I really appreciate the fact that they have plenty of vegetarian options here but the dishes we ordered were a bit lacking in flavour and the naan bread was very chewy, to the point where it hurt my jaw. Overall it wasn't terrible but not the best Indian food in the city that's for sure. read more

This one of those places you regret if you miss it. I went here with two of my friends. One is a vegetarian while me and other friend are meat eaters. We started with veg momos as starters. Then proceeded to order Jomsom Vegetables and Lamb Himalayan Grill. All three dishes are accompanied with rice and naan bread. If you are from India, rice and naan takes up substantial amount of the meal. However the rice and bread provided aren't adequate for an Indian stomach. Saying that my ratings as below Food - 5/5 Service - 4/5 Cost to Quality - A little expensive. 3/5. read more

Went for a friend's birthday with a group of 15. The staff was very accommodating of our group and the server was clearly experienced in waiting a large group table. Drinks and meal orders were taken at an appropriate time even though not everyone arrived at the same time. The bills were all split and nothing got mixed up. The restaurant is nicely renovated and has a lively ambience. Ordered the Paneer Dal Bhat which was a mixed plate. Asked for medium and there was no spice. Food was fairly flavourful but could have done with some heat. The rice pudding and chai at the end was a nice touch. Would be a cute place for a first date or business lunch. read more

The Himalayan - Paneer Dal Bhat - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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7$ for a starter, 23$ for the sampler, 15-20$ for meat and veggie dishes. Best food in calgary. From the handmade mango rice pudding. The Dhal taster for 23$ was a great deal and a taste of everything. You must get it 'hot' because it ads all the flavour of nepal. The lamb was so delicious, a slight pink, tender. Quality meat that didnt taste like a barnyard, which is hard as lamb usually lives in a barnyard eating hay all its life, which is difficult to get rid of that barnyard taste as animals usually taste like where they live and eat their whole life. The sampler plate comes with everything you can dream of, including some bottomless tea or coffee The Garlic chicken was so succulent it melts in your mouth. The bread is amazing and perfectly done. The Chili stirfry with pork is amazing. The mango smooth lacthai or something was sweet and the right consistency for fruit in a juice form. The owner is there 24/7 making sure his ship is running in tip top condition. Only thing I would say is he needs to spend less time with guests and as a server and more managing all the operations, and he needs to stop taking any tips too, even if he is serving, and give the waitress's their tips I will be back again and again and again and again. read more

The Himalayan - Amazing mango rice desert by chefs and rupa finished it making it art - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Mostly people already wrote these foods reviews so I tell you their chai tea is sooo good!!and coconut nann is fabulous!!we've been there every monthly our anniversary everytime they are busy. Recommend make an reservation!! read more

The Himalayan - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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One of the best Nepali restaurants I have been to so far in the US and Canada. Super friendly staff members and nice ambience. Everything we ordered were exceptionally delicious. I highly recommend pork momo (dumplings)! read more

The Himalayan - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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This place is amazing. Great Value for the money. If you haven't tried Napalese food before you are in fir a treat! Many great dishes here are gluten-free. Service is impeccable. Atmosphere is warm and comfortable. I recommend everything about this place. read more

This restaurant is incredible. The staff are kind and helpful, and the seating area itself is beautifully decorated. Not to mention the food is so delicious. It's a perfect spot if you already love South Asian food (Indian/Pakistani...etc) read more

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Great food and lots of options for gluten free. Went as a group (pre-COVID) and just asked the waiter to bring us an assortment of dishes. Excellent and reasonably priced! read more

Rather than repeat what everyone else is saying about this restaurant, I recommend you go try it. Really good food, really good service, looking forward to returning soon! :} read more

This place is outstanding! Great food, great service and an outstanding atmosphere. Highly recommended!

One of the best restaurants in the city, for many reasons: 1. cozy, inviting space 2. super-friendly staff 3. authentic 4. their basa (great alternative to tilapia) is ++ 5. reasonably priced wine 6. many gluten free options 7. momo's! worth a visit for a date night, or family outing. p.s. - parking gets a bit tricky, so plan ahead + make reservations read more

Excellent service, beautiful atmosphere and food never disappoints! Always look forward to visiting!

