This spot is my favorite in the Waterloo region for South Asian food and culture. The dine in area is clean, appropriate lightening, excellent seating, and has a classy look to it. The employees there are easy going, caring, and nice folks. I tend to order Chicken Korma and Rasmalai for desert, hands down best in town. If your looking for a nice restaurant to go to on a date night or with family and friends while eating quality South Asia food, this is the spot.
Recently, I was craving Indian food which is why I ordered lunch from Empress of India at 34 King Street S, Waterloo, ON, N2J 2X5. Located in Uptown Waterloo, this restaurant is known for its authentic Indian and Indo-Chinese dishes!Let’s get on with what I ordered! I ordered a plate of Chaat Papri and a bowl of Rasmalai. With a delicious combination of yoghurt, mint chutney, and tamarind chutney topping up the crisps and chickpeas, the Chaat Papri was full of flavour and delight! The Rasmalai was simply an addition to the perfection with the aromatic saffron and delicious pistachios bringing an end to the lunch! Ever since I moved to Waterloo, Empress of India has been my go-to when I miss home-cooked food.To hear about this review, follow us @eatinontario on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
Probably the best Indian food in Waterloo for non-vegetarian dishes. The butter chicken and goat curry were very good.Some cons:- I tried their vegetarian dishes and those weren't quite as good- Wait times can be quite long when dining in. I remember waiting for ~25 minutes before getting our food but that could've been due to it being a busy evening
I always ordered in from Empress of India, but this time I dined in and it was such a good experience. The food is great, as always, the service is really good and the cleanliness is also good. Overall a good experience and I’m surely going here again.
Their lamb korma was good, service too.UPD:One of a few Indian restaurants still serving real korma with powered cashews in the sauce. Service is great as well as drinks. Attached: anaroshOne answer I got in another restaurant serving a regular brown colour curry instead of creamy nutty korma was they were afraid of allergies but in reality it could be any reason from saving on ingredients to recipe differences depending on region.
Lovely Indian restaurant right across from Waterloo Town Square. I ate here last October and enjoyed the meal so much it was my first stop when I came back to Waterloo. Flavourful food, spicy if you want and excellent butter chicken for those who don’t like too much spice, generous rice portions and delicious naan. Looking forward to eating here again on my next trip to Waterloo.
great taste! super authentic. but for portions, the price is WAY too high and you can go to other places that offer the same authentic taste at a lower price point. otherwise it’s great :)
Worst service I’ve ever experienced. Only one other group in the entire restaurant and they seated us directly beside them, not even 2 feet away. We asked to move. They moved us, then a new group was seated directly beside us when there were countless other tables they could’ve been seated at.When we expressed to the waitress that someone in our group is at risk and we can’t have people seated so close, the waitress mumbled and walked away and did not acknowledge our request.Decent food though.
Liked their Tandoori Chicken and the Hakka Noodles most. Chilli Chicken dry was good too. Overall, a good Indian restaurant with good flavors.
For food delivery drivers,This restaurant doesn’t have their dedicated parking spot and haven’t disclosed it in their delivery app. App has a description for drivers to park across the street in public parking spot. If you can’t find spot there you have to drive around looking for a spot.If you end up calling the restaurant, staff member will instruct you to do the same. If you like to waste time finding spot around half a kilometre area and walk to pick up food, accept their delivery orders.In my opinion, Delivery platform should have restrictions over such restaurant and remove them from their platform due to accessibility issue.