Plates & Bowls — Restaurant in Aurora

Small place and 5 stars for cleanliness and not necessarily for ambience. It is not fine dining. Dropped in on Canada Day and was pleasantly surprised. Ordered a few items and was offered samplers. On Canada Day Butter Chicken was on special for $5 only! I returned and ordered the Biryani special for 6 people. Great value for $35. Generous quantity with 12 pieces of chicken - enough for 10 people. The tray was expertly packed, kept warm for me, was ready on time and the service was impeccable. The young lady got it delivered to my car. She always has a smile and is very pleasant. We had a neighbourhood potluck and all enjoyed the biryani. A special thanks to P's and B's.

I also tried their Chicken Nihari and I feel it is the best dish they have with Biryani a close second. Mind you the Nihari is spicy as it should be. The taste is authentic. I was there a third time and will continue to visit.

One caution, do not judge them for their falafels. Not taste and not price/value. Want the best falafel in town? Go to Joes Hamburgers on Yonge and Elgin Mills. Falafels as they should be, large, fluffy, fresh and delicious. Ask for unassembled so that they don't get soggy in the pita wrap. You will be back to Joes again and again. Cant beat the value either. Don't say I did...

I went to this restaurant with my elderly in-laws. We were greeted as soon as we walked in, and the gentleman, whom I took to be the owner, asked us how much spiciness we would like. They didn’t know, so, free of charge, he gave us a small plate to test various items out so we could choose our spiciness and dishes. Surprisingly, then he came with a little sample plate of their salads as well. We were so impressed by his warmth and patience as we chose our meals. The food was delicious, fresh and ample in quantity. It was served on real dishes with real cutlery! Since it was a faster food place, this surprised me in a most favourable manner. We had a lovely chat again once his rush settled down, and he sent us home with samosas to try, on the house. While the outside looks like a fairly normal fast food place, Plates and Bowls was so much better...

Awesome place close to where I live. Definitely will come back again.

Food: Food was amazing, it was my first time and they offered me free samples of their food. Most restaurants don't even offer that and when you order you're kind of stuck with what you got, but not here.

Service: Service was great, the guy who helped me answered all my questions about the food and helped me on what food would be good for me. I got the Achari chicken bowl which was a different kind of spice than I've had before.

Atmosphere: Atmosphere was great too. As soon as I walked in the store I smelled an amazing cocktail of spices from what they were cooking on the grill and being made in the pot. I don't know how much more authentic you can get from smelling those spices as soon as you walk...