This place is close to the office and was recommended by a colleague. The problem is that they don't open until 12:30pm and timing was never right to come here, until today. I arrived at 1pm. The plaza this place is located in is pretty bad and the parking lot could use some serious TLC. Once you enter the restaurant area it's not that bad, although the dining area is quite cramped. The kitchen and takeout area is in the back. I took a seat and was given a menu and a pitcher of water. There were metal cups on the table already. I went with the mint tikka chicken and an order of naan. Shortly after the waitress brought some condiments. One plate was sliced red onions, pickled carrots with cardamom and finely shredded daikon. The second plate had three 3 sauces, a red pepper sauce, yoghurt sauce, and a green chilli sauce. These were all great accompaniments to my meal. The chicken was served on a hot plate wth a bed of onions and the portion was quite large. The pieces of chicken breast had a great green colour and you could tell the chicken had been marinated for some time. It was great, the chicken was moist and great with the sauces and condiments provided. The naan was served piping hot, so light and not oily. I really enjoyed this meal and will definitely come back when I can. read more

King Tandoori - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Having been in Ontario for about 6 months now, the one thing that I have been made familiar of by online videos, articles and casual conversations with acquaintainces who have been around for years over here is that Brampton is THE place for Punjabi food. With this in mind and being the glutton I am, I made it a point to book my second Covid vaccination appointment in a center at Brampton despite it being a fair distance away. The thought was that if I had to make the drive all the way there, I might as well get something important done as well. I searched reviews on the internet and finally zeroed in on King Tandoori to be the place that would grant me the life changing culinary experience that I was seeking. When we finally made it to Brampton, my expectations were sky high and then we entered this place. Obscure Punjabi music I had never heard before. Check. Slightly dingy environment. Check. Punjabi staff and patrons. Check. This was all beginning to look like it would be a fantastic & authentic experience. I went ahead and ordered the standard 3 items that have always held a special place in my heart..and added a few inches to my waist line over the years - Butter Chicken, Tandoori chicken and Butter Naan. When the sizzling tandoori chicken arrived, I was really excited and then with great anticipation, I tasted it aaand.......to my utter disappintment, it was not seasoned properly !! Surely, this could not be right, I thought and checked in with my wife who said the same thing. The butter chicken arrived and that wasn't great either. Extremely mild and lacking the spices I am used to. The butter naans were good though but then who messes that up. The underwhelming experience really spoilt my mood but there were a few positives. The service was excellent and the rasmalai we had at the end was good too. I am sure this was't the best that Brampton has to offer so I am hoping I choose a better restaurant the next time. As for this place, I might not be back again. read more

King Tandoori - Tandoori Chicken. - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Dare I share this gem? Well it's not hidden! Tons of Brampton-ites know where to find good Punjabi food and it's at... King Tandoori! OMG#1 Chana Bhatura appetizer was huge! More importantly, it might be one of the best I've had in Toronto. The chickpeas and gravy were delicious but when paired with pillowy, deep-fried bread, tangy chutney and fresh onion, pickled carrot and radish, it was the perfect medley of flavours and textures! Need this in my life again! OMG#2 Paneer Burji was delicious! It's crumbled paneer sauteed with spices and onions. The result is soft, juicy mouthfuls of paneer that are so flavourful. It went perfectly with the fried Bhatura and the Garlic Naan. We were so stuffed by the Chana Bhatura, that we brought home Paneer Burji leftovers and had it twice more. So good! Garlic Naan was cooked perfectly, with some air bubbles, chewy parts and crunchy parts. This is exactly how I like my naan and I don't find this way very often! Hooray! Laacha parantha was very good too. That was our healthy bread choice - it's made from whole wheat! Masala Chai was lovely! Don't expect any type of decor. This is a true Punjabi dhaba! Next time I'm at Rose Theatre, I'll be stopping by King Tandoori! read more

