We go here very often and it's one of the best places for halwa puri. Love the service and the food. I'd highly recommend this place!

My family and I decided to come to Nirala for breakfast. We got the halwa puri platter and the nihari. The food was incredible. The service was also very quick and the servers were very nice. The restaurant was a little cold, though, even in the summer. We also got the chai but it wasn't anything special. read more

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We arrived here and were VERY surprised to hear that they were no longer serving tap water. You cannot bring your own, and if you would like a bottle of nestle water is $2 each for 500 ml. As you can see I was not pleased to hear this. Each naan was $3.99, it was a little crispy. The goat curry we ordered was flavourful, and so we're the chicken and paneer. Sweets from the display case are $3.25 each. And other desserts are available on the menu read more

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I would give zero or negative stars if I could! So we went as a group of 7 for brunch. We ordered a pretty large spread. From the time we were seated to while we were ordering, eating .. we were continuously rushed to "eat and go"! As we were about 80% done with food, we decided to order chai.. which is normally what most people will do towards the end of a heavy meal.. to our surprise we were told the chai can only be ordered as "take out" as we were ending our meal?! When we said we were still eating the server said ok .. then came back and told us that the chai was "done do the day"!! This, with 3 tables around us having chai on their tables! Also, it's actually insulting your customer's intelligence when u expect them to believe that chai is "done for the day" in the middle of the brunch time?! We said we can wait if a new batch is brewing but we're told it's done for the day?! We went to cash to pay and leave.. but then we overheard the person at cash taking and taking order on the phone that included chai?) when asked they said they are making more .. but we were told otherwise!! So clearly they just wanted us out and the table freed! Mind u no time limit is mentioned or advertised for a seating and there's no reservation either so we did have to wait 25-30 mins for our table as well!! So overall a very nasty service experience at this place.. the food was ok but over salted and there is no alloo Bhaji served with their set halwa puri meal.. definitely not worth it if you want to have pleasant weekend brunch experience.. we are never going back for sure!! Much better options available in Scarborough so please don't waste ur hard earned $$ here!! read more

First time having halwa puri and it was delicious. Ordered 7 portions and everything was combined to go. I liked mixing the haleem and chana. I can probably do without the halwa but it's a nice sweet touch to the meal. read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

This is by far one of the best places to enjoy authentic Halwa Puri, Lahori Channa, best Nihari and Haleem. They have some of the best Paya and their Naan recipe is top notch. Weekends are very busy as people come from all over the GTA for an authentic Lahore style Breakfast. Catering and Takeout is great and you will not be dissapointed. Ignore some of the haters here and water is not charged lots of jugs of water provided LOL read more

Pretty good spot for kheer-puri breakfast. A traditional breakfast served with Chana, puri, and halwa, it's quite delicious. Came on a weekend morning and ordered takeout. It took a good 20 min to prepare, but I drove around the area to pick up some samosas as well (lots of good things in the area). The food was fresh and hot even when I got back home to eat it. My family really enjoyed the taste. The Chana was a bit spicy, but it balanced with the sweetness of the halwa. The puri was very large and tasted great. With the exception of it being oily, I enjoyed the food. The portion sizes seem small but the food is actually quite substantial and heavy, so portion sizes are adequate. 4-5 portions of halwa puri fed 8 people. The price point was pretty good too, about $45 in total. I'll definitely be back for halwa puri in the future. read more

Used to visit and always promote the place because of myself belonging to Pakistan. But lately started to notice that the success started to have negative impact on the management. They have started to use tricks to SWINDLE THE CUSTOMERS. The rates are not properly explained on the web. Called for breakfast price and was told $9.49 without explanation of whether dine in or take out. I dined in and at the time was charged $12.99 . When asked to explain I was told it's dine in. Than on top of that 10% service charge and than HST. If the price is already $3.5 more for dine in than what's the logic of 10% service charge? Than quality of food has declined. PURRI has become small. Potatoes being part of breakfast has disappeared. Overall it's a bad experience. Won't consider this place anymore. New options have cropped up all over the town. read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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I don't recommend coming here but if you do, bring your own water as it's not free and the food is spicy. Owner charges $2 for a water bottle. Even more ridiculous considering that they set glasses on the table beforehand like the waiter was going to bring a water jug. My mom spoke to the owner and the excuse he made was something like "people complained about waiters touching the jug without gloves so now I charge for water" like c'mon, at least be honest with your customers. There's so many halal/Pakistani/Indian restaurants around you, why aren't they suffering from the same issue and using the same solution as you? TL;DR: spicy food, cheap owner charges for water and his dishonesty for the reason he charges for water on top of that made the experience worse read more

Very low standard taste... Quantity extremely low, I got embarrassed with my family and guest.

