Namak Handi in Pickering

1848 Liverpool Rd #5, Pickering, ON L1V 1W3, Canada

★★★★☆
(438 reviews)
Categories: Halal restaurant

About

Authentic Indian Pakistani Halal food

Website
namakhandi.com
Address
1848 Liverpool Rd #5, Pickering, ON L1V 1W3, Canada
Plus Code
RWP5+HC Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
9 AM–10 PM
Monday
12–10 PM
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
12–10 PM
Thursday
12–10 PM
Friday
12–10 PM
Saturday
9 AM–10 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Offerings
Halal food Small plates
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
438 reviews

Most Mentioned

karahi (48) kheer (44) pakistani food (18) GTA (15) catering (14) haleem (10) veal (10) nihari (7) chana masala (7) paya (6)
5 stars
325
4 stars
39
3 stars
23
2 stars
10
1 stars
41
October 21, 2024

Bought 3 biryani specially asked for mild. As I took it home found that was not milt it was medium spice. Second the rice were hard not cooked properly and the chicken was hard. Called back just for feedback first the attendant said you ask for mild I said ye I did but not hard chicken and rice also it’s not mild. As I said I am just calling for feedback she hand up the phone. I didn’t ask for money or take it back. But don’t appreciate the attitude plus food.

★★★★★
September 12, 2024

Food was delicious, service A1. Falak service is always great. She is the main reason I comeback always because every time she take care of my food requirements even handling me and another customers at same time, that is impressive.

August 10, 2024

Please be careful they gave me raw mutton in there Paya and nihari and even after informing them they said people are taking the same thing. I am sure will never return to this location.

★★★★★
August 8, 2024

We recently had Namak Handi cater our corporate event, and the food was simply spectacular! The biryani and karahi were incredibly flavorful, capturing the authentic taste of the Pakistani cuisine. Every dish was prepared to perfection, delivery was prompt and on time. Highly recommend Namak Handi for anyone looking for a genuine and mouthwatering authentic Pakistani cuisine.

★★★
April 2, 2022

We tried this place for a casual weekend dinner and ordered a BBQ platter and their signature dish Lamb Namak Handi. I absolutely loved the Namak Handi, but there was nothing special about the BBQ platter. I have had better BBQ platters, so nothing special. But do try their Namak Handi. Service was ok and place offers in store dinning but has only a couple tables. Please like my review if you find it helpful.

★★★★
December 4, 2021

The food quality is really really awesome. We tried the butter chicken, one of the best in GTA, Goat Karai and Chicken Karai. Way better than some big names. The garlic naan and butter nun was just perfect. The lady who took our order kept saying the order we are puting are not enough, so we increase from ½kg to 1kg, eventually we found that we have ordered more that what we need. They have only one waitress, and she is not one of the best, hence reducing a star. Food quality is still great. Overall, it's highly recommend.

★★★★★
June 24, 2021

They are about 1 year old and the service/food definitely shows that they are here to stay. Service - Every now and then, they would check on us to see if we need something. We went as a party of 4 with 2 kids and they went above and beyond. Food - Paneer Tikka Masala, Channa Masala, Butter Naan and Biryani Rice. Everything was 9/10 or 10/10. Kheer and Chai to wash everything down. Again, amazing experience all around. I have the habit of asking for sliced onions and lime... Again something they immediately obliged. I will be going back for their weekend Halwa Poori special. Reasonably priced. Good quantities. Definitely recommend for Indo-Pakistani food in the Durham Region. If uoi have tried Serena Grill, this compares favorably to it.

★★★★★
May 15, 2021

The food here was absolutely delicious! The kebabs were made with perfection! The naan break was also very soft and delicious. The kheer was pretty good too! The customer service was beyond excellent! Overall it was a great experience and can’t wait to try this again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

Bought Haleem it was mouthwatering 10 out of 10

★★★★★
December 1, 2024

Really good

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

I just Order namak handi kerhaee and shenwari beeharee ,and biryani and kheer. For 12 people. It was extremely good food especially biharee and kheer next level. Quantity of food was more than enough. Just one complain the price was little bit higher side. Food

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

We placed an order for 60 people they gave us enough food for about 80 which was great! The food was absolutely amazing, kheer was delicious and the veal korma was one of the best dishes! I would definitely recommend this place to others

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Excellent fresh food! Authentic Pakistani flavours

September 22, 2024

Worst take out experience! Low quality food. I spend $50 here on average every other week. Watery Nihari and low quality meat. Never recommend to anyone for money value.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Service was good by Riya.

