New Asian Village (Shakespeare’s Pub) - Victoria, British Columbia

The Royal Chicken Masala is awesome here. If you're looking for chicken Tika Masala, then this is the dish for you! Much tastier than the butter chicken, but with a little more bite to it as far as spice. Oh, I'd skip the buffet as it looks pretty skimpy.

Pros: good location. Food was actually pretty tasty. Chicken was cooked to perfection and melted in your mouth. Cons: Astoundingly slow service from the moment we arrived even when there was only 10 people in the restaurant. As tables filled there were no more staff and the wait for anything became ridiculous. ... Forgot one of the drinks (out of two people), 30 minute wait to get the bill, and was never checked on while eating. Portion sizes when considered in combination with quality were not in line with price. $7 for 2 cups of saffron rice, but not prepared in any fantastic way. $5 for naan (3 small pieces, as in photo). Maybe the buffet would change this complaint, but I wasn't looking to stuff myself. I don't leave many bad reviews but overall, I will not return. There are other buffet options in town with equally good food for a better price. (ie: Sizzling Tandoor). There is also better Indian dining (many options) for similar price with service that is FAR better and management that knows you need more than 2 people on staff to run a restaurant. Read more

I've definitely had better Indian food at other locations. We were there on a weekday evening for the buffet. The food was just okay but they never had naan ready no matter how many times we needed them! The waiting staff hardly ever came by to top up our drinks ... or see how things were. Read more

I was in your restaurant today and initially was very excited about trying your food and immediately became very disappointed. We were seated and my chair had food crumbs on it. The buffet was cold and most items were not available or cold. In fact, I sent my soup back because ... it was cold (hot and sour) and the kitchen sent me out a different soup and it wasn’t good at all. The butter chicken was good and that was pretty much it. The other thing that was very unprofessional was that the owner(s) were sitting up by the bar with boxes of stuff spread around. This should never happen in a restaurant, especially during lunch hour. I was very disappointed given my experience that the waitress charged me the full amount. I must say that I will not be back. Read more

Absolutely delightful!! I grew up with a strong Indian influence so my expectations are high. I was totally pleased. I highly recommend the buffet. It gives you a taste of everything and a nice dessert and mango purée to cleanse the palette. I loved the atmosphere too. Very classy and ... authentic. A nice airy Indian sitar played in the background. Quite lovely. If you've been craving spices and flavour come here. Read more