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Is The Old Spaghetti Factory halal?

No halal meat anywhere; a meat-free halal menu in western provinces only

No halal meat anywhere in Canada. The Old Spaghetti Factory's halal menu applies only to BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and even there it has no meat: just pasta, seafood and plant-based dishes made without pork or alcohol, with no certifier named. The Toronto location isn't covered.

Last reviewed 2026-11 · Statuses change, so confirm with the restaurant before ordering.

The Old Spaghetti Factory has a halal menu, but it isn't what most people searching for one expect, and it doesn't apply in Ontario.

What the chain says

The chain's halal menu is marked as applying to British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It says its halal items contain no alcohol, pork, or non-halal meat and poultry. In practice that means:

  • No meat or chicken at all: pasta, Impossible meatballs, seafood (prawns, clams, scallops), salads and desserts.
  • Deep-fried items removed because of a shared fryer.
  • A warning that cooking surfaces and utensils may have touched non-halal items.
  • No certifier named. It's an ingredient statement, not a certificate.

Ontario

The Toronto dietary page has no halal content, so the halal menu doesn't cover the Toronto location at 54 The Esplanade. Our listing records halal options at that location as of our visit; the chain's current pages don't mention halal for Toronto, so confirm with the restaurant before ordering.

How to verify

In the western provinces, ask for the halal menu by name. In Toronto, ask directly whether anything is halal and on what basis. Our full method: the halal verification guide. Statuses change, so confirm with the restaurant before ordering.

Sources

On our list

The Old Spaghetti Factory — Hit List Score 55

Visited by our team; we checked halal status during our visit. Read the full page for the score breakdown and what to order.

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Is The Old Spaghetti Factory halal? — FAQs

Is The Old Spaghetti Factory halal?

Not in the sense most people mean. There's no halal meat at any Canadian location. In BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the chain offers a halal menu of pasta, seafood and plant-based dishes made without alcohol, pork or non-halal meat. Statuses change, so confirm with the restaurant before ordering.

Is The Old Spaghetti Factory in Toronto halal?

No halal menu applies there. The chain's halal menu says it's for BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and its Ontario dietary page has no halal content.

What's on the Old Spaghetti Factory halal menu?

Pasta, Impossible meatballs, seafood such as prawns, clams and scallops, salads and desserts. Deep-fried items are excluded because of a shared fryer, and the chain warns that cooking surfaces and utensils may have touched non-halal items. It's the chain's own ingredient statement, not a certification.

Is the meat sauce or lasagna halal?

No. Neither is on the halal menu, even in the western provinces.

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