Cali Native V

My first time visiting a local south Indian restaurant and learned so much about their cuisine. South Indian cuisine is all vegetarian. It appears they specialize in dosas and sambhar. The mansala dosa was large but a bit soft but the crispy type which was still delicious and soaked up the 3 types of sauces and a soup. They have a different daily thali or variety set of 6 dishes which was also very good and includes white rice. Kapoori was also very tasty fried puffy goodness especially with the sambhar and potatoes. I'm sure I committed some native eating etiquette by using a spoon to eat as well as my left hand so I hope I didn't attract too many side glances by other customers. Service was exceptionally friendly and the server stopped by several times to bring refills of our dishes which I wasn't sure was customary like Korean bon chon or because we were the only non Indian customers but certainly appreciated and took advantage of their generosity. Highly recommend and will certainly be back!

+2

Yatri Arvindh

The food here was absolutely delicious. It truly reminded me of authentic South Indian food that can be around all around south India (obviously) and some parts of north India. It brought me back to memories of Tamil Nadu. The restaurant is decorated like a restaurant in Chennai (simple) and the atmosphere wasn’t anything special but I’d definitely recommend trying the food. Staff were nice and fast.

Vaish “Siso” C

We love coming to Komala Vilas. The food is great. Not too spicy so it’s perfect for us. We ordered a few items. Paneer dosa is great if you’re looking for a non-spicy option. It’s a low key restaurant with great food. We have been coming here for a while and I highly recommend it. Prices are reasonable too. Their service is quick. We came for lunch on Friday and it was pretty crowded. The food came within 10 min or less. Very happy with the food quality and service.

+3

Jayasimha Nuggehalli

This is my go to place for South Indian Breakfast, specially on Weekends. So far they have not disappointed me. I pretty much like all the stuff on their breakfast menu. Combos are pretty good. Onion Chilli uttapam and Rava dosas are great. Idli & Vada are pretty good as well. Highly recommend this place. There are very few restaurants serve great breakfast, this is definitely one of them.

+27

Unsure of low ratings but this is my go to place and never had issues. \n\nchapathi's are good among others items. South Indian style that my elderly parents enjoy with no issues.\n\nPicked up food t…

Surprised at the low Yelp rating because this place is amazing! It truly is closest to home cooked food and they use oil/ghee judiciously. Food is ready in minutes, the coffee is piping hot, and ev…

Surprised at the low Yelp rating because this place is amazing! It truly is closest to home cooked food and they use oil/ghee judiciously. food is ready in minutes, the coffee is piping hot, an…

Surprised at the low Yelp rating because this place is amazing! It truly is closest to home cooked food and they use oil/ghee judiciously. Food is ready in minutes, the coffee is piping hot, and ev…

This place never disappoints me.. Go to place for breakfast, lunch and evening snack + tea

food at Komala Vilas truly feels like home-cooked food. We visited on a Friday and ordered the thali, which included onion sambar, potato curry, kottu, and sweet pongal. The number of side dish…

Food at Komala Vilas truly feels like home-cooked food. We visited on a Friday and ordered the thali, which included onion sambar, potato curry, kottu, and sweet pongal. The number of side dishes i…

Most consistent quality. Can't beat the service. Very economical and lunch plate is unique and has variety from day to day.

Still loved this place. Yes ambiance is no frills and basic but it works. service was nice and friendly but the dosas here are consistently good along with the dips. The poori was oily but okay but…

Still loved this place. Yes ambiance is no frills and basic but it works. Service was nice and friendly but the dosas here are consistently good along with the dips. The poori was oily but okay but…

Went for dosa on a weekday afternoon. Had a masala dosa and filter coffee. Both were good and mild sambhar. \n\nIt was definitely fresh as I have had dosa at Mylapore dosa during the weekday and it…

Went for dosa on a weekday afternoon. Had a masala dosa and filter coffee. Both were good and mild sambhar. \n\nIt was definitely fresh as I have had dosa at Mylapore dosa during the weekday and it…

Komala Vilas suites us perfectly! They never take time to give us food and they have amazing food waiting for us to eat. My husband eats the masala dosa while I eat medu\nvada. ambiance is normally…

Komala Vilas suites us perfectly! They never take time to give us food and they have amazing food waiting for us to eat. My husband eats the masala dosa while I eat medu\nvada. Ambiance is normally…

The food was very homely! Very tasty South Indian food with kind workers and a great ambiance. The thali had a wide variety of options and an incredibly tasty payasam. The appalam was crispy! The c…

We went for lunch at komala ..\nThey serve fresh & hot homely food ...we ordered masala dosa ,parotta ..its always our go to place .....​​​​

We went for lunch at komala ..\nThey serve fresh & hot homely food ...we ordered masala dosa ,parotta ..its always our go to place .....​​​​

