Himalaya Restaurant

Buffet. Food not very good or interesting. Place is not clean. Service is not attentive. Décor is nothing interesting. Nothing to recommend it. Won’t be back.

Good Indian food here! Didn’t go for the buffet ($ 15.95?) as we can’t eat that much. Cheaper for me to order a la carte off the menu. I also feel the food is fresher when they make it just for me ;). Had the fish pakora, lamb curry, butter chicken, chicken vindaloo, fish curry, and aloo gobi. Enjoyed everything with naan bread. Nothing too spicy. Finished off with a good Indian coffee.
Spacious, good for groups. Lacking atmosphere and décor, but the food is good.
Friendly service. Pay by credit card at the counter.

Lunch buffet. Super good. I’m not a huge fan of all indian food but I really do love curry, butter chicken, nan bread and rice. This place has VERY good food from what I’ve eaten. Little on the mild side for spice but full flavoured and fresh tasting. For about $ 13.00 you can get the buffet and a can of pop. The buffet has maybe 20items or so. Usually start with a fresh salad and go from there. They also offer you a samosa if you want it with your buffet. also many indian sweets available for desert. Indian food is always hit or miss. This is a hit from what I ate. establishment is clean looking as well and the owner seems like a nice guy. Anytime I’m working in the area I try to make the buffet. Think they start the Buffet around 11:00… Ive been there for 11:15 and been able to indulge.
If you are in the area give it a try. You dont have to have the buffet, they have a menu as well.

This place serves good indian food. I especially like their fish pakoras and samosas. I like that they do the buffet. Indian food buffets are always a good idea especially for lunch time. Chana bhatura is also really good.

worst food in Vancouver.
ordered sheekh kebab, they served sausage!
i will never comeback.

We’ve been to this place before, mostly for the sweets. This time thought of trying the buffet. Now the buffet here might be a good option for lunch but for dinner it was tough to get value out of the stale and bland food.
We started with the samosa which was not even warm and or crispy. Chicken was falling off the bone seemed to be from afternoon or the night earlier. The owner even added water to the rice while we were sitting there to keep it moist.
Sweets were ok. Go ala carte instead.

I’m not enthusiastic on Indian food but I come here for samosas and a few other items. They are reasonably priced. Curry, of course is authentic, real Indian food.
Despite its location, being in the corner of Cambie and No. 5, there is no noise coming in at the restaurant. The food is delicious, well prepared and clean.
The only draw back eating inside is that you’d your clothes will get all the smell of the spices. Solution? get a take out.

Not sure if I would be going back to this place for lunch or dinner. I did not enjoy the food that much and tasted quite bland for my liking. I like my Indian food full of flavor and kick. The dessert or snack section has a good variety of Indian snacks or desserts.

Buffet was $ 14, which seemed a little steep as it isn’t huge, but once I tucked in to my plate it hit the spot. Only 2 meat dishes (both chicken), butter chicken was good. Naan and samosas were brought out fresh by request from the kitchen. Server was pretty attentive. Doesn’t include chai, and no paneer dishes. Yogurt curry, daal, and about 3 other veg dishes plus small salad station and sweets. My boyfriend felt sick after, so maybe avoid if you have a slightly more sensitive stomach like him (which should go without saying for any Indian buffet I guess). I felt ok apart from being stuffed to the gills. Dining hall felt more like a cafeteria, but was kept very clean, and we were glad to see people coming in and out so we hoped things would be fresh-​ish.

$ 10 buffet? What are people complaining about?
Food was pretty decent for what you pay for. Someone mentioned reheated curry but I was fortunate enough to be served what appeared to be pretty darned fresh naan and dishes.
The butter chicken, authentic Indian fare — lol, had big chunks of chicken breast. The chicken curry had decent quality thighs and legs too. I’ve had much better naan but at the same time paid a lot more than what they charge here.
The owner or manager, and perhaps his wife were really friendly and answered any questions my wife and I asked. The reason I’m giving 4 stars as opposed to 5 stars is because the hired help, a 20-​something year old employed waitress was not too kind and a bit curt. She needs a bit of sunshine shoved up her behind. Oh well, can’t ask for everything.
If you’re looking for a fancy meal, don’t come here. If you’re looking for some Indian comfort food at a decent price, I highly recommend this joint.

If u r looking for weeks old, reheated, totally flavorless food priced a little above average ($ 14 for buffet)… then look no further, u r in here for a unique tasteless food experience :)
Even samosa pastry was thick & filled with some totally mashed spice-​less vegetables.
Sadly nothing good to say …
Worst dinner experience ever!

