Tiffin Curry & Roti House

Awesome place, we always come back!
Friendly workers greet you on arrival!
Clean and well maintained!
Order the beef ribs, they’re our favorite too!

This Review is close to my heart, I have been going to Tiffin since they opened, and my kids were little, I have been here over a couple hundred times. I have enjoyed Dinners, Lunches, Late afternoon Snacks with friends, families, and even people I don’t talk to anymore. The food is terrific, it’s East African/​East Indian mix, it’s the food I mainly grew up with. As you enter, you will see that the curries are ready in warmers, there are usually 6 to 8 to choose from, with plain rice or spiced veggie rice. And topped with rotis. From the time you order and pay is usually a few minutes, super fast. Now Tiffin also has a Main Menu, which consists of African Speciality Dishes and Barbecue. The dishes you must try at tiffin are the BBQ beef ribs, spiced from Mild to Chenzy,…which is super hot! And Mogo, which is Casava, similar to Potatoes. Everything is on the main menu are a must to try, my favorite dish is called «The Bird» which takes 45 min to make, it’s a Cornish Hen, deep fried and sautéed in a peri peri African spicy chili sauce, if you like spice you will love this. This place is a Must on my list to try! And message me if you want to know what else to try!

Had lunch here today. Good food fast service. Pricy for the portion size. Small meal for 5 was $ 85.

If you have some time on your hands I would highly recommend ‘The Bird’. Hands down best dish in town.

The value here is great, the food is fresh and it’s really really fast to pop over for a workday lunch. Highly recommend!

We stop by here during lunch hour. Minimal menu but reasonably priced lunch. For 1 curry and 1 meat with rotis to go with it is about $ 7 + GST. I’ve had chicken and veggie entrees and they’ve always been pretty good. I recommend for a quick stop on a lunch hour.

The BEST menu item at Tiffin’s (in my opinion anyways) is the medium spiced beef short ribs. They have kept me coming back to Tiffin’s for years now. I always pair them with the butter chicken curry (which can be hit and miss which is why i knocked off a star– sometimes perfect, sometimes too runny/​watery) and plain rice, and order naan bread for the side. (I just don’t care for roti in general) and leave happy with a full belly.
The staff are always pleasant, and there is usually some cute Bollywood movie playing on the TV’s. If you’re in the area, don’t go into the usual China Rose, check out Tiffins ribs!

I tagged along with a friend who was picking up a bunch of beef ribs for a party, so that’s all I’ve had a chance to try from here. (We also picked up an order of fried cassava to snack on while we ran our errands – very tasty, and somehow not as filling as fries would have been!) The hot ribs have a slow, subtle burn that makes you think you’re totally fine until you realize your lips are numb. Awesome.

3.5 STARS. Decent food. Nice atmosphere. Good people. This is a ‘B Back.’

Roti’s…ahh…roti’s. It’s been too long. All I ever seem to get in South Asian restaurants are naan, but the Tiffin Curry & Roti House has saved me. They don’t only have roti, but LOTS of roti’s thanks to their automated roti making machine.
This restaurant is a cafeteria style Indian restaurant with 3 veg and 3 meat dishes daily. None were spectacular but all were decent. None of the dishes were spicy hot either, so my kids (3 & 7) weren’t chugging down their mango lassi’s after every bite. I love my chili’s but I rarely bring my kids with me to Indian food because they complain that it’s too hot.
We got the family meal which was $ 45 for a large plate of rice, 4 vegetable curries, 4 meat curries, and 12 roti’s. It seemed like a good deal. I had a chai with my food as well and it was decent too. They had kulfi on the menu which I really wanted, but they were out.
This is a great place for a quick meal, but as the name suggests, they also have a Tiffin service and do catering. And on my way out, I bought a dozen roti to take home with me for $ 4.50…I’m so pleased.

This is a great lunch place. The décor is boring cafeteria style and the hard metal chairs are uncomfortable unless you have a large, well-​padded posterior. The food however, is delicious. There’s always vegetarian choices and I love how they have the food arranged in the serving area. The veggie food is farther away from the server and closest to the customer. The meat food is closer to the server. Because of this arrangement, when the server dishes out the meat food there’s no chance of it dribbling into the vegetarian food. As a 27 year vegetarian I really, really appreciate this. The prices here are very reasonable and the staff is very pleasant.

