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Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine, Toronto, ON
Award-winning

Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine

4.6
4.6
270 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Indian
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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.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 2 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Contemporary Indian
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed, Sun 11:30 am–9:45 pm Lunch Thu–Sat 11:30 am–10:45 pm
  • Phone number
    (416) 599-0513
  • Website
    http://www.aanch.ca/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Sudhanshu Kumar
  • Catering
    At Aanch, we are always brewing up new ideas to make your next event a success. Our team of professionals offer our guests a unique and effortless event planning experience. Whether you are brainstorming company lunches, ladies night out or intimate celebrations, we'll help you pull it off. Located in the heart of the Entertainment District, Aanch is a two-story venue, perfect for a gathering of any size. For more information, please fill out the form below or email us at bookings@aanch.ca.
  • Private party facilities
    Our team of professionals offer our guests a unique and effortless event planning experience
  • Private party contact
    our Private Event Coordinator : (416) 599-0513
  • Location
    259 Wellington St, Toronto, ON M5V 3P9
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighbourhood
    Entertainment District
  • Cross Street
    Blue Jays and Wellington st.
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Public Transit
    St. Andrews Subway Station
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 270 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Toronto / Ontario

    Indian

  • Old Toronto

    Healthy

  • Old Toronto

    Vegetarian-friendly

270 Reviews

  1. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Loud Punjabi music; not a good choice when the customers are having a business lunch and are non-Indians/canadians

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  2. LisetteP

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was excellent, I had a great meal. I’m looking forward to go back again and try more dishes from their menu.

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  3. StephenW

    E. Tennessee

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience3
    Food was great. But in general the restaurant was extremely loud to the point of having to shout at the person next to you, and the service was awful. Our drinks arrived at the same time as the main course, more than 40 minutes after the placed the order.

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  4. sdl1

    St. Louis

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great, friendly service, fantastic food, highly recommend.

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  5. LauraC

    Jacksonville

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Very tasty dishes. The eggplant, potato curry and the curried chicken were excellent. Rita was very thin and runny

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  6. AnneR

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of the Best Indian Restaurants! Wonderful service, excellent quality food, great presentation. It was a truly lovely experience for the three of us

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  7. Jeniya

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great place to try some fusion indian foods. Their naans were great

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  8. BruceT

    Atlantic Canada

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Extensive menu; food was terrific and service was very good.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Good service and the vegetarian items taste delicious.

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  10. brazil

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 9, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience3
    The food was simply delicious. Nice friendly waiters with constant refills of water. Enjoy my dinner very much

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  11. Kushal

    Pittsburgh

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    While the food quality was good, it does not live up to the reputation of a Michelin recommended restaurant. When I go to a Michelin recommended restaurant, my bare minimum expectation is to see a unique menu . Nothing new at this restaurant.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Food was very good, the service was somewhat indifferent.

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  13. ActiveFoodie

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Fantastic Indian food, presented creatively. The vindaloo was outstanding. Servers were very nice and accommodating, and service was quick. Highly recommend.

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  14. DonM

    Chicago

    43 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Was in Toronto for a family vacation and went to Aanch for dinner. The restaurant was located in a nice area by the CN Tower, but the place was small and not very organized as I had reservations and took 10+ min to get seated. Once seated the food was out quick and was very tasty and I would go back.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Enjoyed dinner at Aanch with family and friends, very good ambience and food. We had ordered Spinach Kabab, chicken tikka and lamb sheikh kabab for appetizers. All were tasty and vey succulent. Having very smooth and tasty Sheekh Kabab after decades, it kind of tasted like Galouti kabab. For main course biriyani butter chicken paneer tikka daal and nan were par excellence. Staff were very pleasant helpful and had big smile. Thank you will definitely visit again

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  16. BenW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was outstanding. We ordered a variety of dishes and passed around the flavors and each one delivered. The people were friendly and helpful. We had a truly wonderful time.

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  17. ElizabethC

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, very accommodating on diet issues, staff fabulous.

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  18. JodiL

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Came here after the WNBA game. Great food, amazing service, very attentive. We forgot to order rice with our entrees (I am used to it coming with our meal at my local Indian restaurant), so remember to order it! My Palak Paneer was top notch!

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  19. MissK

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    Flavourful food, a unique menu, and amazing service and hospitality.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience4
    Food and quantity was not value for the money and it’s expensive

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  21. NicolasL

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 18, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    My visit came from a recommendation I saw online. The staff was polite and friendly. But the menu was completely stained and wrinkled, not a good sign. I had the Mulligatawny soup which was so salty I left half of it. if not for that it would have been nice. Main entree was the vindaloo chicken and I'm sorry to say it tasted as if the sauce was store-bought. Pretty bland. And all of that was pretty expensive too. I am rarely disappointed by Indian food but this time I was.