Had my first visit to the Himalayan last week and my expectations were exceeded. We were a group of 5 and made a reservation at 8pm. When we left at 10pm the restaurant was still packed which is a testament to how great (and busy) the restaurant is. Our server was wonderful. He made suggestions for food and what wine would pair best with the foods we selected. We ordered 3 appetizers and 4 mains between the 5 of us. The favourite appetizers were the Lamb Choyla and the Chicken Momo. For the mains, the Shrimp Chau Chau and Himalayan Lamb were the hits. The food was made at a medium spice level, which I found to be a bit spicy. The food was extremely flavourful. All around a great meal and I will be back ! read more

After all these years we finally took in The Himalayan. We mad a reservation for early Tuesday evening (5:30 pm), and the restaurant was full (all reservations) in no time at all. And I must say I'm so glad we finally went to this lovely and delicious restaurant. It's located in a crappy little strip plaza, and the outside is nothing to write home about. But inside ... OMG, what a beautiful place! You would never know from the outside. What a delightful surprise. And the ambience is awesome. We were served by a very nice and polite young man who clearly knew his menu and the ingredients. Polite, friendly, and knowledgeable. A pleasure to be served by him. We started with a shared appetizer, the "Vegetable Mo:Mo"; 6 beautifully artistically created steamed dumplings filled with veggies, mozzarella cheese and herbs & spices. Absolutely delicious, with perfect texture, layered with flavours and delightfully light. Right away, I was more than happy. Linda had the "Mango Chicken Fruity", which is creamy mango, beautiful white chicken pieces, in a tomato and cashew nut sauce. She ordered it "medium" spiced. She loved it. I tried some and it was as nice as I have every tasted. Perhaps the best ever. I had the "Machha ko Johl", which is a nice light basa fish cooked a tomato, onion and mustard-based sauce. OMG, this was good! I've had this dish several times in Thai restaurants, but this Himalayan version beats them all. I was more than impressed by the layers of flavour, and how the sauce brought the fish to life. I ordered it "mild" spiced. I would definitely have it again. And again. These dishes came with saffron rice, which was perfectly done and worked very well. It also came with a Nepali Salad, which was really a different type of cold potato salad. I didn't think this worked as well, and thought the vinegar was a bit forward. However, everything else was so perfect, this did not affect my opinion overall; which is, You have to eat here! This is one of the finest restaurants in Calgary, without a doubt. We will definitely be back often to try the many other interesting items on their menu. And, yes, even the price was right. It's so delightful to see restaurants like this in Calgary. Service: 5/5. Presentation: 5/5. Ambience: 5/5. Portion Size: 5/5. Flavors: 5/5. Parking: 3/5. Value: 5/5. read more

Hidden GEM! I've been to this place over a dozen times and never ever disappointed- You'll only be disappointed if you don't make a reservation because yes they are that busy even during the week . I have had 5 star meals everytime and the family owners are always kind and overly attentive . Nothing is lacking here ! You will be very pleased . See you soon Himalayan! Xo read more

Every time i come to Calgary, i need to go to this restaurant and bring my son. We love the food here!. I was happy to see that the restaurant expanded, they needed it as it was always busy!. It is as usual, unassuming from the outside and located on a strip mall, but now its got a bigger space and lovely decor on the inside. Food, was again very good, lovely time was had and service was excellent!. Great food in Calgary. Cant wait to visit again. read more

Good service, strong flavor, reasonable price. I had the grilled fish with medium spiciness (apparently that means 1 jalapeno worth of heat, whatever that means) and it was excellent. I recommend going with the coconut flat bread as it balances out the heat a little bit. There was actually quite a bit of food and I left the place feeling very satisfied. read more

If you have not been here..... what on earth are you waiting for??/ Oh a reservation... thats understandable. This place is DELICIOUS, we lucked out and were able to get a table one night without a reservation and boy am i thrilled we did. Now if only I could get in to go back!!! BEST COCONUT RICE ever!!!! and the MoMO's omg... more momo's please! so tasty. I cant wait to go try the chau-chau. I really hope to make it for a lunch buffet so I can try everything! Seriously delightful, go, go now, and call me when you do so I can join you! read more

