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About Aanch
At Aanch, our kitchen is a playground for creative pitches. We tingle the sensation of nostalgia with a generous dose of homely cooking with a bit of modern twist. With freshly selected local produce and constantly inventing creative platters, we offer the best modernistic experience for your guests.
Sudhanshu Kumar
Chef & Owner of Aanch
Sudhanshu Kumar, the man behind Aanch – Modernistic Indian Cuisine is quite a storyteller with each dish unfolding his journey of becoming a chef. With a few cooking tricks up his sleeve and a pocket full of dreams Sudhanshu journeyed to Canada where he studied Culinary Management in Niagara College. It was here he realized his true calling for showcasing Indian food with a modern approach.
Upon entering the kitchen, he relies solely on his emotions and intuitions to create dishes. In fact, he is perpetually seeking unique ingredients and grinding his own spices to create contemporary palates.
For Sudhanshu, his restaurant is a reminiscence of friends and family sharing stories and enjoying his cuisine. It is for this reason you will often notice a friendly smile approaching you to make sure you feel at home.
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Mutton Vindaloo
A Goan special Bone In Mutton curry cooked in hot & spicy vindaloo gravy.
Butter Chicken
Tandoor baked chicken, simmered in mildly spiced tomato-butter gravy.
Mutton Thali
Ontario goat curry cooked with roasted whole spices.
Pista Kulfi
Fresh cardamom reduced milk infused with the flavour of pistachios.
Palak Paneer
Cottage cheese cooked with pureed spinach in onion-tomato gravy.
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani combo served with raita, papadum & kachumber salad.
What our customers say
Gurpreet Singh
00:53 25 Jun 21
Always our favourite place to go for a family dinner. Everything is just so perfect that you cannot get over this place. Everything Is just awesome from staff to food.
Shivendra Pandey
02:14 18 Jun 21
I’ve recently moved from the US and was completely unknown of the Indian restaurants in Toronto. I had heard a lot about the variety and quality of Indian restaurants here but was disappointed with my initial few choices, until I ordered from Aanch. Their Dal Bukhara is amazing, dilliwala butter chicken is authentic, naans are gigantic. Both quality and quantity is great. I’ve only tried their delivery but would dine-in very soon.
Hwasoo Lee
15:01 12 Jun 21
My family love Indian food and we tried many other places. In terms of taste, this restaurant is the best. And all the servers are very kind and helpful
Shrikant patel
01:55 03 Jun 21
I would rate the best restaurant in TO. Food taste never changes even though it's too busy.
RABIYA KASHIF
15:14 11 May 21
I really like this place. The pita bread made on the premises is top notch. The Chicken gyro is excellent. I love a little authentic Turkish tea with baklava afterward. The hummus is ok. I like the vibe,
Ny Root
18:58 11 Apr 21
Wow.. naans had perfect texture. Curries, Biryani, Roti everything tasted delicious. Kids loved it too.
Bhai Amrinder Singh Sidhu
08:45 02 Apr 21
Just arrived in Toronto from Montréal and this place served as a good change for my taste buds in a long time. Ordered twice in a day from here.Thanks!!
Archi Paintal
23:24 09 Jan 21
Amazing place to hangout with friends/colleagues and have real authentic cuisine. I loved their butter chicken the most. Once you try you will know why.
Baby Buns
20:53 02 Jan 21
I like it, the nun is so good dripping butter. I had this veggie dish that have cheese, califlower, green pepper, mushroom, potato in it, and its really good, especially when i dip the nun in it and eat it together. Very impressed with the taste, hope they keep it up!
Tammy Lindsay
04:56 16 Dec 20
Nice atmosphere. Food was very good. ordered various entrees and appetizers, all delicious. Beware of spicy！
Kevin Solomon
14:50 02 Dec 20
I really liked their dishes. I always get excellent service here. The place is clean and the workers are always kind. Will come back again.
Emaleigh Peel
02:01 07 Nov 20
We had an amazing dinner at Aanch! The food was perfectly spiced and delicious. We both felt very safe throughout our dining experience (dined during covid), as we sat outside and also witnessed the servers cleaning frequently and thoroughly. Special thanks to Meed for the wonderful service!
