3330 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1H 1A7, Canada
Casual Canadian pub fare is on offer at this lively watering hole with an informal vibe.
The chicken fried rice had no taste but a little burnt flavour. Also frozen veggies (which were black and burnt on some) were in the rice which is the worst. The pepper beef was salty with no flavour either. The soup was okay. I didn’t eat the food and would not order from there again. What a waste of $75.
I give you guys 5 stars because I love the food. When I order pepper fried wings on a Friday evening I expect to eat freshly fried chicken wings. Please don't give me old fried wings again. I buy food here a lot cause the food is good. Thank you.
Good food, nice staff, big portions.
Today took my sister and mom there for a meal and it was most disastrous & disappointing experience. The waitress didn’t show up for 10min. Then it took another 10 min to get menus. Asked for water but she disappeared. Didn’t serve any water or cutlery til after the food arrived. Had to ask for water twice, then for hot sauce twice and for take out container three times. She disappeared for long periods and there was no else around, only one other server at the bar. Thought things couldn’t get worse. But then she came over and rushed us to pay before we had a chance to finish. And while we were packing the take home package she came rushing back trying to clear the plates and knocked over an entire bowl of soup over my mom’s white dress and spilled some on mine!!!! Waitress briefly mumbles an apology and says she will pack another soup. No mention on my mom’s ruined dress or the mess she created. My mom was so upset she got up and left to the car. I realized this waitress has never worked in the service industry before so I went to the lady at the bar hoping she can compensate for my mom’s dry cleaning or at least discount the bill. BUT her only response was oh her dress got soup on it? Would you like a club soda for that?!!! The server returned with a new soup and said here you go this will make up for it. SERIOUSLY how are you running your business??? and what kind of wretched customer service is this??? This will be my last visit to this establishment. If you can’t respect your customers or have trained servers then you don’t deserve my business. If you are planning to go there ask for another server than the Sharon on the bill!
Been around this place in Scarborough for many years, but decided to visit this fabulous restaurant for the first time this mother's day. First of all were quite impressed that it has a dance floor and great music to dance to. Secondly, great service, tops it off with great and plentiful food. none of us could finish our servings and had enough to bring home for another day's meal.
Love Windies special fried rice with chicken, It’s always nice and hot and fresh! Their mixed veggies is just as good! Highly recommend! I recently tried their pineapple fried rice; it was okay. I liked the sweetness from the pineapple but not so much the mix of all the meats.
The food is amazing, large portion, tasty and fresh. Big ups to Shaki (rip), she makes the most amazing drinks. I would go there just for those drinks that she makes. And such a sweet soul. I will have to make a trip soon. But I won’t get my delicious Shaki drinks. I live in the west and I’d definitely travel to get some of their fried rice so. I do recommend this restaurant. They have lots of seating and good music as well.
If you're wanting Guyanese-style food look no further. Whether it's the chow mein or bangamary, the food is always on point. It's a stop a make every time I visit Toronto.
Great food..awesome music. Very clean
Food is always on point, the servers are always friendly weather you dine in or take out. Parking: Always space for you.
Great
Parking: Ladies night on Friday, so some cocktails are $5 between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. They take reservations for large parties Recommended dishes
I ordered the oxtail with rice, and it was very disappointing. The oxtail was plain and lacked seasoning, while the rice was extremely dry. I expected much better.
Food is okay, however their service sucks!! You have to wait forever for someone to come if you wanna order more drinks or anything. Waitresses are mostly by the bar and pay not attention to the tables. Food
Great ppl and great customer service. Food is good
Good Caribbean dishes and very friendly services
Our favourite restaurant. My kids absolutely loves the food Kid-friendliness: It s my kids favourite restaurant and the portion size are huge so we can share everything Food : 5/5 |
Best food in town !