Food, service, authenticity, value. The Himalayan absolutely kills it across the board. What are you doing right now? As long as no one's life hangs in the balance, stop what you're doing immediately and eat at The Himalayan. Lunch time? Yup. Dinner? Certainly. Date night? You betcha. The Himalayan is a flavour paradise that you can go to for any occasion. I've heard plenty of people rave about the food, but I never realized how nice the place is. It seems that once most people start eating, the food takes over and they can't remember anything else about the experience. I'd like to say I'm different and paint a pretty picture of this building with my words, but as soon as that spice fire curry (not actually called that) hit my lips, all I remember is one intense foodgasm. It's a little fancy but not uncomfortably so. It's a small place, but works well if you want to do a dinner with a group of friends. I remember really liking the artwork. What was it? Can't remember. Foodgasm. They're popular, so make sure you book in advance. The service is completely lovely. They make your evening special and you feel good about spending your money. I can't wait to go back. read more

This one's been on the radar since last summer. We've been introducing the kids to new tastes, cultures and cuisines over the past year and getting a great response. Sadly we got too busy last Fall to carry on with our adventures. So we wanted to start off the New Year right. I was very excited to try this place, after reading all the positive reviews. Buffet is best for our family, allowing everything to get sampled and then the minions can go back for what they like. We took in the Sunday lunch Buffet and I have to say it was fabulous. Incredible flavours from spicy beef with daikon, everest chicken (cashew nut & ginger sauce) to vegetables tareko and vegetable chau-chau...it was all so good. Proud of the kids, they tried a bite of everything and true to form went back for what they enjoyed most. And filled up on the naan bread (ha ha). The papadums were a nice touch to. The restaurant itself is a lovely, clean, modern little place and the service really good. With or without the family, I'll be coming back! read more

Such a wonderful dining experience! It was a friend's birthday dinner that brought us here, and my friend is known for picking wonderful ethnic food, and this was one of those times. Super cute inside, very traditional, it's Nepal food. First thing that made my day, was the used a G next to the items that were gluten free. Saves me the time of asking, and both of us the frustration of something going wrong. The food was outstanding! The hubs and I shared 2 starters, a veggie crepe (made with lentils, not flour), lamb, and veggie chatpat. It was all delicious and perfect potion sizes. The service was awesome, especially seeing as there was about 20 of us. They were friendly, the food was timely, nothing was cold or screwed up. The best part of the meal was getting the bill. Dutch and I shared a half litre of wine, two starters and an entree and our was with auto grat was $46. Amazing! This wold also be a great spot for vegetarians, lots of options. read more

So, let's start out with a little context. Exam: Check. Absurdly long study sesh: Check. Broken Spirit: Check. Hunger due to induced absentmindedness (see points 2 and 3): Check. Fear not, fellow members of the intelligentsia (and all you other 'schmos' who actually have some clink in the back account). Apparently, such conditions call for the sweet pick-me-up of Nepalese cuisine. And apparently, that dish is set to stun - my mouth that is, with an appropriate but not taste-bud melting amount of delicious spiciness. Now, shame on me. Why? I was not privy to the decision to order, and therefore merely partook like a surprised and greedy but very satisfied beggar, all the while taking little notice of the actual items being consumed. Review = undermined. Safe to say specificity is not the strong point of this assessment. But hey, there was naan bread. Nevertheless, the unknown foods were so mouthwatering and the prices so (apparently) reasonable and the man on the phone so (apparently) helpful and the delivery guy (definitely) so friendly that this ridiculously vague review simply needed to be written, and the embryonic legend of the Himalayan propagated to the fullest extent of the interwebz. So in summary, this place made my pants tight. Because of how full my stomach got. Godspeed. read more

Love this place. Hidden gem in SW Calgary. Service is prompt and the food is truly exceptional! Always need a reservation.

This place has been on my list for some time but I finally got in there this week. I don't think I've ever had anything specifically called Napalese but the food is kind of Indian and kind of an Chinese fusion which totally makes sense geographically. I have been through the Himalayan mountains but on the Napal side and I as curious about whether the food would be familiar to me at all. It's not really what I ate in my travels but the fusion makes the combos and foods similar enough to foods I already know but different still. The decor is nice - they renovated in August (I know because I tried to visit then) and it looks quite classy. The servers are wonderful. The menu is well put together. I have vegetable momos (dumplings) which was more Chinese but even then not what i've had before (they were also beautiful little dumplings) and then Kathmandu Vegetables which was more indian with extra bread (basically indian nann) for dessert I had a clotted cream and pistachio which reminded me a bit of a Persian flavor I have had before. I wasn't sure how spicy to make it, so they made it mild and gave me hot sauce. Mild is definitely not me but I liked the hot sauce mixed in and will try medium next time (maybe still with a side of hot sauce as mild truely was mild). Overall I'm a big fan and will revisit. We got lucky and didn't need a reservation but we went at kind of an odd time for most people's dinner. You should probably call a head and get a reservation to avoid disappointment. read more

