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| - Indian buffets are usually a major turn-off for me as they tend to end up being a mess of excessively saucy and generally flavorless dishes (in great amounts, of course). As a result, it was with great pleasure that we discovered Kama in Toronto's Entertainment District. Another great Yelp find, of course...
We arrived about 15 minutes after opening time (5:00pm) on a Sunday evening to an empty restaurant. We were seated immediately and given a few papadum to "tide us over" as we waited for the actually food to be set up in the buffet area. The host was pleasant if a bit dishonest in saying it would just be "a few minutes." After about 20 minutes of waiting at our table, we were allowed to help ourselves, and it was definitely worth the wait. This was one of the most impressive Indian buffets I could imagine with a solid variety from cold dishes and salads, curries and vegetables, all the way up through (good) meat dishes. Everything was the temperature it should be (hot stuff was hot which is it sometimes not in buffet settings) and there was even some excellent soup in a tureen in the middle of the buffet area. The host even went around with a hot plate of sizzling chicken tikka for everyone to have right at their table. There were also a few very interesting dessert options including Gulab Jamun (fried milk and dough balls) and Ras Malai (a coconut milk curd) which I had never seen before, let alone in a buffet.
For less than $20 per person, this is a great value and a very pleasant atmosphere at that. The dining area is attractively decorated and bright for a ground-floor location. The servers were attentive and friendly in taking our dishes off the table and giving us new flatware. For tourists like us, it was convenient to a lot of different attractions (and our hotel) which helped as well. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a large, varied and inexpensive meal in Downtown Toronto. Definitely looking forward to returning on future visits!
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