Madras Mantra - Marietta

Really delicious vegan food with a large selection of items to choose from.

The food was excellent, especially the ginger spiced food. Unfortunately, the service was worse than poor. It was not the fault of the waitress, but of the kitchen. The last person was served over 30 minutes after the first 2 people were served. I will probably go there again, but will instruct the wait staff to bring all food out at the same time.

We got an order of aloo gobi, chole bhature, onion rava masala dosai, as well as some plain roti. Everything was delicious, and presented nicely. Staff were very friendly as well! Absolutely worth a stop if you are nearby!

A very sophisticated Indian restaurant with some amazing food options on the menu chart. Haven’t seen a restaurant with this much variety in South Indian especially Dosa, Idly till now in/around Atlanta region.Went on a Sunday night and it was a bit crowded. We went on to order some tiffin items.? Tomato Soup: It was really good. Felt like having in India and not westernized.? Rava Onion Dosa: Was just good and with Sambar it was better. It was big but wasn’t that much moist. Felt a bit dry. The red chutney on the sides were good but the Coconut chutney wasn’t great.? Plate of Idly and Vadai: We wanted to have Kancheepuram idly and it wasn’t available, so ended up ordering this. The idly was good and soft. Definitely not the hard ones you get at most places. The Vadai was just good. Mini Idly: We badly wanted to try this out but it was an utter disappointment to all of us. They ran out of some good mini idly’s and they could have informed us ahead. Instead they just gave some pieces of mini idly and few more pieces of normal sized idlys. It was not so cool to come up with such an excuse and give us those pieces during closing time.The ambience was very good. Not the first time for me here. But the service during closing hours is so bad. As said earlier the excuse for not having Mini Idlys and replacing with just normal ones without consulting us was totally unacceptable. The waiters were courteous but not knowledgeable of what’s happening in the kitchen.OVERALL: Great menu but actual availability is a question. Good dosa’s but sides could have been a lot better. Ambience is good, a proper fine dining family restaurant. Decently crowded for a weekend night.MY PICKS FOR YOU: Rava Onion Dosa, Plain Idly and Vadai

The food is excellent. Compared with pretty much all other Indian restaurants in the area, the menu is extensive and varied, and features dishes that the others don’t offer. I’m guessing the food quality is excellent by Indian standards because we were the only Eastern Europeans in the restaurant. The dosais are a favorite, and the aloo gobi is fantastic. Prices are reasonable. Five of us ordered a really big meal for about $75 total. The dining room is spacious, but can get noisy due to all the hard surfaces. Note that the food is definitely spicy medium spicy is about as much spice as we could enjoy. If you don’t like heat, go with mild. Also, it’s a vegetarian restaurant, so don’t expect to see the typical chicken tikka on the menu. Also, don’t expect a buffet. Food is cooked to order. I highly recommend this restaurant for those who want to taste a wide range of Indian cuisine.