Wow so good. Got a dosa and the Chana masala and they were both amazing. Wish I lived closer so I could eat hear more often.

I had heard about this restaurant from my friends who had visited the Lowell area. This was my first time here. This restaurant is in a strip mall on a side street. If you are not looking out for the sign you can drive right past the restaurant. The inside decor is nothing special actually it's not great at all. I went here not the ambiance. I went here for the Dosa and I was not disappointed. I asked for a spicy green chilly dosa that is not on the menu and they were able to deliver. The Dosa's were scrumptious. read more

Udupi Bhavan may be tiny, but their menu is big on flavor. The Mysore Masala Dosa was large enough to feed a crowd and then some. The best part about a dosa is the combination of crispy and chewy and the chefs at Udupi Bhavan totally get this ratio right. The magic behind it all is still a mystery to me, but I do know a worthy dosa when I taste it. The Mysore Masala Dosa is different from a typical dosa thanks to the hot chutney that is applied to the batter before it is folded over. This gives it a reddish hue and is a tad spicy. I really enjoyed the fragrant potato and onion mixture seasoned with cumin, mustard and curry leaf, contained within and wished there were more of it. The dosas also come with a small cupful of sambar, a spiced lentil stew that warmed the soul, and a refreshing side of coconut chutney. I liked my dosa the way it was and only used the chutney sparingly. One thing to note is that Udupi Bhavan specializes in South Indian cuisine featuring a lot of vegetarian and rice-based dishes so the offerings may be a little different from you see at most Indian places (which are usually North Indian). I was thrilled to find they did have mango lassis in their refrigerator case. These were silky smooth, infused with lots of mango puree and very yogurt-y. It was the perfect way to beat the heat. If my dosa hadn't been so large, I would have gladly picked out a few other items to try. I will just have to do so the next time I return. read more

I have been to this restaurant couple of times, descent Indian dishes one will enjoy. During recent visit, ordered a butter masala dosa, to my surprise there was no butter taste at all. Trust me, I have had authentic benni (butter) dosa back in India and I know how it tastes like. Anyway, it's a good place to enjoy different Indian cuisines. read more

Udupi is THE place for an incredible Dosa. Wow, the ginormous paper masala dosa was absolutely fantastic with perfect crunch and flavor and the accompanying sambar was so tasty and satisfying. My friend had the ghee dosa which was equally delicious. The 45 minute drive was worth it and we hope to make it a monthly ritual so we can try other menu items. read more

Udupi Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

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Quality has gone down in the recent times. The batter that they use for their dosas and idlis seem to be old which makes the dosas thicker and hard. They also use a lot of plastic cutlery which in 2019 is not okay. I would give this place a a skip. There are better South Indian restaurants in CT which are more deserving of your hard earned money read more

Yummy, yummy, yummy! Very good South Indian food. The onion pakoras take me back to the local stand in India. I close my eyes as I walk in and the smells, sounds and taste I feel I am in India to an extent. Yes the place is small, yes it is served on plastic, yes it is a walk up order and pick up counter, but that is what keeps the prices down. If you want a fine dining experience don't go here. Go here is you want true South Indian cooking. Must tries - Onion masala dosa Onion pakora Poori Rice Puluv Gobi Manchurian Lassi Rava Dosa Stuffed parota Driving through Middletown, stop for a bite. read more

Best Dosas in CT (and probably in the country). Can't go wrong with any of the Dosas or all of the other South Indian delights. The onion pakoras are also highly desirable. In addition to South Indian food, the Chole Bhatura is some of the best I've had in my life. Prabhakar is a really nice chef, and I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for homemade indian food. read more

