Deepnovelties on Burnhamthope is an hopeless place.
My experience
On looking at the buffet menu we decided on Buffet and not A la Carte.
We started with starters and I had just one aloo tikki and one pakoda. then I took main course, chana masala, dal makhni, palak paneer and raita.
Chana masala, palak paneer and raita were extremely sour and I left the entire plate full and complained about the food.
The lady out there says we have changed it to mutter paneer on the buffet after the complaint and if you wanna eat that. I refuse for the mutter paneer as I was feeling sick. When we were leaving at the check-out counter they charged me for my food the full price of the buffet for just 1 aloo tikki and 1 pakora !!!! .On asking the manager he says that I can make fresh palak paneer for u , you had starters so i have charged. The lady knew exactly what I had but refused to tell her manager.....
Damn the question was not about the money but the fact manager being stubborn on his point...........
Most restaurantn canada are run by non professionals . These are Mom and Pop who do some home cookig and churn up something. the number of good restaurants in Canada can be counted on your fingers or maybe your fingers and toes 
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You know you are a desi when ........ You spew forth the virtues of India, but don't want to live there...............You've never had a tanning salon membership
OK -Do you know how many Desi Restaurants are there in the GTA ? ... and how many of them are mom-dad controlled ?
Please name me 5 which you know are mom dad controlled and I d like to visit them ..
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Fido.
Couldn't agree more. However, if any of you guys ever plan to visit Vancouver or for those already live here, do visit these fine Indian Restaurants. I am not promoting them per se, just had a great experience eating there on more than one occassions:
Vij's - This guy has mixed North American and Indian delicacies and what comes out is a great experience in food. You can also find his cookbook, and the restaurant has been listed in the NY Times for one of the great places to eat in Vancouver. Very very professional.
Ragaa - Great food, excellent and professioanl service.
Aggarwal Sweet Corner - One in the burbs. Low cost delicious food, couldn't beat it.
Tandoori Cona - Really good food. Service is ok (care less as the food is really good).
And, of-course Sarvana Bhavan for buffet lunch.
In Mississauga, I love Brar's. For Indian food, I always make it a point to not visit those mom-n-pops restaurants as the poor quality and service is always expected. They are only good for take-out Samosas, just like 'Halwai ki Dukaan'.
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Posted on: 24-06-10 11:25:59
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Originally posted by Loser
Most restaurantn canada are run by non professional
There are some top restaurants in the GTA (not necessarily Desi).
There are a lot of desi’s in the GTA. Most of them would like buffets for $ 8.99 or $ 9.99. How can we get professional desi restaurants when desi’s are looking to fleece the restaurants.
Many who open desi restaurants often declare bankruptcies because it is un profitable for them.
Then there are restaurants like Guru Dhanalakshmi which depend on niche markets like Dosa. Dosa batter and sambar for one dosa hardly costs 50 cents to them but they charge $10 or 12. Since North Indians are mad about dosa, they pay this price.
We even had an IT project manager from this forum who wanted to start a restaurant. Some how we prevented him from doing that and getting himself into a mess.
Professional Restaurants are for people who are highly paid (not even IT highly paid but more so CEO’s and Managers) or people who can bill the restaurant bill to their company. Unfortunately not many visit desi restaurants for this.
Please realize the true situation in Canada. We are not New York which has Wall street.
Peace by TK
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Originally posted by tamilkuravan
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Originally posted by Loser
........Dosa batter and sambar for one dosa hardly costs 50 cents to them but they charge $10 or 12....
What about labour cost, rent, utilities, insurance, salary for owner and interest on principal invested and so on? It is a tough business to be in.
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Posted on: 24-06-10 15:55:48
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Originally posted by rajcanada
What about labour cost, rent, utilities, insurance, salary for owner and interest on principal invested and so on? It is a tough business to be in.
RajCanada,
I was comparing.
If Guru Dhanalakshmi could not make profit on a 50 cent dosa sold for $ 12, how can a normal desi buffet restaurant make profit at $ 8.99 or $ 9.99 buffet meal.
Whenever I go there, I make it a point to eat atleast 4 or 5 chicken legs, kababs, Mutton curry apart from veggies, dessert, Ice creams , fruits etc.. It is a very cut throat business. I know many 5 * hotel chefs of India who immigrated to Canada b’cos Canada is one of the few countries that grants immigration for chefs and they come with the dream of free healthcare, free this and free that and are forced to open buffet restaurants and then go into a loss.
Peace by TK
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