A much needed casual restaurant for the burbs!! Does it live up to the expectation? Don`t think so. And yes...the name does no justice to the great city of Mumbai!! First Food- Vada Pav Just about average Pani Puri - will not order it again Bombay Grill Sandwich - Don`t get fooled by the name!!! Sugarcane Juice - Tasted like they added a spoonful of sugar syrup. The sweetness needs to come from sugarcane itself not from some chemicals. Falooda- Mehh not at all exciting Gola - They got this horribly wrong!! If you have had 1 in Mumbai, please do not compare it with what they serve here. You will be disappointed. Pan - Saving grace!! loved it. Ohh BTW good luck navigating through the menu!! After all these setbacks, did not try anything else. Second - Service and Ambiance They take the order like any fast food restaurant and give you the food by calling out the name of the dish. Now there were 3 people for vada pav.. grab yours before someone else stakes their claim on it. There is a order number on the receipt do not wait for it to be called out. The guys working there are pretty good, but the process is not. Ambiance - Good idea, bad execution. When you have the space for another 20 people to sit, they do not need a lounger sofa for someone to doze off on. It needs more chairs and tables so that people are not standing and staring at someone`s meal..glad I did not get a stomach ache or give one (hopefully) !! The tables needs to be cleaned properly.. no extra chutneys for me please. Guy does his job well, but he is understaffed. Its a tad expensive cafe...and certainly does not make up for it by food or anything else. One of the most standout items- they need is a trash can which can swallow a Styrofoam plate not just a cup. It will be a sound investment. Score Card Food - 5.5/10 Service Ambiance - 5/10 Value for money - 5/10 Will have to be convinced to give it a try or spread the good word. Good Luck to the team there. read more

The old lady on the counter is the rudest lady I have ever seen. She has some attitude. There is no word in her dictionary called " customer service". She called me " you Indian " because of some question I asked about the food that she didn't like. She was talking as if she is not from India. If you don't like Indians, why do you open an Indian fast food cafe at the first place. We had to cancel our order and go to the next door - Hot breads.. My first review ever on yelp .. That's how much she got on our nerves!! No taste in food whatsoever!! No consistency in taste either..No wonder their tables are pretty much empty!! read more

First time i went there was a fan of this place.. Shaved ice, kulfi everything was great, pan was decent as well... and i started going there more often... and ever since the kind of service and quality of things they provide has gone down the drain... Kulfi wayyy too sweet, pan - very very marginal, hygiene level its horrible (place is always super dirty), they give out numbers but no clue how they are serving out, they pretend to make fresh pav bhaji over there whereas all they are doing is reheating it (not even that on sunday, i got it straight of the tawa and it was ICE COLD, shame).... Only consistent thing has been shaved iced dessert which i can get any may places... So this one is off my list... You are dead to me, mumbai cafe! read more

Mumbai is a city is the Western part of India famed for its street style yummies. Mumbai Cafe is a great lil place if you wish to sample some of those. The restaurant is set up more like a no frills cafe and true to street style eating we like to order a variety of dishes simply because it is tough to choose just one :) The prices are nominal and the quantity just right. Whenever here we love to get the Sugarcane Juice, Chaats, Kotto Idly, Kanchipuram Idly, Vada Pav & Mumbai Special Kulfi. The best way to wrap up the meal however would have to be the Sweet Pan - comes free with a Yelp check in. What's more it seems like they are all set to bring us more treats, new dishes like Kathi Rolls have been introduced. A recent dine in for four adults set us back by about $40, totally reasonable considering that the food was very good and service hospitable. Can't wait to be back! read more

Just eh. We were enticed by the free paan for the yelp check-in. We decided to not be free loaders and ordered the famous Bombay chutney sandwich. Mind you, there is literally no cooking process that goes into making this sandwich so it totally did not justify an hour, yes an HOUR later when the sandwich came out. Yes, It was busy but c'mon. The sandwich was ok, nothing to rave about. The paan was too sweet. I can definitely see why people are excited to come here- the menu is huge and the variety of paan is pretty cool. Unfortunately, my experience will delay me coming back anytime soon. Worth checking out for something new and it's nice that the whole menu is vegetarian. read more

The owner is very nice and this is my to go spot For mc special falooda I drive down from the city just for that it is the best . I love there special pan . It is always busy but it is worth the wait . If your craving something sweet to eat this is the spot read more

Great little local spot, owner is a very sweet sweet lady who greeted us upon entry! I had some chai and my brother had some mango lasi, very recommended!! Also tried the samosas and they were delish with the chutney! Try them out! Family owned and very friendly place read more

