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Chennai Tiffins is a South Indian vegetarian restaurant in Santa Clara, offering authentic tiffins and traditional meals prepared fresh daily. Our food is rooted in simple ingredients, natural fermentation, and warm preparation methods that have been followed for generations. We specialize in idli, dosa, sambar, rasam, pongal, and traditional banana leaf meals, served in a balanced and thoughtful way. Guests can enjoy daily happy hour with unlimited dosa, Friday evenings featuring unlimited live dosa, and weekend morning breakfast buffets from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, offering a variety of classic South Indian breakfast items. Chennai Tiffins provides dine-in, group dining, and catering for corporate, community, and private events.
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Address: 2690 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: (408) 352-5665
Website: https://chennaitiffins.us/
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Neeraj Nema
Visited Chennai Tiffin for breakfast and tried their weekend breakfast buffet. It costs $15.99 per person and the food was really good. I loved the taste — authentic South Indian flavors. They serve dosa and poori fresh on the table, which was a nice touch. It’s better to go a little early because the place gets quite crowded later. Service is slightly slow when it comes to refills, but overall the experience was good. I would definitely recommend this place for a nice South Indian breakfast.
… morePraghalathan Kanthakumar
One of the best South Indian restaurants. Their buffet breakfast provides great value for money. Vadai, idli, and coconut chutney were great. Dosa was okay and the masala was good. Service was also good.
… moreRamanan Duraisamy
After experiencing their excellent catering at a recent corporate event, I had to visit the restaurant myself. The breakfast was outstanding and the flavors are truly authentic. Chennai Tiffins is definitely a specialist in both large-scale events and high-quality dining. A must-visit for any South Indian food lover!
… moreSHRUTI GANDHI
Went there on Friday for happy hour !! Unbeatable price in Bay Area. Like 5$ each. Crazy . Food is decent. Service is nice and friendly. Ghee podi was my fav there. Medu wada sambar was good . Sambar was really impressive. Podi dosa had less ghee but again for 5$ it was great. My husband liked Kesari.
… moreswaroop krishna
Chennai tiffins is actually the name . It was confusing when we arrived there but we still tried it and turned out to be good .
Liked pungulu it was crispy and had enough sourness. Cut mirchi is spicy and I liked it
Upma was served cold and we had to ask again and it turned out good.
Gongura dosa is okay, onion Rav’s masala dosa is very good . Appam with veg Kurma is decent . Didn’t like the mini idly and vada
Overall a good place with budget friendly pricing and decent ambience
… moreLiked pungulu it was crispy and had enough sourness. Cut mirchi is spicy and I liked it
Upma was served cold and we had to ask again and it turned out good.
Gongura dosa is okay, onion Rav’s masala dosa is very good . Appam with veg Kurma is decent . Didn’t like the mini idly and vada
Overall a good place with budget friendly pricing and decent ambience
Ashwin Mudigonda
I am not against hole-in-the-walls. Some of the best food can be had in obscure places. Chennai Tiffins exhibits all the traits of a standard Indian hole-in-the-wall. Strip mall location, barebones furniture, stuck watching YouTube ads, the list goes on. But it would have been worth it if the food compensated for it. And, sadly, it did not for me.
In an area where one can toss a pebble and hit a dozen south Indian restaurants, Chennai Tiffins, with all its regalia of Madras hanging on the walls, could not instill the nostalgia with its idli or vada. The menu, per the norm at such places, was pretty lengthy.
I got the idli, vada, and pongal combo. It came out soon enough, but the idli was off in consistency (firmer than expected). The vada was fine in texture, but lacking in flavor. The pongal was passable and the best of the three. The sambar, it must be said, was excellent. That alone deserves a star (since it is used as a side dish in more than half the orders).
I am always curious to see what a restaurant’s specials taste like, what could they conjure up that deviates from the norm. I tried the Vijaywada Paneer dosa. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I got a lot of dosa that was smeared with a spicy chutney and grated paneer. The combo did not work well. The paneer felt like an afterthought and there wasn’t much of it in each mouthful to scoop up.
