I really wanted to try this place, I walk by almost daily and the pictures of the buffet in the window looked wonderful, Lunch buffet is now only available on weekends so we went Sunday at noon. Although they open at 11:30 NOTHING was set up and they didn't even know we were there. Not to be detoured, we went over to the Flying Pony to have a coffee and give them time to set up. Half an hour... more

Everybody loves this place because of the patio - which is nice, I agree, and sorely needed in this hood.

However, the service is generally mediocre and, occasionally, indifferent.

But what kills me is the lack of fresh naan. they refuse to serve it to you at the table - as every other Indian resto I've ever been too (dozens and dozens of them, in a variety of countries) does.

this costs the... more

The best Indian buffet I know in Toronto.

The price is very affordable: $12 for lunch and $13 for dinner. For this price you have unlimited buffet dishes and one naan.

They have a great selection of curries (6 as of yesterday). Their cooked eggplant and potatoes were very delicious, the best spiced eggplant I have ever eaten. I also really recommend their chana masala, again it is the best... more

In a great vegetarian restaurant, omnivore customers are happy without the meat. I enjoy the menu, especially the buffet. Quiet and comfortable, looks on to the street. Very clean

Tried the vegetarian buffet at dinner. The food was generally fine but not exceptional.

The dishes I enjoyed the most were the eggplant and cauliflower. The mint chutney was awesome -- very fresh & flavourful!

I was not especially impressed with the pakora, samosa, daal, or other dishes.
Naan was so-so.

Service was fine.

2.5

Decent vegetarian lunch buffet. We would eat here again. They have another location that offers meat.

Great food, lots of vegan options, friendly server, nice atmosphere, inexpensive.
It seems like it has recently been opened.
I'm surprised I did not find this online when searching for a good Indian buffet in Toronto with vegan options.

I noticed that some of these reviews are from when the restaurant served both meat and veg. It's reopened and is veg only (mostly vegan, and the waiter was very friendly and helpful in showing us which items were not vegan).

We recently went for the buffet. I thought there were a lot of choices, good flavours, and that it was a pretty good value. The naan was absolutely delicious.

It only... more

Service was slow but we were not ignored. Nice buffet and the Naan special was fantastic. Much better setting than most other places in the area. Not necessarily the best food however.

Great vegetarian selection. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Food was hot and very satisfying. Both times that we have eaten here were very enjoyable. Will definitely return again. The buffet had a good selection that was replenished constantly.

Service was worst.. Food was of low quality.
The Manager has no courtesy to talk to people.

Worst indian food.. They don't know how to treat and respect the people.

Rice was not cooked well, palak curry was not up to mark.

Suggestion - please go and try some other restaurant.

1.The buffet is over priced considering the cheaper alternatives across the street.

2. I never been to a buffet that actually ran out of food for prolonged periods. I was there for an hour and could not get any Naan at all.

3. There was a poor selection of food when compared to a regular indian buffet.

One of the better East Indian vegetarian buffets that I've had anywhere. Lots of variety. I especially liked the okra and paneer dishes and the fresh naan that the friendly server brought me.
The only odd thing was that the server offered two other tables a masala dosa as part of their buffet meals, but didn't offer one to me. Maybe he knew I was from out-of-town and not a regular customer.... more

Update Update *new reopening

Sidhartha has not yet reopened its main restaurant after their kitchen fire, *but a few eeeks ago it did reopen its sister vegetarian branch. Its located on the same south side of Gerrard as years ago, but now further east towards Coxwell by about 100 metres. We ate there today and it was great. Friendly service plus clean fresh food.... more

Great Indian Food

This is a restaurant we keep going back to and we are never disappointed. The staff were so friendly, polite and efficient. Thank you for good food and great service.

