Herat Bazaar - Scarborough, Ontario

Bana J.

Not sure why anyone would leave them a bad review! I have been going there for years and referred them many customers who were also very happy! Fresh baked bread- made in front of your eyes for years, and someone says stale on the reviews Like why? They have very cool products! Like Samawer. We always buy meat, bread, nuts and dried fruit, Cardamom tea and many more products, it’s a one stop shop and perfect to get unique gifts!

Samreen K.

Avoid this store if you care about your health. I purchased frozen naan bread from Herat Bazaar, and when I opened the package at home, it was full of visible mold! The store refused to take it back when I reported it. After checking, I noticed that many other people have also complained about expired products and poor hygiene here. This is not a one-time mistake — it looks like a repeated pattern. Very disappointing and unsafe. I

Unk

Their sheeryakh is very tasty and has the perfect amount of sweetness. It was perfectly balanced, and one of the best I’ve ever had.

Freshta N.

I’m talking about the restaurant section inside Herat Bazar. Overall, Herat Bazar has some good sections, but the restaurant is terrible. They served food on dirty plates with dirty spoons, the spoon was full of oil and yogurt they didn’t even wash it. The food looked nothing like the pictures on the menu. What I ordered was completely different and so undercooked that it was hard to chew. When I told the cashier it was undercooked, she said, “You don’t have teeth,” which was so disrespectful. I’m younger than her, she looks like my grandmother, but she doesn’t know how to be a good person or how to respect for the customers, her comment was rude and unnecessary. On top of that, they are very expensive, charging $6 for one bolani, while the store right behind them sells it for $5 with much better quality. Even one star is too much for this restaurant, and I do not recommend this place.

Hamid

The old woman who sits at the counter is really rude and has a bad attitude; she doesn't know how to deal with customers or treat them properly. She is completely ready for a fight. Other Afghan supermarkets are 100 times better than this one. NOT recommend this place.

Samad K.

Great store for Afghan foods.

Meat department butcher Bahaa is super friendly!

There’s a restaurant and a bakery as well.

The Shiryakh (Icecream) is absolutely delicious. Only problem is that they’re usually quite lethargic to make it for you as it requires some churning. And it is also quite expensive. $12 for a large. Most other places charge $6-7 for similar size.

The cookies and baklava look awesome too.

Hippo H. (.

I visited this place for the first time through the Too Good To Go app, and I’m extremely disappointed. Every item in the bag was either past its best before or expiration date — all from 2024 or earlier. Some miscellaneous items were rusty, and the glass products looked so faded and discolored, they seemed like they had been sitting in storage for years. It honestly felt like they just gathered up old junk to get rid of. Definitely not what I expected from this app, and I won’t be coming back.

M N.

My experience with Herat Bazar store was extremely disappointing. We purchased four bags of frozen Manto from them for a family party, and it turned out to be a complete disaster. The quality was appalling; the contents of the bags were filled with rotten onions instead of the promised mixture of ground beef and minced onion. There was barely any beef present, and it was impossible to enjoy the dish due to the overwhelming taste of onions.

To make matters worse, after consuming the Manto, several guests fell ill and began vomiting. I have serious doubts about the quality of the meat used; it tasted nothing like beef, leaving me concerned about what we actually consumed. It's alarming that a product sold by this store could lead to such health issues among consumers.

I strongly urge the Ontario Health authorities to investigate and potentially flag this location for health code violations. It's unacceptable for a store to sell products that not only fail to meet basic quality standards but also pose a risk to the health of consumers.

The only positive aspect of our visit was the cashier, who was the lone friendly face among an otherwise disappointing management team.

In conclusion, I would advise anyone considering shopping at Herat Bazar to proceed with extreme caution, as their products may not only be of poor quality but also potentially harmful to your health.