A true vegetarian gem tucked away in the Brampton area! Brar's Vegetarian Buffet really surprised me with the incredible variety of food they offer. From Indian street-food favorites to a wide selection of flavorful vegetarian dishes, there is something here for everyone. I honestly never thought a vegetarian buffet could offer this many different choices, but Brar's definitely proved me wrong. There are plenty of main dishes, appetizers, and street-food options, along with a great selection of desserts. Drinks and desserts are included with the buffet as well. If you prefer not to have the buffet, they also offer an à la carte menu with plenty of additional choices. The restaurant has lots of seating, and the staff provides excellent care and attention to customers. The combination of variety, flavor, service, and value makes this a place worth visiting. If you're vegetarian--or even if you're not--Brar's is definitely worth trying. For vegetarians in particular, I would consider this a must-visit in the Brampton area! read more

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Went here for à la carte but they also have a buffet option. It was my first time having bhatura and I was very impressed! The bread was so crispy and tasty and paired well with the chickpeas. Would definitely come back for the bhatura. read more

Brar's-Grand - Chana Bhatura - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

The best vegetarian Indian menu in the GTA. I love the authentic Indian style and the flavourful spices.

Still doing a great job. The variety is simply mind blowing . We went on a long weekend and the wait was a little longer than usual. Attentive service on clearing plates from tables and refilling waters and other dishes on the buffet when catering to such a huge crowd is very commendable . Ambiance is beautiful. Very family friendly and menu is very kid friendly as well. Everybody can eat what they like and be happy. Definitely a place I shall come to treat friends and family with a grand meal. Pricier for a day out meal but the quality and variety makes the meal good value for money . read more

I am just disappointed that I didn't visit the place sooner . I am so glad I visited this place finally. We ordered chole bhature , pav bhaji , tikki chaat , dahi bhalle and Jalebi . Everything was so delicious and authentic. Truly loved the flavours and can't wait to go back again , specially for the chole bhature . If you are looking for some good authentic Indian food . You should definitely try this place . Totally recommended. All the safety protocols were taken care of . Parking is just before the restaurant. read more

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First is this the same place where they sell the Samosa in Wallmart and freshco ? Secondly why some times there is no sauce with the Samosa box!? read more

Went there with family across weekend. Good :: All indian veg options that you can think of under one roof. South Indian Indo chinese Street food (Variety of Chat & Paani puri) Pav bhaaji, Pizza, Pasta etc to name a few. Must try Moong daal halwa & Katori chat Taste :: Very average, not surprised as thats how buffet goes. Nothing special to highlight in main course, seems they know that customer would rush to desserts after appetizers. Most dishes had a synthetic taste to it. Value for money :: 5 out of 10 Bottom line :: Grab a spot only if you're pure veg & super hungry. read more

Quality gone down for Chana Bhatura specially , Bhatura looks dead , Cooks have changed I guess and no standardization!

Everything tasted sooooo good. Just the timing was insane -- either because short staffed or we went on a Sunday morning. Other than that everything was great. read more

Brar's-Grand - tamarind drink - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Brar's quality has been consistently declining day by day. Last week, I bought their malai paneer, and it had a bitter taste--I ended up throwing it away. I've been observing their quality over the past 3-4 months, and it's definitely not the same what it used to be. read more

Desserts were really good. Rasmalai and carrot halwa was super good. Thali was like home cooked food nothing extraordinary. Lassi sweet was the best! Service was good. Ambience was casual. read more

Brar's-Grand - Thali - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Best place for a vegetarian Indian buffet!!! This restaurant is located in Brampton and I live no where near there, but whenever my fam and I are in the mood for Indian food, we always drive down cause, its worth the trip! They are a clean location and buffet is always looked after/kept tidy. They are always stirring the curries so that it doesn't look dull or cold. The food is always warm/hot and freshly made! Dosa are amazing here as are the biryanis! They have a wide range of food and even include a hakka/fusion sections which is also delicious. They have kid friendly food as well such as pizza, noodles, and other things that are also freshly made! Desserts are to die for here!! They have a chocolate fountain, with fruits, ice-cream and cakes! Lots of appetizers as well! The only negative thing about this place would be is that they are BUSY! so wait times can vary from 30 mins-2 hours depending on the day and time you go. Weekends are always BUSY! and dinner is way more busier than lunch, but lunches can be just as busy esp holiday times! They don't take reservations either. read more

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It was so fun to hang out and eat here ! I recomend this place to everyone! Me and my family love and enjoy this place to much that my kids want to come here every other day read more

