Cool Runnings Restaurant

Ordered from here for the third time last night. The first two times were fantastic, and Cool Runnings quickly became a favourite. But last night, out of four orders, the three of us who ordered the chicken roti were sick with intestinal issues the next day (one of us had chick pea roti and was fine). I contacted the restaurant and they responded fairly quickly, expressing concern and committing to investigating right away. While I feel some responsibility to disclose my negative experience, it wont necessarily stop me from ordering from there again in the future… as I’m confident that management is taking this seriously.

It doesn’t happen often but once in a while food is so good I want to cry. Instead I just say to the wait staff over and over it’s sooooooooo good until they
Don’t really know what to say anymore (you can only say I’m glad you enjoyed so many times) and start to look uncomfortable.
I had the small jerk chicken dinner which comes with rice and peas (kidney beans) and coleslaw. The seasoning has just the right amount of bite and becomes addictive. I was full long before I stopped eating… and I only stopped eating because I ate it all!
Husband had boneless goat rotI. I tried it and it was also quite good. He said it was the best he ever had.
The service was really fast and the waitress was lovely and helpful. I will definitely go back as soon as possible! My only complaint is not trying this place out sooner!

Visited Cool Runnings for some takeout this week — a bit late, since they’ve been in the neighbourhood for eleven years now. Aubin gave us a warm and gracious welcome to his charming space, and expounded on his belief in customer service and gratitude. We took home vegetable rotis and a salad. The rotis were absolutely delicious. We thought we knew rotis, but we had been labouring until then under a misapprehension. Now we really do, and we’re spoiled. We ordered two, and the portions were so generous that we split one between two people. Despite healthy appetites we were amply satisfied. Can’t wait to eat the leftover, followed shortly by a return visit to work our way through the rest of the vegetarian menu items. How wonderful to finally make the acquaintance of this fabulous local treasure!

Jerk chicken was flavorful but the sauce was sometimes overpowering. Good meal that will fill you up.

YAY! The chicken roti is so great and so filling (it’s like $ 10 and I can barely finish half and feel full — share with a friend if you’ve got a smaller appetite, or order one for yourself if you’re super ravenous — I promise the portion and the taste will not disappoint you). It’s like… Carribean burrito :) Wrapped with a lot of care, so you food doesn’t completely fall apart on you (one of the things I hate about eating burritos). The lady at the counter was really friendly and the orders came in a timely fashion. My friends and I took our orders to go. It was a great lunch to go but I reckon it’d be nice eating in as well — the place has a nice homey atmosphere and there are tables good for small groups. Not good for large groups though.

Simple but nice place. Excellent food (I enjoyed the jerk chicken, my friend liked the veg roti). Good service. Good value. Will be back.

The VEGGIE ROTI that Cool Runnings makes is OUTSTANDING. It’s like a Caribbean Chipotle Burrito, with more love and care and savory goodness. One of the only places in the area with this vegetarian & healthy option.
Always friendly and cool staff.
Just writing this inspires me to order a roti for second lunch today.

We are still loving Cool Runnings! We got together with neighbours and ordered chicken roti, rice and peas and jerk chicken from several area restaurants. We did a taste test and Cool Runnings was the winner. It got extra points for proximity… but so delicious!

Oxtail and jerk chicken combo, such a cool spot with incredibly friendly service.

Best Caribbean food in the east end I stopped by one time and got the jerk chicken warp and it was the most delicious warp

My 1^st option to eat caribbean food. The roties are fantastic. The jerck chicken it has the exact heat for me.
My kids love the fried chicken (they just miss the fries). In summary very good place, love the atmosphere as well.

