Bamiyan Kabab

One of the few places my entire family agrees on! Delicious meat, very flavourful rice, and a decent salad make for a great dinner plate. It’s sometimes very loud inside with families + screaming kids, so we usually get takeout. I will say that when they first opened they were *perfect*, but since they’ve gotten much more popular and raised their prices, the quality of the meat and its preparation quality has gone down slightly (particularly the Barg Kabob, which used to be incredible and grilled just right, but is now occasionally chewy, tougher, and mildly over-​grilled.) I’d be happy to pay the raised prices if the quality stayed the same, but it dipped. However, with that caveat, they’re still awesome, and my parents — who really hate going out to eat — eagerly agree to Bamiyan.

Amazing authentic afghani cuisine, very quick and very very clean … Savoured every single bite but again no facility for credit card :(!! For a fast food id go there anytime ! The seasoning the meat the chicken, all grilled with allot of love and care :)!

I was visiting Toronto and heard great reviews of this place so decided to visit. After going thru the menu selection, when it was time to pay, the guy at the cash register tells me that they don’t take visa, master or American Express and only take a debit card or cash and if I paid in US dollars it would be the same price as Canadian dollars! The place is rip off and very surprised that they don’t take any cards. I had to walk away.

This place was packed when we arrived and it was tough for us to spot a seat. The food was delicious. The bread was fresh baked and the kebabs were fresh except the rice. The mango smoothie was really awesome…

Here’s a review! They charge extra 50 cents for there white sauce and make you stand in line again to buy it! Are you kidding me??? The prices have almost doubled in the past few years and your gonna charge me for a stupid sauce! The quality and customer service was good when they opened but had gotten bad over the years I guess all that money is making them greedy! No more am I going there! Tons of afghan places out there taste better anyway!!!

This place is my favorite place to go to for Afghani food. They give you big portions and the food is so good. I believe their naan is freshly stoned baked as well… yum! Also I really like their hot sauce they make themselves, freshly tomatoes, cilantro and whatever spices are in it. I’ve been to several Afghani restaurants in Mississauga and Brampton but according to taste and freshness, this is the one! The only thing that annoys me is the crazy lineups during lunch times. Once I was there and the line up was so ridiculous it went out the door and all their seats were full. Oh well, if you love the food you have to wait for it!

Food wasn’t too bad (got the kafta)…menu pricing was all blacked out so you do not see prices (was told they were updating the menu). Nothing great considering all the other restaurants in the area… big downside is they do not accept credit cards.

I came here last month for a late lunch/​early dinner with my best friend and we both were surprised to see how busy it was at 4pm! The line up was pretty long but it moved fast so we placed our orders under 10 minutes and our food was ready in about 15 minutes. However, we had to ask one of the servers at least 3 times to clean one of the tables so we could sit down which is why I am giving it 4 stars. Overall, the food was good, I got the chicken breast kabob and the portion size was reasonable. I have tried other kabob places before so this is not my favorite but if I am in the area and looking for a place to eat then I will definitely come back!

This such a family friendly restaurant, it has a great layout and great for bringing friends and family. It does feel like a cafeteria but the food is delicious and the portion sizes are very big. You will definitely have leftovers to bring home! The naan was a bit different from the soft sought goodness that I am accustomed to.
They have a number of dishes but everything comes with salad. The salad is surprisingly fresh and the tomato was spectacular! In fact, the tomato salad was my favourite part of the meal!
This was definitely a win and we would be coming back!

Oh it was gooooood! Had the beef kebab platter with their delicious beef tikka and the beef skewer on a bed of rice and naan bread.
The meat itself was just too delicate in flavor, Tikkas perfectly cooked, nice heat and the best succulent amounts of fat on it… mouth watering!
Moreover, the rice itself were so tasty, the flavor is still in my mouth two hours later!
For drinks, I’d say the mango smoothie was too sweet for me, the yogurt drink may have been much better. I’ll recommend to try that one. And the portion is huge! So not for the faint hearted for sure

This was my first time trying Afghan food and this restaurant is an unexpected discovery and pleasant surprise for me. A friend took me there for an early dinner and the first thing that hits you is the friendly atmosphere. Both the staff and customers are friendly and there are lots of families enjoying as well. The seating is tight and busy but I didn’t mind that. it’s sort of like a fast-​food-​style restaurant that serves fresh fine food. The place was busy for a Saturday at 6:00 pm but It just shows how popular this place is. All this combined with amazing freshly made food. My chicken kebab was cooked to perfection with a lovely mixture of spices and it was succulent and tender. Served on a bed of spiced rice with salad, fresh tomato salsa-​style sauce and flatbread. A very satisfying meal and experience. I would definitely go back.

