we stopped by for lunch while driving through the area. the food was good. not bad, not great, just…read moreaverage indian cuisine. i would definitely try it again if in the area.

Delicious food and friendly staff in a convenient location. I really liked the vindaloo and fish…read morepakoras.

Very disappointed after ordering dosa here. Who serves sweet sambhar?…read more Need to work on recipes and making thing taste authentic. No complaints with service.

The restaurant has a good laid back ambience. It is tastefully decorated and the restaurant has a…read morefull bar. There is plenty of parking available onsite. THE VERDICT The silverware and plates are standard... Nothing to boast of. The food is good but you can find better. Good ambience to throw a party for your friends. THE FOOD Food was good. It wasn't bad but it wasn't worth driving for hours. If you are in the area you can stop here and grab a bite. Or if you are looking for a casual dinner place to sit at and chat with your friends while grabbing a few drinks the this is the place to go. I haven't been to many restaurants in this area and I can only say that the food here is better than GIANS but I have had better. Portions are smaller than most Indian places. THE SERVICE The service is good. The servers are polite and serve with a smile but they are a little forgetful and we had to repeat our orders. However it might come from inexperience and in some time this should become better if the servers remain the same. But nothing to really complaint about. The food is not cheap but neither is it too expensive. It is ok for grabbing dinner once in a while

We needed to eat quickly before crossing the border and Gian's lunch buffet was perfect! We got to…read moretry a sample of everything and they even brought some fresh garlic and plain naan by our table. Friendly staff too. Everyone was happy and we also liked the dessert selection. This was worth the extra drive time off our route.

It sucks that I didn't take any photos but that only tells you how hungry i was! We ordered:…read moregoat vindaloo - about $16 Lamb buna - about $16 2 naan - about $5 Rice - about $5 Total: about $42 before tip The food was pretty good especially the lamb Bhuna. The naan bread was delicious that we ended up ordering one more! The goat vindaloo was delicious but we felt it was too saucy. The seating is very uncomfortable. We had to squeeze ourselves in to get seated. Certainly not a well thought out place for people of all sizes. I found it hard to get in and out, which was awfully annoying. Service was okay. They weren't too busy but I suppose it was right after their buffet ended, which meant they must've been really tired. It would be nice if the restaurant rethought their interior design and made the seating more comfortable. Then the experience would be fantastic! Would definitely go back for the food!

5 stars , girls working at this location are phenomenal . Indian snacks , veg , non veg food and…read morelots of variety .

We were there for lunch. Chana bhatura was good…read more Non veg thali was delicious Moti choor ludoo were so fresh Reasonable prices and courteous staff.

First time here, ordered on way and picked up 30 min later. Quick and easy. Restaurant looked clean…read moreand was decorated nicely, there were a few families eating but it was also only 4:30 pm. The food was pretty darn good, portion sizes great and food hot! Ordered medium spice butter chicken, curry lamb and aloo gohbi and all was great! Added 2 rice and got 3 free garlic naan, one with each entree ordered, that was a pleasant surprise! Priced fair, will go again. Excuse the non picture review, it was good and was eaten as soon as we got home!

Disappointed. I have been ordering from Spice Kitchen for…read moreyears and everything has always tasted great. However, in the last year the quality has declined. I kept trying but my last order crossed the line of "unacceptable". The butter chicken was nothing but tomato paste and I ended up taking out the chicken and heating up some store-bought sauce instead. The vindaloo was so watered down that it lacked flavour. I hope this is just a phase, but I have been disappointed too many times to go back.

I stopped by Dosa Club on a weekend road trip and got a chicken tikka masala with rice. The meal…read morewas rich in flavour and the chicken was tender. The restaurant has plenty of space and has a modern look on the interior. There are big TV screens showing sports as well.

We stopped at this restaurant on our way to Northern Canada. This is conveniently located right…read moreafter the US-Canada border. The restaurant had a beautiful modern ambiance with some of the best staff we've encountered. We loved the virgin mojto, Idli, coffee, aloo tikki chaat, fish tikka, dosa and the kothu parotta on a cold rainy evening. Unfortunately the fried rice were disappointing. It was a bit too oily and lacked any vegetables whatsoever. The restrooms were clean and they had lots of parking spaces right outside. Totally worth the trip.

First of all , royal india restaurant make best fish in the town which is too much yummy. They…read morehave good behaviour and best quality products Thanks

Definitely not a nice place to sit in and dine. There is a menu on the wall. No frills take out…read morekind of place. Butter chicken was creamy with more than the usual four pieces of meat. Aloo ghobi wasn't drowning in oil and had bigger cut cauliflower and potatoes. Pakora was not greasy. Naan was the thin kind which I prefer.

