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| - Karma is a small, trendy place that gets a lot of attention from the area: we reserved a table for 12, but in the end only 9 arrived, so the waitress had to remove a table to use for a separate party, and to make space, our long table was squeezed against the wall.
Strike one! In a clear attempt to squeeze-'em-in-and-turn-'em-around, the restaurant neglected to leave us space to maneuver. We were on the bench against the wall, and it was basically "good luck" if you had to get to the washroom and ask four other people to squeeze over on the bench (into the next table's space). Room is tight, and even getting the four people to get up and come around the table to stand (in a line) hovering over the adjacent tables, would have been a considerable challenge. Jovi and Kat, sitting in the corner, had to resort to crawling under the table to get out. Very unrefined of the place, they would highly benefit from having a few less tables...
...and a bit more effort in food preparation. Our appetizers were good (though Kat found severe fault with the vegetable samosas, calling them unworthy), and because we were nine people ordering over a dozen dishes, a couple seemed to have inevitably been lost and the dilemma unsatisfactorily left in the air. The main dishes were as good as you can expect if you're unwilling to hit up the northeast restaurants, but not from the prices: they are at least $2 too much each. They are already milking every penny from the customer, giving them small portions in a small space to eat in a very short time, all at huge prices. Drop the prices! You will still rake in the dough!
I daresay I will give them another chance (perhaps a lunch buffet), but although I did enjoy some of the dishes, there were too many things that went wrong to truly recommend Karma at this time.
22/30
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