6/5 stars! Came here for lunch with my family and I was so…read morepleasantly surprised. You walk up and order food, and they assign you a table. The hardest part is choosing what to eat as they have so many great options! Anyways, once you sit down they bring you water. And soon after your food comes out, piping hot. We all got dosas, so all came with sambhar & chutney (coconut and a red one). Now this is the cool part- sambar and chutney is unlimited. Legit, never seen this here. So many places are stingy. I got my standard rava onion masala dosa and it was great. I will definitely be back.

Delicious, efficient, and fairly priced! For 2 people we ordered the VIP (Vada Idli Pongal) tiffin…read morecombo and a masala dosa, which ended up being the perfect portion with a masala chai as well. Upon entering you will receive a table number, and go up to the counter will you will exchange the table number for your order. For drinks you will get a drink token to exchange at a separate window for your drink to be poured. The system is quick and efficient. There are plenty of tables for small parties and a few for big parties at the long booth. I thought the complimentary jeera water near the entrance was a really nice detail, it was very nice to have after our meal.

Butter Chicken * The…read moresauce has the perfect consistency -- rich, smooth, and well balanced. * The melted butter brings everything together, enhancing the buttery flavor while adding a lightness that keeps the dish from feeling too heavy. * The chicken is charred to perfection. The smoky char adds a deep, layered flavor that complements the creamy sauce and helps refresh the palate with each bite. * The chicken is incredibly tender, making the texture just as impressive as the flavor. Homemade Garlic Naan * The first bite starts with a satisfying crispiness, followed by a soft, fluffy interior. * It's more than just garlic butter -- the diced garlic adds a bold, fresh kick, while cilantro and parsley bring a bright, herbaceous freshness that lifts the flavor and keeps it from feeling heavy.

Went on Friday night for dinner without any reservations. Got seated immediately. They seem to have…read morechanged their name to Royal Haveli. They had a new menu as well. And Their staff is always pretty friendly. We ordered a variety of food. Chili Fish - It was meh. Not sweet thankfully but didn't taste appetizing Chicken Fried Rice - This was good Chicken Malai Kabab - This was good too Tandoori Roti - The size seems to have reduced than how it was before Chicken Do Pyaza - It was not how it's usually made. Won't order it again.

Food and service were good! Been there a couple of times and both times I was quite happy with the…read moremeals. It can get busy, depending on when you go, though I have never had to wait for a table, which is a plus. Tikka fish was delish, butter chicken, eggplant dish, nungu dessert, chili cauliflower. The restaurant is clean and prepped well for meals. Will definitely return- this maybe my new go to place!

We loved their breakfast buffets and came back to try dinner…read more This review is specifically for their dine-in experience. I do believe that cutlery and plates make a big difference in the dining experience. They excel at it, despite it being a smaller restaurant. Seeraga samba chicken biryani was amazing, this is the ambur style biryani and the rice flavor and spices combo made it delicious. The chicken was fried. Great sides raita and salan as well. The dessert Thinnai stood out. It was Kesari made with foxtail millet. It is not your run of the mill kesari. I was pleasantly surprised with the taste. Must try.

A lovely new Kerala, South Indian owned tem shop. The teas…read moreare amazing but my very favorite is their Indian coffee They also arrange events and just attended a lovely Valentine's Tea. The food was amazing and with a hint of Indian spices. The service was fantastic with the owner herself, Aleena explaining the spicing in the tea sandwiches, the scones and the lovely sweets. We enjoyed being served by Matias who kept the tea flowing

I don't know how this place has gotten so many great reviews but I can confirm that its a disaster…read morefor vegetarians. We visited during an afternoon, ordered a veggie puff, Veg parotta roll, Kal Dosa and Veg Panini, Filter Coffee and Zafrani Chai. Other than the Chai and filter Coffee, everything was just tasteless. I don't think I ever had such horrible/tasteless sambhar with a green chutney (or whatever that was!). We had to wait for few minutes before someone would attend us, then the guy couldn't offer recommendations so I had to ask a lot of questions, but ultimately, the food was a total disappointment. This place was recommended by a friend but didn't meet my expectations by a million miles. The one star is for the openness in the cafe along with the vibe it offered, but thats about it.

5 stars - Best Lamb Seekh Kebabs in BAY Area Also one of the…read morebest BUTTER CHICKEN and Dal Makhni, aloo Gobhi is to die for. Wish they had Mutton Keema Naan as well. I discovered this place while visiting on a business trip last year. Now it has become a favorite of my Non Desi friends in Bay Area. A warm, CLEAN and friendly staffed place hidden under the bridge next to SJC Airport, heard their Amritsari FISH is also famous, one day will visit again with family.

