North of Bombay

Have been eating NB food for over 15 yrs — eat in/​delivery and have enjoyed it a lot! Their samosas (veggie) are among the best, BUT their garlic naan leaves something to be desired. It reminds me of a dense, whole wheat parantha, which is also on the menu — which is fine if that’s what you’re craving :(

I have been dining at North of B for over 18 years. Always GREAT food, friendly service and warm environment. Strongly recommend !

You can’t beat the pick-​up specials. $ 12 for a meat curry, chana masala, naan, rice palau, and a baji. Meat was high quality. Great value.

Ordered delivery via justeat app. Arrived on time (45 mins). Pricing was typical. Food was below average. Butter Chicken ⁵⁄₁₀ — tastes like watery tomato soup. Curry Chicken ³⁄₁₀. Curry was very watery and when served there was literally a puddle of water on the plate. Garlic naan ¹⁄₁₀. Worst naan I’ve ever had from a Indian restaurant. Tastes like reheated frozen flatbread with some garlic. Won’t be ordering from here again. Curry Twist which is literally 2 doors down is way better but they don’t deliver via
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There are not too many Indian restaurants in the Junction, so this place is a saviour when you have a hankering for Indian food. I’ve only ordered takeout from here — the combos are affordable at $ 10.95, and hit the spot when needed. The naan bread is also great, too!

The food here is decent but nothing to get excited about. It’s lucky that there isn’t good competition for Indian food in the area so they’re ahead in the Junction for now. One thing I will give them, while the butter chicken was a bit bland, it tasted better than most but still not far above average. Their quality of meat, inc beef, is excellent though, very soft and moist. I don’t know what’s up with the naan, was more like a chapati! we ordered the garlic naan, but still was too «roti-​like»

We have ordered from North of Bombay at least 5 times. Usually it was okay, maybe a little bland, not complex. Also not expensive and reasonably fast.
This time it was dreadful. Every dish was watery. Channa Masala medium was wet. Literally wet, as in when you put it on the flavourless basmatic rice, there was a pool of water. It was also bland and we’d ordered medium.
Beef curry had no vegetables. Usually has some onion or something. Beef was quite dry in the middle and was in a very thin sauce. We picked the beef out and sawed the chunks up with a knife to eat them rather than chewing and chewing. Then threw out the container which as full of a sauce that was soupy and thin. Mr. Patak’s sauce would have improved it.
Palak paneer was basically pureed spinach, cooked long enough to displace any flavour or texture. Very few cubes of cheese. We counted eight. Threw most of that out too. Could also have used salt.
Aloo gobi was a welcome change. It was dry, and tough! Cauliflower not cooked enough and was more rubbed with spice, couldn’t distinguish which ones, so also a disappointment.
Naan was okay. What can you do to charred bread?
Don’t know if we blew it by not adding the tip to our debit bill (we tipped in cash later although I always wonder what I’m tipping for on take out since none of the money makes it to back of house where all the work is done), and that earned us bad food. Or if they were just having a terribly off night.
We won’t be going back. $ 65 on virtually inedible food and an unfriendly attitude on the part of staff too.

I used to love this place, the food is of good quality, even though it is slightly overpriced. However, I’ll have to forgo my favourite Indian in the city, because since I have moved, apparently 3.8 kms is too far for delivery, and out of your delivery area? North of Bombay won’t venture to Queen and Brock, Really… 3.8 kms is too far for DELIVERY? That’s ridiculous.

Excellent and great ambience and service. The décor was simple and typical of Indian restaurants. The waitstaff was friendly and was happy to explain in details about the dishes and offered recommendations. I also liked that the food was not overly salty. The Junction had many great restaurants and this is one of them.
The garlic naan bread and the eggplant stew was so good that I had to remind myself to keep up with my table manners…

This is my favorite Indian restaurant. I only ever have them deliver but the food is always amazing and so consistent. Its never had a off day. Highly recommend!

A Junction staple! One of the first (if not the first) Indian restaurants in Toronto to deliver. Humble beginnings. Started out as Piccadilly in a café-​like venue a few doors down. The first restaurant in the Junction to invest in itself and in the revitalization of the neighbourhood. Delicious food! Wonderful ambiance. Approachable and engaging owners and staff. Totally reasonable prices. I’d appreciate a few more exotic veggie options (as a vegetarian), but that doesn’t stop me from frequenting this Indian delight. Let your chef know your preferences, and he’ll aim to please (which is something that I do whenever craving a traditional vindaloo). Enjoy!

Never again. Much better offerings in the Junction/​High Park vicinity.

