chennai cafe

let's just make this clear - i hate having indian food - any part of it when abroad (barring the occasional bengali food cooked at home!) ... but this was an undeniably sweet or rather 'spicy' intervention to that! a quite spacious place with golden lights and culture oriented stuff - but basic.the interesting about the place - run by this simplesouthindian- whose a comp. sc professor in the state university by the day and manages this successful space at night,all along with his wife and a handful of his own students reaping employment benefits for them too!over all that - all the dishes - equally tangy, spicy and tasty! won't be good with the names - except the chettinaad curry, and all the other spicy marked chicken gravy's , and of course the shrimp vindaloo - goa relived here! the appetiser chicken madurai - a version of darker and spicier chicken 65 maybe but did overdose on that! and yes someone did also order an onion cheese uthappa - turned out to be so tasty - that finalised the whole along the tasting of others too!
just my suggestion here - do top up every curry with lemon juice on top, and the green chilly bites elevate the taste even more!
ps- the music - all native but such amazing beats and a roll to it! :d

awesome traditionalsouthfood. loved everything we ordered. just was disappointed with hara bara kebab, not upto to mark. but the best was appam with kitna which was too yummy. reminded me of home food. a must visit if you love typicalsouthindian food.the place is huge and loads of seating place. very traditionally decorated.

at first we did not have a pleasant experience. we went for dinner earlier and we the cuisine we had were really disaster. it's been around 1-2 years we thought of trying it again.
so we went for weekend buffet and we glad we have tried that. the buffet was absolutely exquisite and delicious. we had loads of options and even for vegetarians. thesouthindian touch in cuisines was delicious. tandoori chicken, goat curry, chicken curry, madurai chicken, crab masala which i tried for first time in my life and so many options. every dish was delicious and even they had kids menu options which includes spring roll, noodles, fries. i would say it very thoughtful to have kids options separate in buffet.
live dosa and uppam was nice and tastes great.
we were little disappointed with desserts especially carrot pudding (gajar ka halwa) which first feel like we are having authentic gajar is halwa. it feels like boiled carrots dipped in sugar syrup. this also same for other desserts as well
but we love you try their buffet again in future and it's worth your $17.99 money👍

chennai cafe is a buffet restaurant with a wide variety of indian cuisines served as buffet. byob is a good option. there are variety of foods bothsouthindian and north indian. the ambience is good and the staffs are friendly.

been meaning to visit 'chennai cafe', ever since i landed here. my friends promised me that this is the ultimate destination for anyone who is looking for some delicioussouthindian fare in and around dallas.

so i went along to see if the place actually deserved the positive word of mouth reviews that it had been receiving. it was the last day of spring break and i saw a signage at the reception, buffet lunch for 15.99 usd. free for kids. there was a big crowd at reception consisting of people who were waiting for a table. just when i was on the verge of giving a minus 2 for chaos, a lady in host uniform guided me to a nearby sofa and asked me to register my name on the waiting list and informed me that it might take atleast 20 minutes to get a table. being the brave soul that i was, i decided to relax and wait, how could i return empty stomach from the supposed mecca ofsouthindian good!? in about 15 minutes, an elderly bearded gentleman took me to my table in a very gracious manner. must have been the owner of the place, not sure though.

i decided to take a tour of the mindboggling array of dishes first. saw a live dosa counter, samosa chaat counter, fish, chicken curry, chicken tandoori, mutton, paneer makhni, bhajjis, curd rice, rasam and what not. the desert spread was also good. gulab jamun, rasmalai, and dry sweets. couldn't taste everything obviously. fish was delectable and also the dosa. quality of food was definitely a 9 on 10. but the best part of the restaurant is the superb personalized service, the host coming upto our table multiple times to check if we needed anything else and the waiters filling up our glasses even before it was halfway down. i was pleasantly surprised and mentioned the same to the hostess. real time compliments are the best and i felt the restaurant deserved it. had fresh orange after the meal, paid extra for that as it was not part of the buffet menu. the juice was actually freshly squeezed as i could feel the pulpy strands in my mouth. overall, a great experience at chennai restaurant. bit pricey, but worth it.

best place to havesouthindian food in dallas. period.

the ambiance is quitesouthindian with melodioussouthindian songs playing on the speaker. the place is huge and you don't feel overcrowded even with each table occupied. order anything or everything here, and it will be served authentic indian style and will tastes equally delicious. service is quick and awesome. 

do try:
*fresh fruit juices at the juice bar
*filter coffee
*chettinad chicken entrees
*chettinad fish curry
*dosa/wada/idli

visited chennai cafe for the first time on recommendation of a friend. they had a special buffet as for columbus day weekend. the ambiance was nice. they had a huge buffet which ranged fromsouthindian tiffins, live chat counter, live appam counter, lots ofsouthindian desserts, parotta, biryani etc. the buffet definitely scores for the spread. when it came to the taste of the food, it was ok and nothing great. at the end of the day i was not too happy with my meal. it was not bad but not great either. the next time i come here i will try the thaalis and will avoid the buffet.

place looks nice. allsouthindians from nearby areas flock there for homely food. but the waiters are not so smart. served water in visibly broken n unclean glasses. food was alright but per indian standards, i found it average. on the upside they do give local kids bands a go for playing their music for charity.

this is the best place to havesouthindian food in frisco. 

the dosas come nice crisp and brown and the idlis are steaming hot and soft.
i love their besibella bath and coffee too. 

we also tried the thali which was pretty good.
portions are quite generous. 

the service is a tad bit slow, especially on weekends... 

a meal for 2 costs around $30

chennai cafe .... one of the finestsouthindian restaurant. this place is just awesome.... food is good.... service is good.... food runners are providing great service.... and the ambience is clean and good.... great place to hangout with friends and family :)

amazingsouthindian food. wow...this is the place forsouthindian tradition food.... yummy and spicy ! amazing food...we heard about this restaurant and travelled form arkansas (around 350 miles) just to have food. but i would say it's worth tavelling 1000 miles for their food.

this is the only restaurant is us to get traditionalsouthindian briyani (not in basmati rice)

some of the best foods i tried on their menu are,
1. naatu kozhi kozhambu
2. karuvadu kozhambu
3. meen varuval
4. thalapakattu biriyani
5. chicken kothu parrota

i m definitely coming back and do i need to say food is delicious :)

goodsouthindian food, tastes authentic... takes time to prepare, but worth the wait... would suggest going here on weekends rather than weekdays,..

as asouthindian food lover and cook, i am very disappointed at the quality of chennai cafe. the food takes its time making it to the table and is cold. the taste is pitiful and quite disguisting. i haven't had worsesouthindian fair.