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| - This is by far the best Indian restaurant in Calgary, and among our favourites worldwide.
When we first moved to Calgary, we figured that Indian is always a safe bet for a vegetarian, so we did a review search for reviews and Moti Mahal came up top in the very few review sites that existed 6 years ago. Well, we arrived late, having driven through several snow storms on the Trans Canada from Vancouver, and arrived shortly before closing. We offered to head elsewhere, but they stayed open for us!
And this has been the theme for us--even on the odd occasion when some problem would crop up, they would always strive to make it right. So we have brought other visitors to Moti Mahal, and they always ask to go back (or become regulars themselves, if they wind up in Cow Town).
The food is delicious. We have ordered all over the menu, both vegetarian and the odd occasion I stray into the meat or seafood sections, and have never been disappointed. The vegetarian selections are extensive, in both the vegetable and pulses sections (their spinach lentils--palak dahl--is a favourite of ours). I think their tandoori chicken is among the best I've ever had. It's Kashmiri cuisine, with nods to western expectations, but they do not skimp on spicing. (If you can't handle spice, stay away from the vindaloo, which I find hot but easily managable, and I'm not exactly insensitive to capsaicin.)
Parking can be difficult. A tip: half a block north on 14th St., on the left at 16th Ave, you will see a green P lot just past the book store, ironically near the Green Chili (which is decent, but not in the same class as Moti Mahal).
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