Woodlands - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

If you want authentic Udupi food then this place is where you should go! My husband is from Mangalore and he became emotional after eating this delicious food. We tried the royal mysore thaali, sadai masala dosa, iddli & vada, and puri bajji. Everything tasted fabulous and all items were extra delicious from being cooked in ghee. The best indian food we’ve had in Orlando.

A nice Indian pure no eggs vegetarian restaurant Been going here for years prices of course went up with inflation also currently there is something wrong with their telephone system. Do they still have a buffet during the day And what's the cost??

South Indian Paradise!!! Exceptional food; great prices; very quick. The restaurant was recently "updated" but still needs some work...but the food makes up for it!!! Try the Gobi Manchurian!

Best south Indian restaurant in the town

Fantastic all vegetarian food! No meat fish or egg! Great Indian food, and nice variety

Dosa is very thick ,reasturant is very dirty. For 3 person they charge gratuity 18%

We first ate here back in 2005 while visiting the attractions. After we moved here in the later 2000s we regularly ate here. Up to the pandemic it used to be a congested but welcoming place with really good food. The lady who owned it used to make it a homely place by conversing with the diners .The service was slow but friendly. Now, it's become a weird place with horrible service and so-so food. Nothing to laud. The Latina girl banged our water glasses on the table ... It's enough to put off any diner. There are posted signs which say diners can't be moved once seated around the restaurant which give the dining area a tacky feel. I guess the phrase "customer is king" loses meaning when you waste money redecorating a place. If they're going to invest so much in renovations, surely they can also put effort to hire waitstaff who actually care about their job. At least the good food made up for the minus points earlier. There's not even that anymore. Sad decline.

Delicious food and Great service

I used to enjoy woodlands for the vegetarian offerings. Not any more. I believe they changed Management. Over priced. Quality has fallen down the cliff. The only saving grace was "mysore masala dosa" and "avial" curry" in lunch. Note to owner: Serving "Chana" in "royal thali" is not a good choice (They served 2 curries, Chana being one of them. Other was "Avial"). They also removed appetizer from "Royal Thali". When I asked, their reply was "Management changed". Pics: mysore masla dosa, paneer and Thali

Very good option for vegetarians

Super slow service. The guy who waited our table didn't understand anything we asked him . Dosai not extraordinary and punjabi subzi was salty and full of color added . Not going again .

This restaurant is a paradise for fans of authentic Udupi and South Indian cuisine. It offers a comforting taste of home, especially for vegetarians, with each dish reflecting traditional flavors. Simply amazing! The owner is very friendly and provides great hospitality.

Place to go if you’re looking for delicious south Indian food, dosa, Idli, Vada Sambaar Chutney.

07.2024 Came back to eat after 9 years. Same good old taste. Loved Chana Bhatura and also Bisi Bhat. Both were very flavorful. I ordered through Uber eats but even after that everything tasted so good. Looking forward to try something more in future. 2015 I tried Chhola Bhatura and it's worth 4 star. Cheez dosa was not so great. It's a fix whenever I am staying near Orlando airport.

The best south-India food i have had in USA. Everything were tasted was great. Service was quick and friendly. I tried south Indian thali ( $25) was worth it. Masala Dosa was great. Must visit place for South India food lovers.

We ordered wheat poori with channa gravy.It was good both in quantity and in quanlity.Dosa was good. Coffee and tea were fantastic.

Waste of money and food taste and quality was terribly bad. Baby corn manchurian, channa masala, paneer masala, bhindi masala - it all looked like some artificial food coloring was added. Did not seem to have the natural curry/sabzi color. Another disaster was all these curries/sabzis tasted sweet.

Went back home hungry as we couldn’t eat 80% of the food we ordered. Bad taste, felt like all the dishes had some sort of food coloring. Good side was masala chai was good and raita was good. 2 thali, 2 chai, one Manchurian with 15% was $90. Too pricey too.

Authentic dishes from the south (and north) of India, correct use of spices, none of that American-Indian stuff. This is by far the most authentic Indian restaurant I've been to in the US. For those Indians disappointed by the poor quality of Indian food available in the US, this right here is where you wanna eat. For the non-indians who are more accustomed to things like "Vindaloo", "Chicken Tikka Masala", "Butter Chicken" and "Naan Bread", I would highly recommend you to try this place if you have any interest in knowing what Indian food ACTUALLY tastes like. Note: This is a vegetarian restaurant, they don't serve meat here, no eggs either. They serve dairy tho.

