Masala Grille in Thunder Bay

The absolute best in Thunder Bay! Dietary restrictions: Low sodium and dairy allergy. Food : 5/5 |

Most excellent and Swedisht.

We went there for the buffet. For $25, the selection was good. The naan and butter chicken was delicious. I ordered paneer pakora for myself and the dish was served hot and tasted good. Overall, we had a good experience.

Very comfortable surroundings, friendly and fast service, and excellent food! Definitely will be back!

Tasty Indian food. Nice decorations and sitting area.

Such a fantastic restaurant. The best butter chicken Ive ever had. The owner and staff are super friendly. The atmosphere is fantastic. One of the best restaurants in the city.

Masala Grill is an absolute gem! The service is outstanding, with a friendly and attentive staff. The food is packed with authentic Indian flavors and beautifully presented. The ambiance is warm and inviting, perfect for any occasion. Highly recommend!

Rich flavours and generous portions

Amazing ambience!

Great service great food great atmosphere even our grand daughter thinks its the best place ever

Vegetarian options: Allo gobi , panner tikka, Food

It was a not a good experience at all, the food took almost an hour to arrive. They gave us complimentary pakoras because the food was too late, which is appreciated. They said the kitchen has small stove and the take out plus dine in orders were too much for the kitchen. I mean if your stove is small, then decrease the seating capacity. Coming to the food, everything was tasting tangy, even the kadhai paneer. There was no spice at all. Either the food was stale or the chef loves adding lime in everything. I have had better experiences there but this visit was just terrible and disappointing

Beautiful restaurant. Amazing food. Wonderful staff. Five stars.

I ordered online for pick up. A few minutes after placing the order, they called to ask what level of spice I wanted for my butter chicken which I really appreciate. They don t include disposable utensils, plates or napkins by default, so make sure to ask for them if you need them. The staff were very friendly and happy to provide them upon request. When I arrived back to the hotel after picking up my order I was delighted to discover that they must package their orders at the temperature of the sun, because the entire order was still piping hot, like too hot to eat right away, which I ve never experienced with takeout before anywhere. The food was all really great. The portions are very generous, I thought the naan seemed a little pricey when I ordered, but I couldn t order butter chicken without naan so I ordered it anyways. Once I received the food and saw how large of a portion the naan is served in, I felt the cost was totally appropriate. The naan is that perfect combo of chewy and fluffy. The butter chicken is tomato-forward with a subtle sweetness. The chicken was the most perfectly cooked moist chicken breast I ve had. The spring rolls were a bit less cooked than I would have personally preferred, but that s just my preference and they were still delicious. They re served with Thai sweet chili sauce. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place and will be coming back next time I m in town.

Food was okay, service was great The staff was kind & courteous

Best restaurant in thunderbay. Specially if some one is looking for real indian taste . All the items were perfect. Will definitely visit again soon .

Delicious and plenty of meaty dishes. Chicken 65 is a fav. Dietary restrictions: Lots of vegetarian and non-dairy options. The roganjosh is amazing.

All the Tables are daging

The staff were absolutely fantastic this evening. The Buffet was so delicious and an amazing value. A very nice ambiance for our family of six Thanks for an enjoyable evening. Jon Wynn Gear Up For Outdoors Ltd.

The food was very good. I love curry and naan bread. The butter chicken was tasty, too. Service was good. Vegetarian options: My vegan grandson loves the options. Parking: There was lots of free parking available Kid-friendliness: Grandkids liked it, and everyone was great with them.

Both food and service was fantastic! We were just visiting but if we lived here, this would be our favorite Indian restaurant and we would go regularly. I ve been to many Indian restaurants but this restaurant has the best naan I ve ever eaten.

super friendly staff and delicious food :) always go for the buffet its an insane deal. recommend the kheer (: they have some crazy good meals during the harvest event. I went one year.

Great food, friendly staff.

Superb Customer service,nice ambiance, they have special menu for Gluten allergic people.

