This establishment is perfection. We've been looking this style Indian food for a hot minute now. We have struck gold. I mean pakora gold. Pakora fried to perfection, crispy and delicious masala dosa, and my husband could eat his weight in tomato chutney. The staff was so nice and knowledgeable. The manager stopped by our table to check on us. That little gesture was the cherry on top. Ambiance was lovely and decor was very tasteful. Every time we visit Folsom we can have amazing Vegan Indian food. read more

Mantra - Pakora (vegan) - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

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Absolutely delicious and truly authentic ! Lots of options. We went two times in one week.

Highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a great Indian food and vegan spread. All vegan items are clearly marked and if you say you're vegan they take extra care to make sure there's no cross contamination while preparing the dishes. I had sabudana vadas, noodles, and baby corn manchurian. They were all super flavorful- the noodles were super spicy which I love. read more

Mantra - Szechuan noodles with manchurian sauce - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

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Mantra offers welcoming atmosphere complemented by an impressive selection of vegetarian dishes. The service is warm and efficient, making it a wonderful spot for a relaxed meal. Like their instrumental music background! read more

It shocks me that this place has over 4 stars. If you are looking for Indian food in Folsom, there are many better alternatives. I ordered Methi Mutter Malai with a $4 side of Paratha. Someone else at the table ordered a different curry with a $3 side of Chapati. They gave us a single plate with 1 small Chapati and 1 small Paratha. That's $7 for two pieces... certainly not enough to eat 2 curry's with. To top it off the food wasn't great and they never came by to refill the water. If you are looking for Indian food, try Ruchi, Dasara, or Chennai Bamboo Garden. They all wipe the floor with this place. read more

Dropped by on the way from Tahoe. Wonderful experience. We ordered south Indian fare, including Dosa, Idli, Vada, and a side of Pepper Cauliflower Fry. The food was fresh, and delicious. The Suleimani Chai at the end made it a perfect ending. Thank you for taking care of us with good food. :-) read more

I love the ambience, food, staff.. everything about Mantra. All appetizer, main course and side dishes are awesome. Cannot leave with the Mango lassi.. Definitely a place to stop and relax for some good food. read more

The service was quick, the restaurant is nice and clean, and the food was amazing! There were so many flavors and they all mixed together so well. It definitely makes for an exiting culinary experience. read more

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Our first time to Mantra as a group of 6. Friendly reception. Odd table and chair placement for us. Bumping onto another table of 12. Food- A solid Good. Loved the Dosa varieties they have. Chole Bhatura fell short. It was more of a puri rather than Bhatura. Will I be back for food? Yes. Now to the meat of this review. Comes from a point of love. Ambience is screaming for more love. Wall art is good but guys the tables and chairs are generic and can use some upgrades to match your food. Can be made more upscale. Make it more inviting for couples. Service can improve- we got our food at different intervals and some had finished food before some got it. Music to match the food. You have something good going on here.. let's elevate the experience. Sending love your chefs way! read more

Food: You ll never regret for trying the food here. The menu is so huge to give a variety of taste and flavours across cuisines in south India. Recommend following their Facebook page for daily tiffin specials. For the summer there are some new thirst quenchers a must try. Service: The crew is doing a great and wonderful job. Checking every now and then if anything is needed. Keep up the good work team. Finally the ambience is revamped from older restaurants and feels good. read more

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Hands down, the best south Indian food in the area. Eating the Sunday Thali here felt like eating the best home cooked food ever. Gluten free items were clearly labeled, they even were able to double mark that some items needed to be gluten free for my husband who has celiacs. The best place to go for truly authentic, delicious food. The atmosphere of the restaurant too is amazing, it feels so modern and chic. Highly highly recommend the dosas as well, the chutneys and sambar were incredible. The people who work here are also super friendly and welcoming, great service. read more

Mantra - Black Pepper Cauliflower - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

