Mother India Roti in Toronto

Authentic Indian roti and food , great service, in the heart of Parkdale, big portions , highly recommend. Vegetarian options: Matar paneer roti is the best Ive had...

A old neighborhood reliable for great portion Indian food and rotti!

FAVOURITE RESTAURANT EVER!!!

I went there for very first time, but food, service and the girl working there is awesome. Really loved food and service, will visit again.

Really tasty, great quality Indian food. Good value in regards to price and portion size. Will continue to order from here! A gem in Parkdale.

Absolutely the worst curry or wanna be curry Ive had in my life. My Indian grandmother would turn over in her grave if she tasted it. Everything has a disgusting tomato paste to it. Even the butter chicken....common now thats just damn wrong The wateriest curry Ive ever had. Ive had broth heartier than this curry. Gross lamb curry. The shrimp curry had all of 8 shrimp and watery curry with two little pieces of potatoes. So so so disappointed.

Went here to order a dal 15 minutes before it closed on November 6 at 9:45 PM and the lady said sorry not taking orders. Don t you guys close at 10 not coming back here again. FIRST AND LAST TIME.

Love saag panner & malai kofta. Love mother india been a customer for years. Food

Muskan she the best

I tried their potato fries chaat and paneer butter poutine and I must tell you it was very tasty. The customer service is very friendly and welcoming.

Absolutely love their Saag Paneer roti with a little mango chutney.

Tried their Chicken Briyani today and it was delicious, reminds me of my home. Chef was prabh.

The food is delicious, the staff are friendly

Good food, can customize the spice level to your taste. Samosa is great, big size and good filling.

I get the Lamb Madras Roti. Always delicious and leaving me wanting more. Better deal for both if you pickup with cash.

The best Roti

Best roti in the city

Amazing butter chicken, samosas and rasmalai! Staff are friendly and always know my order!

Nice place! Very nice staff, great food and big quantity.

Excellent place to get your hands on some unique Indian food. Love their choice of vegetarian curries with roti. Service is prompt and the staff is courteous. Sridhar and his wife have built this place into a superb neighbourhood food place. Highly recommended!

Ordered butter chicken with a small side of rice through Uber eats. They gave me a container of rice with a sprinkle of butter chicken sauce. The butter chicken itself was pretty good, but very disappointed by this restaurant trying to cheap out and give you just rice

Arrogant, entitled service.

Great food and great service. The hosts are super friendly and are great servers. Good people make your experience a little better, the servers suggest dishes exactly as per your taste and preferences. Do try their saag paneer and veg biryani Recommended

Service is very good and staff is also very nice. Food is very delicious specially samosa.

More than 1h wait and no food yet

Best East Indian rotis around! The restaurant itself is very plain so we almost always do take out and eat at home. Vegetarian options: Good selection of vegetarian dishes

The butter chicken roti is very very very good here. Highly recommend

Our delivery experience from Mother India in Toronto was a flavorful journey through Indian cuisine. The butter chicken and lamb tikka were highlights, packed with rich, authentic taste. The portions were generous, and the careful packaging ensured the dishes arrived in excellent condition, maintaining their delicious flavours. While the main dishes were a triumph, the garlic naan fell short of expectations, lacking the desired garlic intensity and tasting somewhat bland. On a positive note, the side rice portion was large. The overall delivery service was efficient and timely. Despite the minor setback with the naan, we had a delightful Indian dining experience in the comfort of our home.

Ordered Butter Chicken and Lamb Korma and was bland and tasteless. Both had the same pale and unappealing sauce and no spice despite requested. The roti was also not good at all. Avoid

Ordered from uber eats and my butter chicken was half potatoes, obviously to pad the dish and use a less expensive ingredient. Butter chicken does not contain potatoes, nor was that listed on the menu. AVOID!

Very bland and westernized Indian food. Ordered butter chicken and chicken korma and couldnt tell which dish was which. That should tell you all you need to know.

My favorite place to eat in Toronto. The service is friendly and the lamb roti is great.

Delicious food, friendly staff and cozy atmosphere. Coolindia IPA was very good.

My favorite rotis, hands down! I order a veggie roti for pickup from here about twice per month, and theyre always perfect. Nice staff and the food is ready in about 15-20 minutes.