Never had a bad meal. Love the staff. Never been turned away. Visited this resturant many times when i visuted Thunder Bay. I now live here and take all my visters here. Favourite resturant in Thunder Bay. Parking: Never had a problem Kid-friendliness: Brought grandchildren here

Every thing is good

Good service, buffet was fresh. Clean and it s in a cool building seeing the water.

We stayed past closing without realizing but staff were wonderful... Never made us feel rushed or unwelcome.

My husband and I ordered takeout Beef Korma and Vegetable Red Curry to share. Portions were generous and the food was very tasty. Service was also friendly. Though we did not dine in the restaurant the building looks very nice from the street and the space looks like a nice spot with good ambience.

Great ambience and good servicd

Service was amazing, ordered few things from menu. Love your paan flavour jack

Food was delicious and customer service was awesome.

Nice place

Great Buffet!

The best experience including quality of food,hygiene and a very good staff.Highly recommended.

Masala grille provides good experience in Thunder Bay. Especially quality of foods and services, they provide the maximum satisfaction to us. The ambience provide by them is superb and memorable. Overall they provide a remarkable service there... Everyone must try......

Really good experience with masala grille. Employers working here are hardworking and they provide full customer satisfaction, especially food is really tasty must try

Delicious!

food was delicious, best customer service, i had ever get. must visit and never forget to try chana masala, it is my favourite.

Fantastic meal!!

Great food and atmosphere. I will definitely go again.

Excellent food, great service

After having travelled all canada, and living in 3 provinces. One of THE best quality and value for indian food in Canada. Also something which really stood out was their exceptional customer service, like they actually care. Amazing experience.

Excellent food, prices, service, portion sizes and ambience.

We ordered chicken briyani, veg somosas, pagodas, butter naan and Hyderabadi Murgh curry they asked for 1 hour to prepare the food when we went there after an hour food was still not ready and didnt came as expected. Pagodas were burnt and hard. I was surprised to see briyani in soup container, briyani was salty. If you are looking for good authentic Indian food I wouldnt refer for this place. Price is pretty high according to the taste and the portions of the food.

Staff is very friendly and the food is great. Highly recommended.

Me and my husband went for dinner. They took more 35 minutes to get our order and that was incomplete, and stale. We informed the staff that food is expired and does not taste fresh, the staff told us to pay for the beers and no apologize for wasting our time. After 45 minutes we had to leave without the food. Total waste of time. Would never stop here again.

Excellent food and service. I tried paneer chilli and karhai paneer, totally worth it!!!

It really felt like Home. Outstanding food, Best ambiance, and Amazing staff

Amazing ambience!!!! I went there a few days ago, the buffet was extremely delicious and the staff was super friendly.

Excellent food more than the food experience tye customer service was so admiring and also I would like to mention the server zee I dont know his name exactly but his service was awesome which made us really pleasant

I went to Thunder Bay from Winnipeg via driving. It was May 14, 2023, Mothers day, Sunday, around 5.30 pm. I was almost dying as I was tired and hungry, went to this place, at the reception desk one young girl and one young lad was talking to some other customers. My turn came and they handed me the printed menu, told me that $35+ tax will be the food bill. She asked me are you interested? Sounded so rude to me! Of course I was not wearing any fancy dress and drove a lot of hours before reaching that restaurant. So I think they assumed that I might not be able to pay them. I could have given them $35 tip on top of the food bill if they would serve me few food. Fortunately I didnt have my supper at that restaurant. Actually I dont blame them! Because you learn manner either from family or from the employer.

The ambiance is very nice. Confirmed verbally with the manager the chicken is NOT halal but the lamb is.

Absolutely fantastic. Great food, great service. The owner is friendly, and the staff make itba great experience.

Very good food. Authentic flavors and spices

Best samosa, butter chicken, friendly staff! Keep up the great work!

I have the buffet when we go and its always good, nice friendly atmosphere.

Fantastic. The best Indian food we ever had. Fresh and flavourful. Decore and service show pride of ownership. 7 stars.

