Chawk Bazar (South Asian Eatery) in Scarborough

I have had the worst Kachhi Biryani at this place. It was bland. Let alone kachhi, it didn t even qualify to be a biryani. It was just beef mixed in rice. This place has always been a hit or miss. But currently it s just a mess. What s worse is when I brought the taste issue to the restaurant management s attention, they ignored it blatantly. I won t go back to this place

We had such an unpleasant customer service by staffs working in here. A few months back we went for dine in ,my husband ordered biriyani which was -god knows what kind of biriyani was it,my husband shared his review with one of the servers -server did not even bother to show any kinds of courtesy Neither any willingness to do anything about it . They charged us full price !!! Wow what a great customer service -and they are operating their business in a competitive market like Bengali Cuisines where NOW there are many good Bengali restaurants out there . 2nd, today I made an order for pickup and asked for if they could provide me some plates -they shut me off saying there is a charge for that -I wonder if Chawkbazar staffs at all know about something called first time courtesy . Restaurants business are based on good food and SERVICE excellence -Chawkbazar has seriously failed in this sector. We will never go back and will recommended other Bangladeshi restaurants in my community BUT Chawkbazar. Tbh -dont think they ever care about customer s review lol!!!

The main reason I order from here often is the delivery option to Mississauga. Their foods are tasty too.

Everytime I order food from here feels like someone new has cooked them. You will eaither get amazing food or extremely bad its a total hit or miss. Like day before we ordered Lau Chingri but got Lau Jhol with 3 chingris and the lebu pata dal was yellow water with a lebu pata. Out of 6 orders 2 were really good making it 1:3 ratio. We are avoiding this place.

Last Sunday we ordered food for about 35 people. Our request was and paid for kalijeera rice in kachhi biryani. To our surprise one container was with kalijeera rest was basmati rice. No egg though we asked for it. Food was tasteless, stale, potato undercooked. About Chicken we asked for roasted but confused is it kurma or white curry? Never will recommend to others. Entire party was spoiled.

Everything was great. Fuchka was good. Loved the mango drink.

We catered the Morog Pulao tray for 12 people. The food was delicious and arrived at perfect temperature. The delivery was on time. The quantity was alot. Could have easily gone with 2 trays for 12 people instead of 3.

Ive been here 4 times at least, I always get 1 Kg of the Beef Kala Bhuna to go. This time I dined in and added an order of Parathas. Eating hot and fresh is always better, I should have got 2 Kgs. This is a must try!!

I had Bangla Chinese a few times. Highly recommend cashew chicken salad, Thai soup, fried rice and kulfi.

I have been catering for a long time from Chawkbazaar. All the childrens engagements, Nikah , our family gathering , dinner for our new extended families I have ordered from Chawkbazaar. All my children and their spouses enjoyed the Bride-Groom platters from Chawkbazaar. I am so satisfied with their service. Recently, the wedding Platter that I ordered was very good. And I must mentioned that how respectful and flexible they are while dealing us. Specially I would like to thanks Tanzil for supporting me since the covid time at all our family events, weddings and parties with so much care. Also I thank Fahim . We are looking forward to continue . I always wish them the best . Thank you Chawkbazaar team.

Worst Biryani..!! It s very bad..!!

Very disappointed with my last week meal order . 4 items were completely uneatable. The chicken biryani was literally decomposed. My house smelled after just opening it. One or two items being a bit stale is acceptable but half of the items being completely untouchable is downright disgusting. There is no way someone packaged that without knowing they have gone bad. Called them, no one picked up, left voicemail no response. Reported to public health Toronto.

Food is very very bad specially thai soup / beef chilli/cashew-nut salad /chicken sizzling/onthon test is very bad Felt like they doesn t now the actual dishes but service and behaviour was good Food : 1/5

Absolutely terrible food, no salt, no spice. Ordered chicken roast with rice Won t recommend anyone.

We ordered lamb biryani for 40 people. We had specific ask regards kalijira rice. When we received the food, it was tasteless, poorly cooked and stale and the rice was of poor quality Badmati. There was very little meat so about 50% of folks did not get meat. Potato was uncooked and no egg was provided. The moonshines of the rice and potato evidenced that the food was cooked earlier and left in the fridge/freezer before being served. Simply put, I would Not recommend this restaurant

Food is great, service need little improvement. Try to serve all main dishes together.

It feels like being back in Dhaka- starting from the menu to the music to the interior decor. I go back for the fuchka, but the Bangla Chinese is pretty good too.

Great food! Great Service!

Food was good.

Amazing food. Really good ambiance. Flavor bangla should learn from this restaurant what bangla chinease actually means. Finally, a good trustworthy bengali restaurant, with good price. Love it!

We went solely for the Chinese bangla food, because my wife and I were craving it. It was a disappointment. The cashew nut chicken salad was made with salad dressing The fried rice was good, fried chicken appetizer was also good. Though, the sizzling beef, szchewan chicken, and chowmein were nothing compared to what actual Bengali Chinese should taste like. Soup was also average. I heard the Bengali food is good, so maybe I ll try that next time.

terrific food

Just love their king prawn biryani and chicken kebab

Tasty

I ordered through UberEats today (used to be a regular patron until other viable options opened so decided to order again). The Paanch Phoron veg had a hair on it and it was right on top of the food- not sure how you miss that before closing the lid. Needless to say their attention to food safety has to drastically improve

I have placed an catering order last Sunday for my daughters birthday party, the food was delicious. I have ordered peas pulao, Roi kalia and Mutton rezala and gulab jamun.The taste, quality and quantity were exquisite. All the guests praised a lot and I will again order from Chawk Bazaar in future.