Walked to this location from the hotel looking for sushi, but it was an Indian place. Ok. I like…read moreIndian, I'll just give it a shot. Wow. The food here was amazing. We just got the Saturday special and an order of fish Pakora. This includes butter chicken and lamb Ceylon with garlic naan and rice. Everything was seasoned well and cooked to perfection. My beer was served with a caraway seed flavored cracker that was also great.

This is now called New passage to India. We stopped for lunch buffet on our way back from Banff,…read morehoping to treat our taste buds to some authentic Punjabi fare and were thoroughly disappointed. I haven't had such bad Indian food in the BC area in the last ten years. Mutter paneer was so watery. Aloo tikkis were ok. Had to wait for sometime for the tikkis and naan. Dal was ok. Cauliflower and potato curry was flavorless. I am shocked that the place is run by punjabis and yet the food is horrible. Rice kheer was *barf* worthy. Never stop by here. And the tea, if one may so call it was burnt. Never again!

I'm a bit of a refugee in Abbotsford right now and my partner drove up from Portland in Oregon to…read morevisit for a couple of days. As some of you will know Portland has an incredible food scene happening right now so we went out in search of dinner with not too high expectations of regional BC. We wandered around a little then came upon this little gem. Upon entry we were greeted by olde English style decor which threw us a bit but the aromas coming from the kitchen were incredible. I suspect that this had been a part of the bar in a larger pub at some stage. I've read a review on google saying that the menu is limited but this can't be further from the truth if you're after traditional east Indian cooking and not some modern fusion translation of the same. Both the vegetarian and meat/seafood options were more extensive than I'd experienced before in this context. For starters we ordered vegetable samosa to share. It wasn't the usual deep fried dripping with oil fare you normally find. The taste was crisp with all flavours of the ingredients discernible and full unlike most in my experience outside India. I had a glass of the house red and she the white which was half decent for 4.95CD a glass. Next on the agenda was 2 serves of plain Naan with steamed rice and I ordered the chicken tikka and she the lamb korma, medium and mild spiciness respectively. The chicken was moist and full of flavour with the spiciness bearable by my partner but a little on the mild side for me but the texture and flavours were great with hints of every ingredient present. The lamb korma was wonderful, they weren't even afraid to leave a little of the fat there to add to the texture which we both loved. Anyone that orders a spicy korma does not know indian traditional cooking and completely misses the point of the korma countering the spicier dishes. I'd actually ordered saffron rice but plain arrived which was a little disappointing but steamed rice is steamed rice. The naan was crispy in the right places and soft in the middle; just how we like it. Service was good but not great but it's obviously a family run business where the emphasis is on the food. Overall a very pleasant experience and at $63CD in total and with more quality food than we both could eat in 3 sittings very worth while if a little spendy compared to our Portland norm.

I am not going to talk about the delicious food here, because that part is already well understood…read more Instead, I want to highlight a few things that, as diners, we often take for granted and sometimes overlook. Consistency I have been coming here randomly about six times since they opened, and that consistency is impressive. Portions are steady, service feels genuine, and every dish arriving at the table shows care. Nothing pretentious, just honest food that makes you smile and feel comfortable. Creativity, done right There is a clear respect for classic dishes, and that is not easy to pull off. The kitchen hits the right notes without overcomplicating things. The cioppino stood out in particular, a humble yet elegant seafood broth I have only ever tried in San Francisco, the birthplace of the dish. The resemblance was remarkable, and the quality of the ingredients was outstanding. I felt the same attention in the chowder and even in the cocktails, where every spice and component seems thoughtfully chosen to deliver a specific experience. Care and attention to detail This one is easy to notice. The owner is present, engaged, and clearly invested. You can tell when someone genuinely cares and takes pride in what they are doing, without big fuss or trying to be something they are not. That care carries through the room, the bar, and the overall atmosphere. Comfortable, polished, and welcoming. Point of improvement One small area where the experience could be elevated even further is service etiquette. Simple refinements, such as how drinks are poured or placed on the table, could enhance the customer experience and better match the level of care coming from the kitchen. These are small, easy-to-train details, but they make a noticeable difference. Overall, this is a hidden gem in Abbotsford that deserves to be discovered. A place that earns your trust quietly and keeps you coming back for all the right reasons.

Great food friendly staff and cute atmosphere. Love the…read moreatmosphere. Kid said was the best Mac and cheese large portions too.