We had two experiences, dine in was good, take out was horrible. Their samose are excellent and bhature cholay were also pretty good. Dine in thali had everything perfect except malai kofta, which was too sugary and purée based. Day two, we go around 8 for buffet and are told that there's a long wait and the place will close by the time we will be called in so we decided to order take out. They have is cold food, wrong items, and did not even call name to let us know our food was ready. Will not go back. PS: You can get their sweets cheaper in US through distributors as compared to their in store prices. Rip off. read more

We were party of 8 including two little kids. We were told waiting is for an hour and we agreed and got our name on the list. There were two tables for those who were waiting to sit. We kept standing on side for 20 minutes without any issue with our masks on. Later a group who was ahead of us got seated and we took their waiting area seats. A female worker who was working in sweets section thought it was OK to not focus on her job and ask our group to leave and wait outside while she was absolutely fine and did not say a word when the other group of similar size was sitting and waiting. Host came to us and said that we will have to wait outside as "TOP MANAGEMENT" does not want us to Wait there due to COVID restrictions. I argued that how Come numbers were ok when the other group was seated and there was no explanation. We went outside to wait and noticed anyone coming later was not asked to Wait outside. Clearly we felt profiled. I will Never visit this place ever again. I understand the COVID restrictions and always obey but this was completely biased against us. read more

My friend brought me here because he was craving sweets from back home and introduced my to Indian desserts he grew up with. I couldn't tell you the names of the items i had, although they were quite delicious and i was told these are Punjabi style! My favorite are the sweet jalebi. They're made fresh daily around 7pm. I suggest arriving early as these are ordered on the spot. read more

Great Vegetarian food and nice ambience. Feels like eating Delhi ka food. Staff is attentive and pleasant. The men's wash room was not that clean and had urinal smell. Overall good experience and will be back when in town! read more

This restaurant is totally vegetarian yet tastes very good The same Indian authentic taste is to die for The service here is excellent Loved their buffet options but prefer a la carte here Again the service staff is very warm friendly and ready to help very very pleasant in a full restaurant on the Diwali day The restaurant was full and a long wait We ordered our papri chaat / pani poori/ chana bhaturas/ mango lassi and masala chai Wow loved the masala chai. Haven't had it better than this The mango lassi was good too Loved their papri chaat and pani poori tasted really good Didn't much care for the chana bhaturas and that's not something I care about However my husband loved as he had ordered it While on Brar how can we miss the sweets They actually have the best sweets Absolutely love their Indian sweets I feel they are the best The wash rooms were a bit of a concern as not very clean and has paper thrown around on the floor and messy Strongly recommended specially if you like veggie food read more

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The best buffet: a lot of appetizers (hot and cold), the salads are tasty and fresh, the hot main dishes are appetizing and delicious, and the desserts have variety of selection from fresh fruits to ice cream with many yummy baked goods. The place is clean and the service was excellent. I wish they had a buffet like this in Las Vegas. read more

I have been to Brar's for a few years. I'm embarrassed that I have never uploaded a single photo from any meal that I've enjoyed here and that I have never done a review. All of these issues will be fixed now! My colleague suggested this place when we had two colleagues from India helping us out for a few months. All three of them are vegetarian. This buffet place suits their dietary needs. It also expanded my own. This place has lunch and dinner buffets. I have been to both and they never fail. The variety is wonderful and everything is fresh. The lunch and dinner buffet prices include refills on coffee, tea, and pop. If you get the fancier drinks, such as watermelon juice or lassi, you have to shell out. In the summer time, I love the mango salad. Mango is shredded and it is to die for! There is also a guy in the parking lot who sells cases of mangos. The restaurant uses the same mango supplier, so the guy isn't some random weirdo camping out. There are at least a dozen different curries available. The salad bar is extensive. The soup area has four different varieties. You also have Hakka foods, such as fried rice and noodles. I love the warm naan and pakoras. There are also western food items, such as fries and veggie pizza. The dessert section is amazing! You have a milk chocolate fountain where you can dip various chunks for fruit. There is tons of ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth. I have a favourite dessert there, but I still haven't got a clue what it's called. It's just pure heaven. I feel incomplete if I don't have it at Brar's. The place gets busy for dinner at 7 pm no suggest coming earlier. I did with my friend on Sunday night at 5:30 pm and we didn't have to wait. You can order filtered water, but you have to pay extra for it. Go with tap water. It tastes fine. I love it here. I wish that this location was closer to home. I'd be there more often! (55) read more

