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The Indian Hut
Categories: Restaurants Indian Restaurants Buffets Indian, Buffets [Edit]
636 Church StToronto, ON M4Y 2G3
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
(416) 934-0235
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Mon-Thu 5:30 pm - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
13 reviews for The Indian Hut
13 reviews in English
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Review from Li C.
Toronto, ON
4/25/2012
Good food and friendly waiters, pretty much fills up with customers during lunch buffets.
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Review from Mick M.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 1/4/2012
I have heard other stories (one from my boss who doesn't make stuff up) about poor service and general unfriendliness on the part of the owner/manager at the Indian Hut and therefore have changed my rating to 3 stars. When I read the review about the alleged "assault" on Stephanie M, I recalled that we were none to pleased when we were also charged gratuity without our permission. We were very pleased with the food and service however so we just paid the bill (thank God in hindsight!!).
My boss was treated very poorly and vowed never to return, previously he was an advocate of the establishment.
So it seems the reason for the low overall rating on this place is the attitude of the owner/manager/family. If they want to recover their ratings and help their business, they need to realize that good food is just not enough to cut it in the restaurant business, and start treating customers with respect.
And if you offer a deal through a coupon website, and it starts to seem like a bad idea, you need to man up and honour your committment to the people who bought your deal, tipping is not something that is demanded, it is earned....1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/12/2011
I am a huge indian fan, but enough about me, let's talk about this gem of a place. Myself and the… Read more »
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Review from Mark A.
Toronto, ON
1/30/2012
Yum yum yum
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Review from Juliana H.
Toronto, ON
11/27/2011
A group of four of us were meeting up after work at Church and Bloor to grab a bite and spend some time catching up. The Indian Hut was close by, so we decided to try the buffet. It was a very early dinner and we were the first patrons to arrive. We had to wait a bit for them to set up though it was past their advertised opening time. It was a beautiful day and we were in no big hurry, so that was fine. We sat outside on the front deck which was quite pleasant. Our drink orders were promptly taken and soon enough the buffet was ready.
I have to say from the start, I am really not a fan of buffets. I guess for that reason, I wasn't expecting too much. The food was okay. Nothing I tried was stellar, but everything was reasonably okay. It definitely wasn't the worst Indian food I've eaten, but I know a lot of other places I prefer. -
Review from Steph L.
10/16/2011
Come here for the buffet!
I've walked by this place many of times.
There is a banner stating "Best Indian Food in Toronto!"
That banner may be a bit outdated. Definitely not the best Indian food in the city... but not the worst either.
The service was good. The servers were always smiling and refilling our water. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and it's a popular place for locals. I probably wouldn't venture out of my way to eat here, but if you are in the area and want Indian food, the buffet is great!
Most people are here for the lunch or dinner buffet. ($12.95/$17.95).
The buffet isn't huge, but it covers the basics.
The Saag Paneer was really good, I hunted around for the paneer pieces. The eggplant was the surprise hit. It was oily and tasty, delicious!
The Butter chicken had large chunks of fresh chicken but wasn't very flavorful or tomato-y.
Lamb curry was all bones, I gave up.
Tandoori chicken was really dry. But it's a buffet and it's been sitting for a bit.
The samosas and pekoras were meh. I wish I didn't put them on my plate at all.
They didn't have any naan replenished while I was eating.
I tasted some from my friend's plate, it was chewy.. I didn't miss much.
Gulab Jamun is one of my favourite desserts. I'm so glad they were part of the buffet! I feel like after having my dessert, I forgot about the other items that were mediorcre.
Overall, it was a good dinner and I'll be back when I need a paneer fix! ...and Gulab Jamun. -
Review from Stephanie M.
East York, ON
6/5/2011
I have eaten here a few times over the last couple of years. Most of the time the food has been good.. sometimes not always hot.. there is not a huge selection but there are only a few dishes I like.
So everything I am about to write is absolutely true! Nothing has been exaggerated!! It took me over a week to really process this before writing this review.
I purchased a voucher from Deal Find.. $40 worth of food for $20.. I took my friend who happens to be Indian as well.. she was craving some Indian food and I told her I had purchased the voucher.
The food was not very hot on our visit at 8pm at night with a few other patrons in the restaurant. My friend commented how they didn't have much of a selection and the food was not overly tasty.
Our bill came and my friend noticed an automatic gratuity of $7.89 on our bill. So we called over the server and he said that is what his manager told him to do. So we asked for the manager to come over. She came over and started complaining to us on how she was losing money from these vouchers. The previous week how many people did not pay the difference in their bills if it was over $40 and they didn't pay tax or tip!
Then her daughter came over and injected herself into our conversation but with a lot of attitude and disrespect. The daughter stated this is their business and they can run as they see fit. They can charge whatever tax and tip they want to. I was shocked!! I stated if that's how they want to run their business then they need to disclose that as soon as someone walks in the door not when they are paying.
Needless to say this conversation went downhill. Anything my friend and I would say, the daughter would twist our words and try to throw it back in our faces. I finally said, this is not my first time here and I hope it's not my last time here but this situation is getting out of hand, let's calm down. And I asked the mother to let me finish speaking as she was constantly talking over us and/or interrupting us.
Well then the two of them went off on us, calling us the rude and disrespectful ones. that they didn't want us as customers, they didn't need our money and they wanted us to leave and told us not to come back.
So my friend and I left and as we were walking up Church St. my friend got grabbed from behind by the mother/manager/owner. She was trying to grab my friends purse. She starts yelling out to anyone on the street saying to call the cops on us because we didn't pay our bill!! I'm said to her, that's not what you said in the restaurant, get your hands off of us.
