Twilight Family Restaurant and Bar in Scarborough
55 Nugget Ave, Scarborough, ON M1S 4A4, Canada
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Easygoing choice offering an electric menu of Caribbean-Chinese food, with weekend events & music.
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I went here for the first time on a date during the week. It was pretty crowded, but we were able to find a table. My date & I both ordered a drink & a meal before playing games (I also ordered a snack cup with my drink). We got our drinks within 10-15 minutes of being seated & starting a game. 2 hours passed without us getting our meals. My date went to ask why it was taking so long. The male employee replied that he forgot our meals. Meanwhile, many other groups within the space received their food and drinks (presumably in a timely manner). No apologies for the wait. No offer to ensure we get our food as quickly as possible considering it was their mistake. He actually just asked if we still wanted the food. Maybe 20 minutes later, we received our meals. I never got the snack cup also lol. Worth mentioning we were the only black folks in the restaurant until 10 30ish pm. IDK if it was racism, or if their electronic menu system severely glitched and missed our orders (though we ordered food & drinks at the same time & received the drinks just fine). The female employee seemed kind & offered us a discount for the trouble. Throughout my night, the male employee seemed to intentionally avoid looking at my date & I (no response to things we said, looking away when we tried to establish eye contact, etc). It was busy at times, but we're customers too and he didn't seem to care. Anyways, I probably won't come back. No interest in being treated like this again. Fair warning to any other black folks who are looking for a cute spot in Scarborough. Too bad cuz the drinks were good!
The fact I paid $6.75 for these stale ass fries and $14 for these nasty wings is crazy !twilight do better and never again. The wings are even worst they Taste like they were cooked from earlier and refried to make them fresh. I ordered in person at that ,not over the phone or app Waste of money !!!!!!!
Twilight has the best vibe, great food, amazing entertainment and great staff. Love it here. The lunch specials are really affordable as well!! Shrimp chowmein is super tasty. Love the beef soup as well!!!
Our workplace reunion was held at Twilight Restaurant and it was an enjoyable and memorable evening. The meal was delicious, the staff were extremely friendly and the live band and DJ music were simply fantastic! Special thanks to the manager, Cheryl, who managed the pre-party plans and who was incredibly efficient! Will definitely go there again.
Pepper shrimp and twilight wet lo mein are worth the trip to Scarborough 🔥🔥 forgot to take pictures until I was halfway finished. Absolutely stuffed with leftovers for around $30 Make sure to try the hot sauce. Loved that
Good vibes, fun atmosphere. Was in the area yesterday (Saturday) night and stopped in for few drinks and food. Service was good... watresses were polite and came over pretty quick when requested. Wings were decent, pepper shrimp good. Really enjoyed the rum punch, beers were nice n cold. Overall was good experience would return. Ohhh tried black pudding there only had beef left apparently the lamb sells out real fast.
The cashier girl wasn’t pleasant or welcoming when we came to pick up our food or when I had finished paying. Ordered over $80 and the food wasn’t good. Jerk chicken was hard, stale. The rice very greasy. The shrimp wonton wasn’t fresh. Sweet and sour chicken looked good but taste was another story, emphasis on SOUR. I don’t know what else to say, I thought it was going to be good over there but I wasn’t impressed even slightly. First and last time, my family won’t be back. Instead of this place try Windies bar and restaurant. It is by FAR better.
This place is unbelievable! My order was a disaster. They stuffed all the containers of food in one bag, so the container on the bottom collapsed due to all the weight and rice spilling out. Further to this my order of Szechuan chicken was not closed properly so it leaked everywhere. When I called to let them know what happened- got attitude and questions vs an apology. Do better Twilight - not what is expected when spending +$50 on takeout & trying to support a small business.
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We are going to this restaurant for a while, and I must say I enjoy myself everything I and my family go to this restaurant.
Amazing pepper shrimp, special chicken fried rice, and hearty soups ! Great people and even greater vibes !
