Glory of India

I would have given it a solid 4 stars if it weren’t for the massive hoards of flies everywhere. Every part of the wall had flies. Really makes you wonder how the kitchen would be considering this sanitation concern.

The food is delicious and full of flavour. A little pricy but definitely worth the experience. We were really impressed.

Lunch buffet is delicious. You’re a little squished in there but the food more than makes up for it. Large selection of piping hot dishes

Very expensive for what you get, portions small, scant meat in main dishes that average $ 18 to $ 23. Taste of food was fine. Owner/​manager was quite rude. Will not return.

Decided to give Glory of India a chance tonight for the first time. Never thought I would go there for Valentines day dinner, but was a very good choice. Agree with a lot of the other reviews when they say it’s a little pricey but the food was great. My wife had the butter chicken and I had the chicken tikka masala. Appetizer platter was tasty and had a good bite. Will definitely go again, hopefully for the lunch buffet during the week.

Worst place ever didn’t ate anything wanted to try it and went at 9:38pm. The open sign was lit up walked in and the owner said we r closed I said the sign is on and your timing on the door is till 10:00 pm and their opening time was till 10:00pm he said I am turning off the light and we walked out cuz we can’t really do anything tried to argue but didn’t help and this came from the owner not any employee. A shame on the name GLORY OF INDIA HUH makes india ashamed. He can’t run a business his menu says he was a head chef or something in a 5 star hotel in india named Oberoi. I don’t believe it he has such attitude. A chef should feel proud to serve guests as he is an owner too. Sad sad sad

Solid 2.5 stars. It’s true there is better Indian out there, ie Royal India, but you can’t go wrong if you’re in the craving for Indian food in this area.
Packed today lunch, so that’s a good sign to me: high turnover of food.
Tried their butter chicken, eggplant, and I can’t remember the yellow one… actually, the rice was nice and fluffy.
It’s a cramped location, though I think the right side has a bit more room.
And when you have the buffet as an option, not surprised.
Décor-​wise, it’s not as elegant.

Terrible service!!! Only had the table for 30 minutes and the manager told my party we had to leave even though we were not finished. When I spoke about being there only 30 minutes the guy told me not to ever come back. No problem there! I have never been treated so rudely in any establishment. The manager should be very ashamed to run a business that way.

Really I think I would have given this place 3.5 stars if I could. I have been wanting to try this place, but I was deterred by the fact that so many reviewers commented on the high prices. So, when I saw that there was a Groupon, I quickly snatched it up.
Now, I haven’t had much Indian in Calgary, but I have spent considerable time in Southern Asia and I make it a point to have North/​South Indian or Sri Lankan food whenever I can. So, please note that my review is based on my general experiences — this might be stellar considering the other options in Calgary; I just don’t know yet.
Ok, so caveats aside — the Glory of India is a solid example Indian food. There is a comprehensive menu (to include vegetarian dishes) and a nice diversity of styles (it’s not all butter chicken and garlic naan.) However, the flavor could have been more robust and complex. The pakora, for instance, were quite tasty but I feel like they might have been half regular flour and half chick pea flour because I just didn’t feel the chick pea taste. Anyway, this isn’t to say that the place is bad — quite the contrary, the food is delicious. It’s just if you’re looking for super authentic Indian food, you’ll come up a bit disappointed.
However, if you’re looking for a good dinner that can satisfy meat eaters and vegetarians or if you’re looking for something new to try, Glory of India is your place. I would say, though, that the prices are kind of steep, so buyer beware.

(January 2014) I’m new to city, so I went here with a group of colleagues for a Friday lunch. Goal every week is to find a place under $ 20. Buffet Price: $ 17.95. Overall: Average, as nothing stood out. Pros: Prompt service, friendly staff, pretty decent spread of food! Cons: Dried out chicken, nothing too hot or flavorful. Butter Chicken probably had the best flavor, and the Naan is good! Also to note — it was quite busy during the lunch hour… so take my review for what it’s worth for a buffet.

