The food at Manam Indian restaurant was fantastic today. Definitely the best we have eaten in a long time. We ordered Mutton Chukka, Chicken Kurma, Prawn Rajamundry, Garlic Naan. The Mutton Chukka was the best we have ever had, it paired very well with the Naan. Next time we will ask for boneless chicken Kurma which might be easier to eat but also pairs well with the Garlic Naan. The Garlic Naan was spot on. One really can't go wrong with these selections. We'll certainly be back and bring more people along with us. Probably the best Indian restaurant in South East PA. read more

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One of the few places that are open late, after 9pm. So when we picked this after a long moving day pain, I was not expecting too much. The external facade and parking didn't give me much confidence. However overall experience turned out to be great! Since it was close to 9pm when we entered, only couple of more tables were occupied. Menu was mix of north and South Indian food and we were not sure which way we should go. All were tired after a day of moving stuff and we decided to get Chana Masala and (forgot the name) pepper chicken. All entrees come with rice, so we ordered only couple of more garlic naans. Whole order was sufficient for 4 of us. Chana masala was South Indian style but was freshly made and tasty. Peeper chicken was cooked to perfection and was spicy, with a punch. The taste was unique. Best part was naan. Chef had prepared it fresh and was fluffy. I will even go back just for naans. Definitely worth a visit every time we are in neighborhood. read more

Met friends here for our holiday dinner. The restaurant was nice and clean and service was good. The food we selected was so very good. I enjoyed it so. Butter chicken and veggie samosa were my favs. read more

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Food - very good. Good selection. Service - very poor, staff not trained, poorly dressed, not professional looking. Ambiance - poor read more

We just hosted our son's 6 month rice feeding ceremony at their party hall... Let me start by saying that their food is impeccable as always.. We have eaten at the restaurant for years now and my 2 year old loves their Dosa!! All the items we had in our menu were delicious... My personal favorites were the Apollo fish and the Malabar shrimp... The service was very very good.. Mr Amar was super helpful with all our requests and needs... With 2 little babies hosting an event there was so comfortable and wholesome due to their very friendly service and mouth watering food... Looking forward to hosting more parties there in the future... read more

I have visited for a night out with my friends, the place has very limited parking. We were greeted and seated. The place is well decorated but congested seating. Loud noise all around is the main issue. We ordered mutton sukka, chicken vepudu, Parotta with chicken kurma, Thalapakkti mutton biryani, and chicken hyderabadi biryani. Mutton sukka was probably the best of all nice semi gravy texture, and meat is cooked well. Next will be the chicken kurma for parotta. The taste was fantastic and a must try !! The kodi vepudu is good, nice taste . The mutton biryani was having burnt smell and unable to taste or finish that, chicken biryani didn't have any flavor at all. All in all, it is a good place to eat , avoid ordering biryanis, and i will visit again for sukka and chicken kurma !! read more

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This is the best Indian food I have ever had in my life. Our friends took us here when we were visiting them in the area, and we were so blown away that every time we visit Philly, we also take a car all the way out to Malvern just to eat here. read more

Absolutely love their biryani. Their hours are super convenient too. One of my favorite spots for Indian food.

Hot take, but I think Manam is my favorite Indian restaurant I've visited since going to India! The food is soooo good & accurately captures the intricacy of Indian cuisine. Chili paneer is one of my favorite Indian dishes, and Manam does it perfectly. It's spicy but also tangy, there are plenty of peppers, and the paneer is still firm. I definitely will be craving this dish! We also tried the lamb vindaloo, chicken pasanda, & lamb saag. The vindaloo was deeply flavorful with both tangy & spicy notes (unlike other restaurants which just blast it with spice). The pasanda was creamy & rich. The saag was very "green" tasting & super rich as well. We stopped up all of the delicious sauces with garlic & butter naan. My only complaints would be that each dish did not come with a lot of meat, and that isn't ideal when dishes are being eaten family style. Regardless, I will definitely be back to Manam! Food: A- Drinks: N/A Service: B Ambiance: C+ read more

