Wow! What a meal, what an experience? We had a fantastic meal at this restaurant. The food is…read moreimpeccable and imaginative. The service was excellent. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Service was excellent, but food wasn't that great. Not popping with flavors, which Is expected from…read moreIndian cuisine, it's modern yes but not authentic food. Shrimp moilee was a shrimp and mango salad which tasted so bland. The porota and lamb korma was good. Lamb bruyani was good too but nothing exceptional. Mango Lassi was delicious but my mom wasn't a fan of the passion fruit drink. Very disappointing for the price but presentation and Customer service was exceptional.

We tried sharing plates the waiter told us it would save us a bit of money that way. He told us he…read morewould do a mix of the chicken and vegetarian (told us he would give us the best meals). We received 2 eggplants, 1 chickpea and 3 chicken (1 spicy and two med) and two bowls of rice. I have to say for all the 6 of us it was a really small portion amount for rice. We run out of it before the meat and veggies and before everyone had some on their plates. I tried a bit of everything and also got lucky I added a bit of rice before adding the chicken or veggies. The eggplant was sweet and surprisingly tasty. The chickpea was my least favourite. Chicken was ok nothing fancy. They had thin Indian pita that I have not tried (gluten intolerance) but they kept them coming. Some in the group had beers. We got one bill and split between the 3 couples. 140$ was our I think it was expensive. My partner had 2 beer, but doing the math quickly plates were about $14-18 each. Don't think pita was included and they had 3 serving. The experience was good but not worth the $70 each price tag. I could have definitely eaten more. Think I would have more if I would have ordered my own bowl. I have never finished my side of rice at Indian restaurant before. Happy I got to try a variety of different dishes. Overall not a location I would recommend.

The food is absolutely amazing, the range of things they have is pretty good too! The portions are…read morealso huge, I shared with a friend and still had leftovers (which were still just as delicious as they were the day before). I believe we were either served by the owner or a manager as there was only one other small group there at the time and it was great! He was very lovely and everything came very fast! The dishware is beautiful and everything is set up so elegantly, it's a great place for such a fancy vibe without breaking the bank too!

Came here w a couple of friends on a busy night. We were luckily able to make a reservation and got…read morea nice booth. My friends and I wanted to start w an app so we went for the onion pakoras and as someone who's had her fair share of them this was def on the top of my list. Each table also got compliemtary papdums We each ordered a curry which came w your choice of bread. It's a little higher in price than most places but it was delicious food and we all really enjoyed our time

Absolutely loved Sona The Indian Kitchen! The customer service was excellent and the food was…read moreamazing. The Manchurian here is my favourite in all of Ontario -- it tastes just like back home. PERFECT!

Super low-key restaurant with delicious food! I especially enjoyed their Vegetable and Chicken…read moreCurry. The samosas were a bit dry to my liking but my friends who live in the area love them and come here regularly! The server who took our order was super friendly. I can't wait to visit here again!

Authentic food that you have been looking for. Great curries are here, whether you want spicy or…read moremild. The flavors are worth a drive. Very excellent taste.

I'm vegetarian and a Flight Attendant that door dashes almost always Indian food. This is a gem of…read morea place! Everything flavorful and delicious! Best yet was being able to order a combo plate to have more variety. I had the dal Tarka, palak paneer and veg kofta plus a side of raita and the mango lassi. All extraordinarily tasty. Looking forward to ordering from here again on my next travels

Awful, worst Indian food I've had in Ottawa, maybe the worst Indian food I've ever had…read more Service was not great, decor was not great, and the food was so bad, I would have sent it back if I were the sort to send things back

Urban Indian Cafe has been one of my go-to's whenever there's a craving for an Indian meal at work!…read more It all started with the paneer Naanwich couple years ago, then I slowly tried the other entree dishes to share with my colleagues. I was however a little disappointed with my recent order, ordered butter chicken and it turned out like butter chicken soup (really watered down). I will still order again with them in the future but likely sticking with the simple snacks to avoid disappointment.