I used to go every once or twice a month for lunch or dinner. The chola bhatora are nice. Two things I would not recommend to order and try one is THALI DON NOT TRY. Don’t try DOSA. these both are not good. The Thali was not good at all.

Great food! Great tase! We went to 2-3 places to try indian food but we met disappointed until we stubled upon Woodlands. We already came with low expectations in US for Indian food but we were pleasantly surprised with the great food. Must go if u miss Indian food while on a trip to US or otherwise. It wasn’t so bad at all!

Worth the price, sufficient quantity with good quality items.

I recently dined at Woodlands and it was a deeply disappointing experience. The food was horrible, truly the worst I have ever eaten. Although the waiters were good, the service was overshadowed by the fact that we had to wait an entire hour to be seated. No one should have to wait that long for such terrible food. The overall experience was absolutely pathetic, and I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Good food, fast service. The pongal and bhindi were excellent.

Everythings is really delicious! I had Palak Paneer .... best ever!!!

They charged 18% gratuity on entire bill where there were some items of take aways. And the taste was not that much good. Said to make dal tadka but they made 10X tadka into Dal without salt. Not recommendable restaurant.

Their food never disappoints! Authentic south indian food! We always make sure to stop by Woodlands every time we are in Orlando. Rose falooda and Gobi Manchurian is amazing!! Dosas and Idly as usual very very good.. Service is also very quick even when its crowded! Highly recommend for south Indian food!! Please open in Tampa as well.

Love the food! Gobi Manchurian and Rose falooda are my favorites here..

It’s not original Indian food test

Best south Indian food in orlando I had not expected such a delicious south indian in US After my visit to disney land , we had visited woodlands. We all loved the Dosa

I would give zero rating for this restaurant and this is the place I will never recommend anyone going there.. the restaurant manager not even trying to listen when I gave him feedback. The food is very very bad and the manager is really rude in his response and he doesn’t care about the response and feedback. They served the food which was prepared in the morning.. I would recommend a food inspection done on this restaurant for serving the bad food.

I drive from Jacksonville around 200 miles for South Indian food but food was horrible. Looks like nothing fresh, made from ready made packets, sambhar was watery , choley and Punjabi sabji made in same gravy, Dosa was stick in plate . Overall food was not good. And talked with other customers outside about food and they had same review.😡😡😡. Waste of money , time .

The wrost Indian food I have in my life!!! Owner has bad attitude. I asked him paper cup 4 times and still he didn’t give me any single cup. Order single chapati it came without Ghee had to pay extra for ghee. Seriously….. I’ll never go to this restaurant again

Woodlands is a pretty mediocre Indian restaurant in Orlando. It almost feels as if it was one of the original spots for Indian food here, and unfortunately, as more Indian restaurants have moved to the OBT area, it’s quite a bit outdated compared to others. We have been to a majority of Indian restaurants in Orlando, and pretty much all of the ones right nearby Woodlands, and I can’t see a scenario where I would recommend this restaurant over others like Gully, Bombay and Khasiyat, unless those places are closed. There wasn’t anything inherently wrong with this place, and a few things we ordered were quite good, but we weren’t “amazed” by anything. The malai kofta was our favorite dish we ordered, the gobi manchurian with gravy is something you should pass on, and the mixed appetizer platter was pretty good, but some things on the platter weren’t our favorite. The batura bread was quite good, so I can assume other breads like naan would be good here as well. The service was kind of weird here - you have to waive down waiters and waitresses to get them to come to your table for bill, but at the same time they’re just staring at you from across the restaurant and it’s sorta awkward. Also, the exterior of the building is quite dilapidated, and it doesn’t have an inviting atmosphere. They should definitely do some updating to make it more appealing. Overall, we would probably try this place again, but only if we were in the area, and places like Gully, Bombay, and Khasiyat weren’t open.

It’s a good Indian restaurant in the vicinity the south Indian recipes on the menu. Awesome. The Dosas were very good. The coffee was very good. This place serves the South Indian filter coffee, which is excellent. If you have a craving for a good dosa then this is the perfect place, the location of the restaurant is decent the plenty of parking on site

Good food. But the owner though.

The most authentic vegetarian indian food(south indian) in orlando. Travelled 15KM and not disappointed. Freshly cooked food with awesome taste, bring your pallets back to india. Reasonable price and ample parking. Will visit again.

Good food, good service. I highly recommend this vegetarian restaurant. This restaurant is flexible, able to cook dishes without garlic and onion. Suggesting to expand their restaurant since their business is so good. Suggest to cook dishes with less salt, will be good for health. Nice environment after refurbishment.

