Very nice. Food was very good and was very quiet and peaceful to eat. Lots of food options and the service was quick with things like chicken coming in around 15 mins or less. read more

What a lucky person I am that finally friends took me to not just a typical Indian restaurants, this was THE restaurant that was specialized in Tamil Nadu(Chettinad) cuisine since 2009. We indeed had a feast and I wanted more but my stomach was not big enough order the entire things on the menu I can handle some serious heat, so some of their spicy dishes were great for me We had ... Mutton sukka, dry Devil chicken Veechu egg Parotta with chicken gravy Special "Seerage Samba" rice Chicken Biriyani Gigantic Paper Ghee Masala Dosa South Indian Filter Coffee Ceremony Paan It was very special experience & highly recommend to order Tamil Nadu specialty dishes insted of ordering butter chicken read more

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Food: 3 Stars Service: 3 Stars Ambience: 3 Stars Fill Factor: Filling A buddy of mine suddenly had a craving for dosa and this place came up in his head so we decided to pay this restaurant a visit. This was my first time here and I am not sure if I have had dosa before so I was not sure what to expect. We both ordered a regular dosa and a chicken biryani to share. The dosa was huge and was stuffed with mainly potatoes. It came with 4 different sauces to dip the dosa which for the most part was flavourless but according to my friend you can also ones with different flavours. It was an interesting experience getting my hands in there to eat and I found the experience to be fairly enjoyable overall. The sauce added some flavour however I did not find the sauces to be too flavourful. The chicken biryani is not a regular one but used a different type of rice. I did not like it as the rice seemed very "wet" and clumpy and flavour wise I didn't really taste much. The restaurant itself was large with many tables and didn't feel too cramped. Service was decent overall with minor hiccups. Overall this was an interesting experience. Things were ok but I am not sure whether I would come back. I will leave it at maybe for now. read more

Went here for Christmas dinner and had a wonderful time with our group. But I had to wait forever and a day to see a waiter, so I took the order for my party. And separated the tables, and gave them separate sheets so they would be able to deliver the appropriate dishes to each table. But they failed miserably, and this continued through the dinner. The main dishes were delicious, and I would go for a small dinner or two to four people, but I probably would not do a party here ever again. The dosa was excellent and I would make the 45 minute trip here to get the dosa special again! read more

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Food,Service,Ambiance,Incredible Aroma, Value... wow!! I may have to move just to be closer! I love Indian food and this is the best ever!! Best Goat Byriani, best Butter Chicken and Naan!!! read more

Last summer, I visited Karaikudi for a nice home comfort meal. Upon arrival, my friend and I were welcomed with open arms by the friendly staff. We heard many great things about the quality of Karaikudi and they lived up to it. We went with a standard order of Butter Chicken, Garlic Naan, and Chicken Briyani and it was the best meal I had in a while. The Butter Chicken had the right amount of spice in the gravy to complement the tender chicken meat that can be enjoyed with a piece of freshly tandoor-baked naan or with a bite of briyani. The Chicken Briyani had lots of aromatics to add a hint of spice for every spoonful bite. The overall portions were fair to the price we paid which was nice! I definitely need to try their dosa next time as we saw many tables have an order of it! read more

Karaikudi - Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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It was my first time at Karaikudi Chettinad Indian Restaurant. I don't eat Indian food often so I'm not an expert about their food. However, I'm impressed with their Fish Biryani and Chicken 65. I've had Biryani, time to time, at other Indian restaurants but I've never had fish biryani before. Their Fish Biryani came with a small fish curry gravy, raitha and an egg. I liked their curry gravy. My husband said he could tell right away it contained some fish sauce. I love fishy stuff! Their Chicken 65 was the best part of the meal. I saw many good reviews about their Chicken 65 and Chettinad Chicken Roast. I was debating what to choose in the beginning. I then asked our server what the most popular item at the restaurant was and she told me that it was "Chicken 65". Such a good choice! The chicken was filled with Indian spices. Spicy and flavourful! It came with a hot sauce on the side. My husband really loved the hot sauce. It was spicy but so good at the same time. We also had Chicken Khotu Roti. It came with chicken curry gravy and raitha on the side. The curry gravy was ok but the fish curry gravy that came with biryani was better and the portion was a bit larger than the chicken curry gravy. The restaurant is spacious. It's good for large groups. There's a parking lot in front of the restaurant too. Moreover, they offer a 15% discount if you pay with cash. They have a wide selection of vegetarian food. It's worth checking out! Chicken 65 (5/5) Fish Biryani (4/5) Chicken Khotu Roti (3.5/5) Masala Chai (4/5) Price (4/5) Ambiance (4/5) Service (4/5) read more

