For the past 30 years, Chef Anil has been cooking up creative and delicious dishes from all over India. Born and raised in Delhi, India, Anil got his Diploma from the culinary school. He has worked as Chef in elite 5-star hotels like Oberoi’s, Park Royal and Park hotel in Delhi. He has also launched an Indian restaurant in Moscow, Russia in the year 1997. In 2006, he participated in the LE CORDON BLEU – CULINARY CUP held in New Delhi. Later in the year 2006, Anil got an opportunity to come to Montreal, Canada to work for a fine dining Indian restaurant. Now Anil is all excited with this new venture to cater the people of Montreal and test their tastebuds with the food from all over India.
Masala Art stands out as a warm, flavorful Indian dining spot with something for everyone, from crispy momos and chaat to rich butter chicken, biryani, and tandoori dishes, all described as fresh, boldly spiced, and served hot. Guests repeatedly celebrate generous portions, good value, and a welcoming, attentive atmosphere, with many saying the food tastes like home and travels well with leftovers. The restaurant's versatility is highlighted by quick service on some visits, great takeout, and even event catering, alongside notes that some staff moments could be smoother. Overall, Masala Art emerges as a go to option for authentic Indian flavors on the West Island, appealing to both vegetarian and non-vegetarian diners and visitors from Montreal and beyond.
Their tandoori chicken is really good & naan is very fresh. The only dish I didn't like a lot was Manchurian.. but other than that I highly recommend this place..
The food is tasty & of high quality. The service is excellent with quiet & polite waiters. Anil's wife Seema's welcoming smile, warm greetings, & friendliness brings me & my husband back to this restaurant often! Our favourite dishes are the lamb vindaloo, chettinad chicken, naans, & the mango lassi.
Sep 23, 2024
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The Place is Clean & neat. I ordered butter chicken, lamb rogan josh & Fish amritsari & it was soo good & tastylicious & the dessert Gulab Jamun was sooo good as well. I am 100% to come back again..& beside that the owner was so kind & she always smile & the workers there are nice too. ❤️🙏 #Namaste
The food is fantastic at this resto. Our neighbors love it here & we had to try. I love the fusion of some of the dishes & you can tell how much love for food is placed in each dish. We started with the Onion bhaji & Veg momos & then the Chicken Tikka Masala with rice, naan & roti. It was all VERY good! The staff are friendly & courteous as well. We even met the chef & owner of the resto on the way out & seemed so happy & appreciative that we enjoyed his creations so much. Can't wait to come back to try his other dishes!
We tried the brunch special at Masala art & the food was absolutely amazing. The chana bhatura was the best I had & it was so soft. it came with great side dishes too. THE masala dosa & chicken dosa were delicious & crispy . The samber on the side was so savory as well. We will definitely cone back for more !
Heard of this place from word of mouth & thoroughly enjoyed the food! We had ordered the Delhi platter, chicken tikka & chicken seekh kabob as appetizers for 5 individuals & it was plenty. The flavor & spice of the seekh kabob was very nice along with the chutney that they serve with it. The butter chicken & lamb vindaloo were great as well. The lamb vindaloo was unique & unlike any other lamb vindaloo we've had. It was a bit sweet for our liking so would definitely recommend requesting it to be spicy next time. Overall, loved the experience & will be back soon!
Le "Brunch du dimanche" comporte plusieurs nouveaux plats à découvrir. J'ai adoré le Chicken Masala Dosa & sa délicieuse salsa. Merci à l'hôtesse qui nous a gentiment expliqué, en français, le contenu du menu ! C'est certain que je vais y retourner.
Jun 18, 2024
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Everything we ordered was delicious & fresh. The tamarind sauce was the best I've had. We had butter chicken, salmon, yellow dal, onion bhaaji 😋😋😋 delicious.
Was my second time there. First time for a friend's bday dine in. This time take out. Had Butter Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Chicken 65, Saag Paneer, Samosas... etc. The food is delicious...everything was so tasty. Great service. Highly recommended!
Went for the first time with my family last night & I was pleasantly surprised. Great restaurant with amazing Indian flavourful dishes. We got Delhi Chaat platter, lamb briyani, chicken tawa, lamb chops & fish curry. Their garlic naan is to die for! Warm & cozy atmosphere. The owner was very welcoming & friendly. I highly recommend to try this restaurant.
Really great Indian place. Butter chicken was something! Getting waiter to see us was pretty long, but other great place. Just don't come during rush hours.
Apr 7, 2024
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Service is fantastic, people are very kind with the requests. Food was amazing, we like mom's & chicken soup. & the bar is also available in this place. All around it was a good dine-in.
We were not greeted by the employee when we entered. When we sat down we were asked if we wanted to see the menu!?! The waiters (there were two) did not ask if we wanted anything from the bar. The food arrived in a timely manner & was delicious (LOVE the chettinad chicken!). At no time were we asked if all was OK or if we enjoyed the food or if we wanted coffee/tea/dessert (there were only a few others in the restaurant so they certainly would have had the time to do that). Just seemed as though the 2 employees were not trained &/or familiar with the usual server manners. Due to the sub-standard service experienced, would not dine there again, but would order for delivery.
May 29, 2022
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Ordered for the first time last week & everything was excellent. We had Samosas, Onion Bhaji, Butter Chicken, Tawa paneer, Shai Malai Kofta, with Naan bread, raita & rice. It was divine best Indian food we have ever had. Liked it so much we are ordering again tonight.
I wanted to support a new west island restaurant... & here goes ... Amazing food.!I had the Dal soup onion Baajhi, Butter chicken, beef biryani , Dal Masala Art , Chana Masala Baignan Bharta..each dish perfectly created with its own special fragrant spices. The butter chicken with beautiful tender chicken pieces cooked with a velvety cream sauce the beef biryani... so fresh, so pleasing to the palat. We have many west island Indian restaurants, all of them with their particular specialties & prices. Masala Art stands up a notch in perfection & delivery Try it out, you will enjoy the superior quality of this new establishment with friendly & prompt service ...
Very very very good Indian food. The tika roll & tandoori chicken were flavourful & just spicy enough; good value for money. Best palak paneer I've eaten in Montreal. I highly recommend this place!
Absolutely best Indian food I have had. I highly recommend the butter chicken poutine. A wonder take on a Quebec classic. Service was quick & friendly. Highly recommended.
