Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant

It wasn't busy when we arrived, and we were seated right away. However, it took a while for them to come and take our order The space is open, bright and clean. I enjoyed the relaxed ambience Most of what we ordered tasted great. The mushroom appetizer was a bit soggy with too much breading plus the sauce. Can consider using less breading to reduce the doughy texture It's interesting to see Indo-Chinese dishes in the menu. Might try those next time we visit

No exceptions on the food comparing with the ones back in India. Every item from Chicken Biryani (Regular and Seeraga Samba), Fish curry and idly, Masala Dosai and specially Jigardhanda was awesome.

5-star Thalis that hit the spot. Many different unique and favorable options. So much to choose from. I had the South Indian Veg Meal and it was a lovely diverse array complete with a yogurt and cashew raisin halwa. I also had a Masala Chai tea. Both items left me very satisfied. I can't help but wonder how their holiday menu looks. 🤔 A very nice layout and atmosphere that left me wanting to bring at least a few guests next time I return. Thank you for the excellent experience.

We were really looking forward to trying the Indo-Chinese food at this restaurant, and honestly, the food blew us away. Everything we ordered—burnt garlic noodles, veg and chicken Schezwan fried rice, hot and sour soup, fresh lime soda, chicken lollipop, and Anjappar chicken masala—was packed with flavor. Every bite was seriously delicious, and we were loving it. But the experience took a turn when it came to the service. The order taker was straight-up rude. We had clearly asked for veg Manchurian, but they brought out Gobi Manchurian instead. When we told him it was not what we ordered, he flat-out insisted we did and just said he’d remove it from the bill—no apology, no accountability. It felt like he just didn’t care. As amazing as the food was, the attitude really put a damper on the vibe. They’ve got the flavors down, but they badly need to work on how they treat customers.

Authentic TN food especially non veg. Really loved the nattu koli rasam soup and the goat biriyani. I will definitely recommend both! Naatu koli seeraga samba wasn’t great, but still good enough. The chicken65 and mutton kola were yum! Ambience is good nothing much to complain about. Their desserts are average, too much sugar and ice cream to compensate the taste. I feel they could do better on that aspect Initially we had to wait a while till the waiter came and took the order, but the food came pretty quickly which was good. Next time I would like to try some sea food, especially the prawn recipes.

This one comes straight from the heart. As someone who grew up in India, there’s a certain flavor, a certain feeling that food back home gives you—one that’s hard to explain but even harder to find once you’ve moved away. Anjappar Chettinad has somehow managed to bring that feeling back for me. Their Indo-Chinese dishes? Spot on. The kind of spicy, tangy, perfectly messy goodness you’d find at your favorite local joint back home. The Chicken Lollipops—especially when they’re fresh out of the kitchen—are absolutely addictive. Their Garlic Fried Rice and Mutton Biryani are my other favorites. The staff here are always polite and super receptive. Whenever friends or family visit us from out of town, this is always on the list—almost like it’s one of our local tourist attractions, haha. And every single time, without fail, people leave happy and full. This place doesn’t try too hard. It doesn’t need to. The food speaks for itself. If you’re in the Bay Area and miss real, no-nonsense Indian flavors—this is it. Highly, highly recommend.

3/2/25 Sunday mutton masala, mutton liver masala, butter chicken, garlic naan, paratha, falooda. All taste very good. 1/11/25 Saturday mutton masala, garlic chicken, chicken tikka masala, paratha, rice, mysore masala dosa, uttapam, coffee, falooda, mutton kothu parotta 8/24/24 Saturday We ordered goat biryani, parotta, chicken kothu parotta, mysore masala dosa, butter chicken masala. All taste good except butter chicken gravey taste little sweet. 8/18/24 Sunday. We ordered goat masala , chicken tikka masala, jeera rice, chapati, mysore masala dosa, falooda. Wish they could add malai kulfi into falooda. Chicken tikka masala taste good but felt little sweet. Chapati on sides not cooked well. Hope owner or management should correct these minor issues. 7/27/24 Saturday we ordered masala dosa, goat mutton masala both taste very good but chapati was once side thick not cooked well, white rice weren't basmati n looks steamed n dog rice, need improvement there. Filtered coffee was also good. Over all good experience. We will try more menu dishes in next visit.