Best place ever my go to comfort

Amazing food!

Fantastic roti

So expensive for small portions and placed my rice with the curry in the same bowl, was very soupy. Super disappointed. Do not recommend.

Splendid experience! The food and service was amazing, I had and definitely recommend the chicken biryani, and butter chicken + garlic roti. It was amazing and delicious and mostly filled me up!

Best Indian in west end Toronto. Get takeout from here, it never disappoints!

Ive been eating here for over ten years... easily. The food is super consistent and always delicious. Dont think theres a better roti in Toronto. My favs are the butter chicken and the malai kofta. MMmmmm MM! Getting one tonight! :D

My son ate at this restaurant and had there curry chicken roti and has been on the toilet and throwing up ever since with food poison. Will never eat at this place again. And I called public health.

True authentic Indian food. I lived of this restaurants food for years back in the day, when I lived near them. I visited again recently while in the area, and wow, I just can t get enough of the Chana and potato Roti with spinach added. Love it!!

Clean and very fast friendly service. I am looking forward to returning again. Thank you Food : 5/5

The curries are not great, I would not recommend them. The Biryani was OK. Generally good if looking for greasy comfort food.

I have been coming here over 5 years and it remains the greatest Indian establishment I ve been to in Canada. The staff are professional, kind and knowledgeable. The menu is large including both vegetarian and non vegetarian options. Perfect for a cute date or just a simple takeout order. Mother India is a shining beacon or hope in Parkdale and I am forever grateful to the fine people who work here both in the kitchen and front of house, they will take care of each and everything you need. There is no compromising when it comes to Roti, Mother India is the premier option hands down no exceptions. Vegetarian options: Indian food is usually vegetarian based on cultural reasons that I am not entirely familiar with.

They have a great selection of rotis and I had trouble deciding which one to get. They recommend Saag paneer witch was delicious my sister ordered medium but it tasted more like a mild and I got mild and it was just right.

Ordered paneer and vindaloo - Very bland, pale, and spiceless. It felt like American gravy at times rather than Indian food. Portions very good and the roti was delicious though.

Recently moved to Jameson Avenue and was craving Indian vegetarian food. Found this gem of a place. Top quality food under my budget. 1 rumali roti was enough and matar paneer was just like it tastes in India. Must have if youre looking for Indian food nearby.

I ordered shrimp curry n garlic roti through the app n the Curry had only potatoes n there was no garlic on roti.i asked for spicy curry n it came sweet.when I called them n complained n asked for manager the employee said our manager n boss both are on vacation to India. There is nobody to take responsibility.

Their lamb tikka is PHENOMENAL.

Good food, good service, lots of gluten-free options.

Ordered butter chicken got the wrong dish and the apparent butter chicken wasnt good and doordash support was useless, wouldnt order from here again.

Ordered from here last night on UberEats as UberEats mentioned this was a top spot in the region - the only reason I ordered. Honestly, never ordered worst food in my life. The blandest Indian food I ve ever had. We ordered a Butter Chicken, Chicken Korma, Pakras, and Garlic Roti. The butter chicken and chicken korma were the same colour and tasted the exact same. The taste wasn t butter chicken or korma. Have legit no clue what type of curry we got, but bland. Instead of serving with a side of rice, they serve it on rice (aka to skimp). The garlic roti was just a plain roti that was ice cold. So they just up charged us. The pakoras were mostly flour. Hence they made them cheaply and they were DRY. They were also ice cold so we had to heat them up. Pakras are supposed to be whole vegetables not whatever that was. Please go somewhere else. Legit anywhere else.

Ordered Roti, Malai Kofta, Paneer Tikka Masala for delivery and was extremely disappointed with the food. Food lacked any flavour at all, paneer tikka was more potato than paneer, malai kofta was just boiled potato mixed in bland curry base.

Very few Indian restaurants serve up food that is not only fresh but tastes like home made food; that s exactly what you will find at mother India. Authentic homey flavours that always arrive hot and consistent in quantity and quality. Highly recommend the food!

