Amaya Express in Ottawa

50 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J7, Canada

★★★★☆
(452 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Halal restaurant

About

Best halal Indian restaurant in Ottawa

Website
amayaexpress.com
Address
50 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J7, Canada
Plus Code
C8F6+V4 Somerset, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–9 PM
Tuesday
10 AM–9 PM
Wednesday
10 AM–9 PM
Thursday
10 AM–9 PM
Friday
10 AM–9 PM
Saturday
10 AM–9 PM
Sunday
10 AM–6 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Halal food
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards

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Reviews

3.5
★★★★☆
452 reviews

Most Mentioned

indian food (61) naan (38) spicy (31) samosa (20) food court (14) vindaloo (7) wrap (7) rideau centre (6) chana (6) chicken madras (5)
5 stars
200
4 stars
68
3 stars
42
2 stars
24
1 stars
118
November 20, 2024

I got extremely sick after eating here. The eateries at Rideau are not to be trusted. Do not bring your children here. A child could die. That's how dangerous the food is. 4 days after eating here and I am still recovering. It could be Amaya, but the day before I ate at Bourbon St. Grill so there's a possibility that it's them. The fever is quite intense even for an adult like me. Please investigate instead of calling me a liar. (20/11/2024)

★★★★
November 13, 2024

We had the Veg combo, which was good quantity, and the food was delicious. The reason for 4 star is the samosa they served with the combo was not good at all, and it was a bit bitter. It almost felt like old stuff was reheated or it was fried in old oil. But everything else was good

October 17, 2024

Dine in. You’ll be fine but do not takeout without checking what’s being pre-packed (Uber/Skip/Dash). I ordered goat curry and rice, but what I received was mostly gravy and bones. Here's my message to the server: 'Lady, I’d like to see how you'd eat these bones and fat, and maybe then I could make it work.' As a suggestion, consider ethical business practices—without customers, there's no business. I'm disappointed to see the restaurant using the halal label to boost sales, only to deliver substandard food

October 12, 2024

I ordered chat papdi they gave me papdi without any mint sauce without any tamarind sauce nothing. it was so dry. i asked him to put some yogurt or chutneys but he said he didn’t have any. Very bad experience overall!

★★★★★
May 14, 2024

Delicious I love this place. Fresh made naan so delicious and butter chicken. The best place in this mall. Wish there was one in Winnipeg Thank you for the great food.

★★★★★
March 25, 2024

Absolutely delectable experience at AMAYA! I ordered veg plater, and i was so good. Specially Curry Pakora is a true masterpiece of flavors and spices, with each bite bursting with authenticity and aroma. I'm not a fan of curry pakora so I just opted for the rice with veg korma dish and naan. The naan was one of the best. It was freshly made to order and was so fluffy. It was all-in-all simply delicious. I will return again and again… I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a superb Indian food the choices are so simple but good in taste. 🤤 And truly thanks to girls (Sandeep and Simran) they were so nice to me and I really like the way they gave me options for my food.🍱

★★★★★
March 8, 2024

Some of the highest-quality Indian food I've had at a takeout place. Absolutely everybody should try the garlic naan. The portion sizes are perfect as well, so you won't be hungry afterwards. It's definitely one of the best restaurants in the food court.

★★★★
April 22, 2023

The food here is very good while the portions are quite generous. Given my overall positive experiences I expect to come back. That said, for a food court, I find the prices a tad high. Meanwhile , on my latest visit, I was disappointed to see that they are now using plastic forks, knives, and containers. While I am assuming this is due to fallout from the pandemic, I wish they were still using proper plates and cutlery.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2024

Ordered the Naan wrap with beef and spicy sauce. It was indeed spicier than expected. Fast service. Good amount of staff on deck.

★★★
December 1, 2024

The chief was rude but the girl staff was good . Management should act on him! Very bad of him.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

The garlic naan and the butter chicken was very tasty

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Very friendly staff butter chicken is very good big recommend

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

I had a wonderful experience at Amaya Express Restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious. Simran, was fantastic warm, attentive, and full of great recommendations. I can t wait to return. Highly recommend this place!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

It was a fantastic experience a very welcoming atmosphere and friendly workers in particular Simran took excellent care of us. Very timely service in getting our food. I would really recommend it.