A popular mainstay in Little India Bazaar

Given my addiction for foods from the subcontinent, I have been coming here for years and am on a first-name basis with staff. They used to operate a nearby twin eatery with veg foods til 2010. The same man also owns Gautama, just down the road and offering very similar cookie-cutter Indian buffet. The fare approaches authenticity, but od course... more

VERY disappointed by the service and food. Used to be very good, but not anymore

I am so disappointed by the service and the food that I don't even know what to write.
My first 2 visits were absolutely perfect. The service was excellent, the staff went above and beyond. They didn't even have to, they could have just told us that they were out of that certain item and we'd be still happy. But... more

Service was slow, it took awhile for them to actually notice that I need water in my table and had to asked them.

For the food, the butter chicken is the best while the vegetable (fried rice) tasted weird and somewhat hard. The others like the naan bread was too soft and didn't really compliment the curry so much as what I tasted in other restaurants.

For a $15 (plus tax) buffet, it's... more

The restaurant is beautifully decorated and comfortable as well as clean, which is what made us decide to have a afternoon brunch there, you know the saying don't judge a book by it's covet, the food was very poorly prepared and it seemed like it was reused from previous day. Just about every dish was unedible, from the butter chicken (which was SWEET I think the chef put sugar instead of salt... more

Peasant Pleasant

I would not call myself a lover of Indian food and have not been out for it for a while, but had a very nice meal and time at the Siddhartha.
It has a very simple decore style and is comfortable to sit and dine. Good for a group, single or couple. Our waiter who I believe to be fairly... more

3.5 stars for Siddhartha.

Our group of 5 decided to have the buffet dinner ($14.95pp). There were several empty tables when we arrived.

The selection of items consisted of the traditional items: tandoori chicken, butter chicken, paneer tikka, channa peshawri, aloo ghobi, etc...We found the food to be fresh and flavourful. Our server brought out a a fresh basket of garlic naan for our table... more

The buffet offers the "staple" Indian dishes you'd come to expect from an Indian restaurant. The menu has a wide selection of more adventurous dishes. At times, the food is excellent, other times it is lacking. The interior is nicely decorated and the service is among the best I've had in a restaurant, let alone one in Little India. The vegetarian Siddhartha, owned by the same people just down... more

Used to be better

I have lunched at Siddhartha several times over the last 6+ years. I have also been a takeout customer many times. It used to be my very favourite Indian restaurant and I found the butter chicken to be the best I had ever had. However the last two or three times I have been there, I have found the food... more

One of the nice things about living in Toronto is there's such a critical mass of most cultures that restaurant owners don't have to dumb it down for whitey. If whitey doesn't like kimchi or green curry or natto, well, whitey can take a flying f@!k at the moon and go eat at Swiss Chalet.

Slinky Woman and I headed out to Little India looking for a buffet. It was Thanksgiving Monday and Little... more

Great food

This is the only Indian restaurant that we'll eat at in "Little India". We've lived in the area for 10+ plus and have tried most of the restaurants in the area and this is the best one. We take our kids there and they can eat some of the food- the best butter chicken. Not too spicy. Also, my son... more

It is a true shame, we had high hopes for Indian food in the "Indian Bazar". The buffet had a reasonable selection but it was all cold, the lamb was tough and when we asked for an ala carte menu the wait staff ignored us. We ill not be going back.
John Connie Megan

I have been going to Siddhartha for many years, since the owner of the current Siddhartha had been a server at the original Siddhartha (a little further west on the south side of the street from the current location).

The first thing that I noticed is that the owner picked up on some very strong decor sense from his time as a server at Dhaba and implemented a beautiful and serene environment... more

It seems almost pointless to review the specifics of the buffet, because, based on previous reviews, the choices change.

Leave it at this...nothing was outstanding, either way. No fantastic dishes...no total duds. The food was tasty and well prepared. No dal, though, and it's one of my favourites. The experience was MUCH better than my last meal at Mahar.

It is a clean and comfortable place,... more

So gross. I don't often have negative things to say about restaurants in Toronto but this place is so "watered down" to north american taste it is gross. The aloo gobi was drowning in butter with hardly any flavour, as was the lamb curry. Even the mixed grilled tikka plate was average. There was no spice to it, the onions were burnt to the bottom instead of caramelized and it was small. I would... more

As a vegetarian Indian food is always a big hit. Lots of selection and filling choices. Siddharta's paneer mahakni is the best I've had in the GTA. A good choice for a group gathering, the buffet is adequate with lots of vegetarian options.