Always good food fresh tasty and delicious but the service was not great severs need to be more patient and not rush the customer and atleast put a smile and greet you
I always enjoy their special and fried shrimp! So glad they are on DoorDash now
Windies is a place I would go eat at every time I was in the east end. However, after last night s treatment, I will NOT be returning. The customer service from our waitress, Sharon, was horrible to begin with and kept getting worse as the evening progressed. We had to ask for simple things like ketchup and water multiple times. We were then rushed to pay without us even asking for the bill yet. The plates were being cleared before we had a chance to pack up our leftovers. In the midst of that, she knocks over our bowl of soup on my mother and her white dress! An apology was mumbled and we were given a cloth to wipe the dress but the mess on the floor and by our feet remained while we were seated there. It was not promptly cleaned up nor were we moved. The only compensation was to replace the soup and when we informed them how upset my mother was about her dress, the waitress literally said well your takeaway soup was half full and now it s full, so bye Management, please train your staff to have basic customer service skills if you don t want to lose any more customers.
went here tor the first time since it has opened many moons ago. this restaurant was always busy when if pass by at night time. I called a head and was able to place my order over the phone. who ever your lady was she is kind and clearly has a great personality. she siad 30 mins and it took 20 mins. the only down fall was I didnt buy enough food ... everything was delicious. thank you.
I love Windies! It is so nice to have this place close by... always a good service and tasty delicious foods especially their fried chicken, to die for!
Disappointing experience with the takeout rice, peas, and chicken curry. The food was below expectations and not worth ordering. Would not recommend.
Ambiance was adorable, staff fantastic and the food was good
Ordered the pepper shrimp, mixed fried rice, chicken wings and lomein. Pepper shrimp was amazing as it tasted really good and had amazing flavour, the mixed fried rice was ok and could use a little bit more seasoning to it. The chicken wings and lowmein were also ok. The chicken wings should be served with lime on top to give it some flavour! Overall the restaurant was great, and the waitresses were amazing.
Windies is the best. Their lunch specials are a great deal - so delicious and generously sized. The staff are helpful and they have prompt service. Highly recommend!
I am always impressed with the professionalism and excellent customer service I receive when I visit Windies. Their staff is not only friendly but also kind and attentive. Recently, I went to pick up food and Vicky provided me with exceptional customer service. Thank you Vicky for being gracious toward me. Pricing and food portions are definitely value for your money.
Food was great! Waitresses are very friendly as well! Prices are not too bad on some items! Food : 5/5
They need to change their hrs we were told it closes 10pm and they have a website stating 11pm the owners need to update the site if this is how they deal business... also the waitress never said a word just some guy who was with her on the wrong side of the bar......funny how we watched a crew of ppl walk in after we left. I wont order food or deal with this place again they have much better west indie bars on eglinton
Vegetarian options: Very balanced and tasty. Food
Mannnnnnn I go here a few times well. When Im craving fried rice for sure. But when Im feeling a drink, its a happy and non stressful place to be. Shoutout to Keyana! Girl always is a vibe and makes my pretty drinks. TRY THE BARBIE DOLL DRINK LADIES!! Food
The food and service is great
Great food, excellent flavour and seasoning. Chicken, pepper beef are awesome!
Not happy at all....ordered pepper shrimp and what I got compared to what I paid for it is embarrassing so disappointed.
Wonderful atmosphere
Want to have a good time .. then go to Eindies Restaurant.. Jai and staff will take care of you!
Excellent food. Big portions if you dine in.
Good atmosphere to chill with the boys!
Pepper shrimp weren t as good as Twilight, but the portions of noodles and rice dishes are major. Prefer the pepper sauce here vs the sauce at twilight, both delicious and similar flavours (due to the type of pepper used) but the consistency was thicker and less vinegar based at windies
Good vibe
DISGUSTING ESTABLISHMENT!!! One of my family members ordered shrimp from here last week and there were MAGGOTS in his food ! Manager isn t even taking this matter seriously, or any of the employees. Only eat here if you don t care about your health and body.
Friendly staff and food is good for the price. We enjoyed
Food very delicious and good customer service highly recommended
The atmosphere was good and the workers/ owners are friendly. The food wasnt good and the cook they have is different. They have a pool table, and it wasnt crowded when we went.
Casual hangout. Wings are a bit pricey but you must try the chilli wings.
Amazing food, friendly staff .
I would think that for the wait time and the expensive food that the food will at least be a little bit good but no there was an extensive wait time and the food was not the greatest. The stirfry rice and jerk chicken was good but the curry chicken and white rice it taste like someone forgot the seasoning. I haven t really tried their whole menu so I can t really speak on everything else but the fact that it was so expensive and the food did not come out how it was supposed to I would not recommend.