Service is very disorganized. Food just ok... Kid-friendliness: There are kids there but nothing special for them and thats OK with me Wheelchair accessibility: No automatic doors but wheelchair accessible otherwise
so bad when you order online in apps, they cancled my order after 30 minutes
Place is absolutely disgusting top to bottom. Dont eat food from here unless you want to kill yourself. Under cooked, cross contamination everywhere.
Great service and tasty food, pleasant environment, good music
Food was great
Great food and customer service.
Jerk chicken is a must try and the food is average.but large portions
Service sucks big time..
The woman working here doesnt want to answer the phone after i called 5 times. When i got here she was talking to guests at tables instead of managing the counter. Chow mein and fried rice had no taste at all.
Dont order from here if you have any kind of serious food related allergies. I bought from Twilight a few times, put in my instructions that I have an allergic reactions to carrots and carry an epipen. They dont care. They put noodles without carrots on top to hide the copious amount of carrots in my now inedible noodles. Do better.
@trayarts paint night Always a vibe and good times Food
Great food, I get take out from here all the time and the ladies are sweet & kind Music is good there on the weekends too Food
Horrible service and no accountability. Always double check your orders because there is frequently missing or incorrect items. And if you call they will give you attitude and do nothing to rectify the situation. Food is always stale as well. Take your business elsewhere, plenty of better Caribbean restaurants in the GTA
Amazing food and amazing service. I caught the live band and it was an amazing time. Definitely visiting soon again
Lovely place! I would recommend for anyone who likes play games or just enjoy a coffee
Horrible service, especially from the brown girl behind the counter her attitude stinks. I was organizing a event for Costco and wanted get food from twilight but i end up taken my business somewhere else due to the horrible attitude i got. good but bad service
Horrible customer service. No accountability for the mistakes that they make. On 2 occasions an order I placed for pick up was missing items when i received the orders. I tried to resolve this issue with a staff who passed me along to a manager or perhaps an owner who rather argue over a $16 fried rice than provide their customer with the satisfaction they deserve. They are understaffed and as a result the employees can t work efficiently.
Food is good, the service is sometimes good.
Service suck, waitress ripe us off by adding quality and wasnt honest about it. She still wanted more tip. We didnt argue we went we give her some more money. After this experience, I wasnt surprised why this restaurant wasnt full on a Friday night. It was only two table she had , mine and someone else. No wonder this place is going down. My advice, if you need success have honest people working for you.
Long and Long wait for the orders
Great live bands with ample space for dancing and always a good group of people to hang with. Tasty food offerings as well. Visit Twighlight for the great food and value, good music and friendly atmosphere.
Ordered shrimp noodles via Uber Eats. Only seasoning was some curry powder and salt...cabbage and shrimp were so-so. Not worth all the money
Went here a few weeks ago for dinner and the dry rice was white and lacked taste, the wings were cold to the touch, the only good thing was the beer which was ice cold.
Not family friendly and staff cant conduct their behaviour but still work there shows what environment that is if staff are fighting customers with weapons was witnessed that spend their money with no discipline to staff behaviour
Twilight was my favourite West Indian restaurant but I found my last few take out and dine in was not the same. I think it is a different cook. The prices have gone up which is understandable but they also lessen their potion. I am so disappointed. Friendly staff I must say.
Bugs in the food
NOT MUCH TO SAY. WORST GUYANESE CHINESE SO FAR. FRIED RICE IS PRETTY WHITE , NO VEGETABLES, NO GREEN ONION, LACKED TASTE. WINNG ORDER HAD 8 AND TINY. CHOWMEIN WAS OK. SPRING ROLLS WERE TINY AND MUSHY INSIDE. REMINDS ME OF WALMART BOX SPRINGROLLS. ALL 3 HOT SAUCE SPILLED IN BAG. OH, WHY ONLY GIVE 3 PEPPER SAUCE FOR 8 CONTAINERS OF FOOD, NO SOY SAUCE PACKS, NO PLUM SAUCE PACKS. ANYHOW, WASTE OF MONEY, WOULDNT BE RETURNING . AND NO, I DONT WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYONE TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG. YOU GET 1 CHANCE TO IMPRESS . SHINE YOUR BRIGHTEST TWILIGHT.
