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Mt. Everest Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Himalayan/Nepalese Restaurants Indian Himalayan/Nepalese, Indian [Edit]
469 Bloor St WToronto, ON M5S 1X9
Neighbourhood: The Annex
(416) 964-8849
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
Tue-Fri 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sat-Sun 12 pm - 3 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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39 reviews for Mt. Everest Restaurant
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"The Food is amazing--both lunch buffet and dinner menu." In 8 reviews -
"the butter chicken was one of the best I have had and the..." In 3 reviews -
"I split a non-vegetarian combo for 2 with my girlfriend and..." In 4 reviews
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39 reviews in English
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Review from Andre L.
Scarborough, ON
3/21/2012
Been here a few times for dinner, and every time I've been happy with the service and quality of the food. This place gets busy, so make sure to call in and get a reso if you think you'll need one.
When I feel like Indian, this is the place I go to! -
Review from Good T.
Toronto, ON
4/22/2012
It's a pleasant atmosphere to dine in. I liked the paintings of Nepal on the walls as well as the post cards near the door. They've clearly put in effort to make the place not look as tacky as the proverbial south asian restaurant, and for that I commend them.
The food is not bad per se, but it's pretty generic and forgettable. The Nepali portion of the menu is limited, and unfortunately the differences between the Indian and Nepali dishes were very minimal, for eg,: our server told us that the only difference between Bhuteko Cauli (Nepali Entree) and Aloo Ghobi (Indian Entree) was that the latter had potatoes in it! I understand that Nepali dishes aren't that different but to make the dishes taste the same is a bit ridiculous. They think that since no single table is going to order both the Nepali and Indian equivalents together, they can get away with making cosmetic changes to their dishes.
We ordered Keema Samosas, and the Nepalese Entrees: Aloo Tama Bodi (potatoes, lentils and bamboo shoots) and Khasi Ko Masu (goat meat with bone) and Ras Malai for dessert. The food was freshly prepared and piping hot. The Aloo Tama Bodi was quite bland and the Goat Meat curry tasted like generic Indian goat curry. I was quite interested in the Aloo Tama Bodi primarily for the bamboo shoots and was saddened to see limp, noodl-y shoots in the bowl. Oh well. However, the Ras Malai was very good: delicately sweet, milky and cool.
The service was good except that they mixed up our order, but that was corrected in a jiffy.
Dinner for two came to about $ 52 with tip and tax. Pretty expensive for a very middling experience. I'd have liked them to put more effort in their food than their decor. -
Review from Ashley P.
Toronto, ON
12/27/2011
This place was good, but not great.
I order the chicken vindaloo, because I wanted something pretty spicy! The waiter warned us the dish was very spicy, but we said that is great -- just what we are looking for. However, the dish wasn't very spicy at all, I was disappointed.......
The palak paneer was strange, shreds of spanish instead of puree.
The chicken hariyali on the other hand was excellent -- best dish out of the night!
Would not return though, better indian places to go to. -
Review from Pouyan D.
Toronto, ON
5/10/2012
Went to this place with my wife last Friday based on all the positive reviews that I read on Yelp. I have to agree with most Yelpers, this is definitely a gem of a place.
My wife had the Matar Paneer and I had one of the chicken dishes. Both of them were very delicious and well prepared.
I'm only giving this place a 4 because we had to wait a few extra minutes for the waiter to get our orders. Otherwise I would have given this place a solid 5. -
Review from Tina H.
Toronto, ON
4/5/2012
The food was delicious. I had a vegetarian homemade cottage cheese + creamy tomato mix.. i forgot the name of the dish, but regardless it was fantastic. My boyfriend ordered some sort of chicken, which was extremely tender and juicy. Overall, one of the best Indian I had in Toronto..
One down side is that in comparison to the ambiance and portions, the price was a bit too expensive. Our dinner was one order of each rice, naan, the chicken, and the tomato... tax + tip was a total of $40. Not cheap at all.
