Heard rave reviews about this place right from when they started small with pre-orders. Finally I had a chance to visit this. The menu was primarily Karnataka based and there were kannada songs playing in the background. This place is known for their Benne Dosas, but we were not in the mood to try them. We ordered Ghee Pudi Thatte Idli, Set Dosa and Chow Chow Bath. Set Dosa was so airy, with the right amount of thickness. It tasted heavenly! 5/5 for this. But we were so disappointed with the chutneys, not the kind we like. And they were served ice cold Not a fan of their sambar as well. Thatte Idli was decent, all the podi lacked spice. It looked super bright but seemed super bland overall. I'm glad the ghee was served on the side so we can customize it based on taste. Chow Chow bath came with their famous Khara Bath and Kesari Bath. Both tasted good. Filter Coffee was strong and tasty! The experience was overall limited because we had to eat out of togo containers and plastic cutlery. read more

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dosa and service is just amazing. The dosa are amazing in the sens, that they are thick yet very crisp. They have good filling, however that is verr bland. The chutney is good, but the dosa size is smaller than expected read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe introduced me to my first dosa and I'm obsessed. I've tried a few around the Bay but this one keeps me coming back. The benne mysuru masala dosa is perfectly crispy with the best texture and that slight yeasty sourdough flavor is seriously addictive. The chutney and sambar could be better since they are a bit watery and I wish they had more options, but honestly the dosa alone makes it worth it. It's super hidden inside what looks like a company cafeteria but the staff is always sweet and the service is fast which makes the whole experience so nice. (pls dont hate on me that i got it togo in my photo) read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Benne Mysuru Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

TLDR : Great food, quick service, limited places to sit Tried Surya Darshini Cafe based on a recommendation from a friend. Loved everything that we ordered. Tried the benne mysore masala and the set dosas with filter coffee. Such great dosas and even the korma was just awesome. Definitely must visit! read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Vegan Set Dosa (2) - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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We ordered the benne Mysore masala dosa, rava idli, and a plain benne dosa. The dosas were very crisp and well done. They are a bit different from a regular dosa since they are slightly thicker and have a distinct flavor. We really loved them. They tasted unique and delicious. Our toddler even enjoyed eating the dosa on its own without any chutney. The rava idli was okay. The texture felt a little heavier rather than light and fluffy. It comes with chutney and sagu, which tasted fine. The chutney and sambar served with the dosas are also quite different from the usual versions you get with dosa. They were interesting but not really to our personal taste. Service was fast and the food was served in to-go containers. There is plenty of seating inside the restaurant. Overall, this is a clean family run business and worth trying, especially if you enjoy very crunchy and unique dosas. read more

Definitely one of the best places to get benne dosas in the Bay Area and also some of the Bangalore bakery items. The are slowly improving their hours but without compromising the taste . Service is quick but the place is sort of ok. You can do a takeout but seriously don't take out benne dosas. They are meant to be eathen hot and almost off the pan. Enjoy the experience. read more

So good! My daughter was craving masala dosa for so long and we finally stopped to enjoy it together. We've spent a lot of time in India and she loves South Indian food. Even though dosas aren't my fave Indian food, these were delicious! It's a pickup order/takeout environment with places to seat and eat if you want. Our bellies are happy! read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Cheese and chili dosa and masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

A go-to place for healthy and authentic South Indian food! The Benne Mysuru Masala Dosa is perfectly crispy, the Set Dosa and Idlis are soft and fluffy, and the Filter Coffee is smooth and flavorful. The batter is soaked, stone-ground, and naturally fermented, with no soda, additives, or coloring agents, making every bite wholesome and delicious. The café has cozy seating, perfect for a relaxed meal. Clean hygienic place and service is too good .Highly recommended for anyone looking for healthy, authentic South Indian flavors! read more

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The dosa is very close to authentic bengaluru dosa, but the chutney and sambar are not that great. They taste like it's made from readymade packets. It looks like a warehouse on the inside and not very inviting. The cashier and server were very nice but it was overall too pricey, maybe because it's one of the few places that make this kind of dosa read more

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I have tried most of their dosas and idli which is there only on few days but is extremely delicious. We always love their food. It tastes so fresh and refreshing. read more