Let me start with the positive here: the service was good, employees were friendly, and I received my food pretty quickly considering how many people were dining here. I also love that everything is vegetarian. The prices are also very fair for the portion size. The not-so-good: This is a small location that is pretty popular. If you arrive during a peak time, you might have trouble finding a table. The food is served on paper plates, but taste can make up for a no frills atmosphere. If only it did. I'm not sure if I ordered the wrong foods though since nearly every other order I saw was a dosa. I ordered: Mango Shake - They were out of mango lassi when I was ordering so I opted for the mango shake instead. It was just okay. The mango flavor was lost with the creaminess. It was also really thin and not very cold. 4/10 Vegetable Korma - Okay. Not the best, but also not the worst I've tried. You get a lot of vegetables which fantastic, but the curry sauce didn't have much flavor. No spice and not terribly creamy. 5.5/10 Papadum - They serve your run of the mill papadum here. Very airy and overall nice. I do wish they served it with crackled pepper though since papadum can be a bit bland otherwise. The chutneys it came with were also average. 7/10 Iddly - Very average. I do prefer idli podi which Udupi Bhavan does not offer, but I was pleasantly surprised by this iddly. Texture was good as well. 7/10 Please also note that they do have a $15 card minimum so you should opt to bring cash. read more

This restaurant is no-frills, totally lacking in ambience and decor. The space is large enough and I think if it were better furnished it would probably draw a bigger dine-in crowd. There is no table service. You order and pay at the counter and then you pick it up when it's ready. It's clean and with a varied menu. All vegetarian-very flavorful. The staff is nice and helpful. read more

Udupi Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

Quality has gone down recently. Too MANY FLIES! Something has changed. Is it under new management?

This is a small hole in the wall type of place. We went on Sunday after visiting the temple and it was completely packed so we got our food to go. We mostly get Dosas (like crepes) since I can't find another place close to me. The dosas are good. we had the aloo masala dosa which really good with right balance of potatoes. We also had pani puri which was good but felt that puri could be fresher. The place is completely vegetarian so if you are meat person then this may not be the place for you. The service could be little better but it may have been to how packed they were. Will be back for more dosas. read more

Udupi Bhavan - Menu Board - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

I've been coming here since I went to school near by 12+ years ago, the food has always been great and I particularly love their Mango Lasses. However, recently my girlfriend and I placed a to go order using her phone and afterwards the cashier or someone who has access to her phone number persistently harassed her for a date and "to be her friend"- despite her initial constant rejection and soon after not even replying. This went on for over two weeks. Having worked in food and other industries where you have access to customers personal information this is pretty upsetting to me. She refuses to go back and neither will I, this was a completely unacceptable betrayal of privacy. read more

What a terrible restaurant, with horrible food, service and ambiance. Slot Udupi Bhavan into the category of cheap Indian restaurants that serves low-grade, oily, sloppily-prepared food on styrofoam and paper (there are many of this type of Indian restaurant, heavily clustered in the Bay Area, northern Chicago and Jackson Heights in NYC, among other places). I grew up eating Indian food, particularly South Indian food, and I can honestly say this was some of the worst I've ever had anywhere in the United States. We started off with the samosas ($3.50). These were over-fried, with a rock-hard exterior and then steaming hot interior which was all cumin and basically nothing else. What a nightmare. Served on a paper plate. We next had the masala dosa, the quintessential South Indian staple ($7). The dosa was at best mediocre; the dosa itself was not crispy enough, and the potato stuffing that came with it was woefully under-seasoned and bland. A couple of bay leaves could have added some flavor. It was of course served on a paper plate, but this this dish represented at least a decent quantity of food for the price, even if it didn't taste great. Next we had the onion and hot chilli uthappam ($7.50). Uthappam is a type of pancake, and usually it should have a sour-ish taste tempered with herbs, chili and onion. In this case, all we got was bread, essentially, with no other flavor or spiciness at all. And, at $7.50, this was a pretty damn expensive and crappy pancake. My friend and I didn't even bother finishing the dish. Served on a paper plate, again. Lastly we had the aloo gobi (potato-cauliflower) curry ($8.50). This was an oily, flavorless mess dumped into a small styrofoam bowl (even worse than paper). It tasted awful. There was no spice, no attempt at subtlety with the use of oil, and the dish consisted of basically two pieces of potato and one piece of cauliflower. What an epic tragedy of a dish. And it was a tiny portion for a high price, at that. The dish is served with a paper plate of white rice, which also sucks (I've never seen Indian restaurants offer brown rice, but it should be an option). You eat with plastic forks. So, the food sucked. The utensils and flatware are wasteful and unsound ecologically-speaking. The service was also curt and unhelpful (you place your order at the counter and then have to keep walking up, piece by piece, to get your order once it's ready). There is no ambiance: you sit at cheap plastic tables and drink water out of tiny clear plastic cups. Bleak is one way to describe the ambiance. This is what prison must be like. And, like any other Indian restaurant of this price range, you also get many families with screaming babies, which is the final nail in the coffin. Udupi Bhavan should be ashamed of itself for offering such disgusting, terrible food, and for being so completely environmentally negligent. This is an atrocious restaurant and I would suggest that you go to Thali Too in New Haven if you're looking for South Indian food; if you want North Indian, Zaroka in New Haven is a good bet. I've also heard decent things about Bombay Olive, IndiGo and Priya, all in the Hartford area. In any case, do not come to this restaurant. read more

