ottawa foodies

I stopped in here today and got takeout at the tail end of lunch service. I've never been here before and wanted to try a couple of things to see what there food is like.

I ordered: half order of butter chicken (served with rice), half order of curry chicken (rice), full order of chick pea curry (rice), a fried chicken samosa, a fried vegetable samosa, a fried tofu and spinach samosa, a brownie and some sort of stuffed naan with sun dried tomatoes and mushrooms.

I love Indian food in general, but I rarely order butter chicken or chicken curry (ok ok , any meat curry) because I find the quality of the meat (or the trimming or it?) is usually VERY bad.

Emerald bakery however WOW every single piece of chicken was perfect! I think it was actually breast meat too, although hard to tell with all that sauce. All 3 curry were flavored beautifully, and I would not hesitate to order any of them again YUM! Spice level was moderate-low in my opinion although my boyfriend found them very hot.

The samosas were great with the exception of the tofu and spinach one, although that is probably a matter of personal taste. My favorite was the chicken samosa.

Have yet to sample to brownie and stuffed naan, too full!

All that food came to $37 with tax, and was honestly enough food to feed 3-4 people.

Service was friendly.

Wish I had bothered to try this place ages ago! I know I will be back weekly!

I second the samosas!

How has this vendor been bypassed? We often picked up their pastries and samosas at the farmer's market at Landsdowne, and I have to say, I was very much wowed by their work at Taste of Wellington. I will be back for more!

I've been here a few times now, have had their lamb curry, chicken curry and butter chicken. All were tasty and reasonably priced (curry, rice & a canned drink for ~$8.75). Today I had their lamb curry, which had a mild kick to it, perfect on a cold Fall day. Lots of meat, very tender, almost falling apart. Reasonably sized portions as well for lunch.