The Township of Esquimalt is buzzing about a new local restaurant.
Spice Valley opened its doors on Dec. 10, and since then community members have praised the Indian restaurant on social media, Trip Advisor and Google, where it has a solid five-star rating from 65 reviewers.
The secret? A family-style approach paired with over 14 years of experience.
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Singh was a chef in India at Fairmont, Marriot and Taj hotels before he moved to Canada in 2012. Since then heB次元官网网址檚 worked at the Sizzling Tandoor and Mantra before opening a restaurant of his own.
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The northern India-based menu offers favourites like lamb seekh kabab, tandoori chicken, spinach paneer and a large menu of curries and dahls. The food is prepared in traditional ways, using a large clay oven to make fresh-baked naan and tender kababs, and at lunch there is a full buffet.
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The owners picked out every aspect of the restaurant, including construction and decoration.
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Kanwar added that so far they havenB次元官网网址檛 put a lot of work into marketing, and that so far everything is by word of mouth.
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The restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday and is located at 910 Esquimalt Rd.
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