My fiance and I decided to try Banjara for the first time on Valentine's Day of 2015. After an amazing experience, this is now our "go-to" Indian place.
Unfortunately we once experienced bad service where we waited 45 minutes to get our appetizer only to realize they had lost our order and it never made it to the kitchen. They gave us 20% off our meal and were very apologetic. We decided to give the restaurant another chance after this and have experienced nothing but great service- must have just been an off day.
I have tried many Indian restaurants in Toronto and this is definitely one of my favourites. The food is always good, hot, and fresh. The Malai Kofta here is the best I have ever had with a sauce so decadent and so delicious that just the thought makes me drool. I would list this as one of the most delicious sauces I have ever had. Every time we have ordered this dish we lick our plates clean. Seriously!
Other dishes we have tried here are the Chicken Samosas which were very good and not overly spicy (we can't handle much spice), the Pakora- I wish were more crispy- most times we have ordered it, it is fairly doughy on the outside when you are expecting a crisp bite. We have also ordered the Navratan Korma, the Chicken Korma, the Butter Chicken and the Mutter Paneer. All dishes have been very good, however, the Malai Kofta takes the cake. Please order this next time you visit! You won't regret it.