Good thalis with great paratha. Good curry and really good biryani. My family was very happy with the food. Very nice atmosphere. Service was decent. read more

Thali - Non-veg thali - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Stopped by for dinner and had an enjoyable and filling meal. Loved the assortment of dishes. I also got chicken as my main protein and it was tasty. read more

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We stumbled upon this restaurant by chance when parking outside (we were originally heading somewhere else) and noticed it was packed with people, which is always a good sign! Only one table was free, so we decided to give it a try, and we're so glad we did. It was our first time trying thali, and we really enjoyed the variety of flavours. Every dish was delicious, service was excellent, food was served quickly, and the ambience was warm and comfortable. Considering how busy it was, I had expected the food to take a lot longer, but it didn't! Overall, a great experience. Would definitely recommend & we'll be back again! read more

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TLDR: Delicious Indian food. Easily one of the best Indian restaurants in Ottawa. Nice ambiance too. My husband and I went to Thali with a couple of his friends. I had been to the owner's original restaurant, Coconut Lagoon, on St. Laurent Blvd, about 16-18 years ago (and it's still there), but it was my first time at his second restaurant here on O'Connor St. I recall that Coconut Lagoon was ok, but I wasn't blown away. However, I was blown away by Thali. I really enjoyed my meal there. I got the Thali ($30). You get to choose 1 meat and I chose beef. My husband got the Maha Thali ($35) which gives you a choice of 2 meats and he got shrimp and lamb. Each Thali came with basmati rice, one paratha, one papadam, a white creamy potato curry, a tomato-based vegetable curry, a yellow daal curry/soup, a tomato-based mushroom curry, a coconut and potatoes chutney, raita and a mango tapioca pudding. Mine had a tomato-based beef curry and a sweet curry that I think has mango in it, along with potatoes and other vegetables. My husband's Thali had a mango shrimp curry, and a tomato-based lamb curry. None of the curries were spicy, but they were bursting with flavour. And they all tasted so radically different from each other. So the Thali allowed us to try an excellent variety of curries that varied from one another. I enjoyed everything, except maybe the raita, but I'm not a fan of raita to begin with. Service was courteous. And the decor is pretty. It would be a good date spot. They have both indoor and outdoor seating (weather permitting). Street parking only. (108) read more

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This restaurant is near a bunch of office buildings, so there's not much life or views nearby. It is, however, very nice inside and was very full when I got here late one weekday night. It seems like a good spot for business lunches/dinners or to celebrate a special occasion. I got the lamb mappas, because I love lamb. It was tender and the coconut curry paired well with the meat. The poratha was made very well and definitely an essential with the curry. The rice was dry which was a little disappointing. Overall, I'm giving 4 stars for the cost; you're definitely paying more for the ambiance of this place rather than large portions/amazing food. read more

Thali - Lamb Mappas - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Excellent service and food. Very tasty and the thali plate is just awesome. Various taste, textures with hot and cold options. Recommend this restaurant in downtown core of Ottawa. read more

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Came here after reading reviews and given my weak spot for Indian food. The restaurant looks very nice and clean inside, and there wasn't any wait on a Sunday evening. I ordered Paneer Methi Masala with a side of rice and some naan bread. The food was done very quickly and the portion size was what you would normally expect at any other Indian place. I can't say that my dish had enough flavor. It was hot (as in, spicy) and at the same time pretty bland. I was not a fan of the naan bread texture either. On the flip side, the waiters were friendly and fast. Overall, I think it's a bit overpriced for what it is and you are mostly paying for ambience. read more

We reserved a table for our team ahead of time and we were quickly seated once we arrived. There were a few different dish options so you don't feel overwhelmed by too many options. Food was delicious and very filling. The thali was definitely worth a try. It's like a platter with different small dishes to mix and try. The nann was soft and not too dry, but on the thin side One thing I noticed is that the placemats were simply wiped with a towel and then reused, without being cleaned under running water. read more

Food was good, but not quite to my liking. It's fun to get to try all the little servings, but hard to talk when it's even a little bit busy as it's just one open room with nothing to block sound. Service was good otherwise. read more

Thali by Coconut Lagoon is another of Chef Joe Thottungal's restaurants. I used to go to Coconut Lagoon when I lived in the East End before the pandemic, and I am glad Thali us near where I live now. I consider this one of my locals and come here in September twice, once for my birthday dinner and another for lunch with someone I know from out of town. I tend to get the thalis, which is 8 small dishes where you can choose the main, and comes with sides a dessert, popodum, paratha, and rice. read more

Thali - a variety of indian food on a copper platter - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