The best halwa puri I've tried in the Scarborough area. They are very busy, so I always call ahead and order for pick up. Pre-covid it was always hard to get a table for weekend breakfast. read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Halwa puri - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Update : I went to Nirala today. I love the food no doubt but I realize today it's so expensive. I had three naan with channa. I paid 30 bucks I feel like it's so expensive. 3 naan and chana should not be 30 bucks. Disappointed, based on this I am moving my 4 star review to a 2 star. I always give my reviews with three things in mind..... food, service and environment. Food first we went for breakfast had puri halwa and naan with nihari. Restaurant is little on spicy side. Food is not bad at all. I really like the naan better then puri halwa but over all good food. Service was really good as well. Quick, respectful good people working there had no issues at all. Environment is great, it's clean and nice place to sit and have some quality time. Overall a decent experience. Thanks read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Excellent meal. We were the only ones in the restaurant as it was around 3:45pm and still the food was freshly cooked. We had the lamb biryani, Karachi chicken (boneless), garlic naan and, Dahl Chana. Perfectly spiced. This was quite a big meal considering we were only two persons. Wonderful! Definitely will return. Service was excellent too! read more

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My Fav place for Halwa poori nashta. The owner is a really nice man and the staff is really friendly too. This is my fav place to go with my whole family. read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Halwa poori thali - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Aside from my traditional western breakfast, our family decided to try Indian/ Pakistani. Nirala has been here for some time, though the interior is basic, they can surely cook up a storm whether it be dine-in, take out, or sweets! You can sometimes find yourself waiting in line especially on weekends during early to late breakfast hours. Their traditional breakfast served on a stainless steel food tray, called Thali. We had their homemade halwa, channa (chick pea), pickles, yogurt all served with a puri (small roti). On the side we also ordered their Nihari gravy curry which was also served with fresh naans that were delicious. Probably one of the best nihari's I've ever had. Overall the place isn't fancy but if you're looking for good Indian / Pakistani food do try this place! read more

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Can't get to Pakistan and need real Pakistani Nihari with Naan? Look no further this is real deal. Biryani places are dime a dozen Toronto but if you are craving for real stuff try their Veal Biryani. Best front desk staff and Owner Awan is so welcoming and courteous. Prices are comparable to other restaurants in town. read more

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They have the best halwa puri. This place is usually packed for breakfast. They have fast service. Sometimes depending on the time there is a line up but it's definitely worth the wait. read more

Nirala Sweets & Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

I came here for breakfast today I got the nihari and boy is it tasty with the naan which is flaky and buttery thw nihari is one of the tastiest nihari I have ever tried when I went for breakfast they have a special it was fully packed I tried other items from here such as biriyani which is spicy but delicious I think it was of the best Pakistani goods I have ever had read more

On my two day stay in Toronto, we came to Nirala for halwa poori breakfast, for a taste of Lahore. And we got it. It's not easy to please me, specially if you say you will be giving me a taste of Lahore. Place was recommended by another Pakistani restaurant owner. I must say, we weren't disappointed. The place was super crowded, however we got lucky and got a table in two mins. We ordered Paya, halwa poori, mango lassi, sweet lassi, plain naan and till naan. Halwa poori was on point, reminded me of halwa and channay I used to get at my Nano's place in androon Lahore. Naan was the best naan I have had in decades. Perfect softness and equally good after it was cold. Till naan was quiet close to kulcha. Very good. Sweet lassi was perfect ... the only thing missing was the "jhaag" from fresh lassi in Lahore. Mango lassi was very good too. I liked the paya, the curry was too runny, never the less tasted good. I get really good nihari near home so I didn't try it, but from the looks of what I saw on other people's table it seemed pretty good. The only thing that was disappointing was they were out of chai and were not making any more. But they gave us hot water and we used our own tea bags.., all in all it was a great experience. read more

Surprising for a restaurant that did not open for dining has very small portions for the price. If a restaurant is focused only on takeout then they should also provide value for menu. A chicken Karahi had just few pieces of high bone meat for $12.50 +taxes. This definitely takes the restaurant out of our future dining possibilities. The owners should seriously consider value for money. read more

#breakfast from yesterday. Their halwa is one of the best in town. Chanay are ok.. not that great. They're always so busy and packed.. on the weekend they serve until 1, sometimes 1 30 depending on the rush read more

Really tasty halwa puri, nihari and lamb paya. I would suggest them to redecorate the restaurant and make it clean. read more

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Went for their breakfast special at around 11am.the place was packed and people are lined up to get in. For was good but not anything superb that would create a line that big. Made me think and i centre to the conclusion that the location of this place is optimal, with easy parking and a name "nirala", that is used so often and every thitd desi restaurant is named nirala. The place used to be caked safa halal food before but newer owner seems to have gotten the attention and is doing good by cooking decent food and treating customers with respect. read more