Karaikudi - Chicken 65 - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

This was our first trip here. Suggestion from a friend in the states. Wow! This has to be the best South Indian food I have eaten. Well worth the trip over to Toronto. We had the Masala Dosa, Cauliflower 65 and the Channa Bature which were amazing. The service was also amazing and they had a very nice restaurant. Nice decor. Will be back when we come to this area again. read more

Great ambiance and delicious food. I wish there was landscaping around. Like the patio could use some plants and flowers so that it feels less like you're sitting in a parking lot. Otherwise, it's a great restaurant and hidden gem in Scarborough. My go to is the palak paneer with garlic naan. read more

We had been here today for the first time even though have been hearing good about this restaurant for years. Celebrating my birthday this year with our traditional authentic style food I hoped. Well, it was authentic indeed. The taste matched back home taste, so I was indeed happy to have travelled an hour to go to this place! We were a group of four and ordered Schezwan chicken dry, pepper chicken dry, chicken briyani, schezwan chicken fried rice, chettinadu chicken gravy and mango milkshakes for the family. All the items were met my expectations, but found the briyani to be a little less flavourful for my acquired taste. The place was jam packed. We were waiting for 15 mins but nevertheless it was worth the wait and travel. Last but not least we had the sweet beeda. Oh, they were huge and tasty. Don't miss this gem if you are around the area , or uk what, just go n eat only for this place ! It's worth it! read more

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I went here once for their buffet as a kid and wasn't a fan but thought I would give it another chance now. Price Range (Not Including Tax & Tip) : $8-$15 per entree. For a Tamil/Indian place I would see it's a bit pricer than I expected. Food Quality (Taste, Portion, Menu) - 2/5 We had the Paper Dosa, Veggie Kothu Roti, Mango Lassi and Garlic Naan. I wasn't a fan of the food at all besides the Mutter Paneer and Naan. The Kothu Roti had no flavour and didn't have many roti pieces. I found the dosa to be too grainy compared to other places I've had it at. The dosa was more of a novelty as it was huge! I liked the Naan a lot and found the paneer alright. I loved the Mango Lassi, this was the best part of the meal. They have a pretty big menu, a lot of options both veggie and meat. The portions for weren't as big as I expected, I'd say it was on the smaller side. Atmosphere - 4/5 It has an Indian palace vibe which I really liked. The places was well decorated and it looked very picturesque. They have a lot of seats as it is a fairly big place, so it works well for any size of group. They have their own parking lot so it's really easy to find a parking spot. Service - 5/5 The staff was really nice and courteous. They were very prompt in taking our order, checking that the meal was okay and refilling our water. The food came out pretty quick and came out together as well. Would I go again? Maybe 1 more try? For the most part I don't think I would go again. Theres a bunch of other places that I prefer. Lash's Recommendations Mango Lassi - The consistency and flavour is amazing. It's pretty filling too! Garlic Naan - Perfect compliment for any of the curry dishes. read more

