We visited this restaurant in January of 2010 and were very surprised with the quality of dishes and therfore returned on March 6-2010. What a great disappointment. We ordered rogan jost chicken from the menue. What we were served was no where near it. It was a tasteless, brown meat with smelly curry sauce. When asked why such a difference we were told that it is under an new management now. All this goes to prove that new management is perhaps worse for customers. Extremely disaapointing and now i am growing weary of Indian and Pakistani restaurants in Metro Vancouver. There is no consistency at all.

I been their 2 times, once when they were just opened. Ordered Bengali Fish Curry, it was good not great... nothing special or different from other types of Fish curries. Also ordered Tandoori Chicken, this was surprise. It end up been the best tandoori chicken that I have tasted so far, it is juicy. But when I went back 2nd time it was good, less juicy as it got so busy I had to wait over 1 hr even after I placed the order over the phone ahead of my visit. Very clean cooking, they cook in front of you. I noticed word of mouth made them really busy place now, if you want really good food, try ordering when they are less busy with orders like weekdays or during daytime. Try calling at least 1-2 hrs ahead & let them know you will pickup 1-2 hrs later so they don't rush your order & cook slowly. Price of some dishes are reasonable, others are expensive.

I hope if someone from Bengali Fish & Curry team is reading this, please mention your quality of Tandoori Chicken as you did when you guys opened up. Keep it juicy & well marinated so we keep coming back for more.

We tried Rockwells the other night, as it's Cloverdale location just opened up. We were immediatly greeted by the restaurants hostess and shown to a cozy booth in the lounge area. The bar/grill has an ample amount of televisions, would be a great place to watch a hockey game. Our server was attentive and friendly, food and drinks arrived in a timely manner. Mangodriver Martini was not great, way too much alcohol and not enough flavor, needs some work! My husband had the "Blackened Chicken Club" which he quite enjoyed. I had the "Vegetable Medly on Angel Hair" (Subbed the angel hair for linguini) which was okay, pasta was overcooked, as it usually is when ordering a pasta dish at a bar/grill, nice assortment of veggies though and the garlic cream sauce was decent. Not sure we'd return to Rockwells for dinner again, but would drop by for nachos and a hockey game!

Was their today for Lunch... ordered Lunch Thali.
One of the worst waiter service by any Food place... this lady waiter was doing us great favor by bringing us food... lol
Although food was great... but expensive $35 bucks for 2 Thali & 2 soft drinks. If you do not mind poor service for good food try it out, otherwise think twice if you are taking someone special with you.

Tried this place last Friday after going past it on the bus for years. The interior is nice enough, tile floors and mood lighting. It was pretty busy on a Friday night which was nice to see. We ordered the chicken vindaloo, mutter paneer (peas and cheese), rice, naan and a sweet lassi. Service was excellent and our food arrived within 20 minutes of ordering. The vindaloo was great, filled with chicken and onions and no potato filler which I've encountered before. The matter paneer was also among the best I've had. The basmati rice is $3.50 which I thought was a bit expensive but you do get a generous helping garnished with fresh cilantro. We even got a complimentary gulab jamun to finish off the meal which, if you've ever had these syrup soaked dough balls, is more than enough dessert. I will definitely be back.

We went here for a late lunch. The place always is busy, so we thought we would try it, as it was nearly 2pm, (no wait for a table). Very nice decor when we got in there, family oriented. We had a choice of where to sit, and went with the front room, very nice & bright on a sunny day. Mom had the smoked salmon bennie, I tried the mexi burger. Food was very tasty, fresh, and home-made. The pan fries were a nice change from french fries. Mom really enjoyed her dish which also came with the pan fries. Service was very good. Bread & buns are baked at their bakery & cheese shop next door, also worth a stop. Will definately go back to try something else.

