Masala Restaurant — Restaurant in Dryden

April 16th, 2025 ~ 5pm

As stated in many of my reviews (and quoting the Oracle in the Matrix) - I genuinely do not like giving good people bad reviews.m, as the owner is a nice guy and needs all the support a small business can get.

Was looking for some protein post workout and all the other options in town are typical franchises and not healthy (Pizza Hut, KFC, Timmy’s, McD’s, etc).

I made the mistake of choosing the buffet (after calling the place) and here goes;

1. the veggie “pakoras” were nice but only two remained
2. the chicken in the butter chicken tasted of nothing; the gravy was standard
3. the spinach chicken had no chicken and was watery almost diluted
4. the “daal makahani” was tasteless and also watered down - how can you get this wrong?
5. the naan break was premade so not oven fresh
6. the rice was dry and stuck to the bottom of the container, probably overheated.
7. the chickpeas curry was probably the worst that I’ve had - no taste and no depth.
8. the lemon chicken was overly flavored and I think it was just an out of the box item. Just blech.

For 30CAD - definitely not worth it. I’d be scared to try the menu items and will have to find an alternative when I return for work in the summer.

Unfortunately, couldn’t...

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