a little ghee, after waiting for some time I went up to ask again. Owner wanted to charge $4 for ghee couldn't give few spoons of ghee. Didn't want to substitute with anything milder. Btw: not very good quality rice I left my meal & and have to say disappointed at customer care You guys need better customer service My husband was happy with his chola & roti Mahesh, The person at the counter was least interested in listening or caring, I order only dal and rice, dal was too spicy I simply requested some a few spoons of ghee in place of dal, I didn't return my food, least you could have done is service my request, you already overcharged me for the food. Work on your service Get more caring If someone drops $9 on lunch And walks away hungry you failed read more

I've been ordering from here for 10 yrs. The food used to be great, but has gotten a bit worse--less consistent and the curries are more watered down (not cooked long enough). They also got rid of the tandoori wings (which were by far one of their best items). Other Items from the tandoor are still usually good (occasionally too charred). Someone asked about halal meat and didn't get a response so I called to verify. Asked if meat was halal. The new person who answered the phone today said "no" rudely and hung up the phone. I called back and a different employee (suresh) confirmed they have a halal certificate for the chicken. It's clear from yelp reviews that this place needs employees to have better training before handling food or clients. I appreciate they offer halal meat, but it may be time to look for a new halal Indian spot. read more

Consistent quality and dependable. I love their samosa chat and sheekh kabob. In general all the chat items are nice

Doesn't look like much from the outside, very clean inside and great customer service! Would definitely recommend if your craving Indian street food. Chai was very authentic and hot. Don't pass it up and enjoy! read more

Chaat Cafe - Samosa chat - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Really decent indian food, tasty. Advise ordering online as the wait can take a while. I suspect the wait if order in restaurant is due to the number of take out orders. When pick up they really validate which at times can come off rudely but understandable to ensure no random person takes your food. We have never eaten inside, always take out. Ambiance is more like take out. read more

Nice place for Indian snacks. It has fast food ambiance and food is delivered fairly quickly. We have eaten in the restaurant and also had it delivered. Have tried several chaats, and few others like chicken tandoori and chola Batuta. Spice level on the chaats was on the milder side. Tandoori chicken was well cooked. No complains about any items. Parking lot is generally busy but didn't have much problem in getting a space. read more

Yummy papdi chat, wraps, veggie biryani and aloo tiki's. Paneer makhni is amazing, love that gravy with jeera rice. Highly recommend!

Good food, reasonably priced. Limited menu but food is good. Casual. Popular. Good service.

I love Chaat Cafe!! I bring my mom and aunt here at least once a month and they never disappoint!! The Naan is so fluffy and yummy, the butter chicken is great! The Samosas are to die for!! Thank you Chatt for always making D-Lish food! read more

I tried their Katti roll today which i was very disappointed as it should be made with paratha instead they used cheap wrap. Also their samosa chaat was too runny with readymade chutneys and the samosa did not taste good fried in some old oil with no sev etc. I would recommend Cutting chai whose food is very authentic. read more

Always delicious food & service when I go here. Their Papri Chaat is one of my favorite dishes along with their Tandoori Salmon plate. read more

Chaat Cafe - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Great for catering and sit down . We have catered from this place three times . Great food !

Love this place! A casual restaurant to get some quality Indian good. Butter chicken is my jam! I have ordered in and to-go here and they are always super fast and friendly! Thanks for fulfilling all of my butter chicken and naan cravings, Chaat Cafe! :) read more

Great Indian food always consistent. We have been eating here for years. Samosas are delicious and Briyani too.

Food is fresh and tastes amazing, service is wonderful, and the restaurant is always very clean.

I ordered the Tandoori combo plate and I get chicken tikka... when I called no one can understand what I'm trying correct. Ended up getting so frustrated just kept what I got... Ridiculous I appreciate your apology but that does nothing to make it right. I'm out what I paid and I didn't even get what I wanted. You should of offered something for your guys mistake. read more

I don't want to reduce the number of stars from last review based only on my latest experience. Let me tell you why, I ordered their grill mix plate through doordash and I was extremely disappointed to see that I paid $16 for barely few pieces of meat. And chicken was really raw and undercooked. Although I reported it on doordash and they gave me a partial refund but I do want Mahesh the business owner to know about it. I have ordered mixed grilled plate from 8 elements as well and trust me their plate is way more better and worth than chat cafe's. I really promote halal business and I will stick with my regular order of chicken wings. read more

Chaat Cafe - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Limited selection, but good food! I had ordered the tikka masala and it was extra oily but still pretty delish! read more

Our new faster Indian restaurant place of choice. My favorite is the paneer wrap, which has lots of flavor and a departure from the normal go tos. read more