This restaurant was recommended to us (we are visiting Thunder Bay) and it was excellent. Great service and ambiance. We chose the buffet which was excellent and has a number of vegetarian options. Highly recommend this restaurant Vegetarian options: Excellent buffet with many vegetarian options

Had an amazing food. Naan was excellent.

Amazing food, service, atmosphere, everything!! I love going here for vegetable pakoras, the vegan buffet, and delicious curries. One of my favourite restaurants in Tbay!

Best Indian food in thunderbay. Must visit place.

Worst Biriyani ever tasted! It s like some tomato chicken curry and rice! I don t know about other foods but definitely Biriyani is not something to try here!

My partner and I, from the first bite, loved the flavours and aromas our dishes gave us. Our server answered any questions we asked, and was extremely plesant when she checked on us to ensure we were satisfied. To be honest, a simple 5 rating was not enough for our experience. We are from out of town and there are some good places around the city that I live in, however I was extremely happy with our experience here

Delicious dinner buffet! Not expensive and fresh and tasty. Vegetarian options: Mostly vegetarian with a few meat options on the buffet. Food : 5/5 |

Really enjoyed it. Tried samples of many dishes. Will be back! Food

The setting is in an old house and it feels unique and comfortable. Ive been twice now while in town for work and had the buffet both times. Very fresh, very flavourful. Their naan in particular is quite special. Most places have fairly bland naan unless it is immediately from the tandoor and eaten within a few minutes. Something about the naan here has an underlying flavour which is unique and satisfying, and its mouthfeel is wonderful. Vegetarian options: The chef, I was told by the owner, is vegan so they will accommodate any needs with full understanding. Parking: It is behind the building and the entrance is not especially obvious, but there is plenty of parking when you find it. Kid-friendliness: I saw children eating here and enjoying themselves.

Poor Management! Most of the stuff out of stock. We were left with no options

Food taste zero. Servers were cooperative but the kitchen was out of most of items. Also the only items available seemed left overs and were altered. Our previous experience was lot better. Food : 1/5

Excellent food and service. Only giving 4 stars as we couldnt eat more dishes on the menu.

Came here for the first time, the butter masala chicken was great.

It s the worse food I ever had we read the review but I guess they bought the review . I would suggest please eat the frozen food from Walmart . Atmosphere

All these reviews are nothing but false! The owner of the restaurant had terrible attitude including the employees! The food was not good either. We ordered Garlic Naan which was $4.50 each- came unbuttered! The naans were frozen including their spring rolls! They didn t have half the things that were on the menu. I would recommend Monsoon Restaurant any day over this garbage of a restaurant!!

Had a great time with friends and family. We were 8 people and the quantity of the food and taste was amazing. Service was also great, they kept checking on us if we liked all the dishes. Definitely recommend and would definitely visit again.

I had a recent experience of having dinner here, ordered food tasted like it was made from ready made sauces from market cause it had that tangy pinch to it, got a sore throat from the food too and my doctor told me after diagnosis that it might be from the food. Service was too slow, and I saw the staff deliberately moving their eyes away when I wanted to ask/order something, might be that the store was busy but for me it was the last time to visit the store, slowest possible service, bad tasting food and not at all friendly staff. Not Recommended to people looking for authentic Indian food.

The owner of the restaurant had terrible attitude including the employees! The food was not good either.

Masala Grill is a delightful Indian restaurant with exceptional flavors and friendly service. The food is aromatic and bursting with authentic taste. A must-visit for any Indian cuisine enthusiast!

absolutely worsttt food, they dont even care if we give the feedback. Buffet was 30$ which is absolute waste of money and not even worth of penny. Surprisingly this amount doesn t include dessert. That is an extra 5$ for just an ice cream. Not even cities like Toronto or Vancouver have these kind of prices $$$$$. Even spoiled food is being served. when asked for refund manager asked to come next time to see the difference. Who comes for this kind of food and service when it is this disappointing even with basic items. Giving this review on behalf of my husband who visited just now. Response to your reply: Anyone who has healthy respect towards money, doesnt want their penny to go worthless. Hence, he went multiple times to try different items and to see if all had same taste. Also to the point of spice levels, we aren t expecting Indian level spicy but these are bland and had no taste at all. We have taken negative reviews on this column lightly which is a mistake. Those are the truth bombs. Also, I would strongly recommend all my friends and whoever is reading this review to avoid this place strictly if you don t want to spoil your health and a major hole in the pockets.