I recently catered for a corporate lunch from Chawk Bazar and my main focus was to introduce Bangladeshi cuisine and I couldnt be more satisfied with the experience. We ordered variety of dishes including Chicken Roast, Chicken Korma, Chicken Curry, Beef Rezala, few Vegetarian diahes and many with strict dietary restrictions totalling 45 individually packed meal. From start to finish, the service was impeccable. The food arrived ON TIME which is very crucial for corporate settings, ensuring that event ran smoothly. Each dish was packed with flavor and perfectly balanced spiced, showcasing the rich culinary traditions of Bangladeshi cuisine. Overall, Chawk Bazar exceeded my expectation with the excellent food quality, professional service and their PUNCTUAL delivery. I highly recommend them for any corporate event or gatherings. Thank you Chawk Bazar team.

Price is high compared to taste. Ordered Chinese veg, fried rice, tangra chicken, soup. Soup was good. No salt in Chinese veg. Tangra chicken seemed not fresh to me.. guy s people spend their hard earned money to eat on your restaurant. And the food taste is just not worth of paying so much. Not recommended.

Service was amazing, theyre very kind, and the hospitality was great! 10/10 would recommend :)

The food was ok. We loved the Rui fish curry cooked with cauliflower, potatoes and tomatoes. The Kacchi Biryani was ok, nothing special about it. It came with 3 good pieces of meat though. Masala tea was fine too. By the way, you have to pay additional if you want some salad with your meals. Space wise, they dont have a lot of capacity. Free parking is available in front of the restaurant. They also have a Chinese menu which we are hoping to try someday. Overall, it was ok.

This restaurant offers very tasty food. However, their service is one of the worst amongst Bangladeshi restaurants. It may have to do with their small space. I went there with my family and hated the service. After placing the order they brought the soup and starters first. Within a few minutes, they said the mains are ready and if they should serve it. I said we need to finish the starters and soup before I move to the main dishes. When they brought the main it was cold. I would expect any restaurant to know when to serve the main. Any local Hakkah restaurant does is perfectly. The waiter was kind of rushing us, as it seems they had new customers coming in and wanted to clear the table. We were there around an hour from ordering to completing our meal. They have a very small dining space and maybe that is the reason for this kind of service. However, you go for dine-in for the experience. I wound still recommend the food. You are better of getting a take-out instead of tolerating awful customer service.

Worst and say again WORST catering food in the town. They used to be one of the best few years back. Missing their old reputation to sell below average items. Heavily disappointed after last two catering orders in the month of May 2024. AVOID CATERING here, try other caterers on Facebook marketplace.

We used them for my daughters wedding reception. Love these guys. Quantity: Excellent Quality: Excellent Timeliness: Excellent Proactive ness: Excellent Food

Mr. Saeed (the receptionist & cashier) was superb! His communication & behavior is praiseworthy. Thank you. Food

Chawk Bazar is a sentiment to me as it brings back taste of home. Unlike others, I mostly like to go there for the vegetarian and the vegan dishes. My personal favorite is the Bhorta plate and the Lebu Pata Daal. I am yet to try their Daab Golda which I have been told is really good.

Cute little place, nice service and presentation, good ok

I was tired, hungry and craving panipuri! Chawk Bazar didnt disappoint. It was my first time trying puchkas and I am hooked. Soothing bangla music playing in background and pretty murals on walls elevate the whole vibe.

Food portion was very bad Taste is below expectations.

Red jam syrup. Today Rui did not give salt to the fish. Everything else is good. The staff is excellent.

Loved every item I ordered, including the drinks. The restaurant s ambiance is cozy and the staff is very friendly and attentive.

We ordered their vorta platter and shorshe ilish. The rice was hard like half boiled, ilish wasn t cooked properly, it had a bad smell, couldn t eat the small fish piece even half! Daal was good, and that s why this one star.

I got the beef tehari and payesh as take out. Tehari had an overpowering smell of mustard oil which I did not enjoy. The payesh was okay as well.

I ordered in uber eats.soup taste was very sweet .worst experience in my life .tasteless soup.chicken is overcooked

I have been a regular here and have enjoyed the food most of the time. Recently I ordered through their meal delivery option a few chicken and fish dishes, and the food made me sick. Whether it was the lack of freshness of produce used or just the batch of food I was delivered was subpar, I am very disappointed. I always enjoyed the taste of food at Chawk Bazar but the meal delivery food was a totally different story. The food was stale and everyone at home who ate the food got stomach upset. I wouldn t recommend opting for the meal delivery option, eating in the restaurant is better.

If I could I would leave negative start. We bought Chinese Thai soup from them, they gave us so little portion. Literally gave us just 2 small pieces of chicken. Soup tasted like water and sauce. Quality of food is so bad. Never buying anything from them ever again. I would suggest any customer to go to any Hakka they would serve you much better and give you much more food you wont be able to finish it. Dont waste your money here.

This used to be one of my fav restaurant to dine in /delivery from but I dont think I will be back again. I must have ordered the same item 10 time before and not only did the quality of the food changed, and now the portion is also lowered to less than half full for some items.They still have great servic3 and atmosphere though i will give them that. But sadly I wont be back

Wheelchair accessibility: The door is not wheelchair accessible Food

Great customer service and food portion

Had iftar here and the food, service, and atmosphere was amazing.

Excellent Iftar!

Ordered the mutton haleem to go. Was taking an order to a party. Haleem was a hit. A bit pricey...and they did not give enough fried onions or lemon/ lime to garnish. Overall tasty and service was quick. I have never sat and ate at the restaurant so cant say much about the atmosphere. Small place

Halal. Authentic Bangladeshi food. Ghee Jilapi is highly recommended.

