They really have to update my review because they improved on food quality. I liked to have misal pav,vada,pav bhaji and sandwiches from them. They also have best paan you can have in schaumburg area. Plus point of this place is they are open late in night. read more

Excellent customer service! Smiling faces and awesome service! Came with my mom early to eat the best masala puri chaat. Very friendly and clean . We love coming here and great plans too! read more

My fiancé is and I freaking love this place! we crave it all the time. We have tried a good portion of the menu and have loved everything we tried. I would definitely suggest coming here. The lady behind the counter is so helpful and friendly as well read more

I've been waiting over a year to write this review. I don't frequent this fast food restaurant (Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates)that much but enough to write this.. The lady taking the order is one of the rudest people I have ever met. Maybe this kind of customer service works in India but she's absolutely the worst. Almost like she's doing you a favor by taking an order and she places the change on the counter (super rude). I hope the review(s) help this place change their customer service ways because it's a nice concept. Food: It's good not great. Of course you can't compare it to India (Mumbai) ever dor you won't eat any Indian food in Chicagoland. Do find the specialty drinks, ice creams and desserts to be little pricey. Restaurant maintained its cleanliness for several months but it's just a mess now. As for service, I do have to say the lady/gentleman that make the food, they are pleasant and a joy. read more

Pista falooda is a must try best customer service friendly and awesome place to eat as will.definotely recommend and come back too

Decently priced. Good food.. Owner is a bit "straight to business" kind but I never had any issues with that. I would recommend this place for their taste and the fact that only place that is open way past midnight during weekends. even the egg delicacies remind of Indian thella style. read more

The only way my favorite Indian paan and desert place could get any better, would be by making it a one stop place with a dinner menu. They did one better. Everything that other places don't carry, these guys have. Everything the other restaurants offer, they do better and with a twist. The chicken kebab roll was delish! Reminds me of those crazy late nights in therapy school when we went to the local dhaba for omelettes and kebabs!!! They have those.... oh the memories! Thanks again Mumbai cafe! You did it again! read more

Mumbai Cafe - Pakistani Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

So we came all the way from gurnee, hoping to be the ultimate Mumbai style cafe food.... I usually don't write bad reviews. But honestly we had Bombay 3 layer sandwich which is nothing more than just cheap walmart white bread and very little green chutney, potato, cucumber, tomato, onion and cheese spread on top. My wife makes 1000 times batter than this at home. Very disappointing sandwich. Then we had bhel which was total soggy and no spicy or sweet chutney. Total dry. Then we had dabely and the color was good but if you ask me about test then forget it. Me and my other three friends also agree. I feel very bad to write review like this. But you guys can try it.... What to loose and hit like if you think I am wright. We are very good promoting new business, but there has to be consistency and quality food. Anyway I hope owners will find this review as a chance to improve while new customers are still coming to explore first time and as everybody says first impression is the last impression. The only reason I gave 2 stars is because the owners were so nice and genuine people. Lastly I think they have nice ice golas and pan. At the End I can say is Good Luck !! read more

Mumbai Cafe - Baraf Gola !! - Pakistani Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

The best snack place with good service, I come from California once a year and have to eat at Mumbai cafe every time. Love there vada pav, dabeli, and Bombay sandwich is the best. You should not leave this place without trying one of their wide variety of paans, I have tried all the paan from this place and if any of my family members are coming to California from Chicago, I order 20 paans to go. read more

Enjoyed meeting with friends and dining at Mumbai caffe. Superb atmosphere and convenient hours of operation makes a perfect place to enjoy veg/non veg food with friends! Must visit!! read more

Lovely atmosphere with friendly staff and owners and superb management...Indian songs giving a perfect touch to make us feel about India. Regular visitor.. almost everyday... I'm just fan of their chaat and shakes and especially 'Pan'... Superb... mind blowing... Cheers! Team Mumbai Cafe But as I was going through all the reviews over here... I want to highlight to "Mr. Priyam G" that dude what's wrong with you...you are writing all the stuffs available there is ok ok and chaat is bad and all... dude they are good in everything... it's maybe your tastebuds are spoilt due to some #alc**l ... I hope you got it... And you were talking about pricing that paying $5 for some small quantity... Give me a break!!! You go to any near by Indian restaurant and just have a look at the price.. I admit those are restaurants and they obviously will charge high but the quantity is adequate too and dude this is "Cafe" so before comparison just think twice.. don't shoot out in air... Coming to other point of customer service and you being precise about Ms.Neelu... Just tell me 1 thing honestly... Were you #high when you wrote this review... what are you talking that she is non-courteous and all... She always is smiling and taking care of customer with utmost attention and smile.. She always greets and keeps customer happy by interacting with them. Brother you might have problem with meaning of customer service... I would say and with me many would agree that she has got all the qualities of providing best customer service. I might agree with you that sometimes when it gets busy over there in crowd, sometimes staff over there might be busy for interaction but dude we are Indians and don't forget how we deal in cafes in India. I would suggest you don't spill out your personal grudge on someone's character or business... And please before writing any other reviews for anyone just think twice and then move ahead. Because for you it might be a review but for some people it maybe their livelihood... Cheers mate!!! read more