Love their chola bhatura. I have often compared their chole to that of other restaurants and I can tell with complete certainty that it’s the best among all restaurants in Orlando. Friends, I have been to this restaurant about 40 times and have often eaten Chole Bhature. These are some of the dishes I have eaten here: Chole Bhature: 20 times Veg Thali (always standard one): 10 times Gobi Manchurian: 10 times Veg Pakora: 5 times Dahi Wada: 5 times Mango Lassi: 20 times Various curries: 10 times Naans, Parathas etc Vegetarian Buffet: 5 times. This service has since been stopped. I give all these dishes 5 stars each. They were very well prepared and I have absolutely no complaints. The waiters do a great job here. But the real reason I give this restaurant 5 stars is because my stomach has never become upset after eating here. I always feel great after eating their food. I hope you know that many Indian restaurants try to skimp on their food by using and re-using their cooking oil until it becomes poisonous to the human body. When anything is cooked in that oil, it becomes unfit for human consumption. It is of great credit to Woodlands that I have never become sick after eating in this restaurant. Great work Woodlands staff. Keep up the good work. My favorite person in this restaurant is Mr Shreyas. I interact with the owner too. He is prompt, courteous and efficient.

If you want to experience authentic vegetarian Indian cuisine this is the place. The restaurant is obviously an old fast food place but they have recently updated the interior so it is nice inside. The staff are a bit cold hence my rating. Last visit I had Rasam a hot sour soup and a Masala Dosai a thin crepe with potato and onion filling with coconut chutney and a samba. All the food was hot and delicious.

A taste of udpui near disney! The bench tops and counter tops are shiny but the smell of dosa is shinier

Please don’t get fooled looking into 4.5 star review the manager are owner is not welcoming ,rude attitude. very poor management ,food was awful !

The experience at your Indian restaurant was absolutely amazing! Everything was very nice. Keep up the great work! Date: January 16, 2023

The food was not so great. I had food here back in 2019 when I last visited Florida, where food was very delicious. Gobi Manchurian was not well cooked. Gobi was not having any coating. Sambar was dilute and it was not thick. I think cook has changed and it is not same Woodlands which used to be.

All Doss were good, chutney not so good. Coffee was good.

Very tasty food. Good service. Felt like the prices were high though.

Authentic udupi style south Indian food..best place . A bit pricey.. but, sure to impress spirits .

BEWARE, DON’T COME HERE! I live about 2 hours away and I used to make the journey just to eat food here. They used to have the best Indian food in Florida. Now when I come here, I feel like all the workers don’t want to do their job and hate working here. They can’t speak English and have a very bad attitude. People who come this far don’t want to be treated this way. The food has also gone downhill as they do not make their food with passion like they use to. The fame has got to them. The Manager, a bald headed guy, is frugal and unwelcoming to his customers. Also has a very bad attitude as well as the waiters working here. They are constantly gossiping about their customer behind their backs, making faces, and talking about their customers appearances.

after renovation Food quality went down to one star..Naan is from frozen...

Good food abd Good customer service..When ever i go to orlando me and mom love to eat there.Thank you for everything. God bless

Very good place for vegetarian food

Worst lemon rice ever ate. This rice cooked with full of oil and ghee.

Good food and good service. This place has served people for a few decades. I know as it has adhered to peoples taste and liking, its service and taste has always remained awesome.

Used to be my favorite place. Latest visit though...where do I start. Rude manager, I mean dude do you have something against your own kind? Asked for a table that isnt wet - he rudely says its just sanitizer (not the point). Restroom running out of toilet tissues, respectfully mentioned it to him and guy rudely says "we will check it out" and turns away his head. To top ot all off, Masala Dosa seriously oily - thats coming from an Indian. Management have changed and new guy has zero customer service skills. Go to another place.

The owner/manager is the root for the quality of this restaurant. His attitude is as bad as the food. We ordered south indian thalis and not one item in the thali was worth 23$. The dal was very salty and our replacement dal was just the same dal reheated.I am surprised as to how the restaurant with such low quality and unworthy pricing is so highly rated. I wish I had a look at the low rating reviews before my visit. I could have avoided this place. This place makes you feel unwelcome and that’s not good for a restaurant. There was just 1 employee who was doing a good job. Wish the owner was half as good.

The food was mediocre. I can say I have had better. What was totally disappointing was the attitude. The bald guy at the front whom I am assuming is the owner or manager wasn't going to seat us because the rest of our party (+2) had not arrived yet. He reluctantly sat us down after we told him we want to order right away. Our food did not arrive until the two arrived. The next issue was with the server with the man-bun who refused to make eye contact when he brought food to the table and kept yelling the name of our dish until we pointed to where it should be placed. This is definitely not the American way of customer service. Will not return.

