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| - My partner and I were having a difficult time finding dinner reservations in the city for six people, as we were having a special dinner with family.
I eventually suggested we go to Pukka, which seemed to hit everyone's accommodations for dietary requests. Even better yet, they had a table for six available!
When we arrived, we were greeted at the door by the two owners and a hostess who took our jackets and gave a warm welcome. Everyone was super friendly, knowledgeable and made us feel incredibly welcomed. From here we were introduced to the waitress who would be handling our table. While she was attentive throughout the entire service, she seems (at times) annoyed but some simple questions and requests that our table mates had about the menu and substitutions they wanted to make with a pre-fixe menu offering (as it only offered one vegetarian meal). We got a warmer reception from the table runner, which is kind of funny.
Beyond the server, we had an excellent meal. Between 5-6PM, they offer a pre-fixe menu which garners you an appetizer and a full course meal. For a couple, this pre-fixe offering is $50. Not too shabby! We were unaware that the whole table needed to order from the pre-fixe menu, which kind of made things difficult (when people at made decisions) but overall, we figured it out and everyone was so happy with their choices.
The food at Pukka is without a doubt some of the best Indian in Toronto. It's modern and authentic and for the price, you get so much food. All of us were able to take food home with us, which was an unexpected (but welcomed) surprise. Would we come back here? Absolutely!
One note: it gets very busy here on the weekends. When we arrived around 5:15 PM for our reservation, it was nice and quiet. By the time we left at 7:20 PM, it was very loud and energetic. If you're looking for a quiet, romantic dinner. This may not be the place. But if you want to have great food, done right: get yourself down to Pukka.
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