Food was incredibly delicious. The lamb was tender and perfectly cooked and seasoned. Service was also impeccable. We started sitting in the lovely outdoor area on the sidewalk because the weather was perfect. However we weren't the only creatures who came out to enjoy the weather so we went inside to avoid the bees and mosquitoes. The wait staff was extremely accommodating and relocated us without much fuss. The inside was also delightful. I definitely intend to return when the opportunity next presents itself. read more

Mashu Mashu Mediterranean Grill - Grilled lamb chops - Mediterranean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We were in the area and haven't eaten here in years so we figured we'd give it a go. The interior has changed. The menu has changed. A lot of what we remembered are now things of the past. Unfortunate. We ordered a few appetizers including a beet salad, babaganoush, and fried calamari. For mains we had lamb kebab (overcooked for medium) and schnitzel (2 smallish pieces) with Israeli couscous. We thought the food was alright. Not terrible, not spectacular. As with many restaurants that have been able to push through Covid, prices and have increased and portions have decreased. Sure, service was friendly and attentive but in this case, the food (or lack there of) was what sticks in my mind. They used to have a salad with strawberries but no longer on the menu. They had the option of choosing a variety of dips on a platter which is also no longer on the menu. Plates used to be plentiful and now everything is flattened to fill up the space. There was a table next to us with a large group. They had preordered some platters of chicken and lamb chops which looked very appealing. I'd go that route to give this place another chance. read more

Covid pickup review. Everyone masked. 5/5 Doorbell system so you don't need to go in 5/5 Quick and accurate and helpful staff 5/5 Food didn't come in plastic 8/5 Value 4/5. (Good portions though just a bit $$) Taste 4.5/5. Great flavour and cooked well. Great experience. Good food. Done well with great customer service. What else can you ask for in a global pandemic!! read more

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food is so delicious great service,so kind and amazing staff perfect place to have a good time with family or friends Ambient is beautiful and so comfortable was a pleasure to have our child birthday there. They are the best I will recommend read more

Our order last night was completely messed up.We ordered a lamb dinner and got six measly pieces overcooked in a little box.We got a large unappetizing trough of French fries which was enough for the entire Canadian army.The veggies came the same way instead of individual dinners like most civilized restaurants do:.We paid almost $300 for very little food and the turnips were gross as well.All in all we will never go there again.There was a change of ownership and the new group has no clue.The woman who took the order on the phone made a complete disaster of the order.She got everything wrong after repeating the order to her several times.Never again.A complete refund is in order. read more

Went here with a few co-workers for lunch today. The food was good, nothing spectacular. My coworkers thought the same. I ordered a chicken shawarma plate which came with chicken, a big serving of hummus (very tasty), tzatziki sauce, cucumber/tomato salad, and some bread. I was honestly expecting a larger portion size - I guess I'm used to feeling super full after eating a shawarma plate from other establishments. The serving size left me satisfied.. but I was definitely still hungry so I just ate some more bread with the hummus I had leftover. I was expecting more toppings as well - other places I order shawarma plates from usually pack the plate with everything (i.e. turnips, tomatoes, lettuce, sauce, sometimes fries, etc.). The food was good overall but I was definitely yearning for some more for what I paid. If you're looking for a shawarma or a shawarma plate, this place probably won't satisfy you. If you're into spicy, definitely ask for the hot sauce! I believe it's house made - it had a nice kick to it. read more

Delicious fresh mint tea!! Generous portions, beautiful platters, and they made a table in the middle for a party of 15 ladies - thank you!

Glad Mashu exists. The lentos soup is terrific. The Mashu salad is great. I like the chicken skewers. It's a bit pricey but usually worth it

been ordering from Mashu for several years and had a chance to dine in tonight and it was by far the best meal we've ever had there. quality was excellent and the food was prepared perfectly. the falafel and the chicken schnitzel were cooked exactly as you would hope but not expect. Service was also excellent. 10/10 highly recommend. read more

