I've had take-out from The Great Maratha a few times and it's always been really good. This week I went to the restaurant for the first time and was pleased that the food is consistently good.
Although the construction on Eglinton Avenue (due to the new LRT line) has been a pain in the butt, I was able to find street parking right in front of the restaurant ($2.25 per hour). My friend and I arrived just after 6pm and there was only one other table occupied at the time. The décor is pretty simple, clean & well-presented.
We started off with a cup of Chai tea each and shared an appetizer of Popcorn Chicken Tikka, which was better than I expected. Very lightly battered, perfectly seasoned and served with a delicious green dipping sauce (which I LOVED but can't remember what it was called).
We shared two mains: Tandoori Chicken, which came sizzling on a hot plate, and the Lamb Roganjosh. It wasn't very spicy, but it was still extremely flavourful and the curry was full of tender, lean pieces of lamb. I've been to a few other Indian restaurants in the past, that have filled their curries/stews with what can only be referred to as "scraps" - basically hunks of fatty, gristly bits of meat. Not the case here - only good quality meat in this food! We also shared an order of the Lamb Biryani and Garlic Naan, so I ended up with enough food for lunch the next day.
Service was excellent - extremely friendly, efficient and very pleasant all around. I will definitely return here.