I have been dining here for years - legendary Parkdale restaurant. Can beat their consistency for quality Indian food - always top notch. Easily in the conversation for the best Indian rotis in the city. I ordered the butter chicken roti and a samosa. I will definitely return to Mother India again!

Ordered delivery; Sadly was the most bland Indian food I ve ever had. Ordered aloo gobi, potato and eggplant and mixed vegetables all vegan. There was really no taste and was just watery and unpleasant. Sad to leave a bad review but I really didn t the joy this food. Food

They have a great Butter Chicken Roti. Its $11.95 plus tax (at the time of my initial review) and it is quite big. I wish it was a bit cheaper but the sauce they use is rich and yummy. Edit December 2023: I really cant justify the cost of their food anymore. The taste is good, but the BCR is $17+tax now. I know everything has gone way up in price, but I already found it to be too costly a few years ago. At best it will be a one or two times a year treat now, rather than something I used to get weekly.

I think something has changed with this place. It used to be the exact same Rotis as Gandhi and when Gandhi closed, we would come here for same taste. This time, the filling is very very different. The spice level is all mild. Before, medium was actually very hot. Now Spicy and mild both have the same, mild heat. The butter chicken flavor is definitely very very different from before. If you are new to Indian food, this is a good place for you. If you are expecting the Gandhi in your face flavours and heat, you wont find it.

This is my favourite place in Toronto to get Indian food in the city their saag paneer & butter chicken are exceptional.

really really awesome, the spice level is no joke. The staff are really friendly. Very popular for takeout so good to call in advance

Amazing food! Great care and attention to details with packing of food!!

Recently moved to the city and I was looking for a new daily biriyani place. Safe to say, found it!

So so so delicious

We ordered chicken tikka, there was no gravy what we got was chicken and potatoes in tomato soup it tasted so bad. Who puts potatoes in chicken tikka.

Worst food of chicken biryani

Go-to for roti. I usually go too spicy but dont regret it its just so good

Avoid if you know and developed a taste for real Indian food. I ordered these dishes ,paneer, chicken , roti plain and garlic and pulav. I am not exaggerating it was a rip off version of Indian food. Not a single dish tasted good. The pakoda was like a dough flattened and fried, no flavor or anything to say its a pakoda. The paneer was full of cheap red color , the look of the dish itself made me off. The taste was aweful, no seasoning , I do not know what was it. The chicken curry had potatoes , that is okay ,however there was no flavor. It tasted so bland , never knew a chicken curry can be made this way and I would not want to know. The biggest turn off was Roti. It was thin, large and texture like a roomali roti made with refined flour. Its nowhere like a standard roti what we call in India specially in North part of India. Interestingly there was a garlic roti too, which I could not make out which one is the garlic roti since all looked the same. We happened to eat a few bites ,could not force us more. Feeling bad for throwing this much food but there is no choice. My observation says this is not an Indian restaurant except for the name ,the kind of recipe they have is something else but Indian. If you have never tried Indian food then also you should avoid this restaurant as you would make a sense about the Indian food which is not correct. I travel alot and I have seen verities of Indian food across the continents and I expect some sort of difference in the making of the food depending upon the resources available in the area. Toronto -Canada has all the resources to make a decent Indian dish if not authentic , so I can not give any advantage to this restaurant. I bIg No for me.

I hadnt been since before the pandemic had started. The food was fantastic then. And Im very relieved to say that years later that the food is held to the same standard.

a treasure and an institution for very many years

Great food ..good service loved it

Havent tried this indian spot before and so glad I did. Asked for extra spicy wasnt so spicy, will ask for their extreme spice level next time. Lamb was so tender.

After craving home made Biriani for so long, I googled the best Biriani in downtown & I saw this place. Order took 1 hour to arrive. Or Al packaging but can be better. The rice was not pishori rice or basmati rice, it was short rice. It was half cooked, when eating was sticking to my teeth! I ordered chicken Biriani with extra potato ( extra pay) & Raita. The chicken was cut in tiny cubes & scantly. The potato was in small cubes too. The quantity was alright for a single pax, only ate a quarter of it & stopped. The Raita ( paid at extra $4)was even more disappointing, it is just plain running yogurt with no toppings inside at all. Money & time wasted & won t be ordering again from here. I don t care about quantity but quality, it was just a lot of blab, no Biriani flavour, no aroma, no taste it was just like eating plain brown uncooked sticky rice. Had to wash it down with pop after to take away the taste. Spent $27 total for the order.