Super excited to have found this unique South Indian Bangalore "Darshini" style dosa...been here recently to explore this unassuming tinted glassed location in midst of corporate buildings (near great mall). Tried their crispy Benne Butter masala dosa, kesari bath and my friend tried the Vegan set dosa. Very filling and tasty akin to home made style chutneys and sambar. The grainy semolina(Sooji) kesari was tasty and less ghee unlike many other places.. Plenty of parking and it's only take out hence served in to-go box. Large space to dine right there though to savour the hot piping dosa(can't do take out dosa for me). I really hope they would sometime in future set up a full service dining spot with delish crispy dosa like CTR, Vidyarthi Bhavan classic spots in Bangalore ifykyk read more

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Best Indian food in Bay Area Part -2 Check on Instagram for more recommendations @priyaincalifornia BEST SOUTH INDIAN BREAKFASTBay area, california Address : Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe, 691 S Milpitas Blvd Suite 131, Milpitas, CA 95035, United States Must Try Benne Dosa Thatte idly (California telugu ammayi, Sunnyvale blogger, Santa clara blogger, san jose blogger, Fremont blogger,hayward blogger, el camino real, newark blogger) #california hayward #fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp #explorepage bayarea Save/share this recently opened vegetarian restaurant in Bay Area indian indianfood indianrestaurant Milpitas bayarea bayareaeats bayareafoodie bayareafood bayareainfluencer indianblogger hiddengems Priyaincalifornia desifood desifoodie newrestaurant trending explorepage read more

We loved the food. We ordered Benne Dosas, which were outstanding. The idlis were cloud-like fluffy and yummy as well. The ambiance is very nice and the place is spacious with options of sitting indoors or outdoors. The food is made without additives or preservatives. The family has perfected the dosa recipe with over 20 years of research and passion - it is very authentic Bengaluru style. Very clean place and kitchen, which was visible. The service was outstanding, and with smiles. Loved the food. Told so many of my friends. Will definitely go there again. Their tagline is Art of Dosa, and I can truly say Dosa made with heArt. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Benne Dosa, Idli - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Fantastic and authentic dosas. I ordered a chilli/cheese dosa with extra green chutney and felt like I was back in Vishakapatnam. The only downside is their point of sale process that will only provide a receipt via email or text. I didn't get either and needed the receipt to expense my meal for work. read more

Good food and service. Coffee is good. Didn't dine in, only online order. Sit down ambience is not great, restaurant timings are strange.

Authentic Bangalore-style dosas -- crispy on the outside and soft inside, especially the Benne Masala Dosa and Mysuru variants. Owners and staff are often described as welcoming and passionate about the cuisine. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Set Dosa (2) - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

It's located in an office complex kinda hard to find and looks like they are in the midst of remodeling inside but the dosa is legit. Thick buttery dosa with a non spicy chutney, sambar and masala. They also have a good filter coffee. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

My go to place for Bangalore style dosa. Very consistent with quality and always full of flavor. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Came here for brunch after suggestion from a friend. From earlier pictures it showed as foodtruck but as of may 2024 they have moved into their own place. The seating is outside but doesn't have any seating inside. 4/5 butter masala Dosa - The dosa was big, a little oily but overall tasted well with the potato masala. The chutney was tasty and fresh and sambhar was decent. 5/5 Filter Coffee - this was freshly made and would recommend. 4/5 Khara buns - these are savory buns and bit hot due to pepper and onion in them and pair well with Indian chai. Overall a good place for hitting that dosa craving. read more

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Well! This restaurant is not for everyone- but definitely awesome for people who love this particular thick and crispy style dosa- the Bangalore style dosa. If you've grown up eating this style, read no more, go try everything from this place, you won't regret it. It's authentic to an extent that my 3 stars would make some of their fans pretty sad. Also, maybe you're not too conscious about oil/ butter like me - you will LOVE it. So go try them out :) Anyway, here I am with my honest thoughts- They have a pre order system and we ordered a takeout for Saturday afternoon and the pickup experience was pretty easy - absolutely no wait. The dosa was pretty tasty and crispy. Loved the potato masala as well. But, there were a few things which put us off - it was too buttery and when I say too much, I felt like it was almost shallow fried. Me and my partner couldn't finish 1 dosa each coz it was too heavy for us. Also, the sambar was not even mildly hot- and too less in quantity (there are two little boxes in the takeout box, one had chutney and the other had sambar. I would expect at least a 4 ounce container of sambar. Also, probably we were the unlucky ones that one side of one of the dosas was almost burnt. This restaurant today is run end to end by a couple. I wish I could support them better. Recently, they've started serving more items like idli recently. They sell khara buns as well - we couldn't try it. They were super clean and added 1 fresh napkin in each box as well. Parking is easy and they have a good number of outdoor seating available outside the pickup area. read more