I'd probably go again but I wish it was a bit cheaper. ( The vegetarian dish was $12 before tax ! Which is normally the price of a chicken someplace else)
Service was good, the food came out pretty quickly.
Good dinner overall!! -
Review from Lauren M.
8/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've been to Mt Everest countless times over the years for their cheap buffet lunch (believe it costs $10.99 now but back in the day it was only $8.99)
Tried out dinner here last week for the first time.
I find the menu slightly overpriced. Most of the curries were $15 and that did not include rice or naan. Given this is the ANNEX and the decor/ambiance of this place is quite underwhelming, I think they are overcharging by a few dollars. Other similar type places with much better food (Banjara) have a more reasonable price point.
My date and I ordered the Dinner for Two special ($36.99) which was definitely the most bang for your buck. You get a platter of tandoori chicken, boti kabob and chicken tikka (two pieces of each), a lamb curry, mutter paneer, peas pulav and 1 order of rice and 1 naan. Some kind of rice pudding for dessert too.
Food was pretty tasty, didn't blow my mind but was definitely good.
Service was bothersome for me - very spotty at this place. At times they were over topping off water every 5 minutes, and at other times we could not flag them down to get extra rice or the bill, etc.
Lunch buffet is still a great option! -
Review from Bradley N.
2/11/2011
With as imposing a name as Mount Everest, you might think that this Nepalese restaurant would be a place of epic food proportions. But instead of table-sagging selections of meat, rice, and heavy sauce, we left here after dining feeling full but not overwhelmed by the experience. It's a good place to come for creative and well-crafted North Indian food that will not leave a mark or make too heavy of an impression.
The dishes we ordered included a delicious portion of Aloo Tama Bodi ("Potatoes, bamboo shoots, and black-eyed beans cooked with mountain spices.") and a vegetarian tasting menu for two. The naan was excellent, as other reviewers have mentioned. The service was efficient, friendly, and elegant. The wine was an Argentinian Pinot Noir from Patagonia, pleasantly different from the norm. It fit well the food that was familiar but with a slight variation in presentation, spice, and flavor that made things interesting without being too intense.
I kind of liked the balance here. Nothing was overdone. Everything was savory and satisfying. It made for a very pleasant meal. And that's something to celebrate. -
Review from A S.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 1/17/2012
Wow. The dinner is infinitely better than the lunch buffet. My friend and I split the meat bhojan for two. (Delicious and far better than Roti Cuisine - though rotis shouldn't really be compared with real restaurant style food).
We added a bottle of wine and stuffed ourselves silly. The tandoori chicken hit all the right notes - I could taste the hint of lime from the marinade. Perfection.
The bill wasn't bad. The meat bhojan was 38, the wine was probably another $30 - 40, and somehow our total was just over a hundred.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/5/2011
AWFUL. Terrible lunch buffet, just terrible. The food is very bland and also lacks in hot chili… Read more »
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Review from SB M.
8/23/2011
This place is great - nice food, not very expensive, usually easy to get a table, a nice mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Highly recommend.
The service can be a little inattentive, though - but if you get their attention then they are very friendly and helpful, you just need to know that if you want something you need to wave someone over. -
Review from Susan D.
Toronto, ON
1/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
The service was friendly and attentive without being intrusive--an ideal balance. The friend I met for dinner here had been here many times before and usually ordered the meat dinner for two. We decided to try the vegetarian version this time.
Delicious! The dhal was fabulous, as was the saag paneer. Fresh naan and thick, not too sweet lassi. The kheer was similar--rich, but not overly sweet.
In all, a delicious meal! We lucked out in being seated without a reservation, but the waiter seemed a little nonplussed at first, and we had an option of one of two tables, as all of the rest of them were reserved. So--probably best to call ahead if you're planning on coming for dinner.
My one regret is that the dinner special was so enticing--and delicious, and filling--that I never got a chance to try the other tempting options on the menu! -
Review from Lanna J.