★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Vegetarian options: I ordered a vegetable wrap and I got paneer (cheese) and lettuce. Taste is decent but not what I wanted. Employees seem impatient every time I go. Food

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

The food was great and the girl at the front desk was very generous and polite!

November 22, 2024

Ordered online and they missed the item, no value for the customers at all.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

I had a great time eating delicious food at this restaurant and the service given by simran was top-notch. The atmosphere was welcoming and friendly. I would definitely recommend it.

Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Taste was below par , dal makhani was salty , samosa chat lacked flavour and no garlic to be found on garlic naan . Only good thing about this place us their service.

October 22, 2024

The address is completely wrong and I couldnt find it

Local Guide
September 22, 2024

tidy place but food is really below par. the masalas are really strong, it gives you a feeling of almost raw taste, . Indian spices are complex fusion of grind spices, this is def not one

★★★
September 22, 2024

Service was really good however the chef s behaviour with the staff seemed disrespectful and unprofessional. I hope the chef takes this feedback seriously and make necessary improvements

Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Service is great but food is down right bad.

Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Bought Samosa Chaat. 0 flavor. Very bland and they were using Sriracha sauce. Why would you use Sriracha aauce in Indian food. Tasted bad.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Kindness and flavors! We had a lot of question to ask because there was many dishes we didnt know. The girl that served us was very patient and kind, the food was so flavorfull! Food

Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Its closed

★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Very bad taste Clod drink cane not even cool forget about chilled drinks Food

July 22, 2024

I visited this place in the mall and the staff was really rude and disrespectful. There was this Indian guy with a quirky grin on his face all the time and he did not even tell when to expect the order . Very rude guy .

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Worst kind of packaging in wraps

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The chef is good and his work mind blowing, but staff dont know the rules ( how to deal with customers)

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Good food and good portion size. Had a samosa chana chatt was very tasty and yummy. Tha cashier was really welcoming and polite. Would definitely recommend this place......

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

This is in the food court. Person at the cash was very kind and informative. Food tasted great! I got the butter chicken, curried lamb and rice.

June 22, 2024

I have been to Amaya at different locations but this was the worst. Low quality food and service. Order for chat papdi $10 and later the guy informed they dont have it. Asked for a refund he couldnt do that. Instead I ordered for aloo tikki chat. All the 3 items ordered didnt taste good at all. Went back to him to return the aloo tikki, he couldnt refund and couldnt even give anything in replace to that. Argument skills at best. Wouldnt suggest anyone to this location.

June 22, 2024

The food is not at all up to the mark. Very arrogant service team. I would not recommend anyone who likes Indian food. Please try some other better restaurants.

June 22, 2024

We had very bad experience here. We ordered food which was not well-cooked, the batter in the onion pakoras were still raw. We also ordered for chat papadi, but the person said it wasn t available and no refund was given so he suggested to order aloo tikki chaat instead. Unfortunately aloo tikki chat was horrible. We went to complain about the food he said he can t give refund and even the owner was hiding inside the kitchen even if we wanted to talk to him directly he send his employee in front. Even though it was their suggestion they didn t have the decency and ethics to give us refund or give us some discount. Aloo tikki chaat was for 9.50$ and he offered us to give one gulab jamun worth 2.50$. Very bad experience with the food and customer service. Would never recommend this place to anyone

★★
May 22, 2024

The food was too oily. The packing was not good. I just got a paper cover which was sacked with the oil from the food. To make the food hot, they fried it again in oil. They could have heated it in the oven.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

I just loved it.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Service was very friendly and food was the best Indian I have had in Canada on the whole.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

Food is absolutely delicious. Fresh and tasty. Service is fast and pleasant.

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

good indian food. Good price. Good quantity.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

A must visit at the Rideau centre! I m so delighted they brought back their famous in house made naan bread. THANK YOU THANK YOU

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

My daughters first restaurant experience with Indian food. Best service and food,in a shopping mall food court! And a decent price :)

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Vegetable wrap was so amazing. Me and my friends like the food. Best service provided.

