Darbar

Centrally located and a very decent place for dinner. Please note that entry is closed by 2130 hours so plan accordingly. Would suggest that one should go with good 1 — 1.5 hours in hand to enjoy the full course meal. We had ordered one vegetarian and one chicken Thali. Thali offers a combination of different dishes. It takes some time for it to be served but trust me its worth the wait. Loved the taste of each vegetable and chicken dish as it was authentically Indian style cooked food in true sense. Owner of this place is very courteous and customer friendly. He personally talks to each customer to check feedback about the food. Highly recommended. Bön appetite

Came here for birthday dinner with the BF. We made reservations but for 630 on a Tuesday there really was no need. They had patio seating available but we chose to sit inside on the floor seating with pretty cushions! The menu itself is gorgeous as well as the décor.
Service was speedy although most conversation was referred to the BF as opposed to me — we laughed about it!
The food was delicious. A lot more filling than it looked with beautiful presentation. We ordered two samosas to start and I had the shrimp korma with naan. Sides don’t come with dishes so keep that in mind. The naan was crispy yet fluffy and paired perfectly with the flavourful shrimp (even though the shrimp was a wee bit over cooked).
We were able to take leftovers home, thankfully so, as we had a lot left on our plate!
I’d reserve Darbar for special occasions since they are a bit pricy in comparison to other delicious Indian spots around town — but the ambience is perfect for dates and celebrations.

Excellent! Our family of five really enjoyed our dinner here. The selections were very diverse, food was amazing (spicy!), and service was spot on. We chose this restaurant based upon previous reviews while vacationing from Florida. I highly recommend!

This review is few days late but I didn’t want to leave Montréal without submitting one. Darbar was hands down the best Indian food I’ve had! I’m no expert but the spicy lamb dish I had was a hurricane of flavor that washed away my current expectations of what to expect from Indian food.
And the naan? As the Italians say, «fo’ get about it!» Out of this world good.
You won’t be disappointed as you sit on the Indian pillows on the floor and munch into one of the best dishes you’ll have all year!

Good service but lacking in taste. I would give it that it maybe one of the best Indian restaurants in town (at least based on the reviews) but lacks the flavor and the wow factor. we ordered the veg and non veg thali and both missed the mark terribly in terms of taste. the tandoori dishes looked good but again we didn’t taste to pass an opinion. be prepared to be disappointed if you go just based on the reviews in here. try something else if you can

Went there twice. Really good. Not for people who are not good at handling their spices tho.

First off — the food was killer. Great samosas and the chicken vindaloo was perfect.
The bad — When I called for delivery, I was met with a voicemail that said to send a text for delivery orders. Weird, but it was my first trip to Montréal so maybe that is standard or something. They called me back after the text and took my order. It was rather large, but the delivery driver obviously didn’t double-​check it because it was missing two things (that I paid for). I didn’t realize that until after the driver left. The driver didn’t carry enough change so he got a low tip for not being prepared. (Cash only.)
I had to send another text to relay the message that they didn’t deliver two items. They didn’t text back, call back or deliver the rest. I’m still frustrated that my kids didn’t get their dessert. Sorry, but I won’t be ordering from here again. Always check your delivery orders.

This is a very nice restaurant. There’s big tables and small tables which you can sit at. There’s also a deck outside. The food:
The butter chicken is perhaps the best, followed by the Chicken Tikka Masala and the madras curry. The rice is very good. The naan can be dipped in everything and makes it more delicious! This is a great restaurant with reasonable portion sizes.

Datapoint from an Indian — the food is strictly okay for authentic Indian. Decent for a more westernized taste of Indian food. The service, however, is absolutely terrible. Our food came out about 35 minutes after ordering, which is very painful with a three year old constantly asking why it’s taking so long. Then, the food came out, but no plates to eat it in, or silverware to eat it with. After asking thrice, we got some plates, still no silverware. after eating, we had to ask for the check three more times. We paid, and still had no silverware. /​. DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING FROM THEIR SERVICE!!!

Owners were super friendly and fun. We didn’t have reservations and they were able to find spot for us, which we really appreciated. The place itself is cute — love the booths (sit on the floor), décor, etc. I ordered the thali. I thought the price was super reasonable. Naan was awesome, but the rest was just ok. I’ve had better Indian food elsewhere, so wouldn’t go back. Also, if you order anything on a sizzling plate (Chicken Tikka for example) — DO NOT TOUCH IT! We weren’t adequately warned and I accidentally touched the handle. had to go to the bathroom to run my hands under cold water for a bit.