I really like the place even though its pretty small. I loved the decor. The staff are super nice and jolly. I have been to this place 3 times now, but all of the time, they served the food super super late, hence 3 from me.

A desi place with poor service is not new. However, Chawk Bazar is exceptional in poor service. Called to place an order and was instructed it would be read in fifteen minutes. I arrived at the restaurant to find nobody available as the one server was busy with one table and the person working the front counter told me to wait for the server. I had to wait an additional fifteen minutes for cold food that tasted awful. Truly an exceptional South Asian Eatery!

Really Really Experiensive place as comparing to what they serve! Appetizer Items are pretty good. Main dish items was average/below average. Food wasnt warm enough as well. Means they served old food.! Service really need to be improved. They literally were serving one customer in front of another customer who ordered long long earlier.!

Delicious bangla chinese!! The thai soup, fried chicken, wontons and chow mein were all excellent! Quick service too.

Great Bengali food!

Great little place with arty decor Indian food with Bangladeshi twist They provide Bangla Hakka Chinese as well in weekends Staff is knowledgeable and helpful and will answer your questions and make suggestions. Food portions are good. We enjoyed

I bought the packet of vuna khichuri with Kala vuna. Though it was mentioned on the packaging serves for one adult, but unfortunately the amount of khichuri was not enough for one person. It was literally just a very small bowl. Though the khichuri was tasty, but the Kala vuna was not good taste. Completely disappointed!

I ordered jilapis from there. Not only were those cold, but they also tasted bad. Some kind of odd fragrance was coming from the packet. Really disappointed. Maybe they sent those jilapis directly from the freezer. Not fresh.

Shocked at how bad the quality and taste of the bengali Chinese food was

We bought the ifter packages. The soup and halim was very watery. The drink smelled like rose water. The portion was all. We found it to be too pricey.

Very bad experience take way Iftar box recommended to not order Iftar box bit expensive not enough for a person

Their service is good but food is expensive and way below average. Quantity is not good and they can do better than this quality.

Kacchi biriyani was bland. No salt at all. The Chinese menu isnt bad.

Really good bangla food

I ordered a mutton biryani from chalk bazar through ubereats . I have to say hands down the best biryani I ve eaten in canada , it brought back fond memories of my hometown Kolkata , the biryani is similar to arsalan Kolkata style biryani . Very good will come back for sure to try all the other yummy delicacies .

Very bad atmosphere. Lack of space. Food horrible. Please dont follow advertising.

Excellent food , good price , great customer service ! Had paratha , Bhutan s khichuri and beef. Great taste . The pan flavoured candy was the best treat after the food ! I recommend the kitchen to be more tidy! Otherwise perfect!

Overall a mixed culinary experience. Rating: I recently dined at this restaurant. From the main course: - The mutton rezala was a big let down. The curry was very thin and tasted like normal mutton curry. - Egg fried rice was descent. - The chicken sizzling and the chicken kadhai had good flavours. The service and ambiance was pleasant, adorned with subtle decor, but it couldnt compensate for the food.

I ordered Khichuri and Chicken Curry. The portions were really good and food was fresh and yummy

Good place for Bangladeshi Cuisine!

Amazing food completely deshi chinese what we Bengali people say it. Amazing atmosphere where you can sit and enjoy your desired items. The place was a bit cold but then again the hot thai soup covered that for us. Me and wife visited on 14th Feb for lunch and we chose their Valentines day package (for 2 person) for CAD45+Tax. Items included thai soup, spring roll, shrimp momo as starter and fried rice and chicken chilli was on the main. Oh! we also got strawberry lemonade as our drinks. I will give 10/10 for all the items in terms of taste, just the strawberry lemonade was okayish. I personally loved the Momo and Thai soup. Unfortunately the momo they gave is not on their usual menu. It was just for that day only. It was soo good and tasty that i couldn t stop myself calling the server and request him to include that on their daily menu. The person who is going to read my review, please please introduce this item on your daily menu. It was top class. We got an amazing service from the server. Forgot to ask his name but his service was very welcoming which we both loved. Last but not least I love the name Chawk Bazar. As i am from Chittagong and we have a very famous place on this name, so its an emotion for me. I recommend this place to everyone and i will definitely visit again.Hope they continue to hold this taste, service and name.

Customer service is zero. I dont give you a business next time. Food

Really enjoyed the food! Really the only Bangladeshi place I consistently enjoy visiting in GTA. Please keep up the good work and maintain both your quality and quantity.

I tried the Bangla Chinese menu with my friend. All the dishes were amazing. Thank You Chawk Bazar for holding the real ethnic taste of Bengali foods .

The chicken chaap seemed like fried chicken instead of the regular mughlai style chaap. The oil and chicken used in the chicken biryani was not of good quality. I went expecting chaap/biryani similar to Aminia and other legacy places in Kolkata. I know its more Bangal cuisine inspired restaurant which might be the reason for different style of cooking ( I doubt if there is much difference regarding food on both sides of Bengal) but still at least the ingredient quality used could be better. P.S - The service and staff were very professional

The thing that stood out to me was how wonderful and attentive everyone working there was. The folks working there are exceptionally good at their jobs and are the exemplar of service with a smile. I didn t catch the name of our female server, but she was very wonderful! The food was really good too. The beef kalo bhuna with khichuri and the morog poalo were my favourite. The deep fried wantons were excellent. If you re craving Bangladeshi food, I would definitely recommend you come here

Good taste

I order fried Rice, chili chicken and Thai soup chicken mono, ( steamed and fried ) Hakka noodle they serve me white colour sour taste chicken and said it s chili chicken..i send the picture which doesn t match ..no apology for serving wrong food.

