I live downtown and often miss the ethnic food of the suburbs. So imagine my excitement when I went to see Bin Roye last year at AMC Courtney Park and saw this Snacks n Chai Cafe! I excitedly rushed over, for one more halal place in the GTA is something to celebrate, and a snacks and chai cafe is a truly novel idea. How wonderful, I thought! I can drive to Mississauga to watch a desi movie and then just walk over here for snacks and chai, and just let loose my inner fob! Alas, the cafe was not open then as it was still under construction.
But it opened this year in March, and I did have the chance to visit shortly thereafter in April. My best friend and I made a point of checking out Snacks n Chai for a makeshift Pakistani brunch one day. We had the bun kebabs (hers with egg, I believe) and two puff pastries (with chicken). I had the masala chai, and she had the kashmiri chai. My chai was very tasty. She said her Kashmiri chai was great as well. The bun kebab was decent. The price was right.
The restaurant itself is spacious and comfortable. One criticism I have is that the food was served to us in styrofoam boxes and paper plates and cups. It would taste much better in real dinnerware, I'm sure, and it would be more environmentally conscious.
I do anticipate next time there is a hotly anticipated new Bollywood or Pakistani film playing, I will make the trek to AMC Courtney Park and go get snacks n chai afterwards! I'm looking forward to trying the other things on the menu! Maybe the paratha rolls?