1.) Just to warm you up: Alright, alright. I'm very stingy with stars, but I have become a believer of Indian Vegetarian. An all exclusive Indian vegetarian restaurant. You know when this guy, Anthony P., believes a place is good when he actually sits down and writes a detailed and structured review. I came back here again with Admirable and Admiral Ronald S. (the highly decorated veteran Yelper). This man knows his food, and I had to tag along yet again on that Indian food train. *choo choo - all aboooooard!* 2.) The Food: a.) Samosa Chat: Oh man. Okay, so at first glance, especially someone who is not use to eating Indian or isn't use to leaving their comfort zones of Indian, it looks kinda like (refuses to say). But when you pick up that fork, and press down into that wonderful papered dish, you feel like you are in another world, let alone country. What I could say from first to last bite was complexity. There was cool yogurt on the top, the inside was hot and spicy, with chick peas and cut up samosa. The samosa itself had the same texture and consistency of bacon. It would be sacrilege to say that it was, because this was a Indian vegetarian restaurant. I mean that garnish of cooled yogurt over the hot and spicy mixture was an excellent compliment. It was gone in 60 seconds........starring Nicolas "Anthony P." Cage. b.) Andrah Dosa: Once again, this lentil wrap was the size a little longer than my forearm and hand! This is a wrap made out of lentils, rice, green chilies, ginger, cumin, and salt. Inside was a green chili's, onion and some other spices. On the side they gave me a Coconut Chutney and a tomato based soup to both eat and dip. c.) Galub Jamon: They do not make it from scratch, or at least how I saw it prepared. They took it from a fridge and microwaved it in front of me at their counter. But I was so full and so content from the other dishes that I didn't care. Tasted like donuts dipped in sweet milk or honey. 3.) Impressions: Wow wow WeeWah (In Borat Sagdiyev voice). It was just oh so tasty, oh so good, oh so memorable, oh so...................I am coming back here like every week! ;) read more

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This place is so unbelievably awesome!!!!!! Went on a Saturday to get some takeout Indian food. This was by far the best Indian that I've had in the area plus it is all vegetarian! we ordered tamarind rice which so savory and delicious, veggie samosas which were spicy and filling, the assorted pakora, spicy veggie curry which was not the sludge I am used to being served. The curry was wonderfully spicy but not too spicy where you loose flavor. The veggies were not mushy which was great. Lastly we ordered one of the spicy dosas which again was amazing. I looking forward to coming here again, soon. Be warned it is a mad house on the weekend. Ps the convenience store nearby carried moxie tall boys for .99 read more

Truly as good as it gets. I don't say that lightly. I've been to India and I have Indian friends who text me in Hindi sometimes and I have an Indian partner and so I think I can truthfully attest to the fact that this place is DELICIOUS. We came here on a Sunday afternoon after paying a visit to the Indian temple next door (are you taking me more seriously now?) at about 1pm. The place was not full yet, surprisingly. I ordered the rasa onion masala dosa - my favourite!! - along with idli and vadai and lassi. The dosa is on point, really. It is a massive serving for the price you pay (~$10 per dosa). I got it to go and had the other half for dinner. I enjoyed the sambar very much, too. The only thing that was missing I'd say was the lack of drumstick, but hey! I was a very happy person that night. My bill for all that food came to $15 per person. The place is vegetarian only so I would caution all the Tony Bourdain anti-vegetarian types out there, but whatever. The lack of meat just makes it even more authentic. Even Tony couldn't turn away Indian vegetarian food at this standard. read more

