Rekha's Indian Kitchen

I have visited this place after seeing wonderful reviews everywhere. I have ordered Palak paneer (Large) takeout and quite disappointed. They have added few paneer cubes in palak dal and gave it to me as palak paneer. It was tasting like dal and has cut palak pieces ( not palak puree)everywhere. Palak paneer is a basic dish in any Indian restaurant and looks like they need a new chef, as they could not even make a simple dish.

December 10, 2024 on Google

A fantastic, small family owned Indian takeout restaurant. Food is homemade and delicious. Many vegan and vegetarian dishes. The butter paneer is amazingly yummy! Prices are extremely reasonable. The service is good and very friendly! My favourite spot to get my Indian cuisine craving satisfied.

September 24, 2024 on Google

Like I’ll be honest I really really wanted to like this food because I have been following them on instagram and always passing by, it was super fresh, and good portion for the price but I do have a complaint about the texture of the chicken and the taste. The chicken was quite hard and you can tell it has not been marinating in the sauce gravy. Usually authentic butter chicken and chicken tikka masala should be soft and cooked in the sauce for a long time, with this chicken the sauce was added after and the chicken was very tough, not much flavour, very mild… maybe the paneer is better but even then the sauces don’t have much bite or spice to them….

September 3, 2024 on Google

Visited Rekha's Indian Kitchen yesterday evening for take out. It’s a small eatery mainly for take outs and has a few stools to sit for a quick bite. The gentleman at the counter was nice. We first started off with vegetable puffs and samosas. The puffs were good. The samosas were okay but small in size. We also tried the “Kadak” chai (tea) which was prepared from the tea vending machine but it wasn’t that great. We then ordered Paneer Tikka Masala, Chana Masala, Chicken Biryani and some Tawa Naans. We were pretty excited to taste them seeing the good reviews of this kitchen but honestly, none of the dishes were up to standard. They all lacked the essential flavours that one would expect. The Paneer Tikka Masala had excess oil and the green/red peppers were missing which should have been present according to this dish’s picture in the website menu. It just tasted like onions mixed with tomato purée that had very mild spices. It was a bit sweet. In addition, the paneer wasn’t even roasted or grilled. It was just plain cottage cheese added to the gravy. The Chana Masala also lacked the typical flavours of the spices. I could not feel any aromatic spices in it as well and the gravy was almost the same as the Paneer Tikka Masala. For the Tawa Naans, I specifically asked if they were different than the ready made ones in the market and I was told they were freshly made but I did not find them being freshly made. They were just heated on the pan and tasted like the ready made naans. Very disappointing! The Chicken Biryani tasted just like rice mixed with some light curry. It wasn’t a biryani at all. No flavours of a typical biryani. It had one leg piece which wasn’t cooked well and tasted unfresh. The Raita along with it wasn’t refreshing either. Most of the reviews for this kitchen are for South Indian dishes and so I thought of trying their North Indian dishes instead. May be next time I will try their South Indian items and see if they are worth the hype. This eatery is expensive as I spent over $70 for the above order and still did not get what I expected.

April 28, 2024 on Google

We had the mysore masala dosa and the veg uttapam, so tasty! Really enjoyed the coconut chutney and all the fresh flavours! the mysore masala dosa was nice and light. Thank you for the great food!

February 23, 2024 on Google

If you’re looking for South Indian food then this is the place. My wife says the filter coffee here reminds her of the coffee from Bangalore. It’s a take out place but they have 4 chats and you can dine there too, they are not very expensive. Would recommend calling in since they are generally busy. The dosas are good. Would recommend this place if you’re craving for some South Indian cuisine.

December 22, 2023 on Google

My favorite breakfast place in Canada!!! This easily is the most authentic and closest you could get to REAL South Indian food. Being a trained chef and a masala dosa fanatic, having tasted some of the most authentic historic masala dosas from all over the South Indian region, I can vouch that this is among the best you'll ever taste in this part of the world. What does it take to be the best dosa? It has to be thick and fluffy, yet crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The golden color of the dosa itself, the right amount of ghee, the texture of the potato masala and the freshness of the chutney, all play a major role in making a south Indian dosa truly authentic - this one beats all these parameters by miles! Love it. We've started to travel 53kms from Toronto every other week just for the food!! What's more, the menu is well priced and does justice to every bite of food you take. Update: we just tried their Bangalore Brunch Box and it.is.amazing!!! Totally worth the price and you get A Lot of yummy breakfast items (thindi in Kannada). The vadas were the crispiest, khara bath and kesari bath tasted very homemade, dosa was mindblowing as always and the idlis were the spongiest. Must Try! I've heard that their butter chicken is pretty famous in the community there, that's our next try for sure. In fact, their entire lunch menu hits a home run for me!

November 4, 2023 on Google

Always our go-to spot when we want some home cocked Indian meals. Everything is made fresh, tastes great, always the right temperature and served with a smile. Rekha even gave us some food/vendor tips to accommodate our child's gluten allergy needs. We highly recommend the restaurant for both take-out (in person) and skip the dishes type ordering.

July 23, 2019 on Google