Bistro India Food Review

We recently moved into the Oliver area, and we noticed a quaint house with a patio called Bistro India at 10203 116 street. We made our minds up that we would try it out for sure. One of our friends actually stopped by the restaurant and invited us to come over so we gave it a shot. It's a house thats made up to be a restaurant inside, it's super cute, and it has a very cosy atmosphere. The first time we went we sat in the dining room. Service was a little on the slow side, but we appreciated that this was most likely due to having only one server on, and the homemade aspect to the food. Our friend ordered the chicken samosas, butter naan bread, and the butter chicken. My boyfriend ordered the Chicken Chettinadu, which is chicken marinated in over 20 South Indian spices, and I got vegetable Samoas. (I wasn't very hungry.) Everything was absolutely delicious. The naan bread was clearly homemade, and was extremely cripsy, and soft throughout, and it had the exact fresh, homemade feel I was looking for.

The Chicken Chettinadu was amazing. This is for the lover of spice. No individual spice took over the dish, rather the various flavours united together to make one overwhelmingly delicious flavour. The butter chicken was the most authentic tasting butter chicken I have ever had. The chicken was moist but perfectly cooked, and spiced perfectly. Neither overwhelming or too subtle, but enough so it kept you wanting more.

The Samosas came with two ethnic sauces, both of which were highly enjoyable. The samosas are quite small, and only two come per order, so if you're looking for more substance, order two plates full. The samosas were not overly doughy, and they were not greasy as many usually are, I was overall happy with the quality of them.

As a group of three we needed 3 sets of naan bread (4 pieces come in each round of naan) and while we were there we tried the butter and the garlic naan. I recommend the garlic naan over the butter since I personally find it more flavourful. You can actally see the minced garlic on the bread, which is divine. The main dishes are easily enough for 3 to share if you have lots of naan and other appetizers. The amount they put into these bowls is a pretty generous. Us three people, two of which were drinking alcohol managed to eat here for $80.00 which I say is really quite affordable. When Erik and I went back again, we had the Samosas, garlic naan, butter chicken and a beer for $35.00 and sat on their little patio. Overall if you are looking for a cultural dish in the heart of Edmonton, that is seasoned well, and afforable stop by Bistro India for sure.