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New Novelty Restaurant & Sweets
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for New Novelty Restaurant & Sweets
6 reviews in English
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Review from kumquaticus p.
Richmond, BC
3/12/2012
A vegetarian Indian food-lover's dream come true. Awesome buffet offerings- plenty of paneer! Add soft, hot fresh naan delivered right to your table, very friendly service, and outstanding value- definitely a new favorite! I can't wait to go back!
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Review from Beverly W.
Vancouver, BC
1/1/2012 1 photo
I come here for samosas regularly. The are $0.50 cents each + tax but I can't remember if there was a minimum that you needed to buy. The samosas are great and I like it better than some other Indian places that I have tried as they have more flavor. You can pay with credit card unlike other places which are cash only.
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Review from Marc D.
Vancouver, BC
8/24/2010
* Hidden Indian food *
After a less than satisfying meal yesterday at Dhaka (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) I was craving good South Asian food and ventured over to the Indian enclave on Fraser Street to try my luck.
I found this spot, which looked very popular and ventured in.
The front is primarily an Indian sweets counter, with an impressive array on offer (at least 40 varieties by my count). Tucked away in the back corner is a very small lunch buffet. It feels like the type of buffet I remember as a child visiting Indian friend's homes. The type with no labels, but everything looking wonderful.
Even though it is small, the quality was very good for a buffet.
I sampled the following:
- Mutter paneer: this was a very creamy version of it, with nice quality paneer, and peas which were not mushy. The spicing was well balanced. My favourite dish overall. 5 stars.
- Samosa: freshly made, filled with a potato mixture. The crust was not greasy at all, it was actually kind of light. I couldn't find any tamarind on the buffet - which I would have loved to add to it. But otherwise delicious. 4 stars.
- Murgh makhani: This was heavy on the sauce and light on the actual chicken. (I got the impression other people had picked out all the chicken before I got there as it was slightly empty as well.) The sauce had the right flavours, and the little bits of chicken I found were tender. 4 stars.
- Chana masala: The chickpeas were cooked just right, and the sauce was nicely spiced. 4 stars.
- Palak paneer: The spinach still retained a lot of the natural spinach flavour, and it had nice chunks of that same paneer which was found in the mutter paneer. Nice dish. 4 stars.
- Paratha: This was sitting on the buffet too long and was a bit soggy. I could tell it probably tasted good when it was fresh though. 2 stars.
- Naan: They made fresh naan and brought it to the table. This was really nicely done, and had just the right texture. 5 stars.
- Raita: Very cooling and a nice contrast. 4 stars.
- Fresh cucumbers: Also very cooling and welcome for the heat/cooling balance. They were nice and fresh and presented nicely. 4 stars.
- Jalebi: These were heated up, and were not overly sweet as they sometimes are. Very enjoyable end to the meal.
The buffet sounds larger when I write about it then when you see it. But it was clearly more than enough variety to pull together a fabulous meal. Quite the steal too. The buffet was only $7.99.
The service was also extremely friendly and made everyone feel welcome.
This is a great little spot I will definitely return to!Listed in: Vancouver South Asian Food
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Review from Pookie B.
Vancouver, BC
1/24/2012
This has been an awesome discovery and has helped reignite my interest in Indian food and culture. Had the samosas, naan bread, lamb vindaloo and saag paneer. Food - outstanding! Value - outstanding! I am so looking forward to coming back here to try the other dishes.
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Review from Chelsea S.
Vancouver, BC
7/21/2009
Far and away my favourite Indian buffet in Vancouver. Skip the crowds at 49th and Main, and head directly here instead. It's cheaper, and the quality is much better (with fresh naan brought to the table). There's less selection, but what they do have is excellent.
The take-away sweets are also very good, and the samosas are inexpensive and tasty too. Off the radar, but worth a visit. I almost feel like I shouldn't be giving away our secret... -
Review from UBC A.
Burnaby, BC
9/4/2009
I've only tried New Novelty's sweets and they are superb. They are very reasonably priced, always fresh, and taste so much better than those at other sweet shops. Everytime I'm in the area I buy a box of sweets to go and share.
"burfi" is my favourite. You can get chocolate burfi, almond burfi, cashew burfi, plain burfi etc. Plain burfi is completely white. I also like this carrot flavoured sweet that's orange... i'm not sure if it is a type of burfi or not. Sometimes they have this green pistachio burfi which is cool too.Listed in: My Reviews
