Avani, a highly esteemed Asian Indian restaurant welcomes people for delightful and exemplary dining experience in little India of Mississauga, Ontario. Avani feels pride in serving diversity of taste and culture of Asia,prominently South Asia.Our inspired and courteous chefs prepare mouth watering and tempting Indian cuisineby using finest fresh products including vegetables, fruits, meat and ground spices.The lovely plating, décor and fragrance of Avani captivate customers for a wonderful and memorable dining experience. Our skilled staff focuses these essential aspects and brings them all together to offer a heart winning treat to customers. We are proud to be one of the best Asian restaurants to dine in the city of Mississauga.Being a best Indian restaurant in Mississauga, we serve a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian Food. The fantastic cuisine along with calm and relaxed ambiance creates an adoring moment for all customers. Maintaining the standard of delicious meals and pleasant service via décor and ambiance is our motto as it eventually leaves a feeling of fulfillment on customers.more...See more text
Tender boneless chicken cooked in a mongolian sauce with garlic scallions and celery
$13.00
Szechuan Chicken
Tender boneless chicken cooked in a Szechuan Sauce
$13.00
Szechuan-fried Shredded Lamb
Crispy shredded lamb wok-fried in a spicy Szechuan sauce with shredded carrots, celery and scallions
$15.00
Fried Whole Red Snapper
Crispy Wok-fried fresh whole Snapper on a bed of Chili Garlic Sauce. Topped with fried ginger
$22.00
Salmon with Sweet Chili Sauce
Pan fried and basted with sweet chili sauce and served over steamed baby bok choy
$21.00
Avani Sizzling Tofu
House specialty Tofu with black bean sauce served on a sizzler
$13.00
Tofu in Black Bean Sauce
Fried bean curd & mixed vegetables in black bean sauce
$12.00
Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables
Crisp Vegetables in stir-fried in chili garlic sauce.
$10.00
Chow Mein
This Indian-Chinese version with mixed vegetables is enhanced with hot chilies, garlic, ginger & soy.
$10.00Add Chicken or Shrimp
$3.00
Hakka Fried Noodles
Chow Mein noodles tossed with wok-fried vegetables in a chili garlic sauce.
$10.00Add Chicken or Shrimp
$3.00
Fried Rice with Egg
This Indian adaptation of the popular Chinese favourite features Basmati rice wok-fried with vegetables, garlic, ginger, soy and egg.Available also in vegetarian option.
$10.00Add Chicken or Shrimp
$3.00
Chicken Curries MENU - Avani Asian Indian Bistro
Butter Chicken
Boneless Tandoori chicken simmered in a lightly spiced creamy butter tomato sauce
$13.00
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tandoor cooked, marinated chicken tikka in a mildly spiced, rich & creamy sauce with a hint of coconut
$13.00
Chicken Vindaloo
Spicy Goan curry with chunks of tender chicken
$14.00
Chicken Palak
Spicy Indian Chicken curry with spinach
$15.00
Chicken Korma
Boneless chicken breast in a mild cashew curry
$14.00
Mangalore Coconut Chicken Curry
South Indian curry where spice is soothed by coconut.
$13.00
Karahi Chicken
Cooked with onions, hot chilies, ginger tomato & spices.
$13.00
Methi Murgh
Spicy rich chicken curry with fresh fenugreek leaves
$15.00
Murgh Laziz
Tender pieces of boneless chicken cooked in a tomato gravy with ginger ,garlic and bell peppers with a fine aroma of fenugeek leaves
$14.00
Murgh Masoor
Tender Pieces of boneless chicken cooked in masoor dal and spices
$14.00
Lamb Curries
Rogan Josh
Tender boneless lamb simmered with Kashmiri spices.
$14.00
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked in mild cashew curry
$16.00
Karahi Lamb
Onions, peppers, tomatoes, cumin & coriander enhance the texture and flavour of lamb.
$15.00
Lamb Palak
Fresh spinach is Sauternes with spices and tender lamb
$16.00
Lamb Vindaloo
Spicy Goan curry cooked with chunks of tender lamb
$16.00
Methi Lamb
Fresh Fenugreek cooked with spices and tender lamb
$16.00
Seafood Curries
Lobster Masala
Our signature masala version featuring rock lobster tail meat.
$20.00
Crab Curry
Sweet lump crab meat in a mildly spiced creamy curry
$22.00
Shrimp Vindaloo
Plump shrimps simmered in a fiery hot curry sauce
$18.00
Shrimp Kesari
Shrimp cooked with an aromatic flavour of saffron and onion gravy.
$18.00
Vegetarian Curries
Chana Masala
Chickpeas slow cooked with ginger, garlic & tomatoes
$10.00
Aloo Gobi Masala
Potatoes and Cauliflower add substance to this curry.
