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786 Halal Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Pakistani Pakistani [Edit]
768 Rue Jean-Talon-OuestMontréal, QC H3N 1S2
(514) 270-0786
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- No
3 reviews for 786 Halal Restaurant
3 reviews in English
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Review from Alfonse D.
Montréal, QC
4/27/2012
Great Indian/Pakistani food .
Very tasteful and you get to choose from a variety of options .
Their Tandoori Checkin is amazing .
Very reasonable price . Actually very cheap compared to downtown .
One of if not the best Indian restaurant in Montreal -
Review from Bobby A.
9/17/2010
Most people just lump Indian food into one group and think it represents the entire subcontinent as a whole.
Folks, it's a subcontinent.
Like Europe or South America, just as there are huge regional differences in the cuisine of even smaller countries like France or Italy, there are just as wide and divergent diffrences in food from Kashmiri, Rajasthani, Goan, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Keralese, Tamil, Pakistani, Lahori, Nepalese, Tibetan, Sri Lankan, Bhutanese, Old Delhi, Karachi, Marathi, and Baluchi areas reflecting the history, ethnicity and geography of these places and peoples. Perhaps restauranteurs from these countries are also partially to blame for not offering the richness of their cuisine on a wider scale when instead they just dumb down and offer the "generic" Indian restaurant menu, but I digress.
786 Halal Restaurant is located at 768 Jean Talon West. No, the owners and sign makers weren't dyslexic. 786 is the numerological value for the opening verses of the Koran. And Halal obviously means they serve only Halal meat here, meat which has been properly (ahem) killed, blessed and prepared, much like kosher meat in the Jewish tradition. They do not serve alcohol here since it's an establishment that likes to keep it close to it's Islamic roots, as evidenced by the donation box by the cash register for the local mosque as well as the family tables set aside near the front. Hindus are vegetarians but Muslims eat meat, so vegetarians, beware, go to Pushap instead. 786 Halal does have a pretty large vegetable menu so no worries if you do find yourself here with omnivorous friends.
Simply put, the food here is amazing!
No wonder they opened a second franchise in Toronto which apparently has line-ups around the block. Lahori food is known for it's marinated, spiced up grilled meats. (think of it as BBQ Pakistani style) and the specialty here is definitely the Lahori Deep Fried fish and BBQ Chicken.
Come here on a Friday (The Islamic holy day of the week) and you can order the Haleem, a mish mash of meat, lentils and wheat which is like a thick stew.
The desserts are alright, not the best, but passable. The one dessert I do recommend is the Gajar ka halwa, which is a carrot pudding, sounds strange, but trust me, it's great!
I came here for lunch today and it was a packed house, so I ordered to go and went to a local park and enjoyed lunch out in the sun, but I'm definitely coming back when it's quieter. -
Review from Farin I.
3/28/2011
Love the food here..although some other friends believe the price is quite overpriced compared to other desi locals. But most definitely the place has the best kheer in town! Highly Reccomended
