Madurai Mes Express — Restaurant in Austin

ZERO STAR !!! I honestly don’t understand how this place has any good reviews. We visited Madurai Mes yesterday night, and it was a complete disaster from start to finish. Be warned: if you go on a Thursday, prepare to spend your entire evening there — the wait times are absurd, and the management seems completely unprepared though the restaurant is not full

The food is disappointing. The idlis were oversized and dense — not soft or fluffy at all. The wada was outright inedible — completely raw inside, just a ball of uncooked batter. I even showed it to the staff, but they didn’t seem too bothered.

The dosa service was chaotic. We were a group of three — two of us got our dosas after a long wait, and they completely forgot about the third person. After pointing it out, they made us wait all over again for the missing dosa.

As if that wasn’t enough, the uttapam was undercooked too — doughy and unpleasant. The whole meal felt like poorly made hostel food.

I could go on, but in short: avoid this place unless you enjoy long waits, forgotten orders, and undercooked food. Not worth your...

Went for lunch today. Waited for 30+ minutes. The service was slow which seemed to be the reason for higher wait time. This restaurant has an open kitchen which creates more heat in the restaurant in addition to the 100F+ heat outside. It was very crowded and extremely noisy from the crowd and open kitchen with vessel noises. If you’re looking for ambient dining, this isnt the place. The menu and atmosphere is very similar to Kumars (austin) and Kupanna (plano). We got ambur veg biriyani, expected seeraga samba rice but it was basmati. Also got egg kothu parota, which was good but not as good as Kumars or Sangam. The waiters are trying their best to handle the crowd. But the water tumblers, table and floor below the table were not clean. Food spillage everywhere. The toilets were also not clean. It was decent dining experience but may not return here when its crowded

We also got meeta paan and some anjeer sweet from the billing desk. There were only 5pcs of sweet, but was charged at $8.99 which seemed overpriced. Sweet tasted...

Superb friendly service Srinivas the manager is great as his staff This is quite possibly the the best South Indian food in Austin. As authentic as it gets. The dosas are so perfectly made - crispy while not being oily. This is not easy to do and they strike that combination. Ibrahim is the main chef. Amazing!

Legendary - as good as it gets

• Chittinad chicken ** different from others Non Veg Thali - served fresh on banana leaf • Kushka rice

Loved - must order every time

• Rava onion masala dosa - ask for extra crispy* • Mutton Varuval • Fried Fish Pomfret • Medu Vada plate ** • .. • Mutton Goat Soup * • Rasam • Madurai Mutton Kuzhambu * • Butter chicken * • Salad that comes with biryani • Parotha ** • Masala Dosa - it’s huge - ask for crispy • Chicken 65 - not deep fried. • Gobi 65

Liked - not bad

• Mutton Varuval. A bit extra salty • Chicken Rasam • Utthapam

Did not like

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