Siddhartha

We were at Gerrard Indian Bazaar one Sunday afternoon for some school assignment and decided to try one of the Indian buffets that are abundant in the area. I have always heard of bad things about Indian buffets so I haven't tried it until now. Siddhartha looks significantly more attractive compared to its neighbors both inside and out.

+ Great decor
+ Good atmosphere




There were several types of curry, naan, and other usual items such as butter chicken and the tandoori chicken. This was my first time eating butter chicken, personally I think it doesn't really taste that much different from some of the ways Chinese restaurants prepare their chicken. I think the best dish I had was the curry lamb, the curry I didn't like that much but the lamb itself was pretty awesome.

The small salad bar had the usual items including some fresh fruits. As for desserts, there was the gulab jamun(a cold sweet dumpling) and rice pudding, I had no idea what the yellow cubes were, but they tasted pretty good. Ice cream flavors were chocolate, vanilla, mango and banana.

Lunch buffet was $10.95/person, not sure if it was more expensive on the weekends. We had several drinks, a masala tea, with a total coming to $35 after tips (2 people). Just a word of caution though, do not expect a big buffet like you would find at a place like Mandarin, I think I only saw around 14 - 16 choices. You would probably need to order from their menu to compliment the buffet to fully enjoy the experience.

+ Great atmosphere
+ Very helpful and nice staff
+ Most of the food was pretty good




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