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indian(64) recommend(50) dosa(50) harjas(31) highly recommend(28) chicken(26) masala(24) authentic(21) tasty(19) fresh(18) jot(17) attentive(17)Seance they come popular. They don't accept online orders by delivery, just for pickup they accept. I tried a lot to order even I called several times & spoke with reception that why it's not available for delivery she told me that our boss doesn't allow us. If it's true so they can save their value
We went there to have dosas & it was the BEST , we ordered Veg masala dosa & chicken dosa & the taste felt like authentic indian taste which is really hard to find here in Mtl, highly recommend this place if you are a dosa lover.
As a non-indian, coming into the pre-innovated, family-run style restaurant & eating with other locals was part of the charm.
Therefore, my visit to this place after many years of absence came at a shock. The usual tables got replaced by marble tops with fancy silverware, & reusable napkins. The paper menus wrapped in worn-out plastic cover? Replaced by a QR code.
Sitting down, I ask our lovely waitress - who, throughout the whole dining experience, routinely comes back asking us awkwardly if everything was okay, almost to overcompensate the service level to match the restaurant's new aesthetic - if they still had all the items from the Madras Curry House era, to which she confirmed. At a relief, I ordered my usual. The mashed potatoes inside the dosa was evenly spread, instead of a big chunk tossed in like before. & the dosa itself was crispier. The lamb curry did not disappoint with its explosive spicy flavour. Yet somehow, it tasted more bland in its Ikea-branded bowl, instead of the unusual silver lamp shaped vase served during Madras' era.
Even the post-meal licorice - presented usually in a bowl at front, offered only to those who dare to pick up the spoon & place the seeds & sugar in their hand before eating it - got the gentrification treatment. It is now simply a colorful licorice candy.
When I use to be welcomed into Madras Curry House by the inescapable smell of curry coming from the kitchen, & the Indian students eating their dinner with their hands, all laughing & chatting about their day in a language I did not understand, I knew I was the foreigner, the outsider, the visitor. I embraced it & I made it part of my experience. Now, it seems like the renovation was a desperate attempt to cater to people like myself, the outsiders. But by doing so, it booted the essence of what made the restaurant charming & alive in the first place.
Maybe I am a purist, but I truly believe not every restaurant needs a'modernization'.
I am happy for the owners & I congratulate them for the successful renovation of the establishment. But my memory of me frequenting Madras Curry House will remain just that, a memory.
Really enjoyed my meal at vedha. The staff were super friendly & the place felt warm & welcoming. Definitely a spot I'd go back to