This place is really awesome…read more I will start this review in a very different way from all of my other reviews.... I am going to start with the washroom... Yeah people the washroom. I will not spoil the surprise but, when I arrived I went to wash my hands and I thought the washroom was absolutely stunning. Most places have the usual blah washroom with the gray and some cream colour paint. Not here!! That being said lets move on to the service. I have been to this place 4 times now. I have been with co-workers and family. The service is fine, very pleasant and accommodating. The food does not come out like a fast food place so do not expect to have your food served within 15 minutes. When it does arrive it is well worth the wait. I ordered eggs benedict twice and it was heaven on earth. One of my friends highly recommends the chipotle chicken wrap. Another says the grilled chicken is amazing. Eggplant parmesan is excellent. If you are planning to grab lunch and be out in an hour... order ahead. :) It would seem to me that no matter what you order you can not go wrong. The ambiance is incredible. This place is super clean and really lovely. I will add some photos shortly. YOU should go!!

My wife and I visited the restaurant on Saturday. First off, it is new, and the seat I used was…read morevery uncomfortable. A flat wood base with sheet metal coming up and across the back. The metal was straight and offered an uncomfortable experience. The wife and I ordered appetizers, main course, and pop to drink. The bill came to $80. The first appetizer was a noodle dish with a scrambled egg in it. The thin noodles were accompanied by a dip and was nowhere near worthy of the price. I order calamari, and received a hood cut into five portions with a piece of toast lightly buttered and cut into five pieces. In the centre were five olives with feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. The squid was either old or not cleaned properly. Very disappointing. The main course for the wife was fish tacos. It looked like breaded fish sticks in the middle. Not very appealing when I saw it. My main was ribs with waffle fries and coleslaw. When asked how I wanted the pork back ribs I responded, "Cooked." They came and were very dry and tough. The waffle fries were replaced with shoe strings and when I commented on it they offered to replace them but it would take several minutes for they were not ready. Not happy about that. The coleslaw was soaked with dressing. All in all, not a good experience. It seems to be a trend, give the restaurant a fancy name and pretentious decore and serve sub-standard food. I will not be going back. The only saving grace is the staff. They were short-staffed that day but we could not tell for the servers were attentive and personable. They are the stars of the place, definitely not the food.

From what I've had so far, Garthy Food Sri Lankan and Indian cuisine is better than average, though…read moremaybe not a full 4 stars. It is take-out and catering only, right next to pizza Napoli and taking over the location that used to be 2-for-1 pizza and more recently, New York pizza and wings. Everything was savoury and had a decent amount of spice, without me asking for it, and I can handle spicy! Here's a quick rundown: - The eggplant curry - I've not had this before and really enjoyed it. It was especially spicy - small red chilies were abundant. Very reasonably priced at $3.75. - I really enjoyed the mutton biryani. Lots of tender chunks of meat and I love the hard boiled egg. Goes well with the traditional cucumber raita. $16 - The butter chicken was pretty good and was actually dark meat. However, there were only two pieces in that small container - barely one chicken thigh - for $7 I thought it was a rip-off. - The pakoras were a deep fried corn fritter. I didn't really like them as they were mostly batter, which doesn't interest me. Totally fine for $2 though. Overall, I'd like to try out Garthy's other offerings and will be back!

Whitchurch Bistro & Dessert is a little gem. It is where the former crepe restaurant was (and…read morebefore that, the shawarma place), on the southwest side of the train tracks across from the station. It's kind of an odd spot for a restaurant but the food was decent, and it's bright and clean inside- a bit like a diner. They have a separate brunch menu on the weekend which is primarily breakfast items. We ordered the butter chicken poutine and short rib stew for the adults. Thankfully we arrived close enough to the regular menu starting time (I think 2?) so that they were able to prepare the a hamburger and tomato sauce pasta from the kid's menu. Everything was really tasty. The poutine (real cheese curds) and stew both had a bit of a welcome spicy kick to them. The beef rib was so tender and had complex flavours, kind of like an Indian curry (though I'm not sure if it's Indian; perhaps it's Sri Lankan, or another southeast Asian cuisine). The hamburger patty was surprisingly good and actually seemed homemade (as opposed to a generic frozen patty) - and was not over cooked. Overall, this was better than average for what I was expecting. Location is a bit odd but I would come back, or order take out.