Bonne bouffe indienne dans le Quartier des Spectacles ! Localisé dans cette portion ”no man’s land/​ghetto” du Boulevard St-​Laurent entre Ontario & Sherbrooke, où commence le QdS, Darbar est un choix sûr de qualité et d’ambiance pour un restaurant indien à l’extérieur de Parc-​Extension. Que ce soit les bhajis à l’oignon (6 $), le korma d’agneau (14 $), le saag paneer (13 $), les pains naan (3 $ chacun), tout était très bon. Le riz pulao (5 $) était ordinaire comme tel. Ma bière Tiger (7 $) et le lassi à la mangue (5 $) étaient bien. Les prix sont abordables, le service correct, pas sûr que le personnel parle français… Petits plats, petites portions mais mélanger avec le riz + naan, on devient vite rassasié. Menu varié et beaucoup de choix. Une belle expérience culinaire en soit qui vous fait voyager via la nourriture, ça goût indien et ça sent l’indien ici. C’est un petit local, y’a aussi option de s’asseoir sur les cousins à l’entrée pour manger par terre style indien. Ils ont aussi une terrasse extérieur sur St-​Laurent. On a pas été déçu, on reviendra très probablement, comme la plupart des gens, restaurant indien très bien côté à Montréal.
⁴⁄₅ visité en avril 2016

I’ve been missing a good old curry since I left England. NYC curry always has been missing a touch for me, and every now and again my great homesickness calls me to a curry house.
Dera touched the spot that I wanted and the curries here are very good. Not fussed about their tandoori shrimp, but their naan is to die for! :)

From making the reservation to leaving the restaurant our experience was professional and good. Everyone on staff was polite, helpful and pleasant. Everything we order was tasty and delicious .The menu offers a good variety of options and the physical menu looked awesome. A lot went into producing the physical menu, it was an experience just turning the pages.
I would recommend this place for Indian food in Montréal.

Les plats sont excellent mais le service né le rend pas dutout, les prix sont tout à fait raisonnable et la variété vous donnera envie d’y retourner pour tous les essayer, beaucoup de choix végétarien mais je recommande définitivement de prendre pour emporter l’endroit est petit et inconfortable.

Superbe restaurant indien. Une belle ambiance et une équipe très symphatique. Leur service est soignée et très cordiale.
J’ai opté pour la dahl (épicée à souhait) et le thali végétarien pour découvrir leur cuisine. Il était super et inclus le allo gobi (choux-​fleur épicés), très recommandé, les bhaji à l’oignon, bien croustillants, naan, riz et salade. Les portions sont très bonne par rapport au prix et leur menu est très varié. Les végétariens comme les omnivores seront comblés.
À essayer!

I’ve been coming here since it was known as Du pain de l’inde. IMHO it’s got the best Indian food south of Jean Talon, though I would welcome any suggestions to the contrary.
This mom and pop restaurant serves up fresh food, and has the best thalis, though at roughly double price point than your typical Jean-​Talon joint. Still worth it. Tandoori chicken that *hasn’t* been sitting under a heat lamp for hours and fresh papadams and naan. Word.

I’ve been here a few times over the past year with different friends whenever we wanted Indian food. This place truly deserve a 5 star rating, and the service is just phenomenal. The waiter who tended our table, was very knowledgable of the menu and kindly recommended great dishes. The only thing I would complain is that the serving size is a bit small for the price they offer, but besides that this place is top notch! Definitely would come back again!

Food: 4.5÷5. Samosas were fresh, the vegetables biryani was great (spicy just right) and the salmon Tandoori was very well done.
Atmosphere: ²⁄₅. If you choose to eat on pillows, you have to take off your shoes. This is good but it’s a mess with the melted snow and the entrance is small.
The pillow settings are also small. We were seating next to the ventilation which was blowing cool air so it was chill. On the other side was a heater which was off and there was a visible drill hole in the wall.
Otherwise the decoration is nice, the menu and the small metal tables are pieces of art.
Service: 1.5÷5. I feel like we were sitting in the worst place but I made a reservation, it was early and there were plenty of other tables available. We could have been given a better place.
Both waitresses were waiting our table which irritated my friend as they were asking if everything was okay too frequently.
All of a sudden the owner silently put the bill on our table and left. We wanted dessert but left.
Conclusion: I recommend it for takeout.

J’adore ce petit Resto! La salle est très petite: environ une vingtaine de places assises. Le décor est sobre et joli. Le service est très courtois et attentionné: autant en français qu’en anglais. Nous avons été accueilli par le frère du proprio qui était très sympathique et attentif. Ensuite nous avons été servi par une gentille serveuse qui nous a fait de super recommandation pour le repas. Les plats sont authentiques et vraiment savoureux. Nous avons partagé un plat d’agneau madras, de légumes aloogobi, de lentilles et du riz, sans oublier le délicieux pain naan. Tout était vraiment succulent et les portions très raisonnables. Ils ont aussi une carte des vins: assez courtes et pas de grand vin mais quand même on peu boire un rouge assez correct pour un très bon prix. L’ambiance est décontractée et intimiste. Je vais très certainement retourner à cet endroit!

Great experience! The man who served us who I assume was the owner was a very welcoming and funny man, he only added on to the already amazing food experience we had.
The décor was pretty typical for an Indian restaurant and had that warm homey feeling on entrance. I liked how they offer two types of seating, one for eating on the floor with small tables and than your traditional tables and chairs.
The food was absolutely killer, I’ve been to many Indian restaurants and this has set the new standard for me. We tried the thali, chicken pakora, samosa, lamb korma and of course naan. I need to say that the portions are great and each plate will just blow up with flavor once it touches your palate! I could go into more detail but I’ll leave it for you to find out!
There were some small hiccups throughout the night but they’re not even worth mentioning since the overall service and food was just that good.
I will definitely be returning to Darbar when I want my next indian fix!