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Had mutton and chicken biryani at this place. This is a Pakistani restaurant thus the biryani is not like the regular Hyderabadi biryani. 3 star is also for not much meat as compared to other restaurants. It had tamarind in the biryani and thus not at all a Hyderabadi biryani. The haleem was just average but slightly better than biryani. Thus people used to that kind of flavor might like it more but Indians might not really enjoy it so much. The staff was very good and pleasant. When taking orders on call or at restaurant they need to clearly mention what kind of biryani it is. We asked them multiple times is it Hyderabadi dum biryani and they confirmed it is.

Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Had tea here. Worst tea in Canada. And it priced 3.99. If you are looking for tea please avoid.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

My best place to go and eat namak handi karahi best handi in the town. Always fresh and afforable

July 22, 2024

They don t even deserve one star , I saw fly in paya that s unhygienic please stop buying from them I m gonna report this to city of Pickering

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Halwa puri was awesome very tasty

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Good restaurant. Their lamb biryani is awesome Will try other items for sure. Food

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Very bad service, 10 min wait to order, 20 min later was told to order something else because they were not making puri anymore even tho it said served til 1pm and it was 11:15am. Only 1 server so she was not efficient, table next to us ordered water and waited 15 min for it, both other tables got their puri and we sat there for 30 min until we left without eating because no food or service. Place is run down too. Ended up going down the street instead. Owner looked like he came and left. Would not recommend since service was so uncaring and inconvenient and no options offered for the hassle.

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Me and my wife went to have our lunch at this place!! Then the staff said we can t have our food inside the restaurant!! And they aske us to go to Whitby lol never go to this place with the hope of have good time with family!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The food is something I would recommend over anything else. It s better to order your food and takeaway than eat it here. Again, the food is amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Fresh cooked and excellent tasting food. Very nice service. Clean environment.

April 22, 2024

This is the 3rd time we went to this restaurant and it was closed although both the its website and the sign at the window say it should be open between 12 noon and 10pm.

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Good Pakistan food in Pickering. More of a take out restaurant

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

This place never disappoints. Our fav is chicken biryani and chicken kabab. Only recommendation if you could add atleast one more piece of chicken in biryani. Taste wise it s authentic biryani.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

It s a take out type with very limited sitting arrangements but the food is amazing. Very tasty food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Loved the food. Loved the Karahi. Its a must try. The malai Tikka and Breakfast menu is decent too. The naans are the best in Durham. The one thing they could improve on is their kebab rolls. Overall great dining experience.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

This has to be the best desi food in Whitby. Maha the host and Jameel the owner/chef are excellent in their service. This is a must try restaurant!

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Maha was very friendly and welcoming! Great food and hospitality.

★★★
March 22, 2024

Ordered green chicken and pulao rice with naan. Good flavour; however, far too many small bones throughout the chicken meat.

February 22, 2024

Ordered chicken kabab wrap and was dissatisfied with the taste and quality.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Had lunch at their second location on Brock in Whitby. This is a proper dine in location with a nice atmosphere. Tried their Karahi, Nihari and BBQ platter. All were excellent in taste, price and quantity. Additionally, do try their Kheer which also delicious. Without doubt they are one of best desi food restaurants in GTA.

