The Himalayan

went to the resturant for the second time. never disappointing with the service and efficiency. good menu. their momo is realllyy goood. their dal-​bhat plate comes with lots of food. service is outstanding. also décor is really authentic. highly recommended restaurant.

Oh why had I not discovered this place before!
The food, the service and the ambience were all yummy!
Make reservations if you are not sure, since it can get quite busy.
And, don’t tell anyone else, let’s keep this hidden secret to ourselves!

Great décor, phenomenal service and absolutely AMAZING food. Totally unique flavours.
This place is perfect.

Well got dragged here again .
The food quality here is very good .
Couple of complaints mind you today at the lunch buffet the temp in the restaurant was sweltering once I was all sweaty I downloaded a app to check the temp and it was 34 deg c .
Tho I think they just turned on the ac because it started to cool rapidly.
Now for the gross part, some knuckle dragger in a suit went up to the buffet line with a dirty plate the waitress attemp5ed to stop him and get him to use a clean one but he declined .
I know she was trying to be polite but this is one instance where the customer is not right .
All in all decent food.

Wow, the food is amazing here. This place lives up to the hype. Got the Himalayan grill w basa fish. Perfect crisp on the outside, delicious spices/​flavouring esp if you like a spicy kick. If not, can order mild. Mango juice was refreshing. Got The pork momos (dumplings) and veggie momo for starters, all very yummy.

Great service, always friendly. I have not been disappointed by any of the food we’ve tried so far. Our favourites include: momo — any style, cottage cheese choyla, Himalayan grill (lamb or chicken), and chicken chatpat. Since many of the mains include rice, bread and a side the pricing is very reasonable. I’m really pleased with how the renovations turned out. It feels more inviting and intimate now. Great for a date night or special occasion yes! When we want to save $$ we just pick-​up our order for take out and get a discount.

Very good food and they accommodated a substitute to keep an eye on it being too spicy for my companion with a smile. Friendly service and the dishes we had reminded me of Indian food, but I’m trying one of the sizzling plate next time!

This is someone’s interpretation of an asian cuisine for Caucasian yuppies, and good for them, I hope they make a lot of money selling this food to people. People on expensive dates, people who have parents visiting them from back home and would like to try a restaurant that is tolerably exotic and people who «love to try new types of food,» this place would be great for all the above experience.
The food did not satisfy my hunger, I did not think that all of it was worth eating and the service was mediocre. My plate was neatly divided into 3 sections, protein, starch and vegetable, I am not sure if this is the traditional Nepalis way of presenting dinner, but am sure many of the guests at this restaurant appreciated the clear and comprehensible distinction.
The desert was a grand disappointment and did nothin to salvage the meal for me.

So. not sure if this is a brown people taste vs white people taste thing. Or maybe we were too amped to come here (I literally held my pee for an HOUR so we could make it here a full hour before closing time).
They start us out with papadums and some sauces (complimentary) then we get our pork momos (pretty much like gyoza but bigger) and those were decent. But then we get the lamb curry (the sauce is yummy) but the lamb is tough and tasteless. They need to marinate the lamb and cook it with the sauce so the flavours all fuse together! The vegetables and rice accompanying the main confused me and were not yummy. The naan, however, was delicious and made of very different dough than traditional desi recipes. To finish, we got the mango rice pudding as it was highly recommended and we were basically confused AF. It’s just like mango flavoured kheer, and like not even good kheer. Not what we were expecting at all and definitely not worth anyone holding any bodily functions.
The staff were efficient and nice enough. Price point was great. But not somewhere I will be returning. Although I guess it’s cool I got to try Nepalese cuisine.