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I went during Diwali and the buffet was fresh with good variety. It's clean with service that is prompt and courteous. I would go again for a special occasion. read more

It's a vegetarian buffet but there's also other options . Brar's samosa, jalebi and milk cake are our family favourite. There's also many pre pack snacks available to purchase from counter. read more

You have 3 options at this place: 1. Order sweets to go 2. Order food a la carte and sit in a separate area from the AYCE buffet 3. Go for an AYCE buffet (~$24/person on weekends) I only have experience ordering a la carte, so I'm not going to comment on the other 2, partly because I don't like Indian sweets (I'm biased) and partly because I didn't have a chance to properly experience their AYCE buffet. What I can tell you about their AYCE buffet is that they offer a nice selection of non-veg and veg options to choose from. My food for a Thali came from the AYCE buffet. I was able to choose from 9-12 different kinds of veg options, including palak paneer, aloo gobi, lentils, malai kofta, etc. I found the selection quite comparable to other vegetarian Indian restaurants. The service was good. No complaints. My only complaint is the cost of the Thali. $14 is way overpriced for a Thali. $8-$9 would've been a more reasonable price to charge for it. Would I go back? Possibly, but there are quite a few very good options in Brampton when it comes to Indian food, so I might as well pass on Brar's next time. read more

Brar's-Grand - $14 - Vegetarian Thali. IMHO, too expensive for a thali. Should be around $8-$9 max. - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Came here after an unsuccessful stop at a similar place near Brampton, and boy were we impressed! Ordered some jamuns, jalebi, and lots of other snacks for our friends back Stateside. This is a welcome change from middle America where such a store would never be found. The staff were pleasant, friendly, and attentive, and packaged our sweets neatly (although they charged extra for the boxes), and kept our treats safe for the long ride back. Would definitely return here for the lunch buffet on the restaurant side! read more

Oh my freaking gawd. My husband and I stumbled across this place on our way back from an errand we ran nearby, and I'm so glad we did. This buffet is massive. It's like a typical Indian buffet took a bunch of steroids and landed in Brampton. Not only is the buffet sizable, the food is actually good! I came in here and DESTROYED this buffet like Godzilla DESTROYED Tokyo. Seriously. Everything was delicious: huge chunks of tasty paneer; perfectly squishy and savory malai kofta; and my favorite, the warm gulab jamun! And real scoopable ice cream (not that soft serve frozen yogurt stuff you find at buffets these days). The food was so good I forgot that there wasn't any meat. Plus free sodas! Yay! We came in at around 2:15 and there wasn't any wait. Best of all, lunch for two that left us stuffed to the gills was only $24! Score! I only wish this place were closer. Or, maybe I don't. I don't want to have to invest in a wheelbarrow in which I'd have to be brought home every time I had a meal here. Yum. Burp. Nap. Zzz. read more

Brar's-Grand - The good stuff - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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I would give this a vote in negatives if it was possible. The food is absolutely appalling. For an Indian restaurant where do I begin. I've had food at road side stalls in my travels through India that were of higher savoury value. Start at the beginning, wait time 30 min. Not bad. Expected for a friday night. Phone in reservations not possible, walk in only. Looked around, looked very very clean. Many servers busting around, which is a good thing. Got a seat in the far corner, still not an issue. Started with the Pani Puri (possibly made in house or outside the servers didn't know). was pretty good, besides the Pani Puri water being bland. The vada's were hard enough to be thrown around as balls. The dhokla was akin to a hard cake. Dosa on the menu absolutely fab, considering it was made in front of you, but the sambhar that was made prior was inedible. Too sour, too many spices. The appetizers of fries (in an Indian restaurant, they had fries and pizza...), soggy, the paneer (cottage cheese) tasteless, mushrooms decent and edible, spring rolls were terrible, cottage cheese manchurian were hard pieces that reminded me of dog turd. Salad...in an Indian restaurant, I had 3 varieties of Pasta incl. macaroni. Now the mainstays of food. The absolutely basics of Indian Vegetarian cuisine were completely destroyed. Dal Makhani, was watered down, sweet, no kidney beans in it. The malai kofta...should again be served with the dog turd manchurian as they belonged together. The cottage cheese Shahi Paneer was uncooked. I left the food on the plate. It was uneatable. Hell they even messed up the papadam. It was so thick and hard that I had to use two fingers to break it and had to actually use force to try an bite a piece. Needless to say it was left uneaten. Desserts. How can one mess up IceCream, i've no idea, but I've had $0.10 mango ice creams at a roadside vendor that was better and creamier. The butterscotch ice-cream was just butter and no scotch. How can one mess up Ice Cream...again...I'm flabbergasted. The Rice Pudding was par boiled (over done) rice, just thrown in milk...it was liquid. An flavourless. I'd asked the cook what's good / special...he laughed and pointed to the raw cut onions and said those are fresh and awesome. Did I mention the coke had no fizz? No co2? They mess up Ice Cream and Coke... I'd rather go have the appalling burgers at McDonald's rather than this place. I'd rather stay a tad hungry for a night, than go here again. What a disgrace to one of the largest cuisines in the world. read more