★★
February 22, 2024

Too much of a salt in payas

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Only for halal food lovers, nothing canadian at all.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Our family ordered catering for our event, namak handi s food and service was excellent!!! The food was fresh and made on time for our event. Our favourite was their chicken seekh kebab, the best we have tried! Highly recommended namak handi!!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Tried their beef biryani, seekh kabab, choley, qorma, Naan, kheer, gulab jamun for recent dawat. Everything was good in taste! Will be ordering again IA!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food but very poor service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First of all : Kudos for preparing food on time. Can t even count the amount of times I have ordered food from desi restaurants and it s never ready on the quoted time Ordered Chicken Layered Biryani, Boneless Chicken Karahi and Naan Biryani was good, if a bit dry but that s to do with the style. My usual biryani place was closed today so this was a decent alternative. Portion was really generous too. I d rate it 6/10 Chicken Boneless Karahi was however amazing. Very well made with quality ingredients specially ginger on top added authenticity BUT for me it was a bit too spicy. Ofcourse that s to do with my tolerance so can t complain but it will be good if they tone it down a little bit. 8/10 Naan was 10/10 fresh and soft

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good food but ling wait time

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent taste and quantity of food. Good value for money.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great pakistani Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

the breakfast on the weekends is too good to miss out, must try.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I orderd the Mix Grill Combo Deal which came with 2 Pcs Beef Shish Kabab, 2 Naan , Chicken Boti, Chicken Breast & Leg. It was delicious and the service was splendid.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Chicken Biryani from Namak Handi in Pickering is my favorite.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best butter chicken i ve ever had Make sure you get garlic naan with it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Wonderful and delicious food. The management was was great and very helpful.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food and everything was prepared fresh. Highly recommend!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very good and authentic Pakistani food. There Karahi s and Bbq are very delicious. I have done couple of times catering from them and everyone loved their food. They chef s are very good and have a great knowledge of food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best Karahi in the GTA hands down. Their Kheer is very tasty too. More dine-in space could be helpful though.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Average

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First time trying as they came up on UberEats. Ordered Butter Chicken, Lamb Biryani (bone in, didnt see a boneless option), Fish Pakora, Garlic Naan, and their Pulao rice. Best things were their garlic naan and fish pakoras, very tasty and crispy. Unfortunately, the mains were only okay. Pulao rice was very salty (maybe a one off) and the meats were dry. Biryani had a good level of spice and flavour. Food wasnt bad but with the abundance of other options, theres no need to settle for simply average. May return for those fish pakoras though!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

If youre looking for an authentic Pakistani dining experience in Pickering, Ontario, look no further than Namak Handi. This restaurant is a hidden gem that offers some of the most flavourful and delicious Pakistani dishes in the area. One of the standout dishes at Namak Handi is the Karahi its a blend of aromatic spices that taste so delicious try this with the garlic naan its the best combo. The tandoori chicken is also a must-try, with juicy and succulent meat that is cooked to perfection in the traditional tandoor oven. The service at Namak Handi is also top-notch, with friendly and attentive staff who are always happy to recommend dishes and answer any questions you may have. Overall, Namak Handi is a fantastic restaurant that offers a truly authentic Pakistani dining experience. From the delicious food to the warm and welcoming atmosphere, this restaurant is a must-visit for anyone who loves Pakistani cuisine.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food, fair price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice , ckean and dekecious food. Highly recommend. Staff was very nice

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was tasty, qeema naan and chicken biryani were good. However there were too many bones in the Goat Karhai,hardly any meat. For the price we paid, it was not worth it . My guests were disappointed. Hence the 3 star review.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Veal biryani was nothing but colourful rice. When you have foodtime and silverspoon in close proximity you got to be good. Never coming back again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing food every time!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food was excellent and the taste was very authentic. Would always recommend this place.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Found this restaurant on the way, ate their halwa puri really nice authentic taste, worth the value they served bhatura with chana, potato sabji and halwa. Really great taste and nice hospitality too. Definitely worth trying

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Quality takeaway halal food, halwa puri is on point, the rest of the menu is excellent!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Not bad

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food is great so is the quantity, the naan is 10/10 and so is the other food. Would recommend take out over dining in.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best place for catering, always provide fresh and tasty food with quality and enough quantity.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good place for desi food... Every food is food taste..

