Ottawa Foodies

Eh. Not impressed. Nothing inedible, but nothing worth going back for, either. Sag aloo was ordered "hot," arrived bland (and 90% potato), as did an eggplant and mushroom dish. Not just not hot, but "watered down" sums it up.

Had a little time before grabbing the bus last Friday so I tried it. – Pretty surprised. It wasn’t fancy garnished food but I liked it a lot. I took their butter chicken to go. Pretty big portion. Simple but tasty – not overly sweet (which many places overdo) I liked that it wasn’t too heavy on tomato sauce as I find the tomatoes distract from the dish if there is too much. I wish there had been more nuts and raisins – but that’s just me (I was told that they didn’t put the nuts in because of allergies but that they added some in my plate.) Too bad they didn’t give me a menu with my takeout – I wanted to order some yesterday but couldn’t find their number offhand, it didn’t seem to be in the yellow page. Had to wait until I could look online. Still , their website was nice : www.basmatiindiancuisine.com . My friends and I ordered a few items this time : a chicken wrap, byrani, samosas, bread and curries. Everything was good. Will definitely go again.

My friends and I decided to visit the closed intersection at Bank and Somerset St. We could have easily passed by Basmati restaurant, but decided to go in. The decor is cafeteria style. The food was pretty good . nothing fancy but filling and tasty . I have to go back to try a Samosa .

Had the Desi poutine here in Oct. It was excellent! They use a vegetable-based stock with spices. Had it again in Nov and it tasted watered down. And had to get the fries recooked since they weren't golden the first time.

Also had the butter chicken and it was average.