2022 update: returned recently and was disappointed. The butter chicken was terribly bland, and the lamb curry was tough. 2020 (ish): 4 star/ I had been here before and quite liked it, but after eating there again a few times the standard seems to have gone down a bit. We prefer Glory of India down the street for their larger portions and less fatty meat.

Pretty solid roti. I love their butter chicken with some mango chutney on the side.

Hands down my favourite restaurant in Parkdale. Try the samosas!

Three times now weve ordered from Mother India. Three times a different delivery services have apparently picked up the order. Three times the delivery has been cancelled or never arrived. The driver never answered the phone or messages.. The restaurant was conveniently closed when we called. This isnt a coincidence. Trash, garbage restaurant. Will spend the rest of my days telling everyone I know how terrible this place is.

It ain t motherless

The lamb roti and butter chicken were really good but the basmati rice was not

Amazing food

There are multiple people on here who claim the restaurant is closed, blah blah blah . My experience with this restaurant has only been positive. Whether I call them for pickup direct, or order through DoorDash or Skip the Dishes etc. Food is great, the people are warm, and they care about their customers. I just needed to write a positive review after multiple people (who don t know the staff) crapped on their customer service. Not fair. I like this place. Will definitely be back.

Moved to Europe 3 years ago, before came to mother India regularly - today I ordered my fave butter chicken roti and it was absolutely heavenly. Hands down best butter chicken in Toronto that i have ever eaten and trust me I ve tried many places in North America and Europe. Hands down this is my favorite! I recommend medium butter chicken roti . Melts in your mouth heavenly goodness I wish I lived here. Sigh

The ambience of the place is pretty cool, its very homely. I had gone alone so couldnt try a lot of stuff. I had aloo chat and veg briyani. A little disappointing but was good enough. The service was amazing.

The best Indian restaurant in the area

Absolutely the best take out ever!

Not exaggerating. I dont think I have tasted worse vindaloo. I ordered mild vindaloo (because I know its usually a spicy hot dish) but I am unimpressed with how flavorless I found it. The container wasnt even close to full like from other places. Eg. North if Bombay ; and I found the sauce thin. To me , it tasted as if they added water to fill up the dish. Not saying thats what they did but If they didnt then I dont know how it is lacking flavour. Mild does not mean flavorless. I will never order from here again. Epic fail.

A Parkdale staple. Phenomenal roti, havent actually tried anything else on their menu - all of which looks delicious - but Ive had so many top notch roti at this point theyre worth the 5 stars on their own.

Amazing taste and quality! So so good!

Just pathetic

Its okay. Definitely not the best Indian in Toronto but its good enough to satisfy a craving for curry.

Tasty. Delicious. Quality.

This place is amazing. Modest place on Queen West with great Indian Food. The chicken Korma here is the best in the city.

The best Butter Chicken, Samosas, and Pakoras in town!! We only order from here. The spice level is a bit spicier than most other restaurants so order accordingly. If you re looking for a medium spice, go with mild-medium. It sounds ridiculous but it s a thing. They have never disappointed and we ve made more orders than I m willing to admit to.

Ordered 2 chicken roti s yesterday. I was surprised with the amount of filling that were in them. I usually get half the amount when I order from other Roti places. It was very good and filled my roti fix. I ll be coming for more

Absolutely garbage food. Save your money and order anywhere else - the saag is watery, the eggplant sabzhi is also watery. And the butter chicken has potatoes mixed in... the food is also absolutely flavorless. Even when ordering extra spicy it tastes bland and I wouldnt be surprised if they just water down everything. This place is absolutely HORRIBLE and you would be better off eating just about anywhere else in Toronto. Good alternatives: banjara on bloor, glory of india, indian grill, or even just eating out of the garbage can would beat this absolute trash excuse for a restaurant. I threw out the meal because it wasnt even palatable, and Im a fat man who eats everything.