There's an old saying: "If you can't bring Mohammed to the mountain, then bring the mountain to Mohammed". If you substitute "Shawarma" and "Forest Hill" you get a good idea of what it takes to succeed in the restuarant business in this part of town. Mashu Mashu opened about a year or two after I moved into the area, and judging from the crowds at lunch and dinner, it will remain long after I have left. It's a family place. Tables are overhwelmingly multi-generational, with the exception of a few middle-aged daters (and maybe one or two actual Daiters in the mix). Noisy, but in a fun, lively kind of way. The space is neutral, the chairs comfy, the builder's beige walls set off by some of the ugliest restaurant art I've ever seen. Art work answers the long-asked question "what would happen If Pollock, Basquiat and Bubbles the chimp got together for a threesome at the vomitorium". Thankfully the food is much better. Overrtaken by Zoomers and new moms at lunch, Mashu Mashu promises and delivers good value. In and out for about $10 and an hour of your time. you have a choice of grilled cubed meat, sliced rotisseried meat, falafel and a host of dips. Salads are always healthy and generously portioned; a shame that dressings tend to commerical sweetness. The caesar is pedestrian, near-soupy unless you ask for half the regular amount of dressing. Greek salad fares better; a decent dusting of feta on a basic blend of iceberg, tomato and cucumber. A stray pepper or olive may land on your plate if you're lucky. The Mashu Mashu salad is better; it adds the crunch and temperature contrast of toasted nuts, and creamy goats cheese to overplayed designer greens. Falafel is damn good. Crispy chickpea fritters are almost molten inside; sharp with cilantro, parsley, cumin and chili bite. Creamy tahini, airy hummus and crunchy veg both pickled and plain make for a superstuffed sammitch. A side of french fries is oddly among the best I've had in the city. Almost as golden as the falafel themselves, they're super-crunchy outside, sweet and puffy inside. Mains are much less consistent. Chicken breast kabobs arrive moist and well-seasoned at one sitting, dry and cold the next. The portion is huge in any case. Ditto for Shawarma, which is either e-cumin-ical chicken thigh deliciousness, or prone to dryness and occasional bits of cartilage (with all due respect to other cultures, once I get a mouthful, or rubber-crunchy cartilage, I'm done eating for the evening). A trio of kafta sees three very large, very dry, very salty free-form sausages sharing the plate with properly-cooked basmati rice and fresh but uninspired broccoli, carrots and cauliflower. Vegetarians might enjoy the random items in the vegetarian plate, but other than a block of feta and smoky marinated eggplant, you're better off with a salad and a few dips of your own choice. Service is generally pleasant, ranging from distracted to attentive. Water is refilled, but coffee requires repeated requests. For a shawarma joint, it's a rich, bottomless cup; fair competition for the multiplying chain coffee shops that dot the Village. As part of the current wave of middle eastern restaurants, Mashu Mashu is middle of the road. The fact that the road in question winds through Forest Hill suggests that what corned beef and pastrami were to my forefathers, shawarma and falafel may be to my unborn children. read more

Mashu mashu used to be one of my favourite restaurants. Worst experience in customer service I have ever had. The order was deficient and when we called they accused us of lying about the quantity of chicken. We have been loyal patrons for over 15 years and find this beyond extremely insulting. Out of the disrespect that we experienced and principal I would never support this restaurant again. read more

delicious food , don't know which plate we order was better , lamb chops diner plate, the grilled calamari, chicken kebab . the appetizers the warm olives. and my fav deep fried calamari to die for i have no word on how delicious the food is in Mashu Mashu the staff very very friendly they even went above and beyond to please one of us in the table by making a fantastic drink (all I know was that it had vodka and passion fruit and other ingredient unknown to me :) recommended to anyone that enjoys really authentic food read more

A-OK is probably the right word for this restaurant. I'd probably give it closer to a 2.5 but overall it was a decent experience. The food and portions are actually quite good, however a bit overpriced for what you get and compared to other similar restaurants. Service was lacking, friendly but really slow and the restaurant is decent, nothing special. I went with the two skewer chicken shish kabob dinner, hoping for leftovers for lunch the next day and it was around $22, plus I upgraded the salad for $2 to one of their specialty salads, the avocado spinach salad which was fresh tasting and loaded with goats cheese, avocado and strawberry, the portion was good for a starter salad. We then waited for probably over 30 minutes for our main dishes to come. In between that time, we actually had a server come out to try to give us our salads again, it seems that our order was duplicated for whatever reason. Finally after asking the waitress where our food was, it came. The portion, again was large for the chicken; I did get my leftovers! The rice was a small portion, which is strange as it's the cheapest part of the meal and it was sprinkled in some sort of sour spice (sumac?) and almonds or nuts. I'm not sure i'm a fan of nuts on my rice, I also wonder about people with allergies as it's not mentioned on the menu. This might be something to add to the menu or alerted to customers. On the plus side, the chicken was all white meat, tender and delicious. We also tried the fried eggplant salad which comes with pita, the pita was actually a bit stale tasting, maybe it was over toasted and the eggplant was decent but sweeter than I'm used to. On a Sunday night there was a bit of a wait, it seems to be a popular spot among the neighbourhood. The service wasn't great, our waitress seemed flustered and uncommunicative when our food was taking so long to come out, and other tables were getting their food before us even though we had ordered earlier. We were double served our salads and she just seemed really confused when we told her we had already gotten and finished our salads about 15 minutes earlier. The restaurant is casual and clean but not all that notable. The tables are quite close together but it's not overly crowded feeling. We were sitting near the entrance which might get uncomfortable if there are lots of people waiting for a table. I think i'd prefer choices like Sofra or Me Va Me for this type of food, it's a few dollars cheaper and I find the food and service to be a bit better. Definitely not worth the $120 or so for 4 people. read more

