Came here after a walk through Belmont from there Caltrain station and a farmer's market visit…read more Buffet only this Sunday when we came (around 1pm). Lot of main dishes, desserts, and a live dosa station. I had the lamb, fish, and a couple chicken curries, with biryani rice. Very well made, all. There was bone broth, which is about a 7/10 spicy (hot). Excellent masala tea, serve yourself. Large bright space with nice views outside. Windows are surrounded by their banana plants outside which gives a nice appearance. Good ambiance. Friendly staff. Will return again for sure if we are in the area.

There aren't many Indian lunch buffets around so extra star for Koriander's…read more Many veg and non veg dishes here. Salad, mushroom curry, fish curry, plain naan, butter chicken, veg biryani, tandoori chicken, goat curry. For sure something for everyone here. Filtered water machine was nice. Dosa station. Slushee machine. Service was nice and plates were picked up quickly. Parking lot

Nestled in cozy downtown Burlingame, Masala Desi Cafe offers delicious, authentic Indian food…read more I got the butter chicken with an order of white rice and garlic naan. The chicken was tender and the curry was absolutely delicious. It was buttery, hot, smooth and spiced perfectly. The naan was fluffy, garlicky, and paired well with everything else on the plate. Friendly service and a warm, inviting atmosphere, Masala Desi Cate is a fantastic spot for a chill bite to eat with big flavor.

We've passed by Masala Desi Cafe before and got some of their Vegetarian Samosas (3 for $8) in the…read morepast, so this time we decided to dine in. It's a relatively small restaurant, so something to keep in mind if you have a large party. We got two orders of the Masala Dosa ($14) and one order of the Lamb Biryani ($17). We always enjoy dosas and their version did not disappoint. It was my mom's first time having it and she liked it. I can't remember what kind of sauces accompanied it. The lamb biryani was enjoyable, although I wish it was presented better. The lamb is on the bottom with the biryani on top. I wish they would have either separated the two or put them side by side instead. I know it's typically all mixed together which I would have been fine with as well. We just couldn't gauge how much protein there was underneath the biryani. Service was fine. It was an enjoyable meal overall. 3.5 stars

Family owned! Excellent service, and food was delicious. Great place for date or family night. They…read morehave a big screen tv and full bar next door! We will be back!

Solid Indian restaurant in downtown San Mateo. They seem to have low reviews for slow service, but…read morethat wasn't my experience on a Sunday evening. The food seems well-aligned with most India restaurants in the US (so fusion cuisine/inauthentic) but sometimes that's what we're looking for, so we'll be back! We tried the garlic nan, plain naan, goat cheese naan, mango lassi, saag paneer, tandoori chicken, and chicken tikka masala. Portions were pretty typical (so 3 mains were enough for 3 adults, almost enough for four).

Phenomenal food and service!! We had a great time celebrating a birthday here…read more Highly recommend the Shahi Paneer and Onion Chili Naan

Wow amazing food! We love Indian food and wanted to try this new place with our friends. It did not…read moredisappoint. Ordered the Tandoori Paneer, Dal Makhani, and Vegetable Korma. The flavors were on point. The Korma sauce was phenomenal. The prices here are on par with the bay area, and the quality of the food is worth it. Me and my partner shared three dishes with rice and naan and had enough food for leftovers. My friends also enjoyed their dishes, the Chicken Chow Mein and Dal Palak. The service was fast and friendly and they even offered us a free dessert. Ambiance is nice but not overly fancy or anything. Overall wonderful experience and wish it was closer to where I live!

An absolute must-try, and we will definitely be returning! Our entire experience was…read morephenomenal--the food, the ambiance, and the exceptional hospitality. It is a wonderful place to bring the family. Celebrating my wife's birthday at such a fine establishment made the evening truly unforgettable. A special shout-out to the amazing staff, the Chef/Back of House, Assad, and the rest of the Aslam family for going above and beyond. Thank you for a perfect night; we look forward to coming back!

Amazing Indian-Pakistani restaurant in Burlingame. We stopped by on our way back from the airport…read more Not too crowded on a Saturday early evening. It gets crowded later as most Indians/Pakistanis eat dinner late in the evening, like 9pm . So pro-tip for Indo-Paki restaurants is to go around 7pm. We ordered Tandoori wings, Mattar Paneer, Shrimp masala and Butter naans. Tandoori wings were served sizzling which was nice. Perfectly cooked. Shrimp masala was good but not quite jumbo sized shrimp but still good. Mattar paneer was standard bay area quality. Our server was nice and courteous. Overall Rasoi is a pretty good choice in SFO airport area and prices were very reasonable despite the inflation.

I was craving Desi Chinese for my birthday in a very specific, slightly unreasonable way, and Red…read moreHot Chili Pepper completely delivered. For the birthday dinner, we ordered chicken fried rice, dry chilli chicken, dry chilli fish, and the sizzling chicken for my son. The dry chilli chicken and fish were the stars. Spicy, flavorful, and exactly what I had been dreaming about. They also surprised me with a flourless cake, ice cream, and a sparkler, which was such a sweet touch and made the birthday girl very happy. Naturally, we went back for Happy Hour, which runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The lychee martini was absolutely singing my name, but in an unexpected display of maturity, I stuck to water. K had the $5 draft beer, and we shared four appetizers: two orders of dry chilli chicken because we already knew how this story would end, dry chilli fish, and the Konjee crispy lamb. We would not order the lamb again, but the chicken and fish? Absolutely. No notes. I may already be emotionally attached to the dry chilli chicken. Savio was our host and was warm, responsive, and lovely throughout. This has officially become a monthly hangout spot for K and me, although I suspect the dry chilli chicken may see us more often than that.

I would say this could be 3.5 starts…read more I think this place is ok. It's a little overpriced. I know why it's popular but I have not loved their food the couple of times I have gone. The service is ok but not particularly good. The ambiance is fine/nice.

This is our third time here, each visit keeps getting better!…read more Highly recommend trying the corn chaat and the white elephant dosa. The chaat has such a perfect balance of sweet, savory, spicy, and has an incredibly addictive chew. The elephant dosa is the best dosa on the peninsula - their spice adds a subtle flavor and aroma that is unmatched. Shoutout to our waitress Jenna who was so professional and was so attentive waiting on us. She made our experience all the much better, thank you Jenna!

way to expensive plus the other restaurants like saffron and Amara are cheaper this should be the…read moresame as well the drinks are small and for one cup of mango lasse it's 8 dollars. It's smaller than saffrons and it's still more expensive !! the service it's alright but I think they kinda force you to eat something not let's you have a variety like saffron The ambience sucks and there are kids running everywhere not recommended Oh yeah and also the small butter chicken was 34 dollars and it was very average. They don't have non bread and the bread they had was very greasy and unhealthily. The service sucks and the people are snooty and rude to there customers they do not deserve 4 michelen awards! There is no lunch special and I feel like they were trying to make me leave just because I entered they make the drinks very small but still 10 bucks Don't go there

Extremely clean. Even the air vent is clean!!…read more This is our favorite place to come. Watched the World Cup here as well. Affordable, quick, friendly. My fav is the mushroom coconut curry and momo.

We were on a drive ended up in San Mateo downtown and were trying to go to a restaurant which was…read moreclosed due to holiday weekend and ended up here as this was one the few that was open. Hot and sour Soup was very good and different but the quantity was little less. Surprise is they have used tamarind for sour, which mase it unique. Spoiled by the soup we were looking for of our rest of the order and it was quick as not much crowd was there but constant pickup orders, which I can understand as the ambiance is just ok. Manchurian, Chowmein and fried rice were all decent along with Momo,