Hariyali Express is definitely a hidden gem, it looked like a simple Indian restaurant from the…read moreoutside but their interiors were gorgeous with amazing wall art and paintings. It looked like a small place from the outside but they cater to bigger groups as well - we were a group of 10 that went there on a Sunday night. The restaurant wasn't too crowded. Their food was incredible! I only got one of their cocktails - the mithai wala which came with rose petals and a vodka base. It was delicious, I would recommend! For food, we got their achari chicken from their tandoor menu. It was really good, we went for a medium spice level for it but I think we could have done hot. The flavours were really good and chicken was cooked very well! We also got their kathal tikka (which is basically jackfruit), it's so hard to find that in Vancouver but Hariyali did an incredible job! Everyone on the table were a big fan of it! Their menu is pretty big and we didn't get a lot of their items but I will definitely come back to try more things. It is also pretty affordable! Would recommend a visit!

Nice norther Indian style thali for lunch. Friendly staff, and decent food. I suspect that it's…read moremore of a hipster bar in the evenings, as they specialize in Cocktails. Not the most amazing Indian food I've tasted, but overall fairly tasty. I prefer South Indian offerings, but... Had a lamb thali and my wife had a veg thali. Only two dishes on the thali plate, where I would normally expect a couple more. The vegetable salad was a definite weak point, as it was just a few scraps of inexplicably blanched peppers and cucumber. Ample servings of the mains though. Price point was a little higher than I would have thought for a lunch special.

We visited Sula Indian restaurant. We haven't had East indian food for a while, so, we were very…read moreexcited to visit this popular restaurant. Decor was very beautiful and ambience had exotic south Asian atomosphere. What we ordered: Dahi Puri- Stuffed crispy wheat puri shells, potato, roasted cumin, sweet cardamom yogurt Butter Chicken - Tandoor grilled chicken in tomato, cream, fenugreek, butter sauce Tandoori Naan Baingan Bharta - Tandoor roasted purple eggplant, mashed, finished with tomatoes & green peas North Indian Chicken Biryani (Gf) Tender pieces of chicken cooked with spiced basmati rice, infused with saffron, mint, and North Indian spices. Dahi Puri was great. As server's advised, it is better to have them immediately, otherwise shell texture would be soggy. It was perfectly crispy, yogurt filling was paired so well, one of the best item of the dinner. Butter chicken was very mild as requested. It had rich buttery flavor and delicious. Biryani was so delicious, too! Large chicken pieces were a nice surprise and flavor was very strong, it was very good to have rice with yogurt as server's advice. it balanced the spice. Naan was very decent, nicely chewy and soft texture. Baigan Bharta had very spicy and bold flavor. If you like spicy item, you will love this. Mashed eggplant and tomato combination was good. It was good to have it with Naan. Overall, It was a great experience. Very delicious food, and service was outstanding and attentive. our server was Ash(if I mispelled, apologies) His service was outstanding. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Visited during lunch on a weekend and no reservation was needed. I am not sure if the cuisine here…read moreis authentic, I liked their curry and appreciate that the foods were well presented. Overall I enjoyed the vibes at this place and would visit again for nice decor and excellent service. I would mention that the ladies bathroom was not up to par that day. The bathroom door was prompted wide open with a huge humidifier in front of the door. I am guessing it has to be kept running but the size of the appliance made the bathroom felt very cramped and definitely took away the privacy level. Hopefully the situation is rectified and doesn't take away the meal experience at Sula. I haven't been to other Sula locations but this is a convenient location on Commercial Drive with paid street parking available.

Yeah ... now that I see the 3 average, it makes sense. Service was weird - we had to ask for a new…read moreglass because it had a lip print on it, ask for cutlery. We were checked on a few times and the food was good, just that my entrée came out a while after my friend's, so we ended up eating at a different start and finish. The Dani Sev Puri was tasty. Madras Lamb was good but felt like not much meat. My friend's chow mein with paneer was super spicy and she wasn't prepared for it, though a rose lassi and the yogurt from the puri helped a lot to cool her burning mouth. Ha. We enjoyed the food but probably won't be back.

The food was okayish but the utensils were not clean. Every time we visited, Music was very loud…read more Welp not recommended tbh

Small place, as in like 5 tables small. Authentic homecook style. I love to support family…read morebusinesses. You definitely get that vibe here. I live so close as in a few blocks. I just do take out so I can eat in the comfort of my own home. The flavors & aromas are so strong and beautiful. The portions are large. The prices are affordable. The Palak paneer is mildy spicy & I love it. If you go: -Watch where you're walking, the next step after going inside is a step up. -Parking is not great, my neighborhood has blown up, free Hastings street parking has become tough, almost always full..There is a parkade under Shopper's across the street if you're really stuck - credit/debit only, no cash - no liquor license, so enjoy your pop or tea. That's why I like takeout, I can wash the curry down with a cold beer! Ha - it's all made from scratch, yeah they prep, but expect it to take 20 min.

