Ottawa Foodies

Either the food has changed or the previous foodies have very different tastes than I do. This was not only the worst Indian food I have ever eaten, but it was possibly the worst food period I have eaten in Ottawa.
Lentil soup was watery, bland and unappetizing. They provided me with 3 pieces of cold flatbread, but it certainly was not naan and not prepared in a tandoor. The tomato curry was salty and not curried at all, while the curries were simply unappealing. The flavours were wrong, the food was greasy and very vaguely resembled good Indian food. The only things that were passable were the mango chutney and the spinach and potatoes.
Unfortunately, I was not brave enough to attempt any of the desserts.

Stopped in here for lunch today when I had a hankering for curry. I wasn't expecting much and was pleasantly surprised.

The beef curry was tasty and nice and spicy - not bland like the offerings at many of the local Indian lunch buffets. As others have pointed out there are lots of vegetarian options on offer and I have to say that the variety is nice for us meat-eaters too. I enjoyed the different veggie dishes which included a black lentil curry; a mushroom curry; a spicy tomato curry and a few others that I can't recall but that were all quite nice.

Because I was hungry, I forgot to try the chutneys and raita - Doh! Next time.

The service was good too. I never had to ask for my water to be refilled.

Wasn't thrilled with the naan which was kinda crunchy and greasy, but that won't stop me from making another visit.

I quite like going to Curries for a quick meal when I'm hungry and in a hurry. There is always lots of choice on the buffet including hot and cold dishes. The food is tasty, but not elaborate by any stretch of the imagination.

I agree that there are lots of vegetarian options in the buffet and usually 2 or 3 are vegan. The staff is knowledgeable and go to the kitchen to double check ingredients if they're not sure. I always ask for a "tour" of the vegan options in the buffet when we arrive. The best thing is that the naan is vegan! Just be sure to ask to have it brushed with oil instead of butter.

The lunch buffet here is a good one for vegetarians -- lots of choice (even more than meat choices).

The lunch buffet here has quite a few choices, and many have no shortage of curried sauce. I've been a few times, and the flavours have seemed consistently good. Caveat: I'm not yet a connoisseur of Indian food, but I do seek it out from time to time, as the buffets tend to have more than a token vegetarian option.