I may have to try something else the next time.
… moreIn an area where one can toss a pebble and hit a dozen south Indian restaurants, Chennai Tiffins, with all its regalia of Madras hanging on the walls, could not instill the nostalgia with its idli or vada. The menu, per the norm at such places, was pretty lengthy.
I got the idli, vada, and pongal combo. It came out soon enough, but the idli was off in consistency (firmer than expected). The vada was fine in texture, but lacking in flavor. The pongal was passable and the best of the three. The sambar, it must be said, was excellent. That alone deserves a star (since it is used as a side dish in more than half the orders).
I am always curious to see what a restaurant’s specials taste like, what could they conjure up that deviates from the norm. I tried the Vijaywada Paneer dosa. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I got a lot of dosa that was smeared with a spicy chutney and grated paneer. The combo did not work well. The paneer felt like an afterthought and there wasn’t much of it in each mouthful to scoop up.
I may have to try something else the next time.
Nikhil
We read the reviews for Star Udupi Cafe and decided to give it a try, but when we arrived, we realized it was Chennai Tiffins. The place was nearly empty, which made us wonder about the food quality. However, we were pleasantly surprised by the affordable prices on the menu. We ordered a variety of items to taste. The highlights were the Onion Rava Masala, Poori with Aloo Masala, Punukulu, and Cut Mirchi. The Gongura Dosa, Parotta with chole curry, Vada, Idly, and Aapam were average. The Mini Idly had too much ghee. It’s worth noting that the Idly is not Rava Idly but the Tamil Nadu style. Unfortunately, the Upma and Kesari were disappointing. The Upma we received was reheated in the microwave and cold inside. When we mentioned it, they replaced it with a fresh plate. The Mini Tiffin Combo was supposed to include Pongal, but we received Upma instead. The Kesari was dry and tasteless, likely prepared earlier in the day. I suggest skipping the Upma and Kesari and checking if Pongal is available before ordering the combo. Despite these issues, I recommend visiting for the affordable tiffins.
… moreRavi Ozarker
Amazing restaurant. Plus on weekends they have fresh breakfast very early in the morning. We have been eating hear for almost a year and have seen consistent quality and service. Thanks.
… moreSandhya Prashant
Another place to have the Bangalore street masala puri. The masala was perfect but the puris did not taste the same but together it was tasty. The ghee podi dosa was delicious. They have outdoor dining as well.
The indoor seating is better than 3 years ago, they have steel utensils/plates. The masala puri is excellent still, although the puri needs to be deep fired flat puris.
The coffee tea felt very stale.
The toilet needs fixing and better maintenance.
… moreThe indoor seating is better than 3 years ago, they have steel utensils/plates. The masala puri is excellent still, although the puri needs to be deep fired flat puris.
The coffee tea felt very stale.
The toilet needs fixing and better maintenance.
ash
We’ve been coming here as a family for breakfast for a long time, and the food is consistently excellent. It has always been our go-to spot.
Unfortunately, during our last visit( feb,8), we had an uncomfortable experience with a staff member. When I asked if plates could be cleared from our table during the buffet breakfast, I was told they prefer reusing plates. I apologized, as I wasn’t aware of this policy.
After that, I overheard the staff member mocking us by saying each person used four plates, which was not true—we were three people and used five plates in total. The restaurant was also not crowded at the time, so the comment felt unnecessary.
While I understand policies around reducing waste, being mocked made us feel embarrassed and unwelcome.
… moreUnfortunately, during our last visit( feb,8), we had an uncomfortable experience with a staff member. When I asked if plates could be cleared from our table during the buffet breakfast, I was told they prefer reusing plates. I apologized, as I wasn’t aware of this policy.
After that, I overheard the staff member mocking us by saying each person used four plates, which was not true—we were three people and used five plates in total. The restaurant was also not crowded at the time, so the comment felt unnecessary.
While I understand policies around reducing waste, being mocked made us feel embarrassed and unwelcome.