I love indian food, just check my list of reviews... That being said, i'm not sure how this place slipped off my radar, oh wait, now i remember... they don't serve meat. You know how to tell when a vegetarian restaurant has the magic? You don't miss meat..... ..and that's exactly how good Udupi Bhavan is. Thali, check! Cheese & Potato Dosa, check! For under $20 you get enough food for an army. Completely stuffed and rolling me out the door, check! read more

I have been here for lunch many times, both to eat-in and take-out and I will be here many more! I absolutely love this place. The food is fantastic, the menu has tons of great options and the people are incredibly nice. Since you have to go to the counter to order and pay and bring your food back to your table, I think that saves a lot of valuable time, rather than sitting around waiting to be served. This is a beautiful thing when you're on a lunch break! As I'm sure you're aware if you're reading this, Udupi is a vegetarian restaurant but they have many, many delicious options. I have tried lots of their dishes, including the palak paneer, vegetable korma, Mysore masala dosa (dosa filled with chutney, potatoes & onions), plantain pakora, chai tea, mango lassi and many more. Their food is always perfectly spiced and the portions are generous, which is great because if you can manage to take some home, it's even better the next day! The decor isn't fancy, but you won't even notice while you're delightfully shoving rice and curried vegetables into your face. As I mentioned, the man and woman that are always there are incredibly nice and more than happy to answer any questions that you may have about the menu. Whether you're vegetarian or carnivore you should do yourself a favor and check it out! read more

Udupi Bhavan - Lunchtime thali! - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

I had heard many good things about Udapi Bhavan from friends and people online, I am surprised no one has reviewed it yet! When I heard it was in Middletown, I expected it to be right on the main strip there, but it's a few miles down the road in a random plaza. I never would have known it was there, if it had not been for word of mouth. I mostly heard about it from my vegetarian friends, because everything they serve is vegetarian. When we pulled up, the parking lot was completely empty. Granted it was a Sunday night (for some reason I find myself with a lot of dates on Sunday nights), but we trudged on, having both heard good things. First impression: this place is BARE BONES. There were no frills when you walk in the door. White walls, white floors, a bunch of tables scattered about. So, we walked to the front where the counter was and a very friendly fellow handed us some menus and joked around with us while we decided what we wanted to get. If I could remember what the name of the item was that I got, I'd tell ya. I just kept calling it "the spongebob," because it was literally 2 HUGE thin rectangular-shaped crispy pancakes (with holes all about it). with potatoes and onions and some other fun spices and veggies inside. It was verrrrry tasty, but it looked like Spongebob. I can equate the taste most closely to a very large Latke. And I love latkes, so this thing was very tasty! This place is very laid back, very "no frills." Everything is self serve. You order your food at the counter, they give you a number, you go pick up your tray and take it back to your table. Nearby there is a glass fridge case of various drinks (some mango and other fun fruit juices and smoothies), but also several pitchers of water. If you want water, you go get some. There are tons of plastic cups and plastic utensils and napkins handy... all self-serve. I kind of liked it. It wasn't what I was expecting, but I liked it. It was cheap, very tasty, the people were nice, and about 15 minutes before we left, a HERD of Indian people came in to eat. All the tables filled up in a matter of minutes! You know an Indian restaurant is authentic and tasty when a bunch of Indians come in to eat. Mmmm mmm mm! I will definitely go back. read more

I love trying new food and if you want to go outside of your comfort zone but not so far out that you get, say diarrhea or food poisoning, this is a great place to do that. This place serves authentic south Indian food or so they say, they coulda given me a leather boot and I would've bought it. After tying the food I can definitely taste the authenticity. First of all, this is a pure vegetarian restaurant (part of the authentic south Indian food culture), so don't bother looking for the curry chicken like my girlfriend did. They don't use an overwhelming amount of spices but the flavors are still very potent. I had their curry with spinach and potatoes with rice and it was fantastic. They also have enormous butter crepes wrapped around various ingredients but we got potatoes and onions. The really simple dishes are still the best and it was all so good. I suggest dipping the crepes in curry since there's not enough rice and the spicy soup is very tasty as well. For beverages we tried the chackhoo shake or however it's spelled but it tastes like a blend of coconut and milkshake and it was pretty good even for a coconut hater like myself. All in all, a great restaurant and very helpful staff as well. read more

