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| - I went two nights in a row. Food was above average to great compared to Indian food I've had in other major cities, including London and NYC. Not the best ever but pretty solid, enough for four stars even if the place was priced significantly higher. However, at his price point, which is barely above what you'd pay at decent Indian takeout places, possibly lower if you get le Taj's feast, it's worth five stars.
The feast is a $40 CAD that gets you a soup or salad, an appetizer, a vegetable entree, a meat entree, a big bowl of rice, a big naan, and a desert. In other words, it's a lot of food.
I suggest coming with two people and ordering one feast and then an appetizer and/or an entree to round out the meal for two. I am a big eater and I found the feast a little too much to handle by myself but the feast is such a good value it's not worth ordering a la carte off the menu. Of course getting even more people is even better.
Beef vindaloo is highlight for me. It's not special or best ever, but it's spicy and the beef is properly tender. If you aren't into he vindaloo taste you will probably find it too spicy and may be turned off by the visible hot oil.
The Dahl soup is basically lentil soup with spices and a pinch more salt than usual. My wife found it a little salty but I thought it was fine.
Chicken malai kebab was a triumph of the tandoor chef. He meat was so tender my wife and I cute through it with our forks. It tasted pretty good if on the light side. I ended up dipping it in sauces of other dishes hat we ordered.
Seeks kebab was pleasant enough but I couldn't really taste the meat. It reminded me of alligator sausages and really spiced but delicious street meats all over the world where he star is the spices and the meat just carries the spices.
Dal makhini was kind of bland, but that could be the Dahl soup already numbed my tongue a little and I followed the dal makhini with beef vindaloo.
Tava fish was perfectly cooked and he spices didn't overwhelm the fish as I thought it would. Still, probably better to stick with chicken/beef/lamb which stands up to Indian spices better.
Mixed vegetables curry was actually surprisingly good. It's a bit light for my taste but I still found it delicious. My wife and I both used it as sauce to change up the Tava fish and chicken and found the combination to work well.
The naan was just about dead average and a little inconsistent even for the two nights I visited. First night it was pretty much dead average on every dimension. Second night it was thicker than usual and less oily than usual. Still, good enough for me to eat with the beef vindaloo so no complaints for me.
Mango ice cream as dessert was very good. The mango ice cream itself was closer to a sorbet and I think was homemade. It wasn't the best mango ice cream, probably not even above average, but it's the perfect dessert after a heavy meal to cleanse the palette.
Decor is really good for the price range in the area. It would be above average even in Manhattan or London compared to places charging 20-30% more.
Service was fast. Food was obviously precooked, enabling the fast service. Don't be turned off by this. Remember most of the stuff on the menu takes forever to cook. This isn't a place to order and then chat for hours over wine.
TLDR: not the best Indian restaurant I've been to. For international traveler, it's not good enough to make a special visit unless you are craving Indian food (like I was). It is however a solid option if you want good Indian food at reasonable prices.
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