All dishes we have had here so far have been great - both vegetarian and non-veg. The service (for takeouts - we haven't had the chance to sit and eat there yet) has always been on time, prompt, and hassle-free. Our go-to Indian food takeout in Almaden Valley. read more

Best wraps and food ever!!! This is our go to place for work lunches! Friendly staff, great quality food, easy access, CLEAN! Thank you Chaat!!! read more

So as you suggested, we ordered through yelp again. We really would like to have either a refund for the 3 orders of plain naans. We are very saddened by the service we received today and last time. We didn't order any bread today based on last experience but the amount of rice was very little. read more

Chaat Cafe - Disappointed by this charred and hard naan. - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Lunch special $6 chicken wrap I'm eating now not v good. Should have stuck with my original craving for aloo tikki chat. The wrap bread was meh, the chicken positively disgusting. read more

We live in Campbell and we always will make the drive to get dinner from here. Love the saag paneer and chicken biriyani. Great to go with friends and share a bunch of dishes together. read more

Chaat cafe never EVER disappoints. I am always happy to stop by here. The food is absolutely delicious. I usually get a dinner which comes fully loaded with naan, rice, lentils and cauliflower all seasoned to perfection. They used to also give you a really delicious cucumber side which since covid I noticed has disappeared but I hope they bring it back! If you like Indian food or just well SEASONED AND SPICY food i would come here. It is definitely a place I am guilty of going more than once a week. The cool Indian music videos playing while you eat are also a plus. I have little exposure to this type of music since I am not Indian but I have Shazam'd a few and they are now regulars on my Itunes playlist. Lets keep this place in business south bay. Do your due diligence and keep this local gem alive! read more

Ordered samosa chaat which had cold samosas. Do not try their Achaari paneer dish, it was just lots of paneer in a tomato gravy with no achaari flavor. The curry was also too watery & bland. The wraps are good to try. read more

Chaat Cafe - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Tasty food, served quick at an affordable price! I had the butter chicken dinner that came with a side vegetable and naan. Just the right amount of spice, tender chicken and a buttery velvety sauce!! read more

I ordered the palak paneer with naan and my friend got butter chicken. we also got rasmalai and a mango lassi. Really fast good service and a super clean restaurant!! I was super sick for 3 days after though.... read more

Had the worst paneer masala.. today and showed the owner who just stared at me with no response of reply .... guess he knew before I started and was used to such complain.. DAhi vada was something I would call a lump with curd... no taste... hope the management take this seriously and work on improving their food for the customer satisfaction and their own i read more

Chaat Cafe - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Never order biryani from here. The meat is over cooked and looks like they use same veggie rice for vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryani

TL;DR the curries are lit The good - Butter chicken is lit. - Chicken tikka masala is lit. - NaN is lit. - Staff are friendly. - Pricing is reasonable. - Accept credit cards. The bad - Parking can be a pain on the weekends. read more

Very bad bad food. We ordered malai kofta and paneer tikka masala. It was spolit. It tasted so bad and we couldn't eat. We had to throw away food. Worst food ever. read more

Well, first of all, not all Indian food is the same. India is a diverse country. I was born and raised in north India where "chaat" originated. Hence I felt I should write this review to help fellow friends. Tl;dr - STAY AWAY Ordered cholley bhatoorey - BS cholley ( no spices , made by cutting a lot of corners to make it cheap ) , bhatoorey were 6/10 , edges weren't fully cooked , which means the oil wasn't hot enough . Let's be honest, you might find cholley bhatoorey in every tom , dick and harry Indian place in the bay, but it is very difficult to make them correct. Obviously chaat cafe has too many customers who have no idea about how proper cholley bhatoorey taste like, hence it's still on the menu. ( No idea how ) Now over to the second food item I ordered. Mixed pakore. The establishment didn't even care to make them fresh ( take your time ), no problem, but they didn't even care to refry the ones which they might have . Pakoras were microwaved I guess. No crispiness. I mean wtfffff.... Last , but not the least. CHAAAAAT. a dish royally abused all over the bay area. Peeps, chaat making is a skill. A skill which requires attention to detail. Chaat from chat cafe was pathetic. IT HAD FRENCH FRIES for crying out loud. I mean generations have experimented with chaat's ingredients to get it to a place so that it becomes a hot potato ( literally ! ) In the silicon valley. They all would be turning in their grave. What a shame ! P.s - People who are not from north India, might hold a diff opinion , but people from north india - this is pure unadulterated marketing BS. Don't fall for it. Travel to east bay , its a commute but atleast you'll get what the original recipe tasted like. read more