Moni Mahal Buffet

Ottawa, Canada

2.1

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13 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 613-234-8882
Website:
monimahal.com
Address:
164 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J4
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
370 ftSLATER / METCALFE
600 ftELGIN / SLATER
670 ftALBERT / METCALFE
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Delivery
No
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
No
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes

Today

Today 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Open now
Local time (Ottawa) 7:47 PM Friday, May 23, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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13 reviews of Moni Mahal Buffet

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Place rating: 2
Nepean, Canada
They’re closed until further notice; there seems to have been some disagreement with the landlord.
Place rating: 1
Ottawa, Canada
Now called Indian Aroma café. Simply terrible. Bland and boring. Can’t seem to even get the basics right.
Place rating: 2
Ottawa, Canada
Get the butter chicken– so flavourful!
Place rating: 2
Ottawa, Canada
Good selection. For an indian restaurant, the flavours are muted. All the curries are greasy and /​or watery. Vegetables are inevitably over-​cooked. Service is unremarkable; it’s a buffet.
Place rating: 1
Edmonton, Canada
I would not go back to this place. You don’t have to have eaten a lot of Indian food to know that this place is not great. I think it is the buffet approach that does not work. They offer so many items and then they must sit out for hours, making many of the items hard, stale and old by the time they reach your plate. The food was also extremely oily — even for Indian food. The tables were relatively clean, but don’t look at the window sills — I don’t think they’ve been cleaned in months.
I also found the service terrible. The host rarely visited our table to ask how we were doing, or if we needed drinks. I think this place needs some major improvements before I would ever consider going again.
Place rating: 3
Ottawa, Canada
I don’t know much about Indian food but Moni Mahal gave me a lot of choices. Many items were tasty: butter chicken, naan, tandoori chicken…
Place rating: 1
Ottawa, Canada
Food here is awful, disgusting, not palatable, unappealing. Check out their rating on Ottawa Health website… I will never return! Thanks goodness I only took one bite of a few things.
Place rating: 3
Ottawa, Canada
There are many varieties of food (meat, vegetarian). The quality of the food was ok nothing special but it’s a buffet so if your hungry that much you will find everything tasty! the place is nice and also cheappppppp!
Place rating: 4
Bowie, MD
When I go to buffets, I go in realizing that it might not be the same quality as traditional restaurants with a menu. That being said, I felt their food was really quite good. They had a large selection and it was all nice and warm. They literally have the best samosas I’ve ever had (and I have had a lot of Indian food to compare). I went back for thirds! The naan, tandoori chicken, and buttered chicken were all really good. The couple of ground beef items I tried were just okay. The biggest drawback is their price, especially when you have kids. My 9 and 10 yr olds were charged at the adult rate which is crazy. My 7 yr old was charged $ 7.95 and my 4 yr old was charged $ 4.95. We wouldn’t mind going back but that’s just too expensive for kids.
Place rating: 1
Windsor, Canada
The food was super bland and all tasted the same. I realize I may have caught it toward the tail end of the buffet crowd, but the food on the buffet was not refilled adequately, or refreshed when necessary.
Disappointing. The server was friendly enough and fairly attentive but I wouldnt want to frequent this place.
Place rating: 1
Ottawa, Canada
Terrible, terrible, terrible all around. All vegetable dishes are oily bland and salty. Meat dishes are oil, bland and several have bones in them with almost no meat. This place is shockingly bad. I can’t believe anyone who has ever been to a real Indian restaurant could like this place.
Place rating: 3
Ottawa, Canada
Decent food, decent price. This place has a pretty big selection of curries, desserts, and a large salad area. The décor is a little dated. Quality of the food varies a bit — i’ve been there a handful of times — sometimes it’s pretty good, other times it’s on the bland side and I wouldn’t really go back for seconds. But, the fact that I’ve been back there a few times means it’s decent enough…
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
The spread at Moni Mahal is one of the longest I’ve seen at any Indian buffet. It’s all there: salads and vegetables, condiments and toppings, appetizers and soups, and entrees and curries. There is even a large number of tantalizing desserts with a section all their own.
My dinner date and I agreed that the food was a little greasier than we usually preferred, but the large variety and unique dishes literally kept us going back for more. The naan was warm and stretchy. The pappadams crispy and flavourful. The two kinds of rice were both fluffy and absorbent. The most notable main dishes beside the tender tandoori chicken and rich saag aloo were the beansprout curry and pumpkin curry.
It would have been nice if there were labels for all of the dishes (and not just the curries). If I didn’t have the seasoned company by my side, I would probably have missed out on trying the pickled mango.
The bright lighting along with the ornate décor in the large room along with the comfortable booths made for a nice relaxing meal. We arrived very early on a chilly winter’s night and were surprised to see the room fill up very quickly with families and other patrons who looked like regulars.
The water service was beyond efficient. As someone who sips water almost as frequently as taking breaths of air, I found it most excellent to have my glass filled up constantly without having to wait or ask.