On my way home I just had to stop by to check out what all the hype and hula (sarcastically of course!) surrounding this joint was all about. After reading the few raving reviews of this place i was most definitely curious! As it turns out these guys deserve much more attention than what they are getting. To simply put it, the food is absolutely fantastic in every way.
They serve the dry (my preferred) version of jerk chicken. The meat is extremely tender and flavourful even at the breast. Perfectly seasoned yet still powerfully potent is how I would describe the flavour profile. This is some extremely well cooked chicken to say the least. The rice is again tender, pillowy and perfectly seasoned. On top of all that you throw in some of the best curry chicken I’ve had and you have a winner here.
What really sets this place apart from others is their refined flavours. Everything is perfectly seasoned and perfectly cooked. You can really taste the attention to details here.
Definitely on my top 3 list of Jerk places in Toronto.

I walked in to a cloud of perfume, facing this lady sitting at one of the tables. Feeling welcome was not what I was feeling but we were in between appointments, and needed food. I felt like I walk into a cloud of perfume and was interrupting her, she seemed more interested in her laptop and phone than welcoming us as customers.
I ordered Ox tail, it came out 2 minutes later, I think from being heated in a microwave, my food did not taste fresh. Then the lady kept staring and asking us if we were done. Also chatting on her phone like she was sitting on her sofa and we were in her kitchen.
Overall not a good experience, not even when your hungry.
Perhaps shouldn’t be dealing with customers.

Drove passed this place a couple times and finally decided to give it a try. We were glad we did! A meal for two with two non-​alcoholic drinks will cost you around $ 38 (before tip).
It had a very nice atmosphere with music playing. Very mellow and soothing like at the beach. The server was friendly and tried her best to take care of the patrons in the restaurants as well as the constant flow of walk-​ins picking up their orders AND also tending to the phone orders. She seemed very patient and with everything going on she still managed to smile at each customer coming into the restaurant. Kudos to her!
Now onto the food… We had the oxtail/​jerk chicken combo and the jerk pork. Both came with coleslaw and rice & peas. The jerk chicken was by far the best we’ve had in Toronto! It was packed with flavour. Overall, the food was great and good portions too. We wanted to try their patties but unfortunately they were all sold out :(Hope for better luck next time…

Great food. Quick friendly service.
I had the jerk chicken which was tender and flavourful.

Absolutely love it. Prices have gone up in the last few years but still worth it.
Jerk Chicken is the only way to go.

Great food with good prices! Love the roti here, I always get the chicken or potato roti and save half for tomorrow’s lunch!
In my experience the food has always come quickly and been ready for me too take home. I have never eaten in at Cool Runnings but thy do have a few tables for customers to sit and eat at.
Staff are always friendly but take a while to get orders rung up.
Overall a great place for easy, tasty dinners, love coming and I am always looking for an excuse to order food from there!

I love Cool Runnings! My favourites are the jerk chicken and the chicken roti! I’ve only done take-​away from there but the food has always been ready when it’s supposed to be, and it’s always great eats! The serving sizes are very generous — so much so that you could share a dinner; but the food is so good that you don’t want to share!
On another occasion I’ve tried the oxtail before and it was just okay. But I swear by the jerk chicken!
One time the coleslaw seemed a bit off but there is so much food that I just tossed the cole slaw away.
When I’ve done takeaway, my only pet peeve is that they don’t provide you with plastic cutlery or napkins. It’s fine if you’re heading home, but just remember if you’re not and may need forks and knives etc.

Great roti and jerk. Love the gravy.
I’ve eaten a lot of west indie food and this is one of my favourites.

To be honest I was not going to eat here. When I was going to enter the resto, a man was slamming the front window from the inside with a menu trying to kill a wayward fly.
Once I decided it was worthwhile to try it (it took me a long time to get there) I walked into a smaller space than I expected. The location had minimal seating and the chairs and tables seem to have experienced quite a bit of wear
I ordered the curry goat with rice and peas, as I have been craving it for a while. It was probably the best curry goat I have ever had (other than my mother’s). Perhaps I was starving and feeling emboldened by my courage, but I loved every bite. The rice and peas were perfect, with just the right amount of scotch bonnet. However, the coleslaw was nothing to write home about; It was a bit too watery for my liking (I was not there for the coleslaw though!)