Gateway to India Restaurant
289 Reviews
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- Thursday4–9 PM
- Friday4–9 PM
- Saturday4–9 PM
- Sunday4–9 PM
- Monday4–9 PM
- Tuesday4–9 PM
- Wednesday4–9 PM
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+12507554037
202 Fourth St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 1T2
Hours
- Thursday4–9 PM
- Friday4–9 PM
- Saturday4–9 PM
- Sunday4–9 PM
- Monday4–9 PM
- Tuesday4–9 PM
- Wednesday4–9 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible washroom
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Good for kids
- Washroom
- Casual
- Cozy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Vegan options
- Great tea selection
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Bar on-site
- High chairs
Recommended Reviews
jim bo
10.09.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
Wow, what a nice restaurant. It's larger than it looks from the outsize, and quite nice décor.A friendly woman greeted us, and had us seated within a few minutes.The food is so good. I tried a potato naan, and it tasted like a vege samosa to me.
35RedBackpack
06.09.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
The samosas at Costco looked like a tasty treat. We’ve travelled to India and have ordered samosas from the sweet shops in Abbotsford many times. We love Indian food and often prepare our own at home. I toasted these samosas in the oven till golden brown but they had no flavour. Even the dipping sauces didn’t do much to enhance the flavour profile. Just a pastry stuffed with bland potatoes. Maybe this was a mistake? I called to report this to the restaurant and they didn’t seem to care. There are better samosas on the trains in India.
sasha charnock
28.08.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
Was overall disappointed with quality and taste. Paid a lot for takeout, naan was okay but over or undercooked. Chicken in the butter chicken was very strange. It was shredded into tiny gristly pieces, and tasted weird. Sauce didn’t taste or look like butter chicken. Samosas were very doughy and reminded me of store bought, and didn’t have good chutney pairing on the side, very underwhelming. Honestly only tried it based off ratings and have had a much better experience at places that are rated lower.
Liam F
27.08.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
It was ok, nothing spectacular the pakora were really tasty but the mains we ordered were really bland for medium heat it was like there was the bare minimum for seasoning and spices. What really upset me though was that the prices were $3-$4 higher then they were on the menu, I don’t want to come off as cheap but I’m a student who has a budget and when the price of a small rice (and I mean a SMALL rice portion) is DOUBLE it’s menu price it really stresses me out.
littlechica0023
01.08.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
The best Indian food I've had anywhere. I particularly recommend the beef korma and palaak paneer. The service is a little slow, but it's a beautiful restaurant, and very low key. You can enjoy good food and conversation at this place. Just be a little patient with the pace of service.
BrowPro Inc.
23.07.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
Shout Out to Gateway To India! Wow!!!! We just had the BEST experience! By far the absolute best Indian food I have ever had. The sweetest woman (also the owner), Sandy was absolutely wonderful and so welcoming.We had so many courses of every different dish and I can’t even explain how amazing everything was! NOTE: I am gluten free and I was able to have basically everything except the naan but she brought me a special gluten free naan.This family who owns Gateway to Indian are local to Nanaimo and amazing people!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Michael Algra
20.07.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
The best Indian cuisine on the island! Amazing flavour and great ambiance in this hidden gem. We loved the samosas, pakora, butter chicken (special recipe), and lamb vindaloo. Make sure to order the frozen mango cream desert with pistachios and almonds. The owner was so kind to us. We will definitely be back!
Sierra
20.07.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
Returned for take out after being away for two years. Happy portions and pricing and delicious meal all happened!! We always get take out which gives us a couple of days of yummy leftovers. Can't wait to go back again.
Pop Corn
19.07.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
By far one of the best Indian restaurants in nanaimo, maybe even in all of Vancouver Island. I highly recommend getting the palak paneer and naan bread
Pooya Mohammadi
13.07.2023
Gateway to India Restaurant
The atmosphere is somehow good and most of the time its not crowded.On a Monday evening it was just the 7 of us and you might enjoy the exclusivity most of the time!Whole restaurant is served by 1 waiter and be ready for more than average food in general.
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202 Fourth St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 1T2
Gateway to India Restaurant