Yesterday after the very first snowfall in Toronto, I decided to visit Chawk Bazaar with family and cousin. We were really excited about the Bangla Chinese and we ordered mostly everything from their special menu. Chicken cashew nut salad was too spicy and the fried chicken amount was less. The spice level was too much in the salad. Thai soup was below mediocre. Fried rice and the thangra chilli chicken was okay. We would go to try the Bengali food next time but not recommending bangla Chinese. Service was excellent the waiter and the ambiance was the most good part about the restaurant.

I ordered through Uber .. I got chicken roast Polao . They had an offer at Uber app.. buy 1 get 1 .. the Amount was $46 all together.. they gave me the rice that was completely cold and it was not fresh at all.. for the chicken roast - it didn t taste good at all.. I got a bite and had to throw it..i already contacted Uber about the food safety issue.. complete disappointment

If one is looking for a nice dine in for Bangla food, this must be be the To Go place in GTA. Food is fresh and good, many fusion items makes the menu more appealing, ambience is great with a great playlist and chic decor, and the service is impeccable!

Authentic Bengali food Loved it Food

Tried this Bengali restaurant for the first time. Location, Ambience, Music and Food, all are great! I had Bhuna Khichuri with Baigun bharta. Khichdi came with achaar that was yumm. Food was really home made. Khichdi could have been softer the way traditional khichuri is, but even the dry khichuri was quite nice. But, they are severely understaffed. There was one server handling EVERYTHING: 1. Dine-in guests (some of them really difficult and annoying ones, yet he was very patient with them, respect!) 2. The online orders that were coming in, so coordinating with the kitchen as to what s dine in and what s take away 3. handling take away courier agents He was doing a good job, but he forgot one of my orders. I had specifically asked for Mango Lassi, but there was no sight of it The server was a bit hassled, so I didn t bug him about it, I just took my food (remaining doggy parcel) and left. That s why 4 stars instead of 5. You need at least one more person so orders aren t forgotten and guests don t feel guilty calling the server over and over again! But I will certainly go back there for more bong food

Worst food literally ive paid 15 bucks for rotten food!!! Disappointed

First time visit to this restaurant. Ambience is quiet cozy and music is good. Tried their veg biryani and paanchforon mixed veg wasn t really impressed. The server was welcoming and knowledgeable about the entire menu and gave good recommendation. Overall was a good experience.

Hospitable hosts, Nice Ambiance,good bengali food with beautiful presentation. Would love to visit again!!

Chawk has a very nice and cozy interior. The food we ate there for dinner was average. Their service is impeccable though. We ordered fuchka and malai chicken kabab for appetizers. I did not like the fact that we had to make the fuchka ourselves. The filling was not very tasty. The kabab was quite dry and lacking flavour. Luchis were good. For main we had the beef kachhi biriyani and chingri bhorta with rice. Those tasted much better than the appetizers. For drinks we ordered the thakur s tamarind and the green mango drink. Those were sweet & sour and tasty.

We have been going to this place since they first opened. One of the first Bangladeshi restaurants where the kachchi tastes legit! The kachchi and the chicken roast pulao are my usual go-tos but I have also enjoyed the breakfast platter and the nihari. Their kaalo jaam juice was my absolute favourite! Unfortunately they discontinued it a while back. The Goan green mango juice and the tamarind juice have a similar sweet-salty-spicy kick to them and taste great though. The service is also pretty good. Our server today was pleasant, attentive, engaging, respectful and most helpful. I asked his name before we left but sadly I have the memory of a goldfish and only remember that his name started with a K and ended with an L. Don t want to butcher a perfectly good name so won t make up a random name that pops to my mind. But Thank you for the wonderful service!

Overprice for low grade food!

Allahmdulliah. Ordered food for over 200 people for my sons Nikkah at Nugget masjid on December 31st 2023. The food was amazing and everyone was satisfied with the amazing taste and flavour. We are very thankful and for the amazing service we received thank you

I went here for dinner with my friend. It is a nice small establishment. Not a very big seating area. Ambience is good and service is amazing as well. Coming towards food, we started with the fuckha and malai boti. Fuchka was good and a little spicy. Malai boti came with mini puris. The chicken was dry but overall it was ok. For the main meal we ordered the beef kacchi biryani and shrimp bhurta. The beef kacchi biryani was a winner for me. Loved it. It had the right amount of spiciness and the masala was really good. I found the shrimp bhurta a little too spicy but my friend really loved it. For drinks we tried their dried mango and tamarind based drink (cant recall the actual names). I was not a fan. It was a little too sour for me. Overall experience was good and I would recommend the place specially for their biryani.

Food was delicious, amount was very low. Take out amount was less than dine in but the price was same. Do not recommend take out. Very disappointed with the amount ratio to price.

I went to try their Bangla Chinese and really enjoyed it. American chopsuey lived up to the expectations, and so did the chicken dishes and chowmein we ordered.

This place is amazing. I was craving food from back home (Bangladesh, this place serves primarily food from that country) and thus place hit the spot just right. I underestimated the portions as well. You wont need a started if you are ordering entree you wont need anything else. The place is small but very cozy. The staff are very friendly. Would definitely be one of regular places from now on. Update: stopped going there a while ago when the food gave my entire family diarrhea.

Me and two of my friends have been a regular customer of Chawks catering. We find it really convenient when we dont have time to cook. I have found most of their food good in quality and reasonable with the price too. But last weekend I ordered their vorta and got really disappointed with the quantity. This is a sauce container and $15 for this 3 smallest conatiner doesnt justify the price. I am showing it beside a regular food container to get the comparison. I can understand food price really got higher nowadays and they have different strategy and containers for each item. But vorta in a sauce container really doesnt make sense.