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There was a nice little Samosa for appetizer. Made with thin wafer for shell stuffed with cooked cabbage. It was YUM. Perfect to get started. Avarakkai Poriyal was excellent to go with Sambhar and Rice. I like having Tomato Rasam with Rice as a second course. But, one can have it as a light soup after Samosa. There 'Potato Pal curry' more than perfect with Chapathi. They had a very interesting bean in a gravy. It wasn't Lima or peas. I guess it was a well rounded yellow peas with perfect crunchiness to have with chapati or rice. It won't be fair to not mention palak paneer which was. Sheer delicacy. It was not heavy at all like it is in other places. Can't thank the owners for excellent humble service done with dignity and care. The thali portions were perfect one can polish off without having to stuff themselves. Glad this modern dining place has popped up. It is perfectly aligned with my taste for food, service and ambiance read more

Mantra - Veg Thali - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

They seem to have a mix of chaat and South Indian dishes. We ordered the Mysore and Andhra Kara Masala Dosas, the Kara one was deliciously spicy which was a welcome surprised. We also tried the bhel and an aloo paratha. Everything was solid. Would definitely come back. A nice alternative to the other dosa-only spot which doesn't serve snacks anymore. read more

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The best Indian vegetarian/vegan restaurant around. I enjoy everything I get from here. I also like eating inside the restaurant when I can, as it's nice and clean--something I can't say for all the places I visit. Thank you mantra! read more

Food and service was good experience. Like their thali and pahadi vegetarian dish! Served hot, on time. Lunch options are great.

Food was really up to mark. We had samosa chaat, Hakka noodles and Kanjipuram dosa and carrot halwa with ice cream. We loved all of it. Wide variety of menu compare to others. Service was awesome, normally Indian restaurant lacks service but here it stands out! Ambiance was awesome and clean. Would recommend going there! read more

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Ambience is better than ever before really nice ambience and service was quicker and people were nice had some appetizers and beverages all are good Railway pepper was good one to try excited to visit again read more

Mantra - Specials chilli parotta really yummy - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

Very clean place and quick service. Simple food served by soft spoken staff. Great place to stop if you are on a road trip from San Jose to Tahoe. We ordered Paneer parantha, mango lassi, poori bhaji and vada pav. Everything was good. read more

Food and service quality has been great across multiple visits. Dosa, thali items and drinks were all good.

Great South Indian vegetarian menu! Glad to find this hidden gem in Folsom. Much better than Mylapore! Which recently has become anti customers - especially the owner. They use so much paper, use& throw cutlery - feels like cheap place. The sambar quantity is so little and they make you beg for more and many times it comes so late that you are done with your food. Mantra food quantity: I ordered mini tiffin and soya chap biryani. The biryani quantity was good for two. The vada was quite big ( Mylapore the size looks like mini vada) .. decent Sam had quantity and extra sambar was served quickly. Cutlery: they serve in nice plates and silverware. Happy to see no paper plates and feels like having food in nice place. Plus eco friendly! Cleanliness : overall looks clean and neat. We went in evening and did get couple mosquito bites! May be needs more frequent cleaning below the tables Quality: It is subjective for each and in my case loved the taste of sambar, chutney and biryani. Loved the filter coffee too Would recommend to taste once. read more

Mantra - Mini tiffin - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

This was only half of what we got, forgot to photo the rest as we were busy eating. One of the BEST meals I've ever had and would have been a deal at double the price. I can't wait to come back and try more. The restaurant is clean and the staff are very attentive and friendly. I'd eat here every day if I could! Wonderful all around! read more

Mantra - Platter for special occasion - Indian Near Me - Folsom, California

Food is amazing. Loved the Dosa and Idli. Service was excellent as well. Ambience is also very good. Loved the overall place. Will visit again. read more

Great food and service. Love the chili idly appetizer and generous with the free mango lassi with check in

Excellent food, quick service, reasonable prices, great friendly service, hip and clean vibes. Highly recommend!

Food was good but small portions. Located in a shopping complex. It serves vegan food so if you have someone vegan it's a safe bet.

Excellent food, service and even the ambiance was nicer than normal for an Indian restaurant. Server was efficient and helpful and everything we had was excellent. Many other items that we'd like to try on their menu. Really want to return for one of their Thali lunches. One suggestion is changing the lighting to a more "warm" 2700K lightbulb, especially over the tables. The light source was too bright and did detract from the otherwise nice experience. read more

We have been to Mantra before and find that in each visit, the service is outstanding with best tasting food.

