Kwality Indian Grand Buffet

Kwality Indian Grand Buffet is located at 90 Courtneypark Dr. E. in Mississauga, the municipality bordering Toronto's west end, just n. of Hwy. 401 and Hurontario. Kwality has high ceilings, a modern lavishly-decorated bright and very elegant interior, with plenty of booth seating including two-seater booths. We went for weekend lunch.

Chicken soup was excellent, savory and flavorful; it was also very fresh. Mishy loved the vegetable samoas, especially the light dusting of flour on the outside. I thought they were very well-seasoned, very fresh and clearly made onsite rather than from frozen elsewhere. Cream of carrot soup was also delicious and creamy, although I did like the chicken better. Naan is available, in both garlic and butter varieties, and the butter naan was moist, flavorful and delicious. Fish tikka also had strong and very good spicing.

Tikka dal was excellent with marvellous spicing that we both loved, and as with everything else strongly and boldly flavored. Chicken kabob was delicious and also boldly and well-seasoned. Aloo gobi was delicious and flavorful and not too hot. Butter chicken was sweeter than usual, although that is probably the way it is supposed to be given that all the flavors here are cranked up to 11, and had an interesting Velveeta overtone.

Zeera aloo was a deliciously spiced potato dish. Shahi paneer is paneer in butter chicken sauce which was a good combo. Kadai paneer was spicier and quite good. Chana masala was very good and not too hot. Palak paneer was creamy and not overly spicy although had an afterburn, and was tasty with some original spinach flavor still present. Kadhri pakora was delicious with an excellently seasoned, tangy sauce it was among the best I've ever had. Rice palao was good and understated.

Chicken tikka was awesome with very powerful spices and well-balanced. Samdhal had a flavor slightly reminiscent of pea soup, and wasn't overly hot and quite delicious. Aloo masala was delicious with an interesting flavor, and wasn't much aloo left in it, mostly sauce, but there was enough that it was still quite enjoyable. Daal tadka was wonderfully spicy and flavorful with a slight afterburn. Chicken curry was fantastic with a darker and unique curry spicing. Chicken biryani was spicy, ad large pieces of delicious chicken and was excellent.

For dessert, Mishy loved the gulab jamun and so did I... Not mushy and wonderfully sweet. Chocolate cake squares were delicious, although somewhat understated. Carrot carrot cake squares were fantastic and very well-balanced with a hint of orange flavoring to compliment the carrot and seasoning. Coconut cake squares were delicious. Gajar halwa was a very interestingly-flavored exotic dessert, suji halwa is sweeter and less exotic but delicious as well. Vanilla, orange pineapple, chocolate, cappuccino and strawberry ice creams were excellent, banana very good, mango understated but all were very fresh and without any freezer burn.

Service was rather slow with napkins not replaced and water allowed to run out but was not a consideration. $28.99 weekend lunch. Given the offerings (and the setting!) this isn’t bad considering costs nowadays. Kwality is one of several of a new breed of higher-end Indian AYCEs, and it shows. Everything was well-made and they certainly don’t skimp on the spices. To call it merely “enjoyable” would be somewhat of an understatement and it was worth the cost.

Rating: 9 – 9.5 / 10