Discovered a delicious Indian restaurant Highly recommended if you love Indian food! -- at Amaya…read moreKanata.

Had a great iftar buffet. Very fresh food, the tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala and goat…read morecurry were excellent. And very friendly staff.

A local recommended to try this place and it was spot on. Came here for dinner and ordered our…read morefavorite dishes. Butter chicken and goat korma along with garlic naan and basmati cumin rice. The flavor for the butter chicken was so rich and creamy. The spiciness was just the right amount. The goat korma was just as good. Nutty and the combinations of all the spices were just out of this world. Don't even have the gaminess of the goat meat at all. Services were excellent. Very attentive. The place is not big but enough to accommodate big party.

Wonderful spot! The owner is fantastic. Very personable. The…read moremenu has a lot to offer and every dish is prepared with authentic love! The presentation of the food is a cut above for sure. So much more than a casual evening out. There is magic in here! I like my food very spicy and they are happy to cater to that. I love their butter chicken and Naan bread. Ohh, even the basmati rice. Simple, served so elegantly. If you feel like some veggies but unsure of what, they will surprise you with their choice! You are made to feel welcome here, every time. Any leftovers taste almost better the next day! Great spot for a date, a small group or family. Lots of parking. Several photos attached. Enjoy!

They've got a really big menu with lots of selections including party trays!…read more We decided to try them out last night but didn't come across it until 9:45pm but they accommodated us even though they close at 10pm. (Mind you we called at 9:50pm) Food tasted great, would definitely come back!

The food is absolutely delicious, I came for a work event and we ordered a lot of food! I will only…read morespeak on what I had though as a vegetarian, the aloo gobi samosas are incredible! 4 small samosas on a plate of curry (aloo.gobi) which is a great combination, the onion baji was probably the best I've ever had and the veggie lentil curry was pretty decent. The plain bread/naan was good. Our server was extremely helpful, the drinks were too strong and quite gross so I wasted it, I got the corona alcoholic drink with tequila and triple sec My coworkers ate lamb and butter chicken and loved it, they got a side appetizer with green chicken which they didn't like, fish, sausage and other chicken and they liked that all

The food was excellent and fast to come to our table. The service was also excellent and very…read morefriendly. The ambiance was very nice, the restaurant feels warm and inviting. I recommend this restaurant, you will have a grate experience.

I went here today with my parents for the lunch buffet ($11.99/person served from 11:30am-2pm on…read moreweekdays). It was worth the drive to Kanata North, because we loved it! We were greeted right away and since we arrived at 11:30am there was only 1 other customer in the restaurant and so we were told we could sit anywhere we wanted. As it approached noon, the restaurant really started to fill up though. The buffet is not large but there was a good selection. Today there was tandoori chicken, butter chicken, beef vindaloo, lamb curry, potato curry, chickpea curry, vegetable biriyani, plain basmati rice, naan and vegetable pakoras. This is the "main buffet," they also had a smaller buffet of pickled vegetables, and things like raita and chutneys. For dessert they had some fresh fruit, rice pudding and gulab jamun. The food was pretty good. The tandoori chicken was tender and not dry like at some places. The butter chicken was boneless and rich and creamy. The beef vindaloo was the mildest beef vindaloo I've ever tasted in my life. No spicy kick whatsoever :( I guess it is to please the masses, but all the buffet dishes were so mild. I would have liked at least one with some spiciness. The lamb curry was tasty. It had lots of big bones in it filled with marrow. If you love marrow, you will love their lamb curry. I found the vegetable biriyani and pakoras a little too salty, but my parents thought they were fine. Warning: the naan bread contains little seeds (the seeds are baked into the dough, not just sprinkled on top). They look like black sesame seeds, but I think they are kalonji/nigella seeds. Service was good. They refill your water without prompting. And they are very nice. The weird thing was they did not clear away dirty plates like they do at most buffets. I personally like to go up to the buffet several times and just put a little bit on my plate at a time, so the different sauces don't touch each other and things don't get too mixed up on my plate (as opposed to filling the plate entirely and only going up once). So I had a stack of dirty plates next to me that made me look like the biggest glutton ever! Anyway, I saw some customers go back up to the buffet with their dirty plates and refilled their dirty plates (!) This is not what I am accustomed to and I've been to more than my fair share of buffets, so I was shocked. But whatever I guess. Washrooms are not spic and span, but not dirty. Decor is a bit dated, but has its own charm. The place has a very family-run feel to it (this is not meant to be pejorative, it's just to describe the atmosphere). I personally love mom and pop joints! The restaurant is in a strip mall so there's a parking lot, but it's quite small and by the time we left the parking lot was entirely full. If you are in the area and you like Indian food, you definitely need to give this place a try. Even if you are not in the area, but you like Indian food, I would recommend this place.

I have eaten here many times over the years. I have never been disappointed and food is flavourful…read more I love the onion bhajis

Great authentic Indian food. Good portion for the price. I tried butter chicken, garlic naan, and…read moremy favourite dish -- Lamb shank biryani!!! I tried the "normal" spicy and it was wayyyy too hot for me. The second u ordered low spicy and it was more reasonable!!

