Khyber Pass Restaurant — Restaurant in Montreal

Alexander the Great and Marco Polo both made the journey through Khyber Pass. Aside from the rich history, we decided to try this restaurant because lamb shank is on the menu and I love lamb shank.

The restaurant's dining areas have some interesting decor. The interior reminds one of a cave type atmosphere and the other is a little more sophisticated with a woven/embroidered sash just above the chair rail which runs along the wall. There is crown molding, pictures and traditional Afghan clothing adorning the walls.

Once you step out on the terrace, you are now on holiday. The fresh breeze that blows, through the slats of the fence, cools you on a hot Summer day. There is also an interesting mural to admire. And the leaves, from the trees, that rustle gently in the breeze are very soothing.

The complimentary breads with three various dips are extremely tasty. One being spicy, another creamy and third just right provide something for everyone to like. Yes, even Goldilocks would approve.

Our go to dish is the lamb shank with tricoloured rice and scrumptious spinach. We must try the raisin carrot rice with Afghan spices next time.

The pasta sauce is delicious and I found myself wanting more. The server was kind enough to bring a sample out, for my son to try, to ensure that he would enjoy his dinner.

I have had their Table D'Hôte and it is excellent.

The lentil soup is tasty and I Iook forward to trying the noodle with beef, yogurt and coriander next.

The dessert is a refreshing change with the exotic rose water flavouring.

We brought our own wine and enjoyed the house tea.

This restaurant is close to La Fontaine Park (after Dinner walk) and Rue St. Denis (shopping) which are nice places to go to digest all of that splendid food.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought his wife (Sophie Grégoire) here for their first date. It is a true shame that this is not enough to declare the exterior, as Landmark or Heritage status.

I was disappointed to hear and read, that the wood decorating the exterior of the restaurant must be removed. Although, I understand the Borough's reasoning, (I am assuming of not wanting to set a precedent) it is still disconcerting. The wood brought a certain charm to Duluth Street which is my old stomping ground.

It will be interesting to see, what the outside will be converted to upon my return this Fall.

I know that the owner is disheartened and am hoping that this too shall pass.

It sure would be a shame to lose a treasured gem that has become such a turning point of Duluth Street East.

I will always be grateful to my "Montreal dad" who introduced me to this amazing jewel of...

Some of the food was very good; it was a bit on the pricey side compared the other BYOBs on the same street. I didn't care for the breads and dips; the tea was very low quality an bland; the pistachio cream dessert didn't carry much pistachios and the flavours didn't come through. The only good thing was the entree. My friend and I saw how big the portions were so we wanted to share a table d'hote (3 course meal) for $27. Unfortunately, the waitress told us that we had to order a minimum of 2 main dishes even though it would be an overload of food. I disliked this policy and I have never heard of this in any restaurant in Montreal. I have lived here for 10 years. To try a bit of everything, we order 1 table d'hote and 1 entree. Our main dishes were the lamb shank ($23) and the meatballs and rice ($19). To give you an idea, the meatballs came with 3 servings of different coloured rice. Do they carbo-load or something? Our meals came out to around $40 including taxes and tip. It was quite expensive since we didn't get to order what we wanted. We ordered what we HAD to in order to stay at the restaurant. We took home 60% of the food. This was ridiculous because if we were not going home right after, we would end up carrying 2 lbs of leftovers around until the end of the night or sadly wasting the food because we were not allowed to order the portion that we wished.

2 things to keep in mind:

1. BYOB (SAQ is very closeby if you forget)
2. You must order at least 1 main dish per person so be prepared to...

We went to this place as it was suggested by one of my friends for good afghan food. We were really excited to go here because of the rave reviews and ethnic decor. However, when we reached the place, the guy at the reception had an unwelcome expression on his face when we asked for a table for two. We almost wanted to leave because of the rude look on his face. We were shown to a tiny table in between two other tiny tables and there was hardly space to walk around the table and take the seat.After a bit of circus, we managed to sit down and looked at the menu. It was in French but the server helped us understand. We ordered the set menu for $33. We were totally apprehensive about the food by now, since the experience so far had not been that pleasant. However we were surprised the food. The vegetable soup was just dal, but tasted nice. The beef noodle soup was quite filling. Fried eggplants were decent too. The chicken with the basmati trio was delicious. That really was the highlight for us. So was the rose water pudding. Coffee was terrible.

There were many times, the server himself couldn’t walk around the tables, he kept dropping cutlery or hitting guest tables, all because of how the place is tiny and crammed with tables. We won’t be going back again even though the food was fairly decent.

Seating : -5 Service : -2 Food : 4 Decor :...