Hello Kitchen - Kensington, Prince Edward Island

Wyman M.

I have dined here twice so far. Great friendly staff and excellent food. Their takeout is also popular.
So far I have only tried the Canadian food but from reviews the Indian food is excellent as well.
The fish and chips was excellent with large portions for $13.00. Today I had the fries with the works, large portion for $11.00
Great food and friendly staff. I will be back to try their Indian food.

Trina F.

Very expensive, and don't even get me started about the Naan. It was the tiniest serving, store bought and chewy. Worst I've ever tried. Honestly the cup of room temperature water was the best part of the meal. Also none of the meals come with sides!! To me that's the equivalency of passing me just a pork chop on a plate if I was eating at another restaurant. It just wouldn't happen. I will say my kids liked it, but they don't have anything to compare it to as if was their first time trying indian food. The restaurant itself smells very musty. Service was mediocre at best. Hope this saves someone else a major disappointment.

Shirley S.

We have tried seafood chowder in NL and Cape Breton, and so far this is the most flavorful and hardy seafood chowder we’ve had yet. Abundance of seafood in it and the same with the seafood pasta dish. The lamb curry was huge on flavour. Tell them if you like it mild, medium or hot. This dish comes with naan bread or basmati rice. Don’t let the appearance of the building fool you. The food is delicious! Portions are ample, and prices are very reasonable .
We would definitely come back to Kensington just to eat there again.

Aim B.

Ordered dinner take-out 45 min before closing. Boyfriend and I ordered chicken biryani, palak paneer with garlic naan and butter chicken with basmati rice and everything tasted wonderful! Service was friendly, wait time and pricing for the amt of food given was not only reasonable given the flavours but great due to the portions. They did not skimp on the meat/paneer in any of the dishes, as some places in the GTA do (which is absolutely annoying).

My only critique would be the garlic naan that was included. It wasn't the best and only came with 1 small piece. Was a bit on the oily side but never-the-less flavourful.

Overall 4.5 out 5 ☆s for take-out service. Highly recommend checking this place out if you're in and around Kensington, PEI. It's a really great option outside of the usual seafood and burger options.

Andree B.

We ordered to go. The naan is not the best but let me tell you, this was the best butter chicken we have ever had! We will order the butter chicken again, since wr eat at home, we can get naan at the grocery store but you can't get butter chicken like this anywhere else.

The sauce was unreal and the texter of the chicken was cooked to a perfection.

David S.

Hello Kitchen is a welcome addition to the PEI dining scene. We ate there twice since discovering this gem in September, 2022 and came away more than satisfied both times.
Kensington may seem an unlikely place for great Indian food but Hello Kitchen is as good as any South Asian restaurant I have visited in the Greater Toronto Area. Their dishes, from garlic naan to basmati rice to pakora to samosas to various curries and the old standby, butter chicken, are flavourful and decently priced.
The garlic naan arrived hot and with a nice crunch. Ditto the pakora and samosas. We also sampled the chicken curry, lamb curry and chicken kadai along with the butter chicken. All were bursting with flavour. The rice was flaky and cooked perfectly.
A couple of words of advice: I saw some complaints that sides like rice were not included with the entrees. True enough, but the prices are such that even with the cost of basmati rice added, the meal is still priced right. Also, the family that runs the place keeps Island and tourist tastes in mind when it comes to spicing the food. So if you like some heat, make sure you tell your server you want it spicy.
Given the loss of many favourite restaurants on PEI thanks to COVID, it is heartening to see Hello Kitchen arrive. We will be back every trip.
BTW, on Thursday nights they close a bit early and have a good old-fashioned PEI dance. Since they are in the old Legion there's plenty of room to bring back memories for Islanders of a certain age.

Sophie L.

We were happy to try this newer restaurant during our last visit to the island. We appreciated having something different to eat (having had eaten quite a bit of “classic” island food during our visit) and the food was very good. Do ask for spicy if you like some kick in your dishes!

John H.

Wonderful vegetarian favorites here! Tasty Pakoras and Samosas to start, very consistent with expectations. Interesting takes on classics, Kabuli Channa, Matar Paneer, Dal Makhni, and a new one to us, Kedai Vegetables. Little variation in mild seasoning level despite request for two at mild and two at hot. We had our own to add, no worries. As Trina noted, Naan was not the best, and Garlic Naan was indistinguishable from plain. Despite these small disappointments, we'll be back, often! What we liked, we liked very much!