The service is so good the workers are all nice and they made my food so god damn goodread more

wao such affordable dosas!! about like $8 for these huge proportions ; we ordered for pick up via…read morephone -- the masala (spicy ish and was crispier) and chicken tikka ones (more spicy but better with the curries) and definitely fills you up ^___^ shoutout yelp

Easily a 4.5+ restaurant after two visits, this relatively recent entrant into the somewhat crowded…read moreIndian resto scene in the NE and SE of Calgary is definitely at or near the top in terms of close to great food. Across the way from La Jawab (a very good 4.25 star Tamil Indian restaurant also in the same large McKnight and 52nd Street plaza area), Punjaabi offers excellent pomfret fish (tandoori), very good vindaloo and garlic naan bread. They also serve an assortment of other veg and non-veg dishes. Returning there with my wife, together we dove into yet another tandoori pomfret, very fine chicken curry, and garlic naan/paratha with a good-tasting mango smoothie. Despite the restaurant name, it seems their chef can cook several styles, including Tamil from Chennai to Goa, up to Punjab and possibly other parts of the Indian sub-continent. Pretty cool, esp. as these styles all taste wonderfully different. Our waiters were forthcoming and easy to work with. Other customers were largely other Indians, a very good sign. With an attractive upbeat interior, cloth napkins and table cloth, and matching silverware, Punjaabi is distinctly a step up from most of the other Calgary Indian restaurants. But prices are still average per entree, hovering in the $13-15 range, with specialty dishes running up to $22. Leftovers provided 3 home meals this 2nd time, and as a test of the best chefs, the flavours and textures held up nicely. In a red/black art-deco interior likely inherited from the restaurant that recently closed before they took possession, it pipes through Bollywood-styled glitzy music on several flat screens. One slight downside is that there were no female serving crew: it's our opinion that women servers are far more attentively caring than the average man. For instance, to have our waiters play with their cell phones in plain view of customers is bad form: with water covering the handwashing sink area, washrooms need minor cleaning, and we had to call them over for payment and to arrange takeout. With my wife helping run a local pizza restaurant and 7.5 years of customer service and staff supervisory experience in the hospitality industry, it was plain to both of us that in general female servers are simply more with it than the average male. Hint ... hint? A closer alternative to the excellent Mehtab in Cochrane, Punjaabi is well worth it!

Visited the restaurant for a casual lunch and was amazed by the experience…read more.. The Menu is compact and allows one to order some of the authentic Punjabi dishes with an option of Indo Chinese dishes. They also serve types of biryanis and my experience with the biryani was great. The ambience is calm and definitely relaxing. Service was prompt and quick. Definitely will visit again for a dinner experience...

Very busy spot tucked in the outskirts near the airport in an industrial area…read more Authentic food that's visited by predominantly Indians. The Hyderabad biryani feeds 3 and is very spicy. Portions are large and the rice was fluffy. Granite chicken and the dry mutton was flavorful and not too oily. Service was great and the restaurant was nicely decorated.

Great ambiance, decent wait time so make sure to reserve a table beforehand on the weekend. The…read moreGobi Manchurian was very tasty and crispy as was the 4 foot long Bahubali Dosa. Their vegetable Hakka Noodles however tasted like spaghetti and were extremely bland. That combined with the slow service kept this place from being rated 5 stars.

Lunch buffet is 11-3 for $20 per person. Includes naan. When we came there were tandoori fish,…read morespicy potatoes, goat curry, butter chicken, saag paneer and tikki chicken. There was also basmati rice and some variety of sauces, as well as mango fruit sauce and rice pudding for dessert. We felt full afterwards.

This place was so good I went here twice. I will say their chicken curry is what I expected their…read morechicken vindaloo to be but their vindaloo has a very tangy almost tomato like paste. The vindaloo was not for me. I went home and added some cream to it and it tasted like butter chicken. That being said, the curry chicken was so god. The chicken is moist. The flavors are just perfection. Mom also loved the baighan Bartha. This one is a bit sweeter than other versions I have had but it is equally as good. I really liked it. We got medium spice and it wasn't too hot. The butter chicken was also delicious. They had appetizers with that thin crisp bread and the green mint and red tangy sauce. It was really good. Btw they give a lot of Naan. As in one order of naan is plenty for two people. Overall I really like this place and if I'm ever in Calgary would definitely be coming back!