Tried a few more items…read more Buddy and I asked for spicy but the stuff seemed mild. The waitress gave us some chili powder, but it wasn't spicy either. Guessing the food is from a not so spicy part of India. The lamb and chicken curries were satisfying though. The one really disappointing thing though was the garlic naan. Not only were the smaller than most places, but I almost couldn't tell it was garlic. It seemed like plain naan with a bit of butter smudged on top. I would avoid this one. The naan also seemed like the store bought variety. Tasted like they came out of a bag. I would skip this item. Get the rice instead.

I started a "dinner club" with two good friends, and I got to choose the first place to dine at…read more Our aim is to explore new restaurants and/or new cuisines, and since I've heard great things about this Indian restaurant and I'm unfamiliar with this cuisine, I chose Desi Lounge as our inaugural place. I made reservations for us for 4pm, so as to take advantage of their Happy Hour. We went earlier today (a Wednesday) and the place was empty at 4pm. I think it fills up later, for dinner. (I still advise making reservations as you never really know if it's going to be busy). Right off the bat, we were blown away by the interior. It is gorgeous! Small, but gorgeous. The murals, the chandeliers, the bar....and omg, the bathrooms. If you visit, you MUST check out the bathrooms. They have the most fabulous sinks I have ever seen. They didn't have a large selection of HH offerings, unfortunately, but what they did have was amazingly good. My friends who were extremely knowledgeable on Indian cuisine ordered for us, and we shared 3 different small plates (tandoori vegetable momos, cochin cauliflower bites, and some sort of delicious fried onions), and 2 desserts (soan paid malai khwaab, and foxtail millet pudding). And just...wow, everything was SO SO good. The three appetizers were so flavorful and the desserts, unlike anything I've ever had before and simply delicious. We also had drinks (but, of course!). One friend had a mango lassi which she loved, one friend had a high ball which she loved, and I had a mango mojito which I loved. (See a pattern? lol). All was great. Our server, Leesa (not sure of spelling) was so incredibly personable and lovely, and a gentleman I gather is the owner came by twice to make sure everything was okay. We felt like VIPs, with all the care and attention we got. Seriously, the folks here could not be nicer. I'm already planning on bringing my two daughters here. I know they'll love this place. Heck, anyone would love this place. My friends and I all plan on returning. Great great place!

UPDATE: I have updated this review to 4 stars after the…read moreowner reached out to me regarding my initial visit. I came back with a friend. We came around 4pm and had a couple of drinks from the regular menu plus the Kerala pepper chicken the momos and the veggie fritters. Again, the food is very good and the prices were reasonable. I will have to come back late night to see if the happy hour issue is rectified at that time as I see the menu is still the exact same as before. ********* Came here after hearing about the recent celebrity visit. First of all, the food is very good the portions are also decent and the prices are reasonable. I would have liked to have come back here for the lunch special as it's walking distance for me, but my visit left a bad taste in my mouth, which I will detail below. The dishes are inventive. There are the usual suspects, but also some that aren't often see at most Indian restaurants in Metro Van. The staff is also very attentive and friendly. The cocktails are pricey, but interesting. The decor is trendy. The bathrooms have an interesting sink feature that I have not seen before. If you're into social media, there's definitely some photo opportunities here. The service is a bit weird as there isn't really a dedicated server for the table. So, basically, we had all sorts of different people taking our drink and food orders, bringing us food, refilling our water and checking in on us. On the plus, it means that you are checked on a lot. On the minus, it is a bit inconsistent because there isn't one single person who knows what is going on with the table, but more a revolving door. For instance, one staff member came and took our drink order, however the wrong drink ended up being made and brought to me by the bartender, even though the drinks had been extensively discussed with the original server. So there's definitely communication issues. My biggest gripe with this restaurant is that we were denied ordering from the happy hour menu by the manager. I did not want to argue about it at the time as the bartender was told in front of us to deny us the happy hour menu, from which we wanted to order some cocktails. At this point, we had already ordered several menu items (in fact so many that the server had advised us we had more than enough food and that we did not need to order an additional dish we were considering) plus full priced cocktails. So it's not like they weren't making money off our table. The reason we were given, which I believe was told to the bartender (to be clear, I do not believe the bartender was at fault, but simply the messenger in this situation), was that the happy hour was only a summer thing. Again, we visually saw the manager instruct the bartender to tell us these things -- they were literally standing in front of our table, less than 5 feet away. This was not only unprofessional, but I found it incredibly dishonest. It was mid-December when we were at the restaurant, 3.5 months after summer had ended. The happy hour menu is literally the first page in the menu book. If a restaurant doesn't want to honour their own happy hour menu, it costs very little to simply reprint the happy hour menu, remove that page completely, or cross it out, if they really want to be cheap. At minimum, they should have honoured the menu for patrons that they gave it to and then rectified the situation for future. For this reason, I cannot recommend this establishment even though the food was very good and I would have otherwise come back and supported this small business.

