By far the best sri lankan food in Toronto! I always order medium spice and then marvel at how spicy it is... But I think deep down I enjoy the challenge (moral of the story: if you are not a spice lover order mild!) I recommend the Rotti. So yummy! read more

I got a pick up for Ritual so there wasn't much customer service so I can't comment on that. I got the Butter Chicken and Brussel Sprouts and Carrots. The food wasn't for me. It was bland and I think I've had much better Indian food in Scarborough. In addition, the bottom of the takeout container was filled with curry and it stained my white table. So basically I'm not coming back. Sorry :( read more

I wanted to try this place. I checked the website and it clearly said they open at 11am. I got there at 11:05am. It was closed. Somewhat miffed I decided to stay in the neighborhood and ran some errands and got back at 11:30am. It was closed. This place clearly has no respect for their customer's time and the fact that I traveled to their location twice. Ridiculous. read more

Amazing food and excellent friendly service! Took the time to explain different vegetable dishes. My 2 teenagers and I wolfed down everything! Butter chicken, make sure to come on a Wednesday where chicken biryani is the only day you can get this dish. read more

I was stealing wifi from a nearby friend's office when we decided it was lunch time. Luuunch time. Time for lunch. Out of our way. We called in a take out order to Saffron Spice Kitchen, a place he was familiar with but I had passed without noticing many times. I had the butter chicken roti bowl (I forget what they actually call it) and a soup. The mulligatawny was delicious, and my box of deconstructed roti was also good. It wasn't as cheap of a lunch as I'd hoped, but there were tons of leftovers and the flavours were fresh and spicy. Lastly, I leave you with this ol' gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upclJMOnlSs read more

I went here for lunch yesterday; the place at the time of writing this has not been opened for more than 2 weeks yet. It's pretty competitive along that stretch of Queen Street as it's a few doors down from a Burger's Priest and across the street is Banh Mi Boys. Not to mention the various other sushi and sandwich shops not to far off either. As I entered I can very clearly notice a person being trained in operating the cash register. No biggie; they barely been around so it's no problem that they don't have the place in full shape/order yet. With a bit of instruction; they got my order through. I ordered the Curried Chicken Kothu Roti. For $5 before tax; it was quite generous in portions (you get a container filled to the max) and it filled me right up. It was pretty good and you can see it being prepared 2-3 meters in front of you. My only real gripe was the sample of soup they gave me while I waited for my food. It was salty and really didn't have any sort of taste beyond the taste of salted chicken water. The staff members, though a bit nervous, were overall pretty friendly. They sounded like they really needed a boost so I thought I'd make this my first review. Check this place out folks; it at least deserves a try! I just hope the quality of the food and portions will still be great over the next few months as I will return! read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I ordered here 2 days ago and I'm still having diarrhea. This is very bad. I don't know if they gave me old food or what but I've never had this issue with any restaurant. The food wasn't the greatest and I had food poisoning. I won't be ordering or going to the red again. read more

I walked in eager to try food of the menu, as it was a new restaurant in the area where I lived. I ordered their Chicken Kothu Roti, as one of the employees told me this was their specialty. They made it in front of you and you get that fresh food experience. The food tasted ok, a tasted a like chewing rubbing but it was good. I never thought this would happen to me while ordering from a take-out place, a few days later my credit card got declined. I called my credit card company and they informed me that someone has been using my credit card and made a series of purchases in the last couple of days. This restaurant copied my credit card. I knew it was this restaurant, it was odd how the employee was handling the debit/credit card machine. Don't use your credit or debit cards here, it will be copied! read more

I had the butter chicken kothu roti twice now and I love it every time even more ! The staff is really nice. Takes a lil while for your food to get ready but once you have it trust me it's worth every penny. read more

Just ordered from these guys and I must say the service is horrible! First off, I tried ordering through their website but at checkout the status said invalid. So I decided to call in my order but when my food came the price was $10 more than what was stated online. I call to ask why the price difference and he had no explanation. I told him the website had a different price and his reply was that the site wasn't working properly and needed updating...That's nice to know after we placed the order. I tried to ask him if they can honour the prices they listed and he proceeds to tell me that he's "busy" and then hangs up. Not to mention they added the wrong veggie and overall the serving was small for the "new" cost. First and last time I'll be ordering from these guys. read more

You can't go wrong with the butter chicken, This was really good! I recommend the butter chicken roti with a little spicy sauce me and my husband enjoyed it! And the service really friendly! read more