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First Rate Tandoori at bargain basement prices! I finally got a small taste of King Tandoori's Brampton (Kennedy Rd.) location. I have heard of it for quite a while yet its remote location and lack of occasion kept me from it. A daughter of a dear friend, back in town for her convocation, explained its raison-d'être as A place Punjabis go after many libations. The South Asian equivalent to our Western custom of post-bar eats of burgers, fries and assorted greasy dishes to soak up the booze. Which explains why it's open until 2 a.m. and most of the other tables were occupied by men. As June 2017 marks the 35th. anniversary of my first Indian meal I can't think of a much better way to remember that initial repast more than half a lifetime ago. I got there mid-meal but am able to comment on the following; Fish Tandoori ($9.98) - Made with Grouper on this visit and was the moistest, most perfectly cooked fish in an Indian resto I have ever tasted. Sadly most Indian establishments overcook fish which is a sin. The accompanying homemade sauces were fresh piquant and flavorful. Keema Naan (Listed as Chicken Naan on the bill - $3.99) was a quintessential and terrific example of the perfectly prepared Indian classic. Their Masala Chai ($1.50) was strong, not bitter, sweet and oh so creamy. Pistachio Kulfi ($2) which came in mini plastic cups wasn't particularly appealing at first glance but as it tempered, the authentic taste more than made up for the lack of visual appeal. All for the very reasonable tab of $75 (which fed five diners) before tip. Admittedly the place is nothing to look at, decor doesn't even enter into the conversation, in fact, their "private dining room" places patrons in the unenviable position of being exposed like live mannequins in a display window. However, don't let that deter you from dining there as it serves the intended purpose very well with terrific quality at bargain prices. Highly recommended! read more

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Came here on a weekday evening. Pros: - Fairly priced - Food is average Cons: - Ambiance read more

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It was my first experience at King Tandoori and it didn't live up to the reviews/hype. I ordered a half tandoori chicken and it tasted very bland (it lacked salt/Spice and flavour). A well marinated Indian style tandoori chicken is pretty spicy and flavourful. I would any day pick half chicken kebab at Bamiyan over this. Never going back for food. They started Hakka style Chinese and Thai food too since yesterday. The prices for them seemed high to me from Brampton or Hakka standard. 10$ for a bowl of soup is pretty pricey IMO. The USP of this place is that you can buy drinks at pretty reasonable prices and eat snacks (chakhna) along with them, which is what appeals to most people based on what I heard and observed. You don't get that at Bamiyan. read more

Brampton is also known as Bramistan given how heavily populated it is with Southeast Asians (i.e Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis etc.) and the strip malls here are filled, filled, filled with every imaginable Southeast Asian eatery. The problem is where do you go and which ones are authentically good since many of them turn out to be so-so and just plain bad? Surprisingly given how many eateries there are here, not a whole lot of them have Yelp! reviews and the few that do, did not have high ratings. My cousin and I were in the area since her son had a hockey game to play and both of us are curry fiends. We found King Tandoori after using my Yelp app and the reviews and high ratings are completely justified. Yes, it's true to exterior and the decor inside are nothing to write home about, very sparse, very bare but also I should add, and very importantly, clean. We ordered up lamb biryani, mango lassis, naan bread to take home, and I kid you not, we inhaled everything, even though portions here are quite generous, prices are cheap, service was very quick and friendly, it went that quickly because it was *that* good. The lamb biryani was super flavorful and had a bit of kick to it in the aftertaste. The lamb was cooked perfectly, super-moist and practically melted in your mouth. The rice was also spiced up accordingly and very rich and filling, like biryanis should be. They have a real tandoor oven in the back and the naan bread which was coming out of it was fluffy, not chewy at all but disappeared almost the second you bit into it. I sincerely hope other people find this place and help keep this family restaurant going because they seriously deserve it and even though I'm not in Toronto often, I hope the next time I go, it will still be there because I want to try so many of their other dishes. read more

