We ordered catering from them and it was amazing! Great food and large portions with a good variety…read moreof dishes. The owner is kind also, we would highly recommend this restaurant.

I discovered this restaurant when I was living in Montreal. It serves South Indian and Sri Lankan…read morefood. It remains my favourite restaurant ever. I'm living in Ottawa now, but every time I visit Montreal, I have to go to Jolee. The decor is nothing fancy, but the food is so delicious. There is a take out counter at the back of the restaurant and people are constantly coming in for take out. The Beef Rolls are amazing. Spicy beef and potato, rolled up and then deep fried. Yummy goodness! The Fish Cutlets are good too (fish and potato). My favourite dish is the Chicken Kottu Roti. The portion is huge and has lots of chicken, egg, onions and roti pieces. The Beef Biriyani is excellent too (lots of beef, cashews, and a boiled egg). I find that the dishes here are spicy. I like spicy, but I can only take a "medium spicy" here. I usually just order mild, which has plenty of bite. The prices are so awesome. The huge Chicken Kottu Roti is like only $7 and can easily feed two people. The Beef Rolls are less than $2 a piece (and they are bigger than usual egg rolls). Their desserts are by the weight and very reasonable in cost. I usually don't like Indian desserts because I find them too sweet, but I love the desserts at Jolee. I usually order a box to go and get a piece of everything. I have to admit that I don't know the names of any of the desserts or what is actually in them, but I know that they are colourful, pretty and delicious :) Writing about this place is making me miss it so much. If you haven't tried it yet, you should go, you won't regret it!

This is my favourite place. The mutton rolls are to die for !! Would recommend to anyone for a…read moresimple Indian snack!

Janani is a triple gem of a hole-in-the-wall! Here on the Victoria/Plamondon corridor of…read moreCôte-des-Neiges there are many South Indian / Tamil Sri Lankan restos to choose from. Janani is by far the most casual down home cookin' a person could ask for. When you step into Janani you feel as though you've been invited to supper at a friend's home. This truly is a friends with benefits situation. The benefit? Oodles and oodles of delicious and healthful and flavourful and piquant victuals to see you through the icy Montréal winter. I love the vegetarian thali. The dishes are constantly changing so there is always a vast array of choices to be had. You have to be a keener to get your hands on this food because it disappears super fast. If you're hankering for a vegetarian thali for dinner you should call ahead of time and ask them to save some food for you. Try the potato bonda and string hoppers as well! You'll be pleasantly delighted and your hunger will be satiated beyond belief. Enjoy!

Delicious, authentic and so, so cheap. I've been going there for a long time and I'm always…read moresatisfied. The portions are HUGE for a very reasonable price. The place might be very small and with outdated looks, and the owners (i think it's a family-owned business) might put the music on tv to the highest level, but the food and price are really worth it. I usually take my food to go, because staying there to eat is kind of akward and I go enjoy it in the park nearby. Chicken biriyani is delicious!

V.I.P. was recommended by a friend from Montreal, and then we met some locals and they raved about…read morehow that's their favorite spot (and warned us that it's a "hole in the wall"). So then we knew we had to go. The wonton was hot and really tasty. It's a small bowl, but there were 4 wontons per bowl. Egg roll was crispy and way larger than egg rolls we get in the U.S. I didn't love the beef spare ribs - the meat was tender but there was more bone the meat, and it was hard to get the meat off. Plus, a piece of bone came off and got into my mouth. The fried rice was really good (not sure if they use MSG, but I hope not) - I couldn't stop eating it. I really liked the sizzling beef with veggies, too. Service was nice - the waiter put together a little chopstick "cheat" for my son. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good Chinese meal.

Small Sri Lankan place that opened late last year. Mostly for take out but there are a couple…read moretables inside. Big portions, low prices. Food was good, similar menu to some other Sri Lankan places nearby but the restaurant itself seems to be cleaner. The owner is nice and if you're unfamiliar with anything she can explain what the menu items are. Hope to go back for the banana leaf special on weekends.

Je suis allé pour le brunch un samedi matin. Une cuisine indienne du sud…read more Jai choisi le Idly Vada J'avais 1 Vada un petit beignet salé au fine herbes et aussi e Idly des petits beignets blanc. Va vient avec 3 accompagnements pour tremper les 4 beignets. J'ai aimé les trois accompagnemeng du sambar et du chutney. Jai aussi gouté au Dosa Massala un autre excellent choix. Enfin côté qualité prix c'est dur a battre Wow. Le resto est spacieux idéale pour des groupe un mélange de table et de belle banquettes. Excellent service rapide et de bon conseil. Un jolie resto invitant qui nous donne envie de voyager. Je vais y retourner c'est certains pour souper!

Had the worst experience here! I came with my large family and ordered a butter naan for myself…read morebecause I was allergic to a lot of the dishes on the menu. I was told by the lady that I cannot come to the restaurant and only order naan and not a dish. I told her about my allergies and she assured me that I won't be allergic to the Chicken 65 dish, so I ordered it. I was very much allergic to the dish and had a terrible reaction! She was so rude and unprofessional. Never coming here again.