The Food and Service are excellent. Beautiful ambience and cozy place with elegant interiors in the heart of downtown. Walkable distance from Parliament hill, but I suggest to check weather in winters if planning to walk. Not easy if one has kids. There is no parking provided by hotel (typical downtown) and has street parking just opposite to hotel (only limited spots). $1.75 for 30 minutes and free on Saturday / Sunday. I have ordered Parotta and Vegetarian Thali. Both tasted good. Vegetarian thali had some great curries like plantain stew, broccoli curry etc. (suitable even for kids not spicy). Dessert (Vermicelli Kheer) was outstanding. Over all perfect place. Vegetarian thali costed me $27 per thali. One tawa roti is $2.50 and parotta don't remember but could be around $4.50. Rating: Food: Delicious (4.5/5) Service: Excellent (5/5) Price: Little over priced for the thali (3/5) Overall: 4.2/5 read more

Thali - Vegetarian Thali - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Very good food. I came here with my partner and we both left very full and very happy. The atmosphere was nice, felt very open and airy and with the large plants between the tables, it was a nice intimacy blocker between tables. We got the onion fritters which were very salty so I personally wouldn't get them again but the sauce was very fresh. For my main, I got the chicken Thali platter which easily could have been a sharing portion. It was so good though. As someone who eats a lot of curry, the idea of having a bunch of different curries and daals to try was great. Each has a unique flavour profile and though I personally may have liked some more than others, that doesn't mean they weren't all great in their own way. I'll definitely be back but with friends to share the platter with because it's a lot of food for one person. read more

Thali - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Absolutely divine This is my favourite Indian restaurant in Ottawa, replacing Light of India, which I still like for the sort of hearty Indian meal. Sorry, I really meant my favourite Indian restaurant in the world, not just Ottawa. I've had the thali three times, and I tried every lassi on the menu. I like the salty the most, and the samburan was unusual, never had it anywhere else, but I liked the salty lassi the most. I love love love the thali, and I think I might order extra naan next time, because I really liked it and wanted more of that and less papadum. Had the raspberry sorbet and caramelized pineapple yesterday and my mouth still waters to think of it. I have this desire to go back and just order that.... Go here, you'll love it, just go here. read more

Wow!! What a flavourful feast! Impressive! Place was packed when we came (and some people still line up outside). We were lucky to get a place (maybe because there are only 2 of us). Service was attentive even in the midst of busy-ness. Our server always checking up on us. Ordered appetizer: chicken sukka, crab cake, shrimp kakkan, Entrees: lobster masala and thali (traditional south indian). Appetizer is very well done. Cooked right. Flavour is perfect. Indian food is famous for its quite-strong spices (which I like). To be able to have a well-balanced of strong spices yet still having a distinct/unique flavour on each dish requires lots of creativity. I can 'taste' the well thought-out creation in it. Entrees thali cames in a tray full of individual small bowl of dishes. Every single dish has its own unique taste... 'bright' yet bit soury yogurt..strong yet mild veggie yellow curry...refreshing tomato curry...'a kick' of veal dish...'light' salad ... earthy mushroom curry...not-overly-sweet vermicelli. I try every single dish on its own or mix all up (excludig sweet vermicelli)...whichever way still resulted in a delicious dishes! Lobster masala is not quite 'there' for us. For me because the sauce taste fishy, for hubby because the lobster taste itself is 'diluted' with curry. This is just our preference, which does not reflect the quality/flavour of the dish itself. Overall very highly recommended!! read more

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I was there for a birthday celebration with friends. Great food, excellent service and a wonderful ambiance. What more could you ask for?

The mango lassi had a great spice profile (not just mango flavour) which added to the complexity of the drink. I've never had a salted lassi before but it was an interesting experience for me (kind of reminded me of liquified greek yogurt). It was surprisingly refreshing and would be good to have with sweet things to reset the palate. Of the sides, I liked the crab cake (ample amounts of crab w/ Kerala Spices & Chili Lime Sauce) over the crispy sago and spinach croquettes (this had this cool crispy, slightly mochi-esque texture though). As the restaurant name implies, their specialty is thali and it did not disappoint. Particularly the lamb was wonderful and filled with flavour. We ended up having every last bit of that portion. The poratha had the right balance of crisp & chewy that made it super addictive to dip into the variety of little dishes provided by the thali. read more

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Had both Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian Thali(s)! They were both amazing! And the restaurant along with the service was an amazing place to be at. We were so glad to have found it and been there! Must go in Ottawa! read more

Thali - Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian Thali(s)! Both were amazing! - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Delicious unique food, phenomenal service as well as environment, please get the mango smoothie soo good! read more

Thali - 2 protein tali (salmon and shrimps) everything has coconut so delicious! - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

