Kismet Restaurant invites you to their establishment. Explore a menu featuring curry, priced at 11$ to 25$. Their atmosphere has been described as casual.
Sliced onion dipped in batter, formed into a ball & deep fried
$3.95
Vegetable Samosa
A triangular thin pastry stuffed with mildly spiced vegetables
$3.95
Vegetable Pakora
Sliced vegetables dipped in batter formed into a ball & deep fried
$3.95
Chicken Pakora
Pieces of chicken mixed with spices, dipped in batter & deep fried
$4.50
Bhuna Shrimp on Puri
A medium dry shrimp curry served on a whole wheat deep fried bread
$4.95
Mulligatawny Soup
Chicken broth, lentils, vegetable seasoned with lemon & special spices
$3.95
Daal Soup
Lentils
$3.50
Seekh Kobab
Minced beef mixed with spices formed into a sausage roll, cooked over flaming charcoal, served with salad
$4.75
Tandoori Chicken Wings
Chicken wings, mildly spiced & seasoned, cooked on skewers in clay oven. Served with salad
$4.95
Tandoori Dishes MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Half Tandoori Chicken
Spring chicken marinated in yogurt with delicate herbs & spices. Served with basmati rice, salad & mint sauce
$12.50
Shashlik
Pieces of marinated chicken OR lamb, green pepper, onion, mushroom, tomato. Served with vegetable rice
Chicken
$17.95
Chicken Tikka
Diced boneless chicken marinated & mildly seasoned with delicate herbs. Served with salad, naan & mint sauce
$11.95
Shrimp Tikka
Jumbo shrimp marinated & mildly seasoned. Served with salad, vegetable rice & mint sauce
$16.50
Tandoori Platter
A mixed dish or tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, shrimp tikka & seekh kebab. Served with salad, naan & mint sauce
$17.50
Special Curry Dishes MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Butter Chicken
Tikka chicken cooked with spices in yoghurt, cream sultanas & almonds (very mild)
$13.50
Pasanda
Chicken or lamb cooked in special tandoori sauce with coconut, diced fruits & homemade cheese. Garnished with sliced almonds (medium to mild)
Chicken
$13.50Lamb
$13.50
Kashmiri Chicken
A mildly spiced chicken curry prepared in Kashmir style cooked with banana, almond & sultana (medium to mild)
$13.50
Chicken Bangalore
An extra extra hot, highly flavoured curry only for the daring
$13.50
Jalfrezi
Fairly hot curry, cooked with fresh ginger, garlic tomato & green chilies
Beef
$13.50Chicken
$13.50
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tikka chicken cooked in tandoori sauce with sultanas & almonds. Served with fresh cream (medium)
$13.50
Sylheti Murghi (Chicken) Curry
A fairly hot special curry cooked with boiled egg, potato & tomato
$13.50
Methi Gosht
A medium beef curry cooked with kasuri methi (fenugreek leaf) & selected spices (medium to hot)
$13.50
Balti
A highly flavoured curry cooked with garam masala & tomato (medium)
Chicken
$13.50Lamb
$13.50
Chef Special Curry
A curry cooked with beef, chicken, lamb, egg, mushroom & tomato (medium to hot)
$13.50
Shrimp Tikka Masala
Tikka shrimp cooked in tandoori sauce with sultanas & almonds. Served with fresh cream (medium)
$14.95
Shrimp Pathia
A fairly hot & sour shrimp curry in the Persian style, cooked with selected spices
$14.95
Shrimp Saag
A medium shrimp curry cooked with spinach & selected spices
$14.95
Saag Gosht
A medium beef & spinach curry cooked with selected spices
$13.50
Korai Gosht
Cubed beef cooked in our special iron pan 'korai' (fairly hot)
$13.50
Dansak
Of Persian origin, this dish deliciously blends the spicy flavour of curry with spiced oil & garlic with a sweet & sour flavour originating from lentils, milk & a touch of sugar (hot, sweet & sour)
Dupiaza
A method of preparation especially suitable for meat or fowl which is briskly fried with black pepper, dhania, etc. Garnished with extra fried onions (medium)
Beef
$13.95Chicken
$13.50Lamb
$13.95
Rogan Josh
Here the characteristics of the dish are derived from the use of tomatoes, pimentos & onions in a manner which produces a dish or similar strength to Madras preparation (fairly hot)
Beef
$13.95Chicken
$13.50Lamb
$13.95
Curry Dishes MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Korma (Very Mild)
A mildly spiced curry cooked in yogurt with almonds & sultanas
Beef
$10.95Chicken
$10.75Lamb
$10.95Shrimp
$13.75
Madras (Fairly Hot)
A curry prepared with onion, garlic, chili & other spices in the Madras and Southern Indian style
Beef
$10.95Chicken
$10.75Lamb
$10.95Shrimp
$13.75
Bhuna (Medium)
A special flavoured curry prepared with green pepper, onion, tomatoes & other spices. Served in its rich thick sauce
Beef
$10.95Chicken
$10.75Lamb
$10.95Shrimp
$13.75
Vindaloo (Very Hot)
A curry prepared with extra chili, tomatoes, puree & other spices
Beef
$10.95Chicken
$10.75Lamb
$10.95Shrimp
$13.75
Biryani Dishes MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Chicken Biryani
$11.95
Beef Biryani
$12.50
Lamb Biryani
$12.95
Shrimp Biryani
$13.90
Mushroom Biryani
$10.50
Vegetarian Side Dishes MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Aloo Peas Bhaji
Potatoes & peas
$6.50
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes & cauliflower
$6.50
Brinjal Bhaji
Eggplant
$6.50
Bhindi Bhaji
Okra
$6.50
Chana Masala
Chickpeas
$6.50
Cauliflower Bhaji
$6.50
Mixed Vegetable Bhaji
Potatoes, carrots, peas, beans & cabbage
$6.50
Mushroom Bhaji
$6.50
Mutter Paneer
Peas & homemade cheese
$6.95
Saag Aloo
Spinach & potato
$6.50
Saag Paneer
Spinach & homemade cheese
$6.95
Tarka Daal
Thick liquid lentil cooked in garlic & onion
$5.50
Rice MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Plain Basmati Rice
Preparation of basmati rice fried in ghee with almonds, coconuts, sultanas & selected spices. Garnished with cucumber
$3.75
Vegetable Pilau Rice
$5.50
Egg Pilau Rice
$5.50
Peas Pilau Rice
$5.50
Keema Pilau Rice
$5.95
Bread MENU - Kismet Restaurant
Naan
Leavened bread cooked in the side of our clay oven & glazed with melted butter
$2.25
Keema Naan
Leavened bread cooked in the side of our clay oven & stuffed with spiced ground beef
$5.50
Garlic Naan
Leavened bread cooked in the side of our clay oven & stuffed with garlic
$3.50
Chapatti
A thin whole wheat bread baked on a griddle
$1.50
Puri
Similar to chapatti but deep fried
$1.50
Paratha
A thick layer bread made of whole wheat flour fried in batter to a crisp & flaky flat disk
$3.95
Stuffed Paratha
Similar to paratha but sandwich filling of fresh spiced vegetables
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.
