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Kismet Restaurant

3.6 (41 reviews)
InexpensiveIndian, Bangladeshi
Open • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Loud
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Chicken samba (bottom) and vegetable/chicken (top)
Jennifer G.

Kismet is a convenient location for lunch near the Univ of Waterloo campus. A decent variety of Bangladeshi dishes for meat eaters and vegetarians, with daily specials. Food is tasty and spicy so beware! I would not recommend anything higher than 2 chili's for anyone not feeling too adventurous. Atmosphere is casual and service was friendly and attentive. The Chicken Samba and Chicken/Vegetable are both well spiced but the rice was honestly quite dry. I would get only the pita in the future and overall it was a good experience.

Butter chicken - not enough sauce/chicken with the rice but really tasty :)
Mira S.

This place is pretty good! I've been meaning to try it for quiet some time now and I finally did. I ordered the butter chicken with rice (comes with rice/naan). The butter chicken sauce itself tasted really good! However there were only about 3/4 pieces of chicken in the plate which was a total bummer. Also the sauce isn't enough for the amount of rice you get.. I wish they would separate the rice and sauce in different packaging. The rice texture was also very different.. It wasn't grainy, I feel like the rice pieces were all broken so it felt and looked like little spheres instead of rice grains... lol Overall the butter chicken was really good! A little pricey for the amount of food you get ($10.50) but the taste is worth it :) The placement of the restaurant in the university plaza is a little secluded and I feel like that's mainly why not a lot of people come here but I would recommend trying it at least once!

Butter Chicken & Super Hot Zalfrezy!  Hot & delicious as promised
Ginger Y.

This family owned & run business has been my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE for over 10 yrs. Simply, Clean decor that does what a restaurant does BEST!! Feed you great healthy delicious Indian Halal food at reasonable prices. My fiancée tried the hottest dish on the menu & wasn't disappointed. My favourite has always been the yummy sweet Butter Chicken, Garlic Naan & Pakora's with the very delicious homemade fresh mint dip!! Abu, the owner welcomes you with his great personality & always suggests just the right combination to feed your hunger. You will not ever disappointed with "Kismet"

Chana masala with rice
Jenny H.

Got both takeout and ate in at kismet. Ordered the daal soup for takeout (side) and it was smaller than I expected a side to be, but it's okay because it was delicious! It was very flavourful and hearty. Eating in I got the Chana masala with rice - again, I found it to be very flavourful. The dish seems pretty healthy and light, and is priced reasonably (around $7). Service was quite fast during lunch time.

Everything was tin-foiled! Made it really hard to eat :( The curry in the picture was really good.
Alice H.

The food is pretty good, not that amazing or anything. I like their curry a lot actually. They have a pretty comprehensive menu, which I enjoy. I usually get take-out from here. What I found weird is that they tin-foil all their items. The chicken, the kebabs, and even the salad was tin-foiled! It made it really hard to un-pack and eat.

Best curry place in KW!
Zhao S.

Best curry place in KW! Ragan Josh and Vindaloo are really good! My favourite is chicken bangalore, but it is extremely hot. Try ragan josh if you can't eat very hot.

Vegetable curry with naan

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Raja Fine Indian Cuisine - Beef Chukka Masala

Raja Fine Indian Cuisine

3.2(29 reviews)
2.4 km
•$$$

Items ordered Medu Vada, Sambar Vada, Chicken 65, Kara Masala Dosa and Mysore Masala Dosa…read more We loved every bit that was ordered, the Vada's were perfect, the chutney served was amazing, the Dosa's reminded me of actual south Indian Dosa's that I have had in India. Chicken 65 was not as per our taste, the owner Raja was kind enough and tried to make us another plate and we still didn't like it that much and was so nice that he took it back - he took any feedbacks we gave so well and was a pleasant person to deal with. I understand the food order takes time, I would advice to place your orders ahead - but I also understand the reason why they take time - firstly they are always busy, any day of the week plus the food is freshly made so the taste stays intact and that's what makes this place special. If you have patience, definitely try the two Dosa's for sure PS: couldn't take pictures of all the food coz we just attacked on it asap it came

Tried this Indian restaurant while visiting the area while on business trip…read more All I can say is the food is delicious and made to perfection, I had experienced this place twice during my trip. First time I had ordered via Uber Eats, and was delighted by the taste of the Biriyani that I ordered, very well cooked and packaged. I visited the place two days later in person. The place has a full bar, and good seating arrangements, and has South Indian music playing. They had a menu with many South Indian speciality items. Service was friendly and super quick, I felt that the tables were a bit smaller than normal. We ordered a chicken lollipop, Goat Chukka Biriyani, Garlic Naan and Beef Chukka Masala curry. The biriyani, naan and lollipop are all made perfectly and tasted great. I don't recommend the beef chukka masala. Highly recommend this place for delicious Indian food if you are in Kitchener Ontario.

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