Excellent Chai, service is fast and friendly. Food is excellent. Lots of food options to choose…read morefrom. Highly recommend.

I used to be a loyal customer of Chai Baar and often recommended their food to my family and…read morefriends. But I recently had a very disturbing experience with their 88 ave Savanna NE location. Last Friday, I went there specifically to buy their mix vegetable pakoras. After taking my first bite, I felt something extremely hard -- it felt like an uncooked channa (raw chickpea or another hard object). When I bit down, my tooth cracked severely all the way to the root. As a result, I now need oral surgery and a tooth extraction, with treatment costs totaling more than $7,000. I contacted the owner, Balwinder Virk, the same day to report the incident. Unfortunately, they denied responsibility and refused to help with the dental expenses. This wasn't the first issue. Three weeks ago, we ordered paranthas from their Westwind location, and the paneer parantha had an excessive amount of red chili powder. After taking only two bites, I experienced severe stomach pain that still continues today. These repeated issues have made me extremely disappointed and concerned about food safety. I will no longer recommend Chai Baar to anyone, and I urge others to be careful and check their food before eating.

One of the best hidden gem sweet shops / Indian bakery in the YYC. They make their batches fresh…read moredaily, the owner and his wife are very pleasant people and they make a wide variety of sweets. They also have a small sit-down Indian restaurant inside as well. Definitely worth a try!

The food reminds me of home. The service is with a smile. Hidden in a small commercial strip, close…read moreto the local Gurudwara - this place takes the pain to stay authentic and affordable. This not a fancy restaurant with made up North Indian dishes - they are the real deal, what you would find at the countless small restaurants and sweet shops all over Punjab and Delhi. Don't forget to taste the wide variety of mithai they have to offer. We stopped here for lunch on our way to Banff, and ended up packing additional food and sweets to go for our stay in the Rockies - so glad we did, as nothing tastes better than a gobi parantha with makhan and achaar on a cold morning in the mountains.

Unassuming restaurant serving some of the best north Indian food that I've eaten outside of India!…read moreWe ordered a butter chicken thali and mutton thali and the flavors were outstanding! The dal makhani is better than some places in India! The service was great!

A great local spot for delicious food and helpful service. Fresh quality ingredients are made into…read moregood portions by skilled cooks. I am very lucky to have a top notch eatery in my neighbourhood. I watch other happy customers eat their meals with the same grin that is only face. A steady stream of delivery drivers keep the kitchen going at full speed. Magnificent fish pakora, followed by kheema mutter and garlic naan are my usual choices. I hope to work my way through the entire menu.

I've only eaten in once and it was lovely. I usually order delivery and I really enjoy the food…read more The lamb biryani is my favourite.

$24 per person during weekday lunch is an incredibly good price. Plus, the quality and variety of…read moreoptions make this one of the best-value Indian buffets I've ever encountered. They have 5 bars offering vegetarian and non-vegetarian authentic Indian food. The service was excellent and the inside aesthetics and environment is modern, clean and comfortable. 10/10, I would come back again.

A grand all-you-can-eat buffet with over 150 individual items to choose from, I had very high…read moreexpectations going in. The restaurant itself is very clean and spacious with thoughtful decor throughout. While there is a wide variety of food, the entrees themselves taste quite bland and are average at best. The chefs made the Naan fresh which was nice and they take requests. The food was made and refilled very quickly, however the main dishes were average and the food taste varied per batch that was made- the consistency was lacking. The appetizer station and desserts were very good. This place is almost there, if they can get their Saabzis (entrees) to taste better this would definitely have been a 4 or 5 star review.

From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by an amazing and welcoming staff. We started our…read moremeal with a non-veg platter that was bursting with incredible flavors. For our main course, we chose the Murg Chicken and Kadhayi Paneer, both of which were absolutely delicious and, dare I say, even better than what we'd find in India! The tandoori rotis were perfectly thin and soft, and the kachumbar salad was a great accompaniment. To top off the perfect meal, we ordered gajar ka halwa and gulab jamun. Both desserts were melt-in-your-mouth fantastic with just the right amount of sweetness. This was hands down the best Indian food we've ever had

Was craving Indian food one night but wanted something closer to where I live and on the less…read moreexpensive end. Found this place on google, prices were good but quality was meh at best. Would recommend if in a pinch and need something more cost effective but nothing more than that.