Excellent!!!!?

Very good dine in service with great ambience

Food was fantastic, the buffet was very good. Nice atmosphere as well, definitely recommend

Tasty food but little pricey

I ve ordered takeout from here four times, mostly on the weekends. They can be quite busy on the weekend but it s always worth the wait. The food is incredible and all of the staff are friendly and accommodating. Chicken korma spicy, tandoori chicken and pakoras are favourites in our household.

Very well prepared food there naab is big thanks

Really good ambiance...i really thinkn its a house and they turned it to a restaurant ..buffet was good but didnot had any desserts. Would have given 5 star if they had more dishes for a $25 buffet.

First things first: takeout must have utensils. Regarding the food, samosas were ok and the lamb biryani was ok. Sauce with biryani was bad.

Worst food. Dont waste your money over there. I tested gajar halva, that was the worst halva i tasted in my life.

Do not miss this place if you are passing from Thunderbay. Neat n Clean, Warm Welcome, food quality is too good, try vegetable biriyani, mango lassi, naan n what not !

Delicious food and great service. The chicken Biryani is amazing!

Me and my friend, went to the restaurant at 8.00 pm for the buffet, Even though they were gonna close by 8.30 the staff and the owner were happ y to accommodate us both. Kudos to their top notch customer service attitude. The food was amazing too... I usually do not give 5 star ratings. But their customer service deserves it. Definitely will go back there soon...

My experience has always been good with them for many years. Amazing Indian food, especially if you are dining in. The takeout containers are all plastic, so I avoid takeout as much as I can. I wish they had an option where you can bring your own containers and they fill them there as takeout. Ive seen people flip their lid over how much time it took, and they handled the situation very respectfully. Only love from me!

Love this place..... typical was of making .... mouthwatering....

Excellent food. Very tasty. 1 veg dish suffice for 2 people, also they give rice with veg.

Tried out the Lunch Buffet with friends and it was an amazing experience. Food tasted so good and Mango Lassi, just loved it.

This place was amazing. It was the first place we went when we came into town, and I wanted to go back for every meal afterwards. Our host was extremely helpful, she gave us tourist tips and was very friendly. The food was amazing, the buffet is reasonably priced and you can try some really authentic Eastern Indian food. Definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for an authentic Indian meal.

This is worst restaurant in the town which serves for only 4 hours and out of stock at 7pm. Have been there 3 times closed or out of stock always

I wanted to order take out. Person on call said: we will take 1.5hours as we are busy. On top on that, they only let you order 2naan with 1 curry. You want more than than they will make you pay for extra curry. So in order to buy something that wil cost $8 they wanted to me pay $18 xtra. The person on phone said we wil nt make 4 naan for you, our chef will only do 2 naan for one curry And i didnt had the time and energy to wait for 1.5 hours for only half of my order for something that another place can make and I am glad i went somewhere else, my food was ready when i got there and was delicious too

Must try paneer Achari

I loved their food. But I forgot to take more pictures. I visit once, server was very nice. I recommend this place :)

Bhindi masala was so good, dal was so yummy.We will come again next time

Pure Indian atmosphere, very welcoming and helpful staff. Meals are as delicious as in best Mississauga and Brampton Indian places. Butter chicken and Gulab Jamun are a must, as well as Mango drink.

Many good choices, we had 2 appetizers and split a main dish and still had some to take. Vegetarian options: Many good selections Parking: Parking behind building Wheelchair accessibility: Has stairs which would be difficult

Came from Winnipeg and tried this restaurant. We had appetizers and take out dinner. Appetizers and the all the food was really good. Tasted exactly like a home food. Servers were very nice and respectful and the vibe was fantastic. Aloo tikki chat is awesome... Thanks for such a great food will sure come again sometime.......

