Nawab Restaurant

Good Day Friends,
Please find below the latest & greatest review.
The group we came with decided to share appetizers and we bought 3 pakoras (Vegetable, chilis and paneer) and Papri Chaat. The pakoras were good but what we would recommend is the Pappri Chaat. It was so good with a little heat topped off with the bitter sweet yogurt. So good!
For the main dish my wife and I had veggie dishes. I had the Okra (extra spicy) and it was good. All you really need with this dish is rice and maybe some naan and you will be set. Looks small but it filled me up. My wife had Chana Masala and she found it a bit spicy but manageable. This coming from a person who doesn’t like spicy food that much. She is a vegan so instead of naan she got roti which is made of flour and water only. :/​She like it but I need the real naan. hahaha.
For dessert I had the ice cream but I wish i would have gotten the Gulab Jamun. I have tasted it before but this was different. It was soft, not to sweet and just great! I wouldn’t even be able to figure out the rest of it.
All in all, it was a good experience. We give it a 4 out of 5 only because of the wait time for our food. Mind you we did have a big group.
Have a wonderful week!

We used to go here for dinner but NO MORE!
Last weekend we wanted to grab some Indian food for take out and arrived at 6:00 pm, as we walked in there was a guy walking out with his take-​out order. An older lady walked up to us and asked if we had a reservation.
I replied, «No».
Before I could say that we wanted take-​out she said, «Would you like a table for two»?
Replying, «No thanks, we would like take-​out»
That’s when we got the stink eye and told they cannot take our order because that would slow down the kitchen?
WHERE IS THE LOGIC HERE…
If we ate in they would serve us but because it’s take-​out they declined to serve us.
This was not the first time but our third time we were declined take-​out.
The GOOD out of all this is that we found another Indian restaurant about 2 km away from this snooty place and they do take-​out. The food is better than this place, reasonable priced and good portions.
Never going back to this place again.

Unfortunately I can’t review this place on the food but I can review them based on their service. According to their website and Unilocal,you can order food for takeout, so I went in to order some food to go while I was running errands. I was given a very judgemental look from the waitress when I asked to order food to go and then she went back to talk to a lady who I assume was the manager. The «manager» came back and asked me what I wanted and she asked if I had a reservation. I told her I didn’t, but according to their website they have a takeout menu. She informed me that they were busy (restaurant was more than half empty) and that they had many catering orders and couldn’t accommodate my order because it was holiday season (it’s December 11^th). I felt like I was judged at the door and I don’t like the idea of such an establishment in a neighbourhood I actually live in. Ridiculous.

Caring, attentive staff, and wonderful food. There were 3 of us, and we were all very satisfied. The menus are accurate with their spicy ratings. Newcomers may want to try something else, but those of us that like the hot stuff will really enjoy those as well.

The food and service are excellent! It is a little expensive but very good quality.

Really high quality Indian. One of the most tender and well balanced lamb vindaloo dishes I’ve ever had. Excellent garlic naan bread and extra-​buttery butter chicken. Tried the punjabi dal, which was packed with flavour and spices. The basmati rice was the only thing I found slightly lacking. That’s a very minor gripe considering how perfectly crafted the other dishes were.
The take-​out comes in pretty robust microwave-​safe containers, making it ideal for lazy leftovers. The owner seems passionate and friendly.
Docked one star for pricing/​portions. I know all Indian food is expensive, but I found the portion sizes to be smaller than the similarly priced competition. Expect around $ 85 after tip for a meal for two. The good news is that the quality is certainly there to support the price. Note that the naan bread is big enough for one per person.

Outstanding food and service inside this beautiful restaurant. It has a great family vibe to it. You can tell by the taste of the food, that the chef has pride when creating it. The Eggplant Bartha and Raita I had was perfect. For the quality of the food, the prices are very reasonable.
If you’re looking for great home cooked authentic Indian food, Nawab restaurant won’t disappoint.

Better than ever
Had enjoyed the food and ambience downtown. Luckily they have moved to my hood. Great food and extremely pleasant. Highly recommend.

Food is exceptional. It’s a bit of a drive for me, coming from the NW of Calgary, but the food is easily worth the drive, and the wait. The staff is always polite, and if you’re lucky the chef/​owner, Jimmy, will come say hello, as he often does with his guests.
With the best atmosphere, tastiest food, gracious owners/​hosts, Nawab is easily the best authentic Indian restaurant in Calgary. Notable: The garlic nann bread is beyond belief.

Food is always great and delicious. The prawn vindaloo is amazing! One of the best Indian restaurants in town.

I did not mind this place one bit! Probably the best Indian place in town. Very easy to tell its ‘home cooked’ nice atmosphere
Good!

We had heard good things about this restaurant, but were very disappointed. We have eaten Indian food around the world, and this was one of the worst meals I have ever had.
The meat was so questionable, that it was either cooked from frozen or was off. The flavours were bland and portion sizes were small.
The service was very slow, and on questioning the food, the staff were rude and not bothered.
There are better places to spend you money.