December 22, 2023

Very Rude guys name Mike. Not ready to listen about complain Food was extremly spicy (Lamb curry) foul smell Palak paneer extremely spicy tasted funny restaurant looks pathetic Very dirty. Food tasted stale. This place is a no no. Avoid this place

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing Nihari

December 22, 2023

They are highway robbers they charge you way extra so make sure you check your bill

★★★
December 22, 2023

We tried this place on a Sunday afternoon. The patio was empty, we ordered naan and namak handi. Chicken was delicious. The service was ok. I would have given 4 stars but I felt 25$ for the small portion of namak handi was too much and It was just enough for two people.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and amazing customer service! 10 out of 10 would recommend. Great patio in the back if you re coming with your family.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent food and we all loved it. The owner Mr. Jemeel himself served us and took really great care of us. The kheer was offered complimentary which was one of the best kheer I ever had. We had Namkeen chicken Karahi and I must say it was authentic taste of Pakistan. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and food

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Went there to have Halwa Puri, but they only serve on it on weekends so, got their Murgh Channa and Naan. It was raining so theres no sitting area and we have to eat in our car. The Naan was good my son likes it and Channa was okay.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food ....good prices. Hope they can maintain it..

December 22, 2023

First time there with family and definitely will be returning. Food was great, platter was simple and delicious. Service was outstanding, waiter was quite nice and attentive. A little more work on beautification of the patio would make quite a difference. 4.5 outta 5 overall, highly recommend this establishment. UPDATE: Its a shame that everything I said above was undone by yesterdays ridiculous dinning experience at this establishment. Spent $80 to receive no greetings by any of the staff there. The young waiter dropped my straw on the ground while bringing us our drinks then placed it on the table like nothing happened. We initiated conversations with staff and received no response. We felt unwelcome and disrespected. We wont be supporting this once excellent neighborhood establishment in the future. Taking away my 5 star rating and replacing it with a 1 star rating.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

My wife found this place and she took me, my son and my daughter there. Well I drove because I am my wife chauffeur (lol). We ordered chicken pakoras in appetizer. And ordered mutton Karahi, chicken tikka, chicken tikka both, plain naan and garlic naan for dinner. Everything was superb. Mutton karahi was on top with plain naan. Meat was very tender. We ate food on Patio and felt like having food some were in Pakistan with good food. I recommend this place. Oh one more thing, Jameel (the owner) gave us kheer and didn t charge for this .

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Taste was good but excessively expensive

December 22, 2023

Vegetarian options: Very poor quality of food Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very tasty food all the time. Service is really good. Their special chicken kdahi is best thing ever. I love to go there always.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The Best Quality DESI Taste.....

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Butter chicken.. what can i say, its to die for. Naan, AMAZING. 10/10 would recommend

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good Food good restaurant at a very reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing naan and sheikh kabab, would recommend when in Durham

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Customer service from Jimmy and staff was excellent. The quality and quantity of food is amazing. Jimmy assured us right from the begining that everything will be taken care and he kept his word. I cant thank him enough for his good service with the catering. I would recommend their catering as all their dishes are so yummy. Vegetarian options: Very tasty food I would order again

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Made a take out order. Food tasted amazing, Pricing is very reasonable, and the quantity and quality is worth it. It s better to order ahead though ,my wait time was well over the 25 mins. Would definitely visit again for a dine in experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Best place to dine

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I had ordered chicken biryani from here.Good enough for 2 .

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I ordered Daal Mash, Goat Paya and Naan and honestly, this is the best massh and paya, I ever had at other restaurants. Pls make it consistent with the sake quality, quantity and taste

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food was excellent very fresh, and tasty. Will be back

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very good taste and service. The dine in facility should be improved. guys playing cards right at entrance of family section was very uncomfortable and annoying while passing with family.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Delicious food and kind staff. The food arrived on time and the waitress was very attentive. Overall it was a lovely experience for the family. Highly recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My friend took us to this restaurant and we have been visiting here since then. Their chicken curry is a must try. Whenever we are in the Durham region, Namak Handi is the place to go.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great chicken biryani at great prices

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Beef kabab, pulaao, butter paneer, keema naan, kheer... all 5 stars!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing food and authentic taste. Got catering for Mehndi event, everyone loved the food. Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

we ordered veal pilaou, chicken karahi, Haleem, Chicken seek kabab, Maash daal and kheer for 30 people and the food was amazing MASHA ALLAH. Everyone enjoyed .IN SHA ALLAH next time we will order again. Highly recommended .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We had a catering order, the food was amazing, all the guests really enjoyed the food.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

