The Best Restaurants in Montreal’s Shaughnessy Village - Eater Montreal
"Bright and cheery, Bhandari’s menu is full of options, from their thalis — vegetarian or lamb, curry- or butter-chicken — to deep-fried vada, in a yogurt sauce or sambar broth. There are idlis, too, for those who love these gluten-free fermented rice and lentil orbs. Plus, lassi, sweet or salty." - Ivy Lerner-Frank
Bhargav Y.
Google
A big fan of their Restaurant. Firstly its very reasonable for students and has one of the tastiest Indian food near Concordia. I should say Bhandari listens to the feedback a lot and they do change according to the voice of customers. Their Samosas have become so much better that i have now become a regular customer. Their Samosas, Veg Roll (which i guess they make on demand only but are amazing) Vadapav etc are the one of the bests here (of what I've tried). You may sometimes expect some wait times since the restaurant is pretty busy. Their customer service is awesome.
Halal _.
Google
Service is good. Liked the vada pav abd vege pakora. But pani puri was waste no taste of the water and stuffing maybe if u try yogurt pani puri dat mite be gud. Chai was okay full of masala taste. Chaat papri was okay but i will say it had more papri and very less chixk peas and other toppings.
Aumy S.
Google
The dishes here are so good! You can also accompany it with a lassi which goes very well with the spices. They have a lot a variety, from truly authentic Indian street food, to original indo-chinese menu and vegetarian choices. We'll let those mouth-watering pictures speak for themselves ...
Ajay M.
Google
We stopped by Bhandari for our weekend trip to Montreal and had some delicious naan with Malai Kofta and Shahi Paneer. The service was exceptional and the food was amazing. We stopped back in the next day to try their Indo - Chinese cuisine and the Schezwan fried rice and Manchurian Veggie Balls were just as delicious. Thank you to Navjeet Bhai especially for the kindest service and warmest hospitality. Will definitely recommend this spot to anyone looking for delicious food and amazing service. Ps, the chai is wonderful too!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sohaib R.
Google
Very friendly and accommodative staff. Delicious food. The Indian Chinese is slightly different than Pakistani Chinese. Nice pani poori. Good tandoori aloo ka paratha.
Good experience, reasonable price and good portion
Jennifer S.
Google
Just ordered lunch from this restaurant today via DoorDash. Considering how long it took DoorDash to actually pick it up and deliver it, I’m really happy with how my food held up.
Packaging: I couldn’t care less about packaging normally looks, but I’ve got to say, when it comes nicely packaged, it now realize the enjoyment it adds to the experience! Lol! I also love that they wrapped my soup container in plastic wrap so it wouldn’t leak all over everything.
The food:
- I ordered the chicken samosas and Sambar soup appetizers. I never ordered either before. The samosas were good, but the soup kind of sucked because it was more of a broth. The flavour was nice, there just weren’t many vegetables in it (maybe it’s supposed to be that way, if so, it’s just not wow for me then).
- Butter chicken: this did not at all taste like any other butter chickens I’ve tried. It didn’t have that little bit of spice to its buttery creaminess, and it tasted more sweet than usual (almost like a brown sugar flavour), but it was still really delicious and I enjoyed it a lot.
- Basmati rice: it’s rice, what can I say? I only like rice when I can smother it in butter chicken sauce lol!
- Garlic naan: Considering that it got a bit soggy because of how long it sat wrapped up during the delivery process, it was still AMAZING! Oufff... one of the best naan I’ve had in Mtl. It was nice and thin (not like some others that are too thick and greasy), nice air bubbles in it from when it was cooked, the garlic flavour was perfect!
I’ll definitely be eating from here again!
Dipal Raj D.
Google
What a great place to enjoy Indian Food! You must try garlic naan, so soft and flavorful. My second recommendation is Chaines food. Do not forget to order Pavbhaji. They make Pav everyday and I believe that's their specialty. The softness of the pav is marvelous. You will be in love with all the punjabi curries. I also tried Pav vada at this place and again I couldn't resist myself saying WOW! If you happened to go for breakfast then dont miss indian chai with paneer paratha. My mouth is watering while I am writing this review. The staff here is so friendly. I highly recommend this place. You would never regret visiting this restaurant. Love from Toronto.
Sandy K.
Google
Really good food! Dishes are priced well and service excellent. We ordered some sort of fried chicken appetizer that came with a green sauce (wish I knew what it was called), super spicy but super good, and for our main dishes we took one chicken curry plate which was actually much smaller than we expected and the non-vegetable thali (butter chicken). This place is conveniently located close to the st.mathieu exit and definitely recommended!