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    Desi Bar & Grill

    3.5 (146 reviews)
    Closed • 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken curry

    Food over salted Slow service Staff not particularly helpful unless it is trying to get you to order drinks so they can make more money.

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    Zenia I.

    Returned back to desi bar and grill on a Saturday evening this time for drinks. The entire experience seemed rushed - our server Meet was in a hurry to get us to order our mains and rush us out of the door. I get that it's the busiest day of the week for them, but it felt too rushed. Food was decent as always. Ordered Chinese BHEL and Kingfisher beer that brought back memories of Bombay for me. The mains were average.

    Nick R.

    You know you are in for good food when you get out of the car and you can smell great cooking. Desi to me is Indian fusion, which is something I have not experienced. I sat at the bar and my taste journey began. I started with the Tandoori Momos which were out of this world. Mohit the bartender made recommendations on each course and did not lead me astray. Next up with Murgh Makhni, with Garlic Nan. If my stomach did not fill up I would still be eating. The reason for 4 out of 5 stars is Desi will not appeal to everyone. The music is loud but fits the atmosphere and enjoyed it. Food is great and will be back

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    Mary M.

    Decided to try this place for dinner, arrived late on a Friday night and it was packed! The ambiance of this place fits the name. The dark mood lighting, loud music, the bar is lit up in different colours. I think I even saw a Dj stand in the back. There are booths and table/chair, bar seating seating available. Onto the Food, creamy chilli chicken was my favourite.. it was creamy and full of flavour even down to the veggies. The malmali rumali Seekh kabob were tasty. The bread that it came with was delicious. My favourite enter has to be the mirth makhni, this was creamy and a tad bit on the sweeter side. Champaran Murgh was indeed full of flavour and a bit on a spicer side. The Naans came out fresh! The service was great at the beginning but soon after we really had to wave & speak louder to get their attention as the music was loud. Overall, the food was definitely worth trying out

    Barron Cedric T.

    What I liked was the bar vibe, music, and food presentation. I have been to a lot of places serving Indian food but this is the only one so far that I have been to that has a party vibe. There usually is a line and wait time to dine here according to people I know who have been here before. That was also the case the time I was there. The good thing was that we did not have to wait long, and we got the call back within just about 10 minutes or under after we gave our names. What I did not like was the kind of customer service you are greeted with at the start. Like with most other restaurants I expected someone to greet and attend to us after we came in. When we came in the person by the reception was doing busy work. I was patiently standing in line and waiting for the person to finish and look up to ask how many of us are dining. I was aware there is a line and wanted to sign my name as soon as I can. We never got attended to, and a person who came after we did even got ahead of us in the customer order list sequence by going straight to the receptionist and writing down his contact information. I was disappointed that as a customer, we needed to be the one to actively announce our presence and sign our names. I know I was being orderly by queing up and waiting to be served, but there was no right way to do things here. The food and the food presentation was excellent though. I have nothing to complain there on that front. It is only the kind of welcome you receive that I find lacking.

    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Nurali T.

    This review is worth 4.5 star ! First, I'd like to say we got lucky with the wait time, since we got a table fairly quickly. Because after 7:30 pm the crowd picked up. We ordered Tandoori chicken, Mix platter, Chicken Biryani, Mix Paratha, Plain Naan, Masala crispy fries, Butter chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala. Everything we ordered was DELICIOUS. I had no complaints regarding the food. My complaint will be for the loud music and crammed space. I felt like people were sitting very close to me lol. Bravo to the server "SHUB", she was soo calm and attentive even with all the customers bugging her. I forgot to mention this place has the best chicken momos. Specially with the HOT sauce they serve it with. WARNING: Sauce is really HOT. I would definitely visit this place again, but during off peak hours.

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    Chandni P.

    We were surprised to see so many good reviews, we were tempted to try them out and see for yourselves. This place is really busy, so I recommend you call ahead for reservations. As it was weekend, we had to wait 25 mins, when we were seated, we ordered drinks but that took a good 15/20 mins to reach our table. The place has good music, nice range of food menu as well as cocktail menu, waitress Rashi gave us some good recommendations, our favorite dish overall was the dal tadka. Downside was the chili cheese naan for me, it was on the salty side. Do give everything else a try when your in the area!

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    Neha G.

    $80 CAD for two 4/5 Let me start with the positives because negatives are there but not as significant. This place serves genuinely good North-Indian food. We ordered Dahi Kebab which were out of this world. Mind-blowing texture and tasted heavenly. In main course, we had Dal Makhani and Methi Malai Paneer with breads and onion salad. All of this was great, can't find a single thing wrong which is typically a case with North-Indian chains in Canada. Dal was as what a proper Dhaba would serve back in India, Methi Malai Paneer was such a welcome change than usual Kadhai Paneer or Paneer Butter Masala. Breads and onion salad was reasonably priced too. Everything that I tried was at least must-try. Food was slightly higher priced against other North-Indian chains but I won't complain as taste was also better. Coming to things that made it less than a 5-star experience. The staff seemed less attentive and unorganized. Multiple people taking order/serving same table. We requested to heat Dal which came in after a long time. In the end when we asked for bill, that also arrived after 10 minutes. Receptionist was eating on the counter. Also they were doing Halloween decoration in front of us with staff climbing barefoot on bar while people are having dinner - could be done during close hours.

    Gurleen K.

    Honestly a little disappointed in this restaurant. The atmosphere was cool with a bar feel but the music was incredibly loud over the speakers and the service was really slow. The starters we ordered were enjoyable: the fries and the chicken platter but the main courses were not the best. We got multiple dishes for our group including paneer, chicken, and goat and that all tasted like they were make from the same thadka even though they were supposed to be different. The food was very oily as well which made it sit really heavily. Okay overall but would pass if you have other options.

    BEWARE- Unprofessional staff, Fraud management and unethical establishment. Be very careful with what you ordering and DO CHECK THE BILL before payment They Not only add gratuity of 18% for 4 or more but they unethically substitute menu items AND ADD PRICY ITEMS without proving you complete information and especially when you are under the influence. Substituting lower level of same brands with most exclusive brands and adding higher pricing on the final bill during a big group gathering is quite common. Using trickery of UNDERAGE female servers and pouncing on individuals under the influence and tricking them to order the most expensive things on the menu as substitution is their key ingredient to success. Beware!!!

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    4 months ago

    Good food but a bit pricey and it takes quite a while to get your food as service is slow but steady. The prices are a bit on the high side.

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    Excellent food and service, it was way beyond our expectation!! We loved the food there!

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    Not sure about the food as I ordered some chai but not to the level and I won't recommend this place at all

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    I didn't eat anything here, but the staff were extremely helpful in solving a problem that I had.

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    Food was excellent and shubh was great. She provided excellent service although the restaurant was completely full.

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