Thanjai is an authentic South Indian Restaurant which serves mostly vegetarian and some non-vegetarian food offerings. We specialize in creating the true flavors of South Indian recipes that are familiar to all who grew up with these dishes. We offer a rich blend of flavors, colours, seasoning, health values, aroma, tastes and the visual appeals of this unique cuisine. And, we are the only restaurant in the area offering you this taste experience. Many of the dishes are ‘gluten-free’ and offer low fat and low cholesterol values.
Reviews consistently praise Thanjai for authentic South Indian flavors delivered with freshness and balance, from fragrant biryani and rich goat dishes to crispy dosas and comforting sambar and avial. The banana leaf feast and a variety of thali options appear especially beloved, often described as homely and welcoming with dishes that feel prepared with care. Service is repeatedly highlighted as friendly, attentive, and efficient, with many noting staff who explain the menu and make good recommendations; some comments mention room for improvement in consistency and pacing during peak hours or lunch service. The restaurant is described as clean and well maintained, with a warm, family like vibe and a vibrant atmosphere, occasionally noted as a bit loud. Several reviewers travel long distances or visit multiple times, calling it a standout for South Indian cuisine in Montreal or in Quebec, and praising specific dishes such as chicken biryani, chicken kothu parota, dosa varieties, vatha bath kulambu, ashoka sweet, and payasam. While most experiences are positive, a few mention missing menu items or inconsistencies in service and vegan labeling, but the overall sentiment remains highly favorable and the place is often recommended and repeated as a must visit for fans of Tamil Nadu style cooking.
Excellente cuisine authentique du sud de l'Inde! Mention spéciale aux oignons bhajis, dosas, les boulettes d'agneau & le havla aux lentilles & carottes. Le service était excellent! J'y retourne bientôt!
The dosas are the best in Montreal, Coconut Chutney, Tomato chutney are very good so is the sambar. I like their Medhu Vada but I will not recommend their Idlis too hard for my liking. Service very good. Overall good experience
Nov 21, 2024
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We went to thanjai after 2 years . Service is terrible . Washroom are clean . Looking at the menu it looked like they were trying to make money on everything . If you want to order masala dosa you have to pay for dosa separately & masala was like a topping so you pay separate for it . We ordered paper masala dosa , rava onion masala dosa & simple paper dosa . Only rava dosa came out extremely soggy & had so many Thai chillies in it . Wanted to get it replaced but no one was coming to our table to hear or ask us about the order & we ended up eating that after removing chillies . We did complaint about it later on to the server who looked like she didn't care lol anyways other two dosas sambhar & chutney was reallly good .forgot to take picture of all the dosas but posting whatever I have .
Thanjai has always been that go-to place for South indian cuisine for us. Even though we make dosa, idli, vada at home, but sometimes you just want to go out & eat. This time, we decided to try the big dosa around 3ft-4ft, I guess. It's just a regular plain dosa, just bigger in size, & you get your sambhar, chutney, & potato mix on the side. Good enough for 2 ppl. We did order dahi vada on the side, chicken curry & mango lassi. Everything was really good.
For the lack of Kerala restaurants in Montreal, was glad to see a Tamil place step up & do a sadya for Onam. Didn't expect it to be close to what we have in Kerala in terms of number of items & whatnot, but whatever they had for the sadya, they did it really well. The varutharacha sambar & jackfruit payasam deserves special mention. Had only been there once before for dosas, will be going back for more. Thanks team Thanjai, for making my Onam. Means a lot when you're far from home.
Excellent resto indien authentique! Leurs byrianis sont extras! Nous avons adoré les oignons bhaji & le gobi65! Il y a des options sans gluten & vegan. C'est très apprécié que le tout soit indiqué clairement sur le menu. Nous n'avons pas essayé les dosas mais ça semble être leur spécialité. La prochaine fois!
Nice Indian place for dine in , they had great menu like Rasam, dosa, appetizers for travellers, we have been out of home for a week & was looking for simple home cooked food, this menu totally satisfied our needs with rasam & chicken 65, we also tried their dosa it was good , the biryani was just mediocre for us & rest of the dishes we tried were really great, we could see lots of people coming & having food from locals, that shows the food is really good here!!! The chicken noodles we tried was also good.