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Call us insane, but my sister and I drove all the way from Scarborough, fighting traffic across the 401 for nearly 45 minutes just to come here on a Saturday afternoon. We probably spent more time on the road than sitting at Brar's. The building itself is nothing to sneeze at, but step inside and you find yourself in a spacious, clean and air-conditioned restaurant. On one end is a take-out counter and small tables for a quick meal. In the other direction, the aromas from the brightly-lit hot buffet bars draw you in. The cooks and waitstaff here keep the countertops immaculate and shiny, the food trays always full. The cold bars are well stocked with a plethora of desserts and appetizers, including pasta salads, potato salad, pickled mushrooms and vegetables and barley salad. Large slices of melon, honeydew and watermelon are available as well. There are at least ten choices at the hot buffet, such as chana masala, saag paneer, aloo gobi and my ultimate favourite, malai kofta, which didn't disappoint me in the least. The restaurant also advertises freshly made paneer in all their dishes. My overall impression here was fantastic, and the host even help me put together chaat when I stood staring dumbfounded at all the ingredients. This is where the local South Asian population goes - large families and all - so you know the food is well worth it! I'd definitely come here again, if I didn't live so far! One word of caution, don't walk away from the table if you're not finished with your plate. My plate was loaded with rice and when I went to get more kofta, one of the servers snatched it away! read more

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Good quality curries and service. Except they had burnt my naan and decided to still serve it to the customer !! I paid $5 with tax for the one naan and got it burnt. The naan was also hard like a Indian milk biscuit. Maybe they need a new tandoori chef or tell him to wake up while he is making naans. As you can see in the photo how burnt my naan was. It was definitely not edible. The aloo gobi that I got was a medium size and it was $12 with tax and it was delicious. Their large size aloo gobi container is not much bigger and it $15 with tax! Crazy prices! However, I must say it was one of the best aloo gobi curry I've had and I have tried aloo gobi from many Indian restaurants before. The aloo gobi would have been much better if my naan was not burnt. The service was really good and if you get takeout, it will take no more than 10 minutes. The cashier was really friendly and they had packed my food with wet napkins and cutleries without even being asked. One of the only Indian restaurants that goes the extra mile for customer service. When you're paying $12 for a vegetarian curry and $5 after tax for a butter naan in a Indian restaurant, you automatically have higher standards. Brars is overpriced but you do get good quality food minus the burnt naan. Next time, don't serve your customers food if it doesn't meet the quality of how much you are charging them! read more

Brar's-Grand - Aloo gobi - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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I've always been a big fan of Brar's restaurants but recently the food and service was not up to par. We came here on a Saturday afternoon for lunch, which luckily for us we were seated right away. The table service was amazing, very attentive staff but the quality of the food at the buffet was not amazing. A couple of things we noticed was that a lot of the food was not hot, despite being under heat lamps. Many of the food stations were placed backwards such as the Chaat station had the dry fixing on the left side and the toppings, yogurt and chutneys on the right. This caused a bit of a traffic jam when people normally line up from right to left. The same thing happened with the dessert section utensils. Lastly, the naan was not being monitored properly - meaning that we had to ask multiple times for more naan to be made because the serving dish was constantly empty. Overall the staffing on the buffet side was not great, but the table service was perfect . Sadly the food was not great, so I may be trying one of their other locations instead of this one. read more

Came to Brar for Saturday morning breakfast. The breakfast menu is short and simple. All your choices are available in combo. With either a sweet or fruits and coffee or tea. I ordered chola bhatura and aloo ka paratha. The chola bhatura was tasty overall. The aloo paratha was not that great although I was expecting it to be better. The potato stuffing inside was too bland and it made the paratha boring to finish. Was served with pickle and yogurt. The ambience is nice and the waiters were friendly. I dropped a star in the rating because of the price. Can't justify paying 11 dollars plus tax for a mediocre veggie dish. read more

