Mehfil Indian Cuisine

The food was worse than mediocre. We ordered chicken tikka masala and kadai paneer with tandoori and butter naans.

1. The paneer was taken out from frozen packets and then it was microwaved and then it was blended with mustard seeds. I've never seen any authentic paneer dish to go with mustard seeds.

2. Then the chicken tikka masala was more like chicken curry.

3. The naan were dry and rubbery, something you can't even chew properly.

4. Even though price of the naan and everything was on the menu, the final bill was charged more than what was shown on the menu. Upon asking the waiter, she said naan prices suddenly went up.

5. Ottawa seriously needs better Indian restaurants. Even if i had no other option, i would not recommend to go to this restaurant for Indian or any kind of food.

6. The location doesn't even have free parking, it's more like in home project than the restaurant. Someone just thought to use their living room as diner and started this hideous place.

Don't let other reviews fool you.

Amazing family run restaurant. I’ve been some of the best restaurants in a couple cities in India. This restaurant is a hidden gem, and I haven’t been to any Indian restaurant that can compete with this restaurant, on every level. I hope folks in Ottawa truly appreciate how good each and every dish is.

Will definitely be eating here every time I’m in Ottawa - thanks!

Went to this restaurant while returning back from Ottawa!
Wondering why there is lots of 5 star reviews 🤷 seriously guys that’s not true for me!

Tried their biryani absolutely worst, and the prices are insane! Kadai chicken is tasteless and only thing that we liked is their fish appetizer.

I would not recommend eating biryani here and chicken curries.

One of the best Indian food I’ve had outside of India. I highly highly recommend this place. Literally the tastiest kadhai paneer all around the world. The naan was sooo good!!! I would like to meet their chef and thank her or him!

It was My partners birthday and we tried it for the first time, it was fabulous! We ordered the mixed starter plate, lamb beriyani, chicken Tikka, the beef vindaloo and the garlic Naan bread. It was amazing. The flavors, spices and spicy levels felt like a roller-coaster in your mouth!! Staff and service completed the whole experience!

We enjoyed the Non-Veg Meal combo we ordered for takeout! It included a yummy butter chicken, mixed veggie creamy korma, rice, and naan. We also ordered a mango lassi, garlic naan and rasmali. Everything tasted great! We recommend this place for your Indian food cravings!

Loved it! So many options for a vegetarian and the service was amazing.
If I could give their service 11/10 I would for sure!
We had the Daal Makhni, Chilli breaded Paneer, onion bhaji (fried in chickpea flour) and garlic butter naan 🤤 so dang good but the daal was our favourite. We will be back for sure!

The service was super friendly, the ordering process was simple and the portions were very generous. What we loved most was that when we asked for spicy, we got it. You can specify when ordering whether you’d like it mild, medium or spicy. Hubby loved the Fish Curry, but my fav was the Kadai Paneer and of course we both loved the Tandoori naan. Their garlic butter naan is perfection. PS. Halal options are sometimes available, just ask they are very honest.