Koh-I-Noor Indian And Nepalese Cuisine — Restaurant in Waterloo

I love the flavors to be found in East Indian cuisine and over the last three decades since my initial introduction, have had the opportunity to eat at many establishments, coast to coast, on different continents, and in several countries. My first experience with Koh-I-Noor was more than 20 years ago, and at that time I found it to be excellent. Comparing it now, across a larger span of time and experiences, I've come to realize that it is exceptional. The food is flavorful, with a depth and complexity that goes so far beyond most of the other restaurants and eateries that I've experienced. Where some restaurants combine traditional ingredients and then heat and serve, by contrast the vegetable dishes at Koh-I-Noor are caramelized and mellowed with time and care. The meats are stewed and tender, and in all cases the ingredients are fresh and of high quality. We do not eat /order here exclusively, but do so when we want a gastronomical treat. My only constructive criticism is that the amount of meat in their meat dishes can vary from server to server. We've only been decidedly disappointed on one occasion regarding this. Yet greater care should be exercised by servers to ensure greater consistency, or to err on the side of generosity rather than frugality in order to maintain the faith of its...

We used to frequent this restaurant years ago, when it was run by the original owners. We loved it. After it was sold we went once or twice, it was not the same; therefore, we did not return. This must have been easily 7 years ago. Tonight, we decided we would order Indian. Our usual "go to" (delicious) was closed😕. So, we decided too order from here. Unfortunately,we are terribly disappointed. Quality was poor, meat was fatty, not tender. Butter chicken was awful - was too sweet, despite asking for it to be spicy. I was surprised that the menu did not specify spice level....( mild, med, hot). I did ask.......the answer was - how would you like it.......asked for hot. The food was not hot (spicy). All dishes looked the same and tasted much the same. Almost seems as though yogurt is mixed in all sauces......? Even the Nan was not great. Perhaps we are used to more authentic Indian ?

The price is too high for the quality. Unfortunately, we wI'll not be back...

Will mention this review is in regards to their dinner menu.

Service was super slow, it took 10 minutes to get our water, and maybe about 45 to get our food. This of course meant the food was colder than Arendelle when Elsa had it completely frozen. The portion size was tiny, they do give you a huge naan to fill you up though. The two shrimps in my barbecue platter were so small, even George Costanza wouldn't have been able to explain that shrinkage (and shrimp swim all the time). The meat tasted bad and old, I really think I might have a bad day tomorrow. The lettuce in our salad was also very bitter. Oh and the atmosphere. It was so quiet in there, and so sad. If I had shot a black and white video and inserted it into Schindler's List, no one would have noticed.

Go somewhere else, waterloo has plenty of options for dinner, almost all of them better than this.

Although they do give you complimentary papadum, which is the only reason this deserves even that...