She then tried to get my bag strap over my head and was choking me in the process. I started to yell, THIS IS ASSAULT!! I said go ahead and call the police because I will have you charged with assault. It still took a few more minutes to get her off of me, then she went back at attacking my friend. Then me, then my friend again. Then some man from the restaurant said something to her in Hindi and she finally backed off.
My friend later told me she was telling her daughter to get our bags in Hindi. My friend lost an earring and I was covered in black ink all over my hands and my jacket from the assault, like defensive wounds on an assault victim.
I called Deal Find the next day and told them I had no reason to make up any of the following.. who could really??!! This is a crazy story to tell. I suggested they cancel all the other vouchers to save anyone else going through a similar experience. She called me back and said the owner said it was just a misunderstanding over the gratuity, nothing else happened. -
Review from Angie M.
Toronto, ON
4/29/2011
Best Indian buffet in the city. Their eggplant delight is literally the tastiest Indian dish you will ever put in your mouth - I could eat it every single day. Fresh hot naan brought to your table, fantastic and authentic pilau rice, veggie pakoras that are addictive and incredibly tender goat.
Better for eat in than take out, but always my comfort food go-to spot either way. -
Review from Tony D.
Toronto, ON
6/4/2011
Yum! I came here with some friends for the first time the other day. We did the $12.95 lunch buffet, and we all shoved our faces with delicious Indian fare! The lunch buffet was a bit modest but it had all the staple Indian dishes, including about 5 types of meat dishes, the chick peas and eggplant dishes, rice, naan, salad, and 2 types of desserts. I'd definitely suggest the buffet for lunch, since individual dishes run between $8 and $12. I had 2 plates of food, and everything was super tasty! The only criticism was with the lamb dish, which was mostly boney and tough. Besides that though, everything else was spot on. I'd definitely go back here!
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Review from Maureen P.
Toronto, ON
2/12/2009
EEK! Vanessa's review differs drastically from mine, but I have never ordered take out from the Indian Hut.
However, I do know there's a worthy, appetizing, fantastic Indian lunch buffet for only $10.95 located in it!
YESSERIE, you heard me correctly, I said INDIAN LUNCH BUFFET and for a great steal too! Don't you want in on this deal?!
Unlike the first review, I found all their dishes savory and heavenly. The butter chicken is my fave. She's right about the naan, it is good and the yummy rice adds the right mix to all the saucy dishes.
Apparently, there's also a salad bar. But whenever I'm here, I skip over it and head straight for the goods. My theory on salad for buffets - salad is wasted space in your belly. Why fill up on salad when you can save that room for the real reasons why you're eating a buffet?
Lunch hour can get very busy, but if you make your way over to Indian Hut 15 minutes before noon, you shouldn't have a problem getting a table. -
Review from Tammy L.
Toronto, ON
5/19/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Two words to describe Indian Hut: THE BUFFET. This is a place with a great buffet. If a la carte is your style, don't come here. But all you can eat? You've found the right place.
Why the buffet? Well unlike a lot of other buffets, the Indian Hut buffet, while small offers fresh fresh food. The variety is also excellent for a small buffet, featuring different types of dishes that all don't come out tasting the same. I love the vegetarian dishes, which make up probably 5-6 items in their buffet (not counting the salad bar). The meat dishes are good as well, but not the highlight for me. There is always the standard butter chicken and chicken tandoori (which I feel is always a tad overdry due to being left out too long). The waiters bring fresh naan to the table, so it is piping hot and so yummy. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
A small but very decent buffet. Between Indian Hut Buffet and Trimurti, I vote Indian Hut. -
Review from Vanessa G.
Toronto, ON
9/29/2008 1 photo
My boyfriend and I ordered in here the other night and I must say I wasn't impressed. Although I am not a huge fan of Indian food, there are certain dishes I love like Butter Chicken.
But the food we got from here wasn't as tasty as other Indian places I've been to. The portions were HUGE and spilling out as soon as opened the aluminum containers, the butter chicken seemed watery, not creamy as I had remembered. The naan was good but I wanted something tasty to sop it up with! We also ordered pakoras which were tasty but a little on the dry side.
The food, for take out, was also quite expensive - $45 for naan, an order of butter chicken, palak panir and pakoras. It doesn't seem right in a city as large as Toronto that they can change so much for their food - there are tons of places to get inexpensive Indian food in the city and I am sure it tastes much, much better than this. -
Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
8/16/2010
This place is right by work, and being buffet style you can get in, well fed, and back to work in 45 min. They are very nice and regularity accommodate our 10am phone calls for lunchtime reservations of parties of 8 etc.
This really is not the best Indian Food in Toronto, but it is certainly good. Saag Paneer is Great. Naan Always Fresh. The Bharta is a little sweet for my tastes, but the Chana is yummy.
I think the trick is to go for lunch buffet. It is very busy and the food constantly replenished (Fresh!) You get completely stuffed for the Buffet price ($10.95?) Good selection of meat/veggie options.
Our water is always refilled, they will do separate bills, take plastic and the rice pudding is a nice dessert. The guy that serves the tables and busses plates always has the largest smile and is super friendly. Makes me happy.Listed in: Yonge & Bloor Reviews., Indian & Pakastani Food
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Review from Patrick L.
6/14/2010
Went to have dinner buffet on a Tuesday night. It would have worth three stars or more had it not the flies hovering over the food. The food is tasty even though the selection is few.