My cousin and aunt were in town from Delaware and were super excited when I told them we have a chaat place nearby. So off we headed on a Sunday afternoon. There were a few people there but there was no one in line as everyone was already seated and enjoying their food. We grabbed the table near the TV. We ordered a plethora of dishes (grilled sandwich, pav bhaji, bhel puri, vada pav, sev puri, and chikoo shake). Everything practically came out one by one, which gave us a chance to enjoy each item on its own. The stars of the show were the grilled sandwich and the bhel puri, although we all agreed everything was delicious. I don't understand the service issues mentioned by the other Yelpers because the young lady that took our order was as pleasant as can be. Also, the lady who made our food served it with a smile, so I guess y'all just went on an "off" day? Also, check-in on Yelp for 2 free sweet paan, tasty and made when you order them. This wasn't my first trip to Mumbai Cafe, and it won't be my last...but both Delaware-ians (is that the correct term?) put this place on their list of must-haves alongside Lou Malnati's and Portillo's when visiting Chicago. read more

The aforementioned reviews are pretty spot on: -wait time is abnormally long -food is subpar quality *idli was (I feel terrible for saying this) inedible. Home made chutney was solid though! -disorganized infrastructure *our order was repeated from cashier to cook 3 times, whereupon the cashier left and the cook had to tell the new cashier what our order was? Interesting... -tables were relatively dirty and infrequently cleaned *we noticed one table that had food on it for over. 45 minutes (mind you that's how long our food took to get to us...) -THEY DIDN'T HONOR THE CHECK IN SPECIAL. That's definitely breaking some sort of law... :( I hear hot breads next door is apparently much better. There must be some redeeming qualities that I missed from reading other yelper's reviews... However I will NOT be back again to give them another chance. Rounding up from 1.5 stars. read more

Food was delicious - signature Vada Pav, Bombay Sandwich as well as Kanchipuram Idli! Not to forget Sitaphal shake! Wow!! read more

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Oh my God... new Paneer Kathi rolls rocks They made my day .. with homemade roti roll and customize music for customer . Loveeed it Healthy and yummmy read more

Nice cafe! The menu is nice too, but if you start comparing everything with how you get it back in Mumbai, you will end up liking nothing. The owners are nice, the service is slow. However I did not mind it since I always went late nights to have a late night snack or a coffee or a pan! read more

Good spot for quick bites .. special mention would be pan and falooda and ice balls .. everything tastes good, cool cafe to hangout at late hours read more

Mumbai Cafe is my go to place for a Vada pav fix. I have tried several items from their menu (vegetarian) and each time it tastes good. I love their vada pavs, sandwiches, other chats and pans. It's self service and your order is ready quickly. They even have a loyalty program if you sign up and use the same payment method. Generally all their ingredients are fresh and is made to order. The ambience is decent and you can request ur preferences as they always try and make sure to accommodate them. read more

I like vada pav. Don't dare to try dosas and faluda was also not upto my expectations. And paan was good .. But must say it was unnecessarily costly. And they have updated on yelp that after checkin they will give away free pan for u .. But when we asked them for it .. The lady there got so angry that she made horrible pan for us..horrible staff..plus they charge extra from your credit card .. WTF !!! read more

Waited for 2 back to back visits before writing this ! Visit 1 - The girl at the register will not even look at me - while talking on phone with some friend - a full 3 minutes and then casually asked (no sorry for the wait etc) what will you have ! Then went about putting in the order - yes expectedly - she screwed up or the kitchen - instead of cheese pav baji - we received cheese DOSA !! YES !! and then when I pointed out she offered the Pav - but we were full - refused and she gave a Kulfi !! But the key - the total lack of care ! Again even this time - no sincere apology - a simple oh sorry.... Visit 2 This gets better !! We went in when there was exactly one customer in the cafe ! and the same girl - I was wondering whats in store - and was not disappointed - this time the order itself was not processed (she did charge me etc) and left her shift - and the new guy came - and we waited a full 20 minutes for a simple gol gapa - and then I approach him - he was - oh I just walked in - wait I will get you - again not even a cursory sorry galthi ho gaya !! and no offer to even compensate for wasting 20 minutes of 2 people !! Saving grace the kitchen staff who gave it said in a friendly manner - sir tell me if you need extra pani !!! LOL Will not go ! and strongly suggest not to go !! read more

This place is like home away from home. Fast food I like eating in India is available here at decent quality. Their Bombay sandwiches and milkshakes are the best! read more