3.5 stars. I came here with high expectations, but found it to be just okay. Maybe my standard for Indian/Nepalese/Bengali/Pakistani food is higher than everyone else's, but it is what it is. The lunch buffet is not too extensive, which is fine. The flavours were a bit foreign to me. It looks like Indian food, but doesnt taste exactly like it. Not better, not worse.. Just different. I remember eating the daal and telling the hubster that "ha ha, our daal is SO MUCH BETTER!", to which he chuckled and nodded an obligatory "yes". It's not a bad place by any means. Clean, well-decorated, nice servers. I can see why a lot of people enjoy it and continue to go back! read more

Excellent food. You should make a reservation ahead of time. It is very busy. Been there several times and food was good each time. It's all good.The homemade bread (I think it's nan) is delicious!!!! read more

I'm glad I finally got to experience this place. After hearing great things about it, it did not disappoint. You have to make a reservation to eat here as it is a very popular place, and with good reason! The staff, ambiance and food are wonderful. I will definitely go back! Yum! read more

This place has the best balance of South Asian food with less cream. Everything here is absolutely tasty. I highly recommend you try the Ginger Chicken. It's like Butter Chicken on crack, I kid you not! The Mango Fruity is a huge favourite of mine. Start all that off with the grilled paneer and end it off with a Chai Tea! Sanjay the owner is so friendly and is very appreciable of his customers every time they come and he works hard to make sure you have an amazing experience every time you come in. read more

I first went here because it was so highly rated on Yelp and was thoroughly impressed... enough to keep coming back! I've been back twice since, and the last time I was there for the lunch buffet. This has become a favourite for me and I can't believe this little gem isn't overrun. The food is spectacularly good, the portions are great (and unlimited if you go for the buffet), the service is polite, and it has a comfortable atmosphere. I just can't say enough about the food. When I went for the buffet, I admit I went for thirds. Yeah, thirds. Seriously. I don't know how it all fit, but it did. I'm sure I was a wafer-thin-mint away from exploding but it was so worth it. The last time I was there, I brought a friend who actually hasn't Yelped in years and said he enjoyed the food so much that he couldn't wait to write a review. So, there you have it. Well deserving of all five stars. read more

I have no clue how and why this restaurant acquired so many good reviews. I had high expectations for this restaurant and wanted to try the popular lunch buffet lunch. So, I literally starved all morning, so I could enjoy their buffet. I was very impressed with the decor - very warm and welcoming. We got seated immediately and went straight to the buffet spread. The spread itself is small - they have rice, naan, dhaal, a few other appetizers, noodles, veggie curry, lamb curry, beef curry and butter chicken. I tried everything on the menu and nothing really stood out. The dishes were not spicy at all, and worst of all, there was too less salt in the dishes. Bland, bland, bland. The butter chicken was the better of all the curries, so I ended up eating just that with naan. Extremely disappointing! read more

Located in Shaganappi Plaza one wouldn't think of much of the Himalayan from the outside. It looks like a normal plaza restaurant; namely, plain, boring and might have the atmosphere of an office waiting room. However, fortunately this isn't the case. Inside you are whisked away into an intimate dinning atmosphere that feels somewhat Indian-esque. Pictures of the Hymalayan mountains line the walls, servers are mostly Napalese and the smells of wonderful spices fill the air. I am instantly at ease! For a starter, they offer you lentil flour bread along with yogurt and spinach dipping sauce. Delicious! The bread was chip-like in texture, but felt much cleaner and less oily than say tortilla chips. Dinner featured an appetizer of Chicken Choyla Bala ($6.75) followed by Chicken Spinich Tarkari ($15.45) and Himalayan Shrimp ($17.25). All dishes left me breathless. It was like discovering a new colour for the first time. Such new flavours from spices I've never encountered before. I felt a sense of wonder and excitement with every bite. Another thing that impressed me was how clean and neat all the dishes were. For example, the sauces were naturally thick without feeling like the restaurant just added flour to it. I had a wonderful experience at the Himalayan, I felt like my tongue grew as a person that night! I would highly recommend you try this place if you are looking for something that is ethnic, different, fun and just plain good! Great place to take a date! read more

