Nepal India Curry House is at 167 Roncesvalles, near the western end of Queen St. in west-end downtown Toronto. We went for weekend lunch. It’s a low-key interior “hole-in-the-wall“ smaller place. Canned pop not AYCD is $2 which is reasonable. Nepal India offers Hakka dishes in addition to the more usual Indian fare.
Chow mein vegetable noodles were delicious. Samosas were excellent, possibly made on premises, and we both loved them. Palao rice was a bit cold but still excellent with very good seasoning. Vegetable pakora was just fantastic with plenty of flavour. Aloo gobi seasoning was almost certainly the best I've ever had. We also both loved the naan bread which was excellent with a wonderful herbal flavour (oregano?) and a touch of garlic, whatever it is was perfectly seasoned and reminiscent of western garlic bread.
Mango chutney was excellent and fresh. Chana masala was delicious, spicy without being too hot and excellently seasoned. Mattar paneer, like aloo gobi, was just about perfect and among if not the best I’ve ever had. Dal makhani was also fantastic with nigh-perfect seasoning. Fish pakora completed the trifecta of best ever, just perfectly seasoned and cooked and super-enjoyable, more than fish usually is! We loved the butter chicken; Mishy noted how moist it was and how excellent the sauce... could not agree more. She described the chili chicken as fantastic, and this most welcome and surprisingly hard-to-find Hakka dish certainly was, as was the Tandoori chicken with awesome smokiness, fresh and moist.
For dessert, vanilla, mango, chocolate and strawberry ice creams were all delicious, creamy and free of freezer burn... strawberry was fantastic. Gulub jamun was excellent. And the best part: it was only $21 for weekend lunch. Nepal India was already a “10” even without a value adjustment so unfortunately can’t go any higher... it’s an undiscovered gem.
Rating: Rating: 10 / 10 + 2 value adjustment = 12 / 10 = 10 / 10