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was so great!! (Food and atmosphere, restaurant staff) The thali was one of the most delicious food I’ve ever had. I’d love to come back again!

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  23. carriec

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    It was good but not Michelin. Nice staff too expensive

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  24. MichelleK

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Food is excellent- full of flavour and spice. Service was good too.

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  25. FoodJo

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Aanch serves good food which is totally value for money!

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience2
    Average ambiance and food for the value

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  27. TOdiner

    Toronto

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    We went to Aanch as part of Winterlicious and we did not receive what was advertised/ordered. Portion sizes were very small but tasty. We would have been better off ordering ala carte. Service and ambiance was very nice. We would go back but stick to the regular menu items.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 29, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We ordered Jackfruit curry . We loved the starters. It was a god experience

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  29. Eurologist

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 25, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    I think it is good. But not very good. I have had more experimental Indian cuisine and I have had better tasting cuisine. I had high expectations but Aanch didn’t meet them. Other things like not having stuff on the menu was also kind of annoying.

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  30. Eye8withU

    Toronto

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience1
    Upstairs seating has all the charm of a school cafeteria. Lots of sauce in dishes but little actual food— hard to find the shrimp and chicken in the curry dishes we ordered. Lentil dish was mush. We ordered extra basmati rice so we could sop up all the soupy saucy dishes. It was cold and grey. Naan lacked the pillowy texture of fresh baked — ours was crispy. Very pricy for what you get. There’s better Indian food in Toronto at those prices.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Overall we had a pretty good experience at Aanch. The food was good and the service was great.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 11, 2023

    overall1food1service2ambience2
    Mediocre food. Loud music. Dirty tables and chairs

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  33. ABBB

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 5, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience2
    The service was the real disappointment here. Inattentive and unhelpful. We felt judged for asking questions. They made us feel like we didn’t order enough, yet we didn’t come close to finishing what we had ordered. Some dishes were great, some were bland, but the experience overall a letdown.

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  34. IsaiahJ

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Good was good and customer service was good. Unfortunately smelled bad a bit but the food tastes good!

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  35. angar

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    Ambience was good, menu is quite elaborate. Food was alright, nothing extraordinary

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  36. MichelleI

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    The food was great and very good quantities. Everyone enjoyed their meals.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience2
    Raw Dal Bukhara - you are charging 24 $ for a raw dal…. The dahi kabab were smelly… I was on a business meal with my boss so was not able to say anything as it would be an insult to my culture and cuisine but what a terrible food you guys made and you charge so much for that pathetic food ???? The only thing that you guys know how to make is the garlic naan rest nothing Please recruit a better chef…. This is shameful

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place good service ambience Flavor exceptional

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall1food1service2ambience2
    Well they served us bad cold tea. Terrible

    1 person found this helpful

  40. ChrisG

    Montreal

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 10, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    First time visit. Clean welcoming environment. Very attentive friendly staff. Samosas appetizer large portion and tasty. Goat curry high on bones low on meat. Rice pudding dessert tasty but pricey for what it is.

    1 person found this helpful

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Contactless payment available

  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables

  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff temperature check required
    • Contact tracing information collected

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine using the Order Online button. Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine also offers delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (416) 599-0513.

Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine is rated 4.6 stars by 270 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 2 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Aanch-Modernistic Indian Cuisine

259 Wellington St, Toronto, ON M5V 3P9

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Cross Street
    Blue Jays and Wellington st.
  • Neighbourhood
    Entertainment District
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Wed, Sun 11:30 am–9:45 pm Lunch Thu–Sat 11:30 am–10:45 pm
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Indian, Vegetarian / Vegan, Contemporary Indian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Public Transit
    St. Andrews Subway Station
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Sudhanshu Kumar
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.aanch.ca/
  • Phone number
    (416) 599-0513
  • Catering
    At Aanch, we are always brewing up new ideas to make your next event a success. Our team of professionals offer our guests a unique and effortless event planning experience. Whether you are brainstorming company lunches, ladies night out or intimate celebrations, we'll help you pull it off. Located in the heart of the Entertainment District, Aanch is a two-story venue, perfect for a gathering of any size. For more information, please fill out the form below or email us at bookings@aanch.ca.
  • Private party facilities
    Our team of professionals offer our guests a unique and effortless event planning experience
  • Private party contact
    our Private Event Coordinator : (416) 599-0513
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