Terrible food. Will never return
Very chill sports bar, staff was friendly and food and drinks were served quickly. Everything was delicious, especially the fried rice and pepper shrimp . Order to share; the portions are large, and we definitely had leftovers to tame home. There are lots of TVs and a billiard table. Needs change (coins) to play.
Please order Wendies special fried rice you won t regret it 16 CAD with HST included
Slow service, poorly prepared food at best while charging a premium, this place has certainly gone to hell since the pandemic, avoid it like the plague!
One of favorite spot to hit up it dont matter if you doing take out or dinning in the food always on spot great spot if u want to do group outing bday spots anniversaries etc its the spot to try for myself Im always on the go doing taking out but always end up staying abit watching a game
Great
Great food. Wings are the best.
The waitress was super amazing, she truly took care of us. The place isnt the best in atmosphere, tho great service, its like home. Make food is good, they make sure if u need anything Dietary restrictions: Its halal, beef and chicken
We ordered a tequila sunrise and it tasted like they had squeezed in the juice of a rotten orange in it. It was very pricey and totally not worth the money. Wouldnt recommend it.
Good food, great service
The food is great and very tasty ! You get a large serving, freshly prepared it is worth waiting for. What you recieve is worth the money you spend. The service was also very good, our waitress was very pleasant and attentive. You wont be disappointed stopping in for a meal.
Great restaurant to eat and relax.
Busy night atmosphere. DJ on Saturday nights, music is extremely loud. Good amount of people with more still coming later on. Adult clientele. Security at door. Busy wait staff not enough to be diligent to each table. Best to order at bar.
Food here is really good! Tasty! And the amount of food is reasonable!!
Whenever your in this end of the city come here for some TOP TIER FOOD BIG UP THE CHEFS!!! and come see Chelsea for the bless service
The food there is extremely good, I definitely recommend.
I bought food at lunch. We brought it home. The fried chicken was old refried . What a waste of money. Never again will we get food from here.
Windies they have really good food, so delicious! I always love ordering food from Windies. The environment is very clean and neat, and for the people who work there are absolutely wonderful!
It was a wonderful experience. The hottest was great.
Busy for mothers Day , good food!
Great service,fresh hot food
Been going here for years gives u back home west indiam feel
Consistency is key. I have always ordered the shrimp fried rice but I can tell its made by different people. Clumped white rice, no seasoning. Get your act together.
My go to place for fried rice and whole fried chicken, we are very particular with our food as we all cook and eat out a lot and Uber/Doordash/Skip at least 3X a week. Tbh everything on their menu are delicious and their prices are reasonable. Love love love Windies. Last night we Uber Eats a whole fried chicken with a side of chicken fried rice 45 minutes before closing and we hot it within 35 minutes.. so consistently good
The service is great! The food is so delicious and its just a very nice place to eat. Parking: Lots of spots to park
Went for a birthday party with a buffet. The atmosphere was great and the food was excellent. Will definitely be returning for regular eat in and takeout.
Everything came late and cold. Some of the food we ordered never came and it took like 30 minutes for a plate of food. We came at 2:00 p.m and we lare still here right now which is 5:30 p.m, we are still waiting for our food along with that our server has a bunch of attitude and just threw the plates of food on the table. It was horrible and it takes more than 3 minutes for her to get one take out box.
Dietary restrictions: Our orders of dietary foods were very tasty especially the banga mary and the tofu. Kid-friendliness: The kids that were there seem happy with their meals even though child seats were needed.
Food was good but didnt enjoy the atmosphere.
Last visit: Curry chicken aint nothing to brag about. Roti was ok. First visit: Low atmosphere. My girl ordered a strawberry daiquiri, and it was dry. They made us pay the full price, even after the server joked about serving a virgin. I would know if there was alcohol because all I had to drink was a peanut punch. I dont trust this place. However, DJ Flex did play some good tunes.
food is good, prices are reasonable, staff over all is good (I miss shaq #RIP) the atmosphere is nice and often their events are good. Vegetarian options: Yes they have some options Parking: Free parking but lot can sometimes fill up quickly depending on the day & time of your visit. Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly but weekends they do events so I wouldn t recommend going after 8pm with children.
The food is always amazing,I have been having it for 5 years now
Taste of real Guyanese food, felt like I was back home in Guyana.
