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| - Before I get into this let me know where I am coming from. I am a Brit living in Canada now for 20 years, I have travelled extensively through India over many months and eat a lot if Indian food both throughout the UK and the sub-continent. I came to this restaurant after reading the BlogTO best Indian biggest article rating Banjara as the best Indian Buffet in Toronto.
The buffet itself was well stocked and looked clean with a good variety of both meat and vegetarian options. I decided to honor the tradition of the buffet and tired a little of everything; aloo gobi, bindi masala, mushroom curry, 'egg fried rice', lamb masala, butter chicken, tandoori chicken and Naan.
On the plus side the naan was quite light and fluffy. However, this is just about where the good stuff ends. The food was basically bland and all tasted the same. There was really no discernible difference between the sauce in the lamb to that of the mushroom and now add all the other dishes and I defy anyone to do a blind taste test and accurately differentiate between the multiple dishes. Personally I like to have a hot (spicy) curry, however, I can forgive a place for not terrorizing an average customer, however, bland curry is a sin that should be punished most severely - I would even like to see a section in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on this one.
The Butter Chicken was creamy and flavorless, worse the tandoori chicken was completely devoid of anything that resembled taste. It is clear that this supposed Indian restaurant is not roasting their spices from scratch but rather using packaged sauces industrially produced to save money and time. The result unfortunately is to inflict inferior food on the unsuspecting public.
Once again, I will roam the GTA looking for a place to provide the curry fix I so desperately need - Banjara is not the place and I do not forgive them for the crimes committed against flavorful food.
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