Rashnaa Restaurant

My brother introduced me to this restaurant. I am so glad he did. My husband and I have been there a few times and the food is always excellent. We’ve taken friends there who have also been very happy with the food and prices.

It was my first time eating Sri Lankan food so I really didn’t know what to expect. I ordered the vegetarian string hopper thali to go (red rice vermicelli noodles with a few vegetable curries). The food was very flavorful. I liked the coconut curry and the dal very much. The eggplant was good as well. The items were a bit sweet but I liked it. The restaurant itself is tiny and cute and the owner was very friendly to us.

Just as the others have written here, this place is a hit or miss, consistency is flakey.
Their Kothu Roti is amazing, but only when they’re on point, whoever that cook may be, put him on FULL TIME!!! or teach the others.
I haven’t eaten here in a long time, but I used to eat the Kothu often when I did.
Compared to the place up at Kennedy and Finch, this place, when they’re on point, is above and beyond better. Reflected in price as well, I recall the price being nearly $ 20 for a plate of Kothu from here.

I love their service and they have the best chicken kottu roti in town! Please give that a try. Parking isn‘t hard to find. If anything you can park behind Pizza Pizza and walk for about 3mins. Be sure to give this place a try! You‘ll love it!

I heard good things about this restaurant so I went there for take out.
First of all Service was not good, when i got to eat my food the curry was so tasteless honestly, not spicey or any flavor what so ever.
Wow soooo disapointed about this place.
Will never eat here again, the food of the little shrilankan store on Parliament is soooo much better.

Really great food! Everything tasted amazing. Really enjoyed it and will most definitely come back!

Thank you for the lady cooking this food. If you like Indian food… this Sri Lankan food blows it out of the water. Flavors are just popping in your mouth. Best vegetable samosas and eggplant i’ve ever had. The koththu roti is a great base dish for any saucy dish you get. I highly recommend this place.

I am Sri Lankan and I’m blessed/​cursed with my mother and my sister being amazing Sri Lankan cooks. I’ve also travelled around the GTA and have eaten at numerous Sri Lankan restaurants in Brampton, Mississauga, Scarborough, Pickering, and Ajax. This is not the best Sri Lankan food and doesn’t have the same flavour as the other Sri Lankan restaurants in the GTA. Sri Lankan food is all about the balance of spices and Rashnaa sadly doesn’t cut. This place is good if you aren’t a Sri Lankan food expert or if you’re desperately craving some spicy food. It’s a shame since I live so close the restaurant and have yet to find a good Sri Lankan restaurant in Toronto.

I love this place. I was originally introduced to this authentic spot by a Sri-​Lankan friend. It‘s not like typical Indian food, as it is not as heavy on the sauces, but instead they get great flavours from nice spices. Good heat on many of he dishes. The dosa is a must. The devil chicken is delicious.

I ordered deliver last night and got the combo with chicken curry. It took me 20mins to sift through the sauce and pick out over 20 little pieces of shards of chicken bones and cartilage. The eggplant that came with it was so mushy and almost cold that i didn’t eat it. The other side was a yellow paste that was over salted. The samosa were good (but hard to screw up really!) thank god because it was the only thing i was able to eat in the order

This place came highly recommended by a friend who never steers me wrong, and he’s hit a good one again.
I got takeout — the Masala Thosai, and it was great — really deftly spiced, every bite was terrific. Even though I forgot to ask for medium-​spiciness, I didn’t find that the hotness of the spices was overpowering. It was actually just perfect. There was a small bite, but you could taste the complex flavours of the spices overall.
I’m giving it four stars because I haven’t tried much there yet, so I’m not ready to give it five, but so far, so good.

Worst restaruant ever.
ok, not worst, but so below average
Kothu– which was ok as my friend said it was not the best Kothu he had.
Dosa — Dosa was so bad we couldn’t eat it.
Chilli Chicken — First time dish came out where onion and chicken was burnt, server took the dish back after our complaint and get us another dish which was over spicy (We said spicy but not something which you cant even eat), I am Indian by ethnicity so i know i can handle spicy food but it was uneatable and i know how chilly chicken should taste like too.
our server bring rice as complimentary as our bread got cold when they were making the dish again, which is good but he said i just bring you rice may be you want to have. which is worst thing i ever heard to give anything as complimentary for your mistake.
Also, the server didn’t refill water and have to go to window to wave to get some water after waiting for a while.
I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone and i don’t think food was fresh even as i had stomach issues next day.
Its not worth the price and its not that cheap as its standard rate for many downtown restaurants.

I’ve been walking past Rashnaa for years on my way to Wellesley or Riverdale park with my dog and always wanted to try it out. I figure if a place hidden off the main street almost in a pack of houses manages to stay in business it must be good. I was right.
I ordered the Kothu Rotty, which is basically a pile of chopped naan (rotty), onions, chilis, eggs, and your choice of meat (post sautee). Absolutely delicious — it will be hard not to order again next time I go, but I would love to try the other Sri Lankan specialties.
My date had the butter chicken. It wasn’t her favourite in the city, but it doesn’t seem like their speciality.
Service was a little gruff and the inside of the restaurant could use a makeover, but maybe that just adds to the charm (and great prices) of the place.
Recommended.