Came here a few days ago with friends. Ordered nihari and naans. Was happy with quality and quantity. Will definitely come back when in the area! read more

The halwa puri with channa is really good. Kinda like of Shaheen. And yes, these two places only serve the authentic karachi style 'lahori' cholay for breakfast. The nihari was a little watererd down but full of flavour. The fresh naans was the icing on the cake. Their 'chai' needs to be overhauled. I have had better tea at gas stations. I highly recommend the halwa puri channa breakfast. But please, take home-brewed chai in a thermos to enjoy the meal. read more

Very Friendly Staff . Place gets really busy . Food is very Good . Magaz is the best I ever tried Authentic pakistani food very real pakistani taste . Fish is different than anywhere else I tired . Chicken Tikka loved it authentic taste . read more

My most favourite place for halwa puri breakfast! Their nehari & paya are good too! Weekend they get pretty busy, but very good taste of food will let you accept that trouble! read more

Best nihari ever same as Pakistan. Halwa puri is super yummy my kids love there food I am a regular customer buy food every other week. Bbq items tastes great.... paya is okay but too runny read more

Outstanding service, I placed the order for butter sesame nan and not only it was ready, but he was very courteous, Excellent place to pick up the food. read more

Utter waste of money. Don't just don't order food from here and I mean it. We do eat from Tandoori Time, Karachi kitchen, Patna Kabab house, and Shaheen Tikka and Kabab house quite frequently and we know what NORMAL food should taste like. Every restaurant in this age and time offer three levels of spiciness MILD, MEDIUM, & HOT; where as, this place offers only one kind. HOT like hell. My husband and I both got sick with sore throat from the spiciness and piles upon piles of visible traces of green chilli which you can't sperate from ur food. Horrible. For ur info, we ordered chicken seekh kabab, chicken biryani, and keep a Naan. Apart from the food being too spicy, they literally had stuffed one tea spoon of ground meat in their naan to charge you $4.50 . Not worth your money. Shaheen Restaurant or Tandoori time don't do that to ur keema naan at least. read more

The food here takes SO long to come out its extremely aggravating even though they microwave everything, somethings will come cold in the center, hot around the edges while something else would be piping hot. Also the food is extremely spicy (coming from someone that loves spicy food) and it's fine if they want to offer such a level of heat but there should be an option not to have it so overly fire burning spicy. Every restaurant I go gives the option for mild/medium/spicy. Over here it's just burn your tongue off spicy. read more

Poor service, does not have any manners. Typical don't care attitude. Waited for 15 minutes at table. it was Saturday night had customers at two tables and all three waiters were busy doing nothing, standing in a corner chit chatting. Off course when the Manager or maybe owner asked them to go and take the order they even ignored him. Maybe they were following the managers attitude. Avoid, you will be better off eating at home. read more

Boneless veal biryani was somehow $5 more than the price on the menu, and I opened it when I got home - - it's 90% rice. Disappointment. Naan tasted like white bread. Also they charge extra for you to sit and eat in the restaurant, yet it was completely empty. read more

You have to come here for their nihari!! It's the best I've had in a very long time. The meat is soft and tender! Service was excellent too. Apparently their breakfast specials on the weekends is what they are known for. Got to come back here on the weekend now! Owners are nicest people you will meet. Must go here! read more

The food is very good taste and quality. We ordered the halwa puri, chai and Nihari. Every thing was fresh and delicious. The seating is tight as the place is so busy but that explains how good their food is. Will definitely go again. read more

Love this place, naan was fresh and tasty. Kababs were good and they're nihari is something special. Prices are reasonable, will definitely be a returning customer. read more

This place has very good nihari and kabab's and nan's are hood as well. Overall this place has really good food but they really need to improve bbq chicken read more

Best halwa puri in town. Tried their Nihari as well was very good not the best in town. Their naan is also very well made.

We had iftar buffet... line up was so long we didnt get any appetizers and they didnt even fill it up, not just that, they only had biriyani, chicken curry, halim, chana, nihari and tandoori chicken for the main course but it was mentioned in the website they suppose to serve butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, paya, gulab jamun, kheer, rasgulla but its a lie, for desert they only served pre packed rasmalai. They shouldnt be cheatinf with people during the month of ramadan. I didnt like being rude during this holy month but i am pisses off because i invited my guest in this restaurant for iftar, i paid for the food but my guests didnt get appetizers thats very sad. read more

Good food. I just wish they added more paneer chunks in their paneer korma, though. But still, food was delicious! read more

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