First the food itself was very good. Excellent. But Portions were crazy small for the price. Behari kebab wasnt kebabs it was a small handful of meat. Butter naan wasnt buttered enough or really at compared to other places. The full portion of boneless chicken Karahi cost 50 bucks and it was maybe less then half a chicken worth of meat. They also made a mistake by forgetting our main dish and 4 naan but remedied it quickly. But they could have included a were sorry dessert. But thats just nit picking. Because the meal for 4 cost 110 dollars. Vegetarian options: The Chana and paneer was delicious. Kid-friendliness: Had fries but the container was half full. Tasty fries though.

December 22, 2023

I ve been coming to this restaurant for a while now. I ve never had issues with the food. Honestly the food is always on point and I d still recommend this place if you want good food. But the service has been a hit or miss. If you re lucky you can expect to be greeted with amazing customer service or unlucky like my most recent visit, be told you re wrong for pointing out a pricing error :/. The staff is ready to argue for a menu price that s marked up in their system. I m sorry but it s not my fault that the advertised price is wrong in your POS computer. I understand that prices change and I could care less about the price, I ll happily pay whatever the advertised price is, even if the price in the POS rings up at 1cent. The lady at the register lacks 101 service skills as well as good etiquette. Would ve loved to support a local Pakistani business but I don t think I ll ever visit again, I don t really feel like being belittled by restaurant staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I ate veal and Lamb Biryani. Veal Biryani was much better than Lamb.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

After long time had a great actual pakistani flavor in canada recommended by Harman . Thanks a lot must visit .

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Customer service needs to be improved. While waiting for the take out order, another customer walked in and took a bottle of water from the fridge. Then when i was given my order, the lady at the counter asked me if i took something from the fridge and i replied no. She asked me the same question again. Then she said she saw me taking something from the fridge. I then pointed to the other customer standing at the restaurant with the bottle of water in his hand but she did not even apologize. I told her why would i steal a bottle of water. Really poor customer service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Picked up Haleem, Nihaari, Seekh Kababs with rice, Qeema Naan and plain Naan. Haleem and Nihaari were phenomenal. Extremely tasty. Authentic Pakistani taste. Will definitely order them again. Seekh Kababs were okay, the Qeema Naan was unexpected. It was more like a chapli smashed inside a Naan. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Our experience at Namak Handi was AMAZING. From the food to service and more than anything the taste was super!!. We were served by Muskaan, she was kind polite and extremely approacable.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

highly recommended check this out

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food taste

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I have tried their veal biryani!I must say one of the best biryani in the GTA With amazingly spiced and tender halal meat

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Honest people (friendly customer service) Quality & Tasty food (well priced) Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing food. Amazing customer service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I m a big fan of Namak Handi in Pickering (Hwy 2 & Liverpool) because their Haleem is always pretty incredible, spicy & authentic. I have ordered their Chicken Biryani and their Paneer Tikka Masala, as well as their Karachi s and they re fantastic as well. We re definitely regulars!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best halwa puri and paya specially in Durham.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very tasty food and not too spicy. Ordered the BBQ platter, nihari and keema roti and they were all delicious. Ive called in my orders and they have always been ready on time. Will definitely visit again and try other menu items.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Owner is such a nice simple, humble guy. Great customer service! He made the food fresh, he was honest that lamb would take long, we tried chicken karahi, kabobs and then went back for halwa poori. Yummy food! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Their kheer is the best and fresh in GTA. Need a dine-in location! Dietary restrictions: All Halal options Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Excellent food. Namak goat Handi and chicken karahi were very authentic and delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The food is very delicious, the serving size is great and the prices are reasonable. If you are craving authentic Pakistani/Indian food, this is the place to go

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Portion is big. Taste could be better. Overall was good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Discovered this place on St. Patricks Day 2021 as we were in Pikering and have been ordering from here every chance we get. Considering we live in Downtown Toronto we ask our friends who are coming to the city to pick up something or another for us whenever they visit. Last time we ordered the Special BBQ Platter and were so happy we did. You get a little bit of everything and at a very reasonable price. Keep up the tasty work. Pure deliciousness.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious food highly recommended

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

We are so happy to get catering order from Namak Handi. We order first time catering for 60 guests for my daughters Nikkah event. Special thanks to Br. Jameel who promised us not worry about our food and will not disappoint at this important event and he kept his words more then expectations. Thanks again to All Namak Handi Team.

