Sunday evening & needed a place to eat. Jolly’s was recommended by a friend around a year ago but hadn’t been in this hood for a while.
There was a table free so I was seated right away. I was charmed by the decor, rich colours on the walls and the ambience. Made me feel I was on a getaway far from home. Staff were very attentive.
I ordered a stuffed naan filled with cauliflower as an appetizer. It came quickly and OMG it came with the Delhi 6 Daal-seriously the BEST Daal I’ve ever had in my life.
Then butter chicken with salad, rice and naan. All wonderful. Two pots of a ginger spiced chai tea and I was stuffed. And my bill came to only $23.09! 😍
I cannot wait to come back and bring my friends. Next time I will have the Delhi 6 Daal Entree and I want to try the Rosewater Vanilla Milkshake. There are at least 7 things on the menu I’m looking forward to trying!
SOOOooo Good! So much flavour. And unique servings. Very fresh! Can't wait to go back! lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala
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This place is great. The atmosphere is nice and cozy, and while the servers can sometimes seem overwhelmed, the service is generally good.
We usually order a meat thali (a meal combo), which has fantastic value. It's about 20$ for 3 dishes of curry, a naan, a samosa, a drink, and a dessert. We usually split it between the two of us and still have some leftovers.
It starts out with a big samosa covered in chickpea curry and mango chutney. The samosa is hot, crispy, and flavourful, and the chickpea curry is also very tasty. All the dishes are also very good; the thali comes with lamb curry, chicken curry, and butter chicken. All are delicious, but the lamb curry is my favourite (I even like the butter chicken, even though I'm usually not a fan). You get a fair portion of each dish, and all of them are flavourful, with high-quality meat and an appropriate level of spice (we usually get a level 2 or 3). The naans are soft and fresh, and the rice pudding you get for dessert is very nice too! You even get a beer included with the meal (which I sub out for an awesome mango lassi since I don't like beer).
Whenever we go there we get a great meal at a very nice price, in a lovely little restaurant with a cozy atmosphere. I basically have only good things to say about Jolly's, and if it were closer to my place I would go there all the time! I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice Indian restaurant.
The 1st time we tried this place with Groupon deal. Surprisingly, unlike many other groupon featured restaurant, Jolly's is serving good food. I guess it is the location that made them need to go through the discount service to find more customer.
The samosa dish is great as it comes with hot/ mango sauce plus chickpea. Ginger lemonade is not on the dinner menu but you can still order it . They used fresh ginger in it which I loved! If you dunno what to order, try the thali ; it gives you serval dishes on one plate.
Jolly's is one of my favourite Indian restaurants in town. It has a nice atmosphere, and the food is excellent. I recommend their thali plates - great value!
We went there before going to boat show. It took couple of minutes to get to a nice seat close to the window. Very friendly and nice staff. They were fully packed. We ordered one appetizer, butter chicken, beef roghangoosh the food was amazing but it came after 46'!!!! Damn too late. We could not enjoy the food at all cuz it was too late that we had to leave as fast as possible. If they could separate the service for take out, it could probably help a lot to improve their service. The food is highly recommended but the service needs to improve. By the way it's too hot there, wear something light:)
This place can be hit and miss sometimes but tonight's dishes were amazing. We started with pakoras, then Lamb saag and Ali gobi. Good flavor, great service and just a chill vibe all around.
I'd go back!
Really nice room with cushions and candles. Lovely service and some interesting touches like, spinach salad with the mains. The starter pakora was very different than any pakora I have had and it was delicious. Big chunky thing with loads of fresh spinach surrounded by a pool of chick peas in a sauce which seemed to have mango puree in it. Really good.
Mains were very fresh and flavourful, but (and this is the big but!) really over salted. The lamb rogan josh, in particular, was so salty it was, on reflection, almost inedible. I say almost, because I did eat it because I was hungry and it was good, but kept feeling that it was amazing how much salt it had. I'm no salt nazi. I like salt, so this was pretty extreme and it was the only reason I would hesitate to go back, which is a shame.
To end on a positive, naan breads were excellent. Fluffy, fresh and crunchy.
Wow the Samosa was amazing. We didn't expect for it to come with mango chutney. Presentation is great and food is delicious. Atmosphere of the restaurant is cozy and festive. They have comfy cushions and great customer service. It's $20 for a sampler, and you literally can try their most delicious foods.
