Proud of myself for discovering this newish Indian restaurant in its "off Broadway" location in a…read morebig box shopping area in Barrhaven. There aren't that many South Asian restaurants in the area right now and this one of course offers biryanis and quite a few other South Asian dishes that aren't all that available here. Most importantly, they are authentically seasoned and they have some quite spicy items on offer if you ask. I eat or order from here fairly often.

Cute spot in an industrial area in Barrhaven. I dined in and was seated promptly. The server…read morerecommended Biryani if you are hungry, so I ordered the Chicken Mughalai Biryani. Biryani does not come with any vegetables but is rice, chicken, and spices. I ordered mine medium which had a medium to medium hot spice. I do not think I would be able to tolerate the spicy. The flavour was incredible. Definitely recommend. Gave four stars because I prefer veggies with my rice dishes.

This is the second time we've eaten here. The first time was when the name changed from "Chillies"…read morebut the old sign was still on the building, with the new name draped over top. That experience was a lot better than expected, and we had planned to return. Plans came to fruition today! We got the Mixed Appy Platter to start. Mains chosen were Goat Masala, Kadai Paneer. 4pc Tandoori chicken, and family size garlic naan. Hearty, tasty, beautifully balanced flavours. Spice level chosen was medium - hot enough to waken your palette but not blow your head off. Ambiance was cozy and quiet, which we LOVE. We tend to eat early, so having the restaurant to ourselves is always a treat. Staff was welcoming and hospitable.

We got in fairly late and were starving. This place popped up as open, and sounded good since we…read morehadn't had Indian food in awhile. They have a pretty good size menu, so it took awhile to sort through. We ended up with the Vegetable Hakka Noodles, Tandoori Chicken, Family Garlic Naan, Chicken Saagwala, and the Kachumber Salad. The Hakka noodles were delicious, hadn't had these before but would definitely get again, they are actually really good as cold leftovers the next day as well. The Tandoori Chicken was great, bone in and cooked perfectly. Not too spicy, even my daughter ate some. The Family garlic naan really is FAMILY sized, absolutely huge, too big for our small family of three. Really good naan, and pretty impressed they can cook one this size, it paired so well with the chicken saagwala. The chicken mixed with the greens was delicious unlike other dishes we've had, it was probably the favorite dish we ordered. Their kachumber salad was quite nice, cold salad, really fresh feeling and the light seasoning blend they add to it was really nice to balance it out. This is a great spot to get some quality food.

It was a Tuesday in Ottawa when we ordered the B combo which came to $44 plus tax and tip. This…read moreincluded two giant samosas with dipping sauce, butter chicken, naan, cauliflower and potato dish, and rice. We had gulab jamun for dessert. Everything tasted great, but everything was oily enough to keep a car going until the next oil change. On a positive note, there was plenty of food in the combo and while we worried about our future health situations, my wife and I enjoyed every morsel. The place is rather small but there was only one other party of four there and one waitress covered the entire restaurant and Uber Eats folks without a problem. They serve beer and wine but we only had pani [water, for those of you who aren't dating or married to an Indian to translate].

I found this place on Google and thought I'll try it out. I loved it so much that I went twice…read morewithin 10 days lol When I went in, the hostess was very sweet and welcoming. The place is cute and the ambiance is nice. The menu has a wide variety (vegetarian & non vegetarian options available). We ordered the following: Samsosa (generously stuffed & fulfilling) Aloo Gobi (cauliflower & potatoes cooked in tomatoes and Indian spices) Chicken Biryani (the rice was spot on) 4 Combos E: A choice of non vegetarian curry, rice, naan & pop 1- Chicken vindaloo 2- Chicken coconut curry 3- Lamb korma 4- Chicken korma All of the 4 combos above were superb, the flavors on each dish were absolutely delicious, their naan bread is soooo good. Their portions are generous. The food came fast. If you like spicy food, I recommend this place. The price range per person is $20 Parking space available.

