Swagat India Bar & Bistro — Restaurant in Edmonton

Unfortunately, after years of patronage we have to give a negative review to Swagat. We ate here minimum twice a week for the last few years and recommended the place to many people. A couple of months ago we noticed that the chicken and meat was not the same as it used to be. All white meat was now brown meat and quality generally dropped. We brought this up with the owner and he said that it was due to high cost of food that they made this change. Sauces seem to taste different and other vegetarian items declined in quality. We stopped ordering food from there due to these issues. We brought this up with the owner and although we asked if he could substitute with the old recipes the owner refused. After a couple months, we missed the food and we decided to give them another chance. It was a bad decision, chicken is slimy and worse than ever before, samosa was stale and disgusting and we ended up throwing away most of the food. Even the rice was different. As a family we are super disappointed with the outcome of a place we used to consider one of our favourites. We will not be eating...

I wish I took photos for you guys but I ended up eating right away when we got it LOL so everything look haggard and messy. I’ve seen this place on the corner of that traffic circle on 118 for a long time and never thought to order from home until the other day. Prices are reasonable, but the food was better than expected. We ordered the butter chicken and the goat curry, With Nan, one beef Samosa and one Veggie Samosa with extra sauce. Oh and the paneer (Spinach and cheese) Which was so good. I’m not gonna lie the butter chicken wasn’t special but it hit the spot. As for the goat curry and the paneer- FKN DELICIOUS. Excuse my abbreviation of profanity but I wanted to share how good it was LOL. Looks like a humble little family owned business. Would totally recommend for y’all to try them out for Indian takeout, and support local businesses :-). Thanks for the customer service, keeping up with Covid rules, and...

Went in for the first time on Wednesday with my girlfriend, and was astounded.

The service was great. Despite being the only guests in the restaurant at the time, which wasn't a surprise since it was just 4pm on a Wednesday, our server didn't hover over us but was attentive to our drinks and food.

The food was phenomenal! We started with their samosa's, each the size of my fist. Flaky and with a hint of spice, but not overwhelming the flavours of the food.

I had the Chicken Tikka Masala, low heat, and it is simply the best Tikka Masala I've ever had. Rich and creamy, the chicken was tender and perfectly cook. My girlfriend had the Butter Chicken and raved just as much. The portions are huge, far larger than I was expecting them to be.

The only minor downside is that the music was a touch loud and repetitive, but I imagine when the place is full, you'd never...