Halal Party Catering in Toronto

Planning a party in Toronto and searching for exceptional catering that will truly impress your guests? Look no further than Blessed Kitchen, your go-to for authentic Halal Sri Lankan party catering in Toronto.

A city with very different drive times

A Toronto party could be ten minutes from our kitchen or close to an hour away. Approximate drive times from 328 Passmore Avenue in north Scarborough:

• Scarborough: 10 to 20 minutes.
• North York: about 25 minutes, roughly 20 km.
• Downtown: 35 to 45 minutes, roughly 32 km, usually by the 401 and the DVP.
• Etobicoke: 45 to 50 minutes, roughly 45 km.

Rush hour on the 401 and the DVP can stretch the longer runs, so a weekday evening party downtown should have a drop-off time set well before guests are due. A Sunday afternoon in East York is a much simpler trip, and a Scarborough address is simpler still. If your party is close to us, pickup is worth considering.

Condos, loading docks and permit parking

Downtown and midtown towers often have firm delivery rules. Before you confirm with us, ask the concierge or property manager three things: whether deliveries must go through the loading dock, whether the service elevator needs booking, and which hours the party room is yours. Send us the address, the entrance and a phone number for whoever will meet the food.

House parties have their own problem: many Toronto streets are permit parking only. Tell us if there is a laneway, a driveway we can pull into, or a side street where a car can stop for a few minutes.

A spice ladder for guests new to Sri Lankan food

Toronto guest lists are mixed. Some guests grew up on Sri Lankan food, others are trying it for the first time at your party. Arrange the dishes from gentle to hot, and tell newcomers to start at the gentle end:

1. Gentle: potato milk curry, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal, chicken korma.
2. Medium: biryani, eggplant moju, green peas curry.
3. Hot: maasi sambol, chicken devil, beef devil, boneless mutton devil, chilli chicken.

One tip worth passing on: a Sri Lankan plate is about mixing. A bit of biryani, a little moju and some yogurt sambal in one bite tastes better than any single dish alone. Our page on how spicy Sri Lankan food is goes further.

Menus for a house party and a reunion

Combos are quotes each event based on menu and headcount, and you need at least 20 people for each one. Two examples, before tax and delivery:

• A 30-person house party: Chicken Biryani Combo 2 at quoted for your event comes to final pricing depends on your menu and headcount. It is the broadest pick for a crowd with mixed spice tolerance, since it pairs fried chicken and biryani with sweet pineapple curry and a dessert.
• A 75-person family reunion: the String Hopper Biryani Combo at quoted for your event comes to final pricing depends on your menu and headcount. For families who grew up eating string hoppers at home, this is the one that feels like a homecoming. It comes with chicken korma, eggplant moju, pineapple curry, yogurt sambal and maasi sambol.

To be clear about what is on our menu: we do not make hoppers (appa), egg hoppers or plain string hoppers. The String Hopper Biryani Combo is our string hopper dish. If you want other Sri Lankan breads and starches, look at puttu, roast bread, coconut roti or the ghee rice combos. See our string hoppers page for the details.

How Toronto orders work

We are a takeout, delivery and catering kitchen with no dine-in. Catering is drop-off or pickup only, packed and ready to serve, and the host takes it from there. For smaller groups, individual dishes are on Uber Eats and our direct ordering page. We are not on SkipTheDishes. For catering, call or text (647) 449-2924. All our chicken, beef and lamb are HMA-certified halal, and documentation is available on request.

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