Extremely overpriced. I paid over $80 for 2 people for lunch buffet with limited options. You can…read morego elsewhere for a better buffet. I understand they mark up the prices because it is one of the only Indian spots in this business-affluent area. The service was good. They took a while to grab our empty plates but they were accommodating in bringing us some plain naan and sodas. Ambiance is great-- it's very clean and pretty on the inside. A little bit of a small space so it gets pretty packed for lunch. I was wanting to try the regular menu items. But that is not available during the lunch buffet.

wow words do not do…read morejustice to this meal. some of the tastiest food in the south bay is in an incredibly unassuming restaurant next to the VTA station. Jubba is serving up some of the best food i've ever had. As a newbie to somali food, I am now hooked. we came in on a friday around 6:15 and there was a steady group of people enjoying their food. we ordered at the counter and took a seat outside to enjoy the weather 1 Sambusa 1 chicken wrap 1 beef plate the sambusa arrived first and initially I thought Samosa in my head. But the sambusa has a better structure, holding its shape after multiple bites. the Dough is softer but still crispy. it came with beef , chilies and other vegetables. so so good. the perfect appetizer for us. it came with a spicy green sauce that seemed to be the common sauce for every dish then the stars of the show. The sizzling hot beef plate served with veggies, rice and a salad was unbelievable. add on a lemon and some more greens sauce and you're in for a treat. the rice alone was so flavorful and it tasted like there was meat drippings on top. the beef was so tender and fell apart in 1 bite. I was blown away with the dish the chicken wrap... man. I'm not sure what kind of bread, pita was used but it was fantastic. a huge wrap with lettuce, onion chicken, sauce and other veggies. It was so messy and hard to eat with your hands so we resorted to eating with a fork and knife. Unreal. Unreal. massive portions again which are a theme here. But holy smokes this was so good. The chicken has a nice char, but is also juicy and saucy. the spongy pita neutralizes the bombardment of flavor from the meat, and the veggies compliment everything with some crunch and texture. Service was great and very helpful. They were extremely friendly and a delight to talk with. We will be back 5/5

This is my brother's favorite restaurant, he loves to eat Somalian food. I had to try it out for…read morethe experience. It's a nice cozy restaurant near the Chenoywyth VTA train station in San Jose on the train side. My brother and his friend have been going here for maybe twenty years. The food is tasty, the rice has a nice flavor, and the chicken has onions and other vegetables with some spices with which I wasn't able to identify. They offer a chai tea without milk, it was sweet and very flavorful. I also did takeout and ordered a goat dish with rice for my mom at home. She also enjoys eating this dish when she comes here with my brother. I would definitely come here again.

Love coming here. Our favorite is apollo chicken, chicken lollilop and flakiest parotta you will…read moreever have.

Delicious, fresh vegetarian flavors. The thali is sooo goooood. Changes regularly and always well…read moredone. One of the few Indian restaurants that doesn't taste like they have three main sauces they pull from with no effort to make flavors differentiate or pop. The dishes here taste like the chef's actually care about the food. Service is polite and simple. Very low maintenance. Not a restaurant if you like to be picky. Come to enjoy it as it is. My only complaint (and it is minor) is that, because they do a lot of take out, they have a lot of drinks and other items prepared to just grab and go for you. This doesn't work if your order anything other than water to drink at the table. They offer really interesting and refreshing tea/lemonades, yet when they bring the drink it comes prepared to go in plastic cup, sealed, with boba style fat straw (as opposed to the very elegant picture on their menu). It stood out as massively tacky and ugly, especially because of how thoughtful the design choices are for the table scape and the rest of the dining experience. Strange place to cut a corner. Even opening the to go cup at the counter, pouring it into one of the lovely water glasses (which is what I did, lol) would be easy and streamline the beautiful experience.

Recently visited Meenakshi Bhavan. Food was excellent. Several vegan dishes. Tried their upma idli…read morecombo as well as masala dosa. Upma was excellent, potato masala in the dosa was not too spicy, tasted great. It comes with tasty chutneys and sambar. Service was very quick on a weekend morning. Give it a try

Weekend breakfast at Meenakshi Bhavan has the right soundtrack. Tamil film songs at a comfortable…read morevolume, two or three tables already into their meals, the steady clink of steel tumblers filling the room just enough to feel alive without tipping into noisy. For a Saturday morning, the energy was calm -- a good sign for a small spot that could easily get overwhelmed. The waitress set the tone early. Warm, unhurried, she asked how we had heard about the place before taking the order -- the kind of question a restaurant only asks when it is still building its crowd and actually wants to know the answer. Filter coffee arrived without delay, hot, no shortcuts. The upma and mini tiffin combo followed. Portions were generous and the food arrived warm. But dish after dish played it safe right up to the edge of forgettable. The upma had correct texture with none of the assertiveness that makes a good upma worth finishing slowly. The sambar leaned thin. The chutneys were there, present and accounted for, doing the minimum. Everything assembled correctly, nothing bold enough to make you look up from the table. Meenakshi Bhavan gets enough right on a weekend morning to be worth knowing about -- clean space, genuinely warm service, honest portions. The waitress clearly takes pride in the hospitality side of things. The kitchen needs to match that energy with a firmer hand on the seasoning. Good enough for a familiar weekend breakfast. Not yet good enough to become a habit. The paintings on the walls that were Indian and Tamilnadu related was great, but the other art work seemed out of place, not sure what the thought process there was with the management. Things where this could improve: Coffee taste can improve (may be sourcing from a different coffee vendor may help, seemed like a standard Narassu's powder from a grocery shop near by that probably was at least a few months old) Chutneys need a certain kick and that was definitely missing. Cleanliness can be improved for sure.