Mother's Day's dinner 2026. Amazing service from Miquela. Ask for her…read more Amazingly good food. So many flavors!! Our local friends adore this place. I can see why. Right by the harbor. Reservations recommended. Next level Indian food. Truly magical!! You must try it.

It was the highlight of our BC Bites & Sights tour. I wish we could have stayed longer to try more…read moreof their Malabar coastal cuisine. Our group arrived some time after 9pm on a Friday evening. I knew we were in for a treat as soon as we opened the door. There was an amazing aroma of spices that was waiting for us inside. The service was great! We were immediately sat at a large table near the entrance. We had a great view of the entire restaurant. Every table was taken, and I'm assuming it was their last dinner seating since it was past closing time. We were given samples of a pilsner from the local Hoyne Brewing Company as our guide was telling us about this unique restaurant with Kerala cuisine. It was so smooth and light. It actually pairs well with spicy food. The experience became magical after receiving this beautifully plated fish/rice ball. I love the presentation with the curry leaf on top. It's like a cross between an arancini and a fish curry. This was a flavor bomb. Absolutely delicious! It was crispy on the outside, and packed with a yummy filling of minced fish and curry spices on the inside. I've never had anything like it. I would go back to Victoria just to eat at this restaurant. It was that wonderful! I wish we had more time here. We were only in port for 3.5 hours. Fortunately, it was enough time to take this tour. I'm not sure we would have found it otherwise. I feel so fortunate that Cafe Malabar was one of the stops. The restaurant location is new to Mermaid Wharf. It was previously located in Victoria Public Market. I predict lots of good things happening for them in the future. The hype is real!

This place is lovely!! My local friend took me to Dosa Paragon where he and his wife love the dosa…read more I had not had southern Indian cuisine very much and only one dosa before. The food here is great! The dosas were lovely. Dosas are like thick crepes made from chickpea flour so it's great for gluten free people. We had the South India combo and the butter chicken dosa. Both were very nice. We also ordered the beef madras which was my favorite. I like a good curry and the ladder was very nice and not too hot at a medium spice level. We also had sukka coffee with a nice ginger flavor and tasted like a wee bit of sugar in it. My friend, fancies it and it was delicious. We had asked for that to come out before dinner and it came out about halfway through. But that takes a while to make and better ill-timed coffee than cold food. The food as it was was delicious and piping hot. The staff here is very sweet and helpful. Very kind with explanations of the meals and Indian geography and history. We got a little lesson, which we both loved. I would absolutely return to Dosa Paragon!

The amazingly large window with a view of the water is so nice, but you have to try hard to ignore…read morethe large streaks of bird poop that covers the whole thing. That should have been a warning, but we didn't take heed. First we got a dosa which was REALLY good! A spicy chutney with potatoes. We were off to great start. Wooohooo! Then came a curry with a delicious cashew sauce trying its very best to save the awful rubbery vegetables floating in it. Though the sauce made a valient effort, I am, in the end, absolutely convinced that those were frozen carrots and green beans...either that or they were actually rubber. Then, we hit rock bottom with the "green salad". Some badly chopped tasteless vegetables lined up like they are ready to be stir-fried and no dressing. I guess you were supposed to squeeze a lemon on them. Yum, yes please, I would love thick slices of raw onion with some lemon squeezed on it, who wouldn't? So take a dosa to go is my advice. Or go somewhere else. Fake flowers on the table, so maybe those carrots and green beans were made of rubber.

Hands down the best Indian food I have ever had. The Chef took our order and even gave us some…read moreextra small dishes that were his favorite. He gave me a side dish of coconut beef along with my butter chicken. Now, coconut beef is my favorite. Getting it every time. Awesome family restaurant with amazing customer service. Highly recommend

Butter Chicken was incredible and the staff was so pleasant. We did dine in at their small table…read more(maybe 4 seats if you squish) because we were traveling.

