MH 15 - Indian Vegetarian Restaurant — Restaurant in Alpharetta

Have been to this place at least 10 times in the past 2.5 years I have been here in Atlanta, GA. This includes both pick up as well as dine in right from COVID times till now. Never was I disappointed with the food. The service would be kind of On and Off but overall it’s been a great one and I’m happy to review it after finding out that I have never written one.

Overall if I have to say something this is a great place for trying out North Indian food for sure. They are exclusively vegetarian and their food especially, the curries have a very strong Marathi food flavor. The whole Garam masala can be felt in major proportion and that works well. I would definitely recommend their curries especially the Kaju Paneer. That alongside Garlic Naan would definitely make your day complete.

The starter options are really good and the Indo Chinese menu wasn’t that bad but it was more Indianish!

I would highly suggest not to try anything that is South Indian especially the Dosas. The Dosas are crisp but are too dry. The Sambar on the sides isn’t that great either. So a big no (Recently they have started Unlimited Dosas at 10.99). I used to get Chikoo / Custard Apple milkshake before, but recently they aren’t available at all.

RECENT VISITS: I recently visited MH15 and let me highlight few things about that. We ordered a Vada Pav, cheese Maggi and Samosa chat.

The Vada Pav was served cold initially and upon request the waitress agreed to get a fresh reasonably hot one. But taste wise it was great with the green Chilli and the masala. The samosa chat was cold as well and less spicy hence was not that great.

Coming on to the Cheese Maggi. It was listed as part of the normal menu and I ordered it. To my surprise just as the name says, it was just plain Masala Maggi with some cheese. That’s it. No vegetables no peas no carrot nothing else. Just plain Maggi. I was shell shocked. I requested the waitress some cilantro and onions in a cup and she offered me without being hesitant. When I checked out I told her the Maggi could have been a lot better and creative and she came up with this: “Cheese Maggi is actually for kids and since kids don’t prefer Vegetables we don’t add anything” . That was a shocker for me as it was not listed under Kids menu or mentioned ‘For Kids’ anywhere. And even if it is, why wasn’t I made aware of the fact that it’s for kids and comes with literally nothing! But she was kind enough to give me the vegetables so I could prepare my kind of Maggi on the table and yes she patiently heeded to my feedback.

The ambience of the restaurant is always good with good lighting and ample space. Not so crowded during the nights based on my experience. The tables are kept clean most of the time and the service has increased by leaps and bounds ever since they changed to this lady cashier.

BOTTOMLINE: Overall a very nice and a feel good family fine dining restaurant in the heart of Alpharetta with exclusive Vegetarian option and plenty of North Indian delicacies and at a very reasonable price.

MUST TRY: Kaju paneer masala, Garlic Naan, Tawa Pulao, HaraBara Kebab, Samosa Chaat, Malai...

I used to personally vouch for this restaurant with my friends and family because of the variety of options that they have in the buffet and the taste of the food. In the past couple of months I have experienced that it has degraded exponentially. I would not recommend anyone to this restaurant anymore, at least for the buffet.

Yesterday I had a horrible experience where almost all the items on the buffet were out of stock and you had to constantly ask for it and request that it needs to be restocked. Even after the request, it was taking a while for the items to be restocked. There was only one person on the floor who was working on restocking, serving, cleaning the tables and also for billing. Although the person was doing their best but because of the number of customers in the restaurant, the person could not keep up. Not only the service but the placement of food was also terrible.

The salads were placed towards the end of the buffet. They had pita bread and falafels but no hummus (which was previously part of the buffet menu).

Peviously they had make your own bhel, but now the bhel was ready which was understandably soggy as it already had the chutney mixed in it.

Previously they used to have green and red chutney with the appetizers but this time they didn't. I had to request them for it, which again was not served on time (because of the understaffed situation).

Overall...

This restaurant is such a horrible place and the owner is very rude and doesn't care about customers. I ordered an onion chilli uthappam and samosa chat through uber eats and my order was accepted and showed as ready for pickup. When I reached the restaurant after 25 mins, I was told that they are out of dosa batter and hence couldn't get my order ready. They should have either not accepted my order to begin with or should have reached out to me before I reached the restaurant. Even after all this, the owner wasn't willing to cancel the order from his side and wanted me to cancel the order, because he could lose like a dollar or two if he did it on his side. I then asked the owner to replace the onion chili uthappam with some other item, that way I don't have to deal with Uber eats customer to cancel the order and get my refund, but he didn't agree to that as well. While I was processing all this and browsing the uber app to look at my options, the owner pushes the cancel order on my phone without my permission. This was so rude.

This restaurant/owner doesn't care about customer experience and treats them very rudely. I don't think I was treated this poorly at other Indian restaurant. I request people to be careful before they choose to order...