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I come here very often because of the delicious Butter Chicken and Fresh Naan, and the normally great service. Recently the dinner service here is a bit slow and disorganized. Seems a bit understaffed on the floor, but a couple newer servers are disorganized and perhaps better suited in non customer facing jobs. At least not the service field. I came for dinner with a friend...twice... Praising this place on great food and service. But was disappointed he didn't get to witness that. Our entrées were brought to the table 20 mins apart - so he ate cold food once mine finally arrived. Both times lol (not funny tho) An item we ordered never arrived at all, but wasn't billed so we didn't bother mentioning when we paid. New server squirted water on our food while spraying an empty table beside ours. And each time we inquired on our missing food items - she would ask "oh did you order it". Ummm NO, we sent telepathic messages to the food and hoped it would come on its own!!! REALLY? But she never offered TO CHECK ON THE ITEM FOR US ...hellloooooo geeez Finally mentioned to a manager (owner?) who was going to check, until the cashier said she would...but then she never did. [Scratches head!] I still love this place and hope they work out the training issues with floor staff. They do have a couple really terrific servers - who work their butts off, try to spot them and sit in their area if u eat here in the near future Hope mgt reads this and improves the weak areas. Because I love the food. Update: Went for lunch buffet today with colleagues and the service was so much faster. I wish it were as quick for dinner, and that the buffet were available evenings. Our group of 10+ colleagues vote for buffet at dinner service too read more

Karaikudi - The entrance - Hostess stand and photo booth - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Their prices are a bit steep for the food provided; you're paying for the environment. It is a clean and comfortable restaurant - not a hole in the wall. My egg dosa was $11.99 - It has nothing but an egg inside and it comes with chutneys. The dosa is very big, but it's just a thin batter. They're making a killing off of this. Chicken lollipops - Barely any meat on the leg and very dry. Pass on this one. Idli - It is a steamed rice patty that comes with the same chutneys as the dosa. They are definitely making a fortune off of this dish. Nothing special on this one. Go early, otherwise this restaurant fills up as the night goes one. Service slowed down significantly once the restaurant fills up. read more

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Me and the fam came here today, so I'm giving it 4 stars cause in my opinion all the food was good. The one thing I found was that we ordered 3 curries and all had the same sort of flavour profile, as if they all had the same sauce. They were mushroom masala, egg curry, and Chana. Now don't get me wrong they all tasted good but the same. The dosas are good and the cauliflower 65 and onion pakora are great too. For a nice finish try the traditional coffee! read more

Karaikudi - Paper dosa - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I ended up trying this place as my all-time favorite dosa place is temporarily closed at the moment. So when I was going through dosa withdrawals this place came up and I was more then happy to try it out. The staff is friendly and service is fast. I mean when our order was placed, it took less than 5 minutes for the dosa to hit the table. I ordered the mysore masala dosa and it was good. Nicely spiced. It was a little under done each time I've ordered it but the flavour was ok. My husband's dosa was a little over done so The chutney's were just ok but it was an alright experience. They have a few other things on the menu I would be willing to come back and try. read more

Food and service was good. The only thing is they could have advised the size of the paper masala dosa, yes it says extra large but for a first timer, It was shockingly large more than 3 feet long and about 6 inches in diameter. I thought they serve me a barrel of a canon by mistake. It could not fit on the single table. I don't know how to start..Lol..busy restaurant. Lots of parking. Very and courteous staff. Fast service. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Hate to leave reviews but tbh service was garbage.Waited for hours and the food we got was cold and tasted so bad.Went there a year ago and had the same issue.Thought it would be different this time.Such a waste of money. read more

Good place to get some fresh Sri Lankan food. I got the Dosa and butter chicken. The dosa was big enough to share and still fill us up. The prices were a bit high, dosas averaged around 11-15$. And the quantity for butter chicken was small. The vibe is super down low. Perfect for date night. The staff is nice and knowledgable. If you don't know the ingredients they'll explain it to you properly. Came here a second time with a larger group. We booked ahead and they were super accommodating with us. Their menu is super diverse with options for everyone. All the dishes we got were delicious and filling. Masala Butter panner - this is the sauce of butter chicken but instead of chicken, they use paneer. It's a mix of sweet and spicy and so creamy and delicious. There were enough pieces and made the curry super thick. The panner was super soft. Veg Manchurian Gravy - crispy fried balls with a sweet Manchurian sauce. The inside is fried dough mixed with vegetables. Super delicious and can definitely be eaten on it's own. Chilli panner dry - this was my least favorite dish, however I still thought it was good. It's dry, fried tofu mixed with chilli. I felt there was alot of taste other than chilli, however if you're someone who loves spice, this is definitely the dish for you Falooda- the drink was absolutely terrible. It barely tasted like an Falooda and instead tasted more like ice cream mixed with yogurt. The portion was way too small for the price it was. read more

Scared off by the prices. Might be good (or great). Definitely authentic. We were the only non Indians there.

