Lakshana's Chettinad South Indian Restaurant in Montreal

Going to a South Indian restaurant and getting shahi paneer was definitely an unorthodox move, but one that paid off in the end.

I had the pleasure of trying the Veg Kothu here, which was recommended by their wonderful server, Purnima. Her exceptional service truly stood out she was incredibly friendly, attentive, and made everyone feel welcomed. Despite my frequent questions (sorry about that!), Purnima was always patient, kind, and helpful. Her professionalism and warm demeanor made my experience all the more delightful. Kudos to Purnima for providing top-notch service and making the overall experience unforgettable!

Authentic south Indian food, with warm atmosphere and great taste

Nice taste of vegetable biryani and paneer Tikka masala. Authentic South Indian taste of masala vada.

Purnima had best customer service

Very good service by purnema.highly recommended restaurant in the town

Very good food and nice service by Purnima.

Excellent services by purnima

We recently went to this restaurant on St. Catherine and ordered their South Indian tiffin and liked the dessert that comes with it. I went back just to get the halwa today but their service was so disappointing- for someone like me who isn t a South Indian and doesn t know or understand the names of some of the dishes I pointed out that i specifically wanted their halwa that comes with the tiffin- to which the server brought me two options- boxed up- leaving it upto me to figure out which one- he never opened the box, he never even suggested a taste test to make sure or understand what it is that I wanted and even asked us to pay before we confirmed whether it was the one we wanted before he could show his third option- frustratingly I said yes and brought the last option only to figure out he gave me a sweet Pongal instead of halwa which was requested numerous times by me. Disappointing.

Amazing butter chicken and parotta

I tasted with Extra ordinary South Indian taste of sambar vada and garlic spicy masala dosa with garlic podi in side

Excellent, tasty, and a wonderful dining experience. Thank you very much for being so kind to us. My friend and I had the masala dosa, which was the finest dosa Ive ever had. The girl that was there made the experience one to remember.

Very delicious food and a great experience of dine in

Worst experience ever, did a pickup order for myself. Went there after 20-30 minutes, server told food is not ready, if I can come back after 10-15 minutes, I said ok, came back after 30 minutes, another server said food is still not ready and 10 minutes more. As it was already 1 hour I placed order, and came 2 times, I asked for manager, she went to call her manager and then came back and said that her manager Swati cannot come as she is too busy right now. Such a bad experience

Food was nothing special and very spicy. Restaurant was spacious but broken doors spoiled the ambience.

We had 2 Maisur Masala dosas and 2 Paneer masala dosas and one chicken Masala dosa. Everyone in the family enjoyed their food, the best masala dosas we have had so far. Delicious food and great service. The hostess was professional and took her time to answer our questions. Will definitely visit again.

Had a done in today with Plain idly and Masala Dosa. Mind blowing. Poornima you are the best

Great food and service! Loved the dosas and chutneys. Coming back again

My favourite dosa spot, loved it, fast service and its authentic taste beats all Indian restaurants nearby :)

Food was awesome

Good ambience

Its my first time Visit here . Food was delicious. Poornima was very polite and helpful. Food

All the South Indian dishes were great, so no need to order North Indian curries. Great server from Bangalore!

Best place for South Indian dishes

Best Dosa ever FAST SERVICE FINE DINE IN I tried : GHEE MASALA DOSA ONION DODA Server attitude towards everyone was so affable and amiable To be honest if u didn t tried yet please plan a day for this place

We ordered the lamb kheema rice and the biryani boneless chicken. As expected, the biryani was delicious (just what we were craving too). The kheema rice was also good. But besides the food, the waitress Poornima was so so very nice, friendly and welcoming. She was also very attentive. Atmosphere was comfortable with cool music.

Went to other franchisees over the year, and for the first time, stepped foot at the downtown location. We went around 6pm on a Thursday which surprisingly was empty but that didn t deter us from going in. We were immediately greeted and seated. Service was great, we were asked a few times about our comfort through the meal. We shared a few plates. All the food choices were delightful. The special tiffin is great with a wide variety in it if you can decided on what to have. We ordered 3 different types of chicken dishes and the chicken was cooked just right for every plate. If you have the chance try their mango lassi or rose milk it helps balance out the spice. Great place to go as a group or just for a meal on a night out.

Dosa was perfect and staff was attention. Must try chiili garlic masala dosa.

Great south indian cuisine.. love it... customer service is amazing .. neat and clean

Love it, I come almost every week. Please bring back student discount.

Amazing food in Montreal. Taste of Sambhar was to die for. Purnima was great and very attentive.

Tasty n hygienic food and very good service. the girl poornima who served us was very polite and nice. Love the vibes here

Best and fresh south indian food one can find in downtown. Scrumptous and light Poornima was really courtous

Mediocre food! Reviews are high as you getting 10% off on the bill for it! But staff is great

Food was really good, specially Masala onion dosa just hard to find parking spot

Really good food. Ordered Masala Dosa, uttapam and masala tea. Also good service, felt like home. Also got sambar wada packed for home

It s all good

Delicious food. Big portions. Go hungry. Yummy lassi

Good food

Their food is really good, but the restaurant needs a serious makeover... They need to invest in the interior too, it looks a bit shabby Food

One of our favourite restaurant in Montreal for sure

Awesome and delicious food. Service is great Food

Nice sin. I limit the issue of sin.

Everything was perfect, and that appetizer Chana samosa, highly recommended!

Food was great

Different dosa varieties and great taste

Very nice service and big portions! Dosa was really filling and would recommend. Also fish pakora is a really good appetizer.

The taste is excellent. Comfortable to eat.

This place is a delightful and vibrant experience that captivates the senses with its rich flavors and diverse offerings. The balance of spices, combined with fresh ingredients, creates a symphony of taste in every dish. From the crispy dosas and savory sambar to the aromatic biryanis and tangy rasams, each meal is a celebration of culinary tradition and creativity. The use of coconut, tamarind, and curry leaves adds a unique depth to the flavors, making South Indian food both satisfying and memorable. Whether you re enjoying a hearty breakfast or a sumptuous dinner, Lakshana s offers a delectable journey through its regional specialties.

I have south indian food at this place quite often. Pleasant music and good food.

The food is amazing!!!!

Very good tasting food and nice masala chai . Good service too

I had a non veg thali. The food was amazing! The restaurant was very calm and peaceful

Hospitality and food was really good Food was served fresh and hot Food