We tried Chinese food. Soup was below par. The fried chicken was smelly and old. Crashaw Nut salad was above par. The fish steam was excellent. Service was very good. The atmosphere was good but the space was very small. Overall, lots of area of improvements especially in food.

This is by far one of the best meal I had over a long time! This place is a must try. Mutton Rezala is just mind blowing!! Will come back for sure!

Best Kacchi

Last Saturday I order Their 2 Mutton Kacchi with 2 roast and 2firni through Uber . The experience was extremely disgusting. As the kacchi was not tasting like kacchi as I was having polao with mutton only absolutely no flavour of kacchi . Even though I doubt they didn t make it fresh as it might be 1 or 2 days earlier. Roast was ok we can eat. Along side we order 2 firni or whatever they have sent it s absolutely rubbish because it was all rotten and we can t even taste it because it s smell very bad also I receive only 1 firni rather than I 2 don t know how the staff allowed to put in the bag. It was completely disgusting experience of mine and it regards me to stop myself to visit Bengali oriented restaurants often .

Beware of this restaurent! We picked up ghee fried Jalebi today and bad is an overstatement for it. Its not fried in Ghee, its fried in dalda, which is a cheap version of Ghee in West Bengal. Its literally unedible and they charged $22/lb for these jalebis! Such a fraud restaurent!

Great food and courteous staff...

Had the shrimp curry and roasted chicken with kechiri. Portion and flavor were both fantastic! Better than 80 percent of Indian takeout in Toronto. Would recommend anyone wanting to try Bengali style food. Loved the spot too very charming!

Since 2021, I ve been ordering from Chawk Bazar and they re awesome I get to taste all the flavours from back home. Every Ramadan they bring in all the items I grew up eating and it honestly means a lot. Tonight there was a delay with delivery and they offered to issue a credit for the entire order. I received the delivery (in case anyone is wondering) I hope you guys continue to grow and never stop bringing all the flavours from home to us

Haleem is very overpriced. $14 for a small container of Haleem. Two pieces of beef meat. Haleem at premium sweets is cheaper than these guys.

The best managed Bangladeshi restaurant in Canada. Top quality service and wide variety in menu. Beef Kalo Bhuna is of the best items in the menu.

Their food quality has gone really bad. A few weeks ago I ordered biryani combo through uber eats which also came with a dessert (payesh). I don t know how long it was sitting in the fridge because the moment I opened it I could tell it is rotten. It smelled really bad. Before that I ordered tehri which was served with a boiled egg and I am pretty sure that boiled egg was stored in the fridge for weeks (it became hard and chewy). Today my brother ordered rice chicken roast halim dal and and chola only the chola and the rice were eatable. The roast was old and just warmed up. Halim tasted like dal. They make food and leave them in the fridge for a long time and just warm it up before they deliver. I am assuming they do it for the uber eats customers. I am not a dining customer so can t tell about their dining service. But I will never order again and will not recommend chawkbazar.

Music was authentic.. food was delicious. It could be better. Specially Lau Chingri can do better. Rest it was amazing if you want to feel home and have some great Bengali food

On New Year s Eve, we ordered food and had our friend picked up the food for us since they lived close to their location but when our friends got there, the people at the restaurant won t give them the food claiming that we need the person whose name is on the order. they also mention that apparently people pretend to be the person picking up the food, but actually stealing them. That s why they won t give our friends the food that we ordered. We even spoke to them and even sent screenshots of the order but still, they refused to give the food to our friends after talking to them for an hour regarding this. In the end we had to go there to pick up the food and we tried calling them while we were on the way, but nobody picked up. And to compensate for all this hassle, they gave us free roast. Now coming to last week, we again ordered from them, and this time the person who had actually ordered the food went in person to pick up the food so that the last incident wont to repeat but this time something new happened. When we got there to pick up the food, they said we have to wait as the food was not prepared. We understood and came back after 15 minutes to pick up the food and the manager tells us that some Uber driver took the food and mind you we ordered two bags of food, that s like four trays. How can someone take the food just like that? Then they made the food again apparently and we had to wait another 20 minutes. This food was ordered three days prior to this online. We came at our pick up time right before Iftar, and still disappointed that the food was not ready, and then, when it was ready, it was gone with someone else now when we asked for the manager, the person who was responsible for the food was the manager. This is the last time I will ever order from this place the food which was made later was so bad , I could not even imagine that I have to go with so much hassle twice in a row. You should definitely change your manager and fix your customer service.

**Update** Liked their new Bangla Chinese menu. Kudos for trying something new. Good thing is they are improving. This is the best Bangla Chinese available in Toronto with no doubt. Fried Rice, Chowmein and Beef Chilli Onion are quite close to the original taste (although theres room for improvement). Chicken Chilli Onion was kind of a let down and probably requires a new recipe. *** Tried their food many times. Its an improvement over most other old Bangladeshi restaurants here, but still needs a lot of improvements. The Mezbani: Choice of meat is important when cooking Bangladeshi cuisines like Rezala and Mezbani. The pieces should be soft and fatty with a well mixture of shank and ribs. Tried their beef Mezbaani. Dry and hard pieces of meat. Comparatively Lamb Mezbani is better! The price was premium but the taste wasn,t! Hashbhuna: Recommended for taste. This is my favorite item in this restaurant. However the pieces can be disappointing. You will hardly get leg or thigh piceces in this curry and its a bit pricey. Kacchi Biriyani: Tastes different in a good way than most biriyanis here. But nothing exceptional. Bihari Luchi: Good taste but some might find it saulty! Quantity insufficient! The salads used with the kebabs are not a good match. Koodos for the creativity but I would prefer a simple bengali style onion cucumber mixture on top of my kebabs! Chicken Chaap: Tastes pretty good but its actually not the Chaap you would get at Puran Dhaka. Tastes more like grilled chicken with mustard sauce. Haleem: Really disappointing. I couldnt trace any meat! Taste wasnt good. The Salad: The salad they use looks creative but doesnt taste good and doesnt go well with most Bangladeshi dishes. Overall I recommend the restaurant to Bangladeshis as there are not a lot of quality Bangladeshi restaurants here. Although its a bit pricey for the food it offers, I would still put it on top of many old Bangladeshi restaurants here. Thumbs up to the restaurant management for the effort and creativity but you have a long way to go with lots of improvements to be done.

