It's been in operation for a couple of years and I've been meaning to give it a try for a while…read more Located in a small plaza at Mill Cove, it's a plain space, cheered up with a splendid print of a jungle river on one wall. Small bar at the end, maybe 40 covers, it's not much to look at, but that is often a good thing. As is the fact well over half the patrons were Indian/Pakistani on the evening I was there. I went for the Rogan Josh, aloo ghobi and a splendid Peshwari naan, plus garlic rice and a Kingfisher. The curry was properly spicy and nicely bitter. The ghobi was good and the rice not at all bad. Portions are generous, with plenty to take away for tomorrow's breakfast! Bill came in at a little over $50, which might be on the high side, but for what amounts to two whole meals, not too bad. All in all, an authentic curry house and a nice addition to the growing choice in Halifax. Recommended.

Flavorful, hot and tasty! I'm used to getting my meal with rice, so be aware that meals do NOT come…read morewith rice unless you ask. I enjoyed the paneer and garlic naan!

Great food with awesome taste. Indian food is a collection of various cuisines depending on various…read moreparts of India. This restaurants speciality I would say lies in the southern cuisine. What a taste they provide, I just love it. Service is of top class. Ambience i wouldn't say it's 10 on 10 but it's much better than most of the restaurants in Halifax.

I've been here before where the quality of the food was quite nice; however the last time I was…read moredisappointed - the Naan was like a sweated pancake that flacked apart; and the paneer was like tofu.

This offshoot of the excellent and well established Dhaba in the Bayers Lake area opened a couple…read moreof years ago in one of the old motels along Bedford Highway. I've had takeout two or three times and found the food to be first rate, but recently I dined in for the first time with the wife and a friend from UK. It's a small space, fairly plain, but comfortable enough. The food is mainly prepared at the main restaurant as I understand, with finishing touches applied here. The menu isn't as extensive, but any curry fan will find all they need and there are even some surprises, particularly in the breads. It was Saturday evening and two of the other tables were occupied, and I've noticed before that a lot of their customers are of Indian/Pakistani heritage, which is always encouraging. I went for the beef vindaloo, which was well spiced and nicely bitter. The others tried the chicken tikka masala and reported full satisfaction. We also had the aloo ghobi, dall, rice and a quite superb, huge naan. The poppadom to start were also excellent. Crispy, warm and tasty. All in all, exactly what we needed and there was enough left over to feed the two of us the following night! Price was just fine, especially given how much food you get. Will definitely be back.

One great meal and one not so great. Hit and miss but will try once more. Man bread was over cooked.read more

We went to Mirchi Tandoor on a busy Saturday night, following a tip from a bartender at one of the…read morelocal breweries. That tip turned out to be pure gold! The place was very busy around 8PM, but we got a table right away. The first thing that gave us a great feel was the fact that we were two of the only four white patrons in the entire dining room. I knew we were in for a treat. The staff was fantastic, quickly bringing water to our table and checking to see if we were ready to order. We eat a lot of Indian food, and I've got a lot of Indian friends from many years working in software roles. So, we do tend to be a little jaded on the quality of Indian restaurants. I did see a few dishes and breads we don't typically see at home in our favorite Indian places. My wife has a tendency to order the same dish when we go out for Indian every time, and I have a tendency to want to try different things. I was able to convince her to try the Murg Lawabdar (chicken) entree. I have to say, that may really be the best single Indian dish I've ever had. It was probably smart for us to tell our waitress "medium" when she asked what spice level we wanted. Medium at Mirchi is pretty darn hot and spicy, but by no means unbearable like a Vindaloo can get to. Murg Lawabdar was like a thick curry gravy, with tons of spices and a good heat level. I think using chicken thigh brings even more flavor to the dish, which also includes green pepper, chilis, and a good bit of onion. We split one order of this, and we couldn't even finish the whole thing. Trust me, we tried. I couldn't stop eating, it was so good. We also got the spicy chili garlic roti bread. Oddly enough, not many of our Indian restaurants around home offer roti. Almost all of them offer naan, though. The funny thing about this roti was that it was also spicy, sprinkled with red chili pepper flakes. So, when you tried to cool the fire from the Murg Lawabdar with the bread, it just got hotter! So, make sure you order some raita to go along with your meal. That goes a long way toward cooling you off if you reach the five-alarm fire level with a spicy dish. This place has very low-key cool vibe in a relatively small dining room. The atmosphere is so good, I highly recommend eating in the dining room instead of getting it to-go. This is as authentic as it gets, and I can't stress enough that this was one of the very best Indian meals I've ever had.