Unfriendly staff. Zero customer service . Ok food
White guy day drinking at the bar, can t handle his alcohol and being abusive to customers collecting their food. Officially my last time going there.
Best place to grab your lunch!
Terrible service. I ordered take-out food tonight (Pepper Shrimp), when I arrived for the food, they told me there is no food here under that name. I spent about 15 mins there, waitin and asking the lady and also the fat man at the counter about my Christmas eve order, and they assured me there was NO order under that name. Not having any more time to waste, I left. Two hours later, they called to say the food is now here and that I am wrong for leaving because I didnt say if it was a single or a tray ordered. They say the reason for saying I am wrong for leaving, is because coincidentally, there were two orders under the same exact name tonight. Mind you, this is after they said they was no order under that name. The owner or who ever was on the phone.. then proceeded to say that I must choke and die on whatever Im eating tonight. I am very disappointed in the customer service of this establishment. They have no clue how to treat customers or quality customer service. Why would I go there physically if I did not want to do business and pick up the food!? Terrible business. I will not be choking tonight, sorry. Beware of this establishment, people.
Went there for a paint night and had an amazing time. The staff was professional and super friendly. The dj played a good playlist to fit the vibe of the room. The paint teacher was funny and good-looking, he had a few games with prizes, which were fun to play.. I would recommend their paint night and kid friendly
Visited Twilight on 15/01/23 and the service I received was disgusting & disappointing. After having a seat for 15 minutes the waitress finally came to our table to take our order. Mind you we were the only ones in the restaurant. An order for appetizers was placed as well as the main however, she did not take a drink order. We waited patiently for another 15 minutes before calling her over to take our drink order. The food took quite a while to come to our table and we even had to ask for the order of the appetizers. The waitress then brought over the main course with 3 single napkins (3 people were at the table) and never came to check in on us. This is worst customer service I have ever received.
Best Guyanese Chinese food especially the pepper shrimp
Great tasting food. Great atmosphere and super friendly staff.
Grate family spot to dine in, especially if you have little ones. Space for them to move around when not busy, and the live band is allway good.
Paint Night nuh easy but it s fun for the whole family. Come have fun, drink, eat, laugh. It s a good time
Good food but Horrible services
Nice staff, horrible food. Chili Chicken and Pepper Shrimp barf. The mixed fried rice was a solid 3 out of 10.
The two women in the bar have no manners. Bad customer service. They don t even acknowledge your presence. It s like you are begging. Please do better!
Great food, service was amazing, and great music while enjoying great good . Definitely recommend this awesome restaurant. They never disappoint. Parking: Plenty of available parking for all customers.
Vegetarian options: Excellent food
Free paint nite!!! Great food, person leading the paint nite is a very good local Black artist, drinks were strong and very large venue. Free parking lot.
Poor place , worst management!! To complex to find using google map, not proper parking and instructions provided how to get it. I have party with 20+ members. Though we have advanced booking but we need to wait for 1 hours which is not a good start of our party at all.
Great venue for events. Caribbean-Chinese food is great.
Great food
The black cashier so call waiter was rude as hell and unprofessional. We asked her where we could sit because we wanted to dine in most resturants people come and greet you. She was busy on her phone and she said sit where ever. Then she threw the menu at us. We left, I would rather eat some where else even if I have to pay more for better service. After coming here for years thats how you treat customer
What can I say??? Nice food.
Food here is always great! Lots of dishes to choose from and really great flavours. Mainly hey take out but have dinner in a great times as well. Service is reasonable depending on how large your order is. Still, worth the wait. Vegetarian options: You can order most items without meat or egg. Parking: Peak times vary based on the time of the day, and day of the week. Friday and Saturday seem busier.
