Villa Madina

ordered beef & chicken shwarma with yellow rice and everything else i could add. also got the falafel.
everything was decent. but the beef was kinda dry and jerky-​like. i think i would’ve enjoyed it much more if the beef was juicier. also not a fan of the falafel, without the tahini? sauce, i probably would not have been able to finish it.

I hate to go but halal sign brought me in. The service is horrible, staff is rude and the food is just below average.

Really bad, I dont recommend this place. Their chicken shawarma was left over from the day before. Smelled horrible!

Food poisoning awaits you from the disgusting boiled chicken they use for their shawarama.
Is it really that difficult to make a good shawarama in this day and age? Their ingredients are soggy, the service is rude, and I’ve never had such a horrible excuse for middle eastern food in my life.
Never going back again.

I really like the owner and manager, he’s very friendly and cordial.
I’ve been coming here for years, and love their dinner plates. It’s a big portion and it’s absolutely delicious, come with an appetite.
The reason I’m giving this 3 stars, is because on my last visit (yesterday), after almost a year of not eating here, I ordered a chicken shawarma wrap. Huge mistake. First bite and immediately felt the lukewarm almost cold chicken meat. I thought to myself, maybe it’s because it’s the end of the wrap and the heat didn’t really distribute evenly when they put it under the panini metal plates, I’m sure the center will be nice and warm… Wrong again. Second bite, I bit into coldish pieces of gelatinous texture, cold, goosebumpy, pale and fatty chicken skin and pieces of fat. Not good. Trying again to stay positive, I thought it was just an odd piece I got. I tried a third bite. Nope, it was so bad, I couldn’t eat it. I decided to empty the contents of my pita wrap (sans chicken fat) onto ny napkin and was left with one small piece of chicken. This was so sad… I basically ate tabbouleh, onions, tatziki, hummus, tomatoes and lettuce, because the chicken pieces were nauseating. I guess I wanted to cheat my diet, the joke was on me because I skipped the pita and the chicken and fat.
Not sure what happened in that year, the owner is still an awesome person. And if I went back i’ll probably stay away from the chicken and just get the dinner platter. I really, really hope this was a one time occurrence and I just really got unlucky.

Great spot for lunch, everything is fresh and tasty! My favorite Villa Medina ! I love their chicken shawarma amd falafel!

Been to other Madina’s but this one is worst one, in quality of food and service. I do not recommend to anyone. Big disappointment. This was the closest halal place to my office but I rather travel bit far.

It’s just an other fast food chain. The only difference is its halal. The food is middle eastern and a bit salty. The service is fast as it does get busy during weekdays lunch hour due to office around the area.
The food is dry in the evening as mostly it’s the leftovers from lunch hour.

I was in a rush to get some food and I wasn’t feeling a cold salad for today’s rainy day. I headed over to this plaza and was faced with a few ho-​hum choices. Mr Sub (blah), El Sombrero (should have done this), Thai Express, Villa Madina, and Panago (should have done this as well). My tasty pita from Pita Nutso made me crave a good shwarma pita and after this experience here at Villa Madina, it made me crave Pita Nutso. This chain did not excite my taste buds. If anything, I think they’re protesting.
The restaurant is shared with Thai Express and Thai Express is ALWAYS busy. Their line up is so long (especially on Friday lunch) and I never have the patience for it. The space itself is quite large. Since it’s ridiculously busy, it’s hard to find a clean table during lunch. Actually, it’s hard to find a table during lunch! It is a modern space and there is a fair number of tables but just not enough for the large amount of corporate centres here.
For a Thursday, the line up was fairly long but not as bad as Thai Express. It moved at a half decent rate. I ordered a chicken pita and was hoping for something that was similar to my experience at Pita Nutso. What I got was far from it… it was filled with tons of filler and the tiniest portions of chicken. The chicken was dry-​ish and not flavoured. Considering it sat in the rotisserie for a while, it should have developed some nice charred bits but nope… it was chewy, under flavoured, and dry all at the same time. The hot sauce made it edible. The lettuce pieces in the pita was dried out as well as you can see the edges looking all white.
Considering the Pita Nutso place is only less than a 10 minute drive, I’m willing to head over there when I’m not in a rush. If I’m pressed for time, I’m trying Panago or El Sombrero next time as this place was just lacking any taste.

This is a chain with this location in a business park with several food chains and it shares a building/​counter with a Thai Express. It’s very neat/​modern looking with enough seating room.
I have a small appetite but this is probably the smallest shawarma wrap I’ve had lol and it’s $ 6 for the wrap. Quantity doesn’t matter as much for some of us but if you have a bigger appetite or want more value then this isn’t the right place… I noticed their platters aren’t very big either (the rice on the platters are avg).
The chicken shawarma wrap isn’t great but not bad… the chicken itself and the sauces they use have little taste though so it’s quite bland. The vegetables seem fairly fresh but not the greatest shawarma I’ve had. They do have daily specials but pricing isn’t that cheap.
Overall, I would recommend the 4 – 5 shawarma places on nearby Queen Street (Streetsville Mississauga) over this because they all usually have better taste/​price/​quantity but if you happen to be in this area and need lunch or something then not a bad idea and there are plenty of other places located beside it in case you have multiple people who can’t agree on what to eat.