The Whole Plate is an old-style, traditional Eastern European deli with delicious, ready-to-take foods. Everything looked so great, from the stews, to the soups, the various potato salads, the potato pancakes, the chicken skewers, the perogies, and so much more! This is all freshly made, and the prices are terrific! The lady serving behind the counter was the only employee in the store. In front of me in the line was a man who was clearly a regular. They spoke in polish, and he ordered a whole variety of take-out containers, turned to me, wielded a container of borshch, and said, "Best soup." The next customer spoke Ukrainian, which the lady at the counter spoke as well. Next, it was my turn to order. Although I could understand most of what they said, I speak Russian, and I was afraid to use it in an ethnically Ukrainian/Polish deli. So I went with English (that was a bit of a challenge for them), and got 2 dozen cottage cheese pierogis, as well as some borsch. I gave some pierogis to my Ukrainian mother, and she said that the pastry was beautifully tender. It was wonderful to go the the Whole Plate, because it is so traditional, and I can't get this sort of food in Pickering. If you are in the Roncy (Roncesvalles) neighborhood and crave some Eastern European delights, then The Whole Plate will satisfy the craving! Credit, Debit and Cash are all fine. Parking can be challenging, but the side streets usually have spots available. You really could fill your whole plate at this deli, and many of the customers ahead of me were older folks, buying their food stash for the week. How nice for them to get this taste of home cooking! Give it a try yourself, if you're in the area. read more

I came in around 6:18pm as I was leaving St. Joseph to get some take out. I came in to see if I can get some food to go as it looked like a classic deli shop from the outside window which looked pretty cool. Now this lady behind the counter at whole plate, she had dark hair and with black eye liner. I entered the store and looked around and wave at her to greet her, didn't acknowledge me..cool maybe she didn't hear me. I began to ask for a menu and she came off intense and her respond "we don't have a menu, whatever you see is what is listed and began to say everything is cold". I didn't mind if it was cold as I was hoping to try the some polish cuisine. But it was the fact that her disgusting attitude forego my experience even stay at this place. Won't ever go back to the place as I felt very disrespected. If you are the owner and reading this, it's a shame. My family was hoping to try your cuisine and unfortunately we ran into a bad apple. Ended up going to the next establishment where I felt welcome. read more

We were walking down Roncesvalles with no particular mission and we stepped into The Whole Plate just to see what they had. I like the idea of a whole plate and am often frustrated that more meals don't come in a complete form. So with this in mind we checked it out - and we were not looking to buy anything because we just had lunch. For a take out place TWP fills a niche some of the delis that have disappeared used to fill. And the selection of prepared food looked really good, so good in fact that we took some perogies to go. We got a dozen potato and cottage cheese and a dozen sauerkraut and mushroom. We vowed to return with more appetite. As a testament to the deliciousness of these soft pockets we ate a couple cold as we had a beer up the street. And they are a superior example of their kind - we could have just eaten them all right then and there. But we did hold off until later - and warmed up with a beet salad they were even better. A great thin dough and well seasoned stuffing makes them perfect. We will definitely make TWP our go to place when we want a home meal but don't have the energy to make it. read more

Racist front staff - large woman. Got called "some people" in a derogatory way. Also tried to scam us. Be careful if you ain't white.

We really liked this place as it's perfectly set up to accommodate take out orders. If you're in the area and craving Eastern European goodies, then you may enjoy this! We purchased 20+ pirogies (we were lucky as they were just made) and some salad). It was packaged up and perfect to eat in the park. They also have schnitzels, cabbage rolls, crepes and more. The prices are extremely fair and we will definitely go back! read more

Friendly polish shop with a selection of groceries and hot food. Their cooked food selection is wide and impressive. We sampled three different dishes and they were all very tasty. Initially we ordered them (assuming that it was a take out order) but when the employee saw me reaching for cutlery and napkins, she offered to heat everything up. Really friendly staff, great food and I'll certainly be back to try everything else! read more