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3/5: Not Value for Money. We tried the Butter Masala Dosa. The dosa itself was excellent, with a perfect balance of crispiness on the outside and moistness within. The potato masala (palya) accompanying the dosa was delicious, adding a savory complement to the dish. I enjoyed the chutney's taste and its watery consistency, the sambar was quite average. At $14 for a single dosa, the value for money is questionable, especially considering the casual setting of the restaurant -- a patio for seating, lacking the ambiance of a proper sit-down establishment. Even then, price isn't justified for a dosa. If they add in a filter coffee & vada make it a 14-15$ meal, it would prolly make sense. Otherwise, not very pocket friendly. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Counter - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Best dosa I've had in the US. 90-95% of the flavor vidyarthi bhavan / mtr. The sambar and fresh chutney is reminiscent of Bangalore and they Got the flavor profile right. A bit pricey at $14 but worth every dollar to transport you to the memories, taste, and joy of home. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Butter masala filling - potato palya - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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The dosa was thick and sambar and chutney were small in size and not tasty. The service was ok but the restaurant seemed like a very strange interior. read more

Finally tried this quite-popular Bangalore style dosa place. This came highly recommended by a friend who also warned me about the ordering process and how it gets sold out fast (and it does, so order well ahead to pick up on the coming weekend). Thankfully, their new location in Milpitas is convenient for weekend pick-up (They used to operate out of a food truck previously). They have limited options and their plain one gets sold out pretty quick. So i ended up ordering the Butter masala dosa. Price is on the higher side if you compare with other dosa/South Indian places in the bay. However, with dosa I feel eating fresh is the key 'coz by the time I got home to devour my dosa, it had become quite soggy. Nonetheless, the taste was really good, the dosa was soft and masala was tasty. Sambar quantity was a bit less (I missed the in-restaurant sambar refills tbh). But, all-in-all, a good place to try Bangalore style dosa :) read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Butter masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Ever since our last visit, we were craving some darshini food. So finally got the benne masale , kharabath and rava idli today for Saturday brunch. I am sorry to say I am disappointed. You can see how I raved about it in the past but today there were multiple issues: 1. Chutney is too sweet. I am from south blore so I know to expect and like slightly sweet chutney. This lacked any spice to counter the extreme sweetness. You might as well call it coconut payasam. Urgh. That spoilt the tastebuds. 2. Sambar was similarly lacking in flavor and too sweet. I don't care for Sambar with my dosa so I was glad to skip it. 3. Kharabath - too greasy. Taste was ok 4. Rava idli - the only saving grace. Could use a lot of coriander to give MTR vibes. 5. Last - dosa itself - lacked the porous texture . So so. Nothing to write home about. Was expecting potato saagu with the rava idli but got a veg saagu that usually is served with poori. It was ok. Very mild tasting. Overall I was pretty disappointed. Please fix the flavors ! Oil and ghee can't save this. TLDR: Speaking as a native south Bangalorean, if you are craving your darshini favorites don't miss this spot. Food: All the hype is for the masala dosa so we obviously got those. Honestly they used to be better at the truck. The fluff was missing. Tasted good though. Texture could be better. Lacked the porous nature of the best dosa. 4/5. The real stars however were the rava idlis and the kharabath. 5/5 for those. Some recommendations: slightly less sweet chutney, lots of coriander in the rava idli for the MTR vibes, We also picked up khara buns. They are not as soft as the ones from back home but tasted good. I made KBC with those at home. Slurp. Ambiance / : nothing to say. Spacious and self service spot. No one read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

I finally got to try the benne dosa at Suryadarshini. Its possibly the closest to the Bangalore style benne dosa in bay area and an absolute delight! Love the sambar and chutneya also. The rava idly wasn't okay, not phenomenal - i would skip it the next time. The ordering is self-service, and has lots of space indoor and outdoors. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Butter Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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This was the best dosa I've had in the Bay Area! It's a typical Bangalore dosa with amazingly crispy exterior with a soft and chewy interior! It's served with sambar and chutney which paired well with the dosas. The aloo masala inside tasted yummy and we got a generous serving inside the dosa. They have moved to a new location in Milpitas which is not a food truck. Keep in mind they only have takeouts but there is some public seating outside. I recommend eating the dosas as fresh as possible to get that crunch. I highly recommend this place when you are craving some authentic dosas for an indulgent breakfast or lunch! read more

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Good food. It is part of cafeteria of an office. But has good food and ok place to sit.

