Tibetan Kitchen

Great little hole in the wall in Downtown Victoria. Not the longest menu in the world, but everything was delicious. Service was reasonably prompt, especially considering there was one lady waiting all the tables and running the till, with one other running the kitchen. Would definitely recommend giving this a try over the glut of pubs and "new American" joints downtown.

Every time I've been to Victoria, over the course of over 10 years, I make a point to eat here. A small restaurant with big heart! Staff is always friendly and the food is always something to look forward to, I'm never disappointed. I came with a vegan person this time who found plenty of options. I love the texture of the chickpea-battered onion rings and kale. The delicate and balanced flavor of their cashew curry is delightful and for the first time I had the uniquely light bread with Dahl that is now a favorite. Delicious! We also ordered a veggie noodles dish that was again, phenomenal. Thank you for always having such amazing dishes prepared so beautifully. I'll keep coming back any chance I get!

Tasty food and affordable price. We decided to get takeout from here and I'm glad we did. They were able to make our food quickly. We tried the momo (pork), shabakleb, and chicken curry. My favourite was definitely the curry. I was so happy find out it was made with cashews, so it's dairy free. I asked for medium spice and it wasn't very spicy, but had a little heat. But it was delicious. There were plenty of pieces of chicken and the curry was flavourful. It came with an option of white or brown basmati rice and deep fried bread. The shabakleb was tasty too. It's essentially a deep fried pita pocket filled with plenty of ground beef and a spicy sauce. I kind of wish there was something else in the filling other than ground beef, but it was still good. The momos were just ok for me. It might have been better if we had it fresh and I'm the restaurant. But overall, the meal was satisfying and reasonably priced.

I've been dying to eat here for years and finally made it on my most recent trip. Whenever I am in Victoria I enjoy walking around and reading all the menus as there are so many places to eat at. I am always thankful of places that have unique food that is not easily available other places and who post their menus on their windows. I am even more thankful when places make note clearly of their vegan options.

I've tried Tibetan food a small amount of times in the past, but really wanted to try this place as they offer vegan Momos. I've been on a dumpling kick lately, and these sounded fantastic. I am happy to report I was able to make it happen, but did walk all the way over to this location once as I did not observe correctly that they were closed on Sundays.

Lunch on Monday had a smaller menu, but they were happy to allow me to order the Momos which were not on this menu. I was happy to wait the additional time as I really wanted to try these. The tofu onion mixture was fantastic and I opted to have mine pan fried with the medium sauce. My boyfriend opted for the pork version and enjoyed his equally. I was sad to find that I quickly devoured all of them and did not have any to eat at a later time.

There are multiple other items on the menu I would love to try on future visits. I spent multiple hours trying to find a version of a vegan Momo in my home town as I enjoyed these so much. The people at the table over complained about the hot temperature of their soup dish, but this seemed like a good thing to me. Others I observed dining seemed to be similarly happy with their meals, and this place seemed busy for a late lunch in a town with so many options.

I was visiting the town and my friend recommend we meet for lunch at this charming hole in a wall restaurant. It is very rustic and authentic. It was my first time trying Tibetan food, I'm always curious about trying new type of food. The service was good, it felt more like we were in a family own restaurant but I don't know if this the case. It has a very relax atmosphere. I really like the location and also all the large window facing the street.
We had dim sum and spring rolls and more. We were asked how spicy we wanted each to have, it was on spicy side which was more than okay!! Very delicious food and would definitely go back!

I'm not exactly sure why or how this place got such high ratings. We walked in and it was a small place, but had a decent amount of seating. Our server wasn't mean, or anything, but she wasn't friendly and wasn't attentive. It felt like it took forever to do anything and receive everything. It took close to 20 minutes just to order, which really should have been our cue to leave. Food took a painfully long time to come out as well and the quality didn't justify the wait. Everything was super oily and some of our items were missing, which I was kinda ok with since what we did get wasn't great. I assumed they'd just take it off the bill, but nope. They finally realized we were missing items and instead of asking if we still wanted them, they brought out our missing items as we were already done with our main entrees. I was super disappointed by the overall experience and wouldn't recommend this place with so many other options within walking distance.

I found some good balance here. I perched myself at the bar counter seating.
The background music, low-key customers, free-Wifi for us lowly tourists, good food and nice chai! The menu was full of awesome stuff and the staff was friendly & pleasant. This is one cool, calm cafe.

Love this place! They are always friendly and my order is always right. My friends with GF and vegan preferences love it too. Don't miss out on the unique veggie pakoras and lentil soup.

The food was decent but unfortunately the service was not good so I did not enjoy the experience. We were not aknowlaged for at least 20 minutes although only 2 other tables there. We did not get our water / tea for at least 40 minutes. The dumpling dish is under entrees on the menu so i did not realize it came with no veggies or sides but she never came to check on us so I couldnt order something extra. In addition, $14 is a lot for 8 dumplings and nothing else.
Very dissapointing and I really feel like I missed out.

Excellent! Saw on "You Gotta Eat Here" and so we gave it a go as we have never tried Tibetan-Himalayan-Indian cuisine. Pleasantly surprised!
Everything made in-house from scratch. We started with momo dumplings which were very good then a shepta stir-fry noodle dish which was balanced and flavourful. The curries are rich and amazing (all dairy and gluten free; be daring and ask for hot and get the spicy pickle!). Lunch specials are a great deal. Dinner service is all about sharing!
The chef and owner Pemba also has a little window kiosk in Market Square called Pemba's Kitchen serving up a very limited menu of delicious daily lunch specials like curry bowls with rice and lentils and vegetables. Fresh local food homemade with Tibetan love equals pure deliciousness!