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    Woodlands Restaurant

    4.2 (82 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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    Paneer Makhani thick and creamy. Perfectly balanced flavor.
    Jacob H.

    Woodlands excels at all dishes-- it's hard to imagine tastier and more authentic Indian food, especially if you're going for harder to find South Indian dishes. The staff were friendly and brought the dishes promptly while meeting all requests. The decor is clean and modern, worthy of a business meeting or casual meal. Expect all curries to blow you away. The makhani paneer is a go-to for anyone, but also the saag paneer or Chana masala will impress. I can't wait to go back.

    Suri S.

    Dining here feels like stepping into a spice-scented palace. The dosas are crisp, the Manchurian bold, and the desserts unforgettable. Every dish is crafted with care, and the staff make you feel like royalty. I've been here a dozen times--it's consistently exceptional, easily Michelin-worthy. The best South Indian food in Maryland. Come hungry, leave enchanted.

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    Ashira M.

    Love this place! I don't live close by and find it worth the drive -- best service of any restaurant in the area, I'd say. Very attentive staff, beautiful, fun décor, lots of choices on the menu with everything being healthy, delicious, and digestible (Of course, healthy is always relative and luckily, I'm fortunate enough to be able to digest most things -- but nothing here has ever made me feel yucky! In fact, everything I've had has made me feel stupendous!) and moreover, I might add that it is in fact deeply nourishing. I love dosai (FYI, teeny-tiny tip: 'dosai' is the Tamil way of saying and writing 'dosa' which is more commonly used in other areas.) so just that makes me happy -- I need nothing else! (I once met a South Indian man who told me that before moving to the U.S., he used to eat dosai three times a day and I was so jealous! I just loved imagining it and living vicariously through him for a few moments, ha ha!) On this last visit, I ate the Special Rava Masala Dosai, Vegetable Soup, and drank the Mint Limeade -- perfect for summertime, soo good! -- and the chai. That was certainly more than enough! I couldn't just pass on dessert, though, so I got some to go (Have yet to try it.). Speaking of this not being my first visit to this place, I've actually been going to this place since it was in the College Park area and this is a whole lot nicer! What an improvement! What a relief! Much nicer area! Whew! Speaking of relief and nice -- everyone I've encountered here has been very, very nice. The level of caring is unsurpassed. It's also consistently high through the year and seasons .... The music played here is good, too. It's not overwhelming, not too loud, and is thankfully actually Indian (Bharati) music. Some restaurants are afraid to play 'ethnic' music, and I always appreciate it when the music matches the food -- to whatever degree. I get thrown when I go into a restaurant of a certain non-American place but the music played is American. That always throws me off and I end up over-focussing on it and thinking and talking about that fact the whole time, so I find it relieving when the food and music are a match. Thank God! Again, what a relief -- whew! Very relaxing .... There is one wooden carving hung on the wall that at least from afar -- which was my vantage point -- looked to me like a temple carving (as in the outside wall of a temple) and I found that and all the bright colours very beautiful. I find dull colours irritating, boring -- painfully so! So, while some might find bright colours jarring, I find them soothing. The décor of this place really suits my taste! I hope it suits yours and that even if it doesn't, you will give the décor and cuisine a try! Overall, I would say this place is highly recommended! A very full-on total yay! :-D

    Palak Chaat
    Nancy L.

    This spot is vegetarian but that's more of a benefit than anything. The restaurant is tastefully decorated. The portions are huge and flavors tasted like home. We started with the palak chaat and shared the crispy giant dosa and the channa bhatura. Highly recommend each of these! With regard to service, my water never went any lower than half full.

    Mysore Masala Dosai
    Salma C.

    Keep in mind I am critical of Indian restaurants since I've had it all my life. Came here since many told me it's a legitimate Indian restaurant serving authentic food. Woodlands serves mostly South Indian food. Even though some North Indian dishes are available like Chana (chickpeas), it doesn't taste how it should be. So, I suggest getting South Indian dishes here. I got the Mysore Masala Dosa. I wanted it spicy, but the waitress kept telling me to get it regular. I found the regular to be not spicy enough. The dosa was nice and crispy. However, I wish the chutneys had more spices/flavor and less salt. The potato filling was very bland and it was all stuck together as if someone took frozen potatoes, heated it a little, and stuck it in the dosa. It was very hard and chunky in a bad way. I never encountered a dosa filling like that before. My friend got the Royal Thali. I tried bites of all the dishes on it. The dessert/kheer was terrible. I am used to it being thick and this was soupy and watery with not much cardamom flavor at all. Some of the vegetable dishes were decent, but most seemed forgettable. Their mango lassi was good, but honestly that is hard to mess up. The interior is aesthetically pleasing with nice Indian decor. Overall, I had very high expectations for this place. I thought this would've been the best dosa and South Indian food in the DMV. But, I've had better dosa and all at small local restaurants by me. I may be biased because I am used to North Indian flavors and just lots of flavor, but then again, I've had incredible more flavorful dosa, chutneys, and other South Indian dishes elsewhere in the area. Worth the hype? Not to me. And don't get me started on the samosa that was not how it should be.

    Vinay V.

    Great selection of vegetarian Indian foods. I have been to their other locations, this one keeps the quality as well. They also serve alcoholic beverages unlike their other locations. Beautiful ambience, very cultural. Highly recommend if you want authentic Indian food with vegan/vegetarian/anti-inflammatory/no onion-garlic options.

    Mysore Masala Dosai
    Victoria S.

    A great 100% vegetarian Indian restaurant in Gaithersburg serving mostly South Indian fare (they also have Indo-Chinese and North Indian choices). I ordered the Poori Bahji. It was a giant fried puffy bread served with a spicy chickpea and potato stew. The bread came out hot and chewy, and still very light (and not oily). It was dipped in the stew, which was very spicy and flavorful (without being heavy). My companion had a mysore masala dosa. It was crispy and in a triangle shape. The inside of the dosa was coated in a very spicy sauce, and stuffed with potatoes and onions. Several savory and spicy chutneys came with it. Will recommend to anyone (don't need to be a vegetarian to enjoy)!

    Tolulope R.

    I met a friend for lunch here yesterday. It was my second time here but her first time. I love the options here especially the lunch specials which give you chance to try different things. She ordered a masala dosa; her first time trying this and I got the Curry lunch special because I LOVE chana masala. I complimented my meal with mango lassi which is always refreshing. This has quickly become a staple option as its not too far from work. I can't wait to go back and try other dishes.

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    Food, Service as well as Ambiance at Woodlands is amazing. This is the best place in town for delicious vegetarian food.

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    3 months ago

    Been enjoying this delicious food for 20 years. Don't forget to order a chai for the end of your meal!

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    Great food, service and ambiance. Masala dosa was major yummo! Wait staff very attentive. We will be back.

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    6 months ago

    The one of top 2 best Indian restaurant I've eaten at in DC metro. Tastes like India! Woodlands & Rasika... none better

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    6 months ago

    I go every weekend, good quality food, very good service and respect the customers, prices also very competitive.

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    No kore buffet, very disappointed, pretty good food but their buffet was good. Service was ok

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    Great service and pretty ok dosa! We ordered mix pokora and it was not that tasty. Dosa was ok. I love dosa's but was not impressed.

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    Very good food and service. I usually get the chana batura and dosa paneer. Highly recommend

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    Exactly what I was looking for. Wonderful staff, excellent food, cozy casual atmosphere.

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