We decided to give this place at try since we live 5 min away. Walked in and were told that they were full and only tables available would be next to the bar. Well, okay it's a Friday night and we did not reserve so we said okay (mind you there were many tables free without reservation signs). Sat for 20 min before anyone even acknowledged that we were there to dine. Ordered appetizers and main dishes. Appertizer took over 20 min to be delivered (and that was for an order of Papadam which takes 1 min tops to prepare). Ordered the Pinapple fried rice and it was nothing like what was described on the menu. When I asked the waiter why it wasn't served in a pinapple as described on the menu, he just shrugged his shoulders and said that's the dish. Once I dug in I noticed that there were zero cashews (which was described in the menu). Unfortunately I could not complain to the waiter as he disappeared into the kitchen for 30 min. Nobody ever came to ask how the meal was. Finally saw the waiter and sked for the bill and mentioned that the rice was nothing like what was described in the menu. And at this point the waiter being worried about his tip asked if I wanted to talk to the manager. Honestly, what's the point after my meal.
In short, I have nothing against paying premium prices for good food, the right decor and decent service. In the case of Avani, their staff should be trained about attending to customers rather than hiding in the kitchen to socialize with each other. This place could learn from the kids at McDonalds about customer service.
Folks this place does not deserve your time or money as they don't seem to appreciate the value of a customer.
Opening statement - "Not worth it!!" Food was just ok. We ordered romali roti($5??? For one). The portions were very small and the taste was not great at all. We also ordered chicken platter; the chiken had a strong ginger flavour- meaning the marination was still raw!!!!
What's worse, we were still working on it and the waitress swiftly took it away without the courtesy of asking. We felt quite embarassed to call her!
The only item we liked was the egg fried rice - again the quantity was small.
My opinion is if it is Indian cuisine then the taste, quantity and price has to be equally managed. I think Avani is priced high for the quality and quantity.
I won't be going their anytime in the near future.
Heard about this restaurant for a while and decided to take the family to it. Well, in a nutshell, NOT WORTH THE PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE FOOD!!! The food is your typical indian style flavour that can be had at any Indian restaurant and the portions are very small.
For starters you better make a reservation on a Saturday night or you're not getting seated immediately. When we sat down, we were greated immediately. We ordered our drinks ($6 for virgin pina colada's and Margarita's!!) and then placed our order. At first we decided to skip the appetizers. The waitress warned us that it may take up to 40 minutes for the food to arrive so we ordered the Kebob Combo as an appetizer ($24 Definitely not worth the $$$) which arrived in a standard oval shaped hotplate. For dinner we ordered 1 each of the following: Methi Malai Mutter ($14 - Not bad tasting dish but very very very heavy); Paneer Vindaloo ($13 and definitely not vindaloo, more like Shahee Paneer); Chicken Tikka Masala ($13, typical CTM but not worth the $$$); Methi Lamb ($16; not bad of a dish so maybe it was worth the $$); Hakka fried noodles ($10; horrible, just down right horrible): Vegetable Biriyani ($11; the wife said that it was ok, but I didn't like it) Butter Naans ($2.50 each; very tastey and well cooked) and Lachedar Paratha ($3.00 each; again very tastey and well cooked).
Other than the Methi Lamb and the Methi Mali Mutter, everything else we ordered was a typical Indian dish that can be had at pretty much any indian restuarant but this one came at a premium price. How this restaruant hasn't priced itself out of the market, is beyond me. I could have ordered the same food elsewhere at almost 1/2 of what I paid and that was $190 (incl.$25 tip). So like I said in my opening sentence, this place is not worth the money.
We actually had 6 adults and two toddlers. I've...
We actually had 6 adults and two toddlers. I've taken my one year old out to eat plenty of times at restaurants. She is usually pretty good, and I pack items to keep her amused. But we had to wait 40 minutes for food... it was hard. We came for lunch, and knew that it would be buffet. I thought we'd get up, I'd get my daughter rice & yogurt and other things if the curries were too spicey. We learned that the buffet was brough to our table. It was as if they didn't plan on having a buffet, but due to popular demand, they make it work. Poor waitress ran and ran back and forth. She brought us 6 chicken wings and 3 samosa rolls cut in half. I ordered a mango lassi, and the yogurt was off.
I asked for kid options since everything brought to us was too spicey for my daughter and I wasn't going to give her yogurt since my lassi was bad. And rice is boring. We were offered French fries or naan. So I ordered a Roti with now butter (thinking it was a healthier option and she likes it at home and at her daddys restaurant). It was still doughy. She choked on it. It was a horrible meal. Horrible Experience. Will never go back, or recommend it. Even with the nice write up in the Star, I was very disappointed.
The ambience was cold and unfeeling. Very dark and gloomy with the black table cloths and napkins.
Unfortunately the food wasnt any better. The menu is very expansive, but in an attempt to be a master in a variety of cuisines, Avani falls short in quality.
Food was over cooked and to heavily. spiced. The waiter wasnt too knowledgeable about the menu when asked about recommendations. Overall, very disappointing. I believe there are far better Indian restaurants to dine in Mississauga.