The Whole Plate - a banana, bread, and cream - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Traditional Eastern European foods. The chicken on the stick is so good. And the crepes are delicious and pillowed. Latkes are okay and huge! This is where I go to get my Ukrainian food cravings. read more

Was incredibly cheap and fresh. I got the salad plate-four scoops of different salad for eleven dollars. Had lots left over. I was so happy I bought a dozen perogies too. They were only okay, maybe because I ate them the next day and had no sour cream. Person serving was super nice and gave me two extra perogies. read more

Lovely staff and extremely clean. Such a surprise when I walked in and saw the variety of food. Salads are great and so is the perogie. Highly recommend read more

Been a huge fan of this place for a long time.. there's very little not to like. The portions are good, prices are reasonable, and the food tastes great. I've tried everything from the hot bar to the take home items and have never been disappointed. Service is spotty, but I like to chalk that up to Eastern European hospitality. If you like Polish food in a casual environment, look no further. read more

So here's my take on this place. The staff was friendly, offered to let me taste the hot plate food before I ordered it. They were extremely informative and knew what was in each dish. I ordered the Mediterranean chicken stew, with the Greek salad and roasted veggies as my sides. I'm not sure what the other reviewer had ordered but the stew was delicious super flavourful and not incredibly salty. The Greek salad was great because there wasn't actually any cheese in it and the veggies were also not super salted and nicely cooked. Keep in mind the food here is a hot table not a gourmet sit down restaurant. The staff there was talking about that they were trying to cook healthier but now raw foods just less sodium and crap that a lot of hot table places put in their foods. I personally didn't experience the "premium salad" problem the other reviewer had talked about but for 10$ if the salad was 2$ extra no big whoop. You cannot get a meal this size in the TO anymore for 10$. They have a small seating area with stools and a bar. Check them out for yourselves to each their own, but I had a great experience there!!! Would have loved more hot side options I think is the only thing I would say. read more

The Whole Plate - Mediterranean chicken stew with hot veggies and a dairy free Greek salad! - Salad Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

All the things I would never buy in a store because i grew up with my aunties making the real deal--I will buy from here because it tastes like home! The 18 pierogi deal--you'll eat them all in one go. Make sure you try the latkes and the chicken schnitzel! read more

Exactly where Super Kielbassa left off. Same food (decent basic oily Polish dishes) same snarky communist service (every word out of the non Polish customer's mouth is an eye roll inducing chore). Seriously why have a hot table and stools if you are going to make your customers completely unwelcome? Good if you love meat and being treated like you smell funny. read more

I was sad when Super Kielbasa or whatever it was closed but stoke to find out they continued to serve their delicious food inside of The Whole Plate. I love their potato salad. Obsessed. The only thing stopping me from eating it everyday is their awful customer service. Some of the ladies are quite rude and make me feel bad for not knowing the proper names of the foods I'm ordering. They're all not like that though. I haven't tasted anything there I don't like. Super tasty. Double check your bags before you leave because they've forgotten to put items I've paid for in with my other contents few times too many. read more

The prepared foods used to be at super kolbasa down the street. Same great stuff at the whole plate. The soups are some of the best I've ever had, especially the pickle, and the tomato. Also their rye bread is excellent; crispy outside, soft and fresh inside. Love this place! read more

The soups are amazing, super healthy, really fresh, and very reasonably well-priced. The potato pancakes are good too. They are really oily. I once got sick from the chicken snitzel but not sure if it was just because it was oily, or what. Overall, good food, prepared fresh, good price. read more

Mushroom soup. To die for. Amidst all the fancy on Roncesvalles these days sits this soulful gem of affordable prepared foods to take home. No pretense. Refreshing. read more

The food here is delicious if you want a really hearty meal. Love the coleslaw. When will the smoothies be back? The signs can be misleading. Love you! read more