You need to get the Samosa Chaat. Batura is amazing and huge and keeps itself warm and supple with captured steam. Mango Lassis - another yes. The atmosphere at this place rocks. Way better than Haveli or that godforsaken hellhole on main st. not going for some kind of austere, overwrought, gaudy majesty/expense. Down and dirty cafeteria style, hear the sizzle of dough. Buffet = awesome. Everything is awesome. Golab Jamunnnnnnnn... damn I need to go here again right now. TRY THE SAMOSA CHAAT. IT WILL BLOW YOUR MINDTONGUE. read more

Like others have said, this place isn't for those looking for a lot of fanfare, but it's awesome! It's the next best thing to going to Southern India, where the cuisine is different than most Indian restaurants in the states which are based on Northern Indian cuisine. This all vegetarian restaurant features dosai (an Indian crepe), which are fantastic...get the paper dosai, too large for a plate and folded into a golden triangle that is heavenly by itself but comes with some sauces to dip it into... And probably a good thing: we were the only non-Indians in the place... read more

Another heavenly meal! Paneer tiki masala was somehow light while being rich. So many layers of flavor rather than the conventional cream sugar one note! Samosa so flavorful they don't need sauce. Masala dosa with a soft spicy potato filling and great coconut sauce. Can't wait to go back read more

Most of the times our visit to Udupi would be because we would have visited the temple. There are two temples right across Udupi. This place is always busy whenever I have been. Its famous for the Authentic South Indian food (Dosa, Idly, Vada, Pongal, Bisi Bele Bath, Poori). Food is just delicious which carries the Authentic flavors. My favorite pick here would be the Dosas. They have a wide selection of different varieties of dosas. And of course the chilli bhajji. Try the chilli bhajji if you can manage the heat, it rocks your tastebuds. This is more like a cafe than a restaurant. Self service, waiting time is not bad. The decor is just plain. Its kinda suffocating when there is a big crowd. You could also BYOB from the next door. They also have thali's. Buffets in the afternoons. I have been to their buffet once, and its worth the pay. The staff cleans the tables after each family finishes their meal n before the other family takes the seat. The place is well managed. The tables n chairs too are not fancy. They accept credit card only if the check is beyond 10$, so carry some cash. read more

Quick, very affordable, large portions -- Udupi Bhavan is alright in my book! We recently came here for lunch and it was good. Korma, dosa, gobi manchurian, pakora -- these were just some of the very tasty vegetarian dishes we had. It's straight to the point: you order, wait to be called, and either take your food to-go or dine-in -- super simple and, I like it. Did I mention it's good and cheap Indian? If you're ever around this way, you won't be disappointed trying Udupi Bhavan! read more

Okay, I'll admit it. Pulling up, I was a bit daunted by the strip-mall location of Udupi, as well as their vegetarian menu, as WELL as their lack of a liquor license (I mean, who DOESN'T like an ice-cold Taj Majal to wash down a spicy Indian meal?). But I was reassured me that it would be worth it. IT WAS! My patience was rewarded with warm service, COMPLETELY GENUINE south-Indian cuisine, and, even though I had to walk next door to a liquor store and purchase a Taj Majal myself, an ice-cold beer. Service is cafeteria style, wherein one is greeted by a plethora of mustachioed men in white uniforms cooking in the spotless kitchen, which sorta adds to the whimsy. The place really isn't like any other in central Connecticut that I've tried. The food was spectacular, spicy & more interesting then your run-of-the-mill Chiken-Tikki-Marsala Indian restaurant. Try the batura (a large puffy bread) - delicate, piping hot, and a bit sweet. The Samosa chat was excellent too. I absolutely recommend this restaurant for the cuisine. The ambiance is null, so I don't think its a good date place, but the food is excellent. read more

Ordered chola bhatura and it's not the same as it once was, completely bland... utter disappointment

Southern Indian food is a treat and if you haven't had it before Udupi is worth going to. I took a friend here for his first south Indian meal and he was impressed. I never would have found this place with out yelp. Go Yelp Go! read more

I want to try everything on this menu, but I keep going back for the enormous and delicious Mysore Masala Dosa. I also keep thinking that I won't finish my meal, but I can't stop. The Mango juice perfectly tempers the heat of the Sambar. If I do happen to venture away from the Dosa, I'll update. read more