Best indian food ever... great service ... great staff... and awesome food…read more I have visited this place multiple times and food is consistantly awesome.

My first visit to the main restaurant in a fair old while, having been frequenting their offshoot…read morein Bedford recently when the curry craving hits. It's larger than it was first time I visited, but still in the little strip mall off Chain Lake Drive. There are two rooms either side of the entrance, both cool, subtly lit and cozy. It was just after they opened on a summer's Thursday morning, so I was the first customer and quickly ordered the meat thali. This comes in six segments. Two meat curries which change from time to time (today it was beef and chicken). A very nice dahl, a good portion of rice, chickpea salad and a quartered plain naan. All very tasty and overall quite a sizeable portion. I was on the ravenous side of peckish when I arrived and left thoroughly stuffed, so you definitely get your value for the $23 with tip. It's not licensed, but has a nice line in cold drinks should you so desire. It's no surprise this place is consistently voted No.1 curry house in Halifax, though it has a lot more competition than it did when it first opened. Thoroughly recommended.

So it's my first time ordering food here. They serve their pakoras with plum sauce? That's so weird…read moreand it does NOT go together. So maybe its a mistake? I hope it is. Anyway, the pakoras were ok. Butter chicken was very oily. Yes, oily, not butter oil, just oily. (Look at the picture). The best part of the meal is the rice. But even that's not good. It has a nice color to it though. Food is pretty mediocre. I'd come back for a quick takeout but i'd go to other places if I actually want a real, good indian food.

Tawa is a Nepalese Indian restaurant with an extensive menu of Indian and Hakka specialities. And…read moresince it's located in Halifax, many traditional dishes include seafood such as the chili fish ($16.50). Flakey tender pieces of cod were tossed in a sauce that had just enough heat to salivate the tongue without scorching. Arriving piping hot, the fragrant ginger, garlic, green onions, bell pepper, and chilis combine into a wonderful sauce covering the still crispy fish. You'll need an order of plain basmati rice ($5) to balance off the dish's saltiness. For diners who love saucy dishes, the creamy tomato-based curry in the kaida chicken ($16.50) is lovely for slathering on rice or dipping naan into. Of all the dishes, it held the least heat but still incorporated enough spices for flavour. There were generous chunks of chicken steeped in the gravy, but I would have liked dark meat better as the chicken breast was a little tough. Tawa's shrimp biryani ($17.99) was huge and while the shrimp were overcooked the rice was moist and flavourful. I couldn't get enough of the dish and had bowl after bowl despite being stuffed. You will not leave hungry. Even their naan ($3; two orders in picture) was sizeable and seemed like it was coming from a never-ending basket. Do yourself a favour and start with one then add on as needed.

I had a layover in Halifax and went downtown to explore with my crew (I'm a flight attendant). The…read morecaptain was going to get Indian food and he invited me to go with him. The place is small and is located inside of a mall so it was a bit annoying to find. I had never had Indian food before and I always wanted to try it. We got to the place and he helped me order since I didn't really know what things were. I went with a butter chicken poutine and he ordered some garlic naan as well. I don't do well with spicy food and they said they could only do medium cause it was already marinated in the sauce so I decided to try it. The spice was actually not horrible and I could handle it. The naan helped a lot. I would much rather something less spicy but medium was the lowest they had for all the food. That's why I took off one star. The flavor was very different but not bad. I don't think I would ever order it again tho. I might go back if I'm ever there again to try something else but who knows. It was good so I give it 4 stars.