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Taste of food is the only reason they even get a star. Everything else about this "restaurant" is terrible! It took 35 minutes for my to get my order (2 sandwiches). I could've gone to a real sit-down restaurant if I wanted to wait that long for my food. I thought this was supposed to be semi fast-food place. And it wasn't even busy or weekend. Service is "meh" at best. Staff walks around and not really giving a damn about the waiting customers. Tables are ALWAYS dirty and garbage can is usually overflowing. If you want water, bring your own bottle! Their water is available behind the counter in a jar and it is usually empty. I dont usually put bad (or ANY) reviews here, but this had to be done. If you really do want to try it, carry it out and place your order about an hour ahead of time! read more

Great classic Indian vegetarian snack joint. Be adventurous and a variety of their different snacks (helpful large menu with pictures and descriptions on wall). Chowpatty chaat and kutchi dabeli are personal favorites. Try a chocolate paan to top it all off. read more

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these guys are ALWAYS packed! The best thing to come here for is their pan.. they have an assortment of flavors and they make it in front of you which is cool to see. A lot of their chaat (indian snack) items are great as well, veggie friendly, late night friendly, lots of parking! read more

Excellent food. Excellent service. We had so much fun. If you are brave enough then ask for fire paan. I was assured it was safe. I tries and it was fun. We had Baraf-ka-Gola which refreshed memory of India and I cannot recommend enough the sandwich. It was so tasty. We were group of 25 people and a bit chaotic but the staff (think she was the owner) was calm and cheerful to accommodate all changes to our orders. This kind of owners are the reason I support small businesses read more

Mumbai Cafe - Excellent place. Excellent service really good food and if you are brsve ask for fire paan - Pakistani Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

This place is right opposite Patel brothers in Schaumburg, which is nice because I can do my groceries and then drop in for a quick bite. I was thrilled to find an exclusive chaat cafe so close to home. I have been here only once and it wasn't very crowded that afternoon. Vada pav and Papdi chaat tasted good. Place is clean. Order was quick and hot. I plan to go there again soon and try out some more chaats and shakes they have on their menu. read more

The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star is since the Kulfi was a big disappointment. It was no where close to being an authentic kulfi taste more like amul icecream. Vada pav and pani puri was good. Hope they keep up the quantity for the price. Maybe little more filling for the pani puri would be a nice addition. read more

Yayy!! Glad to have such place in the suburbs... now we don't have to go to Devon all the way just to have some golas and chaat. We went here after having dinner, so didn't get a chance to try out all the Mumbaiya food but tried the kulfi, golas, paan kulfi and of course the paan. And yes, we enjoyed them all. The best thing was the special paan that the owner offered to my friend who was celebrating his b'day and yes, that was something unique...ice paan..never seen that thing before. All in all, the place looks great and will surely be back to try out all the Mumbaiya delicacies. Especially, the 'bombay sandwich' and the 'vada pav' - looked great. Definitely, this place is worth a try! read more

Horrendous customer service! Stay away - aloo chat was cold - pav bhaji was so so... The worst was the attitude of the lady taking the orders. I placed the first round of order - was smooth - went for the second round of order- lady was at the back near coffee maker - waited- few kitchen aids came in and went - no one enquired what I wanted. The worst was yet to come. The lady came to the counter to answer a phone order. I was waiting for her to get done with the phone order - she was right in front of me. Once she was done with phone, she just went back - no eye contact - no courtesy questions - shoddy attitude. Learn to treat customers properly I will never go back to Mumbai cafe again. read more

We ordered the Achari paneer Kathi roll, misal pav, Bombay sandwich - all were really good! Very flavorful, and as good as anything we've had elsewhere. Chai was just okay. For dessert, we had the champa chameli kulfi - a little essence'y but the kulfis in the dish were yummy. Overall, really good find! Glad we tried Mumbai Cafe. read more

1. Wada Pav was close to authentic test 2. Missal Pav was ok ok 3. Tava bhaji was pathetic When you order any dish make sure you ask for price otherwise you will end with paying few extra bugs read more

Very rude cashier with the worst attitude ever,we placed an order for 2 teas we were trying to know the difference between the two coffees they had she talked to us without even acknowledging that we were there huffing and puffing just because we asked a question then we place the order our order number was 9 and 15 min later we still waiting and everyone that came after us got there order,they were calling up to order number 17 so they forgot about our,I went and asked about our order the gentleman who was working told me ahh just 1min,no sorry for the wait or anything the tea was good that's why I gave it 2 stars. read more

I love love love Mumbai Cafe! The service, the food, the katti rolls and the nescafes are amazing. Not to mention the incredibly friendly staff! Will be coming back again and again! read more

