3. Ganges

Great food, TERRIBLE service.
I've just come from my first, and quite possibly my last, dinner at Ganges (6079, Sherbrooke West, corner Hingston). The food was fresh, fragrant, and delicious. FAR overshadowing this was the fact that the service was terrible - we were there for TWO HOURS. I understand that we were there at 7pm on a Friday night, so they were busy, however that is never an excuse for such poor service. We were not greeted once we entered the restaurant, simply gestured towards a table. We had to ask for menus, and it took some doing simply to get the waiter's attention. Once we'd made our selections, it took another 15-20 mins before a waiter came to take our order, and we had to ask for one to come over. Once he arrived, again, he didn't greet us, simply asking, "Ready to order?" The starter soup (a flavourful dal, with nice hints of coconut, lemon and coriander) arrived quickly, but the main dishes (beef dhansak and aloo begoon massala -eggplant and potato) took an additional 25-30 minutes to arrive. At this point, we were starving, so it was a good thing that the food was so flavourful. Once we'd finished, the waiting began again, this time for the bill. We asked for this and then waited some more (10 more mins). Once we received it, we went to the bar to pay for our meal. My boyfriend placed his debit card on the counter, and the waiter/manager said, "We don't take Interac." Then he walked away without a word. I was very tempted to just leave at this point. We paid by credit card and left. TWO HOURS after we'd walked in. Go for the food, NOT the service, and don't go when you're really hungry.