Toronto, ON
11/28/2010
Posted the following a couple weeks ago:
(four stars):
"Last week I wrote a review for Mt. Everest Restaurant expressing mixed opinions on Mt Everest: high quality food but at the cost of poor service (Refer to bottom of this review). Within a matter of days, I was surprised to have received an extremely apologetic response via Yelp from the owners of Mt. Everest Restaurant. They apologized for the inconvenience they may have caused my party, informed me that the staff was briefed about the situation and that new staff has been consequently hired, and offered me a coupon for my friends and me.
Although I have yet to go back (I'm pretty sure I would despite the disappointing service I faced the second time I went), I have decided to up the rating for the restaurant because I am entirely impressed by the fact that the restaurant owners are both concerned with and responsive to the opinions of their customers."
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I went back with a group of five friends to Mt. Everest after claiming the coupon. As they had promised, the service was much improved--the service was fast and the meal was as expected delicious. I'm pretty sure they were unaware that I had previously complained on yelp about their terrible service, so I'm hoping that my experience was unbiased. With their improved service and same excellent quality of food, I am changing my review to five stars.
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Original review (three stars):
"Very very mixed opinions about this place.
1. The Food is amazing--both lunch buffet and dinner menu
2. The food is even better when the service isn't terribly slow.
After the first visit to Mt Everest for lunch buffet, I was utterly blown away by the quality of the food. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of selecting Mt Everest for a class dinner two weeks later. We waited an hour and change for our orders to materialize; by then we were late for class.
Unacceptably slow service." -
Review from Taylor O.
12/8/2010
We waited for-ever. Accompanied by a Nepalese friend we were here to try the Nepalese section of a mostly Indian focused menu.
The Choyela chicken appetizer was fantastic; nice to try a different spice flavor than the usual Indian spices we're now accustomed to. Khasi Ko Maasu goat was the Nepalese non-vegetarian entree I went with. The menu de-emphasizes meat and lists it second; how dare they. -
Review from Mainak M.
Toronto, ON
5/15/2011
Me and my friend wanted to dine on some Indian food over a movie. I had previously gone to Mt. Everest for the lunch buffet and found it decent enough to order delivery.
I ordered butter chicken, naan and drinks. The delivery was done in 30 minutes which is very good when compared to delivery times of other Indian restaurants.
The food:
1. Butter Chicken: Delivery quantity was very small when compared to the actual dine-in quantity. The chicken tasted as if it was just put into the butter chicken gravy and served. We wouldn't have cared much if only the gravy tasted good. Being an Indian, I can easily differentiate good butter chicken from the rest. Unfortunately, this wasn't the best I have had in Toronto.
3 out 5 stars.
2. Naan: The Naan was a horror story. It wasn't cooked well. I could taste the raw flour which made them inedible for us. Apart from that, the naan smelled very bad.
0 out 5 stars.
We had to throw out the naan and ate the butter chicken with bread. Totally ruined the evening for us. -
Review from Luis M.
Toronto, ON
3/28/2011
It's been a few years since I last tasted the food from here. We didn't feel like going out the other day so we ordered for delivery. I couldn't be any more pleased!
The came right away and everything was delicious! I'll be going back soon! :)
Their Naan bread is to die for! -
Review from omar k.
Toronto, ON
10/25/2011
i ordered for pick up and got the daal and mountain potatoes. both dishes were excellent, really quite tasty. i'm impressed. what i'm not impressed with is the prices -- it's just hard for me to fathom such prices for a small amount of desi food.
i hear the lunch buffet is much better bang for your buck, so i'll try that. -
Review from Daphne B.
Toronto, ON
1/26/2011
Dinner; Jan 15, 2011
Enjoyed a great meal with friends. The place was crowded and we waited 10 minutes (around 8 pm) My partner enjoyed the Chicken vindaloo.... way too spicy for me, but tasty... the butter chicken was one of the best I have had and the lamb saag was perfectly balanced. Don't bother with the appetizers, just order extra naan or other type of bread. Prices are decent the service impeccable. -
Review from Jay M.
Toronto, ON
3/14/2011
Id advise going on a weekday if you plan on going for dinner.
