Parkside Cafe — Restaurant in Squamish

Was excited to try Parkside Cafe but in the end we were quite disappointed. Ordered goat curry, butter chicken, and 2 samosas.

Though the curries tasted okay but the portion sizes were very disappointing. $16 for 2 pieces of goat and naan that looks like it was purchased pre-made from a grocery store was a let down. If you go to any of the other restaurants in town for Indian food you will get 3x the portion for the same price and better quality. The butter chicken was similarly lacking in quantity — 3 small pieces of chicken.

The samosas were flat, soggy, and sad at $2.25 each. For about the same price at other Indian restaurants in town you get much larger samosas that are freshly made and tastier. We will stick with the other places from now on.

Edit: The owner reached out and spoke with my wife to try to apologize and ensure us that our concerns were taken seriously. I changed this review from 2 stars to 3 to reflect the good customer service we received. That being said, my opinions (and...

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