The Coriander Indian Restaurant

lower level, 230 Menzies St #1, Victoria
(250) 388-0123

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Butter Chicken with Naan
Chicken Tikka Masala
Paneer Tikka Masala
Tandoori Chicken
Non Veg Platter
Kadhai Chicken
Chicken Biryani
Lamb Vindaloo
Butter Paneer
Mango Chicken

Menu

Appetizers
Samosas
Two pieces potato and green pea stuffed samosas served with tamarind sauce.
Pakora chaat
Veggie pakora with masala chickpea, sweet yogurt mint, and tamarind sauce topped with iced pomegranate.
Chicken tikka
Chicken marinated in kashmiri chili, yogurt base, and cooked in tandoor.
Paneer tikka
Marinated paneer, bell peppers, and onion cooked in tandoor served with mint mayonnaise.
Onion bhajiya
House-made onion rings cooked with chickpea flour and seasoned with chat masala served with tamarind sauce.
Fish pakora
Indian style fish crispy fish is served with tamarind sauce.
Samosa chaat
One piece cracked samosa timed with masala chickpeas, sweet yogurt mint, and tamarind sauce topped with iced pomegranate.
Tandoori prawns
Prawns marinated with kashmiri chili, yogurt, and bland indian spices cooked in tandoor.
Crispy calamari
Chickpea flour and corn starch coated crispy calamari served with tamarind sauce.
Tandoori chicken
Dish of roasted bone-in chicken marinated in yogurt and generously spiced cooked in tandoor.

Indian specialties for veggi lovers
Dal makhani
Overnight cooked black lentil cooked with cream and butter flavored with black cardamom. served with rice or naan.
Saag paneer
Paneer cooked in rich creamy mustard and spinach sauce. served with rice or naan.
Aloo gobi
Cauliflower and potato onion tomato masala and flavored with fresh ginger. served with rice or naan.
Kadhai paneer
Paneer cooked with bell peppers and onion with some crushed indian spices. served with rice or naan.
Sahi paneer
Paneer cooked with rich cashew and cream based curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Eggplant bhartha
Tandoori roasted eggplants with onion masala. served with rice or naan.
Butter paneer
Paneer cooked in traditional butter sauce. served with rice or naan.
Paneer tikka masala
Paneer cooked with butter sauce and onion tomato masala with bell peppers and onion. served with rice or naan.
Masala soya chaap
Soya chaap cooked in onion tomato masala. served with rice and naan.
Matter paneer
Green peas cooked with paneer in a fine onion tomato curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Malai kofta
Cottage cheese dumpling steeped in a cashew and saffron gravy. served with rice or naan.
Chana masala
Chickpea cooked in onion tomato curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Aloo matter
Potato and green peas cooked with onion tomato curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Paneer jalfrezi
Paneer cooked with bell peppers onion and flavored with chili sauce. served with rice or naan.
Coconut bhindi
Okra cooked in coconut curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Bhindi do pyaza
Okra cooked with onion tomato masala. served with naan.
Yellow dal
Yellow dal cooked with onion tomato masala and autoreo with roasted garlic. served with rice.

Indian specialties for meat lovers
Butter chicken
Chicken cooked in tomato, butter, and cream sauce. served with rice or naan.
Chicken tikka masala
Tandoor cooked chicken tikka with onion tomato masala and bell peppers and indian specialties for paneer lovers.
Home style chicken curry
Chicken breast cooked in a home-style curry sauce and indian specialties for paneer lovers.
Lamb rogan josh
Lamb cooked with kashmiri chili and onion tomato base curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Chicken vindaloo
Chicken breast cooked in portuguese style curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Kadhai chicken
Chicken cooked with bell peppers and onion with crushed indian spices. served with rice or naan.
Goat curry
Chicken madras
Chicken cooked in coconut based curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Chicken korma
Chicken cooked in cashew, cream based curry sauce, and indian specialties for paneer lovers.
Lamb madras
Lamb cooked in coconut based curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Lamb korma
Lamb cooked in cashew and cream based curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Lamb vindaloo
Lamb cooked in portuguese style curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Lamb kadhai gosht
Lamb cooked with crushed indian spices, capsicum, and onion masala. served with rice or naan.
Chicken saag
Chicken breast cooked in spinach curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Chicken jalfrezi
Tangy flavored chicken curry with capsicum and onion. served with rice or naan.
Lamb saag
Lamb cooked in spinach curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Mango chicken
Chicken cooked in mango based curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Lamb jalfrezi
Tangy flavored lamb curry with capsicum and onion. served with rice or naan.
Gugly korma
Duo chicken and lamb cooked in cashew and cream sauce. served with rice or naan.

Indian specialties for prawn lovers
Prawn curry
Prawns cooked in home style onion tomato curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Butter prawns
Prawns cooked in traditional butter tomato cream sauce. served with rice or naan.
Prawn vindaloo
Prawns cooked in portuguese style curry sauce. served with rice or naan.
Malabari prawns
Prawns cooked in coconut curry sauce. served with rice or naan.

Naan, roti, and parantha
Garlic naan
Plain naan
Tandoori whole wheat roti
Butter naan
Cheese and garlic naan
Cheese naan
Whole wheat chili lacha parantha
Whole wheat lacha parantha
Ajwain lacha parantha
Whole wheat mint parantha
Herb naan

Rice, pulau, and raita
Raita
Plain rice
Green pea pulav
Jeera pulav

Desserts and lassi's
Lassi
Gulab jamun
Traditional indian dessert.
Mango coconut kulfi

Tea and coffee
Masala chai
Orange pekoe
Green tea
Chamomile tea
Earl grey
English breakfast tea

Add on's
Apc
Achar (mixed pickle), papadum, and chutney.
Laccha onion salad
Green salad
Onions, tomato, cucumber, and carrot

Biryani
Chicken biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.
Goat biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.
Lamb biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.
Soyachaap biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.
Prawn biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.
Veggie biryani
Unique blend of herbs and spices layered with basmati rice. served with raita.

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Recent Reviews

Delicious food, great service. This restaurant is at the bottom of a parking lot off Menzies Street in James Bay (across from Thrifty Foods). The food is wonderful, the service is great. I will return often.
March 2025
We find the food consistently delicious. The server is very polite and wellmeaning, however more staff is needed to keep up with the demand for this type of quality Indian food. They also do 'take-out' which does not improve the ambiance with folks coming in and out for pick ups. The thing I do find weird is their insistance on serving water in plastic bottles at no charge instead of chilled tap water as they used to do. I do not drink bottled water - so I'm...
February 2025
Here are my opinions for the items I ordered:

Tandoori Soya Chaap - Perhaps the best item of all the things I had. It was soft and flavorful

Mango Lassi - I ordered it looking at other images in the review. It didn't look as good, but the taste overall was good.

Herb Naan - It was nice. They had sprinkled a few herbs that looked nice. The naan was soft, aromatic, and not too rubbery. I'd recommend it if you haven't...
December 2024

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The Coriander Indian Restaurant

lower level, 230 Menzies St #1, Victoria, BC V8V 2G7
(250) 388-0123