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Balista - Ottawa, Pure Veg. Indian Fusion

Restaurant Indian restaurant

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Address

2150 Robertson Rd UNIT 5, Nepean, ON K2H 9S1, Canada

Website

www.balista.ca

Contact

+1 613-829-9996

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (1.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: fries (15) restaurant (12) good (12) vegetarian (10) spicy (9) burger (8) Indian (8) shots (8) menu (6) great (6)
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  • 5/5 John A. 9 months ago on Google • 428 reviews
    Ordered the least spicy veggie burger, did not have any peppers beside it on the menu. It was SPICY WOW. Could not finish the burger. The garlic bread was great. If you like spicy this is the place for you. The food was fresh, nice atmosphere, friendly people. If you are spicy intolerant be careful.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Kunal M. 2 years ago on Google
    I was really glad to see an Indian Pure vegetarian restaurant on the food scene in Ottawa. However, the food doesn't do any justice to the name or the reviews this place has had. I was utterly disappointed with what I was served. The pizza was merely some melted cheese on a thick base with obnoxious (read scarce) pick of toppings. The jumbo burgers were fine but nothing grand about them. The fries were a little soggy but considering it was a takeout, it's understandable. I visited the place on an idle Sunday evening and the takeout was completed within 20min. The ambience is tasteful and does bring a drizzle of an Indian cafe vibe. The menu is overtly repetitive. The food is painstakingly substandard and enough to keep me from risking a visit here again.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kalgi P. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent Food and Hospitality. We loved the food. Piri Piri Fries was the star of the night. Both pizza’s was served with amazing presentation and was delicious. Jamun shots were also a good refresher. Overall the restaurant has a good vibe. Certainly will be ordering more and will be dining in more often.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Pradyumna G. 1 year ago on Google • 381 reviews
    Loved the food. Portions and presentation is great. When they say the food is spicy, they mean it. Ambience is decent. What the team needs to work on is the time they take serve the food. We had ago wait about 30 mins the juice to be served. We were told that they had shortage of staff that particular day, so maybe a one for instance.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vivek D. 1 year ago on Google
    This is the real deal, folks -- an authentic fast food restaurant from Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in India, now here in Ottawa. The jamun shot is an enticing fruit smoothie, and the piri piri fries are superb. The sandwiches are excellent, too, and I'd highly recommend this wonderful new restaurant for anyone looking for authentic Gujarati style sandwiches and snacks.I plan to be back!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Farhat J. 10 months ago on Google • 105 reviews
    Ordered white sauce pasta taste was okayish and Jr. spicy burger(small size). Pasta was way to big in size did not expected. Burger was spicy as the name suggest. Good Indian vibe. I would definitely go again to try different dishes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ullas b. 7 months ago on Google • 54 reviews
    I ordered paneer garlic bread and Balista special double decker burger, both are great in taste. Pure vegetarian restaurant! I am sure everyone likes this place from the reviews.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Steve L. 1 year ago on Google • 52 reviews
    Vegetarian place btw!! Not much flavour in almost everything. The pasta was pretty garbage with a slice of american cheese and olives on top LOL. Pizza thing was not nearly as good as it looked. No flavour nd texture was passable at best. The shots were interesting, but not worth ordering again. Apparently the burger was alright though. The fries were very tasty and the texture was light and crispy on them which was by far the best thing they have.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Asav P. 9 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    I was traveling from Ottawa to Toronto with my family and found this vegetarian Indian restaurant which was a quick detour from 417! Food was just amazing! Peri peri fries, jamun shots and Pink Pasta were just too good! You “must” try their peri peri fries and spicy burger! Their masala chai was outstanding! Service was really quick and nice. Highly recommend checking this place out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neha G. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a perfect restaurant for an authentic vegetarian food with a wide variety of menu. We tried their mix sauce pasta, jamun shots, jumbo burger, tikha pizza and french fries. We highly recommend this restaurant for anybody who prefers pure vegetarian and highly authentic food with classic Indian taste.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Udit B. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome food and amazing menu. Jamun shots are unique and not available anywhere else. All menu items that we tried were flavorful and well presented. Definitely going to become a regular restaurant for me.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stavya K. 2 years ago on Google
    Truly scrumptious food... This cozy restaurant has hospitable host, good variety of dishes and excellent taste . We loved Peri Peri fries, spicy paneer wrap, grilled paneer sandwich, mango milkshake and jamoon shots. Great to have found pure vegetarian restaurant close by ... Wish I took more pictures for this review :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Donovan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice Indian Fusion fast food concept. The staff were very friendly and all items were well explained and tasted great. Did not feel like many vegetarian places where you sense that the food is lacking something due to the absence of meat. A great option for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. I would take the Punjabi Curry Paneer Wrap over a standard fast food Chicken Wrap any day. Very good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 KEERTHI REDDY C. 10 months ago on Google
    The food is really amazing, felt all the Indian flavours in mouth, momos are too good ❤️❤️ Must recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 urvi s. 8 months ago on Google • 20 reviews
    This is a pure veg and jain restaurant and we really liked the food. We had jain as well as non jain options and both were good. There is self service. The food taste and quality were great. Sharing some jain food items that we had
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Abhijeet K. 3 months ago on Google • 61 reviews New
    Good place for veg and Indian fusion food. The wraps are really good and the jamun and Guava shots are really good

  • 5/5 Huda K. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is fire, everything the sandwiches the pasta, fries, cheese bread everything is damn good, also shakes so tasty. And the top of list for my family is jamun shots. It’s fully vegetarian so Muslim can also eat.

  • 3/5 Johnny M. 1 year ago on Google
    I'd like to preface by stating that there is no meat here. Only come here if you are looking for vegetarian options. I ordered the Peri Peri fries, Paneer Sandwich, and the Jamun Shots. The Jamun Shots were ready fairly quickly. I got the fries after about 20 minutes, and then the sandwich another 20 minutes after that. Interestingly enough, my friend got his burger 20 minutes before he got his fries. I am filled with bewilderment to this day since I have never seen that happen before... in all the decades that I have existed on this planet. The fries had immaculate texture but were too salty. I recommend getting the normal fries instead. The sandwich had a nice level of spiciness but lacked in flavour complexity. I could only think to myself, "this would have been better if it were a grilled cheese sandy with Kraft Singles." The Jamun Shots were an interesting experience. The rims of the plastic shot cups were salted to balance out the subtle sweetness of the shot itself. I personally wouldn't get it again. I tried my friend's Tikha Paneer Baked Bread which was also quite bland. A nice carb-loader but that's about it. Overall, extremely slow and strange service for being the "Best Fast Food Restaurant". Surprisingly bland flavours to top it off. Despite these shortcomings, their prices were fair and they have an entirely vegetarian menu for those looking for one.

  • 4/5 Yamini B. 1 year ago on Google
    A self service place Small. Reasonably priced. Vegetarian. Multiple vegan options (fries and wraps) The chicko ice cream shake, while really sweet, is definitely worth a try The paneer tikka pizza and peri peri fries are also a must try if you can deal with spice 😅🌶️🥵

  • 3/5 Matt T. 11 months ago on Google
    Great wraps! Avoid the highly recommended soggy pink pasta (think spicy Kraft Dinner using penne pasta) and the 7UP served with a lemon slice and a mint leaf ($5.49 Mint Mojito). If the wraps weren't so good this place would've been one star.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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