Coconut Lagoon

Bland. NOT great Indian food. Tiny servings. Massive prices. $24 for small bowl of shrimp curry?! No garnish. On any dish. Very average flavour. Crab cakes are made of canned crab. Pretty uninspired overall, and crab cakes were also soggy - no crisp edges or much flavour at all. In any dish. I think people who don’t get out much rate this place high, and any 3star review is from a client with Tastebuds. 5 star review could only be from someone who knows nothing about Indian cuisine. $12 for only two 5cm crab cakes. Yikes. Save your money and go to Amaya for a $8 fast food lunch. Better flavours and much more accessible. I don’t know what the fuss is about. Decor: The seating is covered with brown paper - like a gritty pub. Half of the walls are bare. If overall rating is flavour/ambience/value/service and food, food, food, this is definitely max 3 stars. Nothing special.

Very average Keralan cuisine. Nothing authentic about it. Flavors are very bland as compared to the food I tasted in Kerala. The bill for just two of us came to over $80 but I feel like I ate for $15 maximum. We ordered fried beef, crab cakes, mango shrimp, lassi and a tiny tapioca dessert. I am not sure that I would return to this restaurant. We did not enjoy any of the dishes as much as I expected to, based on the overly-inflated reviews. The onion fritters were terribly tasteless that we had to return it - dont order it! The crab cakes tasted like canned seafood blend and the breading was crumbling and soggy. Overall, I am not impressed but giving them the benefit of the doubt. Three stars may be slightly generous. All that being said, its funny how some people made complaints that they don't serve naan or tandoori chicken!! - this is south Indian cuisine, not Punjabi or Gujarati! Based on the majority of the reviews, to be on the safe side, I would go for their buffet or order one of the thali dishes - most people appear to be satisfied with those options.

Friendly attentive staff. The dining room is laid out to accommodate a lot of people in a smallish space. Cozy and comfortable. Drinks and appetizers were on the table very quickly and were hot and tasty. Main dishes were portioned just right. Completely delicious. We had Aloo and Palak Tikki which was very good. The Beef Koorka Masala was good too but I don't recall the Chinese Potato. For dessert we shared warm Gulab Jumun with coconut icecream. Delicious!

Mother's Day in quarantine. I pre-ordered this dinner a few days before Mother's Day and the restaurant went out of their way to reach out and offer suggestions for a more diverse meal. We spoke 3 times via email and twice over the phone (just from the restaurant reaching out) because they wanted to ensure our meal was the best it could be. We love this restaurant, and being able to enjoy our favorite dishes on a special day gave us something to look forward too. Thank you to the staff and kitchen crew for all of your handwork and commitment; Ottawa is grateful for your services.

My new favourite Indian restaurant! We tried the Tandoori Lamb Chops as an appetizer, and.they have now converted me, it was something I would highly recommend! I also never imagined a mint spicy sauce, and it's great on lamb! We had the Beef and Chicken Thali, it's a true sampling dish you can combine so many flavours. The staff was great as well, very helpful with suggestions for newbies... I have to go back in the future for the Beef Vindaloo and the Butter Chicken...a true gem that is an adventure!