Udupi Cafe Tempe

Tried udupi buffet on Sunday. Honestly not many tables were filled. It’s all vegetarian food with limited choices compared to other restaurants. But food was pretty decent for whatever the choices the... Read more

Tried udupi buffet on Sunday. Honestly not many tables were filled. It’s all vegetarian food with limited choices compared to other restaurants. But food was pretty decent for whatever the choices they offered. Their punugulu, pongal, puri, naan, paneer curries and vermicelli desserts were good. Rest are just ok. Dosas are included that are made fresh but unfortunately they didn’t taste good although looked perfect. Could be just a wrong batch. Service is fine no issues. But ambiance need to be improved. Lacks liveliness. Priced at $13.99 for a buffet, it’s not bad at all but could improve a bit more. Read less

Edit after the owner’s response: This restaurant owner has some serious issues and clearly doesn’t know how to receive feedback. Trying to defend their scam with half baked cooking knowledge shows why... Read more

Edit after the owner’s response: This restaurant owner has some serious issues and clearly doesn’t know how to receive feedback. Trying to defend their scam with half baked cooking knowledge shows why their service is of such downgraded quality. I gave a very sincere review and they publicly mock me for doing so? Wow! That’s some great professionalism right there! I’ve had biryanis from different cuisines and i am very much aware of different cooking styles myself. Please don’t try to comeup with your own definition of biryani and hide it behind Udupi cuisine. Its a shame to the cuisine itself! You literally used the deep fried paneer which was prepared for your appetizers as a topping on a pre cooked pulav. If you still try to defend this as a biryani which was made in a dum style, its an utter shame. FYI, i payed $45 for my order and it would’ve costed me the same if i dine in for the same order. So more than the price, its the quality here which is a big concern. Instead of calling it a “cheap trick”, try to understand how frustrated the customer might be when they take the time to write such a detailed review. What do you think am i going to benefit from writing this review here? Please learn some professionalism and also better business skills instead of scamming & mocking customers. I’m reporting this to Uber right away along with your response! Original review: Ordered from this restaurant via Uber Eats and was extremely disappointed. I got the Paneer Biryani and Mushroom Chettinad, both part of a 1+1 offer. The so called Paneer Biryani is not biryani at all. It was a handful of deep-fried paneer chunks, coated in an overly colored, bland maida batter (despite selecting the highest spice level), topped on a basic mixed veg pulao. If this had been marketed as Veg Pulao with Fried Paneer, I could’ve adjusted my expectations. But to call this “biryani” is misleading at best and insulting at worst!! Not to forget about the portion size which was laughable & barely enough for one person. Slashing portions to kids meal sizes on the name of a 1+1 offer is not a deal, it’s deception. I’ve used this offer at multiple restaurants, and none have pulled this trick. There’s a line between smart pricing and outright scamming, and this place has crossed it!! As for the Mushroom Chettinad, the gravy was decent, but the mushrooms looked very stale. Also, only one tiny portion of rice was included for two gravies. Just a few spoonfuls which was nowhere near enough. Again, this defeats the purpose of the 1+1 offer. I saw another person post a similar experience in his review and the owner responded saying the customers shouldn’t be expecting more in a buy1get1 offer. Like seriously? I genuinely request the restaurant owners to please stop scamming customers under the guise of promotions. I did read other negative reviews online before ordering but i chose to ignore them because I trusted the name “Udupi” to uphold a certain standard. Clearly, I was wrong. There’s a first for everything and this was my first ever WORST Udupi experience (& hopefully the last)!! Never order food from here, online. I hope their dine in experience is much better and nowhere closer to this flop show that i experienced! Read less

It was my first time visiting Udupi Cafe Tempe. Luckily I made it in time before it closed at 3 PM. The ambience was great and the food was very delicious! I had bisi bele bath and mango lassi, and bo... Read more

It was my first time visiting Udupi Cafe Tempe. Luckily I made it in time before it closed at 3 PM. The ambience was great and the food was very delicious! I had bisi bele bath and mango lassi, and both of them were really good! The staff were also friendly and accommodating of the timing. The next time I am in Phoenix, I will definitely visit again. This place is also located close to the airport - it was just a 12-15 min drive! Read less

There was a promotion going on - BOGO in Uber Eats. So I decided to give it a try and ordered Paneer Biryani. You can see the portion size of paneer biryani. It’s clearly one portion divided into 2 po... Read more

There was a promotion going on - BOGO in Uber Eats. So I decided to give it a try and ordered Paneer Biryani. You can see the portion size of paneer biryani. It’s clearly one portion divided into 2 portion. And it was not biryani, it was fried tofu (Not Paneer according to me at-least, and if its paneer, then this is the worst paneer I tested ever) over rice. This so called paneer was very tight and not giving a taste of paneer at all. You can fool your customers only once. This is my first and last order with you. Don’t run such promotions when you can’t fulfill it. Read less

My overall experience was terrible. The naan was sweet. The item I ordered wasn’t available. I didn’t receive my samosas. So they gave me an item I didn’t order to replace my samosas and the unavailab... Read more

My overall experience was terrible. The naan was sweet. The item I ordered wasn’t available. I didn’t receive my samosas. So they gave me an item I didn’t order to replace my samosas and the unavailable item? I only gave two stars on Grubhub because of the rice and that was before I realized the naan was sweet or it would’ve been a 1 star on there as well. Read less