We had already had some food at home and were looking for some good naans and rotis and picked up a…read morevegan Mixed Vegetables curry just in case. The inside is clean and new. Carrom Boards available for patrons to enjoy. Glad that they knew what dishes are vegan or can be made one. The naan is not and roti is vegan if taken without butter. The naan and rotis were good and just as Punjabi restaurants in GTA (Brampton?). The vegan mixed vegetables curry was a huge disappointment. Not great tasting and bit more In the greasy side. The quality and taste is one but even the container provided was hardly 1/2 full. For almost $20! Not too sure we would buy even a paneer curry 1/2 full for that price.

Great food and decor. Great set up for families. Not a…read moretraditional restaurant experience but hopefully they will get to be soon. It would be good for them to start providing utensils that are not disposable if you're sitting in the restaurant.

There's an old saying; if you want good coffee, go where the truckers go. If you want good vegan…read moreSouth Indian food, go where South Indians go. Ayini is such a place. This small and unpretentious family run [I'm guessing] restaurant serves delicious paper thin dosai, fantastic puttu, medu vada, idli and sambar that will have your wallet send a thank you card. We got there on a Sunday slightly before it opens at 10 am . Oh, and the chutney. Did I mention the chutney? I give it 4 stars only because of the decor. You're not going to impress your date or be impressed eating there, save for the quality of the food. It's definitely worth your time.

My husband and I picked up some food at Ayini and we were so thrilled to have some legit Chicken…read moreKottu Roti in Ottawa!! So I had Chicken Kottu Roti for the first time while in university in Montreal at a restaurant called Jolee (which will forever remain my favourite South Indian restaurant of all time - it's still in business at the time of the writing of this review, so if you live in Montreal or are visiting and love Kottu Roti, I highly recommend it) and all Chicken Kottu Roti is compared to this standard, lol. And I have to say, that the Chicken Kottu Roti at Ayini is the closest to Jolee's that I've had! Mind you it's much more expensive, but all food in Ottawa is more expensive than Montreal or Toronto, so I have resigned myself to that. We got the Chicken Kottu Roti ($11.99) and I was surprised to see Momos on the menu, so I got some Chicken Momos ($9.99) as well. The Chicken Kottu Roti had a good level of spice to it. It had a decent amount of meat in it and the cut up roti had a good level of chew to it. It was flavourful and I loved the medium spicy heat to it (which was the default, they did not ask me what spice level I wanted, so I just let them make it the way they normally would). I usually associate Momos with Tibetan or Nepalese restaurants, but apparently India has Momos as well. The Chicken Momos were delicious. They were steamed. The filling was ground chicken and it was mildly spicy. The chili dipping sauce added more heat to it. It came with raw onions and 2 cucumber slices, I guess to cut the heat. I didn't use too much of the dipping sauce, so it wasn't too spicy. The wrapper was soft but still had some chewiness to it, which I liked. I want to try their Chicken 65, Thali, and mutton rolls. Service was courteous. It took about 30 minutes for the food. They have some outdoor seating in front of the restaurant. The address is on Longfields Dr but the restaurant is actually on Via Modugno Ave. The curb on Via Modugno is really high, so passengers opening the car door need to be careful not to scrape the door on the curb. There is no parking lot, so it's street parking only. I highly recommend Ayini for South Indian food in Ottawa/Barrhaven.

Karara Barrhaven. DONOT recommend!…read more Horrible! I understand the COVID-19 pressures during this time; however, we had a huge order placed and when received...it wasn't fresh at all. The Tandoori roti- HARD difficulty to chew The naan - very chewy Goat mutton - SOUR tasting Curry Chicken - SOUR tasting Baingan Bhurta- Tasted OLD and sour Paneer Butter Masala - Delicious Channa Masala - okay I called to speak with the manager and the girl that unanswered was completely unhelpful- she could t care less about the horrible tasting food and when I asked about speaking with the manager...she didn't know when the manager would be on shift this date, she didn't know when the manager's next shift would be and she did not know what times the manager works. RIDICULOUS! I have bought from many Indian restaurants and have never come across such ridiculous service. I hope they can rectify this because as it stands I DO NOT RECOMMEND this Barrhaven location at least. 95% of my food I had to throw out because it was inedible!!!