I have visited this Bangladeshi restaurant several times in the past few months and have consistently had a great experience. It is an ideal place to introduce others to Bangladeshi cuisine. We had the pleasure of trying their Deshi Bangla Chinese menu, and it was a nostalgic reminder of what we get back home - the beef tehari and khichuri with Hilsa fry were exceptionally tasty. Additionally, their fried rice and fried chicken from the Bangla Chinese menu were personal favorites of mine. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking to indulge in authentic Bangladeshi cuisine.

Chicken biriyani tasted like chicken fried rice. Missed expectation.

Ordered Catering for 8 items, except the Lebu Pata dal all the dishes were really bad. Egg and chicken were cooked in same curry Sauce, the beef was full of fat and bones. Telapia was not edible. Not ordering again.

I ordered Bangla Chinese. It was not bad but not feeling that I would live to try again. Service needs improvement.

The mutton kacchi biryani is to die for

Awesome place for dine in. service was tremendous

We ordered Bangla Chinese menu which included egg fried rice, fried chicken, chili fish and thai soup. Was craving for bangla Chinese so thought to try it from here. All items were tasted good, only problem was with fried chicken-i believe it wasn t fried enough as inside layer was little cold. Chili fish was good but i will suggest to make the fish size little smaller than current size. I liked the fried rice it was really good. Also thai soup was good. Overall we liked it. They also have baby high chair available. All staffs seems good and friendly.

Came here for mother s day and really felt like a taste of home. Unlike many other bengali restaurants i have been to the food was not overly oily. Cashew salad is a must try, borhani goes well with the curry dishes. Decor was nice and staff was friendly. Strongly recommend

I ordered chicken beef egg and a fish item. All the items had the same gravy. I understand that s how it works in restaurants but when I am pre ordering something, they should take extra care. I found piece of chicken in their egg curry. Highly disappointed

Beautiful space, nicely decorated. Personal opinion, not a big fan of the food but its just my experience. The prices are high but I understand cause its that time of the year. Its okay overall!

Tried Bangladeshi style Chinese food, experience is good.

Okayish!! We ordered kacchi biryani and puchka.. my friends didn t like the puchka but I liked it.. the kacchi was okay and meaty.

One of the best Bangladeshi food I ever tried. I ll definitely go to this place next time I m in Toronto. I went on a weekend so I was able to try the Chinese food as well, it was pretty good. The atmosphere was great, has a modern look to it, the only issue was it was kind of small, but other than that it was amazing.

It was unsatisfied and unexpected.. Food wasnt tasty as expected.

Was told the wait is only 9 minutes but then that magically became 30 shameful

Good food, phenomenal service, and good ambience that matched the food. Would go again.

Worest customer service

Its not just the decor but the food and the service is out of this world. If you are looking for authentic bangladeshi food this is the right place. Good portions with reasonable prices. Highly recommend the chicken roast.

Very unprofessional and illiterate and disrespectful and disgusting behaviour! If you want a real bad service go here! I came with my family and paid cash and the server checked my cash properly and on light and for like 5mins like as if i will give a fake cash that to a 50 dollar Canadian bill. Never in my life in Canada i faced this kind of disrespectful behaviour. That too when i am with my family and we came in hijab. What was the server trying to imply? And i would understand if he checked it cash once. He kept checking for like 5 Mins and then the took it all the way on top to light and checked again and then said you are good. Like wth does that even mean? Like i am some kind of criminal cause i wear hijab and i will try to give a fake money? We are were so well managed and i am just a young student who brought her parents to try a new bengali restaurant for the time in Canada and this is the service we get. My parents were so disappointed and upset as well. In conclusion, the servers rude behavior and unprofessionalism marred what could have been a pleasant experience. It is disheartening to encounter such disregard for customer service. I would strongly advise others to reconsider coming at this establishment until they address their customer service issues and train their staff to treat patrons with respect and courtesy.

Not clean, food quality poor, bad behaviour cashier.

I visited this restaurant with family members two times in last 2 weeks. Food was excellent. We ordered wide range of desi foods and tahi foods as well....very tasty food. Atmosphere was nice and service was excellent. Planning to go there soon.

Ishita was so very kind and helpful, the food was 10/10

We had our dinner at chawk bazar at 16 th june. We had their desi chinese item in which we ordered their egg fried rice, sizzling chicken & thai soup. I must say foods were really fresh and delicious. The fried rice reminded me of my old school days when I used to have home made fried rices as tiffin by my mom , which was one of my favourite dishes. Staffs there were really friendly, services were quite quick. We r highly satisfied with their food quality and behaviour. Definitely recommend this eatery to anyone.

Not every Food quality is good but quantity is not enough for a person especially only 3 luchis added with full meal compared to price. Tried bhat with vorta, mutton, beef, butter chicken, barbecue chicken with tetul shorbet. Other foods were okay but butter chicken was not good at all.

Good food and good service by Varun. Will definitely visit again, especially for the weekend special Chinese!

