Iscon Thaal - Pure Veg.Indian Thaali — Restaurant in Toronto

Iscon Thaal,from the owner's note, has more own praises and reality from our family visit has these pros and cons:

PROS - A ģood place for a new Gujarati food experience serving basic and good quality food. From thè items in menu, chaat, cutlets, basundi, paneer subzi were preferred. offer is for unlimited food on served varieties. Seating and interiors are suitable for a good dining experience. Service is too personal and too closely monitored and attended. Parking is free and available.

CONS - Value for money is not justified. For the price chaŕged the offering and varieties are too basic. Subzi served was brinjal, plain chana, paneer and plain alu. There should have been better subji varieties. Of 3 sweers, asked for mohanthal which was served semi liquid state and gulab jamun and basundi were good. Roti initially were served thin and fluffy but later on were thick and not consistent. Even small round rotla/bhakhari need serious makeover as unable to make out what it was. Professional servers and host needed. People hovering around and too much closeness is detested. Most inconvenient is serving teaspoonful in already small bowls. You are almost finished by the time it caters to 4 people around. It's too much agonizing and interruption when starting your meal. Wait is a deterrent. Lastly please do away with offering a bowl to wash your hands! Offer good quality wet wipes. And find better way to draw attention of your servers rather than by sanpping one's finger's. Butter milk or chaas needs total revamping. Khandvi is good in taste but presentation needs attention.

Overall raising these points to bring to owner/concerning as this place has potential to be what they state in their own words. Their servers and staff efforts are commendable. Chef needs to step up their dishes and menu offerings. Over zealous and what is practiced and prevalent in India may not be suitable or favorable with locals. Trust my views are taken in a positive and constructive manner and suitable corrective actions and measures are taken.

Enjoy your Gujarati Thaali...

Update Sep ‘25: Food is still pretty good. But we had a very a very strange experience with their service. We have a new infant and before we could go in my husband went in to ask if they will let us in with a STROLLER. He was told yes. We packed up our babe in the car, all the taam jhaam and strolled in. Only to be stopped and told to bring the car seat only. Now that is not what my husband was told by one of the servers. The restaurant was 25% full. The table out front had room for a stroller. So we just didn’t get this new person now telling us not to come in. I pointed to the table and the person literally told that is a table of 5 so we can’t let you use it. We were 3 adults and our baby. I was so pissed off at that point. I just let myself in and told them to adjust. We cornered the stroller against the install and got seated in the 3 person end. And the attendant then just moved 2 person table separate.

Have some consistency in your communication with customers. We would not have brought the stroller or come in at all. Likely given business to Harihar: they had welcomed our baby with open arms. Better yet, keep that one spot for families that want to bring strollers it was clearly doable.

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Such good thali spot. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Their servers are extremely sweet and serve politely. The variety in food is amazing. Particularly enjoyed the dhokla, undhiyo and besan laddoo. Buttermilk was so refreshing and tasted amazing. Rajma and paneer curries were also well made. Phulkas were fresh. Khichu was amazing as well. It was our first time trying thali in GTA and i am Sure we would return.

Only two suggestions: i think 2 sweet options suffice. Basundi, gulab jamun and laddoo was 3 too much. And the paan at the end had a very off putting taste. I am not sure if we didn’t like it coz of...

Hands down, the BEST Gujarati thali in Canada!

We visited Iscon Thaal on Sunday for our Janmashtami fasting parana, and every single dish in the thali was outstanding.

We were welcomed with a refreshing kaala khatta drink and a basket of crisp papads to start.

Shaak (curries): Undhiyu, chhole, paneer butter masala, and rasavada bateta. The Undhiyu was especially delicious—perfectly cooked with just the right balance of oil, spices, and vegetables.

Farsan: Samosa, papdi chaat, and nylon khaman. The samosa had a crisp yet soft outer shell with a flavorful potato filling. The papdi chaat came with creamy yogurt and spiced potatoes—absolutely delicious. The nylon khaman was the highlight: light, fluffy, not watery, and not overly sweet. Both the sweet and green chutneys were excellent.

Daal/Kadhi: The daal reminded me of authentic varah ni daal, perfectly balanced with a hint of sweetness, and enriched with peanuts, dates, and tomatoes. Unlike some places that serve overly sweet, rabdi-like daal, this one was spot-on. The kadhi also struck the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.

Sweets: Their Instagram menu had mentioned jalebi, but it turned out to be a misprint, they served lachko mohanthaal instead. While we were in the mood for jalebi, the mohanthaal was still very good. The aamras was excellent, and the ghevar was also well made.

Hot rotis and puris were served one at a time, straight from the kitchen. The khichdi was light and comforting, and the masala chaas was refreshing.

The service was warm and friendly, making the experience even better.

Suggestion to management: Please don’t change a thing, just maintain the same quality and service. Truly, no other thali place...