We ordered the chilli chicken for takeaway, and unfortunately, it was stale and tasted terrible. Definitely not worth 20 bucks. Highly overrated.

Visited this with a friend and loved the variety and flavorful food :) the restaurant was conveniently empty at 12 noon lunch time on a weekday and had lots of parking right outside. The service was quick and wish plates were cleaner. In $60 (before tip) we got: - gobi manchurian 5/5 loved the perfect kick and huge portion size - mushroom 65 5/5 unique and delicious and paired perfectly with the red spicy sauce from the confiments tray - parotta 2 pcs 5/5 kerela multi layer parantha which was perfectly soft and flaky - egg curry 4/5 flavorful and not too spicy. Lots of gravy to pair with the parotta or rice - fresh lime soda sweet 5/5 perfectly paired with manchurian Will definitely be coming back to try their other specialities

We reached the restaurant at exactly their oepning time this early afternoon. Our indo chinese lunch today was fantastic. We got the burnt garlic noodles and added chicken to it, the schezwan non veg meal thali, prawn pepper onion, and chicken hot and sour soup. Everything was fantastic! The noodles were so flavorful! The prawn pepper onion is one of their signature dishes. It's amazing! I'm fond of their mutton bone soup and Indo-chinese soups. We loved the thali meal. It was limited but filling. The chicken sweet and sour gravy that came in the meal tsted subtle and tasty. The service was very humble, and it felt good dining here. The atmosphere is welcoming. We spoke to the owner/manager and let them know that their food was fantastic. Love to spread happy smiles when a restaurant serves up delicious food with great service! We'll be loyal patrons for sure. I'm looking forward to more such amazing meals here!

After 35 mins of wait we get to know they can't prepare our order. The food is good but they lack customer service. In a chettinad restaurant I was told that they cannot provide me Apam. And this has happened twice now which prompted me to add this review.

I liked the food here and my lamb curry dosa was delicious. Fresh dosa is so good and was fun to eat with meat curry. Very authentic according to my Indian friend.

Hmm, most of chutney / sambar are salty except dals. The chicken / lamb / fish curry are all salty too. Last visit chutney taste is better. Hopefully they have consistent seasoning in the future. Most dipping sauce and curry are very spicy , kids might not able to handle it . Dosa is good still !

They have really delicious gobi Manchurian!!! their dosas are also very crispy and light and very flavorful. The masala dosa which my friend ordered was very tasty. It was served with 3 chutneys and sambar (which was okay) The paneer dosa wasn't as crispy but the paneer filling was delicious. And the cutest part about this restaurant is that they have a bot which delivers food to the tables.

Awful service. We walked in when it opened and no one was there to seat us. We had to wait 5 mins before someone came to seat us down. Once we were seated, I told the host that this was our first time here and he had no response. He wasn't friendly and didn't want to engage in a conversation so we left. He didn't care for our business so we left. This place wasn't worth our time or money.

I want to update my review since my last visit. Definitely this place is not for vegetarians, we went very late in the night and called before going there to make sure they still serve Biryanis. The staff were very friendly and took the order immediately. We ordered 2 types of biryani, one with Basmati rice and other one with the short grain rice both tasted really fresh and delicious, I did not expect the biryanis to be that fresh very late in the evening. The chicken 65 appetizer is amazing, I would definitely recommend to try biryanis with the 65. They have kept up with the ambiance it is nicely maintained. Their robo server is a plus, it came to us with the appetizer.

Good place to go for authentic south indian food. The service is quick and they accomodate any restrictions or customization to the orders. The ambienece and wait times are ok and not too bad. Price is a little on the higher side but they do have a good new value menu for lunch.

A nice place in milpitas. They have branches for good Indian food across different countries. The service was good. It took a little longer. But, they were prompt in providing the accompaniments. We ordered kothuparotta veg - 4/5. The spice levels were just right and there were a lot of veggies. I really liked it with raitha and the Kurma were okay. Parotta chicken masala - 4.5/5 - The parotta were really flaky and tasted really good. The chicken masala was good as well (partner told abt it). The place is neat and they have robo servers as well. The pricing is reasonable.