Mm

First time here, got take out because of covid-19 and dine in was not allowed. Overall food was delicious! If youre looking for authentic and delicious Indian food then heres your place! Order sis take quite a long time to get ready, about 45 min. Only thing I didnt really like were the pakoras - they were pretty dry. In any event I would probably return if I was in the area and craved Indian food and I also do recommend to those who like Indian food to give it a try

very good and very yummy. i miss just popping in when i walk by and have a yummy and warm meal.

Best roti in town!

Generous portions for a great tasting roti. Saag paneer forever.

Large portions and one of the best value restaurants Ive found in the area. The Malia Kofta is amazing.

Da bomb!

Decent roti, but not as good as I had read about. I had two of their vegetarian ones, but I hear the butter chicken is best. Definitely wont be my go to for vegetarian, but still tasty

Roti is great here. As are the pakoras and samosas. Sometimes it takes a while but the staff are nice and they work hard. Portion size and flavors are excellent. Spicy means REALLY SPICY! Never disappointed by food from here.

Disappointing. Got wrong order and food was old..:(

Best Indian food for Indians probably.

Great all arund. cold mango drinks is A star mmm

The person who takes the order through the phone, they dont take it properly and when we go to pickitup they are trying to prove us wrong and give some other order.it happananed more than 3 times now. We will never go back again and will not recommend this place to anyone.theu should know to treat customers better

Very dissapointing , who ever is inthe reception they cant understand anything , when we try to explain what we want and how we want it , they say got it sir got it And when we go there to pick it up after 30 min they give us something else and when we show it to them they say oh if you want you can wait for another 30 minutes we will give what you asked for (why should i wait for extra 30 min and waste my time )and they try to prove that the customer is wrong this has happaned to me for more than two three times now . I will never go back

Delicious and flavourful. The combination of spices in each dish is on point. One my favourite Indian places in the city. Pro tip: you can ask to add additional ingredients to dishes like butter chicken - it will cost a bit extra but worth having extra tasty things to eat in the dish.

Amazing place with exceptional food. Love this place. Always my go to place for indian food. The chefs are grt at their job and front staff is really helpful. I am a vegetarian and they have a lot of grt options. Especially their malai kofta and paneer makhani. They just melt in ur mouth. Amazing taste.

Always my favorite place for veg biryani , paneer makhani and saag paneer . Chefs have magic in there hands . Front desk staff are very polite and friendly

My go to for south indian food. Cant go here without having the sag paneer roti.

Easily the best Indian roti in Toronto. I ve tried so many other places in the city but Mother India is my top choice. Their butter chicken roti is out of this world.

Not clean

We go here every Sunday. Beats Matha roti, and a few others we have tried. Rice is good. But most importantly its a good deal and great value. Love this place.

14 dollars for the curry chicken. I paid the two dollars for rice, because hey, that makes the most sense. Upon opening my tin, I was shocked to see a small line of curry and 4 small pieces of chicken. It was 95 percent rice. It tasted like hot garbage to boot. Definitely not a fond experience. Someone closed that tin for take out and felt they did a good job. You guys need quality assurance with what you put out. Disappointment does not create a fan base.

I ordered an eggplant potato curry on rice. It turned out to be quite plain and flavorless. Is it because I asked it to be mild? Well that isnt a good excuse for the lack of richness in taste. On top of that the meal was very runny and watery. The meal screams please never order me again, ever. The experience should be rated 2, top.

Below Average Dont try any biryani. Selling Pulao type - some rice dish as biryani. And, Chicken Curry includes big chunks of Potato. It tastes more like potato curry with chicken pieces. I feel sorry for Non-Native guys. If any non-native is reading this, believe me Indian cuisine is much better than this. Bad Experience.

Overall pretty good except for korma. It was with a brown a la curry sauce instead of creamy one, no cashews detected.

Service is good and food tasty!

Affordable , friendly , and flavourful.

Go to roti place. Better than glory.

Always tasty and worth the trip. Quality and quantity have stayed consistent over the past 7 years Saag Paneer and Veg Korma are our go-to s every time!

Normally I am one who doesnt write reviews, but here I am. Tonight I tried the chicken curry (very mild) for the first time (this is also my first time eating Indian food) and it was amazing!~ I will definitely be ordering from here again!~

Amazing butter chicken rotti

Decent Indian fare, drinks werent served cold.

