Punjab
Sweet House
88
Mandalay Drive
I
heard about this place from a friend who said this is the best Indian food in
the city. Claims like these are always a little bit hard to take seriously
because there are so many choices. However, my wife and I were having dinner
with some family members who regularly travel to India. Maybe it was selfish of
me, but I wanted to test this food to their well practiced palate. They choose
the dishes and they picked up the food so I can’t say a lot about the location
or the atmosphere except from second hand account. Based on their description it sounds like the Punjab
Sweet House is very much family run, with grandpa sitting in a chair
supervising the on goings and the grandchildren playing at a table nearby.
We
ordered:
Burtha
Chana
Masala
Dal
Makhni
Shahi
Paneer
Mix
Vegetable Curry
Samosas
Nan
Rice
(I don’t know if it is included in the price)
Of
these, the chana masala stood out as the best chickpea curry I have tried in a
restaurant. All the other dishes were
very good as well. The samosas and the naan were pretty standard. My globetrotting
family members said the food was authentic and very tasty. I should mention that everything is vegetarian, which disappointed the butter chicken lovers at the table. This is the best Indian restaurant in I have been to in Winnipeg.
If you go to their restaurant you can order from the buffet, which gives you a range of delicious food what isn't expansive, but it is delicious. They sometimes change what is served so it would take along time to get tired of this extremely well priced buffet. One of the interesting things about eating in is how good the service is. There is always a staff member checking to make sure you have enough hot naan or making sure you are enjoying your food. Its nice.
If you go to their restaurant you can order from the buffet, which gives you a range of delicious food what isn't expansive, but it is delicious. They sometimes change what is served so it would take along time to get tired of this extremely well priced buffet. One of the interesting things about eating in is how good the service is. There is always a staff member checking to make sure you have enough hot naan or making sure you are enjoying your food. Its nice.
Until
next time,
Why do you say it's the best you've been to lol to be precise? You indicated above you ordered it as takeout. Maybe the food would have been better in restaurant cause it would have been hotter in temperature?
ReplyDeleteThere are a few things that stood out for me: 1) The food had a lot of flavor depth (there were spices you could taste but not immediately identify). 2) The food was exactly as spicy as I like it 3) the food was rich but not 'heavy'.
ReplyDeleteIt may have been even better in the restaurant, but the food was quite hot when we got it.
I hope that answers your question.