I have been told that I'm a good planner. It first happened when I was in grade 11. We had a day…read moreoff from school and four of us (all friends) decided to spend the day at the Eaton Centre. I planned where and when we would meet, what part of the Main Street subway station's westbound platform we would meet on, where we'd go for lunch, and more. It wasn't down to the minute, but one of my friends said that it was a good quality to have. I also like the off-the-cuff method. On Wednesdays, during this pandemic, I drive up to Whitchurch-Stouffville to get groceries. Before going into the store, I order takeout. I decided to check out UberEats (I rarely order using this app) to see what was around. I found Plates & Bowls. I noticed a couple of items where you could buy one and get another for free. Naturally, I went for it. I got the following items: - Butter chicken, which comes with rice and your choice of side salad (I went with apple coleslaw) - Chicken kabob paratha (I got another for free) - Aloo paratha (I got another for free) Once I ordered through the app, I went grocery shopping. By the time that I was done, it was perfect to head over to fetch my food. Plates & Bowls is located in the same large plaza as A&W, Winners, Staples, Canadian Tire, and more. It happens to be in a small cluster of businesses away from them. It's next to Thai Villa, which I haven't dropped by in eons, but am thrilled that it's still alive and kicking. There was plenty of parking. I backed into a spot and walked into the eatery. I was greeted by a friendly male staff member as I took photos. I said hi, and then said my name and that I had an UberEats order. My order was ready. He confirmed with a female staff member that my order was complete. She nodded. Yay! I thanked him and walked out. Something different happened to me. An older gentleman saw me come out of the store. He approached me (we both had masks on) and asked what I'd recommend from this place. It was my first visit, so I told him upfront. I did manage to tell him what I had ordered. Without even having my first bite, I suggested getting the butter chicken, because you get it on rice and it comes with a salad. He thanked me. We both wished each other a good evening and I headed to my car and he went inside to order. I'm not sure why he asked me. Maybe that hangry look in my eyes worked? Who knows. I got home and was more than ready to wreck my food. I started off with the chicken kabob paratha. OMG! It's such a simple concept of having morsels of tender tandoori chicken, with sauces and onions, wrapped in a paratha. Delicious! I was so thankful that it was BOGO. I had the second one for breakfast the following day. It tasted even better! I had the aloo paratha. It doesn't have a lot of aloo (potato), which was a bit disappointing. However, it was flavourful with the other spices that were in the paratha that I was not expecting. The butter chicken bowl was a generous size. I actually had the remaining half for dinner the following night. This place does a spin on traditional Indian food, injecting western and middle eastern influences in. The butter chicken was fine the way that it was made. However, I specified getting this shawarma garlicky sauce on the side and it made this dish fantastic! I dipped my aloo paratha in it. I put it on my apple coleslaw. I warded off evil spirits. The garlic game is strong here, which I love. The bowl had basmati rice. It was fluffy and done perfectly. And yes, it was subjected to the awesome garlicky sauce. Let's get to the apple coleslaw. I have been eating a lot of coleslaw within the last year. I never once thought of slicing apples in it. It's the spin that I was talking about. You can also get other salads, such as pesto pasta salad. I enjoyed how crunchy and fresh my coleslaw was. Yummy! This place offers wraps, too. There was a Philly steak wrap, which obviously deviates from the main Indian food vibe. It sounds pretty good that I'd love to give it a try. I had a wonderful experience. I hope that the man whom I suggested getting the butter chicken liked his food, too. I will be back. It's nice seeing so much variety in cuisine in Stouffville, which is another reason why I enjoy dropping by on Wednesdays. (409)

The daily specials here are great. At $7.99 it's impossible to get a meal anywhere. It's also a…read moregreat way to try different items in the menu. The space is small but clean and the staff is incredible helpful. I love their bowls as it includes 2 sides. There is good selection but I always choose the beets (so yummy) and the chickpeas. On Fridays they have their Biryani on special. It can vary in spice level but it is always good. My go to place when I feel like Indian food in Stouffville.

1st timer here, decided to order take out because I had Roti Wraps to fill…read more Ordered the: Chicken Madrasi $14.00 When I opened the container it was really liquidy, it looked like soup. I used a spoon to see what was underneath and I hardly found much. There was a few pieces of chicken, peppers, & onions, (better than the portion of the Lamb Korma).Taste wise, it was not bad. But way overpriced for the amount I got. Lamb Korma $15.50 This was even worse...again looked like soup. Spoon underneath and dished out maybe 8-10 small rock size lamb cubes. Nothing was in it..but raisins, lamb cubes, and a large container of soup as sauce. Taste wise was not bad. But again way overpriced for the amount I got. Samosas $2 for 3 Asked if I wanted sauce. Thought it came with it..but the tamarin chutney cost me $1.25. It wasn't even a chutney...again it was way too liquidy, like flavoured water. There is taste..but it was way too watery. Samosas were not bad. I think I would only come back for these only. Staff was nice, but their food portions needs some improvement.

I have not been to India 360 for about 3 years. I was working across the road and decided to check…read moreit out. I had the Chicken Madrasi and the Dahl Makhani. The service was friendly and the food was served hot and spicy. I like to try new things and often some old classics. I didn't realize that I had order two cream-based dishes that both leveraged curry leaves. The food was good, and the spicing level was perfect, but I didn't like having the shredded curry leaves in my Dahl. The leaves were easier to pick out in the chicken dish. The dishes were quite large and there was a lot of sauce with them for dipping. I don't take rice, or Naan, so there was a lot of sauce left over. It was a very good combination of flavours. They were able to serve me a big choice of gluten free dishes which made it easier to try different things. There was different dishes available from different parts of India, so there was a good selection. I liked it, but next time I will try one dry dish and one dish with sauce instead.