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Malhi Sweets Indian Cuisine
Categories: Restaurants Indian Restaurants Pakistani Indian, Pakistani
880 Rue Jarry OMontreal, QC H3N 1G9
(514) 273-0407
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 3 pm
Mon-Sun 4:30 pm - 10 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Noise Level:
- Average
8 reviews for Malhi Sweets Indian Cuisine
7 reviews in English
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Review from Matthew P.
Montréal, QC
Birdie Num Num
We went a few months ago with the Yelp gang for a tasting of pretty much everything on the menu.
The Food was well prepared with a very 'home made', authentic feel and not too spicy(I've eaten vindaloo that made me see through time). Service was prompt, polite and the beer was cheap; They stuck the landing.
It's and experience, like eating in a Bollywood movie...but I've yet to have better Indian on the Island.
waka waka -
Review from Janine T.
1/25/2012
Came here on a particularly icy, cold night to meet up with some fellow Yelpers to get our collective Indian on. Despite the somewhat tacky interior and warbling Bollywood on the tv, the place was fairly full and as soon as I opened the door, all I could think of was getting some saag paneer and beer into my gob.
Each one of our 8 people ordered something differed: 2 types of paneer, a yummy cauliflower dish, tikka chicken, some goat and enough naan to feed a small country.
The service was fast and friendly, the beer was cheap and the total bill was ridiculously cheap. I would definitely come back here and I only wish that it was closer to my house. Question though, does he show the Catherine Deneuve photo to everyone that dines here? ha ha -
Review from Tina C.
1/20/2012 1 photo
I came here with a group of fellow food lovers. The place was fairly full on a Thursday evening, but a table for 8 was available.
We decided to each order a different dish, and try a bit of everything. The chicken tikka was great - the chicken was tender and flavourful and the vegetables were fresh and crisp. The saag paneer, a spinach dish with paneer cheese, was delicious - fresh pieces of ginger gave it a nice bite. We also had the goat curry. The goat was tender and moist. We mopped up the delicious sauces with fresh buttery naan bread or let it soak into the well cooked basmati rice.
Service was friendly and efficient, and the staff has a good sense of humour. -
Review from Anthony K.
Montréal, QC
11/12/2011
Two words: Catherine Deneuve. What other Montreal restaurant (of any stripe?) can boast a photograph of Catherine Deneuve (and Leelee Sobieski [?]) on premises, and positively glowing after what was obviously another amazing Malhi Sweets meal?*
Malhi Sweets has been my go-to Indian restaurant for well over 10 years now (even before Ms. Deneuve paid her fateful visit). It's just wickedly, consistently good, and I've always loved the friendly, no-frills ambience and the grace and charm of the moustachioed owner.
Funny thing is, I was a vegetarian when I started going to Malhi Sweets, and I still tend to order vegetarian every time I go. Standards include the pakoras, the dal makhni (with 35% cream), the baigan bharta, the channa, the vegetable korma, and the garlic nan. If only they would bring back the malai kofta, which was my very favorite Malhi Sweets dish of all-time, the one that literally drove me crazy (I literally couldn't rest until every last morsel, every last drop, had been devoured).
Hot tip: if you ever see a plate of chili pakoras on the front counter, order some! They're awesome, and I've never seen them anywhere else in Montreal.
* What I want to know is: who's the genius who insisted that Catherine Deneuve visit Malhi Sweets? I wish it had been me... -
Review from Ron G.
Montréal, QC
9/29/2011
The tightly packed and gloomy setting of the rather pricey Golden Restaurant on rue St. Laurent was my favorite Indian restaurant until I was told about Sweet Malhi.
My taste buds were immediately overwhelmed with flavor and aroma of their delicious entrees and main dishes, their Naan bread was most excellent! Don't let the attitude of the waiter bother you, he probably works for a low salary. Bright atmosphere and the Taj Mahal beer on tap...yummmm!
This is the real deal for amazing and inexpensive Indian food in Montreal. -
Review from Mathieu B.
Roxboro, QC
4/10/2010
I would normaly put 4 stars, but i put the extra star to increase what it really is.
In my opinion, we don't rate an Indian rate like you rate a French or Italian restaurant and the reason is that service is almost really really shitty. To make sure they won't have to learn the language (to some extension) they'll simply put numbers on their menu to facilitate the way the order is done. I've seen some indian-fusion (with French cuisine) restaurant being quite good at service but it's only because of the French effectiveness background).
This place gives you a real Pundjab (sorry about the spelling) cuisine experience. Family business this place is always packed with locals and indians foreigner which kind of give you a tip: If indian people wants indian food from this restaurant, it must be good!).
So last time i went there, I was with my Friend and meeting his friend, wife and kid. We really had a good time, the service was really quick even if it did felt cold, I didn't take it for granted that I was suppose to feel welcome in a friendly restaurant. It's a family business, which mean, they probably work 6-7 days a week with a crappy salary. So I didn't take it for granted. It's not a huge place but it's really alive. There's a selection of IPA (made from a local brewery) and it is really good. I don't know the names of the stuff I've had there, since my friend knew what was good, he ordered (with his other buddy) for everybody. The apetizer that looks like a chip with a spicy but sweet sauce is awesome, If it would have been a bar, i'd have that with some pint of IPA all night long!
One other thing I think it's important to mention: Damn it's cheap!
There's no place in Montreal where i'll have 2 pints of beer, 2 apetizer and 3-4 main plates and a small desert for 25-30$
Fun fact: when you get in, you see the wall is covered with some local celebrity and some international too that came there. If a restaurant can survive more than 30 years, you can bitch about it as much as you want, but it shows that this place works and people eat there. -
Review from Risa D.
8/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Malhi Sweets is a few blocks from the north west corner of Jarry Park, seats approx 20 on super clean simple wooden tables and chairs by wide windows. It's not fancy: some Indian art and TV's broadcasting hot Bollywood music videos at a pretty mellow decibel, lots of framed clippings of great reviews and celebrity guests. There's an attentive staff and diverse clientele and everyone is smiling. Today we started with the Aloo Tikki and Malhi Special rolls, both crispy but light and we loaded them with lots of yummy, spicy sauces. I had Aloo ghobi (crazy delicious cauliflower and potatoes) Shahi Paneer (amazing soft homemade cheese in a creamy, tomatoey, Indian spicy sauce) the man had the Goat Curry and declared it his new favourite food. We shared nan - thin, soft, hot, lightly buttery - perfect. We drank frothy sweet lassi's and an Indian beer called Taj Mahal on tap - light refreshing lager that goes great with curry, and they have some other local and Indian mircobrews I'd go back to try. When we could eat no longer we loaded up the to-go tray's, paid our 46$ bill (nice!) and walked off into the sunset.
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