Maison de Cari Golden — Restaurant in Montreal

The house of curry doesn't really smell of curry but of a damp basement. Service goes kind of like what do you want? You tell them, they yell to the back and then give you the bag and you pay with as few words spoken as possible.

Decor is a bit outdated but that doesn't matter if the food is good right? Well the food here is terrible.

Got a lamb curry and it had absolutely no flavour despite being packed with vegetables and meat. Probably made in a huge batch and reheated for a week or something. The ingredients also didnt feel very fresh. Potatoes tasted a bit old; definitely not how a potato should. I probably should have just discarded the entire thing but this lunch special was almost 18 dollars after taxes!

Meal overall was also extremely greasy with each grain of rice practically lubricated with oil to an almost soup like consistency and the curry was way too salty in effort to make up for lack of flavour from spices.

The only redeeming thing was whatever thing they gave in a cup but that had a slice of lemon doing the heavy lifting on flavour.

Overall, there are much better options for food in the area for fresh and flavourful food. I've eaten at just about every restaurant in this area and this was the only place that didn't have food that delivered on the quality and freshness that I've come to expect from this...

The service was quick and we got the food almost immediately. Having said that, the food was not delicious. Being an Indian, the food flavor did not please my Indian palate. Ordered combo A and Chicken Biryani. Combo A had Sheek kabab which was dull and not fully cooked. This was accompanied by chicken gravy and vegetable curry. The vegetable curry was overloaded with overcooked cabbage. The chicken curry was too greasy which got worse as it got cold. I have not enough words to describe chicken biryani. It was not an authentic biryani recipe, it was more like a pulav and tasted like chicken curry mixed with rice. Terrible - couldn’t eat more than a morsel. By then my hopes on the food had diminished which was topped off by dessert - gulab jamun. This is the worst gulab jamun I have ever eaten. The syrup should have a mellow rose flavor but this tasted too chemical and horrid. On the whole, I came out with a bad feeling in my stomach and a headache. This had been one of my worst dining experience ever. Either the chef was having a bad day or ones with brilliant reviews havent tasted real...

Went to eat there with my 5 other friends for lunch. The restaurant was very accomodating to sit us comfortably as well suggest proper portions to feed our bellies.

Food wise, their curries are on the mellow spicy side yet quite well layered with taste, generous in meat and quite thick/rich in sauce which is great. Nan was thick, fluffy and crisp, Rice was perfectly cooked with great aroma. Samosas also nicely crispy.

The blonde (Taj Mahal) and brown (Cobra) beers served there were surprisingly refreshing and good pairings with the meal.

The restaurant vibe itself could probably use better lighting to account for the lack of windows and also to help us appreciate the food better. Chairs felt a little old but I'm fine with the tables. Lets just say "it works".

This place gets 5 stars since the price and quality of food was great and I'll be returning to this spot when craving for indian food...