Spot on. Very good experience. Dal Makhani was on the top. Best naan in the town. And yes, excellent service.

Really good food. The Nanh is delicious

W store W workers if u hate this place you are legally dumb

The food was really delicious. The staff was nice & friendly. The ambiance was really good it gave a very warm feeling while having a dinner over here. Must visit if youre looking forward for a get-together with friends or family with amazing food.

Delicious food tough to find an Indian touch up in thunder bay. Food was fresh n tasty! Value for money

Very good food.. fast delivery.. Delicious

Is it true the owner keeps the tips for herself? Lots of talk around town about the greedy owner, I wont be going here again

Butter Chicken is outstanding, very generous portions! Really cool spot

Delicious!

Very bad item is not described properly in menu

We ordered take-out and ate by the water front. This was our first visit to Masala Grille and they did not disappoint. They had a good selection of tasty gluten free options for my wife and I had the kahrai lamb. The lamb was awesome and the portions were generous. All in all, it made for a great mid week date night. We will be going back again and again. No photos, we were too hungry to take them.

Unprofessional staffs with no respect and poor quality food. Highly recommend not to choose this restaurant !!

keeping the quality of the food aside the service was very unprofessional and did not give us the respect that we deserved. Talking about the quality of food, was very poor and expensive

We ordered 8 lamb biriyanies and they were not good. We couldn t feel the taste of lamb. I ll recommend not go for thier lamb biriyani. The worst part was not the food but thier service, horrible and unprofessional. ( response to the owner) First of all, we never said our order is for takeout. It is your responsibility to confirm or make sure whether our order is dine in or take away. I wish if we opted takeout, so that we wouldn t have experienced such a bad time in our 12 days trip. Regarding the food, we have been to many restaurants and this is the worst we had in trip. I m not even sure whether you guys served lamb or not. No texture of lamb. In your response, you have mentioned that we finished our food quickly and you came to a conclusion that your dish was yummy. Please understand that you are wrong. We were traveling and we all were hungry, so we had it full but that doesn t mean that your food was good. We had no other choice at that moment. You guys were not at all friendly to the level that we felt like running away from your restaurant instead of complaining about the food because we know there is no point in letting you guys know. Instead, we prefer to use this platform to let other people know how horrible you guys are. Our trip coordinator is the one who handles the payments, you guys had no patience to wait for him to come from washroom. You guys stopped my friends and asked to pay immediately for the pops. I would not have mentioned if you guys knew to ask professionally and in a nice manner. ( Please note that we paid for 8 biriyanies before eating) Please understand that business is not just about making money and it s a service too.

Absolute best Indian food in tbay hands down.

Loved the butter chicken, Palak paneer and Beef Aftabi. Generous portions with amazing taste!

Very good Indian food in Thunder Bay. I was on a trip and I was happy to find a good Indian place to eat.

Super tasty food and some of the best service ive ever had 10/10

I literally rode my motorcycle 1300 kilometers just to eat here . I planned my yearly trip around this place. Been here three times before and every time the food was amazing and the staff is top notch. My favorite, the Lamb Rogenjosh. This place is a must when you are in Thunder Bay. Thomas (from Lindsay, Ontario)

We had to wait more than an hour for the food. we let the staff know that we cant wait anymore and that we will pay for our beverage, they even took 15 mins to get the bill. Even then the staff did not even apologized once. Service was very bad .

Very good food.

Ordered take out. Menu is good and has a lot of original dishes. Food was excellent. Recommend the chefs favorite: Hyperabai dim da burgh.

Delicious! Glad I found this place.