Food is not what it used to be. The dosas are still fresh but lack a little of the depth of taste and crispiness I've enjoyed before. The appetizers feel oily and reheated. The environment is unwelcoming and it feels more commercial that wants you to be in and out quickly. Hygiene has deteriorated - cleaning the table means sweeping everything off the table to the floor including the used napkins. Not a place I'm looking forward to revisit.

Very poor quality south Indian food. The Vadas were too bulky and not crispy. Did not taste authentic. The Sambar was very watery and did not taste like the proper south Indian Sambar. The Mysore Masala Dosa I ordered came with potato stuffing that were almost spoilt. On the whole, this restaurant did not hold up to the standards of Woodlands . Very disappointing.

Just a cheap (quality-wise, not price-wise), shoddy business serving out mediocre food in a bad atmosphere. We ordered a Mysore Masala Dosa, and the potato filling was spoilt. A few other things we ordered came out at random order - entrée before appetizer, drinks after entrée - something that seems rather common among many Indian eateries in Orlando area. Falooda was too watery and bland. The owner or the manager person stood around disinterestingly watching over what seemed like utter chaos. IMO, fish markets have better atmosphere. Avoid if you can! Don't believe the 5 star reviews you see here.

It is a south Indian restaurant and they have authentic idli sambhar and dosa.

One of the best dosa I ate in United States. Very nice place for authentic Indian food.

An Orlando MUST. Best all-vegetarian place in Orlando

Best South Indian thali. Enjoyed both South Indian and Mysore Thali from here. Also had falooda and sweet Lassi. All were nice. Really felt like having food from Karnataka.

Great food. Great option for Vegetarians

Ordered paper dosa and rawa dosa. There was a long wait, place was very busy which partly set us up with high expectations and hope for some really good food. But the dosas were way too oily, and came with only one chutney. Again limited Sambhar with extra charges for refills. This appears to be the norm in Orlando, however there are so many better dosa places throughout USA, where food is delicious and authentic. Orlando was a big letdown in comparison.

Bad food and an even terrible customer service. The bald guy behaves like people are eating for free. Avoid at all costs.

If you’re in the market for vegetarian Indian food, this is the spot! The food is always hot, and delicious! They’ve got a nice variety too. It is a family favorite of ours; they never disappoint.

Don't be fooled by the silent calm looking almost closed down vibe of the location. It is for sure buzzing on the inside. One of the best places in town. It is a must visit if you are looking for a filling portions of food 🥧. For the city, I wouldn't say the prices are unaffordable but they are on the higher side and it shows in the quality. Their Manchurian, irrespective of the kind, I have tried them all and they are very good and I would highly recommend you start your food with it. You will not regret it. Crispy outers, perfectly spice balanced sauces coating it, is just a dance on your tongue. I am almost certain you can't stop with one. Their dosas and thalis are equally tasty and affordable. Thalis are not unlimited refills and you need to buy each item one at a time. Speaking to the restaurant owner, although It is not current or latest news, but it is worth mentioning that Abdul Kalam, once president of India, preferred food from this restaurant, has been to it twice. Apparently liked the food so much, that he got the food packed and shipped to Alabama. Food does definitely reflect the same. I have been here several times, almost every day during my visit to the city and would definitely go back there if I am back in the city.

Tried momo’s Manchurian, sada rava dosa and masala rava dosa and it was great. Busy place so there might be waiting times.

Good vegetarian-only restaurant. I get the chole bhatura.

Service was fast but food was below average. I ordered pesarattu upma but upma was sweet so it was more like pesarattu ravva kesari. Other food was just ok

GOING THERE FOR 15 YEARS. DOSA IS GOOD. SAMBHAR IS GOOD. OTHER NON SOUTH INDIAN -- NOT GREAT. BUT WE GO THERE FOR SOUTH FOOD.

South Indian style, great Chana bhatura.

Clean place friendly staff! The quality and taste has been changed in downward direction!

Had lunch here with my girlfriends and we loved the food. Can’t wait to go back again.

Great service by Shrey, Wiley and Yolany. Fantastic food quality and service GREAT PLACE FOR VEGETARIAN FOOD, WILL ALWAYS WANT TO COME BACK AGAIN

The food was nice and crunchy but I felt like the food was lacking more flavor and seasoning. The Manchurian was good but I got a couple of them which were not cook well from the center. And the noodle was very mid I had a lot of indo Chinese but this was bad. But the service and everything was great.

