La Sani Grill

Chris and I had lunch today at La Sani Grill on Ellesmere and Markham Road. Chris had the butter chicken, I had the Chicken Roast, served with basmati rice and salad (Spicy. Described in the menu: «Half chicken with bone marinated overnight in fresh herbs and authentic spices. Roasted to perfection then grilled to enhance the flavors»). Well I couldn’t add to that except to say I love it. The butter chicken served with naan was described in the menu: «Tender chicken breast marinated overnight in a yogurt and spice mixture. Cooked in specially prepared makhni sauce and garnished with white butter, fresh cream, sliced green chilies and crushed fenugreek leaves», just the way I like it! Overall experience with these two dishes… oh me oh my, wow!

Delicious food, good portions, nice presentation, good service, great prices!
The butter chicken was delicious, with lots of sauce to soak up with the naan. The chicken roast was spiced just right and cooked perfectly. The basmati rice was nice and fluffy. Portions were generous, especially for the price.
La Sani Grill is definitely worth a return trip!

I can’t say enough good things about this place. Quality food and clean environment. Their lunch specials are a total bargain. The seekh kabob is my favorite but be warmed it is spicy. I like the ease of ordering. Order at the counter and they bring your order to your table. The nann is freshly baked too. I’d eat there everyday if I could.

La Sani Grill… comes on my Visa statement at least once a month.
Great place, located central-​ish part of Scarborough, there’s also a Pickering location. Both places have the same set up, nice clean open kitchen look. If you going with a large crowd for dine in, would recommend the Pickering location. Finding parking in the Markham Road location is just annoying at times.
Food — For the price you really cannot complain. Some things that I tried are :
— Butter Chicken — Nice creamy butter chicken. Not skimpy on the protein and definitely not some premix from a bottle.
— Half Chicken Roast — Comes with half naan, salad, half chicken, rice, and the sauces. For $ 14 with tax you can’t go wrong. Well flavored and infused chicken and rice. Would recommend getting extra hot sauce, they drizzle on top of the chicken.(fist pump emoji)
–Chicken Tika Wrap — Good for a quick snack. Chicken Tika, veggies, wrapped in a naan.
–Lamb Chops — Good seasoning, but was rough to chew. Smaller chops then regular. Unless you really really want lamb chops would recommend skipping this one.
–Chicken Tika Boti /​Tandoori — Comes in the same way as half chicken roast. Well seasoned meat. Don’t forget the hot sauce ;-)
Good place to try out and for take out, good portion sizes. Would recommend for all occasions.

This place has fantastic food by all means, one of my go to places to eat. I normally get take out. You may wonder why the great review, yet two stars.
I decided to invite a few friends to eat at la Sani grill, being that it’s one of my fav joints. But the customer service is just awful. One of the worst! Not the counter service but more so that they give you the most awkward feeling when They want to close up 45 mins before the posted time. First, they cleared away plates that were still being used w/​o asking. I had one and a half naans left, with 2 pieces of lamb karahi left (only comes with like 5 – 6 pieces). They decide to come by and throw my dirty napkins into my food, just because I decided to take a break from eating to chat. Mind you, it’s 945pm and they close at 1030. Basically saying gtfo. I was actually planning to take that bit of food home because the curry is awesome.
Your employees represent you and your business. Is that who you really are, as the owner? If so, I would boycott the place, even if the food is good. You ain’t the only spot in this great city.

I’ve been to this place now 4x and I thought to myself it’s about time to review it. this has been one of my hidden gems which up till now didn’t want to share :)
Usually I go here for lunch and have tried a variety of items… and believe me you won’t be disappointed.
The service is quick and the food is mouth watering. As soon as you enter the place the aroma leaves you breathless.
If I could critic one thing that would be décor but you know what… the food speaks for itself!
Overall I would give them 4* in the hopes they add some more items to gain my extra star.
Stay tuned for the next great review!

Good layout and clean place. Service ok, could be better. However, food is pretty good. Their chicken biryani is good and so is their butter chicken. The chicken kababs were ok. The naans are fresh and tasty. And seems like they do tend to forget some items that we ordered. We do more of takeout than dine-​in so service is not my major concern. Overall, decent place.

First time coming here was amazing. Fast service, friendly, great food and very affordable.
Definitely a place to go again

This restaurant has good potential but the service is very bad. The food is excellent with nice flavour and the price is cheap. The service is bad. The waitress is horrible and she was very rude most of the time. It felt like she hated her job. I’ll come back for food but this time only for takeout!