Great indian food. I had the tahi. good value but my friend had the tandoori chicken… came on a hot plate. sizzling and delicious. Anyways good place for indian food but it loses a star because the owner refused to give us a student discount claiming we can only get it if we pay on one bill!!! when is a student going to pay for 6 other students??! kind of ridiculous

I had an incredible experience here. We got seated in just a few minutes despite the place being full. We got to sit in an amazing little den where you sit cross legged and have pillows and small tables. So much fun. They also have plenty of regular seating if you prefer.
I ordered a chicken appetizer, some plates that had 10 items each so you could try a lot of things, and a butter chicken and naan, and mango lassis. It was THE BEST Indian food I’ve ever had… and I’ve been to quite a few places! The flavours got better with each bite. I was in absolute heaven.
The service was great. Quick friendly no mistakes.
Will definitely return here next time I’m in Montréal.

Ate here while in town for work with 5 colleagues. This place was CRAZY busy the whole time we were there, I am so glad we had reservations! The service was spotty — hectic, forgetful and sort of harried, but they were friendly, apologetic and efficient too. The food was outstanding. We shared all our items with each other and I was simultaneously happy with what I ordered and also wishing I had what everyone else had. Weirdly at the end of the meal the server said we could not get desert as they needed the table to seat someone else for dinner, and splitting the check threw them off big time. But, even with all that, it was a fun experience, and I’d go back.

This was a great surprise located in walking distance from our hotel. The area looks a little bit questionable at night, but we had no issues. During the daytime it is actually quite charming. This is a tiny restaurant but we were able to be seated quickly. They seem to do excellent take out business as well. There are several areas of floor seating as well which is nice. We had a table. Service was friendly and quick. The curries come out in small pails which was a little strange, but actually worked well. The prices are for the dish, but does not include rice or bread. Keep this in mind when ordering. The large rice was approximately $ 4. The curries were mostly around $ 10+. Many people went for the thali platter, which looked excellent. Everything we ordered was absolutely excellent. Highly recommended if you are looking for a great meal at a good price.

Some of the best Indian food I’ve had, with no post-​grease queasiness to pay for the experience!
The Thali plate (naan, rice, lettuce, and a few dishes to try) is great value at $ 12 — the tandori chicken was spot on for tenderness and flavor, as was the anonymous meat curry that came with it. The lamb madras was also delish, but the portion is MUCH smaller for the same price as the Thali plate, without naan or rice. The décor is also adorable, and it’s a super cute experience to eat cross legged on their cushions and carpet!
Overall, would return readily, but probably just order the Thali plate for maximum value.

Awesome Indian food, with no post-​grease queasiness to pay for the experience!
The Thali plate (naan, rice, lettuce, and a few dishes to try) is great value at $ 12 — the tandori chicken was spot on for tenderness and flavor, as was the anonymous meat curry that came with it. The lamb madras was also delish, but the portion is MUCH smaller for the same price as the Thali plate, without naan or rice. The décor is also adorable, and it’s a super cute experience to eat cross legged on their cushions and carpet!
Overall, would return readily, but probably just order the Thali plate for maximum value.

I went to Montréal for work on the last week of July. I stumbled upon this place since I was in the mood for Indian cuisine. The food was delectable and amazing! Everyone that works there is great, they are all very service oriented and gave us great recommendations on dishes. What an absolute gem of Indian food, and don’t expect to pay too much either. Will definitely return next time I am in town. Thanks

On the road in Montréal, if you want to let off some heat, this is the place to be.
Food is good but they are not kidding when they warn you that the dishes are spicy, they are fiery hot. Recommend a cool down with Lassi, an Indian yogurt drink.
The portions are microscopic, which is why I awarded them 4 stars.

Super restaurant indien sur le boulevard Saint Laurent, vous serez attirés par la musique diffusée sur leur terrasse en bois pendant l’été et vous vous installerez certainement ici pour déguster de la bonne nourriture pendant que le soleil se couche.
La carte offre beaucoup de choix, des entrées et des naans bien sûr, pour se faire plaisir jusqu’au bout. Des explications de chaque plat ainsi que les degrés d’épices vous seront expliqués et c’est vraiment appréciable pour faire son choix.
J’ai choisi un thali à la viande, c’est à dire une assiette de sélections de plats en mode «échantillon», un naan, une galette, du riz, du poulet tandoori, des légumes en sauce que je né saurais nommer. Je me suis vraiment régalée bien que tout ça fut très piquant pour moi mais j’y retournais car c’était vraiment bon.
Le personnel parlait uniquement anglais, ils étaient très sympas et aux petits soins. Un très bon souvenir !

Très bon restaurant indien, et possibilité à la tradition indienne. Le personnel est poli et sympathique, ils se soucient si tout est à notre goût. Attention c’est épicé et ce n’est pas forcément mentionné à tous les plats. Le lieu est propre en général. Beaucoup de choix dans le menu.