Not what it claims to be. I tried the place for the first time today. I ordered a Biryani, Raita and a Lassi. The biryani was tasty but not biryani by any stretch of the imagination. The chicken was chunks of chicken Tikka and the rice had green peppers, peas and sweet corn in it. The Lassi was watery and yucky. And it’s hard to mess up yogurt and cucumber– so the raita was fine. The staff is friendly and the décor is nice, but I prefer the Curry Twist in the Junction Area. However today I found out they do not serve Biryani :(

I have to admit, the food here is the best. Their food is not oily like other Indian restaurants and I find the food very flavorful. I have had the aloo vindaloo, matar paneer, paneer makhani, chappati, chat papri, channa masala, samosas, and the kulfi. All were pretty good. Some of this food I ordered for delivery and the service is friendly and quick. The décor is nice inside. It looks like a place you can bring a date.

I love Indian food for its bold flavours and textures, but that is not something you will find here. If you are looking for an Indian food restaurant that tones it down on flavour, then this is your place … Easily the most bland Indian food I have ever tasted. Sauces are much to watery/​runny too … never again.
Update: Apparently, someone from the the restaurant has called BS on this review… See response below this review… Guess one person’s opinion is meaningless if ownership disagrees with it. That’s fine. But, I assure you, Amar S., I do not work for your competition. I am simply a customer that was very disappointed in your product.

If it weren’t for a lot of last-​minute RSVP’s, my friend would’ve ended up having her birthday dinner over at Curry Twist on Friday night.
But it wasn’t meant to be, and I for one, am glad. This place is great!
Appearance-​wise, the space is huge! Lots of seating. I’m actually surprised that, for a Friday night, it wasn’t busier. It was just our huge group and a couple of women closer to the front of the restaurant.
I ordered the 3-​piece Papadum to start. Just the right amount of crispy and salty at once.
The lamb curry that followed was great — but could’ve been warmer temperature-​wise. (That was probably because the curry and papadum arrived at the same time — minor quibble.) And I should’ve ordered more naan to sop up that yummy sauce. So good, and such a shame to waste it!
Even if you’re a non-​Junctionite, it’s worth the trip — it gets a thumbs up from me.

I have to say that this is one Indian Restaurant that does not smell like it’s an Indian Restaurant if you all know what I mean by this…
I loved it from the first time I went for dinner back in 2006 and have gone back over and over again. Reason being there are very consistent and every item on the Menu is VERY GOOD.
The non Indian Service people don’t seem too happy to be waiting tables there, however there are good at being waitstaff.
So next time you are in the Junction go & check out North of Bombay and you won’t be disappointed.

It’s a surprise how this place stays open because every time I’ve been here there barely been 3 tables seated. Regardless, the food is tasty, prices reasonable. Staff can be a little inattentive at times and food service times a little slow sometimes but overall I had a good experience dining here. Again, I was here with a large group and they were happy to accommodate us.
The MULLIGATAWNY LENTIL SOUP for only $ 3.95 with some naan is actually a great little meal and the MALAI KOFTA is yumyum.

When I walk into an Indian restaurant, I want to spell the pungent odour of fried spices. However, this place smelled like the inside of an art museum — I’m not kidding! The décor was nice, a sort of Regency/​Indian mix. The servers were pleasant though none were South Asian. The menu is fairly short and as per its name, consists of North Indian offerings.
We found the food to be too bland and too «adopted» for mainstream tastes, perhaps. We both ordered chicken. Vindaloo was okay, but too many potatos in relation to the chicken, sauce too tomatoey and not searing hot and sour as vindaloo should be. Tikkas masala had more chicken but needed a bit creamier sauce with more distinctive spicing. A side of raita was well flavoured but too salty.
I’d stick with High Park Spicy house down the street. Funkier, more genuine, and much better food.

THE BEST Indian restaurant in the Bloor West /​Junction area. Period.
Anyone complaining about bland food probably did not understand the question of the waitress (how spicy would you like your food?). One of the many things I like about this restaurant is the fact that they let you customize the spice level (I have my dishes mild, my wife hot/​spicy)… the food is prepared FRESH. Otherwise they would not let you customize like many other Indian restaurants (buffets are the worst …)… Anyone complaining about the fact that this restaurant is not smelling like an Indian restaurant” has been to too many bad Indian restaurants … the fact that the owner invested money in a proper ventilation system means I don’t have to wash my clothes after visiting (unlike many other Indian restaurants). I have been a frequent visitor of this restaurant for many years and I have tried almost all of their chicken dishes and I can say they are all DELICIOUS !!