Spice 7

The food is fresh and very tasty. The naan was the best I have ever had. The spice level is high, but I was able to manage with the help of some raitha. The service was good, although we went on a Sunday night and the place was empty. I will be back to test their butter chicken.

A delicious place to go get some affordable Indian/​Pakistani food! It’s tucked away in over by peace river bridge, but once you walk inside it has a feel of a different country. The tables and chairs take you to India, and that isn’t even mentioning the food. I ordered the chick pea curry. That with some of the naan, I was in heaven. The spice was just enough to get you hot but not enough to have you scrambling for some water (and that was the mild). My fiancé ordered the butter chicken with some rice and loved it as well. She said it was tender and juicy. The food comes out family style with generous portions so it easy to share.

Décor is great, food consistency is improving with each visit and they have made a better concerted effort to improve customer service as well and it is showing.
Keep up the great work… food serving size is good… taste and flavour of desserts could be better but better than most places in the city.

If you’re looking for tasty, hot, spicy Indian food this is the place to go! The food was fresh and delicious.
The chairs however were uncomfortable although they looked very nice.

Just tried this place for lunch for the first time.
The atmosphere is quite, very nice furniture and very clean. It was a buffet lunch. I’m not normally a fan of buffets but this was a little different. The selection was smaller but of better quality. A simple green salad, basmati rice, vegetable (mainly potato) pakoras, 5 different stews including butter chicken a fish one and 2 vegetarian options, nan and dessert. I had a taste of everything and it was all fresh and tasty.
The service was a little absent but being a buffet all we really needed was water refills which we got so I won’t dwell in the service.
It is a little hidden away (below the Oscar building) so it seems like a lot of people don’t know about it. Shame because I would definitely go back!

LOVE THE FOOD! thats all there is to this review, i have never, not even once been let down. The food is authentic Pakistani and offers a great selection of BBQ dishes as well as traditional Karai but my favourite are the vegetarian dishes, i usually am a meat person but at spice 7, i love all the dishes. I have been going to Spice 7, at least 4 to 6 times a month. LOVE IT, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO LOVES SPICE… last thing, the chai may take long to arrive but they make it from scratch and the desserts are great!

Being a vegetarian I struggle to find great restaurants. Spice 7 is one of the best vegetarian friendly places there is. There is an abundance of selection, with incredible flavours. For two people to eat at dinner it’s roughly $ 25, can’t complain.
The interior has recently been renovated and it looks fantastic. The service is incredible, friendly and very quick. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone I know.

Disappointed.
Ended up at Spice 7 because of its great Unilocal reviews but upon arrival I found the restaurant itself to be somewhat poorly taken care of aesthetically, for such a nice neighborhood I found Spice 7 to be a bit of an eyesore.
As we entered, we noticed not a single other table which was worrisome as it was 6:00 on a Thursday night, we were not greeted although the owner/​manager was sitting at the only other table, waited at the table for what had to have been 5 minutes before we were handed menus and waited another 10 for a waiter to return and take our drink order.
The food was mediocre, and tasted like it had been sitting out before we had arrived and I found the staff to be a little less then friendly like they had other places to be. The food we had received was quite spicy, and had to ask for a glass of water (which came without any ice). For the price of the food (on the more expensive side compared to the other Indian/​South Asian restaurants I have been), I found the quality to be quite unacceptable.
Overall, I had a poor experience and because of this, a terrible night as I had traveled into Downtown Calgary to try this restaurant, only uplifting portion of the evening was the chance to visit the Peace Bridge after which is surprisingly beautiful when lit up at night. I will not be recommending this restaurant to anybody.

A big fail! I called 2x to inquire if they were wheelchair accessible and both the manager and the woman that took my reservation said yes. We arrive to stairs! Many stairs! From the entrance in and doesn’t into the restaurant. No other entrance! The manager was not even in the slightest apologetic an denied that I was told they were wheelchair accessible. Why say yes to something when clearly you are not set up for that. Our reservation of 4 moved on, but I was so disappointed at the lack of respect to mislead about their accessibility and then not even apologize for that once it had come to light!
We went to Moti Mahal instead and it was awesome!

One of the nicest Indian restaurants around. Fine dining experience plus good food at really good prices. Food may be a little too spicy for some people. Would go again.

Spice 7 is one of the few South Asian restaurants that scores the real trifecta: excellent and authentic food, true regal design that boats all the exuberance of the continent, and amazing and refreshing customer service that will have you wondering is it really a brown restaurant.
Formerly «Mirchi», but now re-​branded and under new management, Spice 7 picks up where the old restaurant left off with Pakistani and Indian dishes that’ll have the most scrutinizing of brown aunties impressed, but with a feel and customer service experience you can expect from any other top tier high-​end restaurant in the city. The staff treats everyone with care and attention. Though the food takes some time, it is standard because the amount of time the food takes directly correlates with how awesome the food will taste, here’s a tip: be sure to ask for the appetizers to arrive first (the menu is setup with the appetizers in the later pages, you may ask for an appetizer but it’ll arrive with the rest of your meal).
Items that are real winners on the menu: all the Karahis (have them with anything, so good), Butter Chicken or Prawns (the sauce will have you licking the bowl clean), the Platters (pricey but ideal for crowds greater than 5 or 6) and their Naan! Oh, the Garlic Naan, I could eat them for days, and I’m a rice person so it’s a testament to the deliciousness! I could be mistaken but they have a real tandoor oven in the back and you can taste the difference compared to other restaurants.
Things to keep in mind and be forewarned:
1) If you’re brown, this place is a bit on the expensive side so don’t be outraged at the bill at the end of the night; but you get what you pay for, in a good way
2) foods can be spicy so be sure to let the waiter know of your tolerance and preference
3) location and parking — in the corner of NW downtown, a bit out of the area so keep that in mind of you’re planning on walking. A note about parking, on a busy night it can be tedious as parking is mostly on the main street outside the restaurant.
Regardless of the above, Spice 7 is a must-​try for anyone or group looking for refined, memorable, and overall amazing South Asian dining experience!

My favourite Indo-​Pakistani restaurant in Calgary. Service, ambiance and food are excellent. Spice level can be adjusted based on your tolerance. The owner usually tries to meet customers.