Once you had one amazing Indian meal, the spices cannot stop- for at least a few meals. I had…read moreIndian buffet the previous day and I had to do Indian food again, Tandoori Palace did not disappoint and is so consistent. Ordered Tikka Masala Lamb with Naan and Keer Rice for dessert.

This place is Dirty and has a major fly problem. Hey Mr…read moreowner, do you not see all the flys on the tacky tile wall? I've seen you in this restaurant for the past 25 years, do you have no passion for your business anymore? Also the washrooms have been closed since the pandemic. I write this on the toilet with horrible stomach cramps from yesterday dinner Tandoori Palace.

Phenom.com!! I love this place and have been going for years! I remember when it used to have sit…read morein tables but now it's definitely a to-go operation. And omg they never miss! I've ordered from this place so many times and all their rotis have been so flavourful. Spice factor is on point and actually spicy! The roti I get the most is the butter chicken roti and the sauce is amazing, the chicken is juicy and the roti comes piping hot even when delivered by uber. Highly recommend you checks it out! It's a staple in Van.

Got the lamb saag and butter chicken. Not good, tasted off…read more Have ordered twice before; the second time wasn't good either so this was my third time (was giving it another chance) won't order again. Extra points as Portions are good and food arrived piping hot.

Yes please! We had…read moretix to The Tina Modotti Story at The Gultch and decided to give Bombay Kitchen & Bar - on Commercial Dr - a try. In a word, Yum! We shared the Chicken 65 appetizer and the Saag Tofu. Both were generously portioned and delicious! Add the garlic naan and you've got a tasty treat. Service was friendly and attentive. It's a cozy place for an affordable pre-theater meal.

What a great place for some East Indian eats when in downtown!! Recently made a visit to try them…read moreout for lunch and was pleasantly surprised how delicious this place is!! They have a combo menu I would highly recommend. If you don't see the menu I would suggest asking the server for the menu because it's such a great option in terms of variety and portion size. There are 5 different options available for combos. And we tried the Lamb Curry Combo $17.95 and Tandoori Platter combo $19.95. The lamb curry combo not only consist of the Lamb but also a tandoori chicken drumstick, rice, garlic Naan, roasted potatoes, chana salad, and chutney. The flavour of the curry and chicken tandoori was delicious! The tandoori platter combo includes fish Tikka skewer, chicken Tikka skewer, a tandoori chicken drumstick, rice, garlic Naan, roasted potatoes, chana salad, and chutney. The fish Tikka is amazing here! It was cooked perfectly and has sooo much flavour! Absolute flavour bomb with the chutney together too! Service was outstanding and very attentative. This place is worth the extra walk from central downtown to Denman. The portion size is very generous and we even had left overs to bring home that was enough for a lunch. I will no doubt be visiting Bombay Kitchen again and try out their other location in Commercial Drive too!

Dosa Monday! Enjoy a dosa for $5.99!…read more This restaurant is located on Kingsway in East Vancouver. You can expect a long wait on Mondays if you come at meal time. No lineup at 10am. Delicious food. Veggie options. Staff are wonderful!

Great food! Decent service 24 hours. You could also reserve…read moreyour spots for dates or large groups. Ambiance is par-excellent.

Amazing! Stop in and get everything! My husband has never really had Indian food, and loved it. We…read morehad the mixed grill, best fish and lamb and chicken. Naan is incredible, all the flavors and spices. The kingfisher is delicious. Kind and helpful staff

Had this delivered to my motel from door dash and it was 10/10! Butter chicken was incredibly…read moreflavorful, perfectly balanced and the chicken was so tender and juicy! I was so bummed I couldn't finish the whole dish or keep it for leftovers as I was flying the next day. But dang it was so good! Garlic naan was "meh" but in a garlic snob. The naan itself was great.