Anjappar has always been our favorite Indian restaurant in the U.S., so it was an easy decision to hire them to cater dinner for our wedding in Napa. The food they served was absolutely phenomenal (even better than the average meal we've had dining at the restaurant), and we heard nothing but rave reviews from all of our guests, Indian and non-Indian alike.

Excellent food. I especially enjoy the chicken 65 and lollipop chicken. The chutneys are prepared perfectly. Always fresh and tasty.

I was surprised to see the audacity this restaurant has in serving bad food. And they know no matter what they will always have a loyal clientele. Had ordered goat biryani which was edible but not what a biryani is supposed to be, but this review is for the chicken lollipop which was the most ridiculous food ever served (see pics for reference) Chicken lollipop is supposed to be fried drumsticks usually coated with some sauce making it juicy and flavorful. What this restaurant served was 4 Pieces of fried battered bones in which the meat at the end was missing and 2 pieces that resembled drumsticks. It was more like chicken pakora and nothing like lollipop. The taste of the fried batter was sour, and the little chicken sticking to it was dry, hard and chewy. When I complained about it, the shameless guy running the restaurant told us that they usually give 4 pieces but this time they have given 6 pieces. They serve biryani but don't give serving spoons. When I asked for one, the fellow grabbed a fork from the table next to ours. He expected that I will be able to serve biryani with a fork. Never going back here again.

Nightmare! 45mins of wait for a togo order and for this quality. Never coming back! #dontvisit

By far the best south indian (tamilian) restaurants that I have been to in bay area. Visited two times, both during lunch hours and had lunch specials. Loved the flaky parottas, the flavorful curries and mutton soup, veg pulao was good too. Quick service and clean ambiance. Must visit!

2.5 stars. Whew, way too spicy. Detailed breakdown below: **Service, 3/5** Robots deliver your food, so minimal human interaction. Even though the restaurant was pretty empty when we went, it took forever to find someone to submit our order. **Decor & cleanliness, 5/5** Super clean and very air conditioned. Even too cold w the AC blasting on you. **Price & portion, 4/5** Portions are good, but definitely comes with a heftier price tag. **Presentation of the food, 5/5** Stunning colors! The whole spread is gorgeous. **Taste of the food, 2/5** I couldn't taste most things because they were just SO spicy. My nose was running the whole time and my ears were even throbbing. None of the spicy items were even marked as spicy. I don't even have an unbearable spice tolerance but I feel like they overdid it here to the point I couldn't even enjoy the food. The mango lassi was tasty though.

Disappointed with this place. Overpriced for the quantity and hype. Corn Manchurian 3.5 flavors were decent. Chicken 65 Biriyani 1 this was the worst. It was biriyani rice topped with some deep fried chicken. How can this be called a biriyani. Cylon egg porota 2 bland and not worth a mention. Their menu was elaborate and inviting, but don't get fooled, because half the items are not even available. They have a huge list of tandoori items on the menu but apparently they don't have an over and have not served these items in the past 3 years. My question is why have it on the menu when you don't serve it. It's pretty deceiving. We walked in at 6pm and the place was empty. I should have taken a hint. I'll not be going back.

We ordered for gobi 65 and veg thali, gobi 65 was just awesome and veg thali was also delicious

No. of Visits : 10+ $/2Per : ~$50 Have been visiting Anjappar for a long time now. It is located in a strip complex in a central part of town, and surrounded by a whole lot of other asian restaurants. The menu here is vast, even for an Indian restaurant, with quite a varied selection. It is one of the few Indian restaurants to serve both South & North Indian across Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian meals, tiffins and standalone items. We have tried numerous items on the menu, and we found the Vegetarian tiffins to be much better than the Non-vegetarian, much to our surprise, as this place is generally known for the non-vegetarian fare. The Thalis here are a miss on most occasions, especially the non-vegetarian fares. The gravies are almost always similar across the different curries and just off, even to the friends who come from the region. We have often come across undercooked meat here especially in the curries. The appetizers are really nothing to write home about either. Most of the idly-dosa-utappam tiffins are really well done. The Indo-Chinese fairs are decent, but the schezuan fried rice is a miss - almost always oversoaked in oil. Biryanis are a miss. The juices are good but far too expensive. The service is consistently one of the most arrogant/careless in the business that you will come across. The management here is terrible, mostly delayed and hardly ever care to address quality concerns. When there are issues with undercooked food/cancellations - they recommend to offer something else on their own, making you think you are getting it on their tab, but they will add it to your bill and act like it was a mistake. This has happened a couple times so far. At this price point - one of the worst service and mostly average food. Recommendations : Ghee Podi Utappam, Idly, Buttermilk *For reference, my palette is native South Indian, used to spice levels of about 9-10/10 in most Thai Restaurants.