Great food: Their Shawarma sandwich (lunch only) is the best in town. The Mashu Mashu salad is great too. Overall food is great. A little gem in the Forest Hill village. Ambience: 3/5 (Nothing special) Food: 4/5 Service: 3/5 (Friendly) Value: 5/5 Repeat: Definitely for the shawarma sandwich :) read more

Mediocre at best if you're a downtowner, and probably more appealing to suburb dwellers who might not be as familiar with the true gems of the core. Nothing here struck me except that it was way over priced : the service was very shoddy and slow, the food was nondescript, and the restaurant was filled with noisy, entitled acting, and very inconsiderate guests. The whole thing was a turn-off. I'll never waste my money there for a third time. read more

After Shoom Shoom (Mashu Mashu's sequel) closed down on Bayview in Thornhill, I have to try out Mashu Mashu. It is absolutely fabulous! Very Casual, yet classy. Lots of noise and buzz. I ordered their Kefta Kabob dinner. What I loved the most was how you can choose your side salad. Not like most restaurant where they give you a standard house salad. I would say there were at lease 7 salad options. I chose the Mashu Mashu salad which had a sweet balsamic dressing with goats cheese. I have been craving that salad since I finished my meal. Defiantly returning in the near future. read more

Placed an order for a get together on Christmas Eve, it was just perfect. The food arrived on time and everything was warm and delicious . All our guests where very impressed with all the flavours of the meat the fish and also salads and dressings. Matilda and all the staff at 387 Spadina Rd. location deserve my appreciation for taking care of my order. Great job everyone. Thank you. Jack S. read more

Food is hit and miss here. Sometimes really good. Other times meh. Adding garlic really can mask almost any flaw. If you decide to do take out, DOUBLE CHECK your order. They are notorious for conveniently forgetting something. For a restaurant in the village, you'd expect more and yet here we are. read more

I attended a private Birthday party here, so the whole restaurant was reserved specifically for that purpose. Firstly the biggest problem I have with this place is the decor, nothing about it is cozy, sitting on wood chairs really is not pleasing. Their menu is overpriced for dishes that you can also get at many many other Mediterranean restaurants, but I guess their rent is higher because of the neighborhood? Anyway, the best thing I had here, and I mean the best is all of Toronto is their Babaganoush (eggplant dip), you will not taste no Cesar salad dressing in this dip my friends! I believe they also have a small patio? read more

Every day this place is packed. Dinner time, you typically have to wait in line to be seated, it's so popular. So I wanted to know what the fuss was all about. I went at lunch time so I don't think I got the full experience, but I did enjoy it. From the outside, Mashu Mashu doesn't look like much. It's a typical store-front restaurant sandwiched between a dry-cleaners and a Kitchen Table, but once you walk inside, you're greeted with a vibrant Mediterranean energy and you get why it's popular. The walls are adorned with the work of a local artist and the simple Formica tables give it a simple, clean, modern edge. We sat next to the window and the entrance, which wasn't the best seat in the house especially in winter, but is coveted in summer when they open the windows and its lively energy spills out onto the street. The food is excellent and the prices are surprisingly low especially for this neighborhood. I only give it three stars because I had higher expectations due to its popularity. I was hoping for something a little higher end and the food to be a bit more than what you can get at a fast-food Mediterranean take-out. read more

This place isn't so MASHU MASHU (something something). I thought the food was mediocre at best. They did try their best to make it look as appetizing as possible. The service is good usually but sometimes the food lacks a lot of flavour. I was really hoping for some quality HUMMUS. read more

Always one if our favorite a Middle Eastern spots in Toronto. Love the new avocado spinach salad and topped it with delicious grilled chicken. Say hi to Matilda and Enri, they are terrific hosts. read more

So mediocre, bland, and overpriced, this place is the perfect match to the forest hill clientele.

