Lahore's Premium Kabab House — Restaurant in Markham

First: Order the chai, it's fantastic. Order it FIRST, as for some reason it takes forever to come out.

Lahore's Premium is surprisingly tucked away. If you have friends who are interested in trying something new, this place has an adventurous enough set of dishes and range of spices that aren't overwhelming but are definitely enough to keep anyone coming back.

I recommend the beef ribs, as does pretty much everyone who has tried them. Whole strips, tender but not fall-apart, they're done with enough chew to be satisfying, and a spice blend that doesn't overwhelm the flavour of the beef. A welcome surprise, and a difference from a lot of places that cut thinly-sliced beef ribs into pieces that make them dry and unappetizing. The dish comes with potatoes and onions served on a skillet and I definitely recommend some naan with it. In fact, I'd recommend two of these with naan :)

The dishes with whole chicken pieces can be hit or miss, but most times they are juicy and well-spiced. I do recommend getting naan with them as it's a nice compliment to the dish. Butter naan is the way to go, I felt like the garlic naan came from a package.

The kebabs are pretty solid, a good choice for new or picky eaters. I like my kebabs to be pieces of meat, these kebabs are cooked in the traditional style, as ground meat wrapped around a skewer. It's not a texture I like, but if you do these are good - Well spiced, but could use a little more char/crust. I think if I had asked for it that way, the staff would have been more than happy to oblige. Again, naan is the best thing to have with it.

The biriyanis are what you would expect. They're good, definitely worth a try, but quite heavy for the starch, spices, and rich cooking method of the meats. Be warned that if you have one you'll find it hard to get up from the table.

The boom-boom kulfi. OK, weird name I get it, but stick with me.

If you haven't had kulfi before, the closest analogue would be condensed milk made of heavy cream, cooked with various flavours (Mango, pistachio, rosewater, etc) until it reduces and then cold-shocked to form what is basically Indian ice cream.

They are HOLY. F* good. Creamy, sweet without being overpowering, and rich. I ordered three of these, AFTER a full meal, they are that good. An astonishing and hidden surprise on the menu, this kulfi is not to be missed.

There's lots of good stuff here but if you want to try the best on the menu it's easily the beef ribs, kulfi, and chai. Despite the ratings I found this place to be a little on the expensive side, so it's more of a rare treat for me now. Definitely worth it, and a good...

I've never been to Lahore, the capital city of Pakistani province of Punjab. So I was delighted when Chris Cheong suggested having dinner with him at Lahore's Premium Kabab in Markham. Not an upscale restaurant, however, as I discovered it is certainly a gem of a restaurant. The service was on time and the waiter and waitress were always checking on us to make sure everything was going well. We ordered Boneless Chicken Tikka Biryani, Butter Naan, Butter Chicken, Extra Chili on the side, Lahori Beef Kabab, Sweet Lassi, Gulab Jamun and Kulfi. Each dish had its unique distinct flavor with the perfect combination of spices. The extra Chili on the side was blanched with a touch of salt. Whilst not trying to compare the taste nor quality of the various dishes to other upscale restaurant, I can say they held their own as I could've hardly distinguish the difference especially because the dishes were a touch different and my palate welcomed the slight change of the ecstatic difference. The quality of food to price ratio is a bargin. I do recommend this restaurant.

New review July 24th 2022 I haven't done many reviews for a few years prior Pandemic. Today I felt the temptation for spicy Pakistani food. So I dropped in at Lahore's Premium Kabob House and ordered Lamb Biryani. As usual I was warmly greeted by the owner, a respectable gentleman, (as is his custom whenever he is available, he greets the patrons of his restaurant). I am somewhat compelled to write these few narrative in praise of this fine gentleman's restaurant, the delicious food and fine service rendered, to let others know that there's a restaurant that caters to the guests with proper treatment and with a hospitable and friendly disposition with awesome food as a bonus. Unlike most restaurants, after many years the quality and taste of the food from Lahore's Premium Kabob remains unchanged. If you haven't yet been lucky enough to sample the offerings from Lahore's Premium Kabob restaurant, I can without reservation say..you...

I wanted to take a friend of mine to a new South Asian restaurant that he hasn’t experienced as he likes that type of cuisine, he was very excited and ordered several dishes and we were very well taken care of by a taller young guy with tattoos and a big smile, there was a waitress walking around I believe she also had tattoos and looked like she was having the most miserable day ever, the food was good, relatively small portions for the price but still decent (although the lamb was dry) After finishing our meal the man helpings us removed our dishes and seconds later the waitresses with the tattoos appeared holding a cash machine, no did you enjoy your meal? How was the tea? Nothing! just stuck the machine in front of my friends face! We told her to give us a moment as we were trying to figure out how much we should tip the waiter who was serving us, this woman stood by the wall staring at us like we were going to jump the fence and run for our lives without paying! This waitress completely ruined the entire experience for my friend and i was frankly disgusted with her presence! After spending over $100 for 2 people she came to collect the machine without a single thank you for your visit or enjoy your day! This woman should be fired I don’t think customer service is the right job for her, maybe a funeral home position would be...