Ordered Bengali Chinese food. Chicken fried rice 7/10 Chicken Cashew nut salad 8/10 Fried chicken was crispy but had zero salt so 6/10 Beef Sizzling 7/10 Overall average taste but quality and quantity is really good. Very reasonable price

The service and atmosphere was spot on, one of the best for a Bangladeshi restaurant. Unfortunately the quality of the food needs some work. Tehari rice to meat ratio does not have enough meat, and most other dishes are under spiced. The meat dishes are also more dry than expected. This place is good if you want to introduce someone to Bangladeshi flavours and they are not used to spicy foods. But the flavours could be much improved and leave something to be desired, something that can be improved. Other aspects are spot on, I d come here again for light fare and to see how the food quality changes over time.

Was a surprise lunch from my friend as I tried this Bangladesh cuisine first time. We ordered a bit of everything from my Bangladesh friend for the company lunch. the Chicken Cashew salad was refreshing. The phuchka is a must have item on your table. The Achari Chicken with Polao rice had that amazing aroma of spice and chicken flavor. Would recommend to try it out.

The cousin was great

We ordered from the bangla Chinese menu and the food is actually pretty good. The soup and momo were delicious but everything else was somewhat mid. The serving sizes for all the food are a bit too small for the price too. Dietary restrictions: The food is halal

They sell the Best Bangladeshi Chinese food!

One of the best Bangladeshi restaurants in Toronto. Food is okay. Service and atmosphere is really good. And the best thing is the bangla song playlist. The guy who have selected the playlist has really good taste- I have to admit

Great service and delicious food :)

We have been with family and enjoyed Chinese food . The quality and taste of food were super yummy . The service was excellent with smiles . Of course, return. % recommend.

Horrible food! Nothing taste like Bangla Chinese, too much tasting salt, got sick after eating!

Went there two weeks back on Friday dinner.. Moni served us.. she was really good at serving and explaining us the menu.. and helping us with order.. chicken roast was good.. chicken chaap was good.. mutton kachii needed more flavors we felt... the thai soup and falooda was the best dish.. will definitely come for falooda again..

The food was extremely dry, kachchi biriyani, tehari, chicken biriyani everything tasted the same. Tehari didn t have any mustard oil smell no green Chilies. I was expecting a very good authentic Bangla taste. Unfortunately we are thoroughly disappointed. On top of it it s pretty expensive. I won t recommend this restaurant .

Try our desi style Thai Soup , Fried rice , and cashew nut salad. There service was good. Staff was very friendly .

Worst

We were amazed seeing the Pops- Coke & Sprite each costs $3 which is way higher than my recent plane journey where I found each pop cost me $2.75 in plane bt in a Restaurant, it is not worthed. Food cost wasn t bad. Service was perfect. Pops cost is not worthed. There should be a price amendment for pops to balance food quality and retain customers.

I have always been a fan of this Joint. And about a year ago was my go to for Bengali cuisine. But over the recent months having visited them over the course of the summer ive seen a stark difference and a drop in the quality/quantity of their food. I dont know if there has been a change in the chef or management. But i feel like they are less enthusiastic about making good food and perhaps rather catering to a larger customer group(student weekly plans) and losing control on what made them awesome to visit in the first place. I hope they bounce back from this and be more passionate about the things that made them successful imo and that is their effort in making delicious food affordable.

Food quality is so poor.

Food Quality is not upto mark specially bangla chinese & soup!

We ordered deshi chiness food, and the food was below average. We came with good hope and they completely disappointed us. And service is not good. I ll never come again thats for sure.

Wont let you use the washroom .

They need a lot to improvise customer service !!!!

Food and service both were good, but I have one simple suggestion to the business. I took Bhorta, rice and Dal. I asked if I could get a piece of lime/lemon . Waiter told me lime comes with salad and I have to buy the salad to get a piece of lime. I wouldn t mind paying for a piece of lime if I have to but I don t wanna buy salad to have a piece of lime. So, I said It s ok. I don t need the salad Most of the Bangladeshi/Indian restaurants I went to always gave lime with dal and rice and never even charged for it. If this business operator could sale lime separately, it will make the experience of having rice and dal more enjoyable.

It was cozy and stylish. Would loved the place more if the Beef tehari was better. Overall good place to taste south Asian food.

Came here on Mother s Day.. we had to reserve our place one day before. The food was good. Portion was good for two people. Took Saab chingri, fried rice and chicken. Loved their masala tea.Taste was really good but a little too expensive. Parking is limited. Food is halal.

This restaurant is a gem! It gives meaning to Taste of the Lawrence. The staff are thoughtful and attentive. The menu is creative, fresh, and presented with care. The food comes out hot (not just spicy, at times!) and the quality of ingredients is high. The choice of meat and vegetarian dishes is large and inventive--with a mix of street-food, Bangla-Chinese, and traditional. Their Bihari-style dishes are also very strong. And they offer affordable drinks made with mint, coriander, black salt, yogurt and fruits. The place is small and intimate. Simply put, a thoughtful and delightful restaurant! Exceptional, even!

This is the worst Kachi Biriyani I experienced today in Toronto.If your restaurant doesn t have any experience regarding special foods Item please don t serve that dishes to customers.Please learn first what is called Kachi Biriyani

Food was tasty, along with chicken chaap, soup, momo and wonton, we also tried fried rice, chicken fry (recommended), beef luchi (recommended) and beef tehari (recommended). Personally I liked the chicken chaap most.

