2445 Burrard street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-731-0221

Web:  http://www.atithi.ca/

Twitter: @eatindianatithi

Advice: Their online menu seems to offer different items than the restaurant menu, if you like a dish that you don’t see in the restaurant just ask.

Naan filled with nuts and fruit

I am happy to have found another place where you can experience the flavours of authentic Indian cuisine. Some of the flavours that I enjoyed here were the mango, jackfruit and the curry, the food isn’t spicy it is delicate and tasty. I heard about the wonderful dishes that the chef/owner Chef Abhishek Roy who has cooked in some of the finest Indian restaurants had been cooking and I had to give it a try. Atithi (means Honoured Guest) and the service is wonderful, the restaurant is fairly small and could be missed as the traffic goes past, this is a gem worth discovering. After I ordered, I was served a papadum (Indian cracker) with a flavorful mint and tamarind chutney to tempt my tastebuds. For an appetizer I had the Naan bread filled with nuts and fruit ($2.50) — (not on the menu, ask for it), for my main meal I had the Mango Chicken ($14.95) served with basmati rice and a green salad with pomegranates and plain naan. This dish is not on the regular menu either, it is on the Chefs special menu, just ask and they will make it. The naan bread here is flat unlike the traditional varieties you would find at most Indian restaurants.

Mango Chicken

I can’t wait to go back for a return visit for their lunch buffet which is offered Mon-Fri 11:30-2:30pm for $8.95 that includes 3 non-vegetarian items, 3 vegetarian items, rice, salad and 2 desserts.

Review by: Richard Wolak