I attended this establishment due to generally remembering good reviews read somewhere and was disappointed.
This place would do well and be marveled at in white suburbia but in little India, it was bland at best.
I went with my parents and my nephew and dined on the buffet. All of the curries I found greasy and underspiced. The Tandoori chicken was ok but a little dry and the naan was doughy.... more

If you have a low tolerance for spicy

If you have a low tolerance for spicy food, then this is the place for you. But this isn't very good Indian food. The curries are watered down and bland compared to most Indian restaurants. I can see the appeal of a buffet, you can sample a whole bunch of different dishes. Too bad you're not really getting quality. If... more

That's a shame, Ryan F.! I really enjoyed the buffet! I thought they had a great vegetarian selection. It contained all the dishes I would've ordered anyway - jalfrezi, saag paneer, paneer makhni (a tomato-based paneer), delicious pakora, an okra/eggplant dish, chick peas curry, aloo gobi and lots of pickled-like appetizers and salads. They also had these cottage cheese ball desserts (I was too... more

Amazing

Went there on the recommendations of two local people in Toronto and I must say the food was delicious. The service was top notch as well.

I still have nightmares of this place!! If your indian and looking for an Indian curry then AVOID this place at all costs.

The service was normal, the drinks were fine, the atmosphere was good.... But the food was awful! I asked for a hot, spicy curry and they gave me a pizza base sauce with meat chucks and the worst part was it had oregano in it.. Since when does an Indian restaurant put... more

There are far better options in Little India than Siddhartha. I'm always surprised when I see several people occupying the tables within, however it usually serves as a sad introduction to those not familiar with Indian food in the least.

Usually, once people try the other options available within Little India and elsewhere in the city, rarely do they ever return.

The food looks just fine,... more

Is it really fine, is it? If watery means fine, then that's what the food was!

All-you-can-eat buffet is pretty appealing, especially when there's all-you-can-eat ICE CREAM and all-you-can-eat GRAPES. Everything else that was a part of the buffet was meh, so-so, but edible. The interior was really cute and cozy despite my food dripping off of my plate. I really loved the ice cream.

As a vegetarian, my experience at "all you can eat" buffets is usually more like "I should have just ordered an entree for half the price"...but not here! I'm sure sitting & ordering their entrees is just as good - but the main focus here for me is the All-You-Can-Eat Vegetarian Indian Buffet. Sign me up!

Don't make a rookie mistake & not save room for dessert - it's delicious as well.

I've only ever tried the buffet, and it's not something I would try again. A clean restaurant with great service cannot make up for mediocre food.

sidhartha is indeed fine. the finesse starts with their decor which is all in dark moody reds and browns...the lights are a bit dimmed down, theres some decorations here and there and poof - romance.

didnt help that i went with my brother.

well, that didnt stop us from getting real intimate...with the food. while they do offer a full menu from which to choose, its pretty hard to resist a... more

This is one of the many Indian buffet places in the neighbourhood. In my experience, Sidhartha is a great spot. Their buffet has the essentials of any Indian buffet. Things like butter chicken, tandoori chicken, etc.

However, my opinion of most places in this area is that they are all very similar. They all offer the same food options, and most of them are for around the same price. Sidhartha... more

What a deal! At under $15/person for the all-you-can-eat buffet this is a definite stop while touring the shops along Gerrard Street East.

Buffet selection is excellent. While I generally avoid the salad portion of the buffet (ice burg lettuce does not fit my idea of an Indian Buffet), there are still over 20 traditional items to choose from.

Go for the buffet - good

Go for the buffet - good quality + cheap

I think this is the nicest place to eat in Little India (for eat-in). Good buffet

I think this is the nicest place to eat in Little India (for eat-in). Good buffet.

Great value for money. Indian Buffet ... and really good

Great value for money. Indian Buffet ... and really good