Great one , but takes too much time to get a seat .

Taste ,quality all are below average

What a fantastic place to get a Indian vegetarian meal.. The food was so delicious but the service was a bit slow. I would definitely recommend it.

Throughly enjoyed dahi vada, rava masala dosa, Mysore dosa, poori, gobi Manchurian, falooda and gulab jamun. Arrived around 12:30pm for lunch on Dec 31st and got our table in 15 mins and the place was half empty by 1:45pm. Ordered items were served fast and the service was good. As mentioned by many reviewers, gobi Manchurian was oily, the sambhar was watery and didn't taste like the one we used to enjoy in other udipi hotels.

I would recommend calling in to check wait times before going. Everything we ordered was perfect. Our kid liked the cheese dosa. We also tried falooda which was good.

If you're looking for a genuine eat out experience away from home in this area, this is the place to be. It was busy when we went for lunch but was worth the 30mins wait. Parking might be an issue as there isn't enough spaces for the kind of footfall this place gets but I guess we just went at a busier time. The food reminded me of my days living in Bangalore. Will definitely be going there again this trip.

Authentic South Indian Vegetarian food. Everything tasted excellent! The place was packed but still the service was good! I do not understand some of the other reviews about the place not being clean. It is possible that the restaurant has been renovated.

Food was great, there is a service delay! Other than everything was upto the mark.

The go to place for tifin items. Their malai kofta is must try dish and garlic naan is delicious and soft and vanishes as soon as you put in mouth. The service is bit slow (i went in peak time)but in mean time you can enjoy the menu with different options..

Simply one of the best woodlands i have ever had lunch at the food is so amazing and we thank them for letting us in even as they were abt. To close for the day thank you!🙏🏿

We had been here 5 yrs back and we still remember the food..the space and interiors were all upgraded. The vada was super hard ...it was not fresh.. when we told them abouut it their response was"you have eaten it .. " learn to trust your customers.. We ordered chola puri, vada, Gobi Manchurian , poori sagg ,Naan and kadai paneer , ghee dosa and podi dosa ... We liked the Gobi chola poori and kadai paneer . They were delicious however their sambar is watery and needs some standard. Chutney was super cold and did not taste great. Plates were congested and they did not attend to us well even though we were the only family in the place.. Since it was closing , they had turned off the lights in wash rooms and waiting to shut the lights as we exited. Please have some courtesy and kindness when you respond to your customers... it makes a difference in their dining experience 😊

Tasty, Traditional Riffins, super Coconut chutney

Best food but service terrible we were 4 people 2 adults and 2 kids adults finished there food then the kids food came.😡

Gobi Manchurian very oily, just sauce on fried Gobi. Tomato rice - very bland and no flavor; just a colored rice

I'm not sure why the chole batura is touted as signature dish. Chole is chole in paneer butter masala. It was sweetish. 1/10 just for the size of the puri and the onion it came with. The guy in charge there said the kitchen is closed but kept taking orders of his friends in a nearby table.5 mins later I ordered the same dish, dosa, with a different person. 6/10. I'm not from Orlando, so am not sure if competition here makes any idly dosa. Visited based on reviews. Mediocre food with a ridiculous service. I don't trust the 5/4 star reviews here.

Authentic Indian vegetarian food. Service is prompt. Reasonable pricing.

I was here yesterday and I ordered Idly togo. I felt very bad that I found rubber band in the chutney. This was the second time I got something in the food. Firstime I got aluminum foil in sambar. I’ll never recommend here. And owner said something bad to me in other language after I told him that I found something in food.Posting the picture .

Excellent place for South Indian food in Orlando 👍

Authentic South indian fare. Amazing food

Good ambience and service. However I expected tasty food not up to the mark.

For Veggie lovers, this is the place.. nice place

Ordered the sample platter and paneer makhani with bhatura and it was delicious! Friendly staff. I'd recommend

The Worst restaurant i have ever been to- i rate Zero i ordered Garlic naan they server me a ready made frozen naan from desi store -made it extra burn so we may not know - i would as this question to the owner - if want to ear frozen naan then we can buy from desi store and eat at home why would we need to come to your restaurant ? and the attitude one of the desi Waiter 6 foot tall with tattoos on forearm with a tied hair knot on head. he takes order like as if he is interrogating a criminal with a dominating voice and serious face expressions - Guys if you cannot have some hospitality then close the restaurant. people need some humble treatment not an aggressive attitude.