I stopped by this new Indian restaurant for lunch, and overall I felt the food was ok…read more I spoke with the owner a bit and it is the same owner that used to run Urban Tandoor Indian Cuisine in Bells Corners and Urban Turban Indian Cuisine in Kanata. He decided to close both full service restaurants and switch to a more fast food model, which is what is in place here at Urban Indian Cafe. They have a good sized menu and I was really happy to see that they serve Hakka dishes, as Hakka cuisine is still relatively difficult to find here in Ottawa. I wish that they had some Hakka lunch specials or platters. Since they didn't, I went for the Chicken Curry Quick Platter ($9.95), which consisted of chicken curry, basmati rice and a small salad. The curry chicken was lean boneless chicken breast, which I really appreciated (I hate it when restaurants give you gristly pieces, and I also don't like picking through bones, so definitely points for lean boneless meat). It was pretty mild, which I guess is the default, so if you like more spice, you need to let them know. The rice was fluffy and not clumpy. The salad was mostly iceberg lettuce, with some cucumbers, tomatoes and red onions. The dressing was a yogurt based dressing. The salad was really small, but ingredients were fresh. Overall, it was an alright meal, but it lacked any wow factor for me. This may be because I ordered a pretty standard item. I think what I ordered would be good for someone new to Indian cuisine. The owner said that the Malai Chicken is very popular. It was around $18 though, and I think that's just for the chicken and no sides. I was also eyeing the Chilli Chicken but that was around $15 and I also think it comes with no sides. I personally find these prices a little high, especially for a takeout place, but I have to remind myself that this is Ottawa and not Toronto where I can get a lunch special at a sit-down restaurant consisting of Chilli Chicken, rice, a spring roll and a can of pop for $6.99 and it's all delicious and I'd be stuffed silly. I find it hard not to make such comparisons. However, to be fair, their prices for Hakka dishes are similar to those of other restaurants in Ottawa serving Hakka cuisine. I may come back to try some of the more expensive offerings for dinner sometime. The place is bright and clean looking. There are lots of tables to eat in. I will say that I was a tad disappointed that even though I was eating in, my food was served in a styrofoam container (I was given metal cutlery though). I'm not a huge fan of styrofoam for many reasons (environmental and health - hot foods in styrofoam means chemicals leaching into the food). I prefer aluminum, but I realize there is a cost difference. I would suggest that real plates be used for dine-in guests though. Service was nice. The owner even asked me how I was enjoying the meal partway through, which is something I didn't expect at a fast food place. Right now there is a 10% discount offer with a Yelp check-in. I did use this discount on my meal. The restaurant is a nice addition to the area, so I really hope that they do well. It's in the Elmvale Mall, in the same strip as Capital Shawarma and Pies, and Oh Basil, so lots of free parking.

Excellent food Great appetizers and mains…read moreAuthentic Indian food experience Masala lobster unspeakably good Atmosphere and service very nice

Beware!! They serve recycled lunch buffet for the dinner ( ala carte) and they do not…read more want to even to hide that upon enquiry about the food they serve!!! This evening ( 31 August 2025), we ordered a dosa and egg muppas ( entree) for our dinner. To our surprise, the muppas were served within no time, while the dosa was served well after 25 to 30 minutes!! For any Indian foodie, this would immediately raise suspicion about the food, as the dosa should not take any time to prepare, while the other than takes some time to cook. Anyway, when I tasted the eggs on the entree, the yoke was very cold and the bread served with the entree was also just lukewarm. When I questioned the waiter, why the yolk is so cold, she did not answer the question and was trying to persuade it is ok. Upon further pushback, the waiter said, this food was served in the afternoon buffet and we just used the leftover food!! They serve recycled food and expect the customer to pay the full price and they do not want to even hide that!! So if you choose to visit this restaurant, make sure you get the fresh food.

Went to visit Ottawa and wanted to have desi food. We were really hungry and drove by this…read moreresteraunt, looked busy, on a pretty busy street so thought we'd check it out! Place is nice on the inside, great decor, lots of seating. We were seated pretty quickly, service was great, food came quickly, didn't have to wait more than 10 mins. Ordered a sizzling plate of 1/2 chicken cut into 4 pieces; tasted pretty good, only came with onions and cabbage- have had better sizzling plates with veggies. No sauces were provided. Ordered naan and lacha parathaa. The parathaa wasn't actually the lacha one as it is different, bread tastes good overall. Also order a curry dish which was also good, kindof spicy. Overall experience was great because of service but food quantity is not a lot for the price range.

This was a random stop in Ottawa for Indian food. Owned by a cute older couple, there are plenty of…read morechoices to select from. I ordered the Malai Kofta (great dish more potato based) and butter chicken (which was more a chicken korma-still good but instead I would ask for chicken in their malai kofta sauce which would be more like butter chicken) with naan.