Maharani Indian Restaurant in Madison, WI

3.7(1,040)$20–30Madison, WI
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3.7-star rating from 1040 reviews.

  • Family-friendly
  • Budget-friendly
  • Quick service

Best for / Not ideal for

Best for

  • Quick meals
  • Families
  • Large groups
  • Budget dining

Not ideal for

  • Fine dining seekers

At a glance

Madison, WI • Price $20–30 • 3.7★
Maharani Indian Restaurant in Madison, WI, offers an Indian buffet experience. Located at 380 W Washington Ave, this establishment has a rating of 3.7 stars based on 1040 reviews. The restaurant provides dine-in service, no-contact delivery, and takeout options. Pricing falls within the $20–30 range. Visitors can find more information on their website or by phone. This buffet is a dining option in Madison for those seeking Indian cuisine.

Good to know

  • Maharani Indian Restaurant has a listed address in Madison, WI, so visitors can confirm the exact location before going.
  • The page includes a 3.7-star rating from 1,040 reviews.
  • Website and phone details are available for checking current menu, hours, or availability.
  • Service details include takeout.
This family-friendly Indian buffet welcomes diners of all ages. As a budget-friendly option, this buffet offers affordable dining.
Address
380 W Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, Madison, WI
Phone
(608) 251-9999
Today
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
Price
$20–30
Rating
3.7 (1,040 reviews)

What stands out

🍽️Delicious food

Multiple reviewers praise the taste and flavor

👥Friendly service

Attentive and helpful staff

📋Huge selection

Lots of options to choose from

🌟Nice atmosphere

Pleasant and welcoming environment

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Before you go

🍽️Dine-in available

Eat in the restaurant

🚚Delivery available

Delivery service offered

🥡Takeout available

Order to go

Not the Fastest

Score 30/100 · 2 positive signals
Quick bite score30/100
Speed signals
10/30
Grab-and-go
0/25
Budget-friendly
5/20
Time commitment
15/15
Convenience
0/10

What works

  • Fast service
  • Moderate pricing

Keep in mind

  • No takeout option

Scored from service speed, takeout options, pricing, meal format, and lunch availability.

Early Evening Only 🌇

Score 33/100 · 3 positive signals
Full night out score33/100
Late-night hours
0/30
Drinks on premises
0/20
Nightlife nearby
25/25
Entertainment
8/15
Weekend potential
0/10

What works

  • 5+ bars and nightlife venues within walking distance
  • Karaoke and nightclubs nearby
  • Cinema within walking distance

Keep in mind

  • No alcohol — you'll need to go elsewhere for drinks

Scored from closing hours, on-premises drinks, nearby nightlife, entertainment, and weekend hours.

Trusted Rating

✅ 3.8 weighted · 1,040 reviews
3.8weighted · raw 3.7 from 1,040 reviews(↑ 0.07 from raw)
Highly Trusted
Review volume vs. city median1,040 / 369.5 median
01,847.5 (Rock Solid threshold)
Rating spread on Yelp
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Relative share of Yelp ratings by star — bar length shows how ratings skew, not exact counts.

The trusted rating blends this place’s raw score (3.7) with the city average (3.96) using a Bayesian formula. Places with fewer reviews are pulled toward the city mean; places with 1847.5+ reviews carry their rating at nearly full weight.

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Hours & Location

Status: Hours available

Regular Hours

7 days
friday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
monday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
saturday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
sunday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
thursday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM
tuesday
Closed
wednesday
11:30 AM–3:30 PM

Pricing

Price range $20–30
Price range$20–30

Amenities & Services

Accessibility, service options, and dining details

Accessibility

Wheelchair, parking, and more
 Wheelchair accessible entrance Wheelchair accessible parking lot Wheelchair accessible restroom Wheelchair accessible seating

Amenities

Available facilities and features
Vegan optionsLimited vegetarian optionsAccepts credit cardsAccepts Apple PayModerate noiseGood for Lunch, Dinner

Atmosphere

Ambiance and setting
 Casual QuietGood for groupsGood for kids

Service Options

Dine-in, takeout, delivery
Dine_inNo_contact_deliveryTakeoutReservationsDeliveryOutdoor Seating

Takeout service is available. Delivery service is offered.

