Nilgiris — Restaurant in Brampton

Today on 2 July 2022 we four of us vdited Nilgiris restaurant at Brampton, Canada for lunch. Table was available when we visited, it opens around 12 pm . I opted for Thyre vada or curd vada n south Indian thali, My son opted for khali dosa, his friend ordered for idli vada sambhar, my daughter in-law ordered for rava paneer dosa, As I am fond of curd vada, whichever restaurant we go I look for it but unfortunately had bitter experience with this item except the only one perfect restaurant for Curd vada is Mysore Darshini. A big bowl of curd vada was served but to my surprise it was too tangy with tamarind juice added on top of it. There was nothing but 2 whole vada cut into 4 halve dipped in curd n tamarind juice . It was disappointing. I strongly advise them to hire a south Indian chef. Most of Indian restaurants don't know how to make curd vada..they think whole vada dipped in curd n pouring lot of tamarind juice makes it 🙈😡 They all should hop into Mysore Darshini taste it n learn it. Then came my south Indian meals thali with rice papd, fried curd chilly, sambhar, samia,sagoo payasam with vanilla flavour, curd, n one sabji all served in small cups, the taste was OK , brinjal curry was again too tango. The khli dosa was too good my son said, Rava dosa was too good I tasted a little, my sons friend said idli, sambhar n puri sagu was also good. In fact it was chana natura n not puri sagu of south India. My plate meals came with one idli, one hot vada one masala dosa n rice plate with all items I mentioned just for 12$ CAD. I couldn't eat curd vada after two spoons asked for some sugar , I just packed it. On the whole a good place to visit.. Book your before going. You can also order online n...

Update Jan 2023: So, they've stopped the buffet now which was disappointing and no visibility on when it will start again. But even without it, the place was packed when we visited but we got the table in like 2mins since we were only two people. We went for Idli 65, Medu Vada Plate, Gun Powder Dosa, Mysore Masala Onion Dosa and Madras Filter Coffee. All of them were very good. Not too sure about Idli 65 though - could have been more spicy. Enjoyed the meal. The service was good and quite fast. Sunday brunch time could be super crowded so one may want to be early or else be ready to wait. Parking is plenty in the plaza but still can be packed since there's a Gurdwara adjacent.

While buffet didn't have great reviews we still went ahead since we were hungry. Buffet was good. Items I loved the most: Idli 65, set uttapam, vada, Idli and fruit custard. The two chutneys were amazing too. Idli 65 was quite spicy and very well fried not to be oily. Set uttapam - bite size - was great. Vada were most amazing of everything. Soft, hot and great with chutneys or sambhar. Idli was great - soft and kind of melt in mouth. Dosas were great too. Items that were okay: Puri, Spicy Potato Sabzi, Dessert. Puri was a little oily - nothing amazing. Same goes for Sabzi. Instead of dry potato sabzi, the authentic Potato Bhaji would have made a better combination with Puri. There was a dessert whose name wasn't written but I wouldn't mind not knowing it since it wasn't much good. Nothing so great in ambiance. Service is just fine. They give C$2 off if you don't waste food which is a great initiative - definitely works...

Jan 6th 3023

Food used to so good. Not sure what’s going on now. Food is not that tasty anymore. Food prices has gone up on everything.

Good South Indian food. They also have buffet on weekends before Covid. Best Idly in town. Customer service needs to improve.

Aug 7, 2022

Still the best idly in town. I guess just because they have so much customers they don’t care how customers service. Can even order 100 idly on the phone. They don’t even talk to you on the phone property they will just say come and order.

Due to Covid issues I try to avoid any lineups. So you call ahead for your food to be ready for pickup. That a new norm now. These guys are still in the 90s style.

They don’t care no one wearing mask. Store could be keep clean if the dinning hall is like this I wound how the kitchen looks. See the attached picture. Food warmer’s glass wow, it needs some immediate attention. I hope to see some improvement. Food industry is not only making money. It needs to be more inviting for customers to come and enjoy your food.

Over it’s a dull and depressing ambience.

Pls consider some soft skills and tell your staff to be kind on the phone and treat people with smile.

Thank you for your understanding.

Aug 12, 2022

Speaking to few people who used to be regular customers of Nilgiris they are saying food quality is not the same anymore. That’s the main reason they stop or not coming often as they used to. They all feel idly is...