December 22, 2022

I tried thier food today they messed up my order. The food was extremely spicy hard to swallow , I dont know what they put in thier food . Waste.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious food

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Veal polau, chicken karahi and kheer were beyond expectations...plus the quantity for catering for 60 guest were very reasonable. Thanks for All Namak Handi team.

December 22, 2022

We were enjoying a me for someone birthday when I was eating I saw a black orange hair in the nahri and I was gonna vomit I will say bad review

December 22, 2022

So I spent $69 for 1.5 kg karahi I come home open the lid , first off it is the same kind of meat pieces. all were uncooked and hard every bite i took had small pieces of bones chipped off frm the actual meat . I asked for regular spice and it ended up being super spicy very disappointed i need my refund kindly let me know when can I come down to collect all the food is still sitting in the fridge .

December 22, 2022

The samosa was burnt.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Absolutely fantastic. Very tasty. A must visit for anyone wanting authentic dishes.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Overall rating of 3.5! We have ordered takeout over the last couple of months. We tried the butter chicken, chicken biryani (bone-in), chicken biryani boneless, lamb biryani, beef kebab, chicken kebab, half-tandoori chicken, malai chicken boti, beef haleem, beef samosa, chicken samosa, halwa, poori, chana masala, potato curry, butter naan, regular naan and kheer. We have been impressed with their entire menu. Why the 3.5 stars then? The chicken biryani ordered Saturday evenings are the best in freshness; we have seen not so fresh biryanis the other days for lunch. The kebabs were tasty but a bit dry but the taste was on point with the perfect amount of charcoal flavor, the tandoori chicken on the other hand had too much charcoal flavour, the lamb biryani was love at first bite and so was the kheer - please increase the meat in the biryani and the portion sizes! We tried the weekend breakfast items and although we got three orders of halwa poori once and four orders, the chana, halwa and potato curry quantity was the same - this could be standardized. The pooris were awesome the first time around and then they got oily, soggy and chewy. I didnt feel like eating anything after a single poori. The chana masala has a good taste but is overpowered by the use of powdered ginger. The halwa could definitely loose sugar and lesser oil would make it fluffier and 5-star. The potato curry has too much citric acid/ vinegar (achaar) which is not appetizing. The beef haleem was on the spicy side and the quantity could definitely increase. Another dish that has been a favorite is butter chicken - perfect every single time - again the portion size is too small. Please go with the butter naans instead of the plain naans - there is a huge difference in quality. The butter naans are thin and delicate but the regular ones are thicker and chewy. The malai chicken boti could get more tender like the one in the butter chicken. The beef and chicken samosas are crispy with the perfect amount of filling but definitely overpriced. We want to try their various karahis but havent as they are too $$$.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Ive ordered Namak Handi on numerous occasions for my family and every single time they do not disappoint. I had a small dinner party yesterday not only was the owner accommodating he went above and beyond for my order. The food was delicious, flavourful and fresh, the portions were very generous and overall my experience was outstanding. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Had Namak Handi cater for a recent party with 30+ guests. They made appropriate suggestions and provided amazing service and quality. Had enough servings for everyone and everyone complimented the food. Really enjoyed the chicken korma, chicken tikka, chola masala, and veal biryani. Will be going back for sure!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food dine in or take out. Friendly management.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tasty food. Freshly cooked. Liked it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Had different items from this place for the third time now and been amazing every time! Definitely recommend the chicken biryani