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

I love the food !!Not too expensive for what you get Lots of choises and the naam bread is made on spot so its DELICIOUS !!Of course for atmosphere its located in the rideau center so alot of noise and people !!But for the rest !!I will surely go back

February 22, 2024

Staff was welcoming at first but they scammed me with a 9 DOLLAR SAUCE!!!! I asked for a butter chicken with rice bowl and the worker ended up giving me a sauce bowl. I went up to them asked them what is this? They started being very rude! NEVER COMING BACK HERE AGAIN! Utterly disappointed. Had no food at home so i had to eat this and was very hungry the whole day. Wasn t enough..

Local Guide
February 22, 2024

The staff was bad in many ways: - quiet - rude ( laughed at someone for walking away after feeling the food was too expensive ) - slow - incredibly unhelpful The food was: - bland - too salty - my bone-in food was more bone than meat, with plastic forks that dont help. - the fresh food was not rotated properly. They just put the new food directly on top of the old food - Too expensive for what they give The Amaya express at the St. Laurent mall is way better than this one will ever be with its current staff. I would be embarrassed to own this location, especially given that it is in the large Rideau mall. Not a good look. Will never return.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

I recommend. Diverse and very spicy Indian . We chose the Royal platter, onion Bhaji and the mango lassi

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

I had an amazing experience here. The staff were very welcoming and gave me an amazing experience there. The food was amazing especially the knaans there! 10/10

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Absolutely an incredible find (at the back of the food court) & the variety to select from is amazing. The flavours linger on the palate for longer enjoyment. I required assistance because none of it was familiar. Staff is very patient. I got a sauce with goat & another with chicken. I also tried all 3 spiced breads. I will definitely order takeout from here, every time I go to the Rideau Centre. Dietary restrictions: I have no allergies nor food restrictions but I notice lots of signs that say gluten free & vegetarian Wheelchair accessibility: It s in the Rideau Centre food court

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Rude waiters

January 22, 2024

Over all experience is good but the chef behaviour is not good with the staff i feel very bad for the staff because his way of talking is not professional.

January 22, 2024

I tried Alloo Tikki Chat, but it was sour, and I think they have been using the same yogurt for months

January 22, 2024

Having th worst food as they are serving 1month old dahi (yogurt) and Aloo Tkki Chaat. Also having Paneer Butter Masla in menu but not serving anytime. Worst experience ever. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Excellent, tasty Indian cuisine. I tried the naan tikka, delicious.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Service provided by employees was so good. I enjoyed my meal

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Excellent food, fresh and delicious.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Good customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

I recommend this Halal certified restaurant. Very welcoming and attentive staff, even the chef asked us our opinion on the dishes. We wanted to try it so much but we were afraid it would be too spicy for our taste, the Chicken Briani was super good with 2 generous and super good portions of chicken. We asked for fries and got a very large box. We cant wait to try other dishes from them

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

The only thing I would change is the saltiness but the flavors cannot be compared!!! Loved it and the cashier was super nice to me!

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Amazing garlic naan. Best in the city

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Really great place to eat

December 22, 2023

One of the worst place to eat specially the one at Rideau centre I m not sure how others rated you more than 2* ..u charge for Garlic naan and then serve the ready made naan we donot go to restaurant to eat MTR or any other packed food ,not for market owned ready made naan ..:. If some one has to eat that kind of food they can simply go to any Indian supermarket or ( even Walmart have that now a days) and just heat and eat

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Delicious Indian food. Very tasty and healthy. The best option in the food court of Rideau Centre

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This place has the best goat curry. The combos are great.. sufficient quantity, good taste, nominal cost!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

They charge extra for water. Just ridiculous

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Who would have thought a food court would have the best Indian food. We have been several times and have never been disappointed! Food is hot, flavourful and the spices are perfect. Very friendly staff. Highly recommended!