I would come back again.
I saw a Groupon for nearly 50% off at this restaurant, and with the good reviews, I thought I’d try it out. It’s a medium sized restaurant which is decorated very nicely with lanterns, lit candles and drapery to cover those ugly ceilings that we see in a lot of the places here with pipes and unfinished look. The colours matched, and it was a warm soothing atmosphere.
I took my mom to Jolly’s Indian Bistro after a walk at Khatsahlano Street Party on West 4th. After having such a wonderful dinner, I have to say this is so far the best restaurant I have found on GROUPON. Their dishes were fantastic, showing the masterful use of various herbs and spices in the spirit of traditional Indian Cuisine, as well as mixing in touches of contemporary elements, to enhance the overall dining experience. It was not merely Indian cuisine, it was also Modern Cuisine that is packed with sublime flavours of both complexity and refinement.
Very cozy and romantic. Food was awesome!
Love the atmosphere. Bought a groupon for Jolly's a while back and decided to go before it expired and i must say their service is superb. I loved the atmosphere right when you step into the restaurant. the aromatic scent and the friendly staff made us feel very welcomed. We ordered the butter chicken and the cod curry which was delicious. however i wouldnt say the best. i still really liked the place though. i would still recommend Jolly's to anyone who loves indian food as much as i do.
Takeout: good naan considering it endured a 20ish mins walk back. Malabari chicken was very, very tasty: just enough heat for the mildly heat tolerant white person, and super fragrant with cilantro. Much "gravy" was sopped up with naan. Didn't care as much for paneer dosa. It was a mix of bland and very hot (the lentils draped over were quite hot). Admittedly also gets mushy after such a walk to the plate, so that part isn't their fault. I'd try more items.
The best Indian food...and I would know, since I'm Indian ;) There's always a long line to get in, the service is slow, and the restaurant is so tiny that the tables are only about a foot apart...but the food is still great!
Excellent food. Service was slow although very friendly (they were super busy). It was worth the wait.
Goid food but had to wait 35 mins for table. Service is slow
Best Indian in Van. This is by far my favorite Indian restaurant in Van. I've lived in Pakistan and India and love the food. The food at Jolly's is fresh, full of flavor and does not taste as though it was from yesterdays leftovers, as is the case with so many other Indian restaurants in the city. I just wish I lived closer !
Best indian food in Vancouver. I have been to a lot of Indian restaurants in Vancouver and this is the best! The food is authentic and delicious. It is also very affordable. The service is kind of slow, and I have showed up on a few occassions and they have lost my reservation. All in all though I will defininately keep going back.
Always good been there twice also ordered out a few times Jolly has never let me down
An exceptional food experiance!. We've been to Jolly's several times and keep thinking I should post something on the extraordinary Indian food experience that is Jolly's. The awkward little wait space at the entry door is diminished by a 5 minute for a table and unrelentingly friendly service.
IMHO nothing goes better with Indian than beer, I ordered a kingfisher. For those unfamiliar, most Indian dishes are served tapas style, although plates arrive with salad with a delicious mango dressing, and basmati rice. We ordered the Madrasi Prawns,
Lamb Kabobs,and the Paneer Jalfrezi. The lamb was succulent, melt in your mouth, spiced to perfection. The Prawns tender, a little buttery perhaps? The Paneer is exceptional here. A little softer, not over cooked, vegetables al dente. The Naan is fluffy and arrived warm at our table. They say the key to Indian cooking is in the spices and here, Jolly is the great master. An exceptional food experience in a neighbourhood atmosphere. We'll be back.
Great Indian food, in fact dollar for dollar some of the best I have had anywhere in Vancouver. It starts with quality ingredients (hand butchered meats in-house), and finishes with great taste! To make it an even easier decision to spend your hard earned $ there...the owner is an amazingly nice human being. If you live close...go often, if you don't make the trek it's worth it!
Aniruddha Chatterjee
+4.5
Great food, loved it.. Food: 4.5/5
Value for money: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Ambience: 4.5/5
Jolly indeed!. Great service, excellent food all in a tastefully decorated space... what more could one ask?