Got takeout special fried rice,it was good.
Food is ok, service isnt bad, paint nights are a vibe
Food was good, there was a live band for a 75th birthday that was happening. Good experience overall!!
Music so loud they cant hear the order too funny
The food is good, however if you are purchasing a box of special chicken fried rice I dont understand why they only give one small container of pepper sauce. If you want more you have to pay for it. I paid for it and the containers were almost empty. If you expect people to pay for something make sure it is fair. Ridiculous.
Employees are so rude and unprofessional. Waitress have bad attitude
Great food,beautiful ambience and friendly staff.This is the perfect place to relax,unwind and enjoy fine dining.Its perfection at its BEST.
The food was excellent
Good food
Nothing really to complain about. Good food good service good music. Bartender is amazing
I went to inquire about hosting an event with this venue. One of the workers told us via the phone that the owner would answer our questions but they wouldnt be available in venue until just after 6. We decided to kill some time and show up, have a few drinks while we waited. Approximately, 6.30pm my brother asked the same lady about the ETA of the owner, the time has now changed to roughly 8pm. When my brother told her she mentioned over the phone that the owner would arrive just after 6, she got defensive. Now at this point were told the owner wasnt coming in. She seemed moody and unpleasant the entire time we were there. We didnt bother sticking around, I had one drink and left. Lousy customer service, not welcoming at all, just odd. They couldve made better use of the space, its very open yet minimal furniture, not sure if its usually used as a nightclub or what. Professional services goes a long way, which they lack. If I owned that place Id be all over trying to bring in more business OR train your staff to be able to answer basic questions regarding renting out the place. Missed opportunity for them. Theres no need to come back. Do better! Parking: Theres parking.
Best pepper shrimp in the GTA.
Not satisfying
One of my go-to West Indian restaurants for spicy chicken wings and fried rice. Service is usually fast; the food comes out quickly. Food : 5/5
They dont ans phone call, take forever to prepare the food, everyone was waiting. They keep saying- 2 more mins. You should be honest about waiting time and hire more staff.
Great food and customer service
Food, entertainment and drinks with loads of parking available.
Paying attention to detail and being authentic goes a long, long way. This food was disappointing to say the least. I asked for goat roti. They gave me chicken. And that chicken wasnt fresh. It was chewy and tough, likely prepared last night. Not very much chicken, either. And the paratha had the consistency of a rubber glove. Too much money to be so disheartened. I would keep my mouth shut if l only paid $2.50. Because that is what this meal was worth. Never again. Our entire evening was ruined. Zero stars, and never again.
My 5 star rating is not only because of how fresh and ever so tasty my food was, also due to the incredible service my family received tonight.1 of my items was not included, simple error, but, I reached out to the restaurant and although I stated it was ok, just calling to advise, the gentleman who answered the phone not only made sure that my item was made fresh, he delivered it to me personally. A frigid winter night, negative temperatures and he went out of his way to provide exceptional customer satisfaction! I thank you for this! In this difficult time, kindness and understanding go a long way! We will continue to support Twilight! Blessings!
My wife keeps them as busy. I sit back and enjoy whatever she orders. Take a break from your regular fare, if you have never tried Island cuisine, and give them a shot. Youll be glad you did. Dont be surprised if you go back often!
So I was craving something but did not know what. I decided to Check out twilight s menu and found they now carry Rice and Peas with Ox tail, I tried it and that hit the spot. This is a must try dish. Love it.
The food selection is good. The food is made per order, fresh! Great customer service.
Its a beautiful restaurant. I love going there with family. I love paint nights because thats when families can interact with other cultures and enjoy some quality time. Shouting out to Ron Dukes and Tray Art. You can follow them on Instagram @trayarts and @mrrondukes. Thanks guys for what youre doing. Me and my family appreciate yall
Better restaurant in the area
Food was good
Unpretentious bar. Very good service, pleasant staff. Ordered a few dishes of west Indian food and was not disappointed. Portions were generous and flavorful. Odd building layout. Looks like the dining area converts easily to an expansive dance floor. DJ started warming up around 10pm with some nice tunes. A fun place to drop in for a quick drink and bite.