If you like southern Indian food in a proper dining setting, you will like this place. Nice staff and selection of vegetarian Indian dishes that are not commonly offered in normal Indian restaurants. read more

Honestly guys, this is the best South Indian food West of Goa. I discovered them about two months ago, and I've been 8 times already. Tika masala dosa is so satisfying! They even sell the batter. Idli's and chutneys are authentic! Mango chili lemonade is the drink for me! The staff is super sweet. Yelp took my previous review down after I received a notification that over 1400 some people were directed here bc of it. Apparently it didn't seem "real" enough. I assure you, Yelp, the stellar-ness of this place is real. I am that enthusiastic about it, and it is this good to be true. read more

As a vegetarian who loves Indian food, I rank Mantra as possibly my favorite restaurant in both the Indian and the Vegetarian category. Perhaps the best part is the wide array of South Indian dishes on offer--although there are a number of familiar curries here as well, you can get a range of different dosas, idli, uttapam and so on that you don't always see. The menu is extensive! The main problem I have at this place is choosing from all the lovely options. Dosas come with delicious sambar and coconut chutney; vada pav is a highlight. Spiced to perfection. On a recent visit they also had a seasonal specials menu. I cannot recommend this place enough. Also, even having brought several people here who were unfamiliar with South Indian cuisine and are not vegetarians or particularly adventurous eaters, I have never heard a bad review from anyone in my party--except those who enjoyed too much food hehe. read more

Didn't know it's vegetarian, turned out very tasty beyond my expectations. Very clean.

Visited with my bf a few times and it's always been so good. Love the vegan options and will be back :)

Please, for the love of food, if you think you don't like Indian food, come try Mantra! Even you will LOVE it! If you like Indian food you're going to kick yourself for not coming in sooner. read more

Ordered some food tonight, one of them being samosa chat. Is so dry, chat has no flavors. Why serve crap for 14$? C'mon you guys can do better crap... ruined my New Year's Eve. Thank you mantra read more

The service, ambiance, and food were absolutely incredible! I can't wait to go back and indulge again.

Delicious food! It's rare to find a vegan restaurant that's equally appealing to non-vegans, but this place is a standout. The food is absolutely amazing, and the service is just as impressive. I highly recommend it! read more

Went there a couple of weeks ago. We were a party of 9 people. The food and the yogurt drinks we ordered were good. Food wise, it was a good experience. The ambiance is somewhat cold and just okay. Planty of space, though. The service was good. However, when I got to my house and looked carefully at the bill, I realized how dishonest the server was and / or the restaurant practices. The only thing I took issue is when a gratuity of 18% was added to our bill since it was a party of 6+, and they didn't let us know when they dropped the check on the table. Okay, reading the bill is up to me, but they should say something about the added gratuity. I did when I served tables for many years. I have no problem with the gratuity AT ALL, but when they handed me the hand-held POS terminal to pay, the server gave it to me AGAIN without mentioning that the tip was already added and there is no need to choose a tip option at all before signing. I don't know about anyone else reading this, but that is dishonest, double dipping, and she obviously stayed silent on purpose in order to gain extra tip on top of the 18% large party gratuity!!! For me, it is nothing short of stealing from me and counting on me/people trust to take more from them. By the way. As a former server, I would have left 20%, or even more, if the service was excellent. It's not a good business practice read more

Excellent authentic food. Excellent service. Will definitely come here when I want food like home.

I'd give it 6 stars if I could! The lunch sampler plate is the way to try this place. So much food & amazing flavors! The paneer was our favorite but dahl was a very close second. BTW I'm a white person :) My Malay daughter in law loved it too! read more

AMAZING VEGAN FOOD OPTIONS! -First time here. When we arrived & the restaurant was busy (which was a good sign to us on first impression). When you entered the restaurant, it was very clean nice and modern. We were greeted by I believe the owner who was extremely nice and service oriented. He invited us to come dine inside--but we were not able to and had to order to go. We ordered $176.00 worth of food for our family; and we were MORE THAN IMPRESSED AND GRATEFUL for all of the FLAVORS in EVERY single item that we got. 10/10. We will be back. We loved everything we got. Some favorites were the Samosa Chaat, Truffle Mushroom Uttappam, Kerala Porotta, Chappati, Fire Broth Soup, & Black Pepper Cauliflower!!! read more