Come and join us in our charming and cozy gallery cafe, just a few blocks away from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Here, you can read books, mix and match your own tea, listen to music and enjoy the gallery. Café Aunja is a perfect hideaway for a meal or for a drink. Hope to see you soon!
Cafe Aunja is described as a cozy and vibrant Persian inspired cafe with warm, eclectic decor and intimate spaces that invite lingering over breakfast or a book. Reviewers praise the fresh, generous food such as mountain omelette, lentil soup, Persian style sandwiches, and saffron cake, with many calling the Persian fog and London fog standout drinks. The atmosphere ranges from quietly comforting to lively and crowded on weekends, with some tables feeling tight and the noise level high when busy; reservations are often recommended to avoid waiting. The service is generally friendly and attentive, though a few visits report a slower pace during peak times. Aunja is also noted for its extensive tea and dessert menu, bookish ambiance, and a sense of homey hospitality that makes it a go to spot for studying, meeting friends, or casual meals. Overall it is seen as a unique Montreal fixture with a distinctive menu, strong drinks, and a warm vibe, albeit at a premium price.
This is my go-to café downtown. It does get pretty crowded on the weekends, but for a good reason. Over the last year, I've tried their brunch items, sandwichs, teas, cold drinks, & desserts at this point, & I'd recommend anything on the menu. My personal favorites are the combo breakfast, the sholeh zard, & the London fog.
lovely place with a great old-style Persian breakfast serving Persian black tea. the cafe has a great unique design with lots of antiques & symbols of Iran that truly present Iran greatly. Truly recommend this cafe if you like to have an experience of Persian breakfast.
Dec 24, 2024
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The place is nice, small portion, the service is ok. I'm not a fan of the organization: order at the cashier, pay right away, & tip at the end of the payment. If I don't get to see a service, how can I choose what amount to leave?! No one came to take away our plates after breakfast, for as long as we were there 1h
I'm ashamed to say that I have lived next door for years now & this was my first time going. First the vibe is excellent, a cozy comfy feeling as soon as you walk in. Food was excellent & the price considering it's location is incredible. I would recomend everybody to check it out! I had the complet breakfast & to be honest it was even more food then I needed!
Visted as a family of four late morning, found via Google maps on a stroll Montreal. Positioned along a main road, down some stairs - sign posted really well. Iranian tea, lunch, & breakfast options available would highly recommend the breakfast menu available till 2pm. Service was ok, wasn't greated on arrival & found our own table, plenty of space at the back of the place too. Homemade lemonade would highly recommend. The bread tasted really fresh & was great. The sandwiches were really good value for money & really big! Could of shared one between two of us if we weren't really hungry! Omelettes came out in beautifully presented dishes & tasted really good. The decor inside was great- would definitely visit again!
I used to love this place. Recently every time I go back the service does not seem the nicest. While I was ordering my breakfast this morning the lady at the cash asked how I'd like my eggs, & I said turned & well done in French since I could not find my words in Farsi, & she said in English that's "over-easy" I said no that does not mean over-easy, long story short she insisted that having your eggs cooked well done is apparently called over-easy with a lot of attitude, constantly repeating herself to prove a point 3 times. Just google over-easy eggs please. That being said the breakfast arrived & we asked if we can have extra bread? Apparently you have to pay for it so they charged us 6.80$ for extra bread for 4 people. Then the bread literally arrives when we are done eating & I said we are done with our food can we just have the credit to buy a tea or something afterwards. They said no you can take your bread to go. At this point it's not my fault that you delivered the bread late it's yours & it's unfair to leave bread for 4 people on the table while their food is done. In general good food but very disappointing service & angry staff.
Dec 16, 2023
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🍽Food: 5/5 📍Place: 5/5 🤵Service: 5/5 💵Price: 5/5 What a gem to have this place around in Montréal. One of the best discoveries I made. I was simply walking by & it intrigued me, & then I had one of the beat breakfast ever. Kind people, amazing food, & of course at an awesome price. Do not forget trying their cakes!