Thank-you Komala Vilas Team for the delicious "home cooked" meal every day of the week. Our favorites are the largest quantities of Sambar, Kootu, and Curry - feeding the entire family. Consistent …

Sunday keerai & potato fry is our jam! They are generous and my dad, my son & I love this expression of authentic South Indian home cooking. We both grew up in proper Chennai through 70s and 90s ca…

Sunday keerai & potato fry is our jam! They are generous and my dad, my son & I love this expression of authentic South Indian home cooking. We both grew up in proper Chennai through 70s and 90s …

I am from Mumbai and visit USA once an year. I stay in the walking distance of Komala Vilas; I love their food. The quality is too good

I am from Mumbai and visit USA once an year. I stay in the walking distance of Komala Vilas; I love their food. The quality is too good

Komala vilas is one of the best South indian restaurant. We have visited the branch in Sunny Vale and it is in busy locality. They are providing Thali (lunch) items and tiffin and it is a vegetaria…

Uttapam was very thick - could be thinner and more toppings. Rava dosa was perfect! They could expand their menu with some vegan options or variants of the menu!

Best south Indian food. Great staff. If you are a south Indian vegetarian, you will love this place

nirmal ganesh

- very good food. They offer unlimited meals with a fixed menu every week. Everything is unlimited included appalams. Extremely good value for money and more importantly tastes like your mom cooked food. - very mediocre and avoidable coffee as it’s pre made. - good happy hour options. 5$ bajji, bonda and plan dosai. - self service model. - very okay looking and mess like place instead of a fine dining restaurant. - they have a good Andra Kara podi masala dosa and poori with channa.

Jags Krishnamurthy

I have not been to this place in a decade and wanted to try this out. I should have stuck to simple things but instead went for the peanut kara masala dosa that I couldn't finish with sambhar that was very salty. The coffee was weak and I had to ask for a stronger one, which they gave. The vada was crispy and the idlis were good. The service was fast and friendly.

Chetan Pangam

The food is decent and service is also quick. The idly and vada was average any other South Indian place. Idly wasn’t fresh but the Sambar was tasty. The one dish I would recommend is Upma along with filter coffee. They make it in Ghee.

GHOUSE MOHAMMAD

Komala Vilas in San Francisco is a well-regarded restaurant known for serving authentic South Indian vegetarian cuisine. While I initially thought it originated from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Komala Vilas actually has roots in Tamil Nadu. The restaurant offers a range of traditional South Indian dishes such as dosas, idlis, vadas, sambar, and a variety of chutneys, appealing to lovers of vegetarian food in America. Its dedication to preserving the rich flavors and culinary heritage of Tamil Nadu makes it a popular destination for those seeking genuine South Indian vegetarian fare.

+7

A very authentic South Indian spot in South Bay. This place is very basic but the service and food was great. We tried their dosa, vada and coffee and I will definitely go back to try their thali m…

Have been to Komala Vilas a few times and I felt the place was an ok-ok. The place is not bad but you won’t miss this place if you don’t eat here. I tried Mysore Masala Dosa here and Coffee and it was alright. Not bad quality at all but it was kind of bland. I also felt the same when I had tried Utthapam here earlier. The lady at the counter was very polite and courteous. Kudos to her for her high service standard. The restaurant was spacious (I had gone here with a colleague from work, I normally prefer eating at home) and well kept. There was a clean restroom. Overall, not a bad place.

Anand Durairajan

Tiffin sambar taste has become very ordinary. Mashed potato masala on dosa was very lackluster and bland. KV still cooks up amazing lunch meals.. better to regain focus on taste amidst the serious competition locally

Food taste is amazing.\nThis review is for the Sunday lunch delivered order which has the Potato special curry, which we had delivered through Uber Eats.\n\nFor a 32oz order, the container was less…

Kamla Vilas has been our favorite for last 10 years and it makes me sad to write this review . The quality of the food has gone down so bad . The aloo curry and chutney served with dosas was stale …

Muthu D

Update: Changing my rating from 4 to 2. I was a fan of Komalavilas and the taste was close to home food and consistently good. But I feel like they lost their standards in quality, quantity and service. The wait time is always high even though it is not fully packed. I can’t blame the rude and aggressive behavior of waiters since they are also stressed due to understaffing. It’s definitely worth more than 2 stars when comparing other South Indian restaurants. But I feel like they went down from their own benchmark. One thing didn’t change yet - Filter coffee!! :) Hoping for the improvement.

+4

Bad service. We ordered with the lady with a mask standing at the counter.\nShe apparently forgot to enter the orders of many folks\nAll those people who came much later and orders with the lady that…

Bad service. We ordered with the lady with a mask standing at the counter.\nShe apparently forgot to enter the orders of many folks\nAll those people who came much later and orders with the lady th…

Maybe today (Sunday) that i went was a bad day for the restaurant or maybe the bay area mostly south indian crowd has lost touch with what acceptable indian food means. My only and big complaint is t…