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The Indian Canteen

3.6 (27 reviews)

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Chicken 65 + rumali roti
Lavanya P.

We recently visited this spot! Loved the hyderabadi specials and mandi biryani! Their meat was so fresh, they get it from taja mart! Definitely recommend to try the specials 1. Mandi Biryani 2. Chicken 65 with Rumali roti 3. Haleem 4. Tandoori chicken 5. Jackfruit biryani The prices are reasonable to have canteen like experience from India!

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Silpa D.

The new place is all vamped up. The food is pretty good. Service is great. Looks very well decorated. The new seating area is a vibe.

Sumit k.

Amazing food and great ambience and very nice songs, great service. Would visit again.

Boneless CB

Everything went well. The ambience was perfect and food was excellent. I tried their Chicken Mandi which is 100% best. Curry leaf chicken fry was wonderful and Haleem was top notch. Its a must try place and amazing service too

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Another sub par food joint. We tried their pakoras, jackfruit biryani and rotis. Pakoras were terribly overcooked.

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2 years ago

Good veg food. Paneer was fresh. Finally good Indian restaurant in Milpitas. Will definitely come again.

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Food arrived after a really long time. Rumali roti is dry. I do not recommend the haleem.

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2 years ago

Excellent food. We had ordered -Chicken curry leaf , soya chap and paneer 65 . All of them were excellent appetizers.

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it's a perfect place for best Indian food to have. The atmosphere is amazing and the food was amazing and I highly recommend my experi

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Amazing food with very reasonable price. Great service and Ambience too. To go place and must try it out if you are around.

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