Phall the Conqueror
Before you read this review, google Phall curry if you have not heard of it…
I have been to Glory of India 3 or 4 times for dinner, and numerous times for lunch as it’s close to work. It’s pretty good. It probably warrants 3 stars for its lunch buffet, but I am giving 4 thanks to a most memorable dining experience one night last year where we special-​ordered Phall curry.
Phall curry is the world’s hottest curry, and very few restaurants will serve it. So, kudos to Glory of India for indulging us. The experience was documented by a food reviewer in FFWD magazine, who shared the Phall with us that night. The link to the article is here, hope I can post it in this review:
It is a far better review than I could ever write.
From a service point of view, I have nothing but good things to say about this place, friendly and good service and they specially-​prepared this dish for us. They took great care of us, and even gave everyone a small bottle of their very own Glory of India hot sauce as a souvenir. They sell it by the bottle, and believe me, it holds its own with the crazy-​hot boutique sauces that are out there these days…
So, absolutely I’ll go back. I might even try the Phall again. Dare ya!

I didn’t actually eat in the restaurant, I had it for a Stampede party that was catered by them. So I can’t really judge the service or the venue, but the food was great, and I didn’t see the prices, so I was a happy panda.
The food seemed to be spiced very well, with lots of flavor, not too much oil and butter, and lots of meat in their dishes (instead of just veggies and sauce). I didn’t like the biryani that much, like Vishnu said, but all of the curries were great. Maybe it was just because it was catered (so I didn’t see the prices of things) that I found it so delicious, but I really enjoyed all of the food.
They also had these cool chicken wings that were flavored as East Indian chicken wings, and they were delicious and juicy. I guess I’ll have to go again to see how it is to dine in, but rating purely on the food, it was great, so maybe it’d be good as a catered lunch for a work lunch.

As many other reviews have pointed out, this is not the best Indian food in Calgary. In fact, I was told it was East Indian food. If that is true, it still isn’t that good.
The place is clean and reasonably easy to find; parking is not a problem in the evening as it is free after 6pm in downtown Calgary.
If only I would have bothered to read the reviews instead of going an acquaintances recommendation of this restaurant, I could have save myself nearly $ 40.
Before going further, you can get much better Indian food at the Taj Mahal on MacLeod (see
) for about ½ the price and 25% more food per serving. Add to that, it tastes way fresher and they run a buffet on Tuesday/​Wednesdays.
The waitress seemed truly disinterested but not quite rude. The older gentleman that others have referred to was there and seemed reasonably nice.
We each got the meat platter which is basically a metal lunch tray with some lamb, beef, and chicken and associated curries. Has a small salad as an appetizer and rice pudding as dessert. This was $ 24.95 and the portions were small but the reasoning was that a sampler to see what’s good here. Apparently, logic failed me. Add to that, I paid $ 8 or $ 9 for Long Island Ice Tea such that I could have a beer to Nestea and it would have tasted stronger and not to mention better. It took them 11 seconds to make that drink. A 4-​shot drink, mixer, and garnish takes more than 11 seconds to make (if you are making it right).
Sticking to this price range if you must, go to Namskar (see
).
There is no Glory in being honest and there is definitely no Glory here and apparently, no Indian food either.

Now, I’ve been here maybe twice over the years, and both time I’ve found the food to be more or less ok. I’ve had the buffet, ordered from the menu, and really can’t say too much except that it’s reasonably edible and the butter chicken has the usual flavours (though not exactly mind blowing). The tandoori was a little bit too overcooked (oddly both when a la carte and buffet), the naan bread was steamed horrifically to stay warm, and the vindaloo items were not spicy in the slightest. To be fair though, the samosas rocked. and I also enjoyed the goat curries with the stewed spinach.
The décor is a bit dated, and really guys, are you trying to save money on electricity? 2 trips there, and it was always almost like dining in the dark.
As for anything else I might have to say about the place. Well, I have a tale to tell about the lack of professional courtesy and how they really po’ed me once, and an aunt of mine as well.
Once, as a surprise thing for my gal, I had picked up a whole bunch of deals for teaching lessons for a class (something like 20+) after I had talked to the owner himself about how I’d like to have a group thing. When he found out how many I intended to pick up, he seemed pretty pleased, but told me to book the date at the end of the month since the event was in the middle of the following month.
Sooo… doing as he told me, I did exactly that… only to be told at the end of the month that he had suddenly decided some time during the previous month to open up the reservation book and filled up all the dates. By the time I called at the exact time I was told to book, I found out that the entire month was booked solid and that I could book only over a month AFTER the intended time. Remember, deal or not, I still spent something like over $ 1000 or an entire class on my own, and he just threw me under the bus without even the courtesy of telling me.
When I found this out, I had to scramble for another venue and luckily, was able to get a refund on most of the lesson vouchers. It ended up costing me a LOT more, but in the end, it was still worth it. Funny thing, the day before the originally planned event (ended up sending my gal and her friends to Banff), they resto had the gall to call me and say that they suddenly have space for the class, and want to book me asap. I basically replied politely on how they ruined my plans, got my money refunded after a bit of a fight, and quietly hung up.
So, will I ever go back there again? Myself, probably not, but if you’re looking for a ½ decent indian buffet, it’s not a bad place to be. I’d probably go to Royal India instead personally though if huge amounts of indian food is wanted, or Namskar for excellent a la carte.