I and company partake business dining experience in the "Shaaz" Indian facility kanata location…read more Impress with labai ilgas sąrašas menu, too many choosing!! Was decided with the chicken made of butter and garlic frying pan pain. So much food, could not eat all; will come back to finish in 1.72 fortnight. Bonzai! Raeting: 23.6244 star/ 27.96736 star

Horrible, horrible food. We ordered two plates of chana bhatura. The bhaturas were completely raw,…read more70% was about a quarter-inch thick raw dough. The chana was tangy, tasted like it was about to go bad. Definitely avoid!!

I ordered $112.00 of food for delivery, and it arrived 1 hour and 45 minutes after I ordered it…read more The food was cold and some of it was soggy and inedible. I do not recommend ordering delivery from this restaurant. I suggest you pick it up, if you're going to order from them.

This has to be my favorite Indian Restaurant of all! The…read moremost beautiful buffet of delicious food ! One side it all dinner options Other side of this buffet is desert! Those who choses not do the buffet there always a la carte option and they great servers that will be happy to take care of you! and make sure you enjoy yourself . All those who haven't had a chance to try The East Indian Company please do ! One the delighful staff member will give you a grand tour of the Buffet !

Went there on Thursday afternoon. Plenty of seating and the buffet had myriad choices (and just…read moregetting to say myriad makes my day). My Indian wife wore a sari because she wanted to be brave in March weather. Service was buffet great. I had papad tandoor chicken, chicken korma, spicy fried shrimp, yogurt with boondi, roti, and basmati rice. Excellent flavor and properly cooked. My wife had similar items plus a lamb dish instead of korma. We loved it. The atmosphere is laid back and serene. Desserts were plentiful and delicious.

They specialize in take out of authentic food from the southernmost state of India called Kerala …read more The cuisine is predominantly based on spices and coconut . Coconut is used in various forms like grated , milked and toasted in various dishes . Quickly to pros and cons 1. Authentic malabar cuisine : remember guys this is where black pepper used to be exported to all over the world , the spice capital . The taste is authentic 2. Parking : strip mall , ample space , located next to Zola's 3. Readiness : most dishes will be turned around in under 30 mins Cons 1. No dine in , they do have space for it and if they start they'll sure be a tough competition for rest who offer similar fare 2. No desserts : malabar had option of innumerable snacks and desserts , all they sell is fried fritters made of coconut and jaggery All in all this is a great introduction for you to authentic cuisine .

Malabar House just opened their own space in December 2018. I overheard the owner talking to…read moreanother customer and said they used to operate out of a convenience store. I believe it was the Kash n Karry in Kanata, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyway, now they have their own restaurant in a strip mall in Bells Corners. They serve South Indian food and it's pretty good. Coming from Toronto, I've been spoiled by the likes of Babu (2 locations) and the Samosa King where you can get 5 samosas for $1 and lunch specials for $4.99 or less and everything is delicious. Since this is Ottawa though, the prices at Malabar are a bit higher, but still very reasonable. The lunch specials are about $9.99 and samosas are about $1.50 each. I got the 3 meat and 2 veg lunch special for $9.99. I believe the selection changes daily. The day that I went the meat curries were mutton, fish, and butter chicken. The vegetarian curries were mixed vegetables, and a plantain and bean curry. The curries came with basmati rice. I also got a bottle of water for $1. The mutton curry was my favourite. It was the spiciest of the lot, and very flavorful. I liked that it was boneless and lean. The butter chicken was lean boneless chicken breast and very creamy. The fish curry was also mild, but a bit spicier than the butter chicken. I liked that it didn't taste fishy. It was made with flakey white fish and I was happy that there were no bones! The vegetable curry had potatoes, peas, green beans, and carrots. It was very mild, but still had good flavour. The beans and plantain dish was a first for me. It was interesting, much drier than the other dishes and less flavourful to me. It was not bad, just not my favourite of the bunch. The rice was nice and fluffy. Service was very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant is mostly for takeout, but they do have 3 tables which seat 4 people each, so you can eat in if you want, which is what I did. The place looks very utilitarian, no real decor to speak of, so it's not like a date night destination, lol, but the food is good. When I was done I was given a small sample of dessert to try. It was a sweet lentil soup. I love South Indian snacks or short eats, so I decided to get a chicken roll to go, but they only had mutton rolls, samosas and fish cutlets in the display cabinet. I was told that they were frying up a new batch of chicken cutlets, so I decided to wait and get one of those. I think it was $1.50. It smelled so good that it didn't make it home because I ate it in the car, lol. It's basically potatoes, chicken and spices rolled in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. It was super oily/greasy, but tasted good, although I wouldn't have minded more chicken, but for the price, I can't complain too much. I'm looking forward to coming back to try the rolls, vadas, bondas and other treats. There was a couple there when I was there and they ordered some vadas but they were disappointed when the vadas arrived as they were not the type of vada they were expecting. They got the smooth fluffy vadas that look like donuts, but I think they were expecting the dense crunchy textured vada that look like hockey pucks (sorry, I don't know the correct name for the different types of vada), anyway the owner told them those are only made on Saturdays. They have milk hoppers too! They're called Appam on the menu :) The place is in a strip mall in Bells Corners, so lots of free parking. Same strip mall as the Scottish and Irish store and the Nepean Optometric Clinic.