One of my favourite place to grab Indian food. I fell in love with this place years ago because their butter chicken is incredibly buttery and their lamb briyani is delicious but what I do not like is their prices. I find them a lot more expensive than other places (~$13.99 for a small bowl of butter chicken). Their naan bread gets pretty pricey as well (an additional $0.50 for butter naan). Although the people who work there are nice, I find them usually short staffed even during busy hours. They have a loyalty program to collect point using your phone number which then can be redeemable for credit at the restaurant which is nice. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

The food was exquisite!! Biriyani was a little spicy but just perfect. Paper Masala was literally 3ft long . It was delicious and so good. There was so much portion that in the end you would feel tired of chewing, but trust me it's really worthwhile. We also ordered Parotta and butter chicken and Paneer. That was also quite delicious. If you are really looking for Good Indian food, this is one must have on the list!! read more

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Chettinad Chicken masala the sauce is good but chicken little pieces bones they cut the chicken tight into 4 not good for the value $12.99 rate poor Boneless chicken biriyani was excellent. Fish Fry was not fresh very fishy. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Karaikudi has a special place on our weekly roster thanks to their Fried Fish (King fish). Wifey loves it and doesn't share! :( Our server is a pleasant guy (every time the same person) and dumb that I am sometimes, I always forget to take his name. The places itself is nestled away in comfortable area with plenty of parking and on weekends there's a wait. Food itself is appealing. Standard items like Dosas, Idly, Vada and appetizers are fairly good. We recently tried Kothu Roti which was very filling and worth every penny. The Mutton Biryaani is one the best in eastern hemisphere so give it a shot. They recently upgraded and now they take orders on a tab. Adds to the glamour quotient. I know, I'm a sucker for technology! read more

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Authentic South Indian Food. This place had a great atmosphere, it is clean, tidy and organized. They bring you water, leave you a pitcher of water on the table and the menu is simple and straight forward, lots of vegetarian options and many vegan options on the menu. While we were here we had Idli's and Channa Batura, they were both amazing and I would highly recommend that you try both if you have never had south Indian food before. It will be an adventure for you, you won't know what to expect and you will not be disappointed. Food was flavourful and service was great, I would go here again. read more

Authentic Chettinad food! Chettinad, is a region of southern Tamil Nadu state in India, which is world famous for its culinary delicacies. The food is essentially spicy, with the usual full meal (thali) consisting of cooked dhal, eggplant (brinjal) curry, drumstick sambar ("kara kolambu" is a highly regarded south Indian sambar), ghee for flavouring rice, and sweet dishes like payasam. You can get all of these from this restaurant, especially if you go for their buffet. The buffet includes tasty non-vegetation dishes as well... imo, the hot hot fish curry (if you don't mind burning your mouth) is awesome! They have a good value lunch buffet (priced below $10) on every weekday (except on holidays) from 11.30am to 3pm. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

The place was really busy and people were flocking for the food. It was very good service and probably the biggest Dosa I have ever seen. Try the indian coffee- it is an experience of its own. tastes a bit like ovaltine mixed with coffee. Very Tasty. The vegetable's that came with the dosa were really good. The Sambar was delicious- so was the potato and cocunut raita. Pepper Chicken was unique and different from the typical indian dishes. The only issue I had was the channai paratha was over priced and not worth the value. i would just get dosa or the naan's. Overall - had a great experience. read more

