Kismet Restaurant invites you to their establishment. Explore a menu featuring curry, priced at 11$ to 25$. Their atmosphere has been described as casual.
So I've been ordering food from Kismet for quite some time and generally I'm pretty happy with the food. With that being said, I'm probably not the best judge.
What I can say is that they need to work on their operations and customer service!! I ordered some food the other day and was told it would be ready in 15 min. I came after 20 min and was told it was going to take another 15 min!
Normally I would have waited anyway but since this wasn't the first time this happened and my wife/kids were in the car screaming (the kids mostly), we left and didn't come back for the order.
A few months later we decided to give them another try and apparently the owner had written down our phone number and proceeded to yell at my wife for 5 minutes explaining why he was refusing to accept our order. Ouch!
I went into the store and tried to sort out situation but he refused to budge. No soup for you!
Kismet is my go-to place for Indian/Bangladeshi food in Waterloo. I usually get take out because the space is pretty small, and I've never had a problem with the people at the cash. My partner is not a fan of cilantro and they've never given as a problem when we ask for items without.
Their naan is the best I've had in Waterloo (Grain of Salt in Cambridge is the only place I've tried with better naan). Much better than the sort of pancakey stuff I've seen at other places *cough*Curry in a Hurry.
I really like their aloo gobi, which is potato and caulifower with curry spices. Their chicken korma is also delicious.
My family and I have been eating at Mohammed's restaurant since the Kooinoor on King St. (!!! long time ago). It's without doubt the most consistent food of all the places we eat at. There's no classifying this curry in a North/South India sense because the owners are proudly Bangladeshi. It has eastern influences and some curry house standards. Great stuff like sambas which you don't see anywhere else.
To the comments about the grumpy owner, I've only found Abu to be amazingly nice. I'm not saying he's going to be the same way with everyone but he's a really decent guy and if you're decent to him, he'll be more than decent to you.
Like I say in my title, there needs to be more restaurants like Kismet in Waterloo.
It's a shame so many have had bad experiences at Kismet, because I really can say that I never have. I love the naan. It's made in the store (the owner's son has gone on at length about how much the price of flour has risen recently) and it's always warm and tasty. I always get the chicken and vegetable with naan. Solid dish and hits the spot. The last time I was there, the chicken was a bit tough, but overall I'm usually satisfied with my experiences there.
Quite possibly the best Indian food on this planet
Best Indian food I've ever had in my LIFE. Sometimes I eat there twice a day. It's that good! Fresh, clean, cheap, and (sometimes) quick; it doesn't get any better than that. If you need a place to eat within the university plaza (or even within the entirety of Ontario), Kismet will consistently please your taste buds! A++++
P.S. I once drove from Brampton to have Kismet. True story.