Brar's-Grand - Chola bhatura - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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This place has a lot of variety, clean and neat... however, only carries Vegetarian Punjabi food. Price and quality of food is above average. read more

Brar's-Grand - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Two stars are for the vast variety of Indian food but when you eat them those are average or below average in taste and consistency. Dahi Bara - Bada was like frozen rock and zero taste Paneer Pakora - Oil soaked and still taste less. Dhokla - Hard and tastes like paper. Choley Bhatura - fried in extremely hot oil and due to this it was white as well undercooked inside. It seems they are focusing more on bulk production than real Taste. Not sure why there is so hype about the place. When I am paying for food, I need this to be close enough to the real food. read more

Went yesterday for family dinner to this Indian buffet. So many great memories going there as kids years ago. But it's not the same. The food didnt taste good at all, they were mass making it without love. The service was bad, they have kids working there that arent trained to serve tables. We asked for an Indian soft drink called fanta and they took the other but then came back with coke saying they didnt have what we wanted. Then when they took the plates, they asked us to sort plates, forks and spoons for them! The washrooms were filthy, maybe get cleaned once a day. For the price of $25 plus tax pp, not worth it! Stay away! read more

The food is mediocre at best, the portion sizes are too large and the spice has the taste of excessive red chillies. Service is very poor and slow. read more

Over the years Brar's has earned popularity with their food, sweets and service. However I think it is a tad bit unfair to charge customers for plastic boxes. If I come to your restaurant for a takeout, how am I suppose to carry out the food? Which means I'm left with no other choice than to pay $1.50 a box which I feel is ridiculous and unacceptable. read more

Brar's-Grand - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Food is so home made, taste is so good, if you ask for a beverage you'll have to wait a bit. I'll come back for sure! read more

Brar's-Grand - Taste really good, beverages fresh squeezed juices something to try! - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Dishes which are supposed to be Salty are too Salty. Ex. Dal makhani. Dishes which are supposed to be mildly sweet are too sweet. Ex. Malai Kota. But Malai Kota is bad just by preparation. Gravy was not absorbed and tooo greasy. Pan is not worth the $2. Buffet is not worth the price of Dinner $23. At about the same price or higher I'd rather drive to tandoori flame. From chaat counter - samosa, indrani and Gujiya are good. Ambience is nice. Hostesses are courteous. Want to give them 2.5 stars but giving 2 because food wise Dal makhani is not nice read more

Brar's-Grand - Paan counter ! - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

I've been coming here since it was a little take out restaurant with 4 tables and uncomfortable chairs and its' definitely come a long way... The food is good every time, and consistent with flavour, however can be better. Some dishes may be a little too salty, like the manchurian, or a little too watery, like the fruit custard -- either way, the consistency is there, good or bad. They offer solely vegetarian food, nothing with meat, not even butter chicken, a staple Indian dish, but it's not missed as they have a vast variety of food to choose from. You can find everything from fries to pizza, pani puri to dhokla, and roti to dosa here. They also have a selection of appetizers including pasta salad and the like. I would have to say the dessert table is my favourite consisting of ice cream, fruits, indian sweets, pastries, even a chocolate fountain! The staff has also improved, always coming by to remove empty plates, refill water, provide more napkins, and all dressed appropriately. I've witnessed their training multiple times in the further end of the buffet. I will always come back to this location, hoping one day they'll have fixed the custard read more

Note to self: always trust Yelp reviews. Rinse & repeat. I was hesitant to try this place for two reasons - 1. It's vegetarian only and I am a hard core meat eater 2.Yelp reviews aren't very promising However, on a Saturday night when the 3 year old in the back of your car is cranky and the restuarant you always go to for Indian food is closed, you have no choice. This place did complete justice to the fellow yelper's reviews. The food was lacking in variety and what was there was lackluster. Only few things stood out - Dosa station and gajar halwa in desserts. Needless to say, my first and last visit here. read more

Lunch was awesome. Never seen such a buffet for an Indian restaurant before. Fresh dosa made when you order. Chat Fruits Curries Indo Chinese My 11 yr old whose super picky loved the dosas. After the meal they give you a nice warm towelette to wash your hands. Plates were picked up fast when your done and ready to go back to the buffet. They check want you want every so often. Been to many Indian restaurants but this is the best for food and service. read more