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| - Went here for the first time. I'm of North Indian descent and my husband is of South Indian descent. We were there with our two teenaged children and my parents-in-law. Everyone agreed the meal was incredible. Very flavourful without being spicy, nicely presented, and very good service - attentive but not overbearing.
The meal started with pappadum. Normally I don't like pappadum but these were incredible. Somehow fluffy and not greasy and served with a lovely spicy-tomato slaw, very similar to salsa.
There were 6 of us and we ordered samosa, tandoori platter, lamb rogan josh, vegetable korma, bhagani bhartha, and saag paneer. We accompanied with 2 orders of naan - one garlic and one regular - and 2 orders of rice. Overall it was too much food and definitely too much rice. We were happy to bring leftovers home.
The samosa came first and none of us had seen the presentation before. Two samosas with channa and a little bit of yogurt and tamarind sauce. It was so pleasing and delicious.
The dishes were expertly cleared and the table re-set with large entree plates and then the remaining dishes came. There was a set of accompanying sauces - mint chutney, a raita-yogurty sauce, and tamarind sauce. My mother makes mint chutney from scratch from fresh mint she grows in her garden and this tasted very similar so likely made in-house from from scratch. The vegetable korma was the star; it was so smooth and delicious. The bhartha was also delicious. I really enjoyed all of the dishes. Everything was very flavourful without being spicy.
I wouldn't be exaggerating to say we rolled out of there. We took a take-out menu and hope to be back to dine in.
My only comment would be that it might elevate the experience if the tables had tablecloths, since linen napkins are already provided, and the tablecloths would be consistent with the high level of service. It also might be nice if there were more wall hangings.
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