Jay Graves
02:23 21 Sep 20
My wife & I chose Aanch by chance. We were in Toronto to celebrate our anniversary. Many restaurants were still closed. Luckily for us, Aanch was open.We had an excellent dining experience. Our server helped us choose items we thoroughly enjoyed. The dishes were served piping hot and prepared to perfection. The naan bread was superb.The servings were very generous and we took our leftovers with us for a very tasty lunch the next day.The owner/chef took a few moments to greet us and thank us for dining at his restaurant, a nice touch.There’s an extensive menu to explore. We agreed to leave room to try a dessert the next time we’re fortunate enough to dine at Aanch.The restaurant had proper distances between the tables and all staff were masked. The owner and staff are taking the threat of C19 seriously and protecting their patrons and themselves as much as possible.We had walked past Aanch and decided to turn around and go back. We made the right decision.
vinay malhotra
04:02 20 Sep 20
This is one of the few times that I am feeling so happy while writting a review for an Indian based restaurant in Toronto downtown. Does not matter if you are a non veg lover or veg one, if you are an authentic Indian food lover, this is the place for you..Recommended Non veg cusines :Mutton Rogan Josh,Chicken lababdaar,Malai chicken.Recommended veg cusines :Dal makhani,Palak paneer,Dum aloooo,Jackfruit masala if you are a fan of jack fruit.Must try Mojitos!!And if you are still confused , ask the server for recomended items..have never seen such a humble staff especially the owner and chef were great..Aanch is keeping the Indian food authenticity in place..A must visit restaurant in Toronto downtown.
Naviya Dwivedi
15:52 18 Sep 20
My family and I had the pleasure of celebrating my dad's birthday at Aanch last week. We were greeted by an amazing server named Sonam and she made sure our entire dining experience was comfortable. We ordered multiple appetizers and they were all amazing, we were blown away by the presentation, flavor combinations, creativity and personal touch Chef Sudanshu brought to the table. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant for anyone looking to have a high-end Indian dining experience.
singh sukjeet
02:39 18 Sep 20
Delicious Indian food ????. Wanna to India good visit this place
mani sohi
23:47 17 Sep 20
Super delicious food. Very friendly staff. Definitely recommend this place.
Gagandeep Singh
23:45 17 Sep 20
Had a great meal out at Aanch, following all social distancing protocols. Definitely recommend this place .Great presentation and food quality is wonderful.
Sandeep Gautam
01:47 14 Sep 20
Overall food and service was excellent. Special appreciation to Sonam for making us feel special.
Nikki Brown
15:13 13 Sep 20
Lovely evening dining at Aanch! We often order via Uber Eats, but the in-dining presentation always makes the food take even better! One of my favourite Indian restaurants in the city!Sonam - thank you for ensuring our dinner experience was perfect!
Harpreet Rishi
23:59 10 Sep 20
Had an amazing experience, I loved the service and ofcourse the food . Definitely visiting again .
Anna P.
14:35 10 Sep 20
Edit: not sure what happen to my previous review! It got deleted by accident!*Put this one on the list for great Indian food. The garlic naan was gigantic, the spinach paneer dish was so delicious, would definitely order again. There was a mismatch with pricing when I ordered online vs. When I checked out but the staff had clarified the issue. Anyways, would definitely be back to dine in some day.
Kenneth Christian
04:05 09 Sep 20
Indian fine dining at its best. The food was great and so was the service. Ekta was very knowledgeable with the menu. Overall great service and amazing food. We will be back. 5 stars from me.
Ajay Thomas
14:05 08 Sep 20
Ordered garlic naan, laccha paratha, chicken lababdar and machar jhol (bengali boneless fish curry). The fish curry had great flavour. Chicken lababdar was also good.On the pricier side of restaurants, comes to 80 CAD for 2 curries and 3 rotis. No drinks.4 star, because food was good, but not worth the price.
turki almalki
01:42 04 Sep 20
Me and my wife tried the garlic nann, butter chicken and basmati rice, they tasted really good. Followed by Gollab dessert, which was very sweet on rice pudding, delicious!Our waitress Sonam was very nice and helpful in terms of everything.
Shane Elliott
18:59 03 Sep 20
Absolutely delicious. I can't believe I haven't visited here earlier. Great food and service
Aditya Mann
17:16 03 Sep 20
Had a lunch thali here ... its nice combo meal. Food is very delicious ,finally found a good Indian restaurant in downtown Toronto with great customer service . Will definitely visit again. ????
marc andre laberge
12:35 03 Sep 20
very ggod Food but the wine to expensif
Ajay Thomas
14:45 31 Aug 20
Ordered garlic naan, laccha paratha, chicken lababdar and machar jhol (bengali boneless fish curry). The fish curry had great flavour. Chicken lababdar was also good.On the pricier side of restaurants, comes to 80 CAD for 2 curries and bread. No drinks.4 star, because food was good, but not worth the price.