Good food ive ordered here 3 times but nope not ordering here again, I spent 70$ and when the food…read morearrived the chicken curry had a Hair in it, the delivery guy forgot 4 samosas and 2 sides of rice. I called 10 times and they kept hanging up, still waiting now it's been 2 hours since they said he's coming back and now the stores closing Absolute losers with no customer service or respect for paying customers

I accidentally discovered the new Barrhaven location of Chili Craft Pizza when I was trying to go…read moreto another store in the same little strip. I had never tried Indian Fusion Pizza before and I was intrigued, so I took note of this place for a future take out night. Last week, I went back and ordered the Paneer Poppers and a small Butter Chicken Pizza. The Paneer Poppers had a nice crunchy outside and yummy paneer inside that was covered with some sort of spice that gave it a little kick. The online ordering system said that it would come with a mint sauce, but I found a Heinz Creamy Garlic sauce in my take out bag instead. Maybe the place ran out of the mint sauce, but it would have been cool to try. The Paneer Poppers were alright, but I don't feel like I need to order them again. The Butter Chicken Pizza is what was a pleasant fusion surprise to me. I wouldn't normally think of mixing Indian and Italian foods, but this pizza worked and was quite tasty. I liked the chopped up onion, green pepper, and tomato that was added to the pizza. The taste of the pizza was creamy, flavourful with butter chicken spices and something I would crave again in the future. This place is a welcomed addition to the Barrhaven food scene!

This has to be my favorite Indian Restaurant of all! The…read moremost beautiful buffet of delicious food ! One side it all dinner options Other side of this buffet is desert! Those who choses not do the buffet there always a la carte option and they great servers that will be happy to take care of you! and make sure you enjoy yourself . All those who haven't had a chance to try The East Indian Company please do ! One the delighful staff member will give you a grand tour of the Buffet !

Went there on Thursday afternoon. Plenty of seating and the buffet had myriad choices (and just…read moregetting to say myriad makes my day). My Indian wife wore a sari because she wanted to be brave in March weather. Service was buffet great. I had papad tandoor chicken, chicken korma, spicy fried shrimp, yogurt with boondi, roti, and basmati rice. Excellent flavor and properly cooked. My wife had similar items plus a lamb dish instead of korma. We loved it. The atmosphere is laid back and serene. Desserts were plentiful and delicious.

Amazing Indian food. My favorites are Hyderabad chicken Dhum biryanis and Mutton (Goat) biryanis,…read morebutter chicken, and garlic naan. I love spicy food but spicy food doesn't like me. So if you are like me, make sure you order "very very mild" heat!!!! Trust me, it's still HOT. One of the best Indian restaurants in town, especially for biryanis!! Can't comment on dine-in experience, because I always order to-go. But the servers have all been very friendly. I would love to dine-in one day because I saw live band performing one time when I picked up the food.

Boyfriend and I met his cousin here this afternoon at her suggestion. Beautiful little café and it…read morewas nice to go somewhere else than a chain for once! Beautifully decorated with a vintage vibe and lots of shabby-chic pieces. They seem extremely popular and busy even mid-afternoon; jammed-packed the whole time we were there and with a waiting line-up for a table. Gentleman who seemed to be the owner or manager was extremely pleasant and went above and beyond to find us a table quickly (even moving chairs around) after Cousin and I explained that Boyfriend (who was outside parking the car) would never wait for the 30 min announced at first. All the staff there seemed very nice, fast, constantly cleaning, arranging seating, serving, etc. We only had coffees (which were fine but nothing mind blowing) so I cannot judge on the menu. Would recommend this place though, if only for the super hardworking staff!

Came here for breakfast sweetness last weekend!…read more The inside of this cafe is beautifully decorated. A bit confusing if you're not a local because there is not a real service restaurant. You wait to be seated but you order first and they bring your selection to your table. Water is available but you serve yourself. They serve a variety of sweet and savoury crepes but also a variety of yummy desserts. It is a very busy place and I can see why! The crepes and variety of crepes are out of this world! I ordered the biscoff crepe....it was beyond yummy. It's the type of yumminess where you complete forget your with someone and focus solely on every morsel eaten. Definitely a must visit spot if you enjoy crepes both savoury and sweet! I will be back!