I really like this place. Whenever I am in Calgary I always visit this place. Love the food love the people.

Our office used to be close to Tiffin, now it’s a bit more of a drive, but a wonderful treat. The Okra is amazing, and it’s so nice to always have a delicious veggie option. The staff are friendly and remember my order. If you’re looking somewhere to try, this is a good place to start!

This is one of my favorite places to eat in the whole city. This is fast food Indian Cuisine and it is done quite impressively. They also have one of the only (if not the only ??) Roti Machine in Calgary.
I live in the SW quadrant of the city, and they are located in the NE. I go out of my way to eat here.
The service is quick & friendly, the food is absolutely delicious. Having a different Buffet style menu each day of the week, with certain staple items every day (like butter chicken). The look of the place is pretty simple. There are tables and chairs, but the feel of the restaurant is mostly take away.
They also deliver!
I’m trying to make this informative for you all, but all I can think while writing this is «nomnomnom».

due to proximity to my office, i have tried this place once.
the only reason tiffin didnt get one star is that they do have a fancy roti making machine. pretty dang impressive.
other than that, the food is pretty sub-​average for indian food. knowing that butter chicken is the indian equivalent to sweet & sour chicken balls from chinese takeout joints, it’s pretty bland here. unfortunately, i think they use the same base for a lot of their food, and it really lacks flavour/​spice.
it’s cheap. which is why it’s busy. for something actually authentic (according to all my indian colleagues), you’re better off trying babakhadaba (sp?) on 17^th.

It’s not very «authentic» but it’s fast and tastes not bad. The pricing is reasonable and the staff is friendly.

Located across the street from Short Pants Plaza (I kid you not), this is kind of like my personal vegetarian fast-​food heaven. At the counter you can select from a variety of combination meals including curries, rice and roti. Each day the selection of curries varies, but it always includes both vegetarian and meat-​based choices. Behind the counter you can see the roti machine at work– dough is dropped in, spirals through the oven on a mini-​conveyor belt, and out pops a fresh roti! Take your tray of curry, rice and fresh roti out to a table and enjoy! Oh… in addition to the daily curries there are a few menu items that they’ll bring to your table– try the delicious masala mogo (spicy casava fries).

Tiffin was recommended to me by several friends who spoke highly. And by hearing their praises I finally broke down and decided to visit this place.
Upon entering the place I expected to see something completely different… I was expecting to see a fancy restaurant. But the layout is simplicity itself. Its a similar in layout to any chinese fast food place in a mall.
The menu make up is also a little bit different, there are of course the lunch box combos for people that cant or dont have the time to sit down to eat the food. And the other half of the menu is made up of things that are prepared in the back… restaurant style.
To be honest I have not had a lot of Indian cuisine, however I really liked both the taste and the texture. If it is your first time trying Indian just ask the guy/​gal behind the counter for help ordering. I did. And I loved the choice of food that was on my plate. Superb taste!

The Tiffin Curry & Roti House is a great place to try and they actually have AUTHENTIC Indian food.
When you walk in, you’ll see the ‘roti maker’. I’m positive it’s the only one in Calgary. It’s this machine that makes rotis. Okay people, I’m brown and I’ve NEVER seen one in my life! It’s really cool! It pops out a roti every 10 seconds or so!
I’ve had the buffet here and it’s pretty good. The vegetables and lentils are nothing fancy — honestly, they’re what you would get served if you were eating homemade Indian food. No frills, no bells, just homemade Indian food.
The best thing about this place in my opinion though are the rotis. They are THIN, which is KEY to a properly prepared roti and the owner sells rotis to go! I often stop by and just pick up a couple dozen rotis to go. A little tip for you; if you pick up the frozen rotis, they are cheaper than the non-​frozen rotis. There’s no way you’ll be able to eat a dozen rotis in one sitting, so you may as well get the frozen kind, pop them in your freezer and when you’re ready to eat them, just pop them in the microwave or on the stove for a couple of minutes.
MMMMM MMMMMM, happy tummy, happy wallet — life is good.

Buffet style Indian food. Always has nice flavor though it isn’t too spicy (sometimes needs more spice). You can get the meat curry for ~$ 9 but get ½ meat and ½ vegetable. This is a much more reasonable size entrée for lunch. The meat and vegetable combo is too much food. My favorites are butter chicken and mixed vegetables.