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We recently hosted a very important family function at Manam Indian Cuisine, and the entire experience exceeded our expectations! From the moment our guests arrived (around 45-50 people), each person was personally welcomed and taken care of with genuine warmth. What really impressed us was how attentive the staff was throughout--the buffet was consistently refilled without us ever having to ask, and they even made sure desserts like rasmalai were topped up as guests went back for seconds! The food was an absolute highlight. Every single guest raved about how perfectly balanced the flavors were--not too spicy, not too bland, just right. Special mentions go to the Kodu Veppudu, Thalapakatti Biryani, Manam Special Gravy, and Malai Kofta--all of which were loved and talked about even after the event. Even staples like the rasam and rice were so well made that several guests complimented them specifically. One of the things we really appreciated was how flexible and customer-friendly the staff were. Even when guests requested mojitos midway through the event, they were happy to serve them without hesitation. Overall, it was a wonderful experience. For any important event, food plays a huge role in making guests feel happy and satisfied, and Manam truly delivered. Thank you to the entire team for the amazing service and hospitality! read more

The service was top notch and very prompt. I love when Indians want to order Dosa's and think it should just show up instantly and that means they have no idea how a dosa is made or they have only eaten microwaved ones. The appetizers were tasty, flavorful and plentiful. The Dum Biryani was perfect and the Appams were also great. As a foodie I judge Dosa's by the chutneys and sambar's because you can't really mess a dosa up and Manam's Chutney's and Sambar's tasted like the ones in Tamil Nadu. Kudos to the new management team and very best wishes. read more

5 stars for the food. Upon seating, the service was a little frustrating because they require a smartphone to order everything. We had to ask several times how to order on the phone because it's tricky. We were annoyed with this & said to ourselves "Omg, take our order!" Aye. But! once the food started coming out, nothing else mattered! It's BYOB, which is great. Drinking wine while we tried to figure out how order probably helped. Lol. Not a bad bite was had, the food covered northern & southern India & had an Indo-Chinese menu. We had appam with goat curry, the eggplant & dal entrees, chicken tikka, a weekend special appetizer- fried dal balls, garlic naan & an onion bread. Everything was absolutely delicious, food was well-priced. Beautiful decor, yet casual enough for kids. Will be my go-to Indian restaurant. read more

This is the best Indian food restaurant I have ever been to. We live in Los Angeles. But whenever we go to Pennsylvania, we make a point of always visiting this place a couple of times. The staff is incredible. You feel like you're part of the family. And the food is beyond amazing! read more

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The food is delicious. I never miss an opportunity to order takeout whenever I'm in the area. I've never sat to eat inside.

Been coming here for years as it is one of the best South Indian spots in an area rich with Indian restaurants. The service can be hit or miss but the food is stellar. Beware, it is "Indian level" spice, so a mild may be hot enough for those not used to it. Try the Medu vada, dosas and Kal dosai lunch specials. The Kal dosai set comes with your choice of a curry and the dosai are thicker home style dosas almost like an uttapum. I recommend the chicken or lamb curry which is served in a little metal bucket, that will fill you up. You may need to get their attention a couple of times to order, get the bill, etc, thus the reason for 4 stars vs 5. Stop by the Indian store next door to grab some snacks, sweets and veggies/spices. read more

This restaurant is very close to our office when travel for work and several co-workers recommended it to us for delicious Indian food. We had a large group and they handled it very well. We shared some appetizers of Gobi Manchurian. It was so good that we ordered another one as well as a Gobi 65. I actually liked the Gobi 65 even more. For entrees, my husband and I shared the Appam with Egg Curry and Channa Masala. The Channa Masala came with rice but we of course had to get some cheese naan with it too. We were so impressed by the Appam with Egg Curry. I had no idea what to expect because we'd never had the dish before, but a co-worker recommended it to us so we tried it. It's now probably my favorite Indian dish that I've ever had. We ordered everything spicy and it definitely had spice, but wasn't overbearing. We love spicy food and definitely could have had spicier. If you're not Indian and you want it to be really spicy, I recommend working really hard to convince them you can handle the heat. The service was incredible. They let us all pay separately without making a big deal about it. This is not something we've seen at other restaurants in the area. If you're in the Malvern area and like Indian food, you need to try this place. read more

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I have found this place by accident and i have already gone back multiple times. This place is the best Indian food I have ever tasted! You can already tell... when you go into a restaurant and you see a lot of the natives there, it must be good enough for them meaning it is authentic. They focus on 3 main proteins: fish, chicken, and goat (and lamb). Ive tried all 3 and oh. My. Lord. I was blown away by everything that ate there. The way they season, the spice levels; everything is just super balanced and delicious. I still don't get how to get the chicken to be so tender in such a short time... the lamb and goat are both so tender. The fish is an acquired taste in my opinion. If you don't like that sea water taste, it might not be for you. It still is very good but, its very fishy tasting even with the curry. The nan is super delicious as well. The thing that is a must here is the parrotta... buttery, light nan looking bread that you dip into the curry. Speechless. If you're in the area, it's a must try. If you live in the area, this place should be a regular if you're a fan of Indian food. Like i said, Ive been there multiple times and i just moved to the area not too long ago. Ima go again! read more

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Everything here is so delicious! So glad it's so close to work! Customer service is great as well. Definitely a must try!

