Delectible dishes from Monsoon Bistro
Monsoon is a new and delicious addition to our food scene. It’s an attractive room serving sophisticated dishes, primarily based on Mughlai cuisine. Highlights: the sharable vegetarian flight of toothsome corn fritters, roasted cauliflower, potato cakes and paneer yogurt croquettes; lal mass (lamb); the naan (dill or garlic, both tender and airy) and dal quereshi. Loved the Sharabi and Singh is King cocktails, as well as the attentive service. All our we-know-nothing questions about the food were answered with enthusiasm. There is an extensive tea service in its own salon—not high tea, something more relaxed and intimate. The owner, local restaurateur Goldie Hazrah, knows how to make guests comfortable. Monsoon Bistro & Bar, 4485 Gateway Boulevard, 587-882-6130, monsoonbistro.ca.