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Original Tandoori Kitchen
Category: Restaurants Indian Indian [Edit]
7215 Main StVancouver, BC V5X 3J3
Neighbourhood: Sunset
(604) 327-8900
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
6 reviews for Original Tandoori Kitchen
6 reviews in English
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Review from Florence C.
Vancouver, BC
3/21/2012
Despite being a chain restaurant, Original Tandoori has made it to my top Indian choice in Vancouver. Please note: I'm not suggesting all locations, just the one in 7215 Main st. Humble food in authentic Indian kitchen. I can see the nonna's cooking. My favorite items:
- Good naan. I always go for garlic naan.
- Palak paneer. This dish looks easy but it's not. Leave it to the pro.
- Aubergine
- My Indian meal is incomplete without mango lassi.. good, not too sweet. -
Review from B L.
Richmond, BC
5/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place is getting higher than 2 star bc their food is decent.
When ordering take out be clear to triple check with them that you want to pick it up.
My order was placed online followed up by a phone called confirm and it was still wrong. Showed up at 530pm the specified time on my confirmation. However, they person in charge insisted I ordered delivery and that my order was already on the way to Richmond. She then tried to convince me that it was my mistake and that someone should open my door to receive the food. This is all while I'm standing in front of her. Not sure who she expected to open my apartment door.
I pulled out my confirmation showing PICK UP here at this time. Waited another 30mins for the driver to come back with my lukewarm food.
This is obviously a human error and not overall reflective of the restaurant (so take my review with a grain of salt), but it is a mistake nonetheless. -
Review from Theresa W.
Vancouver, BC
12/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
I was a bit skeptical that this place had so many locations when I looked it up, since that sometimes means that food can be hit or miss. But a friend that had spent two months in India had heard good things, so we came in on a Thursday night to test it out.
The place was near empty at 6pm, but quickly filled up as the night wore on. Our server was extremely nice, letting us switch to a larger table when last minute when more people showed up, and never rushing us out the door. The food selection was vast as well, we were so excited by all the choices! The five of us ate palak paneer, both the regular and garlic naan, vegetable pakora, half a tandoori chicken, fish curry, the prawn korma, and vegetable biryani. We ordered everything at medium spice, which pretty much set my mouth on fire. Even the palak paneer was spicy, which was a surprise to me. But the seasoning was amazing, and a little bit goes a long way - we had a lot of food left over, so I happily packed it for lunch the next day.
The bill for the five of us came to $21 a person, a very reasonable meal since we were all stuffed. Definitely a great find in the city for Indian food! -
Review from Martina M.
Vancouver, BC
10/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
I came here with a group of friends based on their recommendation that this was one of the best places for Indian food in Vancouver. The interior of this restaurant is very classy. We started with a bottle of wine, and while they didn't have the original one we ordered in stock, they did give us one that was alright. Just so you know, if you only want a half liter of wine, the only wine available in that size is the house wine, which was quite good as well.
We ordered a lot of dishes to share, including vegetable pakora's, garlic nan, tandoori wings, butter chicken, lamb tikka masala, steamed rice, palak paneer, and aloo gobhi. All of these dishes were fantastic, especially the butter chicken and vegetable pakora's. The tandoori wings were great too, and came to us steaming on a hot plate. All of us were overstuffed after the meal, and we still had leftovers. Considering all of the food and wine we ordered, our bill came to ~$125, which was reasonable.
In terms of service, it was a bit slow, but I was really impressed by the memory of our one server. He took our entire dinner order without writing it down and didn't get anything wrong.
Overall, I would definitely come here again. If you're in the area and looking for good Indian food, check out this location of one of their others in Vancouver.Listed in: 30 Day Yelp Challenge!
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Review from Jennifer K.
Vancouver, BC
So my friend and I stopped by this restaurant for lunch because we happened to be in the neighborhood for work and it came up highly recommended on Yelp. And I am so glad we did! I don't eat Indian food very often, no let me correct that - I've had it maybe twice in my life. So it is possible that this place has "westernized" Indian food adapted to tastes such as mine, but maybe not. The butter chicken, as ordered by my friend, was delicious, tasting like a spiced up creamy tomato soup. For pic: http://www.yelp.com/bi... I pretty much scarfed that down - as much as one can in a sit-down restaurant. And then finished off the sauce with the nan (ordered seconds!) And the vegetable korma was like a mild curry. Also very good. Feels like home cooking, perfect for a rainy day - and we've got plenty of those in Vancity!
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Review from Ernesto G.
1/17/2011 3 photos
4th location in BC, so you know the food is good.
Came here Saturday night with a bunch of friends and The Original Tandoori Kitchen did not disappoint. From having both free street parking and a parking lot in the back, to a restaurant that has a clean modern decor, to excellent service and food...I am a fan.
The butter chicken is very flavourful; I love the sauce! The lamb curry is spicy, but not to the point that I cannot taste the next dish. The garlic naan is fantastic.
Dinner for 4 only came out to $66 including tax and we were definitely full, with some leftovers (which we all fought over because it was so delicious).