December 22, 2023

Slow service, very disorganized, overpriced for what you get

December 22, 2023

worst customer service ever experienced

December 22, 2023

Never visit this restaurant very bad food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The best place I have ever been too . The service was fantastic.. I am recommending this place to everyone

December 22, 2023

Waste of money super expensive and bad taste

December 22, 2023

Bad food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The best place to get Indian food. Staff is super friendly. Curries are super fresh and hot.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

They have the best quality Indian food. Highly recommended. Prices are good for the quantity you get.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I ordered food for take out and was amazed to see the quantity of a bowl. I had to share it with my friend because i couldn t finish it all by myself. The staff is really nice and friendly. Food is just finger licking good. Highly recommended to anyone who wana have good tasty food

December 22, 2023

Food was not fresh. Meat tasted very old and disgusting. Contacted the store and they were very rude about it. AVOID

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

This place is AMAZING!! I go there every time I m at Rideau and they never disappoint! The food is always so fresh, their Biryani is honestly the best I ve had yet in Ottawa. I highly recommend this place if you re looking for great Indian cuisine!! Kid-friendliness: All the workers are so polite and positive, they always have a great smile on them which I love! I go with my kids and they are always so very patient with them!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I have eaten here many times and they never seem to disappoint! They have great service and the food is just exquisite!!! Their biryani and butter chicken is my favourite! I always come here just to get their biryani! I 100% recommend this restaurant if you re looking for a amazing food for a really good price!!

December 22, 2023

Worst food ever in the name of indian food. However the only thing I like is caned coke.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Owner/Manager bad hygiene; cross contamination wearing gloves while touching food and simultaneously operating the computer and interact machine. Food bad.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and great food with top quality

December 22, 2023

Food quality is very poor

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Worst food and won t recommend to anyone

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

As someone who know what real palak Paneer or chole looks and tastes like , I really did not like the taste of the gravy. Looks like the owner is saving on butter/cream as the Palak Paneer gravy tasted like a green spinach water and it was tasteless. Real authentic gravy should be smooth . Moreover, Paneer was not even fresh. It was tasting stale and was too hard to even chew. Chole tasted nothing like authentic Indian chole-masala. No wonder why this restaurant has a rating of 3.5. Even the person in the front counter was quite hostile towards the customers. Tasteless food and worst customer service.

★★★
December 22, 2023

I used to think this place was really good but the quality seems to have gone down and they no longer make fresh naan, they just reheat premade ones on a flattop

December 22, 2023

I ordered a butter chicken wrap and sadly it contained only 4 mini cubes of chicken (less than 50grams) and the wrap was so thin and paid more than $14 for it. Which it wasn t enough for a meal. Ii was just the flour tortilla and the chicken. I definitely never came back to eat here. So expensive and cheap on the portions.

★★
December 22, 2023

Ordered a mango lassi and chicken madras from the Rideau location on Canada Day, July 1st. Got the meal super fast but found a slightly raw chicken piece... Chicken wasnt warm but basmati rice was hot/cooked properly at least. Only good thing about the meal was the sauce. Did get diarrhea so most likely hadnt realize I ate a slightly raw piece of chicken before finding the other one by cutting it open with my fork.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The butter chicken is sooo delicious and perfect naan and perfect potato samosa

★★
December 22, 2023

Portions are small, naan bread is worse than those cheep store bought ones. The butter paneer is not fresh either.Too overpriced. Also the mango lasse was disgusting.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Delicious, flavorful, food. One of the only decent halal places in ottawa. Their butter chicken is excellent. I 100% recommend this place. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Delicious butter chicken and great service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I tried a few different things and it was amazing. Met the owner and his family and are wonderful. Will definitely go again!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Surprised to have such perfectly made Indian food in the mall

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food, nice value for money.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Spicyyyyyyy even for people who eat spicy foods. Take the none spicy options. The prices are quite high but the quantity and the quality are good for the prices. Suitable for muslim and vegans.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and great taste

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I used to come here all the time when I passed through the Rideau center more often. It hasnt changed in quality, Im happy to say. I always get butter chicken with butter Naan. The Naan is made fresh to order and is always hot and fluffy. The butter chicken is pretty good, lightly spicy. The prices are a little steep for me but it beats eating at Subway lol. Id pay the price for this any day.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food is varied and delicious.

