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Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30 am - 2 pm
Mon-Thu 5 pm - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 4:30 pm - 10 pm
Sun 1 pm - 9 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine
Review Highlights
17 reviews in English
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Review from Ryan K.
Calgary, AB
2/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
I took my daughter here on a lunch date and was pleased to have a nice, quiet, experience that also involved tasty food. It was the lunch buffet that can sometimes come at a really low quality but I was impressed by how often they topped up their dishes and how, even near the end of the buffet time, they still provided fresh naan and other staples. The service was prompt and non-intrusive, and my daughter was never left with an empty glass of water. The only down side of the experience was the rice pudding. For years I have made my own rice pudding and absolutely love the stuff, I found this one to taste merely like rice and milk. It lacked flavour, body, and mouth appeal.
All in all though I would go back for the buffet and will one day go in for the dinner menu to see what they have to offer. -
Review from Chirag N.
2/7/2012
this place segregates - it has two rooms one for whites and the other for indians...this is like the pre-democracy india.....also i think that the restaurant deliberately tries to scare non-whites away....
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Review from Tom C.
11/18/2011
A customer of ours is located in Calgary -- whenever we visit, this is a required stop for us now -- the coconut rice is FANTASTIC!
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Review from Sabahat N.
Calgary, AB
4/15/2011
Best Indian food I have had in Calgary so far. Their vegetable kofta is to DIE for. Price is definitely not bad at all, and everything I have tasted here has been delicious. You can also tailor the spicyness level to suit your tastes! However, regardless of your adventurous spirit, refrain from asking them to make it 'very spicy'. They definitely dont hold back! I am speaking from personal experience here!
Service, however, could be better. Its a shame really, that I cannot give this place 5 stars. But the owner does need to take a genuine interest in his customers and not close the place down / send his waiters to pack away the chairs while they are still eating there..Listed in: Yummy yummy in my tummy!, Hosting a party?
Comment from TRILOCHAN S. of Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine 4/26/2011
Thanx. for your comment , that day was our carpet cleaning… More » -
Review from David N.
Calgary, AB
11/19/2010
Easily the best Indian food in Calgary. My gf is Vegetarian so it is a giant pain finding good food we can both enjoy. So Namskar is a godsend! We have had good service in restaurant, although we usually go with take out.
Take out is ready in less than the quoted time quite often, and almost never longer.
The food is always awesome, and the portions are very good for the money. We usually have left enough left overs for lunch the next day.Comment from TRILOCHAN S. of Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine 4/26/2011
Thanx. our food is fresh and made in the order we recieve… More » -
Review from Sergey S.
1/9/2011
Been there a couple of times with a bunch of Indian co-workers. They were not impressed, but said that the place was A-OK, so that is my rating.
I am not a big fan of Indian food, though like to go for it from time to time - and as per my personal perception quality was just about ok. Nothing to do with the level of Royal India, for example.
Service was rather nice, though a bit on the slower side, and it always took a hefty share of time to wait for a bill to be processed. Otherwise the place was ok.Comment from TRILOCHAN S. of Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine 4/26/2011
Yes sir we are lazy in billing.thats true .we actually never… More » -
Review from Sridhar D.
8/6/2011
We tried a number of Indian restaurants in Calgary and this was by far the best. We didn't dine in and we ordered food twice from this place. The first time it was not so great --- the mattar paneer was bad and the raita was super-sour. The second time we ordered Alu Gobi and Dhal --- wow! it was awesome and spicy and importantly didn't leave us with a heart burn later. It helped with our Indian food cravings. The lady who took our order also packed a side of condiments and plates and forks. Definitely a good place to eat in Calgary.
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Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
10/1/2009
It's official: In terms of Indian restaurants in Calgary, Namskar is my favourite. Not to discriminate, but coming from a brown person, commenting on brown food, it's safe to say that my opinion on this holds a certain amount of clout.
The restaurant itself is better kept than a number of Indian restaurants in the city and the food is DELICIOUS. I could go there and JUST eat the milai kofta with naan and be one happy camper. Milai kofta is my absolute FAVOURITE thing and for some unknown profound reason, the milai kofta that Namskar makes tastes better than any milai kofta I've ever had. I also highly recommend the mattar paneer and the navrattan korma. Their onion naan is to die for, as is their laccha prantha.
For dessert, I highly recommend their ras milai. Their desserts are mostly dairy based so if you're lactose intolerant, you may have to stick to the gulab jamuns.
All in all, Namskar has delicious food, a welcoming atmosphere and great service. What more could you ask for? I salute you Namskar; Thank you for existing. -
Review from Heather H.
Calgary, AB
11/16/2010 ROTD 12/1/2010
I often visit this great restaurant where we generally get great service and delicious food. We have guests from out of town that have this as a mandatory dinner spot whenever they come to visit. As a vegetarian, they have a lot of great options but my favorites are the Dahl Makhani and the Vegetable Jalfrezi. The naan is always fresh and the chai is spicy and inviting.
