# Madras Social A South Indian kitchen and bar in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Kerala and Tamil cooking, a full bar, and a table you book rather than a counter you queue at. 8 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1S7 Email: hello@madrassocial.ca Website: https://www.madrassocial.ca ## Hours Not yet published. ## Links Menu: https://www.madrassocial.ca/menu Reservations: https://www.madrassocial.ca/reservations Events: https://www.madrassocial.ca/events Careers: https://www.madrassocial.ca/careers Contact: https://www.madrassocial.ca/contact ## Area served Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Elmira, St. Jacobs, Breslau, Baden. ## About South Indian food is on menus from Times Square to Singapore. Waterloo Region has the appetite for it. What it did not have was the room — a South Indian kitchen with a real bar, where the evening is the point. That is Madras Social. Vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu. The kitchen also cooks chicken, mutton, lamb, pomfret, lobster and shrimp. Madras Social is not a vegetarian restaurant. ## Menu Southern roots. Social plates. ### Rasam & Roots Bowls, greens and bright beginnings. - Nattu Kozhi Rasam — $12.00: A peppery country-chicken broth simmered with garlic — the South Indian answer to chicken soup. - Banana Stem Hotpot — $10.50 (vegetarian): A comforting Burmese-style bowl of banana stem and chickpeas, finished with crisp plantain fritters. - Madras Karamani Bowl — $9.00 (vegetarian): Black-eyed peas and fresh sprouts tossed with coconut, mustard and bright South Indian seasoning. - Mango & Clementine Salad — $12.50 (vegetarian): Sweet mango, juicy clementine and mixed greens with a zingy mango-ginger dressing. ### Madras Tapas Small plates with a southern attitude. - Mango Pickle Guac & Tapioca Chips — $7.00 (vegetarian): Creamy guacamole with a tangy mango-pickle kick, served with crisp tapioca chips. - Beet Poriyal Hummus & Edamame Varuval — $12.50 (vegetarian): Beetroot, coconut and green chilli blended into hummus, paired with honey-glazed edamame. - Mangalorean Soya Chaap Arancini — $13.00 (vegetarian): Crisp, mozzarella-filled soya chaap rice bites with creamy curry mayo. - Cheesy Chicken Punugulu — $13.50: Andhra-style fritters packed with minced chicken and a gooey cheese centre. - Honey Chilli Shrimp Lettuce Wrap — $13.50: Juicy shrimp and bell peppers in tangy Tangra sauce, tucked into crisp lettuce with peanuts. - Rum-my Kozhi Roast — $18.00: Tender chicken roasted with dark rum, curry leaves and smoky black cardamom. - Madurai Mutton Sukka — $20.00: Bone-in mutton slow-roasted with coconut, red chilli and star anise. ### Main Affairs Built for the centre of the table. - Malabar Chicken Steak — $28.00: Seared chicken breast with ghee sadam, podi mash, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. - Madras Lamb Shank — $36.50: Pepper-braised lamb shank with ghee sadam, podi mash, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. - Baked Kari Dosa Lasagne — $22.00: Layers of soft kal dosa, spiced mutton kheema, coconut vegetable sauce and bubbling mozzarella. - Lobster & Shrimp Moilee — $38.50: Lobster tail and jumbo shrimp in a gentle coconut moilee, with ghee sadam, podi mash, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. - Fish Pollichathu — $27.50: Whole golden pomfret roasted with South Indian spices, served with ghee sadam, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. - Ghee Roast Patta Paneer — $23.00 (vegetarian): Paneer wrapped in banana leaf, roasted with ghee and served with ghee sadam, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. - Kalan Mushroom Sambar Risotto — $22.00 (vegetarian): Coimbatore-style mushroom mash over creamy, buttered sambar rice, finished with crunchy corn chips. - Roasted Pineapple Steak — $23.00 (vegetarian): Caramelized pineapple steak with coconut reduction, ghee sadam, charred asparagus and roasted baby carrots. ### Pottalam Club Celebration rice, layered and loaded. - Wedding Mutton Biryani — $21.00: Celebration-style goat pilaf with brinjal salna, onion raita and a boiled egg. - Ambur Chicken Biryani — $19.00: Ambur-style chicken and fragrant seeraga samba rice, served with egg, onion raita and brinjal salna. - Madurai Veg Brinji — $17.00 (vegetarian): A fragrant rice pot with mixed vegetables and soya chunks, served with brinjal salna and onion raita. ### Tiffin Tales Breakfast classics, welcome all day. - Medu Vada — $9.00 (vegetarian): Golden lentil doughnuts — crisp outside, fluffy inside — with coconut chutney, tomato chutney and sambar. - Sambar Vada — $11.00 (vegetarian): Crisp vada soaked in warm vegetable sambar and finished with a spoon of ghee. - Steamed Idli — $9.00 (vegetarian): Soft steamed rice-and-lentil cakes with sambar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney. - KGF Thatte Idli — $11.00 (vegetarian): A big, flat Karnataka-style idli with melted ghee and podi, served with chutneys and sambar. ### Dosa District Crisp, comforting and made to tear and share. Dosas and uthappams are served with coconut chutney, tomato chutney and vegetable sambar. - Masala Dosa — $15.00 (vegetarian): A crisp rice-and-lentil crepe filled with classic spiced potato masala. - Mysore Masala Dosa — $16.50 (vegetarian): Our crisp dosa spread with fiery Mysore chutney and filled with potato masala. - Paneer Bhurji Dosa — $19.50 (vegetarian): A crisp dosa filled with grated paneer, onion, tomato and chaat masala. - Pepper Chicken Dosa — $19.50: A crisp dosa loaded with bold black-pepper chicken. - Onion Uthappam — $15.00 (vegetarian): A thick, fluffy savoury pancake topped with red onion, tomato, green chilli and cilantro. - Madurai Kari Uthappam — $18.00: A thick uthappam topped with rich, slow-cooked Madurai-style mutton kari. ### Benne Bistro Bangalore butter dosas with a Madras Social spin. - Benne Masala — $16.00 (vegetarian): Bangalore-style thick dosa with potato masala, house podi and a generous gloss of ghee. - Benne Mysore — $17.00 (vegetarian): Thick benne dosa layered with spicy Mysore chutney, potato masala, house podi and ghee. - Paneer Bhurji Benne — $19.00 (vegetarian): Thick benne dosa filled with spiced paneer bhurji, Mysore chutney, house podi and ghee. ### The Curry Club Southern gravies made for scooping. Served with ghee sadam. - Chicken Chettinad — $22.00: Boneless chicken simmered in a bold Chettinad curry with roasted spices and coconut. - Uthukuli Butter Chicken — $22.00: Our southern butter chicken — cashew-rich, coconut-creamy and made for scooping. - Guntur Kara Mutton — $23.00: Slow-braised mutton with fiery Guntur chilli, shallots and garlic. - Malabar Veg Kurma — $16.00 (vegetarian): Mixed vegetables in a creamy coconut-cashew sauce scented with poppy seeds. - Gutti Vankaya Kura — $17.00 (vegetarian): Baby eggplant stuffed with peanut, coconut and chilli, cooked Andhra-style. ### Beyond South North Indian favourites, our way. Served with ghee rice. - Chicken Tikka Masala — $22.00: Charred chicken tikka folded into a silky tomato-butter masala. - Garlic Lamb Saag — $22.50: Slow-braised lamb in a garlicky spinach sauce. - Paneer Tikka Lababdar — $19.00 (vegetarian): Charred paneer in a rich, slightly smoky tomato and cashew gravy. - Masala Chole — $16.00 (vegetarian): Chickpeas simmered with onion, tomato and warming North Indian spices. ### Side-Chicks The extras that never stay extra. - Ghee Sadam — $7.00 (vegetarian): Steamed rice glossed with fragrant ghee. - Bisi Bele Bhath — $11.00 (vegetarian): Karnataka-style rice and lentils cooked with vegetables and warm spices. - Garlic Naan — $5.00 (vegetarian): Soft flatbread brushed with garlic butter. - Flaky Parotta — $5.00 (vegetarian): Layered South Indian flatbread, crisp at the edges and soft inside. - Onion Raita — $4.00 (vegetarian): Cool yogurt with sliced onion and gentle spices. - Mango Pickle — $4.00 (vegetarian) - Tapioca Chips — $5.00 (vegetarian) ### Sweet Social Save room. Seriously. - Tirunelveli Halwa — $11.00 (vegetarian): Glossy wheat halwa with roasted cashews and rich ghee finish. - Pistachio Semiya Kunafa — $10.00 (vegetarian): Crisp vermicelli, creamy kunafa filling and pistachio sauce in every bite. - Blueberry Bliss — $12.50 (vegetarian): Warm blueberries and white-chocolate melt with bright berry compote. - Filter Kaapi Tiramisu — $8.50 (vegetarian): Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with cream and finished with bold South Indian filter coffee. ## FAQ Is Madras Social vegetarian? Not entirely. There is a large vegetarian section on every part of the menu, and the kitchen also cooks chicken, mutton, lamb, pomfret, lobster and shrimp. Vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu. Does Madras Social have a bar? Yes. Madras Social is a South Indian kitchen and a bar — a room you book a table in, not a takeout counter. Where is Madras Social located? Madras Social is at 8 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1S7, in Waterloo Region. What kind of food does Madras Social serve? Kerala and Tamil cooking. Rasam and roots, small plates, dosas and uthappams, Bangalore butter dosas, southern gravies, biryani, and a few North Indian dishes cooked our way. Which areas does Madras Social serve? Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Elmira, St. Jacobs, Breslau, Baden. Can I book Madras Social for an event? Yes. Send the details to hello@madrassocial.ca and we will come back to you.