Great spot for Indian food out in the suburbs, right by an Indian grocery market as well. Came in right when they opened ~5pm on a Sunday. Atmosphere: Even though they opened at 5pm, we found the service to be quite slow since most servers were still setting up. It took the hostess ~20 minutes to seat us, even though the restaurant was empty. A lot of indoor seating - probably space for ~40 people in total. A minor complaint was that there were a few flies buzzing inside. Food: We ordered the butter chicken, lamb pasanda, and manam special chicken curry. My favorite was honestly the butter chicken, as the lamb pasanda was a bit too salty. The chicken curry had a bit of a kick, but overall all were very flavorful! The portion sizes were large, and paired very well with their rice and garlic naan. Overall: 4/5 - I would come back or order takeout! Food was delicious on the whole, though the service was a bit slow. I found this place to be less expensive than a few other restaurants with the same portion sizes! read more

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Very very good Indian food, underrated and worth giving a try. All dishes I tried are amazing and I recommend visiting. Great takeout option too. Wonderful mango lassi!! read more

We were visiting friends in the area and we all visited this restaurant for dinner. I'm yet to come across an Indian restaurant in the Maryland area that's as good as this one. Tasty food. Generally, you don't get this South Indian (Kerala/ Tamil Nadu) delicacy called Appam as well as Nethili fry (Anchovies fish fry) in most Indian restaurants in the US, which primarily serve Punjabi food. Appam is a bit sweeter version of dosa. We enjoyed the food. But their service is a bit messy...don't get me wrong, staff was nice and friendly. But they served one of our appetizers at the end of the dinner. They got an order wrong and we had to get it replaced. Anyway, food was great and that's what we were there fo read more

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hi, i visited this place yesterday and wasn't satisfied the fact other restaurants check they food before serving to people and they really lack of that quality, no doubt in mind some there food is good but as an Indian I'd definitely say visit India for whole new perspective honest to god you will enjoy 100 percent. And want to add a main factor upon visiting which me and my family rarely go to this Restaurant and eat much less take out , please review your food before sending to people or opening here are the photos I will post. I wanna to add a point when I said the pink showing on the chicken served to my family and I they neglected to even see which is a major health code violation read more

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A really Scrumptious Indian restaurant serving Tamilnadu cuisine. I was impressed with Mutton kothu paratha.. Well prepared parathas with delicious curries , pepper fry tasted great too. Definitely recommend it when you wanna have some delicious Indian delicacy. Visited two days in a row and my entire group was happy with the food. Happy with their service too. Unfortunately ambur biriyani is served only on the weekend and I won't be here until then. But yeah.. definitely recommend it and do try kothu parathas!! read more

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Service was slow on a Friday afternoon Food is good but spicy Dosa was not crisp as expected read more

Manam Indian Cuisine - Gobi 65 - Indian Near Me - Malvern, Pennsylvania

Good food, very bad customer service !! We have ordered for a family get together veg biryani, veg kurmA and parotta. First of all the orders were placed at 5.30 for a pickup at 7.30 pm. but when we reached at 7.45 we were told 10 minutes . Then revised for 15 minutes when we got the order it was 8.40 pm . As the guests came in they were saying the same story to everyone 5 minutes please wait !! Let's get to the food, the trays were packed nicely for carry out. Parotta : this is probably the best parotta we ever had well made Eggplant gravy; we were given the eggplant gravy as they ran out of the veg korma at first we were hesitant but the tast was good, but the oil On the gravy was overwhelming look at the picture Veg biryani: Biryani was fantastic and well Prepared To the management ; if you know the order is delayed, just inform the customer that order is delayed for 40 minutes, didn't make them wait , everyone's time is valuable and customers pay money to get your food and they don't deserve to wait like that outside. read more

