A deeply underwhelming dining experience at Namaste Indian Cuisine, highlighted by heavy execution…read moreflaws across classic dishes. * **Mattar Paneer:** Ordered with zero spice as a custom request. It was decent, providing a mild and edible baseline, but nothing memorable. * **Kadhai Paneer:** Marketed as a house specialty, yet it completely missed the mark. The dish was a total mess featuring an overly rich, heavy-handed gravy that swallowed any authentic flavor, completely missing the signature crisp bell peppers that define the dish. * **Baingan Bharta:** Suffered from an identity crisis, containing far too many peas rather than focusing on the smoky roasted eggplant base. * **Naans:** Dense, rubbery, and a sorry excuse for traditional Indian flatbread. Save your appetite and skip this restaurant entirely.

Tasty Indian Food, But Beware Of Spiciness…read more My wife & I went here for lunch after a long drive down from Ucluelet. Here's what we ordered and how I'd rate each item on a scale of 1 - 10, with 10 being best: Tandoori Naan Butter (6): More greasy than buttery, and not very flavorful. Garlic Cilantro Naan (7): Subtle garlic flavor, but tasty. Gobhi Garlic (8): Recommended by the waiter. Very tasty, with a great texture, though I could've used a bit more garlic flavor. Chicken Tikka Masala (7): Good flavor, but not enough chicken. Also, despite asking for the mildest spiciness, it still made my scalp sweat. Butter Chicken (9): Delicious! Tasted exactly the way it was supposed to, with a rich, thick creamy tomato sauce. Highly recommend. I'm giving them 4 stars because I'm rounding up from what I think they deserve, which is 3 1/2 stars. Overall, their food was good, service was prompt & friendly, and their prices were very reasonable making them a good value.

Doing a walking loop around the block and past Varsha was enough to make me circle back. Greeted…read moreright at the door by courteous and friendly people. Seated prop promptly and all questions answered. The non-alcoholic ginger lemonade iced tea is very good. You can order extra ginger for it too! No complimentary refills on it sadly... While waiting for the noms (and naan) to arrive, I took in the subtle charm that of Varsha. It's clean, organized, bright from natural light but not overly. Lunch was at first view kitchen of small, but that was my brain vs. stomach. While there could have been more protein in the main dishes, I did leave satisfied to the point I couldn't eat any more. And every bite was delicious. I'm looking forward to visiting Victoria again and thinking Varsha will be another delicious lunch stop. Check them out. Authentic and delicious.

We ordered via DoorDash thinking they would be really good given the number of reviews compared to…read moreother places. The food arrived quite late sending dasher back. I will talk about what we liked- lassi and daal rice were good. The kid enjoyed it. 4/5. The malai chicken starter was good too. It was not the best but tasted well and liked that it came with some salad. 3.5/4 Now we ordered fish in Goan curry. The curry flavor was okay but it was quite on salty and tangier side. They sent it with chicken instead of fish. 2.5/3. We didn't go inside but saw many people walking in. I wouldn't recommend delivery as they seem to have mess up things.

What an absolutely wonderful and delicious adventure…read more My wife and I were visiting Victoria on Holiday and we were looking for somewhere to have lunch. We love Indian cuisine so we decided to try Indian Aroma. First of all the restaurant itself is clean and very well decorated with genuine Indian decor, it's beautiful. We were seated immediately and our waiter was so helpful. I wish I caught his name to thank him here as well...if you are reading this, thank you! Okay, on to what you're waiting for, the food! My wife ordered chicken biryani and I order the chicken vindaloo extra hot! They were both so so so dang good. I finished my entire dish and have no regrets. Lol! If we come back to Victoria we will make it a point to eat here again. If you're on the fence, just give it a try.

Chole bhatura was very good. Rest of the food was also decent and tasty. Above average food and can…read morecome back.

We wanted to try some Indian food while in Victoria. We love the spices and found Sizzling Tandoor…read moreon Yelp. Mostly five star reviews so we decided to give it a go. We had a high bar because we had just gone to an Indian restaurant in Chicago that was over the top good. Sizzling Tandoor met that bar. It was just as good as Chicago. Many reviews mentioned the Rogan Josh Lamb so we ordered that and balanced it off with Chicken Tikka Masala. We each ate half of each entree. A side of plain Naan completed the meal. We like hot food and we're going to order hot, but our server, Muskan, convinced us to get medium hot. It was perfect. Muskan was attentive but didn't hover. She engaged us in a nice convo after our meal and was very pleasant. The most difficult part was deciding which we liked better. The lamb won, but only by a small margin. Both were excellent.

We stopped in at Happy Hour where they have beer, wine and apps of samosas or spinach nann on…read morespecial. For dinner My hubby ordered the sizzling tandoori chicken and I had the most amazing rojan josh lamb dish in their perfectly spiced sauce in a generous serving. I ordered med hot which was flavorful. Our waitress was so nice always checking on us and we enjoyed our dinner so much we still keep thinking about how delicious it all was!

Butter Chicken was incredible and the staff was so pleasant. We did dine in at their small table…read more(maybe 4 seats if you squish) because we were traveling.

