Madras Restaurant

I have ate here many times. My husband is not vegetarian or Indian and LOVES this place. They say they are 100% vegetarian. This is an Indian restaurant and what that means to Indians (and I am Indian and can attest to this) is that the restaurant is what is referred to as Lacto-Vegetarian (all items are free of meat, egg, fish). Items may contain milk and butter in particular. Vegans please clarify.

The foods is 100% authentic and my parents who travel often to India say their dosas (a South Indian dish) is very flavorful. The restaurant sometimes is a bit understaffed and you may need to wait a bit for the food, but it's WORTH IT! Also the prices are amazing and they offer on-site catering for your parties.

I thought it would be nice to try this restaurant. Stopped in there after a visit to the Cheltenham Badlands. Asked about the vegan options - the women serving spoke so quietly that I could not hear her but I did understand that she was saying "pure vegetarian" and she did not seem to understand what a vegan was.

I asked a few times but could not get or hear if she gave me a straight answer. We left without eating.

I would rate this as a "0" if possible simply because I was unable get the server to relay to me if she understood that I don't eat milk, eggs, butter, cheese, honey… But the system does not allow ratings less than a 2.

Went there with non veg friend and had such fantastic food! Wow! It was my first time trying dosa and I love it!
The restaurant is casual cafeteria style. Staff is very nice and explains everything on the menu. I followed advice and got Idly for appetizer and Masala Dosa. Idly came as delicious tender cakes with 3 dips. Masala Dosa was filled with fragrant, flavourful Masala style potato filling. It was an enormous serving, but I'm proud to say I demolished it in no time. Soooooo good!! I will definitely be back!