Niloo Restaurant — Restaurant in Saanich

I recently visited Niloo for the first time, and while the staff were friendly, and the food "OK", I have some suggestions for the owner that I feel would provide for a huge improvement:

1. The lighting is horrible. It's what one would find in a Dollar Store or Wal-Mart, and is obviously just the leftover lighting from the previous tenant. If you were to simply replace all the mis-matched bulbs with ones more appropriate for a restaurant (3000 Kelvin - less blue and harsh), it would be transformative to the ambience.

2. Instructing the seated customers to clear their own plates & cutlery into the appropriate bins was a surprise, and just made the whole experience seem tacky.

3. At one point during our meal (and conversation), a loud blender was turned on for quite some time, and its location was right near where people were sitting. I suggest that it ought to be located in the back, or if that's not possible, prepare those blended items out of store hours and refrigerate them. It was really off-putting.

4. Music. When people go to a Chinese, Indian, Greek (etc) restaurant, they want to have the whole immersive experience; a little escape from what is culturally familiar, and the background music is a key component. The background music playing at Niloo was just generic North American drivel, and it just didn't fit, it provided for a huge disconnect. You are offering "Persian" food, so if you were to play some sort of nice Persian music, it would again add massively to the overall experience.

5. The food. I ordered the Beef Kebab, and while the amount of meat was sufficient, the amount of white rice was enough for four people. The whole tomato was burned black, and we know that any blackened/burnt food is carcinogenic, so I didn't touch it.

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