Clay Oven

An excellent curry dinner experience in Winnipeg. Menu is good — onion bhaji, Kashmiri naan, fried okra etc. service is very pleasant. Wine and spirits choices could be improved. Advice: the establishment should start washing the floor with liberal amounts of Lysol while diners are finishing their meal — small points which affect what is a fun casual Indian dining experience.

My wife Deb and i go every Friday– to Kenaston. Service is great, we have 2 fav wait staff who are awesome, restaraunt is nicely decorated but the food is amazing. I was forced to go there against my wishes about 5 months ago and now i am the one wanting to go. Its a flavour burst every meal We love it

We had just finished shopping and were looking a quick place to eat when we saw the Clay Oven. I thought it would be like a fast food place but it is s sit down restaurant. The décor is rather dark but the service was fast and friendly.
The menu includes both vegetarian and meat dishes in varying degrees of spicy-​ness. We ordered the Curried Lamb and asked if it would be sufficient to share. Yes, it was and we also had a small amount leftover for a snack later. We also has one order of naan bread to share.
The food was delicious and we will definitely return.

Great service, delicious and traditional recipes. Reasonable prices.
Can’t get enough of the samosas!

One of if not the best East Indian restaurant in Winnipeg. Reasonable prices, great atmosphere. Definitely my goto for take out!

Tried the Chicken Thali. Was decent but not stellar! I like the fact they claim to be the only Indian restauraunt in town that is not a buffet. Server was courteous and prompt, but when asked could not make a recommendation on any meat dishes. I will give them a second try next time I’m having lunch in the area.

Great ambiance and décor, open kitchen so you can see how they prepare the food and nice staff. Parking right outside the restaurant.
But what about the food? It’s really good, and I have had this confirmed by native Indian friends. Try the Butter chicken or the Thali, both really worth the try. And check out the dessert options !

This place improves every time I dine here. I have to say that Clay Oven has now become my favourite Indian restaurant in the city! The flavours are definitely more intense and exciting here. My fave dish, which I recommend to everyone is the masala lamb chops ($ 16.99) — a south Indian-​style dish cooked in karahi with traditional spices in a thick Masala sauce. There have been times where I’ve finished shopping at Indigo (next door to Clay Oven) and wandered into Clay Oven to order the masala lamb chops. You can smell all the heavenly spices from the parking lot and it totally draws you in.
You can’t make reservations here but on the weekend, the wait isn’t terribly long and is definitely worth it. They are very busy which creates an environment where the servers are prompt but it feels like they are running off their feet (I feel bad for them). The décor is beautiful, all dark ones highlighted by various jewel tones. The highly ubiquitous Indian buffet is non-​existent here as everything is ordered a la carte. Things are presented beautifully but the portions are quite small and the prices are higher compared to other Indian restaurants. But the flavours here justify the price in a way. Every dish can be ordered mild, medium and hot. Hot has a good kick without killing your palate, that is if you can handle heat in the first place.
Papri Chat ($ 5.99) is a nice starter dish. It has a ton of flavour coming from the tamarind and cumin over the potato and chickpeas and is cooled by the cold yogurt.
Palak Paneer ($ 13.99), I love palak paneer, the Indian version of creamed spinach in my mind. But the version here is okay, pretty average but I always order this at all Indian places.
The Saag Chicken ($ 15.99) is marinated chicken breast cooked with mint, cilantro, green chilles, onions, garlic, and ginger in dry roosted Masala. This an okay dish, it sort of tasted like the palak paneer but with chicken. I would order another chicken dish next time.
I definitely want to try the thali platters here next time… they look pretty good.
Note: Clay Oven has a couple of coupons in the Show and Save so check them out if you have one.

The best in town. Beautiful interior and amazing food.

Yum! Clay oven Kenaston is my favorite Indian restaurant in Winnipeg. The butter chicken is addictive and has never disappointed! My favorite appeys are the garlic chili prawns (plump, cooked to perfection and perfectly spiced), and the papri chat — both are simply delicious! The portions are generous so go hungry!