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Hello manam management. Stop fawning over your white guests so much. Your indian guests are paying customers too and are just as important and deserving of your hospitality. I waited in the foyer for my takeout for 10mins, no one came out to meet me even after I caught the host's attention. A white lady comes in behind me for takeout and the same host rushes out to greet her and give her great service. Before I could speak to him he is off to greet a party of white people and finding them a table while ignoring me again. I guess equality of service is not something that manam believes in. read more

A decent option in my friend's neighborhood. We have never really dined in so this review is based on take out food. We ordered Kal Dosai with chicken, appam with chicken curry, chili parotta and rasam rice. Kal dosai and appam are well made with soft textures but the chicken curry was very oily with in turn makes the dish seem heavy. Again chilli parotta has a good chewy texture and flavor but the excess oil is my gripe here. Rasam rice was perfectly cooked with right balance of sour n spicy taste, perfect for a cold winter evening. The food here is good if they could start being a bit less generous with the oil. This is definitely a good option for Indian food when you are feeling a bit indulgent. read more

Absolutely delicious! I stopped here on a trip thanks to the reviews and was not disappointed. Since it's South Indian, I wanted to make sure to try their specialties rather than the Indian dishes I usually go for and asked the waiter for recommendations. I ended up going with the Mutton Sukka Varuval and the parotta with chicken curry. Too much food for one person, but I was happy for the variety! Highly recommended. read more

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I been here multiple times . My favorite food to try are Koli Vepudu, Chicken Biriyani , Paratha with Egg Curry . Price to quantity ratio makes this restaurant best. read more

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This is one of those reviews that I hesitated to write... for selfish reasons. Manam is the real deal. I've visited my share of Indian restaurants- love the Cuisine. So you can imagine when We showed up at Manam for dinner on Saturday night and found that we were one of only two Caucasian couples in a very packed restaurant I took it as a very good sign. It was. I was blown away by our food. There were things on this menu I've never seen on any Indian menu before. They promote themselves as specialized in very accurate renditions of southeast Indian cuisine. Well I have no idea whether that is true or not it, but evidenced by the other diners here, I am going to assume that is very true. Two very unusual soups, two very unusual appetizers, two amazing curry dishes, and two desserts later - I can tell you that these guys have become my Indian restaurant of choice. Both Of the appetizers served tandoori style - cauliflower and fried anchovies - were spectacular. Honestly, everything was spectacular. If there was any downside it was that there was a little bit of language barrier with the servers, and perhaps a tad slow in the service. Certainly understandable given how busy the place was. Food is served in a bit of a rustic style - making it even more authentic. All in great memorable dinner for two for 100 bucks. I have every intention of working my way through many of the other unusual dishes on that menu on subsequent visits. Let's hope that success doesn't ruin these guys. Oh yeah -- you're welcome for sharing! read more

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We are obsessed with Manam. It is the best Indian food in our area. We have our favorites, the shrimp 65, tandoori salmon, dosa, and the korma. We went this weekend and switched up our ordering. The jalepino app is crunchy and delicious. We also had the paneer appetizer cooked on a skillet plate, delicious. We tried the tikka Marsala chicken, soooo good. Our last dish was the indo-Chinese noodles. Very good, my lips went numb. The service is always great! We love this place read more

The food was very good. Ordered a Masala Dosa and chicken Tikka Masala followed by rasmalai for dessert. It was too cold in there to be able to enjoy the meal. Everyone in there was wearing their winter jackets, all the guests as well as the waiters. Surprised that they did not have additional heaters going in the restaurant. The cold space ruined the experience of the good food. read more

Found out about this restaurant via a random social media ad. Their menu had some dishes that I have not been able to find in SEPA. Appetizers ordered were Gobi 65 and mutton sukka varuval. These were made exactly like I had expected. No restaurant in at least a 20 mike radius has these on their menu. I used to eat these two dishes in Herndon, VA all the time and Manam nailed them! South Indian spices are like none other. I also ordered the Natu Kodi Kura ( country chicken ). Never saw this on any menu! Another amazingly spiced dish! Unlike any Indian I've had before. My wife ordered the Kothamalli Shrimp Fry which was also something we have not seen before. It was so flavorful and delicious. We will be back here often!! read more

Best Indian food in the area! I usually have to wait a few minutes when I arrive but honestly it's better than having my food sit out long before I arrive to pick up. Keep in mind when you order. But I love it here, friendly service and awesome all around. Great place and very clean! read more