Our first time visiting and certainly not our last. From start to finish, a fantastic dining experience. LOVE this place!!!
The bf and I made reservations for 8pm on a Saturday night, highly recommend making a reso because this place was packed! We were warmly greeted and promptly sat at our table. From the second we walked in the door the smell of the restaurant was intoxicating. We already knew our meals would be delicious.
We were asked if we had been to the restaurant before and were told by our greeter that if we had any questions we could ask our server and he would be happy to help. We were already being treated like gold! So nice! The excellent service didn’t stop there. When our server came we ordered drinks and he promptly returned with our drinks and a little snack to start. Nepali chick pea bread with two dipping sauces, one ginger (sweet and spicy) on yogurt (tangy and mild). The yogurt dip was OUT OF THIS WORLD delicious. I licked the serving dish clean. The ginger dip was also very good but the yogurt was the star.
We ordered the pork momo dumplings to start, the bf ordered the chicken grill mild and I ordered the mango fruity shrimp mild. Wow! Wow! Wow! The flavours, my goodness. Our pork momo dumplings (6) were served with a delicious tomato sauce for dipping. We devoured the dumplings and eagerly awaited our mains. Definitely getting these dumplings again!
The dishes came with perfectly cooked rice, a potato and green pea salad (with nepali spices, yum!) and a basket of grilled bread. The chicken grill also came with a lentil soup. The server mentioned that the grill having no sauce needs a little moisture to enjoy in the best way, so it is to be eaten with the lentil soup to help wash it down. That is not to say the chicken was dry, it wasn’t, it was also cooked perfectly. The dish just doesn’t come with a sauce as many of the other mains do. The bf loved the chicken grill, though when he tried my mango fruity dish, he continued to dip his chicken in it, it was THAT GOOD!!! :D The mango fruity sauce was so flavourful and amazing as I write this I want it again RIGHT NOW!!! I am a bit sensitive to spice so I ordered it mild, but I’d go for medium next time as it was not spicy at all. Not lacking in flavour though, it was unreal delicious. But would be great with spice also.
We ate everything. Not a piece of food left on either of our plates. We were stuffed, but could not resist when we saw the dessert menu. We both got chyia (unsweetened chai tea served with sugar so you can adjust to taste) and the cassava coconut cake. We also really wanted to try the mango rice pudding, it looked amazing, we will get it next time. There was also a clotted cream pistachio dish that looked incredible. So many excellent choices. The chiya is home made and spiced just right. We finished our chiya and the cake and then rolled out of the restaurant with the biggest smiles on our faces.
Our server chatted with us right until the very end of the meal. He was very professional, friendly, and we can not wait to go back. This place is going to be a new staple.

Fantastic! Excellent! I cannot say enough good things about this place. This is my 4^th or 5^th visit here– I love the Kathmandu veggies. The atmosphere is comfortable and elegant and the service is polite and courteous.
I highly recommend this restaurant if you have not tried it yet– it is one of Calgary’s best kept secrets!

Mostly people already wrote these foods reviews so I tell you their chai tea is sooo good!! and coconut nann is fabulous!! we’ve been there every monthly our anniversary everytime they are busy.
Recommend make an reservation!

Really great food and amazing service. Only wish is that it was closer to me because it would totally be one of my favs. I would not hesitate to recommend to people. I would recommend making reservations if you want to avoid a wait as the place was extremely busy and seems like it would be most nights.
The parking lot is really weird here. I would just be very careful of other confused people parking in this uneven, bizarre parking lot.
The place looks like it is recently newly renovated. A small bar greets you as soon as you walk in past the doors. You can sit here and dine as well although it would not be ideal unless you are on your own. Lots more tables inside.
Our server was extremely friendly and helpful, asking if it was our first time there which it was. We asked for some recommendations and he pointed out the most popular appies, mains, etc.
They gave us a basket of chips (?) with some sauces that we munched on while waiting for our ordered food. We started off with the momos which are basically dumplings. Yummy! Definitely a good appetizer, good for sharing.
We had the Himalayan egg plant, spinach tarkari and a chicken dish that I can’t remember the name of. I want to say the Himalayan but I don’t see it with chicken as a meat option on the online menu so I could be wrong.
The mains are served with a side of saffron rice and chickpeas which we both liked. The mains are served in a little individual pot like dish so it’s easy to place in the middle and share.
Everything we ordered was great. You can choose how spicy to get some of your dishes so we got the eggplant on the spicy side and it had a good kick. I’ve never had an eggplant dish with a texture or flavour like this one, it almost tasted like it was BBQed with a smokey flavour and a more firm texture unlike most eggplant dishes that are very mushy.
We had a cake-​like dessert dish and a mango pudding and we surprisingly liked the cake dish a lot more. It was very chewy and coconut-​y which I loved. Mango dessert wasn’t what I expected, it had a lot of other flavours in it that reminded me of something like chai. Would not order if you are looking for a pure mango, extremely fruity dessert but if you are willing to try something different, you can go ahead with this dish!
Overall, I would definitely recommend this place and can’t wait to go back next time I’m in the mood for asian food.

Food, service, authenticity, value. The Himalayan absolutely kills it across the board.
What are you doing right now? As long as no one’s life hangs in the balance, stop what you’re doing immediately and eat at The Himalayan.
Lunch time? Yup. Dinner? Certainly. Date night? You betcha.
The Himalayan is a flavour paradise that you can go to for any occasion.
I’ve heard plenty of people rave about the food, but I never realized how nice the place is. It seems that once most people start eating, the food takes over and they can’t remember anything else about the experience. I’d like to say I’m different and paint a pretty picture of this building with my words, but as soon as that spice fire curry (not actually called that) hit my lips, all I remember is one intense foodgasm.
It’s a little fancy but not uncomfortably so. It’s a small place, but works well if you want to do a dinner with a group of friends. I remember really liking the artwork. What was it? Can’t remember. Foodgasm.
They’re popular, so make sure you book in advance.
The service is completely lovely. They make your evening special and you feel good about spending your money. I can’t wait to go back.