I dont know what has happened to Mashu Mashu, but i used to love it back in high school. I came here last night and I feel that it has totally gone downhill. After being seated, the waitress came right away and we gave both our drink orders and meal orders. Somehow, she totally forgot about my drink or the fact that we ordered a hummus. We only got it at the end of our meal. The mashu mashu salad however is one of my favorites. Too bad it gave me a horrible stomach ache after. I hope they don't leave the goat cheese lying around!! The schnitzel was good and once I finally got my lemonade virgin mojito, I was happy I ordered it in the first place. Step up your game mashu! read more

Hands down best Mediterranean food in the city. Everything is made in-house; the dips are made fresh, vegetables cut by hand, soup made my scratch. All of it. It's amazing food especially for the price. I go here at least once a week and have been eating the food here for almost 3 years without a single complaint. The fried eggplant and Mashu Mashu salad are two of my person favourites, and don't forget the lentil soup! read more

Good portions, good food not overly priced in the heart of forest hill village. Excellent lentil soup

If you would like your tooth to be potentially broken by bones found in chicken shawarma, go ahead and eat here. The food is nothing to write home about. The service is not with a smile. And yes, I found a bone in my chicken shawarma lunch plate and instead of offering to comp my meal, the waitress told me she was a dental assistant and merely asked me if I had pain in my teeth. I was appalled at the lack of genuine concern. I even asked her if there are bones in chicken shawarma knowing full well that it does not, and she did admit that bones are not typical in that dish but can occur. WOW. Put a frickin' notice on that in your menu then. I just broke a tooth. I don't need to break more. Never going here again. One and done. read more

this is a very mediocre middle eastern grill. the food is ok, but nothing special. there are definitely better middle-eastern restaurants than this. check out Me-Va-Me or Sofra Grill. both of these places have much better food for the same price range. the service was ok, but the waitress forgot several items that we ordered. she even brought the wrong main course! read more

Used to be good but I prefer Sofra Middle Eastern restaurant now. Their services are good and fast but unstable on keeping their foods quality, sometimes their meat/fish are slightly burned, dry or salad is not so fresh. read more

Great place for healthy Mediterranean cuisine. Try everything on a skewer from the juicy lamb to the tender chicken and succulent salmon. Don't miss the Mashu Mashu salad with their special dressing and goat cheese. However where are the familiar service faces? They used to have amazing service but now, although it is certainly better than so-so is not as great as in previous years...have you guys changed ownership or management? Just don't mess with the kitchen...portions have shrunk a bit, while prices have gone up but otherwise still worth the trip. read more

imagine a dark haired woman, toiling away in her kitchen, bent over a bowl filled with food staples of a thousand generations. a wisp of her dark chocolate curls consistently fall in front of her eyes, her fingers too speckled with bits of cilantro, lemon juice and chickpeas to whisk it away, as she, with as much of a smile as she can muster between those errant locks of hair, silently watches her mother juggle a recently fried falafel ball in her hands. one bite could send her back to the drawing board, as it were. cool enough to the touch now, her mama crunches through the crispy rough framework of this ancient timbit, purses the fingers of her other hand together forming a peak, and while waving her arm back and forth like a comforting nod, says with a smile, "Mashu, mashu." any israeli who has any similarly breathtaking experience will, without hesitation, speak those words in response to her elation. literally translated mashu mashu, which in and of itself is already a bastardization or a slurred version of the real words which make up this phrase, means "something something". the essence of the phrase is essentially "isnt that something", as in isnt that incredible. surely this phrase was repeated either in adoration of this ancient food or this restaurants version of it. either way the phrase is apt. ive been here many times and though you do have to wait a while sometimes to get a seat the food will pay off. this is the best mediterranean restaurant closest to downtown. all the middle eastern places downtown are indeed fast food places that for the most part pale in comparison. their food is not as fresh, nor as plentiful. the salads here are meals in themselves. traditional ones are israeli salad and tabouli salad with well made standards like caesar and greek. you can also get a number of kebabs, a fish entree and a handful of well made traditional middle eastern appetizers and dishes like hummous, tahina, fried eggplant, eggplant salad, and varying lamb dishes. this place still is not my favorite. that honour goes to Sababa way further north - http://www.yelp.ca/biz/sababa-restaurant-thornhill - they have more specialties, but this place is quite good and being the only real place to get this kind of food done well in close proximity to a relatively jewish area, its no doubt why its always packed. read more