On weekends, even with a reservation we waited 20 minutes for a table for 2. we then sat at that table for 10 minutes before even getting a glass of water.
the food overall was quite good, from the apps to the mains, this would be a 4 star experience.
but the service was brutal by being both unattentive and slow. honestly when the glasses on the table are empty, I expect someone to be taking my next drink order asap.
So because the service is 2/5 and the food is 4/5 I'll give this a 3/5 overall. -
Review from Janna S.
9/17/2010 1 Check-in Here
I love this place, especially since it's about a thousand times better than the dreadful Everest Resto on Queen West. They are not affiliated in any way but people still confuse the two because of the name. ANYhow -this place actually offers REAL service and food that tastes amazing - what a concept! The naan bread is perfectly fresh and everything we ordered was delicious. I can't believe this was the first place I've tried Baingan Bharta (Eggplant Curry) ...definitely going back for more next time.
The waitstaff are all friendly and make you feel relaxed. They even seem happy to work here, which is pretty cool. Oh - and the bathrooms are sparkling clean. Not that it's the first thing on your list but I'm just saying... -
Review from Anthony L.
9/9/2010
Everest is probably my favorite restaurant in Toronto. The service is great, the decor is contemporary and the food is superb.
I highly recommend the Aloo Tama Bodi, Chicken Momos, the Lamb Vindaloo, Panir Tikka and the Chicken Tikka Masala.
Some of the best dining service I've had and the food is unique and of high quality. -
Review from Melissa F.
Toronto, ON
5/7/2010
This is 100% based on the lunch buffet experience:
-the food is foul. old leftovers- overpicked and not delicious.
-the bread is stale
-the selection is slightly pathetic compared to the queen street row of indian AYCE lunch buffets.
i'd give this place another try to redeem themselves and becasue i trust that yelpers aren't completely wrong but i fidn it hard to believe that experience was not typical.Listed in: Indian craving? EAT HERE
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Review from Dennis L.
Toronto, ON
4/8/2010
I had lived at Bloor and Spadina for many years and never tried the place, but finally got to last week... I absolutely love this place now. Like, seriously best Indian food ever!
The server was AWESOME. My girlfriend had never eaten indian food in her life and she was quite scared of the "spicy". I had made it my mission that the first Indian restaurant she tried would have to be the best if I wanted to make a convert of her- and I was only going to get one chance at it... thankfully the server picked up on that and made some suggestions and was very kind explaining to her the signature dishes there. We got the Butter Chicken and the Chicken Tikki Masala (the server said the chef LOVES to make the Tiki Masala) and shared the rice and naan. While the Butter Chicken was good, the Tikki Masala really did take the cake as just incredible.
Definitely going to go back there and try the buffet and very excited to know I'm in the delivery area.
Highly recommend this place! Didn't get to see the Sitar player on this trip, but would certainly be a great bonus to go on the night's they're playing there! -
Review from Rachel L.
Toronto, ON
10/26/2009
I'll admit, I've never actually sat down at Mt Everest. One time a friend popped over with some leftovers that were so good I didn't know what to do with myself, but after ordering takeout, I am not impressed.
Okra is my favourite vegetable when it comes to Indian cuisine and I order it whenever I can. Mt Everest's bhindi masala over some uninspired rice left me satisfied (it's actually way better as reheated leftovers) and I enjoyed the nice spicy kick to it, but the garlic naan was flat out disappointing. I'm a bit of a garlic naan connoisseur and I am not quite sure what to even say about what I tried because there was not much to it. It wasn't garlicky in the slightest, not even buttery, and the naan's texture was dry, tasteless, and chewy in an unflattering way.
I am for sure willing to give Mt Everest a second shot because I walk past it all the time and would really like to try some of their other items, but first I need to recover from this meal that cost over $30 (two entrees, rice, and naan - really?) and a bit of an upset stomach. -
Review from eh B.
Toronto, ON
9/11/2009
Good food and the best-looking waiters in Toronto.
Gotta go there at least once a year.
