Wow. Just wow. I HATE WRITING THIS REVIEW because I want this place all to myself! There's not a…read more6th star, otherwise I'd give that too as well. Could not write enough good things about our first experience at Bandra Cafe. I have nothing but praise for this restaurant! Words cannot describe how impressed I was by the chef and his wonderful team. I could literally rave about this restaurant for HOURS. Our experience was absolutely exceptional. It's not often that from drinks to dessert you like everything set infront of you! You can truly feel the care and talent behind every plate. Everything is curated down to the smallest detail, and the food is absolutely amazing! This restaurant left me in a food coma. I was so full I couldn't even move but that's when you know the food was really good. What truly sets this experience apart is the owner himself. His warmth, humility, and passion for his craft shine through in every bite and every interaction. From the moment we walked in, we could tell this place was going to be special. The food was absolutely delicious--every dish was beautifully presented and full of flavour. You can tell they use high-quality ingredients and put real care into every plate. The service, impeccable. Professional and you are treated like you are their best customer at that moment. Bandra Cafe is one of those places where both the food and the service make you want to come back. The first thing that hit me was the smoke and sizzle of the Szechuan Tikka Sizzler. I wasn't ready for this level of heat!! And don't even get me started on the Quesadilla- it's absolutely scrumptious! The truffle fries are a non-negotiable! And of course I had to jump on the dirty soda trend! But the deliciousness doesn't stop there because the Chilli Chicken was pure satisfaction. And my summer mocktail era starts now with this Chili Mango Refresher. Let's just say my cravings were officially handled with the Bang Bang Cauliflower. And a good latte goes a long way! The cutting chai just fixes everything! Every dish was full of flavour, cooked to perfection, and presented beautifully, making it hard to pick a favourite. The food had solid flavours that left us satisfied. The atmosphere is beautiful and lively with a great mix of elegance and comfort that makes the place feel special yet welcoming. From the very first moment, the owner and staff went the extra mile to secure a table for us, offered insightful recommendations that made each dish a perfect choice, and, above all, treated us with such kindness and genuine warmth that we felt right at home. Staff is top level service! You can tell real care and time went into how everything was prepared and presented. That extra attention shows. The attention to detail and dedication to quality shine through in every bite. What really stood out was the ambiance: the decor is stylish, warm, and inviting, making the whole dining experience even better. The decor, lighting, and music created an incredibly comfortable space that made you want to stay longer. Overall, Bandra Cafe is one of those rare places that manages to deliver on both food and experience. I have nothing but top tier, quality experiences and would recommend this place to anyone. Top-notch service, super friendly people, and a cool atmosphere. A place you'll want to return to, again and again. If you're looking for a place where great food, and phenomenal service come together effortlessly, Bandra Cafe is the place to go. This place is definitely a vibe! If you're looking for a restaurant that nails the food, mocktails, and atmosphere all in one, then Bandra Cafe is the place to go! I'll be dreaming about this place until my next visit! This was my first time at the restaurant, and I can attest with much confidence that it will definitely NOT be my last. Do yourself a favour: drop by this place. I promise--you will not regret it.

Food is alright. Options are good. But little too overpriced for the likes of the place. They could…read morework on prices a bit.

We came in for Friday night dinner and was surprised this place wasn't busier. We had the garlic…read moreand butter naan, chicken tikka misala, butter chicken, lamb curry, and paneer. We had a table of 8 and took left overs home. The price was also really good compared to other places I've been to. I could bathe in the paneer lol.

When we came all the way to South Surrey to pick up something, we knew to have to go for some…read moreIndian food. We found this place with good reviews so we came in and tried it. It was Friday night ~7pm and this place and huge and quite empty. We thought this might be a sign that this place is not good but we were soooo wrong. We could not understand the menu so we had to ask the servers to give us recommendations and they were really nice. We ended up ordering a "stuffed potato naan", a lamb curry and a samosa chaat street food dish. And man they were delicious. I've never had a stuffed nan before and it's just so flavorful I have no words to describe it. The dipping sauce that came with it were amazing as well. The lamb curry was also good, but I know how curry tastes so it wasn't as surprising to me. The samosa chaat was very flavorful, spicy and the samosa adds a very nice crunch. This place is really good and I am craving for more as I'm writing this

Stopped by with the family and had a great experience. We ordered the butter chicken, goat curry…read morewith rice and naan, plus the haryali chicken and malai chicken for starters. Everything was delicious, but the butter chicken was definitely the favorite at our table. The kids absolutely loved it and couldn't stop talking about it. The goat curry was flavorful and tender, and both appetizers were packed with flavor. The restaurant was very clean and had a welcoming atmosphere. The lady serving us was very friendly, attentive, and made sure we were well taken care of throughout our meal. If you're looking for tasty Indian food and great service, this place is definitely worth a visit. We'll be back!

