Dosa Studio Vegetarian Restaurant & Catering – Halal in San Diego

Rava masala dosa and onion pakora were great!

Wonderful food and service. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I got the Mysore dosa with the perfect about of flavor. My husband got the paneer dosa which was just as delicious. It's our go-to favorite South Indian restaurant.

The South Indian cuisine at this casual place specializes in various dosas, idli, and more. Going on Christmas night was kind of a mad house but this is clearly a popular place that aligns with the taste of the food. The masala dosas were crispy, and the coconut chutney, rasam, and sambar were fantastic, as was the sambar idli and dahi vada. Gulab jammun capped the dinner with four pieces (rare for an Indian restaurant in the U.S.) for dessert. This gora pakora had a happy tummy tonight. *** Update July 2025: It's still really good. Rasam was amazing. No problem getting a table this time.

We tried the weekend brunch buffet at Dosa Studio and were quite disappointed. While the vada was crispy and the sambar was hot and flavorful, and the samosa chaat made at the counter was a nice touch, the rest of the experience fell short. The chutneys lacked any tempering or flavor, making them quite bland by Indian standards. The dosa service was extremely slow, and when it finally arrived, the dosa was very small with barely any aloo masala inside. The pooris looked overly oily, and although there were several curries that would pair well with rice, there was no white rice at all, which is very unusual for an Indian buffet. We went with a lot of excitement and hunger, hoping to enjoy a hearty and authentic Indian buffet, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to the expectations and wasn't worth the price. Definitely not the experience we were hoping for.