★★
December 22, 2023

I wish I could give this place a higher review but they up-charged me by adding a tip to the total without my consent. Very disappointing.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ive been to this location a few times and always found the food and portions to be quite good. If I could make one suggestion, I would suggest at least 2 veg and dairy free options (or clearer signage about what you can get in a platter). I ordered a veg platter, not realizing that I could not get the vegan labeled options from the left side of the food. It had to be from the right side. Unfortunately, there was only one option for me. The service was not great when I asked what I could do, telling them I could not have cream. In the end, I was given something from the left side, and the food was good, but it took some time and frustration (on both ends, unfortunately).

December 22, 2023

Worst indian street food ever I tasted . Total waste of money.

December 22, 2023

I was given cold chicken and told I was unable to receive a refund because I chose to not have it microwaved in plastic, then I was laughed at for being told I can not have my money back when I was upset. Dont waste your money here, terrible food and terrible disrespectful service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food is really delicious! But the staff is also amazing! I wanted something that wasn t on the menu (only with chicken and I am vegetarian) so the chef cooked for me without me even knowing. So thoughtful, thank you!! Vegetarian options: Many delicious vegetarian options

December 22, 2023

Food was bland . The butter chicken was spicy but no flavor. The garlic nann was good. They had a mango lassi on the menu but they werent selling it anymore.

December 22, 2023

I ordered 3 things and one of them was uncooked, other was ice cold like its been cooked since the morning and served in evening. Very bad experience

December 22, 2023

Food is really bad. Not gonna come back. Samosas were cold and undercooked.

December 22, 2023

My experience here was very bad I ordered 3 things and all the food was cold and below average in taste. Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best butter chicken poutine in town will recommend highly and thanks for the service especially to Bàljinder who do an excellent job

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Have the butter chicken poutine. Born and raised Canadian, I m telling you it is a splash of Canadian mixed with the fine cuisine India has to offer. Unreal

December 22, 2022

Horrible service and rude staff provided very cold food and when asked to heat it up did not and misbehavied

December 22, 2022

Need to improve the quality of food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Never had this place before but I definitely will again!! It was delicious today! The lady at the front (wish I remembered her name) was an absolute doll! Very pleasant gal :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The food was really tasty. I love the garlic naan in this place they are so good. I find a chance to talk with the person whomade the naan and his name was harkirat, i appreciated him well as i loved the naan so much than any other places. Everything over here tastes delicious especially the currys. I would really like to identify and appreciate one of the server there. Anmol, she served food for me and my family with a very pleasant attitude and friendly communication. We all loved her service. I would definitly recommend this place in terms of food and service.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Disappointed. Charged me for $16.00 for Butter Chicken with 3 small pcs of chicken inside. Really Guys? Feels like i was ripped off...

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Earlier this week I came here this week for lunch. I tried their Butter Chicken and it was amazing. The service here was amazing despite it being a little busy. Anmol was very sweet and had the friendliest service Ive experienced in awhile. Would rate more than 5 stars if possible. Great job to everyone working at Amaya :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

A few weeks ago I visited this place for lunch. I had the veg korma that was super yummy. I distinctly remember Anmol who suggested the option in the first place. She was very warm and provided an excellent service. I would come back again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I love Indian food very yummy thank you

December 22, 2022

Not satisfied with their service this time. We ordered veggie plater. It looks like they cooked a frozen naan and served it even one of the veggie taste like they put a lot of coconut oil in it. Chana veggie was good though.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Tasty Chicken Biryani & Gulab Jamin After a long time tasted yummy biryani.Full spices and good quantity Highly recommended !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very tasty, chicken biryani and butter chicken, really delicious , I hate spicy food, but this is not spicy but delicious I recommend it

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The food is good but the value is not there for the price you pay

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I ordered chicken biryani and combs 2 you could tell the food was not fresh and it was cold and I did not like at all waste of my money

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best Indian food in Rideau mall. Love their butter chicken

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food quality I found was fair to below standard. I tried chicken biryani and it tasted no where like biryani. I seemed boiled rice with just spices and chicken thrown into it. Lady who brought my spicy fries did not even acknowledge my polite thank you and walked away. How rude and poor customer service. But on the other hand I tried aloo tiki chat which was good. I think there is a room for improvement and combining excellent customer service with authentic quality of food service

