I saw a mice in the restaurant when i was here with my familyIt is not good ? No hygieneI dont think the food is hygienic
Andrea Mellor
My first lunch buffet since Covid - OMG what I had been missing. Wonderful location to dine with friends, enjoy our meal with bright big windows, and the service of a robot waiter transformed my experience to unbelievable!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A A
I really miss your malai kofta . It’s the best I ever had and in town.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Zameen Sabet
Best mango lassi I have had in Victoria! Food was delicious and all the flavours were balanced and reasonable servings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mary Williams
One of the more poor/mediocre indian buffets i've had. Rose the robot collects dirty dishes and then serves naan on the same trays . Dont see how the healh dept allows that. Not very food safe. No reason for me to go back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Vaga Bonde
I won't be back. I had a buffet meal with friends over Christmas, service was slow - only 1 person managing the restaurant. Buffet was practically empty and the food was cold- there were one or two items that were replaced but had we not asked for replacement we would not have had much except what looked like the ends of the trays - and there was still an hour to go before closing. When I looked at a friends plate - there was a chicken thigh bone - I asked if there was chicken curry - I hadn't seen any - there wasn't. The bone was in the fish curry. When we asked the owner - he dismissed it and said she was "lucky" to have it. It seems to have gone downhill from my past visit a year ago.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
priya r
It used to be my favourite restaurant. But this time, 0 service ??? I would understand if the restaurant was busy but we were the only ones. No coming back and ask us how the food is ? The server sent the robot server to us so we would place the dirty dishes there??Aren’t they suppose to take themselves!No Bollywood music anymore !!Food was good but nothing elseProbably the server needs more training.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Raman Khurana
Great tasting food. Nice ambiance. Couteous service. VERY clean. Amazing dining
Beatiful setting, healthy and tasty food, and really good lunches. Great price/quality offer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ann Sorensen
We placed a large order for pick up, and it was ready promptly, nice and hot: 10 dishes plus complimentary rice and naan. They kindly labelled the containers which was helpful with so many different dishes. We often order from Mantra, and the food is consistently delicious and perfectly spiced between mild and medium. Our absolute favourite dishes are the navratan korma, aloo gobi and mutter paneer. We tried some new dishes this time, and they were all fabulous. Everyone had seconds! We do not hesitate to recommend Mantra to all our friends.
Beautiful restaurant with not so beautiful food. Had the lunch buffet. Only meat dish is butter chicken and like all the other dishes not authentic at all. What is it with the sugar. I crave spices when visiting an Indian restaurant but here I got sugar. So weird and not good. Skipped the one and only dessert as I had enough sugar already. Rice is good. Service was fine when available. Very understaffed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Cheryl Sullivan
Your Mulligatawny is the best! It tastes like one I had years ago from a restaurant that has since closed down. I have been trying to find that taste ever since... I only wish the bowl was bigger. I didn't notice until I got it home. So I still have to make dinner tonight. LOL Still, I will be back for that soup!You should update the prices on your website though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
Minstrelsea
We ordered takeout for 8 people for a birthday celebration with 10 different dishes with complimentary rice and naan. We ordered a mix of vegetarian and meat dishes and they helped out by labelling the containers. Everyone loved it and had second helpings! We often order from Mantra, and the food is consistently delicious and just the right spicing between mild and medium. We always pick up the food in person since we live nearby.
Yashasvi Kumar
Was here on my trip to Victoria and must say its a good place with good food. The service was also quite good . Definitely coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Inkster
Went for a celebration dinner and enjoyed the restaurant to ourselves pretty much. The robot brought our dishes and sang happy birthday - silly but fun!The spinach paneer was very good and a nice bright vibrant colour. They will accommodate vegan requests for many dishes which is appreciated.Vegetarian options: Lots of great vegetarian options!Paneer dishes on the menu can be made with tofu and they will omit ghee or butter to make dishes vegan.
I saw a mice in the restaurant when i was here with my familyIt is not good ? No hygieneI dont think the food is hygienic
My first lunch buffet since Covid - OMG what I had been missing. Wonderful location to dine with friends, enjoy our meal with bright big windows, and the service of a robot waiter transformed my experience to unbelievable!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really miss your malai kofta . It’s the best I ever had and in town.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Best mango lassi I have had in Victoria! Food was delicious and all the flavours were balanced and reasonable servings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
One of the more poor/mediocre indian buffets i've had. Rose the robot collects dirty dishes and then serves naan on the same trays . Dont see how the healh dept allows that. Not very food safe. No reason for me to go back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
I won't be back. I had a buffet meal with friends over Christmas, service was slow - only 1 person managing the restaurant. Buffet was practically empty and the food was cold- there were one or two items that were replaced but had we not asked for replacement we would not have had much except what looked like the ends of the trays - and there was still an hour to go before closing. When I looked at a friends plate - there was a chicken thigh bone - I asked if there was chicken curry - I hadn't seen any - there wasn't. The bone was in the fish curry. When we asked the owner - he dismissed it and said she was "lucky" to have it. It seems to have gone downhill from my past visit a year ago.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
It used to be my favourite restaurant. But this time, 0 service ??? I would understand if the restaurant was busy but we were the only ones. No coming back and ask us how the food is ? The server sent the robot server to us so we would place the dirty dishes there??Aren’t they suppose to take themselves!No Bollywood music anymore !!Food was good but nothing elseProbably the server needs more training.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Great tasting food. Nice ambiance. Couteous service. VERY clean. Amazing dining
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan, Chicken Tikka, Chole Bhature & Amritsari Kulcha
Beatiful setting, healthy and tasty food, and really good lunches. Great price/quality offer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We placed a large order for pick up, and it was ready promptly, nice and hot: 10 dishes plus complimentary rice and naan. They kindly labelled the containers which was helpful with so many different dishes. We often order from Mantra, and the food is consistently delicious and perfectly spiced between mild and medium. Our absolute favourite dishes are the navratan korma, aloo gobi and mutter paneer. We tried some new dishes this time, and they were all fabulous. Everyone had seconds! We do not hesitate to recommend Mantra to all our friends.
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Beautiful restaurant with not so beautiful food. Had the lunch buffet. Only meat dish is butter chicken and like all the other dishes not authentic at all. What is it with the sugar. I crave spices when visiting an Indian restaurant but here I got sugar. So weird and not good. Skipped the one and only dessert as I had enough sugar already. Rice is good. Service was fine when available. Very understaffed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Your Mulligatawny is the best! It tastes like one I had years ago from a restaurant that has since closed down. I have been trying to find that taste ever since... I only wish the bowl was bigger. I didn't notice until I got it home. So I still have to make dinner tonight. LOL Still, I will be back for that soup!You should update the prices on your website though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
We ordered takeout for 8 people for a birthday celebration with 10 different dishes with complimentary rice and naan. We ordered a mix of vegetarian and meat dishes and they helped out by labelling the containers. Everyone loved it and had second helpings! We often order from Mantra, and the food is consistently delicious and just the right spicing between mild and medium. We always pick up the food in person since we live nearby.
Was here on my trip to Victoria and must say its a good place with good food. The service was also quite good . Definitely coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went for a celebration dinner and enjoyed the restaurant to ourselves pretty much. The robot brought our dishes and sang happy birthday - silly but fun!The spinach paneer was very good and a nice bright vibrant colour. They will accommodate vegan requests for many dishes which is appreciated.Vegetarian options: Lots of great vegetarian options!Paneer dishes on the menu can be made with tofu and they will omit ghee or butter to make dishes vegan.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4