"At $14 per person, Madras Mantra’s entirely vegetarian Indian buffet is the move when you want a tasty, filling meal that won’t have you frantically refreshing your banking app when the bill comes. The restaurant does South Indian food very well (the savory beet poriyal and thick eggplant potato curry in particular), and the buffet line moves quickly. So this Decatur restaurant works for on-the-clock lunches just as well as it does for days when you want to tuck yourself in a corner with a bowl of hearty tadka dal and tune out the world." - jacinta howard