I tend to be anemic, and instead of just relying on iron pills I like to get food sources of iron. Unfortunately like many people I hate chicken livers. Nando's is the one place I can have them. They come in their peri-peri dressing and the taste of the livers are overwhelmed by the spicyness. The prices for their liver has crept up over the years from $4 to the current $7 for the same small container purchase unfortunately. I recommend getting these if you are in a group to share, it's not the best to eat all at once by yourself, liver is quite rich. Also it's served with one bun, but more like two buns are needed. I like Nando's overall, their spring mix salad with pumpkin seeds is nice, as are their new veggies. I also like that they offer the hummus dip. Of course the star of Nando's is their flame-grilled chicken. Recommended. It's sort of a fast food type place with wholesome food. I miss Toronto as there were lots of authentic Portugeuse owned mom and pop shops selling Portugeuse flame grilled chicken at competitive prices.

There have been complaints about the decrease in menu size, but if the food is getting better and doesn't take an hour without a HUGE increase in price isn't that an improvement?
I keep trying this place, and seem to have a better experience every time. Good job management! I love the pizza, which is 1/2 price on sundays with an pint of the white or lager for 3.50. The fries are an absolute must. The service is still my turning point if I'm deciding between places since I have not had a good server yet. If I did I would make sure to have them again, and only go when they are working. But alas, last time I went me and my platonic friend on valentines day before checking out the surrey pavillion we only waited at the door for a few minutes, and our server after we sat down for about 5-10 minutes, but she did seem busy with a large party so it's forgivable. They do need a regular host to tell the servers that they have a table, and maybe a bartender for if you want to sit at the bar.

BTW there was a baby crawling on the bar. management why would you allow this? the lounge area is supposed to be adults, hence why we go.....

My family and I love this restaurant and have been going there for years. It is small but the food is amazing and the service is really good. Everyone is very friendly and you don't get rude waitresses serving you here. Its like dining with friends :) I especially love the ALL YOU CAN EAT which is Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesdays from like 2 or 3 until 7pm. They quality is very good and you do get great size portions even for all you can eat. I have tried a few other fish n chip places and usually am not satisfied because of greasy or small portion fish but I must say that is not an issue here. They are a bit high priced on the regular days that are not all you can eat but for the price you pay on those days you seem to get much fuller the portions do get bigger and the dinners are enough to have you stuffed. If you havent tried it you must go and try it..My family of 4 can eat there on all you can eat days and spend just $10 more than we would if we all got a meal at McDonalds so must say I love their prizes.

This place is extreme on two counts: the proprietor and the sandwiches. Otherwise it would be an ordinary delicatessen: a meat and cheese counter and a few small specialty grocery items.

While I was there, the proprietor kept up a steady monologue of crudeness and explicit sexual commentary as he made sandwiches. He interacted with each customer, trying to push buttons to see what kind of reaction he could get, and he seemed to love it when the customers played along. There was no anger or hatred in his words; he's just an x-rated comedian. Individual tastes will vary as to whether one finds his shtick funny or grating. I give the ambiance a 3, meaning that for some it will be a 5 and for others a 1.

As for service, it is also either a 1 or a 5. On the one hand, he never actually asked what kind of sandwich I wanted. After I chose my bread he just kept pulling out meats and saying that he'd put some of this on it too. He asked whether I wanted hot sauce, and when I said that I wanted it on just one of my two sandwiches, he decided to put it on both. On the other hand, he put much less of it on mine than he did for another customer who said that she wanted some, so he was paying *some* attention to preferences. Finally when he handed me my sandwiches he also gave me a chocolate bar ("Give this to your wife, and give her a French kiss on my behalf"). I will note that he washed his hands before starting every new customer's order. Only his mind is dirty...

Finally, for the food. The sandwiches are on wide, foot-long sub bread. He put 4 different meats on my sandwiches, about 5 slices of each. (Compare that to the tiny shavings you get at commercial chains!) There were generous portions of cheese, lettuce (whole leaf), tomatoes, and cucumbers. The end result was MAMMOTH and it cost just $7! Everything was fresh-tasting and the combination of meats was pretty good, even if I didn't get to pick them.

The man does what he wants, has a good time, and takes serious pride in his work. I will gladly make it a point to return sometime.