If you're on a quest to seek the best Indian food near Malvern then congratulations because your journey is now complete because you have found Manam Indian Cuisine. My coworkers and I enjoyed dinner here the other night after a happy hour and we were all impressed. The food was amazing and flavorful. The service was fast. And the price was inexpensive for the quality and experience. read more

Was in the mood for Indian food. Stopped at Manam. Service was poor. Food was average to good. They have a lot of options in the menu and we wanted to know more about some of them. Did not get the help we expected from the staff. Ordered appam and mutton curry in the end. It was decent. read more

Manam Indian Cuisine - Appam and mutton curry - Indian Near Me - Malvern, Pennsylvania

Went to Manam last night to celebrate Deepavali with a friends family and had a fantastic meal. As a foodie we avoided Manam for years but with the new ownership group things have changed in so many ways. The service was top notch and very prompt. I love when Indians want to order Dosa's and think it should just show up instantly and that means they have no idea how a dosa is made or they have only eaten microwaved ones. The appetizers were tasty, flavorful and plentiful. The Dum Biryani was perfect and the Appams were also great. As a foodie I judge Dosa's by the chutneys and sambar's because you can't really mess a dosa up and Manam's Chutney's and Sambar's tasted like the ones in Tamil Nadu. Kudos to the new management team and very best wishes. read more

Heard some good things about this fairly new place from friends local to this area, and finally came here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Lot of good things to say about this place. Firstly the overall decor and ambience is beautiful, they did a great job with that! Seating is airy and spacious. Service was pretty good and fast! Loved the serve-ware especially those little buckets for gravies and soups. Lets move on to the food now. The moment I started to order the Appetizers, the waiter says they are out of all chicken Appetizers, (Duh!), not expected on a weekend, and then he went into the kitchen to check again, nevertheless they "managed" to squeeze in a couple of portions for us. We had a pretty elaborate meal, to start with, Paaya - Fresh and flavorful. Egg Kotthu Parota - Felt like pre-made and heated up. Chicken 65 - Pretty much fried chicken with some basic spices. The chicken cubes were ultra mini bite sized, don't think this would be their standard style, the unavailability of the appetizers had something to do with this. Chicken Vepudu - Again same fried chicken cubes sautéed with southern spices, from an authentic dish like Chicken Vepudu, I'd expect bone-in chicken or at the least pan fried chicken not the same deep fried chicken used for chicken 65. Aapams - Star of the meal, fluffy & spongy and crisp edges ! Perfect! And the gravies that accompanied were beautiful. No wonder there was an aapam on every table :) Parota - Nice layered and fluffy. Biryani - Good! Pretty standard Hyderabadi Biryani that you get in the NJ/PA area. Kulfi - Was supposed to be house made Malai Kulfi, but should be renamed as Elaichi Kulfi, even someone who loves cardamom wouldn't be able to take this, every bite of kulfi I had, had bits of elaichi and shredded elaichi skin that put off the complete taste of Kulfi. All said and done, MANAM is a great addition to the area. They've got most of their stuff right and we will try them again in the near future! read more

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Really good Indian. Some of the best around. Always a good sign when you go to a restaurant of a particular ethnicity and it is full of people from that culture dining. This is the case here. Legit food always made well. When you request very spicy they give you spicy! Too many places afraid and here they deliver. Biryani, curries, lamb dishes, myriad app options, breads and sides, all authentic and delicious. Also a fantastic variety of food and many items not served everywhere. Never disappoints and always fresh, hot. Dine in or take out...good portions and fast service. Highly recommend read more

Stopped by for dinner on a Monday night with my family! We came around 7:30 without reservations and the restaurant was packed. So we had to wait about 15 minutes for a table. The restaurant is family style, so we each chose a dish for the table. We decided on the Tandoori Chicken, Paneer Tikka Masala, Chicken Kotthu Parotta, and Vegetable Biryani. The tandoori chicken was incredible and definitely my favorite dish of the night. The paneer tikka masala was very flavorful, but more on the heavier side. The chicken kotthu parotta and vegetable biryani were also both delicious, however definitely on the spicier side. I recommend asking for a milder spice level for those dishes if you are not comfortable with spicy food. My brother also got the Mango Lassi. It was good, but not the best mango lassi I've had. The service was great and the decor was nice. I thought the meal was very affordable as we left full and had plenty to take home. I would definitely come back for another meal! read more

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