The palak paneer was very good as was the garlic naan and mango lassi. It was a leisurely service…read more Two rice were enough for 4 people, but we needed 3 naan.

I ordered from this spot and was gravely disappointed. The chili fish was just bathed in a sour…read moreketchupy, cumin sauce. The naan was incredibly stale and difficult to break apart.

Port moody fans of quality Indian cuisine rejoice! I got you covered by way of Aroma Indian…read morerestaurant. This is mine and the wife's go to local spot for amazing authentic Indian food. We order from here a few times a year but made it a tradition to get every Valentine's day. This year was no exception and like so many times before they did NOT disappoint. We pretty much always go with the butter chicken, veggie korma and garlic plus regular naan bread with a few samosas on the side. I can't say enough about the absolute mastery of flavours and spices used in each dish. Speaks volumes about how long each toon to get just right. Price point is right on par with any established restaurant so I fine to pay the 75$ for a couple curries and rice especially as they feed you for at least two meals. The owner is usually there when I pick up and always quick to engage in a lively conversation about whatever I choose to. Highly recommend this place. Give it a solid 9.2/10 Mange!

I've only been here a few times for lunch but it's a very affordable and delicious meal each time,…read moreleaving you full and satisfied. My go to is the butter chicken combo.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE JACKFRUIT BIRYANI !! The jackfruit tastes exactly like the texture of meat,…read moreit's actually crazy. Definitely the best dish!! Also tried the chicken tikka masala and mutter paneer - both average. Didn't come with rice or dosa which was a surprise. Service requires pushing a button, nothing special but it did take quite a while to refill water throughout the night. A very cute and clean restaurant - overall, a solid spot!

I really like this restaurant. Food is inexpensive here and the portion size is great. I ordered a…read morelamb shank and it came with rice and a side of gravy. I really like the side of gravy. It goes well with my lamb shank and rice. B got the walnut beef stew. The beef stew came with rice and it was quite interesting. The flavor was a bit sweet but he really liked it. It had meatball in the beef stew. We really enjoyed the meal. Everything here were delicious. Staff were friendly. The decor was nice. There are plenty of free parking on the street and on top they have their own parking lot too. Note that they have weekly special here.

Stopped by here during Hats Off Day; line went by fast and staff were very kind and having a blast…read moremanning their stall. We got the beef wrap for $10, long piece of beef was very tender, moist, juicy, and flavourful. Little salad they added was also nice. Would come back again to try more of their offerings!

My husband and I had tried this place a few years ago when it first opened and we weren't super…read moreimpressed with it back then. Since then though we've heard a few people say positive things about it so...we decided it was time to give it another try. Came here as a group of 5, and it was a last minute decision as we had originally planned to eat elsewhere but that place turned out to be closed on Sundays. With no reservation on a Sunday, we were asked to wait about 10 minutes. Not too bad of a wait, compared with another Vietnamese place that we'd driven by earlier which had a lineup out the door. A couple of people in our group had fried eggs on their dishes. The eggs looked good. Soft yolks and soft yolk is what I like to see. There was a Papaya salad that we shared amongst the table. This was OK for me. Wasn't thrilled with it. I ordered the Lemongrass Tofu on Vermicelli. I love that this restaurant gives the option of having it on Vermicelli. I'd been somewhere else earlier this year which also had Lemongrass Tofu but it was only served on rice, with no option of switching to Vermicelli. The Lemongrass flavor was strong. Very flavorful. Something in the dish though was quite spicy. It seemed a lot of other dishes on the table were also quite spicy. Hubby's Bun Bo Hue was extremely spicy but he still enjoyed the dish very much. My daughter and I both ordered the Sober Sunday drink which had Lychee, Kumquat and Lemon Juice. The drink was OK. Nothing to write home about. Our daughter just ordered the Tapioca Dumplings appetizer and then took bits and pieces from other people's orders. A spring roll and a couple pieces of Lemongrass Tofu from me, some beef and noodle from her dad...etc. The dumplings looked tasty. They looked like something I'd have ordered myself if I were still a meat eater. Overall, the food here is flavorful. It was a much better experience this time than the first time we came here. Personally though, I'd prefer them to tone down the spice or even eliminate the spice altogether. I don't like having to wipe my nose all the time because of having eaten something spicy, or having my lips burn.

