Mumbai Express — Restaurant in Toronto

Since announcing on Facebook, October 10th 2019 that I will become a vegetarian. My so-called carnivore friends hasn’t invited me for lunch nor dinner. Can’t blame them. Maybe I shouldn’t have changed my diet, I would’ve retained those friendly lunches and dinners. Cooking and preparing (fancy) vegetarian foods has become a challenge. Most restaurants do cater to vegetarians if you only desire a salad. Since discovering Yves meat alternatives, life is slowly becoming easier in the kitchen. Today I took my vehicle in to Roadsport Honda on Ellesmere and Kennedy. I was really hungry, almost 2PM and I hadn’t the chance to eat breakfast. So, I enquired at the reception for a recommendation on a restaurant that serves vegetarian food…to no avail. She even searched on Google. I went for a stroll not even one minute when I saw over the road (Kennedy): Mumbai Express. A closer look, and what do you know, it is all vegetarian. Now I must say I wasn’t prepared to do any sort of reviews nor did I have my (fancy) camera with me. The restaurant wasn't crowded, I was the only customer there, I guess I missed the lunch crowd.

I ordered a Thali because I it was my first spontaneous visit and I wasn’t familiar with what they offered on the menu or the taste thereof. 5 minutes later I was welcomed to a colourful array of selection on my thali. I ordered a mango lassi to cool my stomach just in case. The restaurant was what I would consider a neighbourhood restaurant, not upscale, seating was available. I do presume most people ordered takeout. I saw “Skip the Dishes” logo on the door. Seems like a family run restaurant. Sometimes these are the best kind of restaurants for great food. I asked the server/cashier as to what type of bread/roti I was eating, I liked it. She remarked “Chole Kulcha”. I am glad that I was able to find a restaurant that caters to my diet. If I had wanted the meal completely vegan, I was told they would cater to my needs. So, check it out my vegan and vegetarian friends. The food was great at the menu price point. I surely will venture in again. Here are some pics taken with...

EDIT** Responding to owners response- Ive come back multiple times to your location and have been helped by the same person who always is too laid back, How is me asking for NO RED CHUTNEY means removing everything else? She actually said its only potatoes and onions on it and I had the interaction recorded on my phone as i had similar interaction with her prior to this.

It’s also amazing that you are certain that we have not reviewed your place 5 star before, i love that you could say that with all certainty, and to answer that we actually did give you guys 5 star reviews twice in multiple accounts. TRACE BACK ON YOUR REVIEWS FROM 4 years ago and you would see it.

I have shared what i have experienced in my last visit with actual proof and photos of how it was, there’s clearly work to be done on your end. Maybe put your energy there instead of being upset that i put a review about it.

Photos taken 09/25/23 at 6:00pm This place used to be so good, i feel bad for the nice owners because their employees dont seem to care. Waited 15 mins staring at such a dirty sandwich assembly area. See photo.

I ordered samosa chaat, the lady that helped me didnt seem to put much thought on the food, I had to ask for the toppings samosa chaat usually comes with (sev) and she insisted it was only the onions and sauces, I told her i come here all the time and all of a sudden she said yes i was gonna put that then ran towards the back to get it. Seems like she didn't want to work and just wanted to rush it off.

All that chaos, only to realize when i get home that the samosas in my chaat were UNCOOKED AND COLD. Looked crispy on the outside but completely cold and whole inside. We just lost our appetite. This place used to be our go to for indian quick eats but it seems like our visits get worse and worse each time we come.

Photo posted of the uncooked samosas we...

I came to eat here recently, I enjoyed my food very much, thank you. There's just one thing that bothered me. I noticed that you don't use reusable plates/ utensils/ glass to serve food and drinks. Instead everything is served in single-use plastic containers/ utensils/ cups. I'm concerned about the environmental impact of this, we're creating so much plastic waste on a daily basis. I hope you will consider this and make positive change in your restaurant. Thank you.

EDIT: Hello to the owner of Mumbai Express, I saw your reply to my feedback, but Google Maps didn't have a feature to reply to your comment directly. Thanks for engaging in this discussion. I understand that you're looking for alternative products, but still want to use disposable. I appreciate the thought, but please reconsider this option. Our recycling system isn't working. Very few things can be recycled, the disposable low quality utensils, cups, papers aren't recyclable. Even if they can be recycled, they can only be recycled 1-2 times and after that they go to the dump/ landfill, and won't disappear for hundreds of years. Please consider to reduce the plastic use, it's always best to reduce rather...