Dulari Gaikwad
13:41 27 Aug 20
Last light we visited there, firstly the location, and the interior was perfect! The girl who was serving us was very helpful and sweet. Even the food & service was excellent. Overall, it was a pocket friendly place. Must go!!!
Jyoti Chopade
00:07 23 Aug 20
This an amazing restaurant. Awesome food with great service.The best Indian food in the city. We ordered butter chicken Delhiwale and garlic naan from menu and both was too tasty. I will recommend this place for butter chicken ????
navneet kaur
03:34 21 Aug 20
Awesome Food! Really loved the place and tasty food along with yummy desert menu this restaurant have. Special Thanks to Sonam for her kind service. I do suggest people to visit this place if you looking to try some good food.
Kapish Goyal
18:41 16 Aug 20
The restaurant was unexpectedly busy however our server’s Ekta and Sonam made sure that we get the food piping hot. We ordered Samosa, Tandoori platter, Butter chicken and Breads. The Butter Chicken is authentic as we get in India unlike we get in other restaurants in Toronto selling sweet Butter chicken lol. This restaurant serves Indian food with Pride and authenticity. I loved small things how Sudhanshu (Chef and owner) helped the team and also asking us for feedback. Trust me all restaurants in Toronto serve bad Indian food and spoil the name. If you want to try real Indian food do visit this restaurant.I rate this 100 out of 5 stars haha.Cheers to the team and Serving Indian Food with authentic Indian flavours.Butter Chicken - The best in Canada
Splash Smith
05:01 15 Aug 20
Showed up table of 5 , 40 min before closing.Was greeted with the best hospitality.Service was amazing. Food was even better !!! Truly authentic dishes ! Waitress made good recommendations! Met the chef/ owner and his wife :)Also sonma (sorry for spelling ) was a gracious waitress thank you to all ????????????Definitely recommend and will revisit.
Viren Shrimali
01:34 09 Aug 20
I liked the taste of the Punjabi food... it’s awesome ... especially the staff member Sonam who served us very well and went above and beyond our expectations... thank you for making our experience one of the most memorable one
Tanvir Gill
01:57 07 Aug 20
What a lovely little restaurant. We had an amazing food here. What is even more of a delight is the decor. The drinks were well prepared and the food both well prepared and presented and friendly staff. Highly recommended.
Abhishek Darekar
03:06 05 Aug 20
Amazing experience. Great food. Nice staff. What more can you want. I really enjoyed my time. I would definitely recommend.
Anna Poon
14:47 04 Aug 20
Delicious Indian food! I was shocked to see how big of a piece the garlic naan was when I received it. The chicken tikka masala and palak paneer was so flavourful, equal portions of meat/paneer with the sauce but price wise, it’s a little expensive (3 items costed me $51). Also, I would like to mention the chicken tikka masala is priced at $20.99 on Aanch’s website but they charged $21.99 when my husband ordered by phone and picked up in person.
Sharn Bains
03:52 02 Aug 20
Delicious Indian food ????. Wanna to India good visit this place ????????
pam sanger
03:59 28 Jul 20
Really nice place, services was fabulous I went for lunch with my husband.food was so tasty we tried first-time kofta style its was too much tasty. I would be definitely going back there
anmol deep
02:53 28 Jul 20
I have been there just once but loved the ambience and the food as well. I would recommend this restaurant to all the Indian food lovers. Great place to enjoy meals with family and friends.
Fabienne Law
23:57 21 Jul 20
I highly recommend this restaurant; food was authentic, super fresh and delicious! The staff is really friendly and professional! They take many precautions to ensure a safe dining experience ????
Kanchana S
20:21 20 Jul 20
The interior was beautiful with excellent customer service. The food was delicious and the presentation was very tasteful. It was a treat to the senses and I highly recommend this restaurant.
Nikita Sinha
19:35 20 Jul 20
My absolute favourite Indian restaurant in the city. They have the best naan in Toronto and I always go back for it. All of their curries actually taste different and how they should unlike a lot of other places where they look and taste the same. If you’re into desserts, would highly recommend trying different flavours of their kulfis; they are homemade and delicious!
Yuri Jang
02:54 15 Jul 19
Awesome experience!! Thank you for delicious food and kind service☺️