Picked up the Lamb Kothu roti to go for dinner which I really enjoyed. It came to $10 and change and it's more than enough food for two meals. They have a pretty good selection of veg and meat curries to choose from, all served with rice and they also have specials available. You also get to choose your spice from mild, medium or hot. It's a small joint, there's a couple seats available if you're staying for a quick bite, otherwise it's mostly a take out joint. The service is quick and friendly. I'll be stopping by again to check out their curry and roti dishes. read more

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Indian food never tasted so good in a wrap! Great for a quick lunch, good variety and prices. I had the tandoori chicken wrap for 7.50 wow! Delicious and made to your spice thresholds. read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Tandoori chicken wrap - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good, fast, well-priced lunch spot. I ordered the 3 Veggie Curry Combo. The eggplant/okra curry and the coconut greens were excellent. Staff were very friendly and efficient. read more

After listening to Suresh Doss on CBC on Thursday Morning we decided to go and have lunch at Saffron Spice Kitchen. We travelled down from Richmond Hill .It's a very tiny place which only has 5 places to sit however we were greeted by the owner Johnny who made us feel right at home. We ordered samosas, butter chicken roti and rice curry with eggplant. The flavour and spice were superb . Portions are generous . If you haven't gone its worth the trip. We will be back very soon! The Lerner's read more

Great South Indian takeaway food in the heart of downtown Toronto. The service is great and the food is so fresh and tasty! The portions are huge and well priced. I definitely recommend this place and if you go you should try the Lamb Kotthurotti! read more

Tried the Curry Lamb Kothu Roti for lunch yesterday and dang! Delicious. Thought my South Asian had prepared me well for the spices (haha!) but I should've kept it mild. It was hot! In a crazy delicious way! This was a first for me as I went on reviews and it was a good first try. The lamb was perfectly tender and the veggies were well done. Generous portion too! Will be going again! Definitely recommend it to everyone! read more

The roti is interesting: the bread/wrap is all chopped up into the ingredients. It's a bit too oily and kinda bland. The samosas and other fried pastries were gross--I would not recommend those at all. It's better to do take out because the only seats are the bar counters at the wall, so plan accordingly. Overall it was alright, but there are so many better options in the area that I probably won't be coming back. read more

3.5 stars. The roti are quite good. Classic Sri Lankan spice profile, good combination of flavors, especially with a squeeze of the lemon. Other food I tried was solidly mediocre. Samosas aren't great, nor was the sambar. read more

OMG the kothu roti, tho! It's so delicious, chopped up, decent portion that could last for one meal and a snack, well not for me, it's too yummy, I devour it in one sitting. I've never had the lamb one, only the chicken one, but I will try the lamb one soon. It's not great for sitting, there's a small spot by the window, but it's more of a quick lunch or takeout place. It's quick, too. Def check it out. read more

Great kothu roti, lots of flavour and lots of different vegetables in the veggie version. Small place with just a counter for sitting. read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Awesome spot for takeout indian/fusion. VERY tasty and generous portions, I typically get one of the specials and get a large plate with samosa to tide me over as they prep, for just under $10. Now one of my favourite lunch spots nearby, I haven't had a bad dish yet. Nice guys too. One star lost as they're a tad disorganized during rushes, but they're working it out. read more

Been travelling North America for a month & been craving some Sri Lankan food. A guy I met in Toronto sid unless you go to Scarborough the best kotthu place in Toronto is spice kitchen & it didn't disappoint me. I highly recommend the vegetarian kotthu here read more

The biryani is amazing and the chicken is good quality! Servjce was really good the cashier is super nice. Very happy with my order and definitely going to be coming back to try more things from the menu. read more

Order two meal combos. The 1meat 2 veg. Eggplant was the best!! Chana and lentils were great and the butter chicken was good. Asked for spicy in one of the dishes and either missed the spice level or spicy is very mild. Ordered Samosas and they are large $1.50 each. Good flavour. Will give them another try in the future. Food tasted clean and wholesome. Ordered delivery through Foodora. Foodora was late and so the dishes were cold. No fault of the restaurant. read more

Tried their butter chicken roti and samosa via foodora delivery service. Roti was all chopped up which is surprising when I was expecting a wrap sort of roti. Because it was so chopped up, I actually could not really tell what I was chewing on -_- well, I know there gotta be some bread and some chicken but overall it is an mediocre experience as I personally prefer chunky potatoes and chicken when I am eating a roti. Finally, although the pastry of the samosa is good, the inside of it lacks of ingredients which made me feel like I am merely eating a bread... read more