December 22, 2022

The quality of food was so bad. The last time I visited, I really like it, the food was fresh and tasty. But this I think I wasted my money. Not even a single item was tasty. No fresh naan. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Let me just preface this by saying that it takes a lot for me to complain. Ive occasionally gotten food from Amaya a few times without issues, but my last trip there was extremely disappointing. I hesitate to say it outright, but it was plain disgusting. I ordered a meat/veggie combo which included the butter chicken and saag paneer. Ive ordered both of these before, from Amaya and other locations. But this time, the paneer tasted hard, old, rubbery, and not like *cheese*. I was so taken aback by this that I rinsed off the pieces that were left in my meal and as you can see by the picture... Well, those hard, orange pieces dont look like any paneer Ive eaten before. To me, it seemed like they honestly put old paneer into the new curry which I hope not, but it was horrible. Even with spices, Ive never had paneer taste or look like this did. Really disappointing, to say the least, as I loved the convenience of having an indian restaurant in the mall, but I cant see myself ordering from them again after this.

December 22, 2022

I went today to order chicken beryani, beef stew, naan and samosas. I regret why I wasted my money. The food was horrible. The beryani was more like stew then the rice had 2 spoons chould not take more than that . The naan was old and cold. The samosa was not fresh probably 2-3 days old just warmed up with abosolutly no taste and under cooked. I wish I was able not stoped there. I will never shop from there. Don t waste your money not worth a penny.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best food in Rideau mall beeef vindaloo was delicious. We Would definitely come back to this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Yes it s in a food court. But this is some of the BEST most delicious and flavorful Indian food I have EVER tried! The prices are reasonable and the staff is friendly! Highly recommend if you re around the mall and looking for a delicious meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

One of the best food I have had among all Indian restaurants. It s always been fresh and delicious. Also , staff members are really humble and friendly to customers. Keep doing great work.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Service and the food is perfect. Staff members are very nice.

December 22, 2022

Worst quality of food.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I have oderd two tikki chat They didn t put stuff like onions tomatoes etc zero stars for food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good and halal food but spicy

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Travelled to Ottawa to speak on EDI to the future Medical Students at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Bonus Rideau Center to enjoy some amazing authentic Indian food. This is by no means mall food. #Yum #WorthTheDrive

December 22, 2022

Very poor food quality,I tried chaat papari and smosa chana chaat.Both doesn t tasted fresh. The taste was horrible same as prices. Even the pop weren t so cold. I don t recommend this at all.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

my experience here was amazing. I came here for lunch today, the service from the young girl was amazing, Anmol I believe is her name. She was so friendly from the greeting. I was uncertain of what to purchase as I am quite unfamiliar with the food, and she walked me through the basics and suggested me an exquisite dish. Fantastic service, there should be more people like her out there.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very quick and very friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I was presently surprised at the amount of food I was given.(especially after reading the reviews). I ordered a combo with Beef Vidaloo and Chana Masala plus 2 samosas it came up to 21$. After seeing what they dished out, my husband and I decided to share it. It was amazing, good seemed fresh. It was a little spicy for me but I had water and it went down well. Great job !!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very delicious, I recommend the biryani and butter chicken

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Pretty decent Desi style food. Really recommended if you like Indian food. Thanks guys!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

So so so..I went to Amaya, for the 2nd time. I took a beef curry and tikki chat! I was curious about the tikki chat because of the name. Didnt know what was it...and yeah Im kind of glad I did that choice. The beef curry you already know (spicy, you can litteraly taste India in the plate with so many rich flavours). But the tikki chat...the tikki chat thooo.. Didnt expect to eat a vegan plate that good. It contains potato yogurt Indian essential flavour and of course PIMENTÉ. The hot pepper poking your tongue and the yogurt cooled it off. Like a bittersweet situation.. Amaya Express at Rideau centre Ottawa, well done!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

