Hamdi Restaurant

Really enjoyed this place. Could be a little more organized and cleaner.
Overall, the food was delicious, mango juice was great and unlimited, and the service was friendly. We ordered the beef stew with the chicken drumsticks. Great flavours.
This place could use a little more lighting, we found it a little dim.
Would definitely return.

Good eats, reasonable prices and great mango juice, how can you go wrong!
Had chicken breast with rice and drumsticks — all delicious.
highly recommend it.

It was about 2 weeks ago at Monday. I paid 16 $ for both me and my husband! And took some leftover home! The food tasted amazing the service was fast and accurate. We were the only ones there and I assume that that was the owner in the back of the restaurant who couldn’t decide what to watch on tv so every couple minutes flip the channel .I enjoyed the food and will definitely be back.

My Somali friend wanted to introduce me to his native cuisine.
With no Somali restos in Montréal, we made it a point to visit here while in Toronto.
It’s a bit out of the way, so really just if you’re coming by car,
It’s in a dingy strip mall, and the décor is very basic.
But I wouldn’t have it any other way when it comes to ethnic food.
While at first glance, their menu might seem expensive ($ 13-​$ 15)
It does come with an amazing spicy vegetable soup and bottled water is free.
Soft drinks and large juices are only $ 1.
You also get to choose from Chicken, Goat, Fish and Steak (which they did not have on that day)
The fried chicken was very simple, tasted fresh and homemade.
I’m not a fan of Goat (too stringy), but it was quite good, the Fish was also nice.
What stood out to me was the sides, the rice was perfect, it looked like Basmati.
The other thing that surprised me was their use of spaghetti (they were colonized by Italy), it was the best pasta I’ve had all year, the sauce and the cooking was perfect.
They do it eat it with a banana to temper the spices (it was not really spicy to me)
The waiter was very quiet and un-​assuming, they have a family section and the section where we stayed.
They opened a second section in downtown Toronto, here’s hoping to a section in Montréal

Hamdi Restaurant is this Somalian place by the Airport. The restaurant serves up some pretty good East African food and is the ideal place for anyone who is looking for halal food but is tired of all the Hakka places around. The place itself is much larger than it looks and nicer inside than it is outside. Menu features grilled chicken, beef, and goat dishes.
The Dinners here are roughly $ 13 and comes with salad and choice of side (rice, spaghetti, or chippati bread). I ordered up the Beef Steak with Spaghetti and also got myself a mango juice as it looked pretty good. The whole meal also comes with a random banana for some reason? Whatever.
The beef steak is pretty good as it’s a pair of thinly sliced steak that’s been marinated and grilled. No odd spices or anything. It gets tossed with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. They drop a dump truck pile of spaghetti on your plate and expect you to finish the thing? Took my shame back to the office as I couldn’t polish it off. Mango juice is incredible and for $ 1, you’d be a dumb@$$ to pass it up.
Service was good but the dude is quiet. Don’t expect any emotions or anything from this guy. Just some solid work. Though I liked the place, the prices are a bit high considering how cheap food can get around this area. Portion sizes do it some justice though so if you’ve got the dough, you’ve got to go.
Oh…and the banana was good too? It’s a banana folks…

Love this place!
Its a rather old joint. No surprises there.
I appreciate the hand washing station and of course that there is a baby changing table in the bathroom. Thumbs up!
The food vs. price, you get more than you pay for.
The servings are hugeee!
My hubby and I usually split one platter.
mango juice is nice, and of course the banana tradition.
The place has two rooms to choose from, one is the «family room» which I really like.
Service is quick and pleasant.
Wonderful Halal option!
I highly recommend! We go back often, and now have many friends and family that always eat there when in the area. It is a no brainer if you are in the Rexdale area, you must give it a try!

yes our whole family love
try chiken stew and salmon im not a fan of steak i have never tried it, interior is ok only. we love mango juice too

The portions are great, one order 2 ladies or 2 kids can easily share… it’s fulfilling for men too. I think price is right too. 6 adults and 4 kids ate for about $ 100. the sauce is very spicy, but tasty, so when you want to pour it all over be ready to have your drink right after the first bite :) its bz for a small place. will be back.

Hamdi, Hamdi, Hamdi. I expect better from a place with a name that is so fun to say.
I’d never tried Somali cuisine before coming here, and unfortunately, Hamdi didn’t offer the greatest introduction to it. I ordered the chicken stew for $ 12. It came on a large plate — there were a few pieces of lettuce on the side, about three ounces of meat (not much), and a humongous mound of rice and peas. The meat was nicely cooked and flavourful, but I just didn’t know what to do with myself or all that rice. I polished off the lettuce and meat, but had an overwhelming amount of rice leftover at the end… It wasn’t spiced or anything, so I couldn’t enjoy it by itself.
I left the place feeling like I got ripped off… The food was decent, but I wasn’t satiated, and it definitely wasn’t worth the (already inexpensive) price. It was a meal I could easily throw together at home in 20 minutes. Also, I despise bottled water (as I feel like it’s a waste when we have perfectly good tap water), and that’s all they serve at Hamdi.