Arushi Gupta
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As someone who adores fusion food, I was excited to dine here. Unfortunately, I left deeply disappointed due to service issues and bland food.
Kundah Hôtel has a unique opportunity to add Indian flavours to Québécois ingredients, but everything missed the mark.
I wanted to like the Palak Perron—which replaces the traditional Indian paneer with cheese curds and was the best dish out of what we ordered—but it still tasted bland. The cheese curds were fresh and delicious, but the wonderful Indian flavours were missing. The tandoori cauliflower was OK, and the dal was not a dal at all but a tomato-ey curry situation.
Second, though we arrived 13 minutes early, the staff were quick to set a table for us while we waited for it to be time for our reservation. We wanted to sit in a half-booth instead of a high top. However, two different parties who arrived after us were seated and served before we were.
The restaurant staff cleaned their tables first and sat them down before us as well, so it was absolutely not a logistical/availability issue. Maybe it was discrimination because we are people of colour, but regardless of that, this does not meet the standards of fine dining. We ate and left quickly to instead eat at a different restaurant down the block.
I had high hopes for this restaurant because of the positive reviews and its spot on Michelin. But my experience left much to be desired, both in terms of service and food quality.
I would not recommend this restaurant, unless you want a sad, disappointing, quite literally whitewashed version of what good Indian fusion food should taste like. I never leave negative reviews. But in this situation, I think it’s important for future customers to be aware of these issues and not be duped like we were.