Woodlands Café

Amazing food, excellent service and ambience! Would definitely visit again. Typical Bangalore vibes and pakka karnataka style food. Bought poori, Mysore masala dosa, samosa chaat and dahi vada. All tasted great. Polite and homely people. Highly recommend!

One of the best Indian restaurants around! The food is hot and delicious, the service is amazing, they made me feel comfortable, I felt very homely. 100% Bengaluru Vibe. Love it! This is the go-to place if you're looking for great Indian food!

Family run restaurant making food with fresh ingredients at good prices. We have had their dosa multiple times, it's consistently good. Their service is great too, fast, soft spoken and accurate.

Will definitely return!

I have been visiting this place for the last fifteen years and no complaints. They serve authentic South Indian foods. They also make very good Jain food. Customer service is excellent too. Don’t miss out and visit this place.

Went to Palisades Park for a hike and was searching for a South Indian restaurant closeby and this restaurant appeared. The food was authentically prepared and was fresh and tasty. The idli’s were soft and dosa was crispy. The staff were friendly and courteous. Also, the place is reasonably priced.

We enjoyed our weekend brunch here. This restaurant is tucked away in the silent neighborhood. Service was good and food was delicious.
Would recommend this place and looking forward to revisiting again in the future

Definitely surprised by the clean ambiance and piping hot yummy food. The bajji reminded me of Bangalore bonda/bajji Scene. we tried mirchi bajji or mensinakayi bajji.. it was tooo good.. we additionally tried Pulao and bisibelebath both were excellent to taste… esp pulao was spot on.. highly recommend this restaurant for some good Karnataka/ South Indian style food

Delicious food and great staff attentions. The place has a variety of dishes all vegetarian. Clean and good atmosphere.

Amazing place for all Indian food, but especially South Indian! The best bisi bele bath, pongal, and dosas in Jersey! Great catering vendor, especially for a dosa party! Also available to stop by their Garfield restaurant for a quick informal outing!

A small, quaint but homey South Indian restaurant in a north Jersey town. The owner is really kind and personable, and tends to you personally if he can. The menu is fully vegetarian but is still quite diverse. All items were delicious, especially their dosas (which we came from specifically!) Overall an enjoyable and tasty experience.

Great variety of delicious vegetarian meals. The staff were friendly and welcoming. Clean and cozy place.

Very authentic South Indian food. I’ve been coming almost every week from Manhattan to eat here. 10/10. Reasonable prices as well!

We have been going to Woodland’s since 2007 and followed them from Montclair to Parsippany to Garfield. The owner and his sister are very helpful when it comes to explaining the various items on the menu. This is an above excellent restaurant when it comes to vegetarian food and for us (non-Indian) the quality, flavor, presentation, etc etc is really outstanding. If you don’t like the taste of curry, there are more than plenty of dishes to select from. In fact there aren’t that many curry spice dishes. Guaranteed you will enjoy the food and will always come back to try new menu items.

Excellent food, tried their Medu Vada, Potato Bhajji options for appetizers and the food tasted exceptionally well

For the main course had Poori Korma and Pav Bhaji Dosa which was quite unique and delicious

Overall, a very underrated but great place for India food, especially South Indian cuisine

Wow. If you think you like Indian food or just want to try it, you will LOVE it after going to this hidden Gem. The location is in a residential neighborhood of Garfield NJ and well worth the drive. Yumminess will dance in your mouth after every bite.

Small cozy place but quality, taste and richness of South Indian cuisine are comparable to any 5 star restaurant. Polite service, delicious food with varieties, flavors are what Woodland is all about.
Owner Lokesh and kitchen queen Laxmi are very nice and humble to adjust your any request and taste. We have been following them from Montclair to Parsippany to Garfield since last 20 years.Very authentic and quality South Indian food.
Many varieties of crispy Dosas, uttapams, non greasy and light Menduvada and many more delicious dishes.

Excellent, value for money south Indian food. The cafe has a very basic look, I had a take out though. The preparation time was as promised, food was hot and flavorful. It wasn’t overly spicy, but had right flavors in sambhar and coconut chutney. Medu vada was well made, and dosa was perfectly sized with right flavors. Based on these two dishes, I would probably not order North Indian food like paneer, etc from this place, saying this because I am accustomed to north Indian style of cooking and I am assuming the cooking style here would be liked by someone with a taste for south Indian palate.

Portion size is apt, and pricing is right for the type of place and location. The server was welcoming and polite, seems like family run business. I will definitely order south Indian food from here again.

On spot each time, authentic Indian taste, quality of ingredients in whichever variety offered. Would give more stars if possible 👍🏻.
A definite go to.

Perfect spot for a Sunday lunch with the family. Service was excellent and the food was delicious. We will be back!

Great authentic South Indian food place. Will definitely visit again!