I’ve eaten here a few times, both in the old location and newer location on No 5 in Richmond. Food tastes fine, although it’s very similar to what you get at Curry Express and Curry Express is cheaper.
For some strange reason, I have always paid over $ 12 for the the $ 9.99 buffet. I’m not quite sure how that works, when tax is only 50c.

My SO and I have ordered take out a few times and quite enjoyed it, so decided to try their all you can eat dinner buffet.
Amazing! The food is incredible, and as a Vegetarian, I especially enjoyed it because I could eat almost everything they had with the exception of 3 items! (not so easy to find alot of menu choices in the Lower Mainland for Vegetarians in my experience). My spouse is non-​veggie and he really enjoyed their meat selections.
The restaurant is spotless and the staff very attentive and helpful. We have gone twice and both times the food is always fresh and warm. On both occasions we were served fresh hot Naan bread and Samosa’s by the wait staff without even having to ask. The cost was very reasonable about $ 13 each.
I am not a big fan of sweets but they have a huge selection of many different items (several are included in the buffet) that you you can purchase separately from their bakery.
I believe that they also offer a lunch buffet but have not tried it. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to others.

Good food but over priced if you do not buy the buffet

* Average Indian buffet *
When passing through Richmond and in a rush, not willing to fight for parking in one of my usual hole-​in-​the-​wall Chinese spots, I ended up just pulling in to the easy to park lot and grabbing a quick bite from their buffet.
There was a medium sized selection and I grabbed a little bit of everything just to taste including veggie samosa; chickpeas; cauliflower; potato and carrot; peas; yogurt curry; butter chicken; chicken curry; sliced cucumbers with raita; fresh naan (brought to your table freshly made); and a selection of Indian desserts. Photos:
Most of the food was about average. The best main course dishes were definitely the curry chicken, which was the only dish that had really well balanced flavours with a nice level of heat, and the cauliflower which was slightly caramelized to the point of almost being crunchy on the outside but then stewed which provided a nice textural balance. Among the desserts, the gulab jamun was the highlight as it was nice and warm and just the right texture balance.
I don’t know that I would return anytime soon, unless I was really lazy about parking in Richmond again!

I know this place might put you off by the sight of it, but once u get past the boring décor, you’ll find that the food is pretty tasty!
You can get regular menu or buffet but i think your best bet is the buffet., for only 11 dollars or so u can get a bunch of great tasting indian fast food such as beef and lamb curry, butter chicken, veggie samosa, cauliflower pakora, tandori chicken, etc. and fresh nann bread on the fly! just don’t be expecting gourmet taste. you pretty much get what you pay for, but the food is actually edible and you’ll leave happy, unlike some Indian places ive been to which i will not mention…
A wonderful place for Curry in a hurry! check it out! ;)

Curry in a hurry?!
My coworkers like to go out for lunch so we came to Himalaya for all-​you-​can-​eat. Great price ($ 10) considering butter chicken as single dish can be that expensive at restaurants. AND the butter chicken is pretty good.(I was impressed with the large pieces of chicken breast). I also liked the chicken curry which was flavourful and very moist.
Otherwise Dave B and Katie F have given great reviews. Its a good option for a quick and savoury lunch for a great price. All you can eat Naan is a bit dangerous though, especially when the server brings it hot and right to your table. I left feeling like a dough-​girl, but it was worth it!

This is a casual restaurant (nice size with a cafeteria type environment) with the option of ordering off the menu including curries, soups and dosas, a buffet and to-​go. They have a large selection of ready-​made Indian sweets and samosas to go.
Prices are average overall on the menu but a bit higher than other similar to-​go places (i.e. veggie samosas here are 75 cents each and meat ones are $ 1.50 each versus 50 cents/​$ 1.00 in Vancouver’s Bahai sweets).
The selection is okay and the food is average. Service is quite friendly but slow.
If you’re in the area, I’d pick Tandoori Kona (
) which is just the next parking lot over.

Food: ***
Service: ***
Environment: **
Price: ****
While Himalaya does not offer anything special, Himalaya is a good option for those of us unlucky enough to work in an East Richmond hi-​tech parks, which are pretty much devoid of good lunch places.
A menu is available, but a daily buffet is offered and is the best option for lunch since it’s quick and cheap (approx $ 10 per person). The buffet comes with the standard chocies: butter chicken, chicken curry, aloo gobi, paneer mattar, as well as some salad and indian deserts, and all you can eat naan which is tasty — something that’s very important to me. The items are usually steaming hot, and are refilled quickly.
Environment: The restaurant is nothing special, but is clean, open, functional, and complete with Bollywood programs on the TV.
Service is not stellar, and can be a bit slow, unless you go with the buffet — then it’s your own fault if you’re not happy with the server :)