La Sani Grill has some very decent lunch specials. I ordered the Reshmi Kabob with 2 skewers of meat, salad and choice of either rice or naan. Food is flavourful, but I expected a slightly bigger portion for $ 8.49
Dining room is very well done though, romantic setting for couples. I’d hand em four stars, but three for the portion. Still a very good restaurant.

I ate here with a friend as she raved about the place and how good it was. Needless to say, I had high expectations especially with my friend being a pig with food. (I hate the term, «foodie», it’s for basic people).
We ordered the Butter Chicken and some roasted lamb leg and a bunch of garlic naan.
So she got her order and waited for like half an hour for mine. Forty-​five minutes later, nothing. They must’ve forgotten my order even though you actually order at the counter. So, something was definitely wrong there. Oh to top the cherry off, we got an apology, that’s pretty much it. I can tell the attendant can feel my wrath but she kept mum.
I got my food, AN HOUR later of waiting, and unfortunately, it was subpar. It was just okay. Hadn’t I received such bad service to begin with, maybe I would’ve enjoyed it better, but no.
We again ordered another garlic naan… lemme tell you, GIRLFRIEND FORGOT THE ORDER AGAIN. And had the nerve to charge me for it still even though she forgot my order twice.
Sorry La Sani Grill, my money will never be spent in your establishment again.
PS. I do understand that reviews are subjective and unfortunately, I had a really bad experience.

I have been here few times with the family.
If you are a fan of Pakistani food, this is a good bet.
The portions are huge– so you definitely get a value for your money.
The food is also very good here and they have decent variety.

I came to la Sani and made my family members pick out takeout from here. They have a sister store La Jawab in Markham, much closer to us.
However before that, I loved the curries here. The vegetable curry is great and the Karachi chicken is amazing! the naan is also very fresh.
You order at the counter and the food is brought to your table.
Pricing is alright for dine in/​take out. The catering pricing is ridiculous

Incorrectly over-​charged — poor customer service!
My family and I ate here for lunch on May 9, 2015. While the food was good, their customer service was not. At the end of our meals, two of us decided to order desserts. When I ordered and paid for my dessert the cashier pointed out that my cousin did not pay for his, to which I offered to pay. However, he DID already pay for his dessert. Therefore I was double-​charged and when I tried to resolve with customer service, no response. I emailed their head office and still no response after 3 weeks.
Double-​check your orders before you leave restaurant as you may be over-​charged!

Superbly disgusting. Flavourless to be called Pakistani food. Try this and compare yourself with Patna Kabab House

I really love the food here.
This is a family resto location on Markham and Ellesmere rd in Scarborough.
It’s busy, they have Bollywood movies and music video playing on their plasmas.
I got their kebab with rice and salad. AMAZING food, fresh, you can even see the cooks working behind the cashier.
repeat for sure

Pros:
— price for the food was relatively cheap
— portions are big
— kebabs were really hefty, especially for the price
— — - chicken kebab was a lot better than I thought, on point
— atmosphere was relatively clean
— naan was pretty good, esp garlic
Cons:
— beef kebab meat felt really hard, either it was something in the quality of the meat or they were stale and were warmed again?
— lamb karahi was really small, and wasnt even that good
— no heating in the room on our side
— servers were rude, didnt serve out plates
— at the end, they gave us aluminum foil and styrofoam packing and told us to pack the remaining food ourselves LOL
All in all:
good food, good portions, prices are fine, not too spicy, but service is lacking

Cant go wrong for the price esp during lunch (lunch Specials).
Not sure why people are complaining about servers clearing their plates. THERE ARE NO SERVERS and YOU DONT TIP. You Order. you sit. then drop by the food. you eat and you leave. If you want full service go to a full service restaurant… this place is more for take out and a quick meal. Hits the spot.

I have been to this place cause the Butter-​Chicken is great! I would come with a friend. Only suggesion is let us add the rise to the combo. Good on price but the service is not as what i’m use to! But if your served by the manger/​owner you get perfect services!
I have gone many times. I would suggest it to anyone who is feeling like india food!

Food is great! Delicious, fresh, fast. Décor and atmosphere is relaxed. Music is a little loud but that’s okay.
Service is not so great. Twice my friend had to ask for our mango lassis. They were delicious — but why must we ask for something we ordered — twice?
I feel the customer service left much to be desired. If it weren’t for the food, I would not return.