Two of our ordered came but the third didn't even come after a hour of waiting. Horrible service and excessive wait times as the servers forgot about parts of the service order I would not recommend this location read more

- FOOD: 5/5. OMG!!! The food tastes amazing. They offer medium and large portions for your convenience. My wife and I ordered 2 medium veggie dishes + rice + garlic naan and we were thoroughly full afterward. The food was genuinely tasty with a rich combination of flavours that you can expect at a more upscale Indian restaurant. Honestly, it's truly a gem IMHO, because from the outside and inside this place looks pretty sad, but the food is top notch. - SERVICE: 5/5. The service was friendly and helpful. Aman, the guy who served us was courteous and prompt. No complaints whatsoever about the service at this restaurant. - INTERIOR: 2/5. The interior feels like a remodeled cheap and tacky roadside sports bar. The hideous LED lights inside were giving me a headache. They were absolutely awful, even though they're probably saving the owners money on electricity bills every day. They could have at least opted for the daytime-type LEDs, not those blue-ish bright ones. The washrooms are gross. Old and dark. I hope the owners of this place invest some money in a proper reno. It badly needs a reno of the main dining hall and the washrooms. Perhaps, 80% of this restaurant's clientele are not so demanding like I am and perhaps it doesn't bother them as much as it bothers me. If I can provide some advice, I'd suggest taking design cues from the amazing interior of Bhai's Indian Canteen (8-115 York Blvd, Richmond Hill). The owner of that place really put his heart and soul into creating a modern and welcoming atmosphere at his restaurant and I applaud him for that. Bottom line: If you don't mind the tacky interior, you won't be disappointed in the food. THE BEST PART: This place is open until 2am 7 days a week. :) read more

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So I'm giving King Tandoori two stars only because the food was actually great. This would be a place I would recommend for take-out only, because there's no denying the food is good and from what I saw take-out orders get in and out fairly quickly. Unfortunately I decided to dine in late Friday night, and the service was terrible. Our table was sticky and had leftover food on it from the previous diners, and our server forgot half our order. We ordered the tandoori chicken and tandoori quail, as well as chicken biryani and mango lassis. Once we recieved our tandoori chicken and quail, 30 min later we still had not recieved our biryani and lassis. When we asked for the biryani again she said "oh yeah in two minutes" It was really apparent she had forgotten our biryani in total and never placed an order for one. Once we got it, it was delicious, but the service was just dreadful. In the end we never even got our mango lassis, and had to explain to our server why we shouldnt have to pay for the lassis that never reached our table, lol. Anyways I would say this is a take-out only establishment. read more

King Tandoori - Tandoori Chicken - Indian Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Ordered soup via phone. the cost they said on phone is $5 and charged me $14 when i went for pick up. its very unprofessional and great business strategy to loot customers. kindly avoid ordering. read more

We came to this place on a Friday for a late dinner after finding a great deal for a four-person meal on Groupon. When we arrived, we were surprised to find it tucked away in a plaza; rather inconspicuously. Hardly anyone was in the restaurant, which was a shame because it was excellent. Local places like this one are few and far between. King Tandoori is an unassuming restaurant both on the inside and on the outside. It seems like the sort of place that you might never find, unless you heard about it from someone else. And although I do think the decor/ambience could probably be spiced up a bit more, the food itself (and the service) shines through and makes up for it. We ordered four subjis (Shahi Paneer; Dal Tarka; Aloo Gobi; Saag) alongside 3 servings of Laccha Parantha and Onion Parantha, each. Each dish was incredibly flavourful and just the perfect amount of spicy. In particular, we noted that the Shahi Paneer tasted different than other local places, but in the very best way. Nothing that we were served was overly oily, and we left feeling full, happy, and satisfied. While I enjoyed all the dishes, my favourites were the Saag and Shahi Paneer. Additionally, the alcoholic drinks menu is reasonably priced (as is the food for that matter) and I was served a full glass of wine (close to the very top of the cup). Overall King Tandoori is a place that we will definitely be coming back to - Groupon offer or not. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming; they added an unforgettable charm to the joint. I recommend checking it out, so that you can experience it too. read more

