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Hours
Sun
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Mon
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Tue
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Wed
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Thu
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Fri
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Sat
7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Ratings and reviews
4.0
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CUISINES
Indian, Cafe, Asian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
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Details
CUISINES
Indian, Cafe, Asian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
FEATURES
Takeout, Seating, Table Service
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4.0
386 reviews
Excellent
155
Very good
140
Average
62
Poor
16
Terrible
13
Alissa H
Jerusalem District170 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
We tried a few other places but always came back to Madras Cafe during our 3 weeks in Rishikesh.
The masala dosa is one of the best in India. The North Indian Thali is great. Their vegan brownies are totally the best brownies ever - vegan or not vegan.
The staff is super. Friendly. Efficient.
The food comes out of the kitchen fresh and hot.
We ate breakfast and dinner there almost every day.
The little shop with Ayurvedic items, incense, journals, and scents is great, too, with reasonable prices.
Written 10 February 2020
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JulianaFSA
Sao Paulo2 contributions
Feb 2020 • solo
I had the best time of my trip with those people. They serve a veeeeery tasteful food and have a very nice service. Beside it, there’s a very enchanting organic goods store inside the restaurant!!! Just loved this place!!!
Written 25 February 2020
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Manto
24 contributions
Feb 2020 • solo
It's the second time i went there, (the last was at my visit in India in 2019). It's a small, cosy, clean Cafe-Restaurant, next to Ram Jula - Rishikesh, with very very good local food, middle range prices and good service! Even if today the -sooo lovely and sweet- old man who took my order made a mistake and brought me something else, i'm grateful for this, cause it was amazing tasteful (vegan briyani)! They have such a variety of dishes that you want to taste them all!! I'll come back! Congratulations!!
Written 6 February 2020
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Prashant
2 contributions
Jan 2022 • friends
I am myself a South Indian based in Delhi/NCR. I did order Masala Dosa and Tea. You will have one of the worst Sambhar of your life, You will get the feel of eating Yellow Daal Fry while eating Sambhar. They are not even open to feedback. They are simply saying "Abhi tak to kisi ne complaint nahi kiya" Yaha aisa hi Banta hai. don't try
Written 28 January 2022
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1 contribution
Jun 2024 • solo
Beware of this "Madras" tag. The food is anything but South Indian. It is cold and tastes awful, especially idlis. They don't know how to make basic coconut chutney and sambar. The prices too are ridiculously high for such a horrible food.
Written 2 June 2024
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Bela
Mumbai567 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Nice location
Coffee tastes super
Clean place
Good service
Friendly staff
Give a try n will not be disappointed
Written 30 January 2020
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Indiana_Jonesse
San Francisco7050 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
This place has been around since the 60s. They serve 100% vegetarian. Located just past the area where all the tuk tuk park and surrounded by shopping, this eating area has a large sign and you can’t miss it. It is a stone throw away from our ashram at Yoga Niketan. It is small but they have a good selection of southern cuisine. Selection include pasta, salad, sandwiches, coffee and masala tea. There is also a tiny oil store inside. Food is good and prices are reasonable.
Written 23 December 2019
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Milita
50 contributions
Dec 2019 • friends
A lovely cafe that has good south Indian food. Also chai is unsweetened and one can choose how much sugar he/she ones to add to it. They also make the food to go and accept cards there.
Written 18 December 2019
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Visakh
Kochi (Cochin)379 contributions
Nov 2019 • friends
On our one day trip to Rishikesh, we had our lunch at the Madras Cafe on a quite busy street in town. The food was good, we had different thalli's, parantha, vada, roti and sabji.. The food tasted good and was affordable too.
Would recommend Gulab Jamun for a sweet from here. Overall good.
Written 17 November 2019
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Tourist791841
Haridwar District5 contributions
Nov 2019 • family
The food was good thou it's a a lil small restaurant but its worth it.. The food was good as u won't find many good restaurants in rishikesh one of them is madras cafe..
Written 15 November 2019
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Rin
1 contribution
Oct 2019 • friends
even though shop staffs have limited English,they pay attention to customers all the time, so we stayed comfortably every time. it is located in busy area, but we felt very safe even to visit alone. food was nice most importantly. ayurveda organic shop inside has attractive range of products.
メニューの幅は広く、インド料理に飽きた時にもシリアルやパンケーキもあり、また美味しいコーヒーもあり毎日通いました。スタッフの英語力はイマイチですが、オーナーがいれば親切に色々と説明してくれます。
Written 29 October 2019
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Kanchan S
397 contributions
Mar 2019 • family
The restaurant offers both north Indin and South Indian cousines. We ordered both. Dosa and thali were average, while, north Indian food was terrible.
Written 18 October 2019
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Matthew A
Baltimore6 contributions
Sept 2019 • none
Madras Cafe is always a reliable choice when visiting Rishikesh.....The food is delicious and the atmosphere is wonderful...The owners are wonderful people who will see to it that you have a great dining experience. Please be sure to visit!
Written 10 September 2019
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Mhaviss L
8 contributions
Jul 2019 • couples
Food was good but the guy serving us could show more commitments. He was irritated when we asked questions on the menu.
Written 24 July 2019
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Anand K
22 contributions
May 2019 • family
We shouldnt have actually expected (or even tried) south indian food here. But we had heard of this place so much, and were actually craving for some well cooked rice and snacks. But the thali was disappointing. The service was negligent. Almost a 'dont care' attitude from the managing staff. The dosa was good, and also the chutney. And I might just visit it once more. But I really hoped it would live up to its legacy. (i guess this is the same place which Sri M mentions in his autobiography. I liked to remember that while I had my meal. Great men may have visited the place, and sat in the very same chairs... thats a great feeling...)
Written 8 June 2019
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