Ottawa Foodies

Had a second visit there this evening, we werent so sure that a Monday night would be a great evening to go back, as March Rd gets retty quiet after rush hour in the non-hockey season. We were wrong, the quality and service were just as good as the first visit, the owner was on hand to guide us, as once again we were overwhelmed by our choices, and her suggestions were bang on!

All the dishes were offered with varying degree of spiciness, so Ill bracket the degree chosen with each dish.

For starters, we enjoyed the Mulligatawny Soup (hot) my husband found it fabulous, I prefer the seasoning in the lentil soup I make at home. Also ordered the Paneer Pakoras, beautifully seasoned, and had I known how large a starter it was, I would have limited hunny and I to one app. I was unable to find out what the seasoning on the Pakoras is, but it is so savory (lemon, cumin, nutmeg? All guesses) it almost diddnt need the accompanying chutneys, but they were delicious also.

Main course, he chose the Chicken Bhuna (hot) and hot it was, almost a challenge to get through, as some components of the dish took the absorbed the heat more than others, the tomatoes in the dish were wonderful but you had to be ready for the shot of heat that followed and stayed with it, the onions in the dish were much more gentle, made for a wonderful dish, but even my spice lovin hunny thinks maybe next time hell get the medium heat. I think it would be even better made with shrimp, which was an option, Ill be sure to try that version another time. We also chose the Butter Chicken (medium), also divine, the sauce so rich and creamy it almost diddnt need the chicken, of course that could also be because we were getting pretty full.

We had to skip dessert, and ordered extra rice for the leftovers at home.

So supper with no alcohol, 2 soft drinks, naan, rice, 2 apps, 2 mains was about 65.00 including tip, more than I wanted to spend on a Monday night, but for quality and service, well worth it.

Went here tonight with friends - it was amazing! Our table of four shared papadum and the app platter (it was plenty) and then I had a mango lassi, nan bread, roti bread, rice and probably the best butter chicken I've ever had (and I used to eat Indian food in Montreal all the time).

Others at the table got the chicken tikka masala (one medium, one hot) and a chicken curry.

The chicken in the dishes was all white meat and very moist and flavourful, the sauces were excellent and definitely tasted homemade.

We will be back, even though this is a bit of a long drive out to March Road.

Outstanding flavour and variety of dishes. I'm not educated on which region they specialize in, but certainly some of the best Indian food I've had in Ottawa. That said, we've found it quite rich and at times slightly oily - not necessarily food to eat on a daily basis.