Payment Methods

Accepted payment types
 Credit cards Debit cards N F C mobile payments

Highlights

Special features
 Fast service Great tea selection

Planning

Reservations and groups
 Accepts reservations

Popular Dishes

3 dishes reviewers mention most
  • Chicken Tikka Masala$18.9524 mentions
  • Butter Chicken$18.9512 mentions
  • Palak Paneer$17.956 mentions

Dishes most frequently mentioned in Yelp reviews.

Full Menu

168 items with prices
  • Egg masala$15.99

    Egg boiled cooked in onion, tomato sauce and spices

  • EGG Bhurji$14.99

    Coated egg stir fried with herbs and spices

  • EGG Curry$14.99

    Fresh boiled egg cooked in curry sauce and spices

  • 2 Pieces Aloo Tikki$6.50

    Chopped potatoes, green peas and gram flour balls deep fried.

  • Papadam$2.95

    Crispy and spicy wafers.

  • Vegetable Samosa$7.95

    Stuffed with potatoes and green peas.

  • Vegetable Pakora$6.95

    Vegetable fritters.

  • Paneer Pakora$7.95

    Homemade cheese, deep fried in gram flour.

  • Assorted Vegetarian Appetizer$12.95

    Vegetable pakora, cheese pakora, samosa and aloo tikki.

  • Samosa Chat$9.95

    Served traditionally with chana masala, yogurt and chutneys.

  • Aloo Tikki Chat$9.95

    Served traditionally with channa masala, yogurt and chutneys.

  • Vegetable Spring Roll$6.95

    Stuffed with fresh vegetable and deep fried.

  • Kurkure Bhindi$6.95

    Sliced okra and seasoned crispy deep-fried

  • EXTRA CRISPY FRENCH FRIES$5.99

    EXCALIBUR EXTRA CRISPY Fries come with ketchup. CONTAINS: WHEAT

  • Cheese curds$8.99

    wisconsin's favorite cheese curds, elevated with a crispy coating and served with a chutney

  • Iddly$9.99

    Steamed rice & lentil patties.

  • Fish Pakora$9.99

    Fish, boneless and skinless, marinated with lemon juice, spices, chickpea batter and deep fried.

  • Assorted Platter$13.95

    Chicken and fish pakora and seekh kabob.

  • Shrimp Pakora$9.99

    Skinless shrimp deep fried.

  • Chicken Pakora$8.95

    Chicken deep fried in chickpea batter.

  • Chicken 65$9.95

    Boneless chicken simmered in yogurt, flavored with pungent spices and curry leaves.

  • Mulligatawny Soup$4.95

    Lentils, vegetables and spice.

  • Coconut Soup$4.95

    Coconut, cream and pistachio.

  • Rasam Soup$4.95

    A traditional south Indian sour and spicy soup.

Menu sourced from Yelp; items and prices may change.

Reviews

1,040 reviews

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Maharani Indian Restaurant has a 3.7-star rating based on 1040 customer reviews.

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Theatres

Overture Hall

Theatre

~0.2 mi
Capitol Theater

Theatre

~0.2 mi
Evjue Stage

Theatre

~0.4 mi
Drury Stage

Theatre

~0.4 mi

Museums

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

227 State Street

~0.2 miPH off; Th 12:00-21:00; Fr,Su 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
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Librarys

Dane County Law Library

Library

215 South Hamilton Street

~0.3 mi

Community Centres

Jewish Student Center

Community Centre

~0.4 mi
LGBT Campus Center

Community Centre

716 Langdon Street

~0.6 mi

Place Of Worships

Calvary Lutheran Chapel

Place Of Worship

701 State Street

~0.5 mi
+1 608 255 7214Website

Post Offices

Madison Post Office

Post Office

2 East Mifflin Street

~0.4 miMo-Fr 08:00-17:00

Banks

Old National Bank

Bank

23 West Main Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00
BMO

Bank

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Wells Fargo

Bank

~0.3 mi
Chase

Bank

22 East Mifflin Street

~0.4 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
UW Credit Union

Bank

44 East Mifflin Street

~0.4 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-13:00

Restaurants

Maharani Indian Restaurant

Restaurant

~6 ftMo,We-Su 11:30-15:00 open "lunch" || Mo,We-Su 17:00-22:00 open "dinner"
Website
A La Brasa Mexican Grill