This place was not worth the hype for me. The dosas are alright. This place is an industrial setting. We have to order inside and there is random patio seating outside which in itself feels very unwelcoming. The benne dosa itself was no where close to Bengaluru Benne Dosa. They used to sell the overpriced Khara bun before. I hope the feedback helps to make improvements. read more

The benne dosa is really good. Even in the to go box, it stays crispy. Would recommend for Karnataka style dosas.

Please ignore this review if you are from Karnataka and grew up eating this. Anyone from there will love this even if it's normal, due to the elevated sense of nostalgia. My review is based on my own neutral experience. I am sorry to say I don't understand what the hype is about. We had to pre book our meal and I thought maybe it will be freshly done during our time slot. But they had already made and boexed the items before the pickup time, so the dosas had lost some of their texture. We tried the masala Dosa and the set dosa. The sagu was decent but the sambhar and chutney was very average. The dosas are good if you are looking for the kind of dosa they serve here which is hard to come by. Overall it's a decent joint, but I won't be super excited to be having it the next time read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Set dosa, masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

This was highly recommended by many friends so finally got to try it. There are lot of things about online pre booking etc but we can totally walk in and order. There was around 20 min wait time. This place is open only limited hours. Please check the time before you go. This place is small eatery so don't expect any fine restaurant vibe. It is very simple and people are very nice. Now food: Regular Dosa/ masala Dosa is nice. It has amazing crunch and desired thickness. Dosa has lots of butter in it. So it's heavy. Set Dosa: well this one did not live up to my expectations. Set dosa should have very spongy and fluffy texture but here set dosa is just another thick dosa. I loved the green chutney, it's is one of the best I have ever eaten. It's spicy - made of coconut, green chilly, cilantro etc. with hint of sugar as well. We also enjoyed sambar and Sagu. Filter coffee is must try too ! We will be definitely visiting again. read more

Zero stars , runny chutney which is rotten was sent via DoorDash. Stay away from this place.

Came back here after a while. The dosey is still awesome. It was fun to see the demand and hustle bustle in the kitchen. I had been craving for the khara buns and the availability of filter coffee just completed the set. I enjoyed the kharabath and kesari bath. The consistency and flavors were very good. The chutney paired really well with the kharabath. My daughters new favorite was the dosa with kesari bath. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Kharabath - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Food was amazing. And the workers were very friendly. Authentic Indian Dosa. Finding the entrance was a bit difficult but if you find it's totally worth it. read more

Food quality is good and always freshly made. Limited menu. Place is in some corporate cafeteria that is oversized for the number of patrons who come in. It's like a take out food joint. However you can sit out and eat. Seems like it is run by non profit org. No service or ambiance needed for their business model. read more

Had been waiting a few weeks to order, since we live far - being able to choose when to pick it up was important. Once they had that set up, decided to come back and I'm upgrading my review from a year ago to 5 - maybe just caught them on an off day then. The dosa was very well made ( If I had to nitpick, maybe the dosa could have been a little crisp but this is more a preference and it was perfectly good the way it is) - you could taste the butter without it being overwhelming, so you still feel good after and not stuffed - perfectly balanced. The sambar was perfect, the flavor and sweetness nailed what we found in Bangalore style dosa. The aloo filling inside was perfectly made without being lazily chopped and you could tell the attention paid to it. Really took us back to Bangalore, I thought $14 is on the higher end while ordering but after eating it, for how authentic and put together the whole package is with attention paid to the sides as well as the dosa, it was worth it. You can't find it anywhere else, will definitely be back for more! P.S : Eat it as soon as you get it for the best taste. Won't be the same once it's cooled down a little. read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Pick up Spot - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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The best dosa in the area hands down This is Bangalore style with a crispy exterior. Filling of potato, onion, and spices are spot on. Sambar has a nice tang and the coconut chutney isn't too spicy This is made to order and it's best enjoyed immediately. There is plenty of benches and picnic tables just outside Owners are super friendly It's only be preorders only at this time from their website. Orders start on Tuesday with pickups available on Saturdays and Sundays read more

Surya Darshini Dosa Cafe - Masala dosa with sambar and coconut chutney - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Over hyped dosa place. I wouldn't go regularly for my dosa cravings. Dosa was way too buttery/oily. Taste was okay. Not great If you do not care about calorie intake, this is your place. read more

This is hands down the best Karnataka-style breakfast spot I've found in the Bay Area so far! The flavors are the closest I've had to authentic Karnataka dishes. Highly recommend it if you love Karnataka cuisine--or just great dosa in general. read more