Udipiwala - Gajraula

During our journey back to Delhi from Nainital, we stopped at this restaurant and enjoyed a delicious and affordable South Indian meal. Highly recommended.

We stopped at this restaurant on our way back from a trip to the mountains. The parking lot was open and spacious, making it easy to find a spot. The South Indian Thali took some time to be served, but it was worth the wait. It was missing the rasam, but the quality and quantity of the dishes in the Thali were good. The Vada was fresh and crisp, and the butter dosa was served quickly. The buttermilk was also good.

My family often stops at Udipiwala for lunch on our way back from Haldwani. Today, in addition to our usual South Indian meal, we decided to try their "healthy" beetroot drinks. Unfortunately, these drinks were far from healthy, as they were filled with sugar and lacked any real taste of beetroot or ginger. It seemed like they used a colored syrup to mimic the flavor, but it was not authentic at all. We were disappointed that they tried to pass it off as a healthy beetroot drink.

We tried Masala Dosa, Uttapam, Upma, Chowmein etc but all the items had no masala/spice. This is the first restaurant while coming towards Delhi, hence my advise is to wait for 10-15 minutes as Moga Punjabi will be a better choice.

Gajraula is a midway halt to most tourists driving from Delhi to Nainital and just past Gajraula there is a cluster of restaurants some well known and others not so well known. Udipiwala is one such restaurant that serves near authentic South Indian fare. It is however located further away towards Naintal and does not stand out like the others while driving to Naintal. It does stand out while one drives towards Delhi from Naintal.The restaurant specializes in South Indian fare the sambar served here tastes like a clone of sambar served in a North Indian restaurant. This is the one item that really lacks authenticity . All the rest are just about OK . In all fairness this is the only restaurant in this region that serves South Indian food that comes close to the real thing. If you dig South Indian food take a break here.