This place is the best Indian food we ve had. We visited Ottawa for a few days and we made it a point to come here everyday for lunch. The food is extremely flavorful and fresh. I personally enjoyed the goat curry with rice and garlic naan, while my wife enjoyed their butter chicken and chicken madras with the rice and garlic naan. Others with us enjoyed their butter chicken poutine which I personally didn t try.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Over all the food was delicious, but disappointed in the naan they served us Costco garlic naan the main important part of Indian food is the naan. I had asked for the authentic naan was told the tandoori machine is not working I wish I told before paying 10$ for 3 naan when a whole pack Costco is 6$

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The people at Amaya Express were very nice to me and patiently explained the menu while I asked way too many questions. Big thank you to Amul

December 22, 2022

Their naan over has been broken for over a year and it seems they have no intention to fix it. Very disappointed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The food was excellent, fresh and hot (had a vegetarian curry and a samosa).

December 22, 2022

Overpriced for what you get.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Samosa was stale!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

1st time eating at Amaya yesterday, at the Rideau centre. Staff was very friendly, gave great recommendations and the food was delicious! The portions were a great size & I had leftover for lunch today. Will be back!

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Too much spice not up to what it looks

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Surprisingly good considering its food court indian food, I always love it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Delicious food and plenty of options. Best place to eat in the mall. Would 100% recommend :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Had the beef vindaloo! It was mad spicy but VERY delicious!!

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I ordered biryani from here. There was 0% salt in it. How can you guys expect people to eat something without salt? Also, it was too oily. I could find a thick layer of oil below the rice.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

10 year latter! After we had to go back 3 times to get our food correct. They finally got it. Well what can I say 3 times a charm. So if you feel like spending your lunch in line....

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Its been so long since i have been to amaya and was really pleased to recieve such customer service. Thanks Sanimer Singh for this pleasant experience

December 22, 2021

Absolutely disgusting.. Nothing else to say

December 22, 2021

Food quality was so bad.

December 22, 2021

The food is absolutely awful! Everything was super greasy and bland. There was a single piece of chicken in the chicken biryani. Completely disappointed

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Ordered for 22 people. This place was Amazing ! Everyone was really impressed. It was all warm. Not one complaint. And that juice was wonderful! Thanks to you and the team!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Authentic flavors and good quantity for price. Dont forget the Raita

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The top tier experience for Indian fast food style, Amaya has massive portions, delicious food with the caveat being you will pay more for sides. While it entails spending a bit more than an average fast food lunch it is sincerely worth the price and the food itself is varied, delicious and plentiful. Make sure to get a garlic naan and mango lassi

December 22, 2020

we order papri chat the thing is that there was not any sauces and onions in that which is main ingredient in that and when I said to cook but he behaves rude with us. To impress customer he should have to behave good. At the end its totally wastage of money.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Please update your store hours, I have now come here 4 weeks in a row trying to buy food during my break at 10h on Thursdays and have been consistently told by the staff that they were only going to be open at 10h40. I love your food and really hate leaving reviews like this but either fix your opening hours on Google or tell your staff to be open and ready to serve when you say you will be.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

First time eating here but not first time eating Indian food. Let me tell you the food is very salty. Overpowers other spices and make it very tasteless. The Madras and the vindaloo aren t even spicy as they are supposed to be.

December 22, 2020

The food prices are quite high. They sell one vegetarian samosa for 2.99 plus taxes. Nowhere in Canada, one can find samosa of this price. We had two samosas on March 4,2020. The staff reheated in some oil and it was still rotten. I would advise food lovers not to visit this place. Even their kanata Amaya is selling stale food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Had a great meal at Amaya! Seeing them cook the naan from scratch was awesome and delicious! Highly recommend!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Food was amazing and excellent service there

December 22, 2020

The food i bought- chicken biryani- was too salty and had too much chili. Dnt put so much salt in foods

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

This is the best restaurant in the mall, and possibly the best Indian food Ive had in Ottawa. I eat here nearly every week, and I will continue.

December 22, 2020

The naan was literally reaheated naan from the grocery store.