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food taste amazing, (we ordered Chicken potohari karahi, Goat namak handi, chicken (dum) biryani, butter naan with till and kheer) we had guests over and everyone loved the taste of each and every dish. Keep it up guys! We ordered BBQ platter and Lamb Karahi, food was fresh and tasty and everyone enjoyed it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Excellent Naan and karahi.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tried their Biryani for the first time love it. The quantity was a lot the taste was amazing from now on that s my favourite spot for Biryani and their kababs.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Their staff is cooperative. Ordered biryaani and loved the taste. Mild spicy and served fresh.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tasteless fish pakora hardly any fish it was all just batter. Very mild tasting Karahi lacked flavor big time

December 22, 2022

My mistake I order for food here no good butter chicken quality very bad I think whatever balance he give next day because food never fresh

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tasty biryani

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food and sitting area in the back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Must visit the place. Very friendly staff specially Bani. She was very friendly and talkative. The food tastes great. Namak chicken handi is mouth watering. I would like to visit this place again. Best luck

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I ate here with a friend over a year ago and left a negative review as the karahi we ordered literally had no salt. I have now decided to update my review as since then I have ordered food twice from this place and I am convinced the my first experience was one off incident. I have tried their Nihari, Paya, Bar BQ since then and it tasted very good. Recently ordered biryani which was good. So 4.5

★★
December 22, 2022

I ordered chicken biryani that was not good because there is lot of cinnamon and few pieces of chicken, but the size of the biryani is too much. I suggest focus quantity of chicken and taste not on size.

December 22, 2022

I experienced extremely pathetic customer service in namak handi, went on saturday morning to get halwa pori. first they misguided me, the guy who took our order said it will be 2 piece in one order. When I got my order he charged me for 4x halwa pori and in each packet its 4 pieces. It was not my order tho. I didn t check my receipt that time. When I came home I called these guys that I got wrong order instead of resolving my issue he yelled at me and said not our problem they guys don t even know how to respect customer not going back

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Excellent biryani and always got great customer service specially Bani ,she is amazing host.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Delicious food!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I tried their breakfast and i found it out very good! The food is fresh and has been served after a little wait but they should make their patio outdoor setup a bit comfortable thats why giving 4 stars.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Awesome food Great service

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

We made a huge order for my sister s baby shower and it was just biryani with naan The size of the biryani was massive and he gave us apparently a 16 ounce raita they only give out 12 oz I asked for another one because we had over 25 people coming and his response was basically teaching me how he only gives out the little one and he has already given me four more ounces and people are supposed to go home and make the yoghurt at home putting their vegetables in there like cucumbers and onions and going on about how yoghurt is supposed to be made at home and not bought from here

December 22, 2022

Ridiculous price hiking every week ! Better to get biryani and other items from surrounding restaurants, lot of options available in ajax and pickering. No point in compromising on prices on every visit !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I loved it. Chicken Boti combo, that came with salad, naan, and coke was great. Salad came with lots of onions. They provided plenty of extra yogurt sauce in a chilled squeeze bottle. They even have a covered patio at the back!!! If you want to sit there and eat, just go straight to the patio and you can order from there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Had namak handi a few times. Today ordered Chicken and beef seekh kebab and naan. Sat and ate it in the car fresh. Delicious flavours like Pakistan. Hit the spot. Their butter chicken is good too.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My family and I went to Namak Handi for the first time today. Frankly we were somewhat dissappinted with the overall experience. They dont have an indoor dining but do have a patio in the back, which is not an issue...except there were some flies buzzing around while we were eating. Quite annoying to shoosh the fly away while trying to eat...sometimes we would be too late in realizing that they were already on our food sharing our meal with us. Anyway, the cutlery and plates provided were somewhat dirty....we had to ask them to clean it. The food tasted good but nothing special. We had Namak Handi, chicken malai boti, lamb briyani and naan. The portions for the price was somewhat little in my opinion. Specifically, the lamb briyani was a big dissappintment. We payed $15 for it, but it came with 4 bite sized lamb pieces, of which 2 were mostly bones. In addition, the food prices on the menu we ordered off of were significatly less than what were charged. I am not sure why it was the case, but we never asked. Personally based on the seating, the cleanliness, the cost and the portion sizing, we would probably not go back again. There are much better south asian restaurants than this one.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best food,on time delivery very nice service I ordered food for my party every one asked the name of restaurant name is namak handi Thank you team of namak handi