The consistency at Rashnaa is bewildering! I reluctantly took a friend of mine who lives downtown here because the trek to the legit Lankan places in Scarborough was not an option. I braced her for disappointment, warning that the food would be nowhere as good as the real stuff. And then I proceeded to eat my words.
For some inexplicable reason, on this lazy weekday afternoon, Rashnaa churned out some of the best kothu roti I have eaten in the GTA. What made it particularly exquisite was the fact that the roti had a slightly crispy texture to it, which just heightened the intense flavors of the dish. I was pretty incredulous.

Yeah this place was awesome. I was out on an excursion on my day off with little else to do besides nurse a hangover, so I decided to go check out a different part of town. The area that Rashnaa is located in has alot of expensive homes full of rich people. I walked right by at first, but the sharp curry smell struck me. and I was immediately ready to eat and eat alot.
Rashnaa has an outdoor patio. Inside there is a small dining area lightly decorated with some obscure, yet very cool to look at pictures. The bathrooms are located up on the stuffy second floor, which I found a bit awkward. After being seated I ordered the string hopper kothu combo with spicy chicken. I have never to my knowledge ever eaten Sri Lankan food, so I decided to jump with both feet on this one and order the weirdest sounding thing on the menu.
Not long after ordering my meal arrives. It’s smelled soo good. There was a cylindric mass of egg noodles mixed with some form of vegetables and eggs. There were crepes, seasoned potatoes, and a cast iron looking bowl with alot of spicy sauce with a single small drumstick of chicken inside it. It was a small amount of chicken to be completely honest, so I was disappointed in that. The chicken itself was so soft, it came right off the bone… but that was little consolation in how little chicken I actually got.
In the end I loved the meal. The spicy sauce the chicken came in was perfect for dipping the crêpe into, and I’ll definitely be back to experiment more with their intriguing menu. The service was fast, however the ambience could use a bit of work. The tables seemed a bit too close together to the point that I almost felt that I was having dinner with the large family with two babies seated beside me making alot of noise. They actually fed one of the babies spicy-​something which naturally resulted it coughing uncontrollably and gasping for breath. What were they thinking? Repeatedly clapping the poor kid’s back was hardly helping the situation… aaannyway… Rishnaa! Go there!

Just like in Sri Lanka. We had the «Rice and Curry» — (a variety of dishes (lentils, tomato, potato, eggplant etc.) with some Kingfish and Roti. Out of this world. They also do some South Indian dishes. Definitely going back (Dosa Dosa Dosa!!!)

Last night, I was in flavour country. Incredible, dairy-​free flavour country.
My friends have been apparently going to this place for years without inviting me. After dinner, all was forgiven. We ordered the beef roll appetizer, samosas, devil beef, mutton curry and a veggie curry sampler. Everything was DELICIOUS, particularly the beef roll and mutton curry. I was seriously blown away. The service was very friendly (they even gave us a free dish of yellow lentil daal!) and it was just a really nice and comfy place for dinner. It was also pretty busy. We ran into Imran and his friends there, in fact. There were a few young families having dinner (Indian, if that matters) as well as a few couples.
I’m definitely going back, particularly since they told me that very little of their menu contains dairy. Their delivery zone also ends about 2 blocks away from my house, so I’ll definitely try bribing them to deliver to my place next time I have a hankering for Indian/​Sri Lankan food and don’t want to move.

My friend told me to go here. So i did.
All in all, the food was good, well priced, the place was ok. Nothing to rave about but i would go back.
The only complain that i have is the next day experience, but i knew that would be the case going in. There are better places, but i like the fact that this is both an indian and srilankan restaurant two in one.
It’s just more on the srilankan side which means wayyyy more spices in the food and you definitely will be visitng the bathroom more than once the next day.

I’ve only been here 3 times, but each time has been a pleasant experience. I sat outside for 2 of the visits, and would definitely recommend the patio. I’m not too keen on the interior of the establishment, but that wouldn’t stop me from eating inside if I had no other choice. I’m always happy going over the menu here with all the meatless dishes to choose from. If you’re going with 2 – 3 people, get the everything appetizer that comes with every appetizer on the menu. It comes with 2 AMAZING hot sauces that are so spicy yet you can’t stop eating them. Everything vegetarian except for 1 meat-​ball type thing. Everything fried too, so if you’re watching your waist-​line, skip the app’s…or treat yourself to an order of 2 samosa’s. They’re reallly good. Come on, you know you want to.
As for entrée’s, the curries are really good and you can get it with either rice or rotty. Rotty is soooo good, but again, if you’re watching your waist-​line go for the rice. I’ve noticed during my visits that the crêpe they offer is a popular choice among their customers. I’m going to try it next time I’m there.
To drink I always order a chai tea but next time I’m going to try their mango lassie (a yogurt based drink to help cut the heat of the food) because I hear they’re really good.
Located in a shifty part of the city, but always worth the trip to Cabbagetown for some authentic Sri-​Lankin cuisine.

Delicious! Toronto is the best place for Indian food I’ve found and Rashnaa doesn’t disappoint! The eggplant is especially delicious. It’s cooked properly and all the yummy flavours are released into the foods. Eggplant is hard to cook but they do it right. If you get the vegetarian dishes everything is fairly affordable. I can’t remember if I’ve tried the butter chicken, but I like their vegetarian dishes. You have to be choosy about what you order because sometimes it’s really good and others it’s only so-​so depending on what it is. It’s been a while since I’ve ordered but it’s delicious last I remember. I’m a repeat customer.
I should add that my experience with them is delivery only.