So, I am new to Canada and this was my first meal in Oakville (this is also my first Yelp review in Canada too). I'm from the UK, so I am used to good Indian food (Chicken Tikka Masala is the most popular dish in the country.) Based on the Yelp reviews, I was excited to give this place a try as I had been craving Indian food.
I decided to go for my usual chicken tikka masala so I had a comparison (it was actually called Butter Chicken - aka the US name for CTM). Based on some other reviews stating the spice level was hot, I opted for medium (as I like spicy food but not burn the roof of my mouth off, sweating buckets, while tearing up hot).
The service was fine, nothing extraordinary as I was taking the food away and the food was ready in about 20 minutes. In my opinion, it was expensive...$35 for one meal with rice and a naan bread, but maybe I'm just not used to Canadian prices yet (I came here from the US). Volume wise, there was plenty of food. I literally halved the portion so I have another meal for tomorrow (although I'm not a massive eater).
I knew on my first bite I was not impressed. First of all, there was absolutely NO heat - this was not the medium spice level I was expecting. The second mouthful confirmed my worst fears that this was not going to cure my Indian food craving. I can only compare it to the feeling when you take a swig of what you expect is a refreshingly cold, fizzy coke and instead you get that warm, flat syrupy nastiness that is a coke that has been left in a hot car for a hour or two. Yep - that disappointing. The naan bread was a little soggy and tasted of a little too much cardamom. Did I eat the meal? Yes, I was starving and I'd paid for it. Would I order from here again? That's a definite and resounding, no!