What a wonderfully tasty place this is! Starting with the Vegetable Mo-​Mo (delicious little mini pockets stuffed with shredded veggies accompanied by a delicious dip), Tofu Mau-​Mau (homemade flour noodles with crispy tofu and shredded cabbage in a spicy sauce, and finishing with the cottage cheese Dal Baht (creamy cashew tomato sauce served with an assortment of mini tastes from the himalayan/​Nepali region. This place is tucked away in a little strip mall and doesn’t appear like anything special from the outside but I promise you that a mouth watering surprise awaits through the doors!

Quality of food was very good. The service was very good as well and the interior is quite pretty and well decorated. I did find it a bit pricey though. $ 67 for 2 ppl but I still think it is worth a visit especially if you have haven’t tried Nepalese food.
We started with chicken momo’s. The mains were Himalayan Eggplant (hot) and the Himalayan Grill with Basa. Both were delicious! Melt in your mouth fish and the eggplant was really well seasoned and was actually spicy.
We finished off with Mango rice pudding and Cassava cake. Again both were quite tasty.

I have no clue how and why this restaurant acquired so many good reviews. I had high expectations for this restaurant and wanted to try the popular lunch buffet lunch. So, I literally starved all morning, so I could enjoy their buffet.
I was very impressed with the décor — very warm and welcoming. We got seated immediately and went straight to the buffet spread. The spread itself is small — they have rice, naan, dhaal, a few other appetizers, noodles, veggie curry, lamb curry, beef curry and butter chicken. I tried everything on the menu and nothing really stood out. The dishes were not spicy at all, and worst of all, there was too less salt in the dishes. Bland, bland, bland.
The butter chicken was the better of all the curries, so I ended up eating just that with naan. Extremely disappointing!

It was my first time having Himalayan/​Nepalese cuisine and it was fantastic!
Started with an order of the pork mo-​mo. It was steamed dumplings spiced with cumin and other flavors. I would definitely order this again!
Tried the traditional Nepalese dinner set (Dal-​Bhat) with chicken and all the various dishes were fantastic. Spinach was well cooked, chicken was tender and the potato salad was delicious.
Also ordered the eggplant which was a twist on sweet and sour flavors. Also delicious but not as unique as the Dal-​Bhat.
It was so good that a repeat visit was required for the lunch buffet.
Service was great and the food variety was a great sampler for their menu.
My favorite items during lunch included the noodles, stir fried veggies in a slightly tangy sauce and the beef.
Spice profile is similar to Indian cuisine but the chef here seems to have a great understanding in melding the various flavors and spices so they complement each other. No single spice or flavor stands out and overpowers the dishes. Absolutely must try and must stop place in Calgary!

This was our second visit.
Food is still fabulous, friendly service.
I was leaving the next day and was looking forward to eat here again before i left. My son called to make reservations but they only had a very early one; 5:30 PM, we took it anyway but got there late because my son’s GF got lost. However, we showed up and they were most than accommodating and we got in!
Place was packed on a Sunday evening at 6 pm.
All tables were reserved ahead of time so i do recommend advance booking.
Place was still solid as i remember from my first visit. I was with my son and his Gf and she was hesitant to try Himalayan/​Nepalese food.
However, she love it.
Service is 5 stars as well.
One of the best meals of my whole trip again.
Everything is fresh, full of flavors and not for the shy or bland.
I had the Himalayan Grill which was fabulous but even their vegetarian dishes are great. I tried my son’s GF dish which was an eggplant based dish and it was delicious too.
I keep dreaming of their food and cannot wait for my next trip to Calgary to go here again.
Best part is that their prices are very reasonable for the quality of food.

Our party of six was seated pretty promptly for a reservation made in advance even though the place was busy and packed! Our server was pretty quick and friendly and the service throughout the night was good. I ordered this platter on the menu that included a lamb curry, lentil soup, rice and some sides, all very delicious. However the highlight was definitely the coconut naan bread.#$&##* that was so good. Definitely order that to try when you go! Garlic naan was alright too.
Price was a little bit on the high side for what your eating, this was dinner I suppose. If the portions where a tiny bigger or price came down it would receive the place perfect five star from me.
Worth a visit!