Liked the food it tasted good but be aware this us very small place and they do not take reservations on weekends ! The wait was long when I came on a Saturday at 530pm waited for 45 min. There dis not seem to be any order to the line as they were taking my name down and the server never assured me who I would be after or how long the wait was. Although they dis feel bad for the wait so they gave all of us waiting in line a pakora to nibble on. The food is tasty but is pricy for the amount that you get. Would go again but maybe only on weeknight
Authentic Indian. Love the lamb rogan Josh.
Jolly's Bistro. A special find! Super food at super prices!
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Haute Bistro Fare Meets Indian Chic.. Nestled between nail salons and video rental stores on West 4th and Bayswater lies Jolly's, an unassuming little space full of big flavour. With only 6 or 8 tables, Jolly's offers a cozy and wam, albeit spartan environment. I brought a date here one night, and what I assumed would be a slow Tuesday night, the place was already packed at 7. The hostess assured us that we'd have a table soon enough, so we waited outside. A few moments later, the hostess brought us two plates of pakoras onto the sidewalk, courtesy of Jolly himself, thanking us for waiting. We were barely two bites into our delicious appetizer when we got our table. The menu is small, but one can easily find themselves idecisive at all the amazing-sounding items. The meals themselves were, just like the appetizers, delicious, with just the perfect amount of spice so as to not sear your palate, but instead tease it into submission. As we were just geting ready to leave, Jolly appeared from his modest kitchen and went around, asking people what they thought of their meals. I thought this was a great touch, and it's where the small boutique aspect to the restaurant really shines. Will definately return to sample more of his menu.
Hooray for jolly!. I love this place for their amazing naan bread, great service, solid wine offerings and cozy atmosphere.
I've eaten their butter chicken every time I've been there and it's always creamy with a little spice and a ton of flavour. Make sure you start with the samosa, served on a bed of chickpeas it's a meal unto itself.
Well priced too, with combos starting at $13 and great wines by the glass.
Jolly’s is a fine little place on West 4th that makes fluffy naan and serves generous pours of wine. When the main reason for going out is a catch-up, those kinds of things are important. Carbs and alcohol are on the menu at any good girls’ night. Baby eggplants in a rich tomato curry to help you work your way through that naan are icing on the cake.
I love Indian food. I've eaten at numerous Indian restaurants in the city, and Jolly's is by far my favourite. I eat here/get food from here at least once a month. Everything is astoundingly delectable (seriously, just thinking about it makes my mouth water). His naan is particularly great.
The food is astounding. The chef here loves his job, you can actually tell in the dedication he puts in each dish. And he prepares everything by himself! I cannot recommend this place enough. Your taste buds will thank you for such a treat. Seriously, go there, try any dish, and you'll fall in love with the place. The ambiance is very nice as well, and it's not expensive.
Used Groupon. Awesome deal. My son loves the food. Was here back in 2016. Wow. Good good food and service
The restaurant was busy when we got there. There was only one waitress and she was overwhelmed with take out orders and dine in customers. It took a while for us to get served but we understood the circumstances. The owner came out to the kitchen and helped. But the food was excellent and we got a few extra items of food for our wait. Once the rush was over everything calmed down. By that time we finished our meal, were the last people at the restaurant. The rush was over. It was only a two hour window. Overall the food was excellent and we had a great meal. I gave it 4 stars because of the wait.
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The Rogan Josh had plenty of spices to start a Bollywood party in my mouth. Wife thought it's a bit salty, but my less discerning pallet thinks it's just right when complemented with naan or rice. Lamb was really tender, no chewy bits. I do prefer cuts with a little bit of fat. Our order was more on the lean side. It came with two small containers of basmati rice, lightly dressed salad and chick peas which was really good.
We ordered the amritsari fish and coconut shrimp. But since our order was for to go, the food lost some their crunchiness due to the air tight containers and steam. Fish was flaky and well seasoned, same goes with the shrimp which was not overcooked. Both came with potato patties and a slice of lime. They cook their naan last after all orders are ready, so it stays fresh and hot. Naan was soft, chewy and very warm. It was coated with garlic butter on side. We enjoyed our meal and had plenty of left overs for later.
Serving size was just right, price was average. Appetizers are less $10.
Very cozy and nice Indian restaurant. The service was quick and the staff very nice, not overwhelming like in some places where they come around every 5 min. The butter chicken is not much in quantity indeed BUT it is really really good!! The naan are so good too! We went on a Saturday night around 8pm and did not have to wait for a table. I recommande that place 100%. Prices are fair too.
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