M Akter T.
Yelp
Ok so I am going to give a detailed review of this place. Bare with me.
Appayon is an authentic Bangladeshi restaurant based in parc, Montreal. It's the first of its kind here in this city. The food here basically reminds me of home.
So I've been to this restaurant just once, as a fairly new restaurant celebrating it's 1st anniversary with its ramadan special which is what I went for, the iftar buffet. This consisted of several items such as pilau, chicken roast, beef rezala, egg korma, soft khichdi, fried items: piyaju, veg pakora, potato chop, eggplant and then there was chhola, salad, puffed rice, fruits and dates. This buffet also consists of juice and water.
I honestly didnt expect much considering the countless Indian restautants I have been to, either here or the UK; no matter how low my expectation are, I usually get disappointed. Appayon however, pleasantly surprised me. They items were not only satisfactory but so much more. I loved the Halim, which was a piece of Dhaka that I have missed all these years abroad. It was delicious with the perfect consistency, and had the perfect combination of spices. The beef rezala was amazing; I am honestly never satisfied with beef rezala anywhere but Appayon has truly done it with their cooking, it tasted like my grandma's rezala. The fried stuff were all crunchy yet tasty, the potato chop tasted amazing and I loved how they used mustard oil instead of vegetable oil. The service was good too, they constantly kept refilling the food, keeping them warm and fresh. The owners were very professional and were very pleasant. I took some pan masala at the end from the counter and one of the owners even offered to give me a container, obviously noticing how crazy I was about them.
I am truly overwhelmed with the food and service of the people running this place, and all of this for just $16. I urge you go and give this place a try whether you are Bangladeshi or not, this place will give you a true taste of Bangladeshi food, and you WILL love it.