Food was great! Very calming music when were were eating! I got the eggplant baharti(I think that's how you spell it) ...I my gf got the butter chicken...it came with rice! I also ordered some roti and my gf ordered some naan to go! Roti wasn't what I was used to but still delicious! read more

Here's my experience. Take out Date: 25th October 2020 Placed a take away order for 4 Lamb Biryani at 6:30pm under the name of Deep. Picked up the order at 8:10pm. Bill Amount: CAD 45.15. Didnt take the bill since I read the reciews and believed it would be a good place. I picked up the food for a get together at a Friends place in Brampton. Travelled all the way from West Mississauga to King Tandoor for the pickup. Pickup was smooth, food was ready. The ladies finished 2 biryani immediately and the gents decided to have it after sometime. At 10:30pm, when all 3 gents decided to have the biryani. On opening we got a weird stench. The biryani had turned bad. On calling King Tandoor they straight away denied that the Biryani cannot turn bad since they had freshly prepared. The person who answered the call was rude. They tried to wriggle out of the situation by asking us to come with the biryani, asked for authorization code on the bill and all sorts of details. Clearly they were not interested in accepting their mistake. On the call they even mentioned they would adjust it in the next order. Dont know how they are going to adjust without issuing a store credit. Shitty experience. NEVER COMING BACK TO THIS THUG PLACE. read more

The great reviews for this restaurant were spot on. Don't let the store front or decor prevent you from eating here. The food was delicious and hot and the service excellent. We had Tandoori chicken, vegetable biryani, a couple of salads and naan. One of my pet peeves with Indian restaurants that claim to serve Tandoori chicken is that they pre cook the chicken and reheat it just before serving. This results in dry chicken. This was not the case here. It was cooked to order. Tandoori chicken takes 20 minutes but well worth the wait. If you want great Tandoori chicken eat here. If you want reheated chicken go to any one of dozens of other Indian restaurants or Swiss Chalet The vegetable biryani was delicious and the naan light and crisp read more

So I ordered a takeout for a tandoori chicken ( one of the best I have had outside India) and lamb sheek kabobs. Perfectly seasoned, well marinated, with no added food coloring and very flavorful yet not so spicy as to burn your tastebuds. It is a very unpretentious place with a very ordinary ambiance but the food is another level. It is my new goto place for my Friday night indulgence. read more

Hey Friends, hands down this hidden gem is the best Indian restaurant, forget about the outside or inside decor as it's real outdated... if you like authentic Indian food then don't waste time with other restaurants. read more

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Variety Indian food but Lamb dishes are not good, coz meat is not tender. Seems not cooked well. Overall good and ambiance is 5 star for Indian restaurants but expensive. read more

Ambience is ok but the food is tasty. Portion size is also good and it is not pricy as well. The best part is they are open till late.

This place is a hidden gem. It's called King Tandoori 2. They have another location not far from here. This place is open till 2 am We were about 30 of us and we crashed their restaurant at 10 minutes to 2 AM and they welcomed us with open arms. They patiently served all of us with delicious food and without cutting any corners or rushing. The staff was extra ordinary. They were smiling and very helpful. None of them were rushing to go home. Food was equally good. All their Indian dishes were made to perfection even that late. Will keep going back there. read more

Very good food. Decor isn't the strong point - looks like a converted sports bar (Sports Bar - the definition of a location with no character whatsoever). Service isn't overwhelming but it is friendly and helpful. read more

We usually get their grilled prawns and butterchicken - delicious! The prawns are always fresh and the buttery chicken is always so creamy with tender boneless chicken pieces. I got the biryani last time and was not impressed. It was more like a kichadi as the rice was more mashed up. read more

The food was good. The Naan was not as thick as you will find at other Indian eateries which is a thing I liked. The portion size was small though . The staff should be trained before they are placed on the reception counter. The person at the counter had no clue about anything. Would give a 4 star for the food, but one star less for the service they provide . read more

Came here because of the reviews, the food is horrible. I got food poisoning, and today the entire day I was at the hospital with stimach pains and vomiting. Never coming back or recommending this place to anybody read more

Great food and great price. Food is neither too spicy nor too oily. A perfect place if you are looking for Punjabi food.

