Rumi

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1 Review

5.0

This restaurant has a nice, relaxing ambience, friendly service & a very beautiful interior decoration according to its name, the wonderful poet RUMI. The food is delicious, esspecially if you are into mezze, lamb & mouth-watering rice dishes like me! Plates such as MALIK ("king") are served in an eye-catching oriental manner. The mint tea makes a wonderful dessert (& there are more sweet choices if you have a sweet tooth). There was a mixed laid back crowd eating there, I d say perfect for any occasion whether group, families or couples. The only suggestion as it gets colder is to make sure to close the doors as it was getting really chilly in the evening (terrasse was still open & waiters served inside & outside on this September evening).
I warmly recommend RUMI 💖

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1 Review

5.0

J'adore ce resto de quartier! Les mezze froids sont incroyables...& la tajine était succulente!

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1 Review

4.5

Très belle ambiance, plats & mezzes délicieux.

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1 Review

4.5

Wonderful ambiance. The meat & mezzes were very well prepared. The rice was overly seasoned with saffran, & the vegetables were not well spiced (as compared to previous visits to this establishment). Pleasant & courteous server. Thank you for a lovely evening!

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1 Review

5.0

Great atmosphere, wonderful food & charming staff. The flavours are so complex & different, so many choices even fir vegetarians. I love the mezzes & could make a meal if those alone. Will definitely return.

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1 Review

5.0

bel accueil, ambiance chaleureuse & plats délicieux, mention spéciale pour les mezzé.

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1 Review

4.5

Cannot recommend enough! It was my second time at Rumi & everything was delicious: the cold mezze, the hot mezzes & the vegetarian dish (roasted eggplant). With piping hot morrocan tea, I couldn't ask for more!

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5.0

A beautiful, cozy space with friendly staff & delicious food. Their Dal soup was a true standout, & each of the mezze plates we had were just right. Dessert was decadent & if like mint tea, don't miss theirs.

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3 Reviews

5.0

Everything was great. The mezzes were really good, the juices were delicious & the main plates were exceptional. The chicken & the lamb were very well presented & they were delicious & the rice was so good, it separated nicely & it was aromatic & perfectly seasoned.

There was this one thing that I found particularly amazing though:

A couple of backpackers walk in, with a bunch of bags & they sit on a pretty nice table, close to a window. When their waitress comes see them they tell her they just want to drink something & they ask her what the cheapest item on the drink menu is, they order a tea.
The owner was there. When the waitress went make that tea, he walks right to them & greets them, with the biggest smile I've ever seen. They told him they were just travelling & seeing Montreal.

His reaction amazed me:

From a relatively expensive place on the Mile End, I would probably (sadly) expect some attitude towards cheap customers, but he was so nice & so kind to these guys. He told them than travelling was a great thing, he told them if they ever needed anything he'd be happy to help, he told them not to hesitate to come see him if they encountered any difficulty during their stay in Montreal. What a difference from other "fancy" restaurants where you get half food & half attitude!!

Regardless from the food I'd totally go back there again just because they're amazing people. Not to mention the food *IS* really good.