So I've heard good things about this place and it's been on my radar for about 5-6 months now. Since it's practically on the other side of the city for me I decided I had to just pick a day to go. What better night than date night?!? (My wife and I designate 1 night a week to each other) I pick up Aiofe from the train station and we head over to the bustling 17th Ave SW in the neighbourhood of Killarney. I figured this place wouldn't be busy on a Wednesday night so I forego the reservations. First mistake. This place was packed! As soon as we walked in we saw all the tables were full except for 2 tables which had reserved signs on them. What we also noticed was the lovely and welcoming atmosphere in there. The smell of great spices, dimmed lights, dark wood decor all played with our senses. This was home. We were told it would be a 20 minute wait and we promptly decided it would be worth it. After a quick gas fill-up at the Esoo a few blocks away and a short shopping stint at the hair salon (Aiofe had to pick up hair products) we returned all excited for our table. They apologetically told us it would be a few more minutes and let us sit at a reserved table to wait. We were given menus to peruse anyways so it wasn't a problem. Not even 3 minutes later we were seated at our VERY OWN TABLE! The staff was friendly and always smiling and saying, please and thank you. We felt important. Aiofe has a severe nut allergy so we mention this and they promptly said they would investigate. They indicated which ones would be safe to order and which ones weren't. I had the eggplant and boy was I amazed! It burst with flavour at ever bite. The dessert (cassava cake) tasted like a home made delight. You can taste the coconut and the texture and consistency was perfect. I recently visited again for their weekend lunch buffet. I'd have to say it's a good option if you like Indian food but want something a bit different. Oh yeah, second mistake; I waited this long to try it! read more

Make the hike! Calgary is one lucky town to have this restaurant. Food, service, ambiance - it was a great experience. Having read reviews, I had the pork momos - they are like Indian pot stickers with a tomato based dipping sauce. Nice pork filling. Easy to eat, harder to explain. My entree was the Himalyan lamb that came with saffron rice and a small side. Similar to Indian, but slightly sweeter (probably the cashew). What really worked was a reasonably strong sauce that still allowed the lamb flavor to come through. And - the lamb was perfectly cooked. I went for dinner at 5:30 on a Wed and by 6:30p folks were cued up. Others were stopping in to request weekend reservations two weeks out. Cult following? As others have said in reviews - the place is in a strip mall with almost no parking. Seriously. I think there were only 3 spaces allocated to the Himalyan. Can't take away for that though - finding great food requires effort and occasionally sacrifice. If it wasn't good there wouldn't be a logistics issue. read more

My favourite place to go when unsure of what to eat! I have never, ever been disappointed with anything from this restaurant, and I want to recommend EVERYTHING! The most delicous, soft and supple naan I have ever had. I often fantasize about the naan. The service is really great too! I have recommended all my friends to this restaurant, and all of them love it! read more

What can I say about The Himalayan that others haven't? The restaurant is cute and cozy. We were lucky that we got there at 11:45am for the buffet, because it was really busy when we left at 1pm. The service was excellent, the dishes always cleared and water refilled promptly. There were about 12 (ish) items offered in the buffet, and they were all tasty. I think Nepalese food is good for those who love the spices but not as much heat used in Indian cooking. The best part ? The buffet is only $12.50!!!!! Where can you find (good) food for that cheap anymore? Cant wait to go back. read more