After watching Trevor James' Youtube videos in Sri Lanka, I got very keen to try Sri Lankan food…read more Nama kept popping up on my instagram feeds, therefore we decided to have a family dinner at Nama despite the mixed reviews. I would give a 3 1/2 stars for its lack of flavors. Our waiter was pleasant, diligent and helpful. He warned us that Sri Lankan food would be spicy. We love spicy food but it wasn't as spicy as he made us believe. I guess our tolerance levels are super different. Our cocktails were pretty good (Trincot's sunset, pink panther and Jaffna Fever). Our appetizer were pretty average due to lack of flavors and spice (fish o fish, banana tree and Seeni Sambol tart). As for the main dishes, we had Nilaveu, spicy and delicious shrimp curry dish (good) with coconut roti (very dry), then the Backyard, chicken curry (only real spicy dish) with basmati rice (good). Then we had sea bass cooked with spices in banana leaf (the best meal of the night), then kathari blast (eggplant dish, delicious but the eggplant skin was very hard, kept getting stuck in my throat), and on the side string hoppers (good). Last dish was vegetarian Kottu Roti with eggs (splendid). Now for Desert. 1) coconut/pistachio filling in a crepe (delicious) and then 2) Pina colada ice cream (Fruits were missing, notified the waiter, who said fruits got rotten, therefore I got 10 % discount on this desert) and then one cup kopi (special Sri Lankan coffee), which was very watery sadly. Every single dish were presented impressively. Our dishes including plates and utensils were made by wood (felt bad for trees). Overall, it's a cute place (like an old house) but there are more improvements are required in terms of some table sittings especially in the main door and hallway; it looks very tacky. The taste of the food needs to raise the bar. Barely any food was spicy (the way it was mentioned) except the chicken dish. With all the dishes, the price wasn't bad, and I also got a 10% discount on my whole bill courtesy of YELP check in. Thank you Yelp.

4 stars is exclusively for the flavours. Great food but they were missing at least 2 servers. We…read moredid speak with the owner/cook and she was so nice and she apologized profusely. I think it's a shame that people won't go back due to the service although it is so important...the fact that she acknowledged it and took constructive criticism really made all the difference.

I had the masala dosa. It was good but the turmeric was too much in the sambar. My friends took a…read morenonveg Tali and they didn't like the taste too. However the mango lassi was good. Hope the taste of food will get improvised soon so that I can have a great masala dosa again.

I've been test driving a number of delivery options for work in Ville St Laurent and have been…read morefinding decent Indian delivery particularly difficult. I wouldn't go out of the way for this place, but I'll definitely be reordering. The bad: The naan. I would be shocked if this was never frozen, and would have a heartbreak if someone actually made this from scratch in the restaurant as it comes across as grocery store frozen/microwaved naan... but not as good. The ok: The tandoori chicken, so bright and looking delicious; fell flat on flavor, but for the price I can't say it was bad as it fit the bill. Didn't like that their JustEat menu didn't include a bunch of the things that they deliver based on the pamphlet that came with my order, but I can also understand them trying to limit reorders with JustEat since they pinch a piece of the pie. The good: The lamb curry had a good taste to it, not spicy, but a well balanced kick of flavor. Overall I overpaid for what I got, but only by a little bit and because I'm frugal. Moving forward I know what more to order to get a better bang for my buck. Authentic? Not really. Based on the area I can understand that they might have been forced to Westernize their dishes, but would have been better if it were traditional. When the naan isn't even made on site you're unlikely to get much else thats made with love.

I really like Ganges. I went here on a date and the ambiance was nice and warm, the server was…read morelovely and helpful. The food was very nice, I liked their selection, we asked for everything to be mild and they were able to accomodate that without sacrificing flavour. They do use a lot of sugar in their dishes, which is fine with me, but something to consider. BYOB, so grab a nice bottle of wine and head on over!

Aron G introduced me to this place! After trying Ca Lem for the first time Adam was still a bit…read morehungry so we went in to eat a little. They give papadum's to start off and those were just ok. Adam got the butter chicken and some bahji's to share and I got the Seekh Kebab which is beef inside naan bread if I am remembering correctly. The bhaji's came with the delicious yoghurt I like and the butter chicken was really smooth and tasty. It was delightful to dip my beef and naan bread in the sauce. Not at all a bad place to have indian food if you're in the neighborhood.

My family and I came here one evening last minute as this is a place that my sister regularly…read moreenjoys visiting. I can definitely see why! We must have come during a time that was not so busy as it was very easy for us to be seated. The dining room is beautiful, with white table clothes at each table, and great service to match. Since my stepsister is vegetarian, we all ordered a variety of vegetarian appetizers and entrées to share, as well as a few cocktails and glass of wine. I thought the garlic tandoori naan pretty good, but I REALLY enjoyed the yellow dahl tarka I ordered, as well as the samosas, and all the chutneys and sauces. The servings sizes are generous but not too much. We also had the paneer masala which was great. No complaints and I can't wait to return!

Excellent and very authentic Indian buttered chicken. So delicious. Didn't expect much from a…read morefood court at the market place in Eaton Centre Montréal. But this was delicious. Customizable heat is a big plus. Service was great. Ambiance was clean and simple fast food style. Very nice.

Two friends and I ate at Lakshana's on Ste. Catherine. The food was some of the best South Indian…read morefare I have eaten. The tiffin was wonderful and the thalis my friends ordered were superb. The spices were perfectly blended and the heat just right. We will come back here whenever we return to Montreal.

Expected chettinadu cuisine. We ordered Mysore masala dosa and biryani. We were served somewhat…read moreburnt dosa and pulav. Excellent spice mix in pulav but it was not biryani though. Ambience is just okay. Not your Tajmahal or tirumalnayakar mahal !! Reminds me Ratna cafe from Triplicane area in Chennai back in early 2000s !! Asked for extra chutney - he said extra money. This is uncommon in the Indian food restaurants in New Jersey area though !! Posting a burnt dosa pic we were served here. Coconut Chutney here is good and authentic ... it was more watery than we expected . Other chutneys were just 2 stars. Biryani tasted more like pulav !!