The only Nepalese resto in town (used to be, haven't heard of any others opening) - so it's interesting to compare the flavours to some of the north Indian tastes in Little India.
Stay away from the stinky traditional Nepalese thing in the veggie combo - even some of the waiters say they can't stand the taste/smell - kinda like you imagine sweaty sneakers would taste.
Overall, a really nice addition to the Annex when it opened. Still a reliable place for a pleasant meal in a clean resto.
If you've never had Nepalese food, it is a bit of a must do. -
Review from Jenny T.
5/14/2010 1 photo
Went here for dinner on a weekday and the live music was great, makes the experience much more enjoyable. The service was good and not too over-the-top.
We loved the curry chicken, the garlic naan was good too, but I prefer regular naan. Their spicy shrimp was very flavourful. The quality of the dishes was very high.
The portions are much smaller than what I am used to at other Indian places though and it's a bit pricey too. Overall, it was great though, I'd come back. -
Review from ILLAN K.
Toronto, ON
11/4/2009
Ok, everyone else who has commented here needs to calm down a little bit. Yes, this restaurant is nice, but come on...5 stars?
I split a non-vegetarian combo for 2 with my girlfriend and it was delicious. In particular, the chicken from the tandoor was uncharacteristically juicy. Typically, Indian restaurants dry the crap out of their chicken when they put it in the tandoor, and this is the strongest point in favour of this restaurant getting 4 stars.
The ambiance is where it looses a bit of cache for me. There was a sort of awkward white guy playing a sitar in front of what must be the lunch-time buffet station. There was just something about that scenario that screamed "We're throwing the South Asian kitchen sink at you, what more could you want? We have a sitar, Indian food, an inexpensive lunchtime buffet and waiters wearing bowties."
Don't get me wrong, I'd come back here in a second, especially to order more stuff from the tandoor or the delicious mataar paneer, but it is NOT a 5 star restaurant. -
Review from Leeor J.
4/3/2010
Pretty good nepalese food. The portions are a bit small so go for an appetizer to go along with your entree. Went for a la cart dinner but they also have a lunch only buffet that looks like it's worth checking out.
There's an extensive tandoori portion of the menu which looks very interesting. I will have to try that next time. -
Review from Betty D.
Toronto, ON
12/30/2009
Amazing food
Great service
Reasonably priced buffet!
Sometimes they have a sitar guy playing. WOOO! -
Review from Mitch S.
Toronto, ON
4/26/2010
The food was good and have and I have no complaints. I was hoping for food that differentiated itself a bit more from Indian and that's why I'm only giving it 3 stars.
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Review from Laura v.
Toronto, ON
8/28/2011
delicious well-priced food with an awesome location on bloor street
shared several with five people, had
saag lamb- amazing, very tender and perfectly cooked lamb
chicken jalfrezi- excellent level of spice
vegetable tandoori- great dish for sharing, comes steaming hot with a huge variety of vegetables and paneer, my fav things to order here
shrimp jalfrezi- just as good at the chicken jalfrezi
bhuteko cali- traditional vegetable dish from nepal, very well seasoned, reminded me of my travels in the Kathmandu Valley!
yes service is slow but I have been to Nepal and service is WAY slower (they make everything from scratch and multiple orders means long waits) in that country so it's a very traditional laid back dining atmosphere -
Review from Julianna C.
Calgary, AB
Updated - 12/5/2010
I would like to make known that I was actually contacted by the owners because of my experience here. They are extremely professional, and I highly respect the way they choose to conduct their business. In the future, I will definitely choose to dine here again.
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11/29/2010
It would seem that this restaurant is fairly hit-and-miss. Feeling homesick for my favourite (and… Read more »
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Review from Daniel A.
Toronto, ON
12/4/2010
I am a big fan of Indian food and keep going back to Mt. Everest for that very reason. The curry here is excellent and I highly recommend the Chicken Korma. There is also a lunch buffet they offer that is all you can eat with a nice spread of different curries and desserts, like rice pudding (spiced with cardamon - delicious) and ras malai (paneer-based dessert in a sweet cream sauce).