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Amazing food. Ordered catering and everything I ordered was 10/10 (I ordered kebobs, briyani, butter chicken, mixed veggies and kheer). Their kheer is out of this world!!!! Ontop of the excellent food the customer service was great! The owner was very accommodating and helpful :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best food in Pickering. Every dish is delicious. Pakistani food at its best!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I was visiting from Vancouver and I wanted to taste their food, so had my dinner while coming back from Niagrafall . Absolutely very tasty and fresh goat karahi , and it was not made with tin tomoto,which we have in all restaurants. You will get what you pay for. Thier naans,I never had that type even in back home or here in Vancouver. Kheer OMG tast like we use to eat in our childhood cooked in earthenware s, mouth watering yum yum! Biryaani taste like authentic Karachi style. I brought packed food here in Vancouver, my family loved it. The bad part, airport security put my kheer boxes in trash as they considered it liquid. I was almost crying. My family missed their kheer. One thing please dont expect any hi fi set up, fancy crockery . Just have an experience of dhaba style tasty food and presentation. We go to fancy restaurants here in Vancouver but food just sucks. I was enjoying like sitting in fresh air at a roadside dhaba in back home and eating yummy food. Keep it up namak handi ownership and management. May Allah bless you all

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Best catering we have gotten done in the GTA by far. Biryani and kheer are the best! Especially the kheer is to die for. We also had chicken tikka/ whole chicken and it was very juicy and tender with good flavouring. I would highly recommend this restaurant!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Wow, Im so thrilled I found this place! We had butter chicken, palak paneer, and chana masala with pulao rice and it was all FANTASTIC! The food had the perfect balance of flavour and spice. Well be back! Plus the price was great and the gentleman I dealt with on the phone and at pickup was very friendly.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

The food taste great - The dine in space is not that comfortable. Better do take away.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Ive had their food before but never left a review. I had their breakfast today, I must say everything was really tasty and it deserves a 5 star rating:)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great karahi Place, try their Pothohari karahi. Best value for your money.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The rice is way too oily, had throw away half of it, please put less oil!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The food was very good. The chicken boti and butter chicken was great! Price reasonable. Recommended.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

We have ordered from Namak Handi several times, ordering beef kebobs, chicken tikka masala and the biryani. Food is always fresh and always tastes delicious. A little on the spicy side but I m sure you can ask for less. Price is also reasonable. We recently did a small catering order and they were easy to deal with and food was great! Everyone enjoyed it! Love this place and will continue to be a regular customer because it s that good!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Absolutely great taste and really fresh food,love the food

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Seriously amazing place Alhamdulilah

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I m a regular client and their food is amazing it s so yummy everytime we order

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I got to try their food at a friend s party and loved it. The veal biryaani, karahai, naan, Chana masala and kheer were awesome. The star of the night was kheer. The amount of food was really generous.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Taste is good!

★★★
December 22, 2022

Wanted to like this. I ordered a wrap I wanted - was told I just made this other wrap that nobody showed up for, 10 mins ago. I said okay. It was warm and tasted OK, but after this interaction I will never go back again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

One of the best South Asian restaurants in the GTA. Closest to authenticity.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Must try paya curry and lamb biryani. We eat once and buying all ways. Paya curry made me feel like home Halwa puri too is best! My kids loved it

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Awesome service by the female (owner) nice and friendly I ate Karachi made to perfection enjoyed a lot highly recommended will visit again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Taste: Chicken Karahi was Fresh, tender, good texture and makes it even better with garnished spices. Naan: Perfect Naan. Properly done from edges. Price: reasonable Staff/owner: Friendly and humble Overall experience: A Must try spot. Will definitely go back to try more dishes. Ali

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Tried their peshawari karahi that was so good and naan were so soft service Overall i like the service and food.

December 22, 2021

Very bad customer service very bad food super spicy don t try the breakfast very expensive

December 22, 2021

I don t recommend the food very poor taste overpriced and super spicy . Also the breakfast is not so good .