I took out dinner today. I said them I am in rush so just pack buffet stuff. After 30 min when I asked them they said butter chicken was over so they re cooked it. Thanks for that but they should have immediately told me. I went to hotel where I am staying tonight. After opening I realized that They didn t put any spoon, . I called them and lady named Rama said me that they don t give spoons as people take out food to home. I said so u think everyone goes and eat at home. She said ok no sorry yet. So I said her u should say sorry rather than saying ok! Very disappointing! By the way food was not bad.

Decent food. We feel like the quality was a lot better 3-4 years ago. The palak paneer was the best thing on the menu beefier but the last 2 times I got it, I was not impressed. It seems like it came from a can.

This was a tough one to review. Getting straight down to it.. I ordered 2 things, palak paneer and naan. Sorry guys the palak paneer I got is not palak paneer. What I got is a south Indian spinach dish, which if it was marketed so, Id have loved it. But what I ordered and what I got were completely two different things. I am going to ignore the fact that my spinach dish did not have any seasoning in it. Purely because it allowed me to enjoy the spinach without any flavour influence and it was awesome. Love how fresh your spinach was. And for that matter Paneer was surprisingly fresh as well. The naan was good except it had salt. Yes I know south Indian chapati demands salt....a north Indian naan doesnt get salt. Just some subtle tweaks to pay respect to the dish that is being served would commend a much higher rating. In a nutshell the use of fresh ingredients earns my respect. But not being true to the dishes and the region it comes from ..takes away the points.

The food is mouth watering and the ambience is so heart warming. Lunch and dinner buffets are cheap and totally worth it. The touch of Indian culture in the decoration enhances the dine-in experience. Truly one of my favorite restaurants in Thunder Bay

Masala is great place to eat. The food is great and the staff is amazing. Only issue weve had was an issue regarding gluten free options but the staff was quick to provide us with a consolation

Best Indian food

Great ambience and very warm and welcoming hospitality..!

Great Buffett.... Little bit of an odd set up with selling things in the restaraunt too.

Had my first experience at Masala Grill the other day and was completely blown away! I had the pad thai, which was the most flavorful pad thai I have ever tasted! The service was great and the food was delicious and fresh! I will most definitely be back!

Its was fabulous evening at grille

They are not polite towards there customers. I have got my worst experience at this place.

Worst service ever

The BEST pakoras around!

Delicious and very friendly!

Had the buffet here, though the options were limited, everything was seasoned well and quite flavourful. The pakoras were excellent and so was the shahi paneer. The naan was a bit on the drier side but tasted just fine.

Great food & service!

Always a pleasure going to Masala Grille! The food is always fantastic and so is the service. Their patio was quite lovely and perfect for a summer evening!

food was really good....customer service was awesome.....really worth it...highly recommended

The food was really tasty and the ambience was really good . The service they provided was beyond excellence. I suggest all the food lovers to give a try .

Not that great as they say, the spices differ in the dishes.

We had a very good Indian supper at the Masala Grille. Would certainly go back and recommend.

The food is awesome, very tasty and ambience is simply superb. Had a wonderful experience in Masala Grille. Everyone must try gulaab jamun and naans for sure.

Awesome food and ambience. Delicious food by the chef. Highly recommended for indian and thai cuisine

Great and delicious food, excellent place to have authentic Indian food, must try out tandoor nan s (breads) for sure and they have variety of options to choose for veg and non vegetarian curries which tastes really awesome.

Loved the menu. Everything tasted superb.

Awesome food, great place if your looking for authentic Indian food.

Amazing food. Great ambience The best Indian food in thunder bay by far

It was an amazing place to dine in as well as carry out. It also has an amazing ambience and great indian taste. It is also very well for its thai food. Luved it alot.

Some of the best Indian food I have ever had. Amazing fresh and flavorful dishes and the service was great. Highly recommend.

$50 buffet special is amazing. So much food. So delicious. Love it!!!

Great! Polite and attentive, food was good.

The waiters and food were marvelous. We had the option of ordering off of the menu or the Buffet which was located near the kitchen. I went with the buffet. On the buffet was basmati rice, vindaloo beef, pakoras, chicken, naan and other items. The order payment had come to a reasonable amount. I will be eating there again.