Pretty decent middle eastern cuisine. Not a bad choice for the selection of reliable eats in the area, but I still wouldn't consider this my go-to restaurant in Forest Hill. On the pricey side for simple foods. I would be back if I wanted reliable, home cooked food. read more

The food is delightful. Had few times and was very happy each time. The Falafel is one of the best in the city and my husband loves the chicken shawarma and chickpea salad. The biggest downside is the horrible staff. People are rude and not helpful. Everyone seems confused. Would never eat there but it's a good place for takeout. Would rate the service 0 but the food a Solid 4 read more

We've been really disappointed by Mashu Mashu the few times we've gone. Nothing horrendous happened, but the food is mediocre, expensive, and the service has wavered between ok and dreadful. The only thing I'd recommend is their baba ganoush and hummus, as takeout. Go next door to The Kitchen Table to get pitas, though. read more

This place has fresh tasty food but the portions are getting smaller and smaller. First the appetizer mix got downgraded to smaller containers and now my pita sandwich contains half the ingredients! The portion for the pita sandwich does seem to depend on the sandwich maker... there's a new guy who is very stingy. He carefully inserts teaspoon amounts of veggies into my pita and if I ask for more it's another teaspoon. He searches for the thinnest sliver of a pickle for my garnish. Oh boy. It's starting to feel like too much money for too little food. Too bad. read more

What happened here? Everyone I know who spends any time in Forest Hill used to speak volumes of this place of how good the service and food is at this place. I happened to find myself in the area and went to have a meal. The server seemed pleasant enough but wasn't very good at checking on us: our waters and coffee always needed a prompt to refill and he seemed far more interested in a young lady at another table to remember we're paying customers. He needed to be asked to take a beverage order in the first place. The food wasn't great. We were told that a Mediterranean platter had grilled eggplant, chopped vegetables, hummus, and egg. I'd pictured an eggplant sliced in half, fresh grilled and slathered in tehini. Instead, little bits of different veggies, a couple sliced hard-boiled eggs, a few small slices of pre-prepared eggplant, and tasteless (pimiento-stuffed!) olives adorned the plate with a small bowl of hummus. Very disappointing and overpriced. A shwarma plate that was supposed to come with a salad and hummus came with neither. Sumac overpowered fluffy rice that accompanied a half-plate of meat that had clearly been sitting for a while: it was cold and the fat solidified. I watched the spit in the back, it seemed meat was being cut when it was nearly overdone rather than to order. Clearly missed was both the ability to turn down the heat to keep the shwarma from overcooking when it's quiet and to serve meat at a safe temperature. On the plus side, the salad we did get was tasty and fresh. Other than anyone I know from Toronto Health, I'm not telling anyone to come here. read more

Very tasty and the service was superb. Eating at Mashu Mashu is a personal favorite. Sooooo good!!!!!!

Never for delivery...... I recommend ordering Mashu Mashu for takeout only. The food is definitely quite good, but the customer service and restaurant environment leave something to be desired. i've ordered from Mashu for delivery to my friends house (who lives 10 minutes away) and the delivery took over an hour, on a wednesday. When i tried to place an order to my house , 1 block east of their delivery zone, they refused my business. read more

This used to be a great neighbourhood restaurant. Sadly it's on an endless downward spiral. Expect one or all of these problems to occur if you have dinner there: - The meat will be overcooked and dry; - If you dare order vegetables as a side, you will get mushy carrots, broc and cauliflower a la McCains; - Fries - also frozen and tasteless; - If you are eating with friends, there's a good chance the meals will not arrive at the same time. At least one person at your table will wait 20-30+ mins. for their main. The demise of this once great eatery is very unfortunate. I live nearby and was a regular patron but the problems are so consistent, will not be going back. If you're in the Forest Hill Village and thinking of eating here - do yourself a favour and go to Sofra (just down the street) instead. They are the new kid on the block and they will work harder to earn and keep your patronage. read more

Overpriced for bland food and poor service. The food and service was so bad, it prompted me to review it on yelp.ca . Sat down immediately and given menus in the restaurant which was 75 % empty. After twenty minutes , we had to flag down someone to let them know we are ready to order . The salads were bland, even with the dressing. The rice was plain white rice, with a few slivers of almonds and what appeared to be a pinch of paprika . My girlfriend had the chicken kabobs which had no seasoning/no spices. Grilling them on my backyard BBQ would have been tastier. Final bill for two was $50 before tips. Save your $ and go elsewhere. read more