I ordered chicken friend rice and bbq chicken. The chicken fried rice was ok but the bbq chicken was rank. Never going back there.
The whole staff is miserable and hate working When there is an event the security guards are even more mad that they have to work and 1 security guard in particular always wants to fight with females and never has that energy for men so disgusting
I wish I could give this place ZERO. My friend and I walked in last Friday night around 7pm. There were 6 men at the bar and a table of 4 who looked like they finished eating and just hanging out. The girl behind the bar kept serving the men at the bar and did not acknowledged us. We waited 15 minutes and decided to leave. While we were leaving we noticed she was on her freaking cell phone. Kudos to the owner for hiring this good for nothing of a waitress.
Amazing events!
Keep up with the taste and portions, please, and I will be forever grateful.
Went for a paint night. Didnt try much food. Spicy fries was good...
There food is very good...but getting kinda pricey now
Great food
Placed an over $500 order of chopped chicken, mixed rice, mixed noodles, and spring rolls. We received severely over-fried chicken and wonton like trays of dough...no.spring rolls in my trays. I didnt pickup the order so it was embarassingly noticed after the party started and.i did the rounds to notice that spring.rolls werent present. I tried contacting the manager to no avail a few times. It was quite embarassing receiving the two trays of fried dough as it was a surprise 72nd birthday party. Hardly anyone ate the dough as we didnt know what it really was nor the benefit of it. I asked for an email address to contact the manager as it was complicated reaching him and was also told that there isnt one. Im utterly upset with this service considering I have 5 more events with larger orders and still no contact from the mgr. Spring rolls dont look like the picture as I saved some in a zip lock b4 throwing out the rest.
The food was delicious. Cant wait to go back again
Always a great vybe try the rum Punch
The people that work here are beyond disrespectful the service is horrible the bartenders can not keep track of things this is a very unorganized environment. The bartenders also will not serve you unless you are known to them or the opposite gender. Some of the alcoholic drinks are not being filled in the cup accurately and they also lack on presentation. On the bright side of things the djs are great.
I just ordered 2 special chicken fried rice, calamari, pepper shrimp, broccoli w. Chicken and WONTON SOUP. My WONTON SOUP was MISSING. Broccoli and chicken was VERY SALTY not like the last time I ordered. The fried rice was also more salty than last time. Im tired of ordering food and having items missing..this is not the 1st time. Its not hard to read and fill an order. JUST DO BETTER TWILIGHT. Posting an update...yesterday July 22nd, 2022 ordered Black Pudding for 13.50 and received 9 pieces shown in picture with sour...just wanted to show Twilight what $8.00 worth looks like...ring of pudding pic.
The ladies was rough but I just wanted the house meal
Painting event was an entire vibe! I would love to go again!
Nice place for occasion parties.
Nice spot for a Caribbean lunch with family/friends. I had some chicken fried rice and jerk chicken which were pretty good. Just would be nice if they had the lunch special on the weekends too.
Didnt like the place at all. I stood there for 10 mins, no one come ask what I want to order. Building is old with little parking, and very dark at night time.
Great service food and experience!
very rude unpleasant cashier.Need to be train better and your restaurant standard has drop.
Too many guests for the space.
The food is good, however, the attendant lady needs a lesson in customer service
Exceptional quality food, very fresh and clean every single time I order food from here. Definitely a standard in the food industry!
We went as a group of 15 people. We didnt have to wait long for the food. Very delicous, especially for the spicy shrimp. Our server Victoria was exceptional. Thank you so much
Its run by Caribbeans for Caribbeans, Caribbean-style everything, even black pudding. My Trinidad-born wife came here to meet an old family member and it made her feel right at home. But to find it, we had to go around to the dumpster side of the complex - it even made our cab driver a bit nervous!