Oh.... Man. This place has been on my radar for a long time, as it's consistently gotten excellent reviews and has been very popular with many foodies across the board for a long time. I was therefore absolutely enthused to finally get a chance to check out this place for dinner on a Thursday night - only because my friend's LA phone number inspired them to find a table for us. While the exterior is unassuming, in a strip mall in a part of the city I usually wouldn't ever find myself, the interior is absolutely spot on with it's décor choices and atmosphere - it's modern, classy, but not ostentatious - and I particularly liked the culturally appropriate paintings. The service and the wait staff were also very much on point, something you'd expect from a more high class joint. Unfortunately, this is where the 5-star experience that is apparently expected of The Himalayan ends for me, and ends very rapidly. Between the two of us, we tried the pork mo-mo and the lamb starter for appetizers. The pork mo-mo deserves the praise it's been getting - they were delicious and not unlike Chinese soup dumplings. The lamb appetizer, however, was very lackluster. The lamb was dry, and the "rice crispie like crunchy topping" was not at all inspiring. I felt that appie completely lacked flavor or anything distinct whatsoever. Sadly, the disappointment didn't stop there - I had the Dal Bhat for my main, which from the menu seems like their staple, "if you come here you should order this as it is a good representation of the diversity of flavours of this restaurant" type of dish - it's a platter with a meat main and several side dishes. I chose the lamb for the meat main - it was almost like a very thick lamb stew, in a very small cup that had maybe 5 squares of lamb in it - and I can't say it wasn't decently flavourful, but honestly if I did a blind taste test with this one and one from a buffet tray I can't honestly say I'd tell the difference. The saffron rice was only mediocre - lukewarm and without much saffron fragrance. The pickled carrots were also nothing more than standard, some acid and some tart sweetness but nothing remarkable. The Pickled cabbage - I don't want to be disrespectful in case that was how it was supposed to taste, so I won't factor it into my review score, but the flavor was sour in a rancid way and also bitter without any sort of pleasant taste whatsoever! The platter was also served with a lentil? soup and a creamy spinach side dish - while both that decent flavor and weren't offensive, again I didn't find this to be any more inspiring than any other run of the mill buffet table. I suppose the flat bread that came with the platter may just have been the best part (fluffy, light, and well baked). I also had the Mango Moi drink, which is a mango and yogurt drink - I didn't even drink 1/4 of it - it was about 10x sweeter than I'm able to handle with a thick, saucy consistency that reminds me a lot of mango sauce that is put on sushi. Wow, what a mistake. The mango rice pudding dessert was also so sweet and unremarkable that it was essentially unpalatable - both me and my friend could only handle about two spoonfuls before throwing in the towel. It's a relief that this was a meal that was under 30/35$, because if it wasn't I would be incredibly offended at the quality/price ratio. Because of the other stellar reviews, I will come back eventually and give this place another shot - maybe this was a one off. Based on this experience however, I'd say it's hardly worth the price or the hype. read more

Wow, this place totally deserves all the hype. My brother was in town and for whatever reason decided he wanted Nepalese food. The Himalayan has been on my radar for a while so we foolishly showed up here at 5:20 on a Friday night thinking it couldn't be that busy that early. They told us there wouldn't be a spot until 8:30 and they were also booked solid Saturday and Sunday night. I feel like the customers sitting at the front were giving me a look that basically said YOU KNOW NOTHING JON SNOW. Learning from this experience, I made a reservation and I had totally already picked out what I wanted from the menu before I showed up. That is how excited I was. Even though I had high expectations, The Himalayan did not disappoint. The food was amazing. I was a bit skeptical about the momos because the vegetable ones say there is cheese inside and we are a family of cheese haters. However, they tasted surprisingly good and the spicy sauce that came with them was really delicious. My vegetarian chatpat was super flavorful and the medium spice was just enough to make me blow my nose a lot but not enough to make me cry. I tried the dal and spinach from my brother's plate and they were both so good. Better than most dal and spinach dishes I've had at Indian places; there is something a bit different about them, I can't quite put my finger on it. The side we got was a cold potato salad thing that I really enjoyed. The saffron rice was lovely - very light but packed with flavour. And the flat bread. It. Is. So. Good. It's somewhere between naan and steamed buns. The mango rice pudding was probably my least favourite thing but I am a person who doesn't like mango lassi; it reminds me a lot of that. The service was extremely friendly and our waiter was very attentive. The restaurant is very cozy and the ambience is lively but still intimate. I will definitely be back and you should go too! read more

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This super busy place has amazing, unique food. Definitely make a reservation as the place is so popular. Parking is a challenge so carpool if you are going with friends. I often just call ahead and pick up takeout as it is easier at the last minute since it is usually reserved in advance! read more

I have been to this restaurant several times now and have always had an exceptional meal and exceptional service. The food is fresh and well prepared. Much more subtle and complex flavours than restaurants from similar regions (i.e. mediocre Indian). The owner is always onhand and offers that extra bit of service, always recognizing returning customers. There are little touches to meals, service and preparation that other restaurants ignore. It is nice to have a restaurant that is not bland on the west side of the city, and that is not afraid of "flavour" offending the western palate. I could eat here every week. *Note that I have just downgraded this restaurant one point. The last two times I was in, I ordered my favourite appetizer, the Vegetable Momo, and it was very disappointing. The flavour is still good, but it seems like they are taking shortcuts and not preparing it fresh. Both times it was oddly lukewarm (with an uneven temperature) almost like it was badly heated in a microwave. Very strange. Please go back to what you were doing! Luckily the main courses were still excellent. read more