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Basha Restaurants
Categories: Restaurants Middle Eastern Restaurants Greek Middle Eastern, Greek [Edit]
930 Rue Sainte-Catherine OMontreal, QC H3B 1E2
(514) 866-4272
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
20 reviews for Basha Restaurants
19 reviews in English
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Review from Raahul K.
Toronto, ON
7/3/2011
Basha provides good food at a reasonable price. I've been twice and ordered the Combo Platter both times along with some Baklava. Both times the food was excellent and enough to fill two people. The Baklava is some of the better Baklava that I have had...
I found asking for extra sauce is sometimes good in case the meat is drier than you like. -
Review from Charles H.
Montréal, QC
3/7/2012
Decent food, they use real meat for their sandwiches (and not the Spam-looking meat of sorts), the salads are very good and always fresh..HOWEVER, they should train their females employees (who are clearly from the Middle East) to interact with male customers. Here in the West men and women do interact during business transactions held in public, in restaurants, supermarkets, shoe stores pharmacies, etc , if those female employees do not like doing that then they should not work behind a counter, because half of the customers will be men (problably some transexual customer will come, but it would difficult to find out and even more impolite to ask). So if Basha owners want to offer good customer service they should train their females employees according to the social mores of Canada (they are here anyway) . I have eaten twice at Basha, the first time in the Ste Catherine/Peel location, the food was very good but the woman behind the counter behaved as if she hated her job or did not want to serve a male customer...then I ate at the food court on Place Mont Royal, the bald guy, who I suspect owns the franchise was friendly...the woman (probably his wife) reacted as though I had leprosy at the moment of giving me the change...if shes so disgusted with the presence of male customers she should be in the kitchen...problem solved.
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Review from Khoi D.
I am writing as a tourist with a hangover so you'll have to excuse me.
Anyways, I don't eat this type of food that often but in my opinion it was delicious.
I got the combo #4 which had beef,potato, salad, and a flat bread. Total came out to be 10 something. Overall you should try it. -
Review from Kevin M.
1/28/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Basha is great - but this time around I found the shawarma meat to be dry. I'll account it to be a busy lunch hour.
Love the roasted potatoes + garlic yogurt. -
Review from Sami A.
9/8/2011
I'm hungry and this is the only place near Metropolis that doesn't look like it will stab me. The shawerma was dry but I was so hungry that it tasted better than gold. (Not that gold would taste great.)
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Review from Krsna V.
8/10/2008
I've gotta admit, the Quebecois make better middle eastern food than Chicagoans.
Basha is a local chain with multiple locations. This particular one is located near the downtown area.
We had lunch one day while staying at the Omni nearby and returned the next day. Yeah, it was that good. The lamb shawerma is tender, juicy, and flavorful. The shish kabobs are excellent. The roasted potatoes with garlic yogurt sauce make for a great side item.
It is sorta dive-y, not a fancy place. But, the food is excellent and inexpensive. A definite visit for quick, great, and inexpensive food.Listed in: Ethnic nights, Montreal - The land of hot…
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Review from Amary N.
8/11/2008
Whoever thought that you can find great Middle Eastern food in Montreal? You have to walk upstairs to Basha. When you enter,
it looks like a cafeteria.
It was an easy choice. You select the combo (#1-10). This place is always crowded. They spice it right! I like everything. And they were very generous with the portions.
And the price, is unbelievably affordable. This definitely tops one of my favorite Middle Eastern place -
Review from Jeffrey L.
Toronto, ON
Amazing falafel! I'll be back.
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Review from B M.
Montréal, QC
9/17/2008
There are multiple Basha locations throughout the downtown Montreal area and the quality of the food does tend to differ. The flagship location is located on Rue St. Catherine, in the same complex as Sports Experts, what sets Basha apart from the competition (Boustan, Amir's) are the daily specials which are heaping portions of quality for a small price, the Mloukhia (Jew's Mallow served over rice and chicken topped off with a garnish of vinegar and onions) warrants a special mention and is served on Sundays and Mondays.
Basha also is the best place in Montreal for cheap Middle Eastern staples (read: Shish Taouk/Shawarma) and is definitely one of the best places to go if you want to grab a gianoromous meal for 10$ or less. -
Review from Johnny C.
5/15/2009
I've never had a bad shish taouk in Montreal, I feel like giving Basha only four stars because they give all of us Canucks plastics plates and automatically serve Middle Eastern terrorists with fancy china. But I haven't found a good shish taouk or shawarma in the USA since I relocated 7 yrs ago ( still looking ), so it gets a 5*.
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Review from Babar S.
1/3/2011
Good middle eastern food with their own local twists. Reminded me of McDonald's cuz there were so many of these in Montreal. I thought the shawarma was a little dry but the other food was great. Lots of variety and fairly quick.
Another chain Amir seemed very comparable as well. Prices are similar and food is too. Amir had a hot buffet though that I didn't see as much at Basha. Different locations vary though. -
Review from Ari S.
Ottawa, ON
9/17/2008
What's up with all the crazy love for Basha here? Someone driving two hours from Vermont just to eat there? You gotta be kidding me. Sure, Basha's the best Middle Eastern chain in Montreal but that's sorta like calling chlamydia the best sexually transmitted disease. I jest. I actually eat there when I'm downtown cause there's not much else in the area (and I might've given it three stars but feel the need to balance out the five star lunacy). If you like greasy meat on a stick, salads soggy from soaking in too much cheap oil and vinegar (and oh so much vinegar - it makes the salads stomach-churningly sour) and shish taouk made from the gristliest chicken this side of Kentucky, then it might be your favorite place in town. For others, it's a passable place to go when the stomach is growling and there's nothing else in sight besides food courts and McDonalds...
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Review from Al A.
3/16/2010
My least favourite restaurant of this type in Montreal. Food is consistently dry and not as fresh as the other restaurants. Go somewhere else. Anywhere else.
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Review from Jamie S.
12/1/2009
I've never eaten Lebanese before, but I thought this was really pretty good. I wandered in off the street w/out so much as looking at a review and was pleasantly surprised. I had the chicken platter which came with humus, a salad (looked perhaps like kale), rice and garlic potatoes all for $10. Will definitely come back. Would have gone 5 stars if I had some basis for comparison, but w/out one, hard for me to say "as good as it gets," but it could be darn close!
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Review from Lisa N.
6/3/2009
The kabobs are delicious here. I especially loved the convenience (as it was right near our hotel) and the whole simple ordering system they have set up. Making this my first meal, after a long cross country flight (from SF to Montreal), was a no brainer and very enjoyable.
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Review from Shawn D.
9/6/2008
I love this place. When I lived in Vermont I would make the two hour trip north to go eat here. Plus the great shopping when the US dollar was worth more. The food is utterly amazing a must even if you are not a fan of middle eastern food. Never had a bad meal here. Always quality and at a great price.
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Review from Morv K.
Edmonton, AB
6/19/2011
Awesome, halal and cheap!!
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Review from a t.
3/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
This was located in the underground mall food court-Central District. Good for a quick bite. The shawarma was filling and very reasonable priced. Although tasted saltier than I would have liked.
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Review from jad o.
Lower Washabuck, NS
Updated - 6/8/2011
stay away the worst lebanese restaurant .
1 Previous Review:
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6/6/2011
this restaurant is the worst of Lebanese foods .STAY AWAY.DIRTY PEOPLE
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