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| - Khyber pass is situated in the chic Mont-Royal neighborhood of Montreal: not very far from the metro station of the same name (10-15 minutes from metro to the restaurant on foot). It's a good restaurant in a nice neighborhood with a nice traditional Afghan decor. I'd recommend a reservation before you go there since this restaurant is almost always bustling with foodies and tourists alike.
The food is pretty good too. It's a BYOB restaurant so overall you won't end up paying more than $30 per person (taxes, tips, coffee/tea, entree, dessert included). I've been to a lot of Afghani restaurants in my life and this one comes pretty close to being authentic. Their speciality is lamb/mutton. Order lamb tikka (BBQ mutton cubes) or kebab, it would be served with plain rice or salad and some daal on the side. Their lamb BBQ, in one word, is "succulent". Not spicy, not overdone, not leathery, just "succulent". I was a little bit disappointed with the portion size (in fact I asked for more rice to eat with daal just to have my fill) since the lamb tikka portion, while being delicious, isn't enough for one person.
The dessert section also needs to be improved. They haven't got many items on it and once again the portions are ridiculously small. You can finish your dinner with green cardamom tea which is very good.
Remember though that they won't let you stay in the restaurant for more than an hour if there's a reservation after you. So sometimes the servers can be very matter-of-factly and curt. I'd recommend a reservation around 9:30 and since there won't be any reservation after you,(generally not many people reserve a table after 10:30) you could enjoy your table till around 11:30.
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