Kathmandu Restaurant

I don’t go out for lunch too often anymore, but when I saw a $ 12.99 Indian buffet in Yorkville, I had to go in (I was actually going to just get a salad from Salad Days).
While the selection isn’t large, they still had a very good salad bar, 10 – 12 hot items, soup and some dessert. There is definitely a focus on quality here as opposed to quantity.
–Fresh naan bread
–Bean masala was excellent
–I can’t comment on meat since I don’t eat it on weekdays, but they had butter chicken, goat curry, and tandoori chicken but they all smelled very nice.
–Even the salad was well dressed.
In addition, they have a loyalty card. Have 5 meals and your 6^th meal is free.
Verdict: Good quality buffet and I’ll be back.

Discovered this place thru a groupon glad we did amazing food, great service and best butter chicken I ever had!!! Will be back

Best Nepalese restaurant I ever been to. Staff are very friendly and nice ambience as well. Recommended!

Great food, very filling and cheap lunch buffet. My Indian roommate is begging me to take her back there, hmm. The location is a lil questionable (below a staircase), but i’ll be back anyway.

We landed up at the restaurant unplanned after our previous choice was closed and were taken care of immediately. The place looked great, and the food was brilliant. The person who took our order was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Can’t wait to be back!

I backpacked across India early this year, or more accurately ate my way across India — so naturally after consuming copious amounts of curry, I’ve deemed myself an expert in Indian cuisine.
Although the name of the restaurant — Kathmandu suggests Nepally flair, they serve a fusion of North Indian, South Indian, Tibetan and of course Nepally inspired dishes.
I came here with a girlfriend on a Tuesday night and we ate:
— Papdam Lentil Chips: Our meal started off with a complimentary serving of Papadam lentil chips. At first bite, I was reminded of India. I am gluten intolerant and often ordered papadam chips to dip into my curries. It’s a flat crisp made of chickpea flour and seasoned with black peppers. A great appetizer to share.
–Lamb Sali Boti (⁴⁄₅) (~$ 14) Tender lamb cubes stewed with freshly ground spice, dry apricots, and garnished with fine straw potatoes. The sauce was thick, rich in flavor and mild in spice. I would have liked to taste the flavor of the lamb more; I knew I was eating meat, but couldn’t distinguish what kind of meat I was eating.
Eggplant Bharta (3.5÷5) (~$ 12) — Eggplant grilled over charcoal, mashed and cooked with fresh tomatoes, onion and spices. The curry was sweet, aromatic and also mild in spice. The composition of the curry was outweighed by tomatoes rather than eggplant. Still superb in flavor, but would have preferred the dish to have more eggplant texture and flavor.
Basmati Rice (~$ 3) — the two of us shared a dish of rice. The rice portion is quite large and was enough to fill two of us.
Chai Tea (⁴⁄₅) — We ended the meal with a pot of Chai Tea to share. It was masala spiced with a hint of ginger. I gave the chai tea a ⁴⁄₅ and have to admit this score may be unfair as it was delightful but nothing has compared to the shots of Chai from the streets of Mother India. If anyone has any recommendations for a place serving chai tea in Toronto, don’t hold back on sending me a message!
Summary:
Food (⁴⁄₅) — See ratings above. The curries here were thick, finely spiced and rich in flavor — overall very enjoyable.
Service (⁹⁄₁₀) — Incredibly friendly and conversational ready staff. If you like to talk to your service staff, then you’ll really enjoy the service here. They are pretty eager to maintain a conversation with you throughout dinner and may perhaps even interrupt your conversation to engage in conversation. Possibly annoying if you are in a deep conversation with your company.
Atmosphere (¹⁰⁄₁₀) — Lots of seating available, great for family and kids and relatively quiet.
ProTip: The restaurant may be difficult to find. It is located on the north side of Cumberland, just west of Yonge. It’s beside the Pizza Pizza, down a set of stairs with a red sign.

Came here for the lunch buffet today. It’s located on the lower floor and can be tough to find. Though there wasn’t too much selection (3 meats, 3 vegetable dishes, rice) the service was quiet good and the food tasted good as well! The lunch buffet is $ 12.99
There was samosa, pakora, a variety of salads, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, lamb, and 2 types of dessert.
I’d recommend for a quiet, simple, and tasty lunch.

I’ve been waiting so long for this place to finally open and it is very consistent with the food from its current location with an upgrade to the décor as a plus. Highly recommend!