Over the past year I've tried several Indian restaurants in the city. All have been underwhelming, suffering from one or more of the following: painfully slow service,
a lack of fresh ingredients or tasting more like a fusion of Indian inspired dishes and missing the mark.
I'd heard that a mecca of Indian restaurant offerings was available in Parc-Extension.
So when I finally did some online research to see what restaurants had received good reviews in the area I was optimistic when I happened upon Maison Indian Curry. I was especially excited that they offered some South Indian dishes. This restaurant exceeded any preconceptions that I had about what Montreal had to offer when it came to Indian cuisine.
We started with Vegetable Samosa. Far from the overly greasy or dry versions that I've had this rendition was crispy, light and flavorful.
As a vegetarian I'm always happy to see Paneer Tikka Masala on the menu, a preparation usually reserved for poultry.
This dish was a little spicy as we had requested, but not not overly so.
In the south Indian department we ordered a Masala Dosa. In addition we had a Dal Tarka and vegetable Korma. The Dal Tarka, a preparation of yellow lentils was unlike anything I've had before and was really quite good.
The Vegetable Korma consisted of in season fresh vegetables, principally cauliflower in this case. It was a pleasant departure from the frozen pea and carrot mix often guilty parties here.
The Masala Dosa was a bit too crisp for my taste, but it was served with the traditional coconut curry and sambar which in combination with the Dosa were satisfying.
Overall I really enjoyed the food here and will be back in the future. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're looking for tasty, fresh Indian food and with a very reasonable tab to boot.