We ordered the buy one get one free via delivery. Got one mutton kacchi, one teheri and frozen goat rezala. If I knew this was going to be baashi kacchi and teheri, i would have not gone ahead. I understand its a good deal but its definitely not a good idea to sell customers baashi things at discount. The meat was extremely dry, the mutton was super tough and not soft at all as kacchi meat should be. I keep giving this restaurant chances, but they seem to have good food maybe 1 out of 4 times. Thats a really poor batting average.

the haleem and thai soup here is incredible! Definitely a must try! Staff is extremely kind and helpful :)

My first and last experience at Chowkbazar restaurant When we buy something from a restaurant in the country or abroad and the amount of money we spend, that money is our hard-earned money, the money does not fly in the air in any illegal way. Many new restaurants have opened and closed in front of my eyes in Canada just for the quality of their food! The saddest thing is that Bangladeshi restaurant owners here capitalize on the emotions of our Bangladeshis and increase their financial capital. It is very sad!!! This afternoon my wife and I ordered some food at Chawkbazar restaurant, we were really surprised and saddened by the food. Are these really any food suitable for food? I doubt it! What they call chicken biryani is not really chicken biryani, it is actually a mixture of cooked chicken with rice and the flavor of kacha masala. I didnt want to talk about others food !!! Those of you who will eat at this restaurant are entirely of your own opinion and decision. I have shared my personal experience. Please do not take this personally. This was my first Chawkbazar experience and I can say it will be my last experience. I believe people value every penny. Thanks.

Ordered the Silver package catering for 25ppl. Tuna Kebab, Polao, Beef Rezala, Chicken Roast and Fried Pomfret. The Pomfret could have used a touch more salt but aside from that everything was amazing and quantity was really good. Would highly recommend!

Place was good. Felt like yeah Im in a Bengali place. Staffs were also well. Food was good, tasty and flavourful. Good for family time and bengali vibe.

Good Bengali food

Extremely disappointed! What happened to the food quality?! Chicken biryani literally looked and tasted like rice and curry mix. Thats cheating. Thats NOT biryani. And what happened to using kalijeera rice? Are we doing straight bhaat biryani now? Also The tehari ordered was extremely dry, unappetizing and had a strong floral smell. Major waste of money. Throwing all the leftover in the garbage. Do better chawk bazar.

The Best Chinese food in town. Even though it is not a Chinese restaurant, their Chinese dishes are simply excellent. I tried their chicken Chowmen, Chicken Fried Rice and Wonton, all of them were out of this world. The best Chinese food I ever tasted. Service is super, price is reasonable, nice music, I am definitely going back to try other dishes.

One of my friends invited us for dinner at this restaurant on last Saturday. We ordered Beef Tehari, Bharta plate with Rice and Daal, Mutton Kacchi Biriyani, Borhani, Beef Khala Bhuna, Chowmwin, Sizzling Beef, Deshi Thai soup, Schezwein Chicken, Wonton, Tangra Chilli Chicken and Deshi Chinese Vegetables. Deshi Thai Soup and Onthon were above the mark (10/10) otherwise Beef Tehari (5/10) was so dry specially meat, Bhorta platter (5/10) was okay but didnt feel fresh, Mutton Biriyani (6/10) was not flavourful and I got one meat and one bone, Beef Kala Bhuna (6/10) was good, other Chinese dishes were not bad (6/10). We liked the service which was great for sure (10/10). There were two servers who were continuously taking care of us and keep asking if we needed anything else. Four things I would recommend to think before your visit: a. If you are looking for authentic Deshi or Chinese food this place is not for you b. The food quantity is small portion like good for one people so order accordingly c. As they have very limited space its better to book your space before d. They charge gratuity if there are 8 + people but keep in mind they will add that with the bill but if you pay with interact it will prompt the screen to pay the gratuity again meaning you are paying gratuity twice. My friend paid through Interact and later he found it was already been added with the bill so he had to ask the server who didnt have any idea about that but refunded the double payment. This restaurant is okay for first time customers if you want to taste Bangladeshi or Deshi Chinese food but would I come back again to taste Bangladeshi authentic or Deshi Chinese food - probably not.

Overall foods taste good , customer service is excellent, must a go to place for Bengali food lovers.

One of my favorite places to order food from. I Absolutely love their Bihari kabab, mutton biriyani, chicken roast and beef bhuna (beef kosha). Shrimp is pretty good too but not as spicy as I would like. I order uber eats from this restaurant 1 or 2 times a week. We love the food. The restaurant staff is super nice and kind. I highly recommend.

I ordered roast polao.but the food was not good. Chicken smells from inside when you bite you can taste whats wrong with it. Polao dont have any flavour no herbs smell at all. Chicken doesnt feel like roast. Worst dish I ever try. I could not finish my food. Waste of money

The waiter did not want to serve enough cutlery. In addition, she didn t serve the dinner plates first time.

A number of disappointments made us write this review today. Sharing only the most recent incident, however there have been similar incidents in the past as well. We had ordered the weekly meal ($70 and extra for some other items) from Chawkbazar and once we opened the boxes, we felt let down by the beef kosha in particular. The amount was shockingly little. Barely 4 small pieces of meat, and a 5th very tiny piece swimming in a bowl full of curry. Definitely way lighter than 250gm, which is supposed to be the weight of each item. Two boxes of beef kosha combined probably weighed the same as one box of chicken curry. The mixed vegetable smelled like it had gone bad. Some pieces of vegetable (most likely papaya) were extremely hard. Had to throw away most all of it even before becoming aware of the rotten taste/smell. The daal tasted bitter. How does one make a regular bowl of daal bitter! Weve been a loyal customer of Chawk Bazar since the very beginning. But the steady fall in the quality, quantity, and taste of food has been pushing us away. We tried contacting them at their email address and unfortunately the email/complaint never got acknowledged.

Liked the Manchurian wings a lot. Tasty and not spicy at all. Food