After reading many reviews i was very disappointed in the food. It had absolutely no taste to it and the rice was soggy. I ordered the chicken fried rice and it did t have any cut up chicken on top. The chowmein was the same. No flavour.. I wont be going back.
West Indian restaurant and bar, great food, drinks and customer service. Get the shrimp fried rice with chicken on top n hot sauce. Thats fire for real. Great spot though
Asked the pratha Cashier confirmed plain roti When its time to eat dalphorie totally disappointed cause no one ears chick peas allergy alert never ever again
Forgot how trash this food is. If you want a tiny peice of chicken and a bunch of peas this the place for you
Food was well prepared and order was ready on time..
I have been ordering from windies for over 6 years now and will never order again! I found a huge clump of hair in my special chicken fried rice. It looked like the food had been scooped off the floor as there was dust mixed in with the hair. So disappointing as this was my go to place for fried rice and chowmein.
Everytime I m suppose to take a picture of my food I never remember to until it s done lol! Foods delicious, very nice staff.
Everytime I order from here they always forget something in my order or make my order wrong I always have to wait long periods of time for my food and it s always wrong
Wonton Soup is super decent, definitely worth the money. Staff are nice and friendly, would definitely come here again.
The food used to be amazing a few years ago. Today we ordered fried rice , chili chicken and chicken wings. I was very disappointed because nothing had flavor and the dishes definitely were not cooked today. Im annoyed at myself for not driving a little further to Starlite. Never going back to this place.
Great food, questionable service.
The food here is pretty good. My family and I have been going to Windies for years. We usually get the Windies Special fried rice topped with chicken. The spicy shrimp here is pretty good and the drinks are strong! If you are ordering your food for takeout I suggest calling it in first because it does take some time to make the food as it is fresh. The only downfall of this place is that there is very limited parking, Overall, this spot will forever be on the top of my list!
My son loves the spicy shrimp
Ordered food today for a baby shower. They gave us the wrong food but unfortunately we didnt check before we left. Weve been coming here for years and have never had this issue. Anyways, now they want the wrong order returned to the restaurant before theyll even begin making our actual order. So the wrong food thats been sitting in our house over an hour, they want to give back out to other customers. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! Also there was no apology for their mistake, no apology for charging us for the wrong food AND we have to go all the way back there now to fight with a rude waitress about a refund and returning old food that we didnt even eat, want, or order. This used to be our go to place for group orders and occasionally events, but NEVER AGAIN. And we telling EVERYBODY!!!
Good food. Generous proportions.
Great food and good price
Love the look when I walked in the wait time was understanding the food was great the only issue the waiters were not welcoming but everything else was good
Amazing food. Vibe is great too. A little slow on the prep so I recommend ordering ahead or planning to chill out for a bit and not rush out.
I always order the same thing, which is the windies fried rice special. It s a mix of shrimp, chicken and pork with fried chicken on top. The flavours are amazing and even better with their in house hot sauce. I love it, thank you.
Staff is very friendly and makes you feel at home. Great place for food and drinks.. Prices are also great
Thank you polo for the excellent service
Caribbean food! I will put that first as the name would imply boring pub fare which is what I was looking for as I was with 2 12yr olds and an adult looking for food between kids soccer. What a surprising treat. Food was delicious, even the picky kids loved it. Portions were massive, one portion for 2 people and likely have leftovers. Waitress was even better, very friendly and helpful. Place was definitely casual. I would definitely go again
Excellent restaurant, service and food was 5 star. Highly recommend.
Love the staff & food, but the manager/owner chooses when customers can order food when it comes to a certain time. This review is for the staff and food. He receives 1 star (bias human)
Ordered goat curry
Hosted a Dinner Party at Windies and had an amazing service by Staff and food was amazing. Keeping a dinner party at Windies was such a stress free and enjoyable experience with our guests. Food was great, our guest was awesomely great they all made it a great success. The decor by Roxevents Decor seal the deal making it feel like an upscal dinner party with elegance.
Went there for dinner after eating saw two rats running in the dining room never eating there again !!! Avoid at all cost !! Waiter asked me to wipe the rice of the table !! Horrible service
Wonderful tasty food shrimp fried rice topped with chicken was delicious n bellyful.Will definitely visit there again once in Canada
Thank you Sahna for your excellent service to our Seniors group..we love you
The food is ok not amazing but we had lunch at a more than reasonable price and it was good enough that I ate all the leftovers and my seven yo loved the noodles. Well definitely be back!