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Ventured here with a Groupon after seeing decent reviews on Yelp, I decided to purchase this and give it a try. It is usually a hit or miss with Indian cuisine or so I've noticed at least. I dined here with a friend for lunch and there was a pretty good crowd in there although the outside appearance is deceiving. We were greeted and the server was very friendly, I believe the manager or owner came by and asked us if it was our first visit here and inquired if we had any questions in regards to the menu. Very friendly! We got the Butter Chicken and Aloo Gobi Masala as I tend to stick on the vegetarian side when I am eating Indian food. The food was very tasty and flavourful. The overall price of the meal was fairly decent for the quality of the food, this is a hidden gem for Indian food. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends. read more

I like the taste of their food, it's a bit more flavourful than take-out places. Kind of like wedding food. Chicken Briyani was amazing. Not too hot, but full of flavour. Comes with an egg, raita and gravy. Had a mutton kothu roti. It was weird, there was no gravy mixed in and it wasn't minced like it was supposed to be. Maybe because I asked for mild? The meat was less than expected and a bit dry. But still, I love their gravy. Prices are more expensive than a take out place, like double. Customer service is great and you can order online. Their desserts are really good. read more

Food is okay. No wow factor here. For the portion, taste and location where there's a good competitor, it's a bit overpriced. Nice, clean ambiance though. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Great dining experience last Friday with my brother and wife. We're not East Indian but we eat a lot of curries, naans and dosas. Very rich and flavourful and nice courteous staff that I felt compelled to write about this. We usually like our stuff spicy but surprised it wasn't at all, I wonder if they toned it down for us thinking we're not East Indian? Or maybe the more south you get in India, the more mild food becomes? I highly recommend this place. read more

Great value and decent number of options for their lunch buffet. There are curries, chutneys, rice dishes, and breads for dipping. They even have a dessert section for their lunch buffet. I also appreciate how quickly the replenish their dishes, so you never have to wait long to try something. Warning: their dishes are spicy and if you can't handle spice, their dishes will set fire to your digestive system. I have been told that the dishes are quite traditional. However, it was odd seeing Szechuan chicken, but it tasted more Indian than Chinese to me. If you're coming for lunch on a weekday you can probably get away with not making a reservation. My one complaint is the inefficiency of their payment system. They don't split bills, and requested that we pay in cash if we wanted to pay separately. read more

Karaikudi - Lunch buffet setup - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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The service was great, food was (omg) delicious, and their mango lassi and milk shake was amazing! We ordered: Cheese Masala Dosa (8/10) Devil Chicken (7/10) I might be a bit bias about this one Butter Chicken (9/10) Mutton Biriyani (9/10) Garlic Naan and Cheese Naan (10/10) Mango Lassi (9/10) Mango Milkshake (10/10) The only downside is that the prices are a bit more expensive than others. Amazing first experience, can't wait to come back! read more

I usually love coming here with my family for their large paper masala dosa. Unfortunately this time it was much smaller, like half the size than what we usually get. It was also very flat when usually its round and puffed. The main thing we didn't like this time is that it had a weird texture, as if the mixture wasn't blended properly before cooking. Other than that, the garlic naan and butter chicken are always good. I would highly recommend getting shrimp 65 for appetizers, it's really spicy and flavourful! Overall this place is nice to come to once in a while, but I have to say it's way too overpriced for the portions they give. read more

Karaikudi - Disappointed with the large dosa we ordered. We usually love coming here for this, but this time it was small, flat and weird texture. - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

This is surely the most authentic chettinad restaurants I have tried so far. We tried Devils Chicken for starter and mutton sukka biryani. Oh my! They were so delicious. Me and my husband finished every bit of the food I am one of those people who stays a meter away when it comes to spicy food. I was sceptical in the beginning to try devils chicken coz it was marked double spicy. But trust me the folks here understand that spicy doesn't necessarily have to be super hot. It was unbelievably flavourful. I'm coming back to this place over n over again read more

Curry Wasp or Bee on my dinner and ends up almost $50.00 a dinner last night? Why am I get served and ends up not listening to my customer service where I am not going to eat this place where I am not going back there again. read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

This is my most favorable south Indian cuisine restaurant. Service is always good and fast. read more

Super dosas spicy chutneys/curries If you have *white taste buds your in for one spicy hell of a ride thru the long dosa tunnel Mutton was chewy chetinad gravy was nice n spicy Highlight was obviously ghee paper dosa bit on the $$ side Serves halal mutton/chicken read more

