Spice Roots

Went to Spice roots for dinner. We ordered Coke & ginger ale from the soda fountain and found they were both flat. We were told that any replacement sodas would be the same. We asked for a bottle or soda can, and were informed that there were none!
Moving on to dinner, The butter chicken tasted like chunks of precooked chicken were tossed in a flavorless butter sauce.
The chilly chicken barely had any chillies or salt. It was bland and when we asked for chili sauce, there was no additional sauce available. We got lucky when we asked for chilli flakes. For an authentic Indian restaurant, which it is not, there were no sauces or chutneys available.
The malai kofta tasted of raw gram flour and lacked a Malai (creamy) flavor.
The butter naans and tandoori roti were excellent. We left the restaurant feeling cheated out of otherwise a beautiful evening.
Lastly the servers need to be trained to provide a better customer experience.

Delicious food and fast & friendly service. Had the Veg Pakora, Palak Paneer, Lamb Curry, Butter Chicken, Naan and rice. Everything was amazing! Definitely coming back!

We are always on the lookout for vegetarian food and found this place on Unilocal with good reviews.
First, location in downtown Guelph is very convenient in a strip mall with lots of parking. They have an outdoor patio too.
For an Indian restaurant there has been a lot of effort at making the décor subtle and the colours very earthy.
We had a great server, herself a vegetarian, so she helped us decide. The service was quick and attentive.
They have the standard buffet offering, but since we are not big eaters, we went a-​la-​carte.
We tried the vegetable pulao (large portion, but spicy), rotis (good with lots of butter), bhindi masala (okra with spices — very spicy) and paneer makhni (spicy, despite being assured it was mild).
For dessert we tried the gulab jamun (milk dumplings in sugar syrup) — delicious.

I absolutely loved this place. The food is delicious and so authentic. I’d come again, and I live an hour away! Only downside was it seemed to take a long time to get the food, (25 minutes) but totally worth the wait.

Incredibly fresh food! Good service nice atmosphere. This place is a level above all other Indian food. The freshness is amazing! The naan is straight from the oven and cooked to perfection! Each curry comes in a bowl with a candle underneath to keep the food HOT! Each curry erupts with flavours with perfectly compliment the rice.
This place is even (slightly) better than the famous Vij’s Indian food in Vancouver, and deserves more recognition.

If you work south of stone road in guelph and want a quality Indian buffet for lunch don’t pass by this place. Thought the buffet is only offered Monday — Thursday during the week. Not sure about weekends.
The food is great and the Naan is AYCE.
On a Friday the food is also great but off the menu it can become a little steep for a lunch but if I lived in town I wouldn’t hesitate going here for dinner.

My go-​to Indian place! Fabulous food, mediocre service, extensive menu and comfortable dining area.
However, I don’t recommend the buffet unless you get there right when it opens. We got there an hour later and it was clear the food had been sitting out for the whole hour.
You can’t go wrong right off the menu though!

Unique serving plates and bowls, great service from friendly staff. If you haven’t eaten a lot of Indian elsewhere or even if you have, try the Butter Chicken! There’s a reason a lot of people order it so say the servers. That’s what I tried and I was impressed, the spices and seasoning of their curry really stood out comparing to other businesses I’ve been to.
Definitely will be coming here again and again. :3