Mumbai Cafe - Pakistani Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Food is way too spicy. I asked for mild and my mouth was on fire after I had a few bites. The sambar looked weird. It came very thick. My sambar was practically red and super spicy. I had to add my own water to make it thinner. read more

Mumbai Cafe - Pakistani Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Horrible food..not fresh at all! Prices are overly hyped! Each and every item was very expensive. Samosas didn't look fresh at all!! I will never return to this place again read more

I would give a zero star to this place if I could. I asked a simple question about an item on the menu to the lady who operates the place, takes orders. Instead of making me understand what the item is , she refused to take my order and would only talk to my friend who is ordering as well. I was clear in letting her know that I didn't understand what she was trying to explain. She said that my friend understood what she was trying to explain and she would only talk to him as I didn't get it what she was trying to tell. This is not right in any way as I genuinely think it's their job to make customers understand what the menu is made of even if the customers are a little slow like me. Then she goes around the cafe getting support from people(her regulars) supporting her as I committed a crime. It was an uncomfortable experience. The food was horrible on top of that. Vada pav was cold, probably two days old, masala omelette was bland and the bread was soggy. Me and my friends had a disturbing experience and would never visit this place again. This place deserves negative stars and ne more people who take orders read more

Literally, the grand opening was yesterday. It is a nice,clean, trendy and casual spot. They opened a Mumbai (Bombay) themed cafe. They serve pani puri, vada pav, dahi vade, sandwiches, juices, coffee, teas, baraf ke gola (Indian snow cone), halwa and pan. Pan comes in sweet, chocolate and strawberry. The owners are very friendly. The gave out complimentary fresh mitha (sweet) pan with each order. We gave a decent size order so the owner gave us free sugar cane juice which was tasty. Best of luck to this newcomer. read more

If I could give it negative stars, I would. I didn't even step inside the doors because the rude lady (owner) would not let us. We called around 10:30 pm to ask if they had paan and was told they were closing early but they would serve us if we ordered in advance, which we did. But when we reached the place (5 mins earlier than expected), she refused to let us enter the establishment. I called again to tell her to let us in, she rudely said 'we are closed', and hung up on me. This is the rudest I have ever been treated as a customer. If this is how they treat their customers, they don't deserve to remain open. I never like to write harsh reviews but this place and it's owner don't deserve any acclaim. read more

Not good at all, I drove one hour just for one thing which I couldn't get from Devon at 10 night. Mumbai cafe on google says they close at 12 but when I got there at 11:20 they were already close so I request yelp to change their timing so no one drive 1 hour and waist thier time. read more

I liked the vadapao and grilled sandwich. Ididnt liked the shevpuri. It was floating on sauces. Worst shevpuri i ever had. Kandivali chai was okay. They should improvise their chat menu. Interior was good. read more

I have been a regular at Mumbai cafe but since the lockdown not so much.I went there over the weekend and was shocked to see that no employee wore a mask or gloves.I thought probably the person behind the register didn't need one as not helping in the kitchen .As I was waiting for my order I saw 2 other employees without any mask or gloves handling the paper coffee cups and readying a parcel and making ready a to go sugarcane juice.I was so disappointed with this that I just walked away without even picking my order. read more

The most uniqueness about this place is that anything you try is the worst. That's their speciality that even the basic pav vada they can't get straight. The cashier lady is the most arrogant and rude you will ever come across. They consider their place high class but go and walk, then you see the reality. There are tons of other places near by to go and enjoy. Their eggs items - same stupid gravy with different names. Please stay miles away. read more

I would give a zero star to this place if I could. I asked a simple question about an item on the menu to the lady who operates the place, takes orders. Instead of making me understand what the item is , she refused to take my order and would only talk to my friend who is ordering as well. I was clear in letting her know that I didn't understand what she was trying to explain. She said that my friend understood what she was trying to explain and she would only talk to him as I didn't get it what she was trying to tell. This is not right in any way as I genuinely think it's their job to make customers understand what the menu is made of even if the customers are a little slow like me. Then she goes around the cafe getting support from people(her regulars) supporting her as I committed a crime. It was an uncomfortable experience. The food was horrible on top of that. Vada pav was cold, probably two days old, masala omelette was bland and the bread was soggy. Me and my friends had a disturbing experience and would never visit this place again. This place deserves negative stars and seriously need more people who take orders. read more

The place is cool, food was okay.. The pav bhaji was... Mmmmm.. Just a mix veggie gravy served with pav.. Do not order it!! On the other hand the chowpaty chaat was gooooood! The best part of the night was the PAAN!!! Specially the Chocolate Paan!! Yummmmy!! Nutella with choco chips in the Sweet Paan.. Would go there just for the paan.. read more