It's so nice to have southern Indian food in the area, since most Indian restaurants only seem to serve northern Indian around eastern Connecticut. The few times I have been here, my table seems to often be one of the few, if not only, table of white people. I always figure it's a good sign when the majority of the diners are made up of the ethnic group that matches the food. Thanks to Udupi Bhavan, I have been able to introduce my husband and parents to dosas, a southern Indian staple I fell in love with the first time I experienced them in Chicago over 10 years ago. Your best bet is to choose one with the veggies you love and you can't go wrong. I particularly love anything with cheese, so the cheese dosa has my vote. Traditional Indian curries are also great here. I haven't ordered anything I haven't liked. Saag Paneer and Malai Kofta were both excellent on our most recent visit. There is nothing fancy about this place. It's quite dodgey looking actually. But don't let the lack-luster appearance fool you. You'll spend so much time looking at your plate as you gobble your food down that you'll forget all about the lack of atmosphere. read more

I cannot believe I never knew of this hidden gem in all my years dining in Middletown. The authentic southern Indian food is really awesome. The breads and crepes are made per order, the spices are devine and the Sambar is delicious beyond description. I absolutely love this place and will no doubt be returning many times to sample the whole menu! If you are in a hurry, I suggest you order ahead, it does take time to make your Dosa and Uthappam per order, but it's worth the wait. read more

Udupi Bhavan - Mysore Masala Dosa & Sambar and Vegetable Uthappam - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

Udupi adds so much to Middletown. This is hands-down the best Indian restaurant in the state. It's casual cafeteria style, so don't come here if you want a candle-lit dinner. I always get the fried Pakoras and the spinach dosa, but as the other reviewers have suggested, the Samosa Chaat is also excellent, as well as well really anything. read more

This place is awesome, but it's not your typical Indian restaurant (the ones with naan, Chana masala, or tandoori chicken). I believe this menu comes from a different region, but it's nonetheless delicious. WARNING: when I went, there were no English descriptions of the food items. As a result, my group ordered whatever sounded good... we lucked out! They have really flavorful food, so I don't think you can go wrong! You also could always ask the staff for help. read more

Udupi Bhavan - Absolutely no idea what I ordered, but it was great! - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

Get out of your food box and try this spot out. Pick 5 - 7 items... (you can't finish any of them) and let your mouth get happy! read more

Udupi Bhavan - Great ethnic attendance - speaks volumes for the food. - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

Horrible place!! The idli and medu wada were stale. They don't know the difference between butter milk and lassi!

Hands down the best South Indian food in CT, maybe even New England! I've been coming here for years, after spending a lot of time in Chennai and having this recommended by some of my transplant Indian friends. It's small, not fancy, and crowded to eat here or great for take out. Completely veg, as expected, but totally great. The dosas are the best I've had outside India, as witnessed by the large Indian clientele always here! read more

Udupi Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Middletown, Connecticut

Do you love Indian food? Then Udupi is the place to visit. We were concerned from the reviews that it was going to look a little dated inside. Like it needed a make over. But the food is superior to almost any other Indian food restaurant I have visited. My son laughed at how large his paper dosa was! We all split it with our meals because it was so big. The food is prepared quickly and everything tastes very fresh. The portions allowed us to take some home. We thought the prices were a little high, but maybe it's because we're ordering too much. A meal per person is almost too much because of the portions you get. And when your dosa is the size of a baseball bat, that's a lot of food. I still get a little message mixed up when it comes to ordering, and both times the man at the counter has been very gracious to help. read more

Have been here 3 times and chole Batura is consistently good. I would also recommend most of the dosas, if u r cravin a very spicy dosa go for Andhra spicy masala dosa. The sambar vada is also good. Some items I would NOT recommend : No Rava dosa, lacks oil/butter which makes it less crisp, dry and tasteless. None of the chat items were good, too much aloo, really too much potato. Pani puri was bloated to aloo, no sign of channa. Mango lassi had yogurt a few days old making it sour. Final note, it's worth a few tries to find what's good at this place. Try my recommendations you won't be disappointed. read more

Very delicious food! Can never go wrong with any dosa order! Tried sambar vada by recommendation...it was very good!