I never stop to make a review for anything, this place has some of the best curry chicken and roti Ive ever had. I love spicy things, in fact I actively hunt for something that will probably kill me, I order the curried chicken roti and I asked for it to be as spicy as they can possibly make it, for once a place actually took my death wish seriously. It was really spicy and really delicious. For you spice heads out there it's a definite must! Good luck! read more

I ordered Sri Lankan rice and curry platter. It was delicious. Finally found authentic Sri Lankan food in Toronto. Delivery was efficient and quick. Delivered to my office downtown within 20 mins. Definitely ordering again! read more

I heard about this restaurant from the khotu fest I went to earlier this year. They had the longest line and ended up running of meat! So I decided to make note of their location and give them a try... Fast forward a month or so later, I got an opporjtkty to try them out at their location. There is no dedicated parking, you just need to park where you find a spot on the street. We got a couple Mutton Rolls and a medium spicy lamb khotu roti. The rolls were a big disappointment... They were more like potato Rolls.. Barely any mutton. Thumbs down here. We had high expectations for the lamb khotu - and were disappointed here as well! There wasn't enough flavor in my opinion, and the spiciness wasn't there (even though we got medium). I really want to say I'd give this place another shot sometime, but that is highly unlikely as the food just didn't leave us wanting more. read more

Value for $ is good, but between the 4 of us we could not agree on a number of stars. 2 of us can handle the spice but, not the other two. We asked for very very mild and bland but, that didn't translate at all. On the other hand, the service was fantastic. read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This place was the worst place ever. The kothu roti did not even taste like the authentic srilankan kothu roti. It lacked mutton peices and the quantity was too small for $11.50. Will never be coming back! read more

Cheap and delicious, conveniently located on queen street. Food was made to order but I wish there was more seating as only about 6 stools present. read more

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Wish I had discovered this place sooner. I am a big fan of veg combo it comes 4 items and they rotate different items, which allows you to have a great variety. So far I liked everything I have tried. Very impressed with the spinach paneer very flavorful and the texture is to my liking not pureed like baby food. I have also tried eggplant, cauliflower, potato and mango lassi ... everything taste super fresh and they seems to have that magical ingredient in there food ---Love. I will definitely come back and try more delicious curries. read more

Tried out Saffron for the first time last year. I had their curry chicken kothu roti but I was not the biggest fan.. I remember it tasting kinda rubbery. Nevertheless, I wanted to give this place a second chance. I decided to give it another shot at lunch today and ordered a medium spice, vegetarian kothu roti for pickup and it was so bomb. They topped it with a bit of chana masala, peas and beets - which were actually a great touch. I would say one order is approximately two portions (depending on how much you eat of course) but I devoured it all in one sitting (wouldn't recommend doing this - I'm feeling so sleepy and drowsy at the moment). I've had a couple of samosas from here as well but tbh I would skip those and go straight for the kothu rotis. Yum! read more

Came here for the first time after reading all the great reviews. Delicious food, very favourable and fresh. Highly recommended as a fast food and takeout option! read more

Found this on yelp as I was looking for dinner options. I went with the most popular item which was the kothu roti. And went with butter chicken. I was expecting a roti... As in a wrap. So I was very surprised when I got the food...... The flavours are not bad and even though I asked for mild, I found it quite spicy. I think the kothu roti is a dish that you'd need to get used to. I may come back and try other items on the menu. read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Butter chicken kothu roti - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Ordered the butter chicken, along with a 2 meat, 2 veggie dish. Delicious, lots of flavour, and great portion sizes. Definitely coming back!

Delicious lamb kothu roti ! Not much quantity though. Will come back if I pass by again read more

Saffron Spice Kitchen - Menu - Indian Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I have tried Kottu roti at many places but this one is a winner! I'm so glad that this one is in downtown and such a convenient location too. It's a small place and but don't get fooled by the size, lot of people do takeout but I can tell you one thing that kottu roti taste the best when you eat it fresh, their spice levels are great and I like mine spicy. The best combo is hot kottu roti and mango lassi! I wish I found this place earlier. read more

It was my first time coming here after having shitty food at another place across the street. Even though it's a small hole in the wall the food and service were excellent! Not to mention, you really get your money's worth with their portion sizes. Fell in love with the flavour, definitely going to try the other items on the menu at some point. read more