We order for 40 people catering. Chicken were bloody and burnt pieces, when we informed them then owners reply stunned me. He said we make tandoori chicken but we dont what inside the chicken. Daal were worst daal ever, paneer were with no taste at all. Chilly chicken were way too spicy not everyone can handle it. Butter chicken, i can cook better than them. All we like is goat curry but that was too much masaala in it so u cant eat more than 2-3 spoons. Students are handling this location and owner is too sweet buttery person but once you place an order he will show u the real face. Never recommend to anyone. read more

The food wasn't amazing like the previous reviewers said it was. I ordered the butter chicken and naan, The naan felt like rubber and wasn't as tasty as ones I've had previously. The butter chicken wasn't and didn't even look like butter chicken and tasted more like a curry dish. I can appreciate how nice it is that they open until 2am however, because getting hungry at midnight and only having the basic option of mcdonalds sucks. I may try it again and get something else next time before writing the place off completely but the food itself was not memorable read more

Food is amazing. Service is okay. The place is dirty and needs to be more well taken care of.

I came all the way from USA with my family and on special recommendation by a local friend we went to this place for Sunday brunch and I ordered Amritsar I kulcha and chole bhature and we all were extremely disappointed by quality taste and preparation it seems like there was no professional chef and only the student girls tried their best to prepare and serve food and they also messed up in billing where they over charged us by 40 $. Never going to come here and won't recommend anyone already feeling stomach sick read more

This location is horrible the whole dinning area is covered in smoke and service is extremely slow. They serve mango shakes in beer glasses that are poorly washed and found stuff in the drink half way through honestly I'm shocked this place is even allowed to be open. read more

I am definitely in awe with King Tandoori's cuisine. Their specialty, the whole Tandoori chicken was just that; Worthy of a King. Sides included salad and yogurt.Service was courteous and prompt. Seating included both tables and booth. read more

A gem hidden off Kennedy road, authentic great tasting food, wonderful service. Rohit was our server and he was very kind, friendly and attentive to our needs. Definitely recommend, will absolutely come back! read more

Give it a miss! Our food (two veggie thalies and a goat curry) took a really, really long time to come out even though the restaurant was less than half full. When it did arrive we were very disappointed. The dal makhni was extremely bland. I could literally only taste the butter. The goat curry was extremely, extremely bland! It had absolutely no flavour and not enough salt. The meat was also tough. We asked for some chillies and they never came. read more

Worst worst worst worst! I went to order chicken vindaloo for take out I got home it was watered down! It looks like soup it didn't have that thick gravy that I'm used to when I returned it the "chef" said other place put cornstarch that's what make there's so thick I'll never go back and I don't know how this place have such a high rating. read more

Th food here is amazing !!! The butter chicken is the best in the gta. Tandoori quail is very tasty and the chicken wings are mind blowing. Chana masala is full of flavour . Definitely a repeat !! read more

the food is extremely delicious and fresh - i am still shocked at how good it was - we just wanted a late night bite and this was the only place open jn Brampton - and i am hooked - we even got food to go because it was that good read more

Prepared differently than most Indian places we have visited which makes this place special. Food was very good and portions were large. Service was excellent. Well spiced and authentic food. read more

Four people. Variety of dishes. All good.! I had the tandoori shrimp (8) and it was ridiculously good. 2 others had chicken vindaloo and both loved the spice/heat of the dish. The basmati rice is generous - can be shared by 2 people. Staff was polite and attentive. Restaurant wasn't full but we could see they do a large take out business. Will definitely go there again.!! read more