I had chicken curry and roti it was delicious. Recomend others to visit their.

Far from where I am however worth the trip. Best butter chicken roti I ever had in Toronto.

Great taste, price, and speedy service! One of my go to spots for Indian in Toronto

Everything is amazing here ..so much food for value

These people make the best Indian Roti Ive ever had downtown in the city. All of the food is prepared to meticulous standards, no surprises served here. The interior decor is a bit weird but who cares? You are there to eat! These people are kind and patient and they serve delicious food. I find the service and quality is very consistent. I have never had a bad experience eating food from Mother India in many years. The menu has something for everybody even if you are a novice trying Indian food.

Fantastic Indian style roti

Very tasty!! I order through skip the dishes (support Canadian!!) Super affordable price for big portions. The butter chicken in specific was really good, and Ive had my fair share of butter chicken. They have 2 dessert items and I got both, they were also quite perfect. Very happy with my meal thanks a lot !!

Very tasty food. Never a problem with the deliveries, reasonable prices and food that tastes warm and cozy. This is often my go to place. Recommend!!!

Hardworking and friendly staff

Have Chicken Tikka on rice. Very tasty and satisfying. I look forward to my next visit.

Excellent environment, friendly management good service

Love the saag paneer

Some of the best Indian food in Toronto.

The roti is softer than my moms and thats saying something lmao. The lamb was super tender; could have been spicier but I only chose medium spicy, so if youre used to spicy food definitely get it spicy.

Always good.

Best Indian roti in Toronto

The rotti is the best in town get one every week

AVOID!!! This place needs to close for health violations. I just got the worst food poisoning for over a week from their shrimp. Check other 1 star reviews, there are many complaints of food poisoning.

My boyfriend got food poisoning from the Shrimp dish at this restaurant. He got it last week with extreme symptoms and is still suffering from food poisoning today. AVOID!!!

The best butter chicken roti in town!

Saag paneer perfection. Everything great here.

I get their rotis weekly. The Matter Paneer one is the best! Soo good, whenever I live somewhere else, Mother India is one of the things I miss the most about Toronto.

Does this place serve halal food? If so why it is not mentioned in any of the places? Please advise

Even the frozen food from grocery store is better than the food that you can get it from this place. Just pathetic food with no taste at all

Very bad customer service

Delicious Indian food, especially for vegans out there who has cravings for Indian dish from time to time like myself. I tried many of their vegetarian/ vegan dishes and I m pleased with most of them. Channa curry is my go to dish here. I also recommend Mutter korma and saag korma. Both taste very good and you can even wrap up most of their dish in roti. Decent spot for both quality and quantity.

Ordered through Uber eats, and it took over an hour before I finally got a call from my ubereats delivery person saying the restaurant had told him my order was already picked up so he couldnt pick it up. It was never picked up and I never got it, so either they lied and never made it or just gave it to the wrong person and refused to acknowledge it. They refused to do any thing, and I had to complain through Uber eats. Have had multiple issues with this place before. Their roti is good but not worth the trouble.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. Have been coming here for a few years and have never been disappointed. Always get the butter chicken or butter chicken roti. The food is always delicious, served quickly (I always order take out) and the staff is always friendly. Won t be disappointed!

Ultimate comfort food.

Staff are always nice, food is consistently yummy. Lots of vegan options. Eat here!

Everyone who knows anything knows the roti here is really good.

Ordered a Chicken Biryani and was very pleasantly surprised with the amount of chicken breast I got. Was better than biryanis Ive tried from other Indian restaurants. For this reason, ill be back and will try more items on their menu

First time eating from Mother India today, and I was sadly disappointed. I got a lamb roti, and though the flavour was delicious, for almost $15 after tax...it was not worth the price. There was probably only 5-7 or so pieces of lamb in the entire thing.

Been a solid choice for Roti for over 10 years. Huge portions. Good quality.

Quick rotis filled with curry. Can be hit/miss sometimes with spice levels. There are potato fillers in almost every roti but you can ask for without if you want. Chicken curry roti is one of my faves

Outstanding roti