★★★
December 22, 2020

They microwaved the Naan. The chicken seemed tough like its been frozen for a while. It was not horrible but I was caught by surprise. They used to be way better

December 22, 2020

bad experience not healthy

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

the food is okay. the service is not. The staff were pushy, and kind of unfriendly.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I goto Amaya Express twice a week at least and have been going there since I moved to Ottawa 3 years ago, most reasonable price in town and good quantity. My favorites are Mango lassi, Biryani and Samosa.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Had the Combo 3 where they include 2 meat option for 16 dollars. It was only plain rice with about 7 small pieces of meat and tons of gravy. Value wise this place is terrible! To be fair, their gravy was tasty spicy. However it doesnt justify the big price tag when others nearby is serving with better value. I had the meal 6 hours ago and forgot to review the place. It was such a bad experience that I had to go through my credit card history and come up with the name and looking it up and then posting the review. So you know this review isnt BS!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Giving this a 3 star because the other food looked good. However, I ordered a chicken wrap and it was not good at all. The naan was hard like a rock, tasted like sriracha and nothing really good about it. Quite disappointed

★★
December 22, 2020

I mean it was good, but everything was so spicy. I got 2 combo 2. Palek paneer, chicken madras, beef vindaloo and another veggie dish. All very tasty but hard to enjoy it when its so spicy, we always order indian dishes and this is the first time we agreed this is too spicy. We also got onion bhaji however also very spicy, and still raw onions in the middle and like a paste. Naan tasted like any other kind.of naan Ive had in the past. Unfortunately because we did not eat in the food court we could not address it right away. I was very surprised that the food was so spicy for a food court. We will not be ordering from here again, 40$ worth for food we could hardly enjoy.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great place. Had real Indian tasty food there.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I had the chick peas and rice, well seasoned. Not sure why people are talking about not getting enough food, the quanity was perfect. The sauce was excellent and my peas were not mushy and enjoyable. I work in the industry and Im completely satisfied wih the quality received. Thank you for an excellent supper.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

The butter chicken and nana is excellent. Tasty and hot and reasonably priced

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Royal platter is the best. My friend said Its good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Food is good service was also not to bad ..but most of the items they didnt have at rush hours super time

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Love how light their food is ! Their wraps are made with freshly baked nan breads and are so filling and yum ! Staff is really courteous and the food is definitely worth the price .

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Food is good but the staff is so unprofessional they don t know how to speak or reply. I visited this restaurant 4-5 times but every time. i found them very rude.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

This location is definitely not as good as the other ones. Initially, I was going to leave a review myself but seeing the way you reply to your customers (or in this case the customers you ve lost) is not really professional. From one business owner to another, I think it s crucial to handle constructive criticism. Your customers are taking their time to leave your restaurant a review based on YOUR service and YOUR staffs, the least you can do is stop getting defensive when customers have a negative opinion. This should be an opportunity to learn and maybe take their opinion into account (especially if more than one person are saying the same thing). For example, you can suggest a solution, apologize for their experience, or even compensate; not just agree and tell them to go other places. You don t create customer loyalty this way and this is certainly not how you should be replying to customers when they have a complaint. As a business owner I think customer satisfaction is what makes businesses successful. Thus, let your staff know about the complaints and find ways to improve (whatever it is). You cant just be defensive towards customers that didnt like something about your restaurant or service because its the customer that brings their money to you. Based on how you advise others people to go and eat at different places, I really hope that more and more people will take your advice and be loyal customers elsewhere.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Hasnt had naan in months but still charges full price. I miss ordering cause the food is delicious. Edit; a response to the owners comment. Yes. That is what a review is. Your service has noticeably gone down hill in the last year which has driven me and my spouse to stop ordering here.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Canadas best samosas and the mint sauce is the best . Good service .

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

They are always out of aloo naans! I dont know if it is because they dont have potatoes? Or if it is because they just dont wanna make it! Its so annoying when you come to the mall hoping you get the food you want and leave empty handed.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Goat curry was so tasty... And curries are not over spicied... Good service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good service and tasty food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I got the butter chicken, spinach with cheese with rice and a salad on the side.The service was fast and it was a busy line, which is a good sign. The butter chicken was pleasantly spicy with a lot of sauce as was the spinach. The cheese pieces (paneer) are a good size. I enjoyed my meal very much!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Pretty good selection but the rice can sometimes be a bit soggy for my taste and the staff can be a bit slow