The Mantra Fine Indian Cuisine

First time visit, primarily to try their lunch buffet. Nothing great, but not bad either. Service was decent. Dessert options were pretty non existent. Food was good. Was surprised with the robot coming to deliver our fresh bread Nan, paratha etc. Place is in downtown Victoria which is a blessing, and currently one of the few giving an Indian lunch buffet experience. Would be willing to give it a try again, next time I visit.

My best friend recommended this place while I was in town so we met up with my cousin and enjoyed the buffet lunch before I left town. It was absolutely delicious - some of the best Indian food I’ve ever had and for the price/value it cannot be beat. I will be returning every time I am in town. Service was extremely friendly and the atmosphere is so lovely. Decorated extremely well. Love the robot too; it took us by surprise! Not sure what the pistachio/coconut type pudding was but both me and my friend were obsessed!!

The best value Indian in Victoria. Simple buffet with quality ingredients all of the dishes are well done. The Nan bread is excellent and the robot is the icing on the cake. Chai is also included which is above and beyond from my experience in other cities.

We lunched here twice on separate trips and Mantra delivered both times. Lots of delicious vegetarian options in the buffet. Their Kadhi fritters in chickpea flour and buttermilk gravy is excellent. Great service too. The Naan-delivering, dish-running kitty robot is amusing. This may have become our Victoria tradition.

We we’re looking for a new to us place to have dinner this evening and decided to give The Mantra a try. We order glasses of Shiraz wine and Hoyne Pilsner beer while we perused the menu. A plan soon was hatched to order enough for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow. We chose mild-medium heat for most things except a couple we chose medium. We’re not really brave when it comes to the spice level of food but we would comfortably choose medium for everything next time. Every dish we had was excellent and the server who was working her first day was really great. Everything was delivered by Robbie, except for the tandoori fish that someone carried out sizzling madly the fish not the server! We will be back for sure!

Great food. Always available for takeout. Great portions and always hot. Tandoori prawns are the best. You can ask to be served by Robbie the robot! Robbie will even sing happy birthday! Always lots of takeout coming and going. You wont be disappointed.Food: 5/5

Great experience with great customer service their buffet was great specially with masala chai. Price is quite decent for buffet with different varieties of food.

What a great find. I went for the lunch buffet. They have a variety of delicious vegan dishes. I love their vegan Indian food. They even have a robot server! Great value too. Lunch buffet is less than 15 dollars.

Ok so I truely feel that this is the best Indian cuisine in Victoria. I have been several times and I've never been even a little bit disappointed. I have weekly date nights and I try to experience something new on this menu, and it's always amazing. Please try the chicken lababbdar-likely not the right spelling but they will know what u mean. Butter chicken lovers, there's next level with this dish. Trust me!Any questions on desserts or appies, let me know! Also fantastic service from Megha!

We have eaten here a few times. The food is consistently good. They have a robot which carries your food to your table. It is kind of cute. All of the curries that I have had have been very good. There are options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. We will keep going back.