Karaikudi - The never ending dosa Ghee paper $17 - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Been here twice. Today was my second time and I took my colleague along with me. She is not indian so this was her first experience. We ordered dosas and she loved it. I've had dosas at quite a few places but I've got to say the service and the taste of the dosas here is amazing. I also highly recommend their masala chai. It has such great flavour of cardamom and ginger. Will definitely return again. read more

Karaikudi - Masala dosa and cheese masala dosa ! - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

4.5 stars. I bought a Groupon for this place (after checking the great reviews on Yelp) and went last night with my wife and a neighbour. We had the following; Aloo Gobi Masala...9.99 -Potatoes and cauliflower in Indian gravy Mutter Paneer...10.99 -Peas and cottage cheese curry Dal Makhni...8.99 -Home-style black lentils Kathirikkai Kara Kulambu...8.99 -Spicy and sour eggplant curry, goes well with rice They were all very good and had distinct flavours. The eggplant was quite spicy (hot). There were plenty of cheese cubes in the mutter paneer. We also had an order of plain rice, plain naan and raita. My mango lassi was excellent. Very thick and mango-y, without being overly sweet. The only weakness occurred when we ordered Papadum as an appetizer. There were three of us, and she brought 2 papadums. Weird. It is clean, has nice decor, and is worth the drive to Scarborough. read more

The food her gets 4 stars, however the service was definitely a 1 star as the waiter almost contributed to the death of one of my friends. I came here with a group of friends this past Sunday prior to catching a movie. One of my friends and I decided to share an appetizer and a couple of mains. For appetizer we settled on the ghee dosa which is basically a crepe cooked in ghee (clarified butter) and served with 3 condiments for dipping. OMFG the dosa was sublime! It was extremely crispy and flaky. The dough had a great buttery taste from the ghee; I do not even want to know how many calories were in this thing. The accompanying condiments were all good (I was not a huge fan of the coconut sambal) but otherwise these were great to dip our crispy dosa in. The presentation of the dosa was awesome too, served in the shape of a mountain this resulted in a couple of cool photo ops. For mains my friend and I decided to get mutton biryani and butter chicken with garlic naan. The biryani was very good, it had a nice kick and the mutton in it was very tender. If you do get the biryani eat with caution as there were small bones in the mutton and whole spices and seeds for flavouring so be sure to pick these out or risk getting a mouthful of anise seed, as I did. The biryani was also served with 2 condiments; I enjoyed the yogurt with onions as it really balanced out the spiciness of the biryani. The butter chicken was a pleasant surprise too considering that it is not a south Indian dish. The chicken was served in boneless chunks which were quite large, the gravy was very creamy and not very spicy, this dish was very enjoyable. This was my first experience with south Indian food and all in all the food was very good, our entire table enjoyed their dishes. The service on the other hand was pretty dismal. Our young waiter seemed intimidated by our group of 7 people; it was clear that most of our table was not familiar with the menu items but he did not offer any explanations or provide us with any suggestions. My other friend wanted to order the biryani also but asked the waiter if it contained nuts (he has a severe allergy) the waiter came back and said the biryani contained cashews. My friend and his girlfriend proceeded to say that they would just share a masala dosa and a side of kotthu roti. The waiter brought them their food but failed to mention that the kotthu roti also contained cashews. My friend luckily caught this within a couple of bites but it was too late, he already had a reaction and had to leave to go get medication. The waiter looked stunned when we told him what happened and said it was a miscommunication, we spoke to the manager and he gave my friend and his girlfriend their dinner for free. I hope they learn from this mistake and start to take food allergies more seriously because if it was a child or something the situation could have been a lot worse. The restaurant itself was pretty average in terms of décor and it definitely has an authentic Indian feel (most of the patrons were Indian/Sri Lankan). The prices were fair and most dishes were in the $8-13 dollar range. Bonus for having 2 Indian beers in stock! I will likely return and give them a second chance but they need to step up their game in the service department! read more

Karaikudi - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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