Worse service you can imagine. Party of 6 we all order simple food like Chicken 65, shrimp Fry , Dosa , Tea , Coffee and of course Thali. It took least 25 min to get our Thali when everyone is done with our dinner. Simply not worth the visit when everyone can't eat together. Food may be good but management work on your service.

Highly recommend their Special Ghee Pody Masala Dosa. It was yum and pretty big in size. Also the service was fast. They also have a robot who brings the order to the table :D

NAMASTE! Who's ready for some declicious Indianfood? I AM! Anjappar has robot delivering food to each table. It was so much fun!! Positive impression for all the food. My only comment would be I wish they have naan and tandoori. It's just seems incomplete without those dishes. ..... we ordered parotta mutton biryani Ceylon parotta mushroom 65 chicken lollipop manchurian chicken idli chocolate dosa uthappam chai tea

If you're a fan of spicy food and are in Milpitas, then you must check out Anjappar Chettinad, a South Indian restaurant that serves up some of the tastiest and spiciest dishes from the Chettinad community in Tamil Nadu. Despite above-average prices and tricky parking in a big shopping complex, Anjappar Chettinad is definitely worth a visit. While the restaurant has faced some staffing shortages post-COVID times, the menu has an excellent selection of appetizers and even some kids-specific low spice options. One particularly innovative feature is the deployment of server robots, which is impressive and makes the dining experience feel futuristic. The restaurant can get quite busy during prime time and weekends, with the kitchen staying busy with orders to go. Nevertheless, the food is always worth the wait. Among the most popular starters are the pop-corn chicken, finger fish, chicken 65, and nethilli fry, and onion pakoda. For dessert, the faluda is a must-try, and the Indo-Chinese, dosa, and appam options are also excellent. Overall, Anjappar Chettinad is one of my favorite places to eat in the area, and I always make sure to stop by when I'm in the neighborhood. Despite some of the challenges that come with the location, the quality of the food and the range of options available make it a worthwhile dining

Worst service, if you order a to go you are doomed. The only thing that is saving this business is the food, service is one of the worst. Does not even deserve a star

I ordered the Samba rice chicken Biryani. I felt the quantity of chicken meat was quite less for the price they are charging which is 19$. I know that restaurants have raised prices, but this one seems to have reduced the quantity at the same time. Not going to order from here again.

Menu is inaccurate, they have so many items in the amenities which they dont serve. Attenders in the restaurant makes fun of people, and blame owners for such Menu. Disappointed overall with price Vs quality.

With a group of friends trying to find a good spot to eat we ended up at Anjappar. However the experience did t turn out to be that great. When we stepped in there was not a lot of folks in there , and in fact the table that had a couple of families sitting together was wrapping up in the next 10 minutes or so. We started ordering and as soon as we jumped on to the menu with anything to do with Tandoor, we were told that it would be an additional 40 minutes for those items because of which we changed routes and didn't order those items. We were a mixed group of vegetarians and non vegetarians and thus ordered a variety of items. To begin with we had Onion pakkoda, gobi 65 , chicken 65. Turns out it took a while for them to bring these out. The pakkoda was a bit too oily very similar to the chicke and gobi 65. Following that the main course ordered consisted of Butter Dosa , butter Dosa masala, chicken and goat biryani alongside Butter chicken Marsala and Butter naan. Theses took an eternity as well to show up on the table and we regretted not having ordered the tandoori items instead , since we ended up waiting a lot anyways and we would have been better off with those items since we had already waited a bunch for the ones that were supposed to come out quick. The spice level in the biryani was very high even though we had requested mild. The food had some taste to it , but it was overwhelmed by the spice levels and as well the oil content that was all over the place with every item that we got on the table. All in all a 3 out 5 star experience.

