Lena’s Roti & Doubles

Lena's Roti & Doubles offers great tasting Trinidadian cuisine, including Doubles, Roti, Bakes, stews, and lots more! They have five locations in the GTA. I visited the one in Ajax recently. Their menu has lots to offer and it took us a while to decide but we ended up ordering Doubles, Goat Pie, Bake and Salt Fish, Bake and Smoke Herring, and Curry Duck with Rice. It was all delicious but my favourite was the Curry Duck. It had lots of great flavour. As full as we were, we had to try their house-made ice cream: Mango, Soursop, and Pina Colada. They were all good! Everything was delicious! Give them a try!

December 21, 2024 on Google

I ordered two doubles and I was served in less than two minutes. Two minutes is also an exaggeration. I kinda suspected it to be pre made and I wasn’t wrong. I drove with the packed doubles for only 15 min and when I opened it they were stuck to the wrapping paper like it was sitting for long and the bread was soggy and turned white at the bottom. Disappointed for sure! I didn’t mind waiting! But please don’t serve leftovers from a day before. It is unfair for the consumer. I have had doubles from other places and drove the same distance but never had this situation before

December 16, 2024 on Google

My cousin was feeling for some Trini curry so I suggested Lena's or Drupatie's. We decided to try both. So off we went to Ajax 2 Saturdays ago. First stop was Lena,'s. It wasn't too busy thankfully. Ordered dhalpuri chicken rotis bone in. I must say it was delicious and roti skin was soft and fluffy. This is when things started changing. We ordered paratha which every trini know is 'buss up shutt" We had to clarify that there was no difference between paratha and "buss up shut" long story short we asked for buss up shut to go. when we got home and opened package it was paratha aka whole buss up shut. If you buss it up we won't have that problem would we Lena? so okay,it is what it is. Lo and behold the roti not flaky,no layers. Honestly it was a cross between a sadha roti and a dosti I dont know why the changes to our Trini tradition. Jamaicans don't change the standard of their jerk or coco bread or fried dumplings. We also got doubles and pholourie. Hmm, the channa was not ' doubles channa' at all. They kept rolling off the doubles which were thin and transparent and didn't have the right flavour no chadon beni. The pholourie was not Trini at all. Something was missing in everything. We also ordered veggie platter with fried ochro etc , my cousin said it tasted ok. We spent $77 and not happy. My first and most likely my last visit there. Next stop Drupati"s

October 7, 2024 on Google

We went to Lena's Ajax location last Sunday to get a few items. This wasn't our 1st visit to this location and I had stop going to Lena's because of the same/similar reasons. I ordered 3 buss up shot roti shells, 1 order phlouri, 3 doubles - 2 pepper, 1 channel only for our toddler (we got pepper on all 3)! To my surprise the phulouri was RAW ON THE INSIDE, the doubles dough same it was nasty sticky and pasty. The roti was under cooked the edges were hard and raw, we had to cut off all the edges to get to the middle which was OK. Left it in the fridge for 1 night turned hard like a rock, you can pelt it against a window and would probably break the glass! This location is horrible we stopped going here, not sure when the food is ever good especially the simple basics a west indian person could make/buy. The oil should be HOT when make phlouri and if there is a wait it's OK,but half raw phulouri and doubles shell is NOT OK! On top of it, it was all SOAKED IN OIL!!! If the oil is hot it would be carey a few lbs of oil in it! Roti how hard is it to have a hot tawa to cook it? The people there on the Sunday I went looked disinterested and didn't care. A waste of $37 & change! Find a better roti shop thar knows to cook roti and the basic!

September 30, 2024 on Google

These aren't the prettiest photos but I had to include something. My other half knows how much of a foodie I am; so when his work crew ordered lunch, he took advantage of the daily special and bought me some doubles. The bag was a little greasy but I didn't let that stop me from digging in . The doubles were superb . Considering they sat in his lunch bag all night they weren't soggy or anything . Flavor wise I personally found them on the sweeter side. I thought they were sizeable and a good value for the price. I really enjoyed them and I'll definitely be back to try them fresh! Update: I was able to visit in person today and wow was I ever impressed. I had the regular doubles and goat doubles, the curry duck, bake & Saltfish and pholourie. The pholourie was magical. So fluffy and both the hot sauce and tamarind sauce paired perfectly. Both the doubles were filled with stuffing and had that sweetness I so enjoyed last time. The bake & Saltfish was light and airy. The curry duck was so flavorful and a definite highlight. I enjoyed each dish immensely and can't wait to try the rest of their menu!

September 17, 2024 on Google

A great spot for doubles. The rotti and filling had alot of flavour and tender. I got the extra spicy and i was disappointed by the level of spice and the taste of the spice. I was expecting a Caribbean pepper based sauce.

August 30, 2024 on Google

Finally made it to Leenas! Devoured a VERY YUMMY double for breakfast (only needed 1 they are a good portion size) and loved the sweet flavours of that Chana and mango chutney! 😍 The dining area was nice and clean as well as the rest room... definitely needed to wash my hands before and afterwards lol messy is best! The Phololourie were amazing! Super hot n fresh! Beautiful colour, texture and flavour! They are usually not one of my go-to's but I will definitely be ordering them again, I made the mistake of sharing with my dog and now she's going to want them every time so I am prepared to share lol.... I added a video, notice the drool 😄 The staff were very kind and sweet as well, I wish they had a location in Whitby. I will be back for a dinner roti one day soon, and as soon as it is warm enough outside for ice cream, I got to try both the coconut and soursop ice cream for sure! 🥰

February 15, 2024 on Google

It was my first time trying Chicken doubles. I ordered the doubles it came with a very generous portion of chicken. The Saheena with Channa/Chicken peas was great aswell. The double was very messy It fell apart. I had a good experience trying out a different double store. I have to say the menu is great plenty of options. - Great seating and very clean. - The bathrooms are very clean aswell.

December 27, 2023 on Google