When Coconut Lagoon's chef, Joe Thottungal, opened up Thali, it was an absolute must-try for me and it didn't disappoint. The Traditional Thali with Pepper Lamb became a quick favourite of mine with its assortment of vegetarian dishes, rice, paratha and pappadum. The thali also comes with a dessert included. For $26, this meal can easily count as two in one for its portion size, so I recommend eating less before going in order to fully enjoy your experience. Also, I usually get chai to drink to complete my meal ($3.50, not included in their thali) and theirs is quite good. Overall, all of the dishes in the thali were very flavourful and varying in taste profiles. The mushroom curry is my fav vegetarian dish out of all of them though - so creamy and addicting! This place is great for business lunches as it's right downtown, but it also makes for a fun dining experience with friends and family. I highly recommend checking this resto out if you love Indian food and are looking for an elevated meal out. read more

Thali - Traditional Thali with Pepper Lamb and an assortment of vegetarian dishes. Hot chai to drink. - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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honestly really good!! the roti was flaky and chewy, maybe a bit too thin though. the eggplant masala was amazing, I really enjoyed it. the lamb biryani was also spiced well and the lamb was cooked really well. our waitress was really kind and provided great service. the ambiance and decor of the restaurant is also really nice. it's kind of like if the clean girl aesthetic was a restaurant? lots of whites and tans and greens. overally really enjoyed and didn't expect to find Indian food this good so close to parliament ! read more

Thali - tawa roti, eggplant masala, lamb biryani - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Lemme just start off by saying this: the food was good. It wasn't bad at all. I really wanted to try this place for a while and so yesterday I finally got to. We were the first guests there, so I didn't think the service would have been bad or anything, but it wasn't the best. First, they didn't offer us tap water, and straight away gave us sparkling - which we got charged $7 for. I ordered an appetizer, which they never served me, either. They also brought out the wrong order for my friend, and had to go back to fix it. Kind of a bummer. However, what I actually went to the restaurant for--the thali--was great. Loved the flavours of the lamb, and the roti was really tasty. My spice tolerance is very low so I thought everything was really spicy after a certain point, but I can appreciate the spices and flavours they incorporated. I really like how when you order a thali, you can try multiple things. The lamb was cooked perfectly and alright it might seem like a small amount of food, it's quite a bit. Neither my friend or I were able to finish. Would I go back? No. But I am grateful I got the opportunity to go and knock it off my checklist. Would I recommend? Sure. I believe that my experience should not influence your choice-- it seemed like the other tables were having a good time! 6.5/10 read more

Thali - Lamb Thali - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

We visited Thali twice during our stay in Ottawa. Both times, there were friendly servers who provided information regarding their menu and were good at checking on us during the meal. Each night, we had traditional thali for our meals. The meals (e.g., salmon/chicken thali) were tasty, but I noticed one evening, the meal portion sizes were bigger and the food was hotter in temperature. Overall, we really enjoyed our hearty meals and would come back on our next visit. read more

My niece called to get a reservation for 5:30pm on a Saturday but they said they could only take us at 5:15 and no later. We arrived at 5:15 and the place was basically empty...only 2 occupied tables. We were seated and by 5:30 the place filled up and had only 3 tables vacant.....good for them The manager came and welcomed us and then the server came to take our order. I ordered the vegan and gf thali and my niece got the chicken thali. Mine had an extra pappadum vs roti and hers had butter chicken in place of one of the vegetable items. She got kheer as dessert in hers and I got fruit(basic apple, pear, grapes). I asked if they had a vegan dessert to go in mine and the server said no, it's fruit. I didn't question it as that is often told to me at restaurants. The bhindi was nice and kind of sour, the potato curry was delicious and I loved the coconut curry dal and eggplant were fine and the mushrooms were good. The carrot/coconut salad was nice but the other salad was too sour. Funny enough (not really) we were given a dessert menu AFTER we finished and there were vegan desserts on there!!! This pissed me off and we did not order any additional desserts. My niece had the blackberry fizz mock tail and enjoyed it. read more

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We had the thali and lobster and a chai. Food was excellent and very flavourful. Would have helped had the waiter explained and told us what we got on the thali as we had to guess what we were eating... Also the chai took forever to come. So good excellent and service not great. Would definitely go again for the food. Shrimp and lobster excellent and all very tasty read more

I have always hear about coconut lagoon but unfortunately never had the chance the try it. Yesterday I tried Thali which by the same cook.. they were pretty busy for lunch during the week! Luckily there are lots of street paid parking by the restaurant. We had the mango lassi which was soooo good and the Thali lunch special! It's such a great way to try many things on one tray! You get all vegetarian dishes except for your protein you get to pick and one of the bowls is your dessert which was rice pudding! Loved everything on the tray.. my personal favourite was the mushroom and the lentils! I couldn't eat anything till the end of the day and can't wait to try it again! Servers weren't very friendly nor knowledgeable but other than that all was great! read more

