Elias Restaurant - Toronto, Ontario

Food is tasty. Hearty portion. Price is a bit lower than i expected. Good! The lady in the cashier who served us also is so nice. Place is clean. It wasnt crowded at 11am so we had the big table at the back for ourselves.

ELIAS RESTAURANT BAR AND GRILL WAS THE WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD IM MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE . I LOVE FOOD FROM DIFFRENT NATIONS ESPECIALLY JAMAICAN BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND . I DESIDED TO GIVE THIS ONE A CHANCE. THE PICTURES OF THE DISHES WERE GLUED TO THE ... OUTSIDE WINDOW I SHOULD HAVE WALKED BY AND KEPT WALKING!!! I WENT IN IT WAS DARK AND VERY UNINVITING, IT LOOKED LIKE HOLE IN A DIVE!!! SOMETHING TOLD ME " DONT DO IT , LEAVE " I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH MY GUT INSTINCT BUT I DIDNT. I ORDERED TAKE OUT ANYWAY. I GOT 2 CHICKEN ROTIS AND LARGE OXTAIL. THE YOUNG SOUTH AMERICAN GIRL THAT TOOK MY ORDER SAID THEY ARE ONLY TAKING CASH. SHE SAID 50$ NO RECEIPT WAS PROVIDED! IM GUESSING THEY ARE RUNNING SOME SORT OF SCAM WHEN THE OWNERS ARE NOT THERE. IT WAS JUST HER AND THE "CHEFF" WHO PROBABLY DOENT EVEN KNOW HOW TO COOK , SHOULDNT EVEN BE CALKED COOK !!! HE IS YOUNG , VERY DARK SKINNED WITH SHORT DREADS AND VERY SKINNY !!! I GOT HOME I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE CHICKEN ROTI I HAVE NOT HAD IT IN A WHILE. I STARTED EATING AND ALL I GOT WAS BONES A FEW POTATOES AND A LOT MORE BONES!!! ABSOLUTELY NO CHICKEN MEAT !!! THE BONES HAD NO MEAT ATTACHED TO THE BONES ALMOST AS IF THE COOK SUCKED OFF AND ATE THE MEAT AROUND THE BONES AND THREW IN THE BONES IN THE ROTI !!! I HAD ALMOST HALF OF IT , IVSTARTED THINKING " WHY " I WAS DISCUSTED AND HORIFFIED !!!! I RAN TO THE WASHROOM AND MADE MYSELF THROW UP. I THREW OUT THE REST. THE OXTAIL WAS FOR MY HUSBAND HE SAID IT WAS THE WORST OXTAIL HE EVER HAD, AND HE HAD A LOT BELIEVE ME HE ALWAYS SENDS ME TO GET HIM OXTAIL, I HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY PLACES THAT SOME KNOW MY ORDER WHEN I CALL AND KNOW US BY NAME !!!! HE HAD A FEW PIECES AND SAID I DONT WANT THIS GARBAGE !!! 50$ WASTED !!!! FOR 2 ROTIS AND A LARGE OXTAIL ????? ON THE PUCTURE IT HAD A LOT OF OXTAIL , TOMATOES , CUCUMBERS AND IT HAD A CHOICE OF A SALAD OR CABBAGE AND CARROT MIX , I ASKED FOR SALAD. WHAT I RECEIVED WAS JUST A FEW PIECES OF OXTAIL , NOT A SALAD IT WAS A FEW WILTED RAW GREENS MAYBE 2 TEASPOONS ON THE RIGHT END OF THE CONTAINER ON THE SIDE , NO TOMATOES OR CUCUMBERS EITHER !!!! IT WAS THE WORST FOOD EXPERIENCE EVER!!! USUALLY MOM AND POP STORES TRY HARDER TO PLEASE THEIR GUESTS TO GET THEM TO RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN , OBVIOUSLY NOT THIS PLACE !!!! I WAS HORRIBLE !!! NEVER EVER GO TO THIS PLACE !!! THANK GOD WE DID NOT GET FOOD POISONING !!!! I WANTED TO CALL AND COMPLAIN !!! BUT THE COOK SEEMED LIKE HE WOULD SPIT IN YOUR FOOD IF YOU CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND GET NEW DISHES !!! SO I DID NOT EVEN BOTHER !!!! I AM SO PISSED OFF !!! WE ARE FURIOUS!!!!! I AM SO DISCUSTED AND HORRIFIED!!!!!! JUST A FEW DOORS DOWN THERE IS A PLACE CALLED SMOKIN ROTI THAT PLACE IS UNBELIEVABLE, AMAZING , INCREDIBLE, BUT SADLY THEY WERE CLOSED THAT DAY , THIS IS THE REASON I ENDED UP AT THIS GOD FORSAKEN PLACE !!!! I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN !!!!! AND TELL ANYONE I KNOW TO AVOID THAT PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE !!!!! WORST FOOD EVER !!!! WORST SERVISE EVER !!! 50$ CASH FOR WHAT , IN WHOSE POCKET ???!!! WITH NO RECEIPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY SECOND INTUITION TO TURN AROUND AND LEAVE.!!!! BELIEVE ME I WILL BE CALLING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THEM MAKE AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT AND I SAY THAT LOOSELY AND LOOK INTO TO THE CHICKEN BONES THAT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO MEAT AT ALL ATTACHED TO THE BONES !!!!! WRITING THIS REVIEW MY STOMACH IS TURNING , I FEEL LIKE THROWING UP JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT THE COOK MIGHT HAVE WAS SUCKING OFF THE MEAT OFF OF THE BONES CAUSE HE WAS HUNGRY BUT CANT AFFORD TO BUY FOOD !!!!!! I WORK IN THE INDUSTRY I KNOW CHEFS TASTE THE FOOD BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING ELSE!!!! DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE !!!! IT IS DISCUSTING!!!!!!!!!! Read more

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯LITERALLY AMAZING. We were offered The potato pie and a piece of chicken and some peanut punch to taste while waiting for our food and it was DEEEELICIOUS!!! The food taste amazing! Very great hospitality and service. Music was on point and very relaxing atmosphere!!!!! Thanks again. I will definitely ... be back. FOR SURE!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Read more

I ordered food to go and let me say this!!!! Just the smell coming from that bag had me running red lights to get home and eat!!!!! It was love at first BITE 😍 the best jerk chicken I’ve had in the city!!! it was so good I want to ... cry. I sucked every bone dry!! Number one top tier best of the best I’m shook Read more

This is a nice mom n pop family run business. I dined in for lunch with a friend, on a calm Sunday afternoon, and we saw many regulars pop in for their takeout/regular orders (the soup of the day seems like a hit!). Food wise we tried the chicken roti and ... jerk chicken (small). My friend enjoyed her roti but I found the jerk chicken salty, very mild with heat and just ok in general (the chicken was tender, but I wasn't big on the sauce base). What I did really like was cost wise the portions are large and very cheap compared to most places, ~$10/person will get you a filling meal! Also note that the service was very friendly, there's ample seating and the debit machine was down - so they only take cash for the time. Read more