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Review from Katie C.
Calgary, AB
12/1/2009
Due to circumstances, I always expect Indian Food to be cheaper unless drastically varies from the traditional: fusion cuisine and the like. Namskar is delicious but it comes with a price tag for very good, very traditional food. You have your standard Kormas, Masalas, Vindaloos - only the quality distinguishes it from similar restaurants. I do think they are justified in pricing higher, but considering the size of the portions I always end up feeling a little ripped off (minus one star).
Everything truly is delicious. I haven't eaten lunch here, but it is an excellent dinner venue. It is classy without being overly formal, and the lack of a buffet is a good thing for dinner. The naan is delicious, delicious enough that I order a few to go when I eat there! The ingredients are all top notch, and the dishes well presented.
I recommend going in a group and eating family style to truly savour the excellent mix of spiced flavours that they offer. -
Review from Melissa L.
Calgary, AB
6/22/2010
I had some really great take-out from Namskar earlier this year. In fact, the food smelled so good that I sped home to eat it... and got a photo radar ticket in the mail a few weeks later!
I ordered my standard vegetarian takeout order: vegetable samosas, palak paneer, aloo gobhi and dal masoor. Oh, and some rice of course! I had a friend over for dinner that night and then I ate the rest of the food as leftovers: these dishes provided enough food for four large meals. Everything was nicely seasoned, fresh-tasting (and fresh-looking!) and just plain good. I will definitely continue getting take-out from Namskar in the future.
You can also eat at Namskar, and I'm sure they have a buffet (maybe at lunch?). My one annoyance would be that their website opens with a painfully slow welcome video, with no option to skip it, so I'm not going to bother checking to find out details about eating in. You can visit their website yourself to find out! -
Review from Zoe L.
Calgary, AB
12/3/2009
I am an Indian food lover. My recent visit to Namskar with a couple friends, didn't disappoint! My friends had never had Indian food before and they choose this restaurant.
The place itself has a great decor. The area we were sitting in did seem to get pretty packed, but it wasn't noisy. The waiter was friendly enough, but seemed to be rushing us in making our decisions, so I just ordered for everyone. We had one vegetarian dish, 3 meat dishes, roti and naan and each couple had their own rice. The servings are small, but each dish was enough for 4 people if you don't hog it all. The food was very fresh and not, not greasy, the meat was tender. The bill including drinks was about $50 a couple.
Namskar is a nice dinner out, its a bit tough on the wallet for the portion sizes, but trust me you will be full none the less! I highly recommend giving Namskar a try! -
Review from Willman L.
Calgary, AB
12/1/2009
The owners are actually from Europe (with an Indian background) so I dunno how really authentic their food is as I have not yet been to India. However, having lived in the UK where there's an abundance of good (and equally bad) Indian places, Namskar is probably one of the best in Calgary to represent that style of cooking.
The best deal is probably their lunch buffets, a bit more limited selection but what they have is done very well. Dinner is best but I agree that their prices are a little higher than other places with portions lacking slightly.
I'd have to rate Clay Oven and Namskar as my go to places for Indian of all the places in Calgary. -
Review from Elissa P.
Toronto, ON
11/29/2009
This place is great. Good for pick up and eat in.
A lot of really nice texture and flavours. The Saag Paneer is lovely. -
Review from Tyler b.
3/4/2010
3.5 stars, but i always round up :)
we ordered the bite sized samosa appetizer (very good!), a spinach potato dish (forgot the name - sorry i was a little drunk), a diced chicken breast in spicy red sauce dish (forgot the name again - okay so i was pretty drunk), and the lamb curry (this was the best dish we had). obviously we got a few orders of garlic naan bread and some saffron rice. overall i was impressed with the quality of the food for a neighborhood indian food joint. full disclosure, as i'm sure you've already figured out by now, my senses may have been slightly distorted by the amount of alcohol consumed prior and during dinner (the girl in our group ordered an "indian martini" to drink - basically a martini with mango juice in it). they offered a couple different kinds of beer and some wine - all in all a sparse booze collection , but it still did the trick quite nicely.
by the time we had finished eating (we had to eat early in order to make our ice skating reservations - no joke, that's what canada's like!) the place has gotten pretty lively and full of customers (some indian) - always a good sign!
three of us came here and ordered a combined: 3 main dishes, one appetizer, 2 naan, 2 rice, and 3 drinks. we left completely full for $90 (plus tip).
i'm not sure what the indian food is like in the rest of calgary, but by san francisco standards, i wouldn't go out of my way for this place. -
Review from Andrew M.
10/30/2008
Good indian food. I had the shirmp korma and some delicious naan. I would definitely come back for more.
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Review from marco d.
Calgary, AB
5/30/2009
Food is usually good but the last time the service was horribly slow!
It would be a solid 4 star for every visit prior to the latest visit Food and service was lacking.