What an absolutely wonderful and delicious adventure…read more My wife and I were visiting Victoria on Holiday and we were looking for somewhere to have lunch. We love Indian cuisine so we decided to try Indian Aroma. First of all the restaurant itself is clean and very well decorated with genuine Indian decor, it's beautiful. We were seated immediately and our waiter was so helpful. I wish I caught his name to thank him here as well...if you are reading this, thank you! Okay, on to what you're waiting for, the food! My wife ordered chicken biryani and I order the chicken vindaloo extra hot! They were both so so so dang good. I finished my entire dish and have no regrets. Lol! If we come back to Victoria we will make it a point to eat here again. If you're on the fence, just give it a try.

Chole bhatura was very good. Rest of the food was also decent and tasty. Above average food and can…read morecome back.

Some of the best Indian food we have ever had! Butter chicken medium spicy was the perfect choice…read more It was a creamy tomato base with huge chucks of chicken! You get your money's worth at this place. Also, I appreciated that our food came out piping hot and continued to stay hot throughout the course of our meal. My husband got the same dish but "Indian spicy" and he was dripping beads of sweat, just how he likes it! Lol. 10/10 would come back if we were in the area again. *Hard to see off the main street but follow the signs by the stairs and you should find your way.

A James Bay neighborhood place tucked in a building housing a number of different businesses, this…read morewas Indian food a bit different than we usually find in U.S. The mint chutney served alongside the tamarind one, for your pakora and samosa appetizers, was creamy - coconut milk, maybe? But still gave a welcome zing to the food we put it on. Vegetarian spouse was intrigues and charmed by the soy protein option, don't remember what it was called, but he adored it in the tikka masala sauce, which was like a spicy, chunky marinara. The fish in the dish I had was tender and lovely, but the breaded coating was a bit too salty for my taste. This was a nice respite from the moure touristy vive of downtown Victoria.

We wanted to try some Indian food while in Victoria. We love the spices and found Sizzling Tandoor…read moreon Yelp. Mostly five star reviews so we decided to give it a go. We had a high bar because we had just gone to an Indian restaurant in Chicago that was over the top good. Sizzling Tandoor met that bar. It was just as good as Chicago. Many reviews mentioned the Rogan Josh Lamb so we ordered that and balanced it off with Chicken Tikka Masala. We each ate half of each entree. A side of plain Naan completed the meal. We like hot food and we're going to order hot, but our server, Muskan, convinced us to get medium hot. It was perfect. Muskan was attentive but didn't hover. She engaged us in a nice convo after our meal and was very pleasant. The most difficult part was deciding which we liked better. The lamb won, but only by a small margin. Both were excellent.

We really liked this place. Our food was wonderful and servings were generous. It's a very good…read morelooking restaurant. Service was slow and that probably is a kitchen problem. They weren't very busy on Sunday evening but only one server was working and she had to bus the tables also. Apparently they don't answer the phone. We had butter sauce with chicken, navratan korma and naan. The charge was C $46 plus tax and tip. That's about US $33.54. Street parking only.

The food is very tasty and authentic. we ordered dal maharani and paneer tikka masala. both tasted…read moreout of this word. The staff is very friendly. The atmosphere is serene and enjoyed our dining experienc.

Doing a walking loop around the block and past Varsha was enough to make me circle back. Greeted…read moreright at the door by courteous and friendly people. Seated prop promptly and all questions answered. The non-alcoholic ginger lemonade iced tea is very good. You can order extra ginger for it too! No complimentary refills on it sadly... While waiting for the noms (and naan) to arrive, I took in the subtle charm that of Varsha. It's clean, organized, bright from natural light but not overly. Lunch was at first view kitchen of small, but that was my brain vs. stomach. While there could have been more protein in the main dishes, I did leave satisfied to the point I couldn't eat any more. And every bite was delicious. I'm looking forward to visiting Victoria again and thinking Varsha will be another delicious lunch stop. Check them out. Authentic and delicious.

We recently moved to Langford and were looking for a nice Indian Cuisine restaurant. We found…read moreTurmeric Indian Cuisine, and we ordered chicken strips, naan,a wrap, and more, and all were exceptional. Service was amazing and really nice. Atmosphere is very cool and good. You should go here!

Traveling from the US tried their butter chicken and garlic naan. It was some of the best we've had…read moreanywhere! The spice level was perfect. Service was awesome.