First off - $20 for a what i say RIP off thali. Miniature containers (pictures posted for reference ) with a tiny piece of meat. On top of it , They forgot pickle and dessert. Total disappointment. I also ordered an extra Ceylon egg parota and loved it. So gave an extra star Overall should have sticked to regular menu items. Lesson learned the hard way lol

Food was below par. The chicken curry as well as the pepper chicken tasted stale. A restaurant that charges upwards of $15 for a single dish should be using fresh ingredients. Definitely not going back to Anjappar again.

Don't let the 2.5 stars fool you. This place is AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!! ----------- Honestly I don't understand why they have only 2.5 stars?? Both the food and service was amazing! We have been here several times but never dined in and today was our first time! We got our table very quickly and our sever took our order right away. Within 10 mins our food came. The place was a bit busy but not that busy crowded. ------------- F O O D : - chicken rasam soup 3.5/5 - sweet corn vegetable soup 5/5 - chicken lollipop 5/5 - special seeraga samba chicken biryani 5/5 - falooda 5/5 I truly love all the dishes here! The chicken lollipop is the best here. Their special samba chicken biryani is very unique, and I haven't seen places that make this type of rice in their biriyani. Everything was great and I'll definitely be back!

So I wanted an early dinner and walked over from the hotel across the street. I was seated and noticed A LOT of tables weren't bussed. As I sat there, I became nauseated looking at the dirty tables and bones on plates. Disgusting! There were other people there as well. I couldn't stand it and had to walk out without throwing up. So sad and I enjoy the food there. Can't eat when it looks like inside of a dumpster.

Today we had gone for dinner with my grand sons at Milpitas ordered chicken curry and parathas. Surprisingly noticed hair in the parathas as also in the curry . Suggest the owners to take care to avoid such instances in future.

Tried chicken lollipop and veg biryani. Both of them taste bad. Mango lassi and lime soda were jus okay. Not recommended.

HORRIBLE PLACE!!! CHICKEN SERVRD IN VEGETERIAN DISH I would never go here.. NEVER. I have never had meat in my life. I am vegetarian. I ordered veg korma and I was served Chicken korma. When confronted, that guy said you should know what kind of restaurant you are entering. We cook everything on the same tava (pan). Why did you enter non veg restaurant. He was least concerned. I would give negative stars if I could. Worst part is that stinking guy was even ready to accept it was a big deal and started defending himself. He said sorry mam, human error.

Ever since their revamp the service is amazing, decor and ambience also really great food! Egg curry, egg parota, special ghee dosa, gobi 65 and veg thali are our favourites! Service is quick and the food always hits the spot!

I frequent this place a lot for eating dosa, which they make really well. But apart from that they are never consistent in their quality of food or service. Let's start with the positives. Their tava pomfret is excellent. Dosa is good. Inside ambience is good.

Very rude. Fish was overdone. Table not picked up after we finish eating. Waiting for coffee for so long. When asked, the waiter replied It's coming. We have been here before, & we're happy with the food. Unfortunately will not come here again.

Food has been progressively get bad over the time. Last time I was there, experience was underwhelming even with something as routine as Dosa and Uttapham. Chutneys were ice cold and flavors were missing. Some folks also felt sick and threw up after getting home. Once we complained we were told that 500 other people ordered that day and all are fine In a sense customer service is kind of poor.

Front person was okay when it comes to greetings. The customers are another story (so much pretentious and rudeness), no wonder why the service here is crappy. but just glad the staff to me and wifey were coo, maybe because we're a repeat customers and always remember us. the only thing that disappointment me was wifey and I were seated in a small two seater table. I'm not even talking about the table with the cushioned seats, when they were half empty and was not busy (just my observation). I didn't like how we had to rearrange our food when it arrived, for wifey has eyes that are way bigger than her stomach, so i had to rearrange our food because we had a small table so it was UNCOMFORTABLE eating our food. Now the food, i love the flavor of chicken 65, that is what i always order when we go to any Indian spots. then thali, mango lassi, saag, and garlic naan. i believe i was too hungry to even listen when wifey was ordering to reconfirm to make things mild, but the server couldn't even make that declaration so that annoyed the heck out of me. Again as someone who was in the food industry to take care of customers, you have to introduce and advise your customers, you shouldn't just take their orders and get on the next table. Anyway food was good, but didn't enjoy it for it was overly spicy and when you get old your tolerance with heat goes down and that's a fact.

