Spice Hut Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Cranbrook

An interesting burst of flavor tucked away in a seemingly dead mall. I recently went in to try this restaurant with a group of 5. It would have been 6 had one of the classmates hadn't bailed for "other business" but that is irrelevant. The food was well prepared and is presented as a larger bowl of sauce with the meat and flavor arrangements selected directly from the menu. You will need to get some rice and/or naan bread to accompany the dish you have selected. The service is excellent and the pricing is not excessive. The flavors and choices are many, so many in fact that there are 2 flavors of naan bread. There aren't many downsides to this restaurant as the cuisine definitely tastes authentic. If you are not familiar with East Indian cuisine, you could bring a friend with exotic food experience, but even that may not be necessary as you could safely try anything on the menu without fear of disappointment. The waiting staff will ask you what your preferred spice level is so if you are not into spicy food, you could always ask for mild. of course you can always ask for extra spice which will be served on the side. The location can make it a bit hard to discover but I would definitely recommend this restaurant as a must, and worth venturing to this location. I...

Probably 3.5 stars. We had Aalo Gobi, Palak Lamb, and Coconut Lamb Curry with rice and garlic naan. We like a little spicy, so at the servers suggestion we ordered spice level at 2 stars. It was tasty, but not spicy AT ALL. She brought a little shaker of chili powder and that helped. Wish there had been something like that already on the table or a chutney/sauce assortment to customize for individual palates. It's an expensive enough place that it warrants that. Cons: Naan looked amazing, but it was burnt enough one side that it was bitter. Also, food temperature was not hot which was frustrating because there was only us and another couple there. Any colder and I would have sent it back which I've rarely done. Besides, I was really hungry! Lol. Pros: Portion size was decent. It tasted good; not fabulous, but veggies tasted fresh and meat was tender. Flavor profiles were as expected (curry maybe a little too sweet)and much better once we added more spice. Atmosphere and server...

i am a regular customer here but now i am starting to hate this place. I called this place and order 4 smosa's that is 8 pieces and the girl said she can't do that cz i did my order on the phone. So, i walked in the store and told her i am paying upfront and can you please do my order and she refused again. i don't understand why??? i was paying upfront and when i asked can i talk to the chef, the chef replied "i am not responsible for talking to anybody" ...are you serious guys?? i am paying upfront. and then the girl said you can eat as much as you want here in the store but we will not cook for take out even if you pay upfront. I think that was the most stupid thing that could happen at a restaurant. So, one star bcz of their food,it was good last time, but i have experienced the worst customer service of my life...