Indian Desi Affair restaurant

We have done take out and delivery multiple times and each time the dishes are outstanding. Great, intense flavour. Spice level is bang on as ordered. Love this place. By far our favourite in Barrhaven.

Food: 5

Service: 5

The lunch menu is really great with very generous quantity. We had really great experience with their customer service as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered takeaway including Indian and Indo Chinese dishes. While the chicken lababdar was decent, the ch fried rice and chilli ch were complete let down and a waste of money! Seemed to have been prepared by some amateur. Never ever trying again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

I stopped in for a quick cheap lunch. The food was excellent. The prices were great. I think they had about 12 lunch specials for under $20 a real bargain.
The portions were big and everything was cooked perfect.
My only minor complaint was the music was a little loud for my liking. Maybe I was just sitting under one of the speakers.

I would definitely go back and recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I got the goat curry and it was really tasty. The portion sizes are good, I got about 3 meals out of 1 order!

We got in fairly late and were starving. This place popped up as open, and sounded good since we hadn't had Indian food in awhile. They have a pretty good size menu, so it took awhile to sort through. We ended up with the Vegetable Hakka Noodles, Tandoori Chicken, Family Garlic Naan, Chicken Saagwala, and the Kachumber Salad. The Hakka noodles were delicious, hadn't had these before but would definitely get again, they are actually really good as cold leftovers the next day as well. The Tandoori Chicken was great, bone in and cooked perfectly. Not too spicy, even my daughter ate some. The Family garlic naan really is FAMILY sized, absolutely huge, too big for our small family of three. Really good naan, and pretty impressed they can cook one this size, it paired so well with the chicken saagwala. The chicken mixed with the greens was delicious unlike other dishes we've had, it was probably the favorite dish we ordered. Their kachumber salad was quite nice, cold salad, really fresh feeling and the light seasoning blend they add to it was really nice to balance it out. This is a great spot to get some quality food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I usually don’t post reviews, but this time my wife insisted and I’m glad she did.

Yesterday, my wife and I drove an hour from Perth after a friend recommended this place for its food and service. It was our first visit, and we were truly impressed.

The food was very good, but what stood out the most was the service. Despite the restaurant being very busy, the young man serving us managed everything with professionalism and generosity. He made sure we felt welcome and didn’t let the rush affect our experience.

One thing that bothered me, though, was seeing a large table treat him rudely even though he was clearly doing his job very well. I hope the management keeps an eye on such situations because staff who put in that much effort deserve respect.

Overall, our first visit was excellent, and we’ll definitely be coming back again with our family.👍👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food came out quick and fresh. Butter chicken, chicken coconut curry, vegetable biryani, lamb tikka masala, and garlic naan were great. Spice level not too strong. Prices were reasonable :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food and generous portions!

We had the paneer filled naan, samosa (perfectly crisped) and butter chicken - 10/10

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We have visited this restaurant several times for takeout, and each experience has been consistently excellent. The staff is always courteous and professional, and the quality and portion sizes are outstanding; truly offering excellent value. We look forward to the opportunity to dine in for a date night when we are able to arrange a babysitter.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the best Indian places to eat in the neighborhood. Onion Baji was so delicious.
Plenty of parking around, great service, authentic foods. Definitely a gem in Barrhaven. Must try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The restaurant is small and dark (lack of lighting) but that didn’t bother us. Food is delicious and plentiful (pricy for the portions I would say but eating out is expensive nowadays). Food is fresh, we had chicken pakora (very tasty, chicken is tender) the chicken chilli and chicken hakka. Excited to go back and try something different as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We ordered takeout from Indian Desi Affair in Barrhaven and were very impressed! Their online ordering system was too busy, so we called instead, and the staff were incredibly helpful. They patiently explained ingredients and were very accommodating with our allergies and preferred spice levels, which we truly appreciated.

We ordered Palak Paneer, Daal Bukhara, Naan, Lamb Biryani, and extra rice. Every dish was delicious and perfectly seasoned, not salty. The portions were generous, providing enough leftovers for a second meal!

Best curry we had in a long time and we would definitely go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, good service. The lunch menu options were great. Good quantity as well!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4