HAD TO GO ACROSS THE STREET TO KFC TO GET FOOD FOR MY KIDS BEFORE GETTING MY ORDER!!!!!!!!! Went here for my dads birthday. Been here many times before but this time made sure I am never going back. We showed up at 5 didnt get to order until 6. I ordered the oxtail and was told half an hour later that there was none. By 730 i still had not received my food so i went to get kfc for my kids as they were starving and TRYING TO EAT KETCHUP!!!!! After asking 5 times the waiter brought the bartender over who was completely disgusting in her response. She even went as far as to say thats not my problem when i explained this situation to them. Never go here
They always have best respectable servers ever. If you want a delicious meal with affordable cost, check out Windies at Lawrence. Try out their Specialty rice and thank Mr later. Parking: Lots of free parking Kid-friendliness: Excellent
Awesome food with good service , one of the best things you can get good quality and quantity at the same time ...
The food is really good here but the prices have gone up drastically. I use to pay 14 dollars for pepper shrimp, now it s gone up to 18. Soup gone up to 10. i won t be coming here again. Straight robbery
Jerk chicken needs some work!
Long waiting
Good food. Service could be better.
We just by chance got an opportunity to try the food from here from a lady who bought some and brought it to the school my wife and her works at for the staff and she tried the different dishes and feel in love with the taste. Coming to find out it was from Windies. When she left work that day she got some on her way home for us and weve been hooked ever since. Weve been back at least five to six times. I love the fried rice specials that comes with the fried chicken on top. Spring rolls are killer. The chicken is so good weve ordered that by itself. Really awesome food, generous portions and good service. At times they can be very busy during the week but thats expected with the quality of food they make. Keep up the good work. 11-5-2022 Had to adjust my rating as of today just based on the poor service weve received when dining in on now 2nd occasion. Nobody greeted us when we entered the restaurant, waited like five minutes before I asked someone who seemed to be working there if we just seat ourselves which he said yes. Long story short after placing our order and waiting and hour and a bit decided just to pay for the drinks we had and leave without the food which never came. Do better Caribbean restaurants, its full time we shake the habbit of poor service in our establishments. Parking: Sufficient Wheelchair accessibility: None
The food is not as great as it use to be.
Amazing food each and every time! The windies special fried rice is the main event!! BrownsRUs:YT
Garbage service. Placed an order, told it was going to be ready in 20 mins. Took over 30mins. Place is understaffed and waiter was just fooling around and talking to other guests. Wont be ordering from here again for sure.
Staff was very welcoming, Food was very, very delicious. I definitely will be going back with friends
Best rum punch
Amazing food, fantastic music and great ambiance. Had an awesome time here. The food is absolutely delicious. As with all restaurants, including our grocery bills, the prices have gone up. That does not take away from the fact that it is a great spot to get amazing dishes and step away from your own kitchen once in a while. Highly recommend this spot and will be coming back for sure!
I was hoping the food would have wow me because everyone tell me to try it .it was ok still pretty decent portions
Great all round experience regularly Wheelchair accessibility: Not that i seen Food : 5/5 |
Great service and good food!
Just had a very bad experience, I wouldnt recommend this place at all. The customer service by the lady who works there is terrible. I asked a few questions and she bluntly refused to answer any questions, then asked to speak to a manager, she also refused to do so. No professional behavior at all.
Food was good and great customer services.
Was there on sat ...the food was so bland and terrible couldnt even eat half of it and threw it out and my roti legit tasted like it came from the back of the freezer or fridge it had this weird taste to it. I paid over 40 dollars for garbage basically. Not impressed
My favvvvvv
had such an amazing time with my friends and family and the food was amazing atmosphere was great and the service was awesome thank you Windies a well deserved 5star rating
The food prices very cheap and you get a lot for your money but sometimes they screw up your order
Food had some good flavor, but Terrible customer service. Food took too long to come,owner was rude and wait staff too busy and hurried my order. Dont come here for customer service.
Very affordable and great food. Professional staff. Its a nice eatery if you are looking for something of great taste and very affordable!
Proper COVID 19 enforcement in effect. Wouldnt take no for an answer!