Udipi Cafe

This is a really great restaurant in Houston's Mahatma Gandhi district. I went for their all vegetarian lunch buffet which was reasonably priced and plentiful. The service was prompt and friendly as well. Highly recommend!

Not a fancy place! Udipi Cafe is a great place for a quick bite on weekday. We went on a weekday afternoon for Lunch Buffet. Some items tasted very fresh and tasty that day while some did not. We were lucky, sambar, was very good. Idly and vada were all fresh tasting. Also bhatura and some vegetables tasted really good that day. Payasam was good as well. Did not try any chutney, pickle, raita, or salad. All in all, their buffet is a good value for the weekday price. The service was very attentive. Wish, they would upgrade the place, and decor to make the place more pleasing.

Good food, ambience could be better..prices are reasonable, loved the Karnataka style sambar and chutney..

An ok place to have your quick lunch break. I was there for their lunch buffet. Nothing too crazy all the curry felt like just water added and not boiled with the spices in it. I didn’t get a vibe of returning back to this place for my lunch break ever even I am around this place. The food was just ok, not so worth it. The spices were not well cooked. I hope this place gets better and has a lot of potential growth for this place. I hope management takes over the responsibilities and looks closely on the buffet side.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at this South Indian restaurant and I must say, the food was amazing! The onion masala dosa and butter masala dosa were both delicious and authentic, reminding me of my time in Bangalore. The portion size was very generous, and I was quite satisfied with just one dosa. I also tried their masala tea and filter coffee, which were both great. Overall, I had a fantastic experience at this restaurant and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for authentic South Indian cuisine.

The lunch buffet is really delicious and authentic. The owner, the manager and the entire Team personally check with each Table and make certain you have a great experience. We especially loved the weekend buffet, just wished we'd skipped breakfast so we could have done more justice to our stomach for the awesome spread they had. We are definitely going back, and would recommend this to any vegetarian Indian food lover.

Good place to have Udupi style food. We just had the Thali here, so not sure about the other food. They try to come close to the authentic Udupi taste and it’s good. My first, tasting Udupi food outside in the US, so it was nice, even though some of it was really off (like the cabbage fry also known as cabbage palya which tasted like Chinese food) and rice needed to be cooked a little more. Quantity of rice given for the amount of all the other dishes was less. The interior is good but small. Nice to see all the photos framed and put up all over which gives a glimpse of the Founder’s past. Service was good when we visited and we were even later checked upon to make sure all was good with us, which was also nice. The restroom needs an uplift as well as maintenance. There is good parking around as it is within the complex sharing space with other outlets.

We ordered from Uber eats for 15$. We got six containers with a small rice box and one Phulka roti. Rice could suffice just 1.5 box worth of curry and it cannot be even called a starter. I would say, it’s not even child meal. Too pricy and I am going to avoid this place hereafter. Also, attaching picture for proof and I am going to through away all the curries which is not useful. Also, Taste was just okay.