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Restaurant Atma
Category: Restaurants Indian Indian [Edit]
3962 Saint-Laurent BlvdMontreal, QC H2W 1Y3
(514) 798-8484
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
7 reviews for Restaurant Atma
7 reviews in English
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Review from Carolina M.
Montréal, QC
1/18/2012
Who knew Indian dining can be sexy?! One of my favorite Indian restaurants ever. Truly authentic (I've been to India twice). Food is bomb, decor is rad and super trendy. Indian acid jazz beats set the mood. It's a great place for a date as the music is low and lighting is dimmed accented by candles. Also a nice place for groups as they have a nice little private room at the back that sits about 6 people. Bathrooms are tiny but cool Indian grafitti on the walls make up for it.
Id go here every night of the week. Word! -
Review from Dean A.
Montréal, QC
1/21/2012
Atma is what happens when Indian cuisine and SoBe decor collide - very trendy but not over-the-top. Whoever put this place together deserves a pat on the back.
It's cozy but has an exotic flair to it. Shaped like a shotgun, there's a mezzanine at the end. Candles dot the tables and the India-specific decorations are kept to a minimum in an effort to keep the place as relaxed as possible. An excellent date place, by the way.
The service is typically good, and the food is more or less all done right. All the usual staples are there, and there are no weak spots on the menu. The cooks are very competent.
Prices are average - whatever a typical Indian restaurant is plus a 30% premium for the decor and ambience, which is probably worth it.
A solid 4-stars. -
Review from Mike S.
Montréal, QC
12/26/2011
This is not your typical Indian restaurant. Gone are the red velvet chairs, the bright lights, and the tacky decorations all over the walls that so many of us have come to expect. Atma is the trendiest Indian restaurant I have ever been to. I love the decor. The service is proper. And the food has always been divine.
They have a fantastic upper section that can easily accommodate large groups.
Atma is an experience. Go! -
Review from Valerie G.
Montréal, QC
12/6/2011
This restaurant is family owned and the cooking is definitely home cooking. Beautifully decorated (which is quite unique in Indian restaurants), with rounded white walls, archways and great lighting. The bar is quite cozy and spacious, but you can also reserve these great separate rooms with cushions and sheers, the second floor is where you will find a great big area which can accommodate up to 10 people at a time, others are for 2-6, you must remove your shoes to access the second floor seating. The food is really tasty and can accommodate newbies as well as experienced Indian foodies, the mulligatawny is the best we ever had
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Review from Tara F.
Montréal, QC
8/20/2011
There are a number of relatively cheap indian restaurants that serve great food. Atma's not one of them. The food is also amazing, but it's a little pricey - you're paying for ambiance.
The façade is pretty inconspicuous, but inside the place is exotic - Dome-shaped doorways, trees with winding trunks, a colourful glass mosaic bar and broken-mirror collages on the walls.
There's a little secluded dining area on the upper level where you have to take off your shoes to eat at the magic carpet-style low-to-the-floor table on funky cushions.
The dishes are made to share, and the food is excellent. The onion bhajis here are at the top of my personal best bhaji list, as they have the perfect onion-to-batter ratio.
The meat starters like the chicken tikka and lamb seekh kebab are served sizzling on pans atop beds of tangy grated cabbage that are almost crisp from baking under the meats.
The menu includes all the standard Indian specialties, and they do them well. The service is good, the choice of Indian beers on tap is an added bonus, and the ambiance is well worth paying for if an upsacle Indian adventure is what you're after. -
Review from Rolo T.
6/6/2011 2 photos
Excellent Indian food, and very helpful and pleasant staff. Don't miss the butter chicken. Can't wait to go back!
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Review from Luca M.
Montréal, QC
6/20/2009
I've been to Atma quite a few times and can definitely say the restaurant is a jewel.
First off, it's vertically spacious which reduces the heat and noise levels. Its decor is simple and very discreet, so you can actually focus on your party and your food.
The menu caters to all tastes, though I believe the vegetarian part relies too much on dishes with a mushed consistence. I have always had excellent experiences with Atma and will be returning as often as I can.
Why not 5 stars?
1) When they are busy, the service and food can be pretty slow. It's obvious, but when the delay becomes noticeable to a reasonable guy it's a bit too long.
2) Our party of 4 once ordered several Madras dishes and they were nowhere close to the spiciness of a Madras. The same dish on other occasions was, instead, enough to make a pepperhead like me sweat.
I would give it 4.5 stars if I could. For the time being the 5th star is in the works.