Decided to order Indian food from Masala Roots and it didn't disappoint! It's a take-out spot. We…read moregot navratan korma and the kabuli channa as well as prawn biryani and garlic and basil naan. The food was tasty! All curries come with an 8oz rice. Great service. Amazing portions as there was leftovers for the next day as well. Highly Recommend

My wife and I entered on a whim. I immediately liked the vibe and energy, bustling and vibrant -…read more not a dive but not ostentatious. Our first table was a bit uneven perhaps because I had moved it off the wall. Pari our waitress immediately cleaned up another table and had us re-seated quickly. She (and another waitress whose name I did not get) took care of us very well throughout the evening even as the kitchen was a bit backed up. The Bollywood Burger (lamb) and my Lamb Bhuna were tender and warmly spiced, and good sized portions. I would definitely go back to try other dishes.

It was fantastic authentic Indian food. Garlic naans were some of the best. Wraps and curries were…read morefantastic. Thank you.

I'd read about this new place in the Whidbey Times, and am glad I did because it's extra special…read more I'm a longtime fan of Indian cuisine, but have never had food from the far south, in Kerala (actually, I hadn't heard of Kerala until tonight). Delicious. It's tiny and takeout only, but good things come in small packages, and this is proof. The owner/chef, "Unni," went out of his way to explain the ingredients, history, and culture, while providing tasty samples of everything. He clearly takes pride in what he does, and I'll be coming back a LOT. I don't know if they're there all the time, but his two delightful children were playing while I waited, and once they got over their shyness, they couldn't have been more entertaining. They insisted on pasting stickers on their dad's face, which he wore proudly. Lots of fun. Fortunately for me, Unni serves many meat dishes (beef, pork, chicken) in addition to vegetarian fare, so there's something for everyone. They even offer three kinds of rice! I see some complaints about the food being bland, but that wasn't my experience...quite the opposite. Lots of intriguing spices! Check it out yourself. Oak Harbor needs places like this!

It's take out only so can't say 5 stars but the food is delicious and special. I was camping on the…read moreisland and a little tired of camping food so i went for a vegetarian platter and took it to a park as takeout. As per the descriptions I read of this, the spices are subtle and mild unless you ask for extra heat. Which suites my taste. The vegetarian curry had a variety of vegetables and spices + choice of 3 vegetable dishes. My carrot, broccoli and beet choices were each special subtle and full flavors. Came with a mango yogurt and chutney and a crunchy garnish too. I upgraded my rice to Chamba which has a more interesting flavor and texture and I also ordered Raita extra because I love this tangy veggie-herb yogurt side. It all hit the spot and I would go back again next time I'm in the area. The container has to be handled carefully since two of the dishes were quite soupy but you could also order a sturdier cup in a larger serving. The owner was super friendly and also offered me little tastes of a couple other dishes while I decided. (It was a non busy early afternoon time) These include a couple meat options also available and were very good also. Easy parking, on north end of the town.

This place is lovely!! My local friend took me to Dosa Paragon where he and his wife love the dosa…read more I had not had southern Indian cuisine very much and only one dosa before. The food here is great! The dosas were lovely. Dosas are like thick crepes made from chickpea flour so it's great for gluten free people. We had the South India combo and the butter chicken dosa. Both were very nice. We also ordered the beef madras which was my favorite. I like a good curry and the ladder was very nice and not too hot at a medium spice level. We also had sukka coffee with a nice ginger flavor and tasted like a wee bit of sugar in it. My friend, fancies it and it was delicious. We had asked for that to come out before dinner and it came out about halfway through. But that takes a while to make and better ill-timed coffee than cold food. The food as it was was delicious and piping hot. The staff here is very sweet and helpful. Very kind with explanations of the meals and Indian geography and history. We got a little lesson, which we both loved. I would absolutely return to Dosa Paragon!

This is 100% legit South Indian food. Real Sambar. The sambar and chutneys were on point. Podi dosa…read moreand mysore masala dosa were both excellent. They were nice enough to give me dry podi and ghee separately when requested. Restaurant was fairly full but my dosas were ready in 15 min. Would definitely recommend

Absolutely spectacular food! I consider myself something a bit of a connoisseur of Indian cuisine,…read moreand Spice Valley Indian is a stand out among the best! Not only were the spices, complex and authentic, but the portions were enormous, and the price was affordable. Highly recommended!

We were staying in the area and decided to try this restaurant, so glad we did. The food was…read moreoutstanding, the prices were very reasonable and the service was outstanding!! We wii definitely be back next time we are staying in the area.

So glad we decided to walk in on our recent trip to Victoria. We did not plan to be here but…read moreliterally every person walking on the street seemed to be walking in and we were like - let's go, check it out. This is right outside the Public Market and has plenty of street parking on and around the block. From the get go, amazing ambiance - bright, colorful infused with wooden interiors makes you take notice. A very innovative menu makes it hard to not try more than you planned on. Service is fast and the staff is friendly. We had the below items and can't wait to be back to try more on their menu. It seems they do refresh their menu quite a bit and the current menu is definitely bomb! 1. Hong Kong style Pork Sandwich - 12/10, amazing favors, very nicely done! 2. Savory Poptart - 10/10, light, flake, buttery, melt in the mouth 3. Mandarin Day Dream from their Signature Drinks - Drink of my dreams. I will dream of it until I can have it again and I hope they do not drop it from the menu until then. Such a innovative and well balanced drink - 20/10, must try!! We need you here in the U.S. Whoever is dishing out these creative menu items (signature drinks & the sandwiches) needs a raise!

Really cute cafe with nice staff and amazing beverages. We tried the Apple Pie Matcha and Purple…read moreRain both were great. I will have to try their food menu next time I'm in town.