It was very surprising to taste such an excellent Indian food in the India Paradise in Halifax…read more We were not hungry so we just ordered three items: mango lassi, samosas and chicken biryani, they were all delicious. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to try authentic Indian cuisine.

On October 27th, 2023 the OCC Nova Scotia reviewed India Paradise as part of our hunt for the CHOTY…read more(Curry House Of The Year) and in search of the 11th OCC approved curry house in Canada. Members vote anonymously on 5 categories from 1-10 with 10 being outstanding - and an average score is given to each restaurant we review. India Paradise: Quality - 6.75 Service - 7 Value - 6.5 Customer Care - 7 Atmosphere - 5.8 With an average score of 6.6, India Paradise is not OCC approved. Upon arrival to the restaurant, the OCC noticed that what must have been a previous establishment named Blue Sapphire still had their signage on the restaurant which led to some initial confusion. Nonetheless, we found our way. Despite making a reservation, there was no record of it. Luckily, they had a table available for 8 at our time of arrival. The aroma's as we walked into the restaurant were incredible. It might be helpful for you to think of the old time cartoon character Pepe Le Pew, as we floated in on the amazing scents of the food that was to come. The atmosphere was fairly quiet, and quaint. Perhaps better suited for a first date or a quiet family meal, rather than a large group gathering. We started with a round of Mango Lassi's. I have to say, there was a consensus throughout the group that these were the best Lassi's we've had in our pursuit of finding the best curry house in HRM. They were spiced incredibly well, the cardamom really popped, and we could tell they were made fresh to order. For breads, we tried the roti, garlic naan, and bullet naan - it was tough to distinguish between the garlic and bullet. We ordered the veg samosas and Afghani chicken to start. The samosas were spiced perfectly and were huge portions - I will note that each of us got a personal mint sauce, which was much appreciated. The Afghani chicken was perhaps the highlight of the night. The food did come out in a peculiar order, as we received the butter chicken and Dahl before we had any rice or bread which made eating it a bit challenging at first. The bread came out about 5 minutes later, and the rice (biryani's) about 15 minutes later. The butter chicken was very heavy on the tomato flavour, but the consistency was perfect. We also tried the goat and chicken biryani's, and goat curry. Everything came out piping hot, and 6 curries and 2 biryani's was the perfect amount for our group of 8. Also, the Lazy Susan on the table was an incredible value add. In summary, we regrettably cannot officially OCC approve India Paradise. Although we had a pleasant overall experience, it left something to be desired. We look forward to returning in the future to give them another shot. - OCC Date of visit: October 2023

Went for dinner tonight after getting a recommendation from the cabby who drove us from the…read moreairport. The staff were friendly and attentive to all our questions and requests and the food was top tier. I've been to many Indian restaurants in NYC and Philadelphia PA in my time and this was some of the best I've tasted. Mango Lassi, butter chicken and lamb curry. All delicious

If you've got a little extra money to spend, then this is definitely a top 3 in Halifax…read more Service is here is impeccable which is appreciated because the price is higher than your average Indian restaurant. Being right on Spring Garden means you're likely paying for the location, but food and service more than make up for it. There are great seating options - lots of romantic, private options. Great for groups or a date. Don't expect to park out front - it's Garden Rd, so expect to walk or grab a bus that stops outside. Food is authentic and spicy; the way you'd expect of good Indian food. Dishes come out piping hot and portions are good. You will definitely be packing some up to go if you share three dishes and an appetizer. Only downside here is that this is on the second floor and there are quite a few stairs so this is not accessible if you can't do stairs. Great food, great staff, a little pricey, but you get your money's worth!