The Best North African Restaurants in Montreal - Eater Montreal
"An elegant, fully-licensed Moroccan restaurant on the South Shore, this place serves classic tagines and pastillas, alongside international dishes that dip into French cuisine, with options like duck confit and escargots. Enjoy the stately decor, lit by the metal lanterns that cast intricate designs onto the walls." - Karin Murray-Bergquist, Ivy Lerner-Frank
What an absolute gem, it is a crime that this restaurant is not filled to the brim every service. The food, service, ambiance was amazing. The FOOD! The couscous royal, filet de sole, puff pastry mushroom, soup, salad, everything was incredible, if you were asking whether or not you should come here: you should absolutely be coming here.
Raymond Chiu
Google
It was delicious. Been three with the family, once with a group of friends and everyone loved their meals every time. Everything is prepared with care and tastes fresh.
Don't let the lack of flashy decor or small number of tables turn you off. First time I went, I almost didn't go but I'm so glad I did!
As an added bonus, prices are very affordable. Already planning next visit!
Melanie Qin
Google
We were told the chef was renown for cooking asian food back in Morocco. After speaking with him, we found out that he speaks 5 languages (his ethnic background being half Vietnamese and half Moroccan). It's no wonder the dishes here are exceptional and unique. The dishes we chose felt like a harmonious marriage between two cultures. We will have to come back to try more.
Gabriel
Google
Got yelled at for not leaving a tip and not allowed to leave the store until we paid an extra 25$ hidden service fee. This is illegal under Quebec's Consumer Protection Law.
After stating that I don't mind paying a fair price for the service but that they should add it to the menu and bill to make it clear instead of surprising us with it after I've already paid. The owner, who is visibly an immigrant, started commenting on how I, a Canadian, "must not be from these parts" and must be confused with european laws, despite never having been to europe.
Don't support shady businesses like this. Their prices look too good compared to restaurants that are up front with their mandatory fees.
Dan Mao
Google
The food here is amazing. Everything I tried is delicious, fresh and nice decorated. Can’t stopping thinking the soup, yummy!
Kartik Kulkarni
Google
We went here for dinner when we were visiting Montreal. We wanted something we hadn't tried before in terms of cuisine and this fit the bill. We had the confit salad. Which was really well made. The duck was tender yet had a crisp exterior. The salad was light and delicious and fresh. With strips of veggies and a house dressing it was perfect to get us already for the mains. For the mains we had the tagine chicken and the pastilla. This came with a cream of vegetable soup and a mushroom pastry. Both were just perfect. Soup was creamy yet no actual cream was used in it. Lot of complex flavours. The mushroom pastry was equally good. The main dishes lived up to the buildup after all the previous dishes. The tagine was flavorful and the chicken was tender. The pastilla was served with more of the salad we loved. It was well flavored with almonds was delicious. Dessert was included as well and was flan and a ricotta mousse. And both as perfectly made as the rest of the meal. Very rarely have I had a meal that was so well done from the first dish to the last.
Yevgeniy Kozlov
Google
Food was amazing and the fact that the owner/chef came to greet us was outstanding! The menu and wine are great! Everything is delicious and new decorations are nice.
Syl Evan
Google
This is a hidden gem in Brossard and in Montreal. The ambience is nice and the food is very good, very European with a touch of exotic. The wine list is good and the food price is very very friendly. And the owners takes time to talk and explain everything you want to know about their cuisine. They told us there is a belly dancing performance every 2 weeks. Be sure to try the Table d'hôte with Grilled Salmon with Pate Mille Feuille and Soupe du Jour as entrée. We sure will come back.