If you are in the annex and feel like it's a curry night, you won't be disappointed. -
Review from Wendy H.
Toronto, ON
1/17/2011
Nice north Indian food, good service, pleasant ambience. I haven't tried the Nepalese menu items yet. Their lunch buffet is very good value if you like straight-ahead north Indian.
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Review from Kat T.
11/4/2009
After realizing Nepalese food is kind of like Indian food, but healthier, I was all in. Headed down for a date dinner before a show at the Bloor Theatre. I called ahead, but was told no reservation necessary, but by the end of the night all the good tables were full.
The Sitar player is quite good, but loud. Watch where they seat you, he may just be on break and then when the party gets started up again, boy are you in for a ear-ful.
I wanted to try the Nepalese specialties only. So, we ordered 2 naan and 2 dishes- the daal-like dish and the spinach dish. This was way more food than we could have eaten! But, considering we were headed to the theatre, didn't take any leftovers anyway. But, price wise, the dinner for 2 is an amazing deal. If I ever go back, which is likely given our monthly Doc Soup at the Bloor, I'll go for that. As others have said, the vegetarian dinner for 2 includes a beer per person, dessert, naan, rice, and 3 dishes!
One highlight of the night was the Paneer Naan we picked out. It was like ghee-covered Inidan Pizza! Fresh out of the Tandoori oven, I could have finished off 3 of those alone! -
Review from Jimi S.
ON
12/23/2008
this is a nice spacious restaurant with low lighting and simple but nice decor, nothing all that memorable, but clean nonetheless.
we ordered the Non-Vegetarian Bhojan for two and to start we ordered the chicken momos. so we had a mixture of indian and nepalese food. the momos were absolutely deeeelicious. they dough was cooked well (maybe slightly overdone, but if so just barely) so that it was soft and not overly chewy. the filling inside was tender pieces of chicken and spinach i think. that was very tangy, like it had soup inside or something.
then the waiter brought us one part of a our Bhojan. that had a couple different kinds of chicken, like the tandoori, some boti kebab - which might have been beef or lamb, not sure. the chicken was surprisingly tender and tasty in both forms. the lamb/beef both in its form here and in the lamb curry to follow were overdone and too chewy, too rubbery. what was to follow was the lamb curry, the mutter paneer, a raita and a couple of rice puddings for desert.
the sauces were pretty great, the accompanying veggies (though not substantial) were tasty, as they had absorbed the juices and accompanying sauces and spices of the meats.
the rice puddings were fine, tasty, but i dont think itd be my first pick of deserts in general.
all that was accompanied by 2 kingfisher beers a piece. id like to come back here again, but id focus specifically on the nepalese dishes. -
Review from Julianna B.
Toronto, ON
4/21/2009
What everyone else said! I'd like to put a good word in for their mango lassi, too.
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Review from Luisa S.
Vancouver, BC
10/10/2008
This place is wonderful. The flavours are rich and vibrant, with all the spices and herbs tingling every taste bud. Everything is reasonably priced so there's no fear of feasting on wanky food for two hours only to have to go to Pizza Pizza afterwards.
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Review from Matty K.
Toronto, ON
8/15/2008
This is an incredible restaurant for a delicious date. The vibrant and subtle sauces, spices and flavors take you on a journey beyond the senses. Especially if you're a student who eats elsewhere normally, the dinner for two special at about $30 is remarkably filling and memorable. High rating but it is not an expensive place for power suits or celebrities - although you can feel like one if you dress like it.
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Review from Chris and Laura S.
8/2/2009
The lunch buffet here is excellent! The food was great and was very fresh. The decor was very nice, it looked like an upscale restaurant, but the prices are not upscale. The buffet was only $9.99 and if you go for dinner, the entrees are pretty cheap as well. Definitely will be going back her when I am in Toronto.
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Review from Cyrus S.
10/16/2009
Good quick service and all of the chicken dishes were fantastic. Highly recommended for anyone in the area. I'm looking forward to going back.