Food took a little long but they were very polite
Pleasant staff
The bartenders have absolutely DISGUSTING attitudes! Wow! So disappointing!
Ordered a full size party tray of fried chicken on chicken fried rice and was thoroughly impressed by the quality and quantity of the food! Also really appreciate the stellar service from the lady behind the counter cashing me out who accommodated my last minute request for extra plates and forks and was prompt in doing so with a smile. Its the little things things that make all the difference. Great food, superb customer service. Keep it up! - Ron
Call to place an order and person on the line was very rude and impatient. Wont be eating there at all.
Horrible environment, dirty and smelly with extremely rude staff
My only complaint is the ladies washroom... why is toilet paper so hard to find? It was a big event today and the toilets didnt have paper... and they could do at least 1 clean up a half time
Great music has your body moving all night, the food is a little bit of a long wait but when it comes its worth it, tasty and absorbs alcohol pretty good. Only patio is open right and. Reserve a spot before it gets to crowed.
Love the food, once you get to know the staff theyre like family. Take out, eat in either or food is fantastic.
Awesome.
The food was on point everything tasted yummy! The doubles are good. Price is even better! In a couple weeks this will be the place to be.
Fun atmosphere and great for drinks on the patio.
Worst customer service and worst food ever
Its the pepper shrimp, and their signature fried rice for me!!
Highly not recommended staff have bad attitude to deal with customers
Starting to think they changed their management or cook because the last couple of orders I had was garbage. The last one in particular was very disappointing. Please be aware that your customers also have small children, so your food needs to be on point. Let s just say there were some uncooked stuff in my order. Let s just say never again will I ever I spent too much money for the foolery.
Great food but bar service is very slow I would not reccomend ordering drinks when its busy
Horrible service, the food came late and the waiters were really rude. I also found a hair in my food and the place was really dirty. Inconsiderate staff, poor quality food, and horrible atmosphere. I highly recommend other places in this area.
THE FOOD WAS SO SOGGY!!! I Couldnt believe this. Im never coming to this place again i even saw flies around the bar. omg.
The customer service is poor and the food would often turn out soggy.
I have never had an issue with the food (Basa fish & spicy shrimp is proper) but I ordered some Shrimp Wonton Soup. My goodness its not good. The broth was mediocre, although plenty, the wontons are rubbery and it doesnt taste like it contains shrimp. HARD PASS & never again.
Good food
Cashier lady was very rude and has no respect. She need to get some wood rass.
Absolutely disgusting food! I had food poisoning from this horrible restaurant. Save your money and eat kraft dinner.
Amazing spicy shrimp and spicy fish!!!
This restaurant robbed me and my brother-in-law of 2 drinks and a 1 of 2 bowls of pepper shrimp that we paid for and we received a bowl of pepper shrimp with hair in it. Called and asked to speak with the manager 3 times since Nov 4th and today is Nov 14th still no callback from restaurant or manager! This place and its staff never owns up their mistakes or take action for their responsibility. I have reported them to health inspection and the better business bureau.
My order was prepared on time and the food was good
Premium service and great food
Amazing food
The food is good. Decided to order uber eats today cause Im busy and really hungry. I paid 13 dollars for an order of chili chicken. They gave me the lunch special and filled the container with half rice. Like are you serious? Is this some sort of a scam? Wont be ordering from here again. As a top reviewer on Google I recommend other restaurants like safire, tropical nights or literally anywhere else for your west indian dishes because this is ridiculous. I got mouths to feed. Was going to make it two stars but see all the other reviews and so they need to stop being shady. They also need to fix up the customer service this is Canada. Uber gave me my money back I hope they take it from you too.
Waste of time. Used to be the spot. Called on multiple occasions and left on hold for very long. Guess they dont need sales. Friends have also said the same. Bye bye twilight!
