I've been to Varsha twice now. Food is excellent and the service has been great. We had the Chefs special for 2 easily would have fed 3. 2nd Visit was for their happy hour. Nice selection of foods and a good cold beer. Happy hour at an Indian restaurant is genius! Very reasonable happy hour prices. Can't wait to go back. Next visit will be for burger night! Well specifically the lamb burger. The 4 stars for atmosphere is because it's cool in the restaurant in the winter. Varsha had space heaters and they help but if this would be an issue for you go to Varsha when the weather warms up.Parking: Down town Victoria you are walking and paying. Pay more park close and walk...pay less and walk further. Park for free and have a nice longer walk. Worth the walk anyway.
The service was not good. Waited 30 mins to get our food. Staff looked puzzled when we said we were vegan. The flavors were bland and unimpressive.The carrots and peas were the frozen kind or out of a can.There are many great Indian restaurants around to compete with.This one has a great opportunity because of location to be a great restaurant, but it appears they don't want to?Past reviews they haven't paid much attention to?Tip 1. Staff should be professional and knowledgeable.2. Food presentation is important.3. FLAVOUR!4. Run it like a professional place, not a place for restaurant owner family/friends to hang out etc.Great location, not great restaurant.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Colby James Smith
Absolutely the best Indian food in Victoria. Naan bread is insane, butter checking is amazing and the samosas are so good.
This place is a crown jewel of East Indian cuisine on the island. Loved the authentic taste of Indian recipes. I ordered butter chicken and butter naan. They have the Fat Tug IPA which for me was a great pairing. The butter chicken comes with a serving of basmati rice! Delicious. Just delicious. Quantity could be a bit more though for the price. I liked it so much that I came back the very next day to get the flavour experience one last time before I left town to go home. The service is also top notch. Their server Palak is a delight. So courteous, with a smile all the time. I felt really well taken care of. I write very few reviews but this was so worth it. One of my favorite places now whenever I visit Victoria! Give it a try folks! Good luck.....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Naan
S. baweja
Great food and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Williams
Very runny tasteless dahl. Im used to so much better elsewhere. ( as in everywhere else) Noisy atmosphere with blender going for 10 min. Plug in heaters all over the place. Sketchy washroom. Good thing is, i'm never going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Lindsey Hutchins
Food was excellent. Service was amazing! Our waitress Palak was so charming. 10 stars if I could!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ginnell Hellhake
Such amazing food! And Palak was such a wonderful server, she offered up great suggestions and took great care of us!!
Jeremy Wu
great food great service great environment great bathroom great staffPalak served our table w
Heaven for Chai lovers, its hard to maintain the same taste everytime kudos to the kitchen, and the "bartha" i found the unique things with so delicious which i hardly get throughout Victoria.
My entire family and I had dinner together, and I was blown away by the real taste of Indian food and the excellent service. We would especially like to thank Palak for making us feel at home during this dinner. She was really helpful to us in selecting meals from their extensive menu.Hello Palak, we also went to lunch the following day, but you were sadly not present.In brief, excellent place to eat, delicious food, and quick service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
McKenna Flannigan
We were here five years ago and never forgot how delicious it was. It was the first place we visited when we got back to Victoria. The service is fast and friendly and the food is perfect in every way. So flavorful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Mango, Mom's Samosas
bhawana sharma
loved it.. food is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Lababdar
Sherry Smith
Terrific food, friendly and knowledgeable staff, warm heater on a cold night. A gem!
I've been to Varsha twice now. Food is excellent and the service has been great. We had the Chefs special for 2 easily would have fed 3. 2nd Visit was for their happy hour. Nice selection of foods and a good cold beer. Happy hour at an Indian restaurant is genius! Very reasonable happy hour prices. Can't wait to go back. Next visit will be for burger night! Well specifically the lamb burger. The 4 stars for atmosphere is because it's cool in the restaurant in the winter. Varsha had space heaters and they help but if this would be an issue for you go to Varsha when the weather warms up.Parking: Down town Victoria you are walking and paying. Pay more park close and walk...pay less and walk further. Park for free and have a nice longer walk. Worth the walk anyway.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Varsha's Butter Chicken Poutine, Fish, Lamb Curry, Fish Pakora
The service was not good. Waited 30 mins to get our food. Staff looked puzzled when we said we were vegan. The flavors were bland and unimpressive.The carrots and peas were the frozen kind or out of a can.There are many great Indian restaurants around to compete with.This one has a great opportunity because of location to be a great restaurant, but it appears they don't want to?Past reviews they haven't paid much attention to?Tip 1. Staff should be professional and knowledgeable.2. Food presentation is important.3. FLAVOUR!4. Run it like a professional place, not a place for restaurant owner family/friends to hang out etc.Great location, not great restaurant.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Absolutely the best Indian food in Victoria. Naan bread is insane, butter checking is amazing and the samosas are so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Mom's Samosas, Butter Chicken Poutine
This place is a crown jewel of East Indian cuisine on the island. Loved the authentic taste of Indian recipes. I ordered butter chicken and butter naan. They have the Fat Tug IPA which for me was a great pairing. The butter chicken comes with a serving of basmati rice! Delicious. Just delicious. Quantity could be a bit more though for the price. I liked it so much that I came back the very next day to get the flavour experience one last time before I left town to go home. The service is also top notch. Their server Palak is a delight. So courteous, with a smile all the time. I felt really well taken care of. I write very few reviews but this was so worth it. One of my favorite places now whenever I visit Victoria! Give it a try folks! Good luck.....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Naan
Great food and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very runny tasteless dahl. Im used to so much better elsewhere. ( as in everywhere else) Noisy atmosphere with blender going for 10 min. Plug in heaters all over the place. Sketchy washroom. Good thing is, i'm never going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Food was excellent. Service was amazing! Our waitress Palak was so charming. 10 stars if I could!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such amazing food! And Palak was such a wonderful server, she offered up great suggestions and took great care of us!!
great food great service great environment great bathroom great staffPalak served our table w
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Varsha's Butter Chicken Poutine, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Curry, Gulab Jamun, Palak Paneer
Heaven for Chai lovers, its hard to maintain the same taste everytime kudos to the kitchen, and the "bartha" i found the unique things with so delicious which i hardly get throughout Victoria.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My entire family and I had dinner together, and I was blown away by the real taste of Indian food and the excellent service. We would especially like to thank Palak for making us feel at home during this dinner. She was really helpful to us in selecting meals from their extensive menu.Hello Palak, we also went to lunch the following day, but you were sadly not present.In brief, excellent place to eat, delicious food, and quick service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were here five years ago and never forgot how delicious it was. It was the first place we visited when we got back to Victoria. The service is fast and friendly and the food is perfect in every way. So flavorful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Mango, Mom's Samosas
loved it.. food is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Lababdar
Terrific food, friendly and knowledgeable staff, warm heater on a cold night. A gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan, Chicken Lababdar, Mom's Samosas
For was fresh with good flavour. Will definitely be back
Food: 5
Service: 5