absolute garbage! or should i say trash?
their food does not live up to any expectations on the ‘indian food scale’
QUITE bland and when i complained about the service i met with some person named jesse who apparently is the owner and boy, was he horrid. no customer service skills whatsoever, i will NEVER step foot in this place again!
watch out for this one fellow Unilocalers!

Went here for the Indian buffet. Let’s get one thing straight, Indian food is generally not cheap and the market is very competitive. So you have to be a little picky when it comes to your butter chicken!
For $ 17, I found the buffet selection not only very lacking, but of questionable quality. It was probably the worst butter chicken I’ve had (think more tomato sauce than butter). The tandoori lacked punch, and there were no Dals to choose from. They couldn’t keep the naan bread stocked either. The salads were virtually identical and took up nearly a third of the buffet space.
I can’t recommend it, and would instead try elsewhere. If you’re really hungry, you can probably get your $ 17 worth. But generally I think it’s a waste of time due to the low quality.

Thr buffet for lunch is ok. They have a good variety. And all I tried was good. My favorite was the salad with mango and tamarindo dressing. Even when this is not the best Indian food I have tried I think is a good option if you want to try something different and you are around and in a rush… The service was good. Not great, but good enough…

Haha… judging by the reviews my theory holds true — People are picky on their Indian food.
…myself included.
Well, here’s my two cents on Glory (and I have tried at least 10 places in Calgary). I quite like Glory. In the last seven years I have been many, many times. Some for Bday parties and others just for a quick supper with a friend. It has rarely to never disappointed me or my friends when we have come by to overeat and roll home.
The service seems to be on par most times (not exceptional by better than some). The food comes in a decent amount of time regardless of how busy they are, and the servers are attentive to drinks, etc. I have eaten quite a number of things off the menu but the Butter Chicken brings me to a special place like no other BC’s have at other places. It’s really, really good. I have gone at times and eaten just this (which seems like a sin really). Other staples and favs are the gosht Korma, chicken Aftaab and Malai Kofta (delicious tender little dumplings in sauce). The Gulab Jamun for dessert is a sinful weakness that is a must have. I skip rice as its tasteless filler but overdue it on garlic naan to sop up every drop of sauce (embarrassingly). I really like their naan for making BC sandwiches as well.
For Indian — Glory remains my fav and likely will stay that way. The prices are a little high for what you get, but again when I go — I overeat until I start to sweat so I try to not go too often. Bad idea.

This restaurant seems to always have mixed reviews, it has days where it’s excellent and a lot of days where it’s sub-​par for an Indian restaurant. Like most people who visit this establishment we went there because it is sort of in the middle to all of us working in the core.
I like lunch buffets because then I have a choice as to what I want to eat. I’m a big «see the food, eat the food» kind of person, I’m not a foodie, I don’t know what most menu items are if I read it but if I can see it I know what I like.
I truly do love Tandoori Chicken but however everywhere I eat Tandoori Chicken the Chicken itself seems so… dry? I honestly don’t know if this is normal or not and I’m in no way judging — simply I just find it is too dry for my tastes.
The rice here is delicious especially when you put on some of that great sauce and vegetables they usually have in one of the buffet bowl tray things. I especially love, love, love butter chicken and basically fill most of my plate with that. Combined with some naan bread we have ourselves a eat-​lunch-​then-​fall-​asleep scenario.
My only gripe with this restaurant is that I think it is a little pricey.

I give 3 stars for food, service and the place. All the items on the menu were priced little high.
Few things were really good. Garlic naan, Fish masala (my fave dish here), panneer tikka (appetizer), chicken tikka masala.
Never try chicken biryani here. It was not worth the taste and price.
I had been here around 4 times. But during my last visit the annoying thing was the waitor was trying to make us order some dishes which we were not interested to and two in place of one. Of course we did try one of his choices which was worst in taste. And a lot food was wasted just because of following his suggestions. Better select your own dishes.
Always remember to insist for gravy if you need some with the curries. Mostly they give very less gravy with curries.
No dinner buffets here. I am yet to try lunch buffet here. Update you on that soon.