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15 North Broom Street

~97 ftMo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su off
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Cento

Restaurant

122 West Mifflin Street

~0.2 miMo-Sa 16:00-22:00, Sa,Su 10:00-14:00, Su 16:00-21:00
+1 608 284 9378Website
El Aguila Real

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226 State Street

~0.2 miMo-We 11:00-22:00, Th-Sa 11:00-02:00, Su 11:00-21:00
+1-608-286-9286
Tornado Room

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116 South Hamilton Street

~0.2 miMo-Su 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 17:00-24:00; PH off
+1-608-256-3570Website
Ian's Pizza on State

Restaurant

100 State Street

~0.2 miSu-We 11:00-22:00; Th 11:00-02:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-02:30
+1-608-257-9248Website
Bassett Street Brunch Club

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44 West Johnson Street

~0.2 miMo-Th 08:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 08:00-20:00
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The Post

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~0.2 mi07:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 07:00-23:00
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Cafes

Barriques - West Wash

Cafe

127 West Washington Avenue

~0.2 miMo-Sa 06:30-18:00; Su 07:00-18:00
+1-608-268-6264Website
High Crowd Cafe

Cafe

115 State Street

~0.2 miSu-Th 10:00-22:00, Fr-Sa 10:00-00:00
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Ugly Apple

Cafe

210 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 07:00-14:00
Starbucks

Cafe

1 East Main Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 05:30-19:00; Sa 05:30-19:30; Su 06:30-19:30
+1 608-250-5020Website
Colectivo Coffee

Cafe

25 South Pinckney Street

~0.4 miMo-Su 06:30-18:00
+1 608-255-0474Website
Bradbury's Coffee

Cafe

127 North Hamilton Street

~0.5 miTu-Sa 07:00-17:00; Su 07:00-14:00
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Valentia Coffee

Cafe

799 University Square

~0.5 miMo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa,Su 07:00-14:00; May 15 - Sep 1 Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00; May 15 - Sep 1 Sa-Su 08:00-13:00
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The Cafe

Cafe

~0.5 mi

Bars

Paradise

Bar

119 West Main Street

~0.2 mi
+1-608-256-2263Website
Shamrock Bar & Grille

Bar

117 West Main Street

~0.2 miMo-Fr 00:00-01:00,15:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00,11:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,10:00-24:00
+1-608-259-8480Website
Genna's Cocktail Lounge

Bar

105 West Main Street

~0.2 miMo-Su 00:00-01:00,14:00-24:00;
+1 608-255-4770Website
Plaza Bar

Bar

~0.3 miWe 12:00-22:00; Th 12:00-02:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-02:30
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Chasers II

Bar

~0.3 mi
Whisky Jack's Saloon

Bar

552 State Street

~0.4 miMo-Su 00:00-02:30,11:00-24:00
+1 608 819 8881Website
The Double U

Bar

620 University Avenue

~0.4 mi
+1 608 512 0341Website
Church Key

Bar

~0.4 mi

Fast Foods

Teddywedgers

Fast Food

101 State Street

~0.2 miMo 07:00-14:00; Tu-Sa 07:00-21:00; Su 09:00-15:00
Domino's

Fast Food

409 West Gorham Street

~0.2 mi10:30-02:00
+1 608-255-2222Website
Subway

Fast Food

19 West Main Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
+1 608-255-1636Website
Milio's

Fast Food

116 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 10:00-17:00
+1 608-819-7827Website
Taco Bell Cantina

Fast Food

534 State Street

~0.4 mi
+1 608-256-0056Website
Qdoba

Fast Food

548 State Street

~0.4 miMo-Su 10:30-22:00
+1 608-280-8720Website
Mooyah

Fast Food

571 State Street

~0.4 miMo-Su 11:00-22:00
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Panera Bread

Fast Food

656 West Washington Avenue

~0.4 mi07:00-21:00
+1 608-354-0524Website

Ice Creams

Chocolate Shoppe

Ice Cream

468 State Street

~0.3 miSu-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00
+1 608 255 5454Website
Daily Scoop

Ice Cream

~0.6 mi

Pubs

Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.

