Madras Cafe - Paris

Ate here for the past 2 days of my stay in Paris as I was craving for Indian food.never regretted.briyani was awesome.the fish and chicken curry was good.portioning is reasonably better compared to other Asian countries.

Wide choice of South Indian snacks and food and equally North Indian specialities. Pricing is very reasonable. Non alcoholic and alcholic Beaverages offered. Service is a little slow, but worth the time.

The hotel we found because of our friends. Once after visiting to that hotel for the first, we visited 4 times in two days. Food was tastier than anyother hotels in Paris. They won't charge much. If you would like to have south indian or north indian food. This is the best place to visit.

Wow, after a disappointing meal next door at Bhavan, I tried again here. The food and service were perfect. I had the best dal butter fry I've ever had...Also it was cheaper than next door and the service was awesome. The waiter saw I had finished my dal and was eating plain rice, so he brings me a little bowl of delicious veggies...Sweet....The lovely woman running the place spoke English and we had a nice exchange. I plan on eating here daily upon my return to Paris. Beautiful people...awesome food.

Though I had already formed my opinion based upon my experience last week, chatting up with friends over the few days has made me realise that my hunch was correct.While at Madras Cafe, avoid South Indian food. Especially if you are having dosas or vadais. The atmosphere is cramped (this might be because we visited them at peak lunch hour on a weekend). The staff is courteous, though sometimes unmindful. The general environment is that of camaraderie. A far cry from fine dining but a place that definitely soothes your search for Indian food in a foreign land.Try - Zafrani pulav, tandoori chicken, matar paneer. All of them good. Special reccos for the matar paneer.You might also love the Pistachio Kulfi. But please remember to ask the staff to slice it for you. Else, like us, you will end up with a kulfi blob hard enough to almost bend the spoon.Avoid - Definitely the dosas. Undercooked and lacking in taste. Having lived in South India for over 5 years and in love with the food, I was thoroughly disappointed with this one.The sambar vada was weird in texture. I have eaten enough vadais to last me a lifetime to know when one doesn't make the cut. This one didn't. And also came accompanied with something that I can only refer as "a tomato overdose chutney"So basically stick to your tandoori chicken and chicken tikka and matar paneer and pulav and south Indian thalis. You won't be disappointed.