Villa Madina

I had the worst chicken shwarma of my life here. It was so skinny/​tiny and flavourless. Hardly any toppings inside. I couldn’t believe it compared to the shwarmas I’ve had everywhere else in the city. After reading the reviews I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.
Wish I’d seen the post below about a past insect infestation. Disgusting. I’ll never go here again.

Warning warning warning: This place was CLOSED (Red Card) By the City of Toronto July 9 for an insect infestation, then tried to hide the notice!
Avoid.

After my disappointment with Villa Mandina I tried Kabul Kabob and Shawarma located at street level (30 Eglinton W.) a couple of days later and discovered my destination for Shwarma! Their food portions are huge, price is reasonable and service is professional. With a place like Kabul Kabob and Shawarma just next door why would anyone go to Valla Mandina?

Gross. The parsley in the tabouleh salad was sandy & therefore, clearly hadn’t been washed.
Every piece of chicken had more fat on it than meat.
The tahini when poured over the meat was like water and the potatoes tasted old… today is Monday and this is primarily a business section of the city, so there should be no reason for old potatoes.

Fast food a lot of food for small amount the food very delicious on anther location the test different you can take the day special for only 6.99 $ wow relay I like it

This place is a travesty of a shawarma/​falafel place. Even at lunch, the food tastes stale and old. Servings are small and the food is overpriced and bland. It’s a real shame, the location at the Eaton Centre is actually pretty decent as far as mall food court Middle Eastern is concerned. At the Eaton Centre, the food tastes fresh and the supply of salads is plentiful. The Yonge/​Eg folks could learn a thing or two by taking a subway ride down to Y/​D.
I’m not expecting a lot from a place in the Riocan Centre food court — but some semblance of quality would be good for the price.

The statement «Meh, I’ve experienced better» really describes my thoughts on this place. I’ve been spoiled in that I work across the road from authentic shwarma restaurants and frankly, this place had nothing compared to htem.
It’s a fast food restaurant in the basement of Yonge-​Eglinton centre so seating etc. really isn’t applicable.
I chose to have the chicken shwarma plate and I will give them credit that their shwarma was very moist and the sauce that was added did the trick for flavoring it nicely. The rice was seasoned perfectly and complemented the chicken well. The meal goes down from there. I asked for salad and they had a choice of 5 different options. I opted for a green salad which can be summed up in two words «plain lettuce». There was no dressing on the salad (at least none that I could taste) and there was not enough of the sauce on the chicken to move it over to the salad. The other four options did look fancier so I’m thinking I should have tried one of those instead.
The hummus and garlic were very weak tasting and could not overpower the shwarma enough to notice it. Eventually, I did use it to moisten the rice but it didn’t really overpower that either. So at this time, I can’t tell you how either tasted.
Service was fast and friendly so they do get points for that. They also had a very good selection of drinks.
However, I will not be returning to this place in the near future. I’ll stick to authentic shwarma to fulfil my cravings.

Located in the food court of Yonge and Eglinton Centre, Villa Madina is the place to go for some authentic Mediterranean food!
The staff may be very flirtatious and loud, but they give very generous portions! The chicken shawarma plate is very tasty, you have a variety of salads to choose from as your side. I wasn’t able to finish all the food — I think one order is good to share for two people!

Villa Madina is in the Yonge Eglinton Centre food court and is what you would expect from a Mediterranean place in a food court — shawarma plate, shawarma pitas, etc.
Like most food court food, it is really not great value. The shawarma plate for example is $ 9, but it is actually pretty tasty. It includes a reasonable amount of chicken, hummus, and garlic sauce, and a small amount each of potatoes, rice, and salad.
Not bad in a pinch.