Pub

123 East Doty Street

~0.5 miMo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-01:00; Sa 10:00-01:00; Su 10:00-23:00
+1-608-284-0000Website

Polices

Dane County Sheriff

Police

115 West Doty Street

~0.3 mi
Central District Station

Police

211 South Carroll Street

~0.3 mi

Clinics

UnityPoint Health - Meriter - West Washington Clinic

Clinic

345 West Washington Avenue

~258 ftMo-Fr 08:00-17:00
+1 608 417 8300Website

Pharmacys

CVS Pharmacy

Pharmacy

~0.3 miMo-Su 08:00-22:00
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Walgreens

Pharmacy

15 East Main Street

~0.4 miMo-Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa 07:00-23:00; Su 08:00-22:00
Walgreens

Pharmacy

~0.5 mi07:00-23:00

Vending Machines

Pay Station 75

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi
Pay Station 54

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi
Pay Station 90

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi
Pay Station 69

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi
Pay Station 92

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~0.2 mi
Pay Station 91

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~0.2 mi
Pay Station 81

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi
Pay Station 12

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi

Prisons

Dane County Jail

Prison

~0.3 mi

Coworking Spaces

Horizon Coworking

Coworking Space

7 North Pinckney Street

~0.4 mi07:00-18:00
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Beautys

Galaxy Nail Spa

Beauty

~0.4 miMo-Sa 09:30-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
+1 608-230-5747

Post Boxs

United States Post Office

Post Box

~0.5 mi

Trainings

Aveda Institute Madison

Training

353 East Campus Mall

~0.5 mi

Fitness Centres

Septi Fitness

Fitness Centre

10 South Carroll Street

~0.2 miMo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 07:00-12:00
+1-608-279-9937Website

Nightclubs

Sotto

Nightclub

303 North Henry Street

~0.2 miWe 19:00-23:00, Th 21:00-01:45, Fr 22:00-02:15, Sa 22:00-02:15

Outdoors

Fontana Sports

Outdoor

216 North Henry Street

~0.2 miMo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00
+1-608-257-5043Website

Jewelrys

Goodman's Jewelers

Jewelry

220 State Street

~0.2 miMo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off

Cannabis

Pinebox

Cannabis

109 State Street

~0.2 mi

Clothes

Vintage Badger Store

Clothes

128 State St

~0.2 miWe-Fr,Su 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-19:00

Cheeses

Fromagination

Cheese

~0.2 miSa 09:00-18:00; Su,Mo off; Tu-Fr 10:30-18:00
+1-608-255-2430Website

Confectionerys

Candinas Chocolate

Confectionery

~0.3 mi

Bicycles

Motorless Motion Bicycles

Bicycle

640 West Washington Avenue

~0.4 miMo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00
+1-608-443-0640Website

Copyshops

FedEx Office

Copyshop

654 West Washington Avenue

~0.4 miMo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-18:00
+16082556367Website

Conveniences

MacTaggart's Market

Convenience

230 West Lakelawn Place

~0.4 miMo-Su 07:00-24:00
+1 608-251-0911Website

Supermarkets

Fresh Madison Market

Supermarket

~0.5 miMo-Su 07:00-22:00
Website

Bicycle Rentals

W. Mifflin @ Central Library

Bicycle Rental

126 West Mifflin Street

~0.1 miMar 15-Dec 15
+1-800-473-4772Website
W. Gilman @ Peace Park

Bicycle Rental

229 West Gilman Street

~0.3 miMar 15-Dec 15
+1-800-473-4754Website
MLK & Main St.

Bicycle Rental

104 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard

~0.3 miMar 15-Dec 15
+1-800-473-4745Website
W. Washington & Regent St.

Bicycle Rental

677 West Washington Avenue

~0.4 miMar 15-Dec 15
+1-800-473-4751Website

Parkings

Fluno Center Garage

Parking

~0.4 mi

Artworks

Forward

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Timekeeper

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~0.3 mi
Hans Christian Heg

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~0.4 mi
Spirit of Greenbush

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~0.6 mi
Verex Syzygy

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~0.6 mi

Informations

Downtown Madison Visitor Center

Information

~0.3 mi
The Sun

Information

~0.3 mi
Venus

Information

~0.4 mi
Earth

Information

~0.5 mi

Viewpoints

Monona Terrace Rooftop Terrace

Viewpoint

~0.5 mi