MUMBAI Cafe Jewel from Gujrat province, FOOD is unparallel to any in the USA.Service is 5 star, less waiting time and very CLEAN. My favorite is Dessert, Dessert and Dessert!!!! read more

Great service when they opened up and now the service has gone south, they feel they are doing a favor by serving customer. Their Bhai Bhai chef left and now have their cashier making dishes. Prices still the same. read more

I tried it for a second time after a year hoping for a different experience this time around. This has to be the worst place with horrible food and poor customer service. We ordered 5 things. We received one of the things in 5 minutes and the last sandwich took them 45 minutes. 20 other people got their order before mine. When I asked the lady to replace my sandwich with 2 pans as they were of equal value she refused and kept saying it is ready. The quality of food was also poor. The potatoes seemed to be stale in the vada pav. The cooks do not wear hair nets and some of them did not wear gloves. I made the mistake of going back again but will never go back. read more

Decided to try this place one night and every dish I ordered seemed to be out of stock and the plates we did order did not look anything like the picture in the menu. The best thing about this place was the sweet paan and the huge Amitabh poster on the wall. Worth noting, this place is pretty filthy for a restaurant and when you order meat dishes they had a bleach bottle in the same rack as the plates lol. Last visit. read more

Friendly staff but super slow service. The split between veg and non-veg counters makes it very difficult to get the orders especially since the numbers are yelled out with no speaker. Food is not that great and a bit pricy. Table arrangement is pretty crowded making it difficult to get around to the counter and back for food pick up. They're pretty busy but under staffed and not able to handle the rush. read more

Love this place and recommend this to anyone looking for mumbai style snacks. Misal pav, vada pav and ginger chai too good. They also have variety of Desi shakes and paans. read more

Apart from the fact that the food served here is pathetic, the staff is not great either. There is this young girl, who served us paan, was so rude, that I am shocked by her behaviour. Paan is something that everyone would want to customise it, when we were standing at the pan counter, she rudely told us to not stand there and wait for 15 minutes. After that, when we were waiting, she came outside and started taking pictures with some of her relatives. We were shocked. She went back after like 5 mins, back to the counter. After like about 10 mins, she called us for our paans. She asked me, if I wanted bags for the paans, I said yes , she then rudely put all the paans in a bag, just threw the bag in my face without even looking at my face, I felt so offended. Not going there again. I cannot tolerate such arrogance. Pathetic customer service. read more

Very good chaat and paans. Dishes are inconsistent in terms of flavor sometimes. I wouldn't have their South Indian dishes. Desserts are delicious too read more

This is a horrible restaurant where the employees have no class!! The food is not how they prepare in Mumbai and it is tasteless! We ordered Dahipuri to go and the stuffing they gave was enough to fill one puri when questioned they said this is not Mumbai this is USA and this is how we make it in USA. Than don't call it Mumbai Cafe! This was the height of rudeness that I have never experienced! ! read more

This a great place to go have some of the fantastic cafe food that is difficult to find in the states. I will definitely come back and will recommend to friends as well. read more

Good food but the taste varies a lot. The place is not clean and the tables are always dirty. Overall it's good to have place open late.

Best paans in the country. Best paan maker - Nilu at the place. Make sure to ask for her if she's available. It's delicious food. Bhai bhai omelette is a must have. Service could use a slight improvement but overall best indian street food without actually going to India. read more

The food is below average. The service is horrible. The ownership takes the business for granted, can't even hire a $10/hr employee to keep the tables and the place clean. Well! Nothing is guaranteed in life. The place is understaffed, with only one young girl trying to multitask and comes across abrasive, utter lack of courtesy and basic customer service. And yet, the place is flocked as if there is no other Indian restaurant that serves snack style food. What's the point putting a couple snack items on specials and comprising the quality and the quantity. The business can only continue to grow with consistency in your product, maintaining the quality and the cleanliness of the place. More importantly the atmosphere must be welcoming. All of this is excessively lacked at Mumbai Cafe. read more

Good place, first one I guess which has Indian street food and not the same old butter chicken and all that. The misal pav somehow smelled of egg to me. But I might be wrong, though it did had a smell of something to it. (Not the spoilt kind) the Mumbai rice was nice and spicy. And dosa was tasty. We also had the chiku shake and paan. Both were excellent! My craving for authentic India was definitely satisfied here! read more

Their bombay sandwich legit tastes like they were made in India. We stopped here after shopping for some indian outfits in the area, I felt like I was in India with all the shopping and the sandwich. Their pan was also deeeelicious. read more