Came here for lunch on a weekday. It’s a fairly busy fast food place.
Healthy options, particularly for lunch where you can get some grilled meat with a large salad and some Afghani bread.
Everything was very good, especially the dough (yogurt drink with mint).
It would be nice if they had some yoghurt or something to eat the bread with though… We were dipping it in ranch dressing!

This is a great place to get a quick healthy meal of grilled Afghan kabob however be careful as it gets very busy on Saturdays and Sundays. Also not much options If you are vegetarian.

I came here for lunch with a former coworker a few months ago. Since the beginning of 2015, I’ve had a resolution to eat a lot healthier and more ethically as well, which involves eating less meat, fish and dairy and when I do eat it, to try and make sure it was treated in a «humane» way (let’s face it, killing is never humane). However, when meeting with coworkers, you sometimes have very little choice unless you want them to question everything your eating.
So I gave it and ordered one of their kabob dinners. I found everything fresh and the rice was perfectly seasoned. As for the meat, I found it worse than Pamier and Watan because it felt more starchy.
With regards to service, it’s sort of self-​serve and you just pick it up when it’s ready, so I have no complaints there.
Verdict: It’s not bad, but it’s also a bit noisy too. If I were to eat Afghan foods, I’d still much prefer the Pamier up north in Brampton.

Afghani fast food. I was here around noon today for lunch with a friend, there were a couple people ahead of us but the place got pretty busy by 1pm.
I had the Chicken Breast Kabob with salad/​naan which I would definitely recommend. The chicken breast was super juicy, and the spicy red sauce was tasty. Naan and white sauce were average.

Delicious! This is the first time to try Afghan food. It took a long time to get all food I ordered. They screwed up my order twice.
Price: Most plates are around $ 10.
Atmosphere: Like a fast food restaurant. Many families.
Food: Most plates have meat. Veggie wrap for vegetarians. Only one dessert is a rice pudding. They have a unique drink like non sweet lassie with dry tea leaves on top. The name is DOUGH! Nan is tougher than Indian ones. Lam Ian’s the long rice are delicious!
Staffs: They are nice.
Attention: No credit card! OMG! I had CAN$ 20 by chance. Whew.
Location: This area is really international. Chinese, Thai, Japanese,… Many exotic restaurants.

I really enjoy eating at Bamiyan Kabab. This location I tried for the first time and just prior to closing time (around 7pm). The service was good and the food was received within 15mins. The meat was soft and tasty with the spicy afghani salsa adding an extra zinger as needed.

I love the food here. Been heron multiple occasions. Id give this place a 5 star if the customer service was better.
I usually get the chicken kabob with rice and the flatbread. The meat is tender and juicy.

The place was almost full as usual,
Ordered the Tandoori Dinner, love the mint & tomato dipping it comes with, ads extra flavour to the experience. Because of the high volume the meat is always fresh & tender. But it was mostly white meat which is not a bad thing but I prefer dark meat for kebobs & koftas.
Over all its consistent with its quality
& taste. Will be back soon.

You know what? Food-​wise, I actually find all these kabob places interchangeable. What makes a difference are location, service, & atmosphere. That’s it!
After not visiting Bamiyan in a coupla years — it’s not in my ‘hood, I came here for a takeout. Takeout takes AT LEAST 10 – 15 minutes and they appeared very disorganised.
So as per the other reviewers, food is slooow to roll out — BOTH dine-​in and take-​out.
Plus it ain’t that cheap either! I ordered a Tikka Kabob (beef tenderloin) with Salad & Naan and that was $ 8.99, before taxes. I didn’t find the serving size all that big. In fact, I was able to eat the entire order for dinner!
(With Watan, I cannot finish their dinner. And I find their chunks of meat are larger. I can spread out 1 order for 2 – 3 meals.)
Tomatoes on my salad were green/​barely red and crunchy. :p Tasted fine, but they weren’t ripe at all.
Although I didn’t dine in, atmosphere was meh. Workers didn’t look all that happy. I prefer the happier groups at Watan much better. Really didn’t make a great impression on this return visit!