Warm, casual eatery offering Mediterranean plates from salads to hummus to grilled meats.
At a glance
#6 of 29 Mediterranean restaurants in Toronto #5 of 29 Middle Eastern restaurants in TorontoLocalGuideWorld score: 4.59
Rating breakdown
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5 ★81%
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4 ★10%
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of CrowdedHouse Restaurant?
- CrowdedHouse Restaurant is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 512 reviews.
- How does CrowdedHouse Restaurant rank in Toronto?
- CrowdedHouse Restaurant is #6 of 29 Mediterranean restaurants in Toronto by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is CrowdedHouse Restaurant located?
- 1161 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 1L3, Canada — 4.6 km from the center of Toronto.
- How can I contact CrowdedHouse Restaurant?
- Phone: +1 416-406-0400 · Website: crowdedhouse.ca
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Then, a shawarma wrap that's stuffed to the max that you can hardly fit in your mouth. The smoky mix of lamb and beef is seasoned wonderfully with smoky shawarma spices, wrapped up nicely in a fluffy laffa flatbread and complemented with a generous portion of hummus, tahini and your classic shawarma veggies.
Then, a shawarma wrap that's stuffed to the max that you can hardly fit in your mouth. The smoky mix of lamb and beef is seasoned wonderfully with smoky shawarma spices, wrapped up nicely in a fluffy laffa flatbread and complemented with a generous portion of hummus, tahini and your classic shawarma veggies.
One of my favorite Middle Eastern (this is Israeli) restaurants. Love the 3 choice of dips..the freshly baked bread. Love the husband and wife who run the place. Great food, service and positive energy for reasonable price.
Went to this place for the first time a week ago. Food was exceptional, fresh and so delicious! But Iris made a difference. She was so helpful and, since she knew it was our first time there, she made sure to explain the menu to us in detail. We enjoyed our food and experience so much that we ate there again, twice in a week! Thank you Crowded House and thank you Iris!
What a lovely hidden gem! Loved their fig salad and the broken heart eggplant. The eggplant is drizzled with warm tahini and pine nuts. The freshly baked laffa was soft and goes very well with the egg plant and baba ganoush. The aged lamb chops were grilled perfectly, very tender and flavourful. They have an open kitchen concept and you can see them make the food. Service was excellent and the staff were very attentive and friendly. Highly recommended!! ⭐️⭐️
The level of care that was taken in every detail of this meal was amazing. Every bite was delicious. The service was excellent, and the restaurant smelled fantastic. I am deeply grateful that we stumbled upon this restaurant, I am so full in the best possible way. We watched the laffa bread proof before our meal, and the owner informed us that the bread proofs three times before it goes into the tandoori-style oven. I even watched the cook put the bread in the oven. Group consensus was that the signature eggplant dip was amazingly fresh-- personally, it was my favorite.
I will definitely come back, and I highly recommend a visit or a food delivery/pick up.
I will definitely come back, and I highly recommend a visit or a food delivery/pick up.
Such a good find!!! So many vegetarian options. The crispy fried potato was done to perfection, soft on the inside, well seasoned, perfectly cooked. We tried the “broken heart” eggplant which had nice Smokey flavour. And that Laffa - was probably the best I’ve every had in my life! Baked fresh with fermented dough in-house, just melts in your mouth and a great side kick to any dish on the menu.
The kitchen team, the server, and the owners were such a delight to interact with.
Bonus: they made a special plain grilled chicken breast for our fur baby that she enjoyed on the patio with us.
The kitchen team, the server, and the owners were such a delight to interact with.
Bonus: they made a special plain grilled chicken breast for our fur baby that she enjoyed on the patio with us.
Cozy restaurant with homey decor. There are 4-5 tables of four and a large communal high top table. Tables are made from natural wood. Menu has many options for vegan, meat eaters and piscitarians. Dishes are well portioned and appetizers are large enough to share. Had the cauliflower app which was well spiced, tasty, with a tahini sauce. I had the sea beam which was a tasty, sweet white fish, well salted. Be aware, fish come with the head and you may need to be careful with bones, this be careful. Potatoes were perfectly seared, a bit on the garlicky? side with a hint of lemon. Side salad was one of the best salads I've had, with fresh grape tomatoes and arugula. I'm surprised something so simple was good. My food mate had the chicken parm which was a good portion. Unfortunately we got there ay the end of the night so we missed the mashed potatoes and some other signature items. Service was excellent, we were waited on by the couple which I believe own the restaurant. She was very informed of the menu and tastes. Cost: $25-32 depending on the entree, sides $15-20, the entree combo with sides are enough that you may not need an app...but you'll miss the flavour. Total $120 for a dinner for three. I'd say it was actually 4.5*. Overall: Great food. Spiced well, large portions...something to look forward to in the east end. Only wish, more room for more people to eat!
We ordered five dishes while two of them were sold out. It’s kinda disappointing. Plus we don’t really know Mediterranean food well, most of the dishes we ordered were actually just sauce, but the server didn’t tell us about that. We waited for 20 mins for three sauces and an appetizer.
However the food itself is good. Well designed and yummy. Very oily for us, but it will be satisfying for someone who loves fat food. The desert is creative and the price is very fair. We really like the look of the restaurant as well, organic and fashionable. One fact we like the most is that the background music was not as loud as some other places, which made the conversations easier. The chief checked how was everything twice during the dinner. We can see that he was pretty confident of the food. We may go back and try some signature dishes one day. Hopefully they will not be sold out again.
However the food itself is good. Well designed and yummy. Very oily for us, but it will be satisfying for someone who loves fat food. The desert is creative and the price is very fair. We really like the look of the restaurant as well, organic and fashionable. One fact we like the most is that the background music was not as loud as some other places, which made the conversations easier. The chief checked how was everything twice during the dinner. We can see that he was pretty confident of the food. We may go back and try some signature dishes one day. Hopefully they will not be sold out again.
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