I've been seeing this place on instagram for awhile now so we decided to meet up at this place with…read moresome friends. We ordered the prawns with salted egg yolks. But the prawns were overcooked the salted egg yolks taste was barely there. And there were only 6 pieces of the shrimp. We also ordered the special crab soup. This dish was just ok for me. The soup was not as flavorful as what I was expecting. Finally we also ordered the Banh Hoi Platter. This was not bad it was filling for 2 people to share. This place was a miss for me the food is not worth going back for.

The cultural lineage of this place is certainly interesting, since from what I understand, this is…read morethe only Canadian location of an Indian restaurant from Japan. The restaurant is beautiful with both Indian and Japanese design sensibilities. They have a table service restaurant with both high tea and an extensive a la carte menu, and it looks like you can also buy mithai in bulk. The food isn't really Japanese-Indian fusion as you might expect, but more like Japanese impression of Indian food, if that makes sense? There's a few hints of Japanese and Asian influence, but the menu is mostly modern Indian. All vegetarian. There's no vegan or gluten free options for afternoon tea, but the a la carte menu includes many clearly labeled vegan and GF dishes. I wanted to try the afternoon tea set to get a wide sampling of their offerings. The set included: corn spinach puff, paneer tikka slider, cream cheese cucumber sandwich, samosa, chutneys for dipping, manchurian skewers, orange cranberry scone with whipped cream, rose rasmalai cake, dodha crunch, motichoor cheesecake parfait, and the choice between masala chai, coffee, or hot/iced caffe latte. It's $32/person for the set, which is a great price. I also appreciated that it was possible to order the set for just one person since it seems like many teahouses will only do it for 2+ people. I thought all of the items in the set were pretty good, and there was a balance between the sweet and savoury items. The only things that really left anything to be desired were that the scone was a bit dry and crumbly, and I thought the tandoori paneer could have been more flavourful. In general the flavours of the savoury items were a bit more subtle than in typical authentic Indian food, but for the most part it didn't come across as bland to me, just a different take on it. The standouts in the set were: the paneer slider - even if the paneer itself didn't impress, I loved the almost flaky texture of the pav - the manchurian, and the rose rasmalai cake. Also, the cream cheese cucumber sandwich had cilantro or chutney or something in the cream cheese which made it much more interesting than the plain version of this sandwich. The masala chai (my chosen drink) was also very good. It was served in a pot that contained 2 small servings. My waiter was very friendly and stopped by a few times to check in. When I was done eating and wanted my bill, it was easy to get his attention. I visited at what seemed like a quiet time so I didn't have much competition for attention. One thing that I thought was odd was when he gave me the machine to pay, there was no tip option - it would be cool if they had a no-tip policy, but I never saw any mention of it, so I wonder if he accidentally bypassed the tip when putting in my charge. It was an interesting and very pleasant experience. I was so curious about this place that I made a trip out from Vancouver just to try it (and couldn't get anyone willing to go to Surrey for afternoon tea with me, hence the afternoon tea order for one), and it was worth the trip!

We went to Tokyo Mithaiwala Restaurant for a long gap of a few months. My wife & me had the Thali's…read morewhich were excellent in taste, presentation, variety & quality. The Salt level was still a shade low , though better than earlier. the Naan's , 3 x Curries, Raita were all very good -including the onion-pickle combination. The rice was plain rice & I believe this could be enhanced by offering instead a peas or veg pulao. Also a masala papad would be welcome. Overall -one of the best Thali's in Vancouver & Lower Mainland -well presented in sparkling clean, uniquely shaped Stainless steel plates! My daughter had the croquettes - good, corn cutlets which were average in taste as the sauce was mild & bland. (need a fiery sauce to liven up), Tacos -satisfactory. The kids had Cheese toast which was very plain. Just cheese inside. (A slice of tomato, cucumber would enhance the taste). it came with French Fries which was good. The Restaurant is clean, airy , uncluttered with a nice ambience. Service by Ms.Priya was excellent ! The toilets were kept sparkling clean , well stocked & deserve mention. Overall a good experience & we will return again in the near future. Best wishes to the Management for an excellent feeling of comfort.