This location have a great food but service is bad and they don't care about the guests. According to your open hours you should follow that schedule and specially when we drive 1 hr and if you guys are saying you closed which is not guest expecting because your schedule time is 12 o'clock to close and at 11 o'clock you close. One woman was there and if she is the manager then she should take care of guests if someone is coming from far but staff and manager both don't care on this location and service is very bad so personally I wouldn't recommend to this location. read more

The food here used to be good, but off late the quality has really dropped, wouldn't recommend the place. At times it tastes stale. The customer service is very poor, after informing the employees that the food was stale they didn't bother to look into it and ignored us. Really bad service, people are rude. read more

Coming from Mumbai, I crave a lot for the streetwise food and Mumbai cafe is my to-go place. I absolutely love their Grilled Bombay sandwich and vada pav. Their chaats are good but I've had better I believe. The servers are always smiling and it has that typical Indian fast-food like ambience. Dishes are not too big but for the prices you pay, they are good. I would suggest them to improve upon their pav bhaji receipe as its very different from the authentic. Overall I love this place and shall keep coming for my craving for home food. read more

We were there with family recommended by a friends of ours. We tried everything on the meat section. We ordered most of the chicken dishes. The kabobs were the best. The lady at the counter was awesome. She helped with the selection. I don.t go on yelp but just read a horrible review someone wrote about the cafe and the lady at the counter. my family completely disagrees. Please dont judge people. Great service. great ambience and delicious food. Will recommend to all my fiends. Thank you Mumbai cafe. Thank you to the lady. read more

The food is just about okay. There are a million varieties of pan but they are also okay. I have had several items on the menu. The sandwich is better than most. Misal pav is good too. Pav Vada is okay. However, the dosas and the chat is bad bad bad. What is worse is the customer service. The owner, her name is Neelu or something, she is horrible to the customers. She doesn't smile, she doesn't even look them in the eye. No hi, no thank you, no how are you. Absolutely rude! My suggestion is if she is at the counter, take a turn and come back some other time. The other staff is also non-courteous but at least you don't have to deal with them one on one. They have just recently set up a separate kitchen for non-veg food, which is a great thing. The pricing is okay, but sometimes, paying $5 for a small plate can pinch you hard. They will not give you extra chutney or sauces or anything. You can try but they will only make faces and say no. read more

Great street food from the streets of Mumbai. Service is mediocre. Try their pans and samosa chat

Stopped by here quickly for some food to go. Ordered their version of pau-bhaji. Service was fast, prepared quickly. The restaurant was empty. They couldn't alter the spice content as it was already pre-made. The bread was buttery and warm- just like in India. The bhaji itself was ok- really oily. I think I would come back and try some of the other chaat style things on the menu. What was neat is that they make fresh paan there (but they were out of gulkan. :( They have a little area with nice sofas on the side and old music posters- still the ambiance is meant for fast food (all the furniture and decoration is from ikea! it's cute!). I think this place has promise.... read more

Food takes a while, lady begging the counter is extremely rude and nerds to learn to talk to customers that keep their business alive. She acts like she is doing the customer a favour, but taking their utter. Touches all kinds of things then Makes your paan with dirty hands, etc. Selection is big but the food its so so, mediocre at best, better off going Honest, simply tasty food. Mumbai cafe service really gone downhill. Very dirty including where you sit down to eat on. I even saw a cockroach. read more

Few items are great like grilled club sandwiches. Wait times are ridiculous on Saturday evenings. vada pav is very spicy. Rest of the food is decent not great. Good value for money. read more

The owners of the place are really sweet. Had pan and ice gola here. The pan were very close to the pan that we get in India, although you want to let them now to put less of katha. The ice gola was really good, they even gave it on the stick. read more

A good decent evening type food place. Basically they have more of chat and breakfast items than lunch or dinner portions. Some of the dishes may turn out extremely great but some of them are really bad. 50-50 chances. Never ever try the pan they may advertise as "best pan in town". Food is also high priced for such a place. read more

Loce this place we went after our garbha and had a great time as the service is fantastic

Talking about Neelu, my favorite customer service representative here at Mumbai Cafe is very energetic and bubbly ! Caters to my taste perfectly and I was thrilled when I realized that she was the one who makes the authentic South Indian sambar that goes as an accompaniment with the Idly !! Never tasted something like that !! Neelu is the reason I like to go to Mumbai cafe and she is absolutely a Darling to hangout !! Mumbai cafe Lombard is worth a drive all the way too !! read more

Horrible is not a word, food us so unbelievably bad. Even after clearly stating NO Sweet, they just made it the way they want. Did read reviews about this place and deeply regret going to Mumbai Cafe. The lady at the billing counter is super rude and so is the one at the kitchen. read more