Thali - Thali lunch special chicken - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Both the vegetarian and meat thalis were delicious. Staff were helpful and attentive. We sat outside and enjoyed the nice weather. I felt very comfortable that the servers and kitchen know what vegetarian means. There is also a vegan thali and several vegan dishes. read more

I've been to Thali on two separate occasions for birthday parties. It's a popular place to go to if you are a group and the location is awesome. It took a while to receive everyone's food. If you're used to eating an Indians mothers cuisine, then you may find a lack in flavor. It's a hit or miss depending on who you get as a server. read more

It is a great location close to my office and I've stopped by for lunch twice! There is definitely lots of food and it is a fun interactive experience. I would recommend sharing the thali platter if you aren't too hungry. I think sharing is part of the experience. The food was great quality and the servers were very kind! I believe they also offer cooking classes here and based on the delicious food I would definitely check those out. read more

Had an incredible meal and experience at Thali. Absolutely loved the traditional thali which came with a choice of protein. Was the perfect filling meal for one, with lots of variety of vegetable dishes, rice, naan, and chapati... even a little cardamom spiced dessert! The service was also excellent and everyone so kind, particularly Ray who made an effort to speak to all of the guests. Would absolutely recommend and would go back...perhaps even tomorrow! read more

Thali - Thali with shrimp - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Food service and ambiance are wonderful at this restaurant. I will recommend crab cakes and the platters of your choice of meat or seafood with veg rice and sauces! Lovely place to gather for 2 persons & more! read more

Nice Indian restaurant in the core downtown Ottawa.Staff was attentive and courteous.Food presentation and taste both were good.

Thali is located right downtown, in a lovely space with lots of plants! I grabbed the chicken thali (which was on the more expensive side close to $30) and it came with a bunch of dishes. The butter chicken was probably the best one and if I went back I would probably just stick with that. Definitely get the paratha, so flakey and good! read more

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I had dinner here twice, both times with my wife and once with another couple as well. When I went just with my wife, we got to sit on the patio, which is great. Lot a lot of Indian restaurants have patios. They also allowed us to have our dog out there, which was great. We had butter chicken, paratha and something else that I can't remember. It was decent, but nothing we were excited about. The second time each of the four of us got the thali plate, which has a bunch of small bowls of food. You choose if you want chicken or paneer or beef, but that only determines the content of one of the bowls. There was a lot to try. Of course you like some things more than others, but it wasn't until after the meal was over I realized that nothing was particularly scrumptious. People said polite, mildly nice things about the food, but nobody was raving about anything, or wishing there was more of anything. On the bright side, the staff is friendly and the place is bright and lovely. But if I want south Indian food, I'll likely stick to Ceylonta, and if I want a patio, I'll stick to the East India Company. read more

Best Indy restaurant in Ottawa, nice service and great food for the days of the week of

Amazing thali. The rice pudding is also great!! So happy we found this restaurant. We loved it and will come back again!

The food for the Valentine's Day dinner for two special was awesome. We had the earth lovers theme. My favourite was the Chettinad mushroom, nice and spicy and the mushrooms were cooked very nicely - still had lots of texture and weren't chewy. The grilled paneer was really nice. The porathas were flaky and delicious. I could tell that a lot of thought went into what to put into takeout containers and how it was presented despite the obvious limitations. It spoke volumes to the level of attention to detail that the staff put into the food, especially for such an important day. I will say, though this isn't a complaint - it was a lot of food for two people!! read more

Really like this place! A bit pricey for a thali but I think the quality is well above average. The regular thali has 1 protein and several veggie add ons. It also comes with some papadum and Indian bread (not naan) and rice. You get as many refills of veggie items and rice as you want. Their Lassis are good and varied (e.g., white peach - though yoghurt and sweetener are the dominant flavours). Service is very friendly and the place is spotless. Thus, if you're hungry and willing to pay a bit of a premium for something that's quality, this may be the place for you. I think it's good for group lunches (though you may want to make a reservation). Caveat: This is not a fancy restaurant though (not a problem for me). read more

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If it's your first time to try out Indian cuisine, this is the place to be. Try their Thalis and you will be introduced to the amazing Indian pallate! There's explosion of different flavors and it will surely be an unforgettable experience. Plus service is superb! read more

Thali - Chicken Thali - Indian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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I highly recommend everyone to visit this wonderful restraunt to have delicious food and an amazinggggg experience.The place has a happy vibe and great ambience. Also.....extra marks for their great service.I ordered paneer thali, which had 6 different Indian dishes. Highly recommended. read more

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Sub-par food for an expensive price. Super noisy. Impossible to have a conversation, given the din. Here's a classic example of a restaurant that maybe once was good but is now coasting on its former reputation. Starter samosas were small and filled with a tasteless red paste of unknown origin. Server was unable to identify which specific dishes were different between the "vegan" and "vegetarian" thali. Typo on menu: vegetrain instead of vegetarian. read more