Food is not tasty. Service is very slow. But still a ice place to hang out with friends when w are not in a rush. Although slow service is courteous

Ordered an anjappar mutton meal and chicken lolly pop for delivery via Grubhub. The delivery had to be ordered for a later time due to high demand. The package was really commendable as there were a lot of small quantity dishes, all of which well packed. So the thali meal was really good and the quantity is sufficient for two. Mutton curry was great and so was the carrot poriyal, spinach and dal curry and kootu. There was a lot of rice (small grained white) and one chapathi and the highlight was the pappad. The dessert provided was orange rava kesari. Overall I would say that it is a good quantity for two, for that price. Chicken lolly pop was really good and it had a special taste which I loved. There were about 6 pieces and it must be a bit overly priced for an appetizer.

Came here with my husband will not be coming back again. Poor service and very low quality food. Price was on the higher end for the food and service we received.

food quality not good and the presentation of the food very basic. there are better restaurants you can go nearby

Took away a star because of lack of consistency. Sichuan fried rice- 2/5 Chilly chicken- 3.5/5 Manchurian chicken - 3.5/5 Cauliflower Manchurian- 3/5 Both chickens tasted pretty similar. (See pics, they look similar too). Last time the Manchurian chicken was delicious, today it was so-so. The sichuan fried rice has no flavor today which was such a bummer because it was my favorite fried rice in the bay area. Watch out, the indochinese chicken dishes are extremely spicy!! I eat spicy and this made me almost get stomach acidity. they need to serve this with some yogurt or raita. I asked the waiter why the food tasted so different today and he said there are a lot of changes in the kitchen but he's new so he doesn't know much. Sad that one of my favorite places for indochinese has lost its touch.

Horrible. I had been a regular visitor here. The food taste was awesome though a bit spicy usually which I liked. Now the food quality is terrible and tastes like crap. The coconut chutney with the dosa was smelly and tasted old. Chilly chicken was just fried chicken with some tomato sauce and water poured on top. Fried rice was just horrible the only thing that was interesting was the robot server.

I have been curious about this joint and finally decided to try out for lunch. The place was not busy when I came and got seated right away. There are few dinners and a group lunch. I asked for their lunch special , however they don't have it, the server pointed out the Thali option which has everything with mini portions. I opted for the chicken thali. The food tray came with little dishes that has Lentil Soup, Rice Soup, Clear broth Soup, Vegetable stew, little carrot dessert in the middle , yogurt, and the main dish of Chicken and Rice , paratha bread and of course papadum, thin crispy Indian cracker . The Lentil Soup with greens, string bean s and spinach is good, not too salty. I like it better than the rice soup that has radish and chopped greens (i can't identify them). The clear broth is tomato based with a little tamarin and has a spice to it. It wasn't too bad. The chicken is good although it was spicy to my liking that i have to used the yogurt to cool my taste bud a bit. The sweet carrot dessert is fantastic, I wish it was a bigger portion. Overall the dish is good and satisfied my curiosity about this join. There are other dishes on the menu which begs me to comeback and to try.

We were given stale Vegetable biryani when went to pick up dinner. Feb 4 order#2166873. Disappointed and mad

We ordered Chicken Lollypop and Mutton Biryani. And the food was amazing. Flavourful and authentic.

Amazing food!They have all tamil South Indian dishes and everything is authentic.One of the very few restaurants that has good ambiance to dine in. I would not prefer takeout cause the quantity they give is very less compared to dine in.They have the best falooda.Best place to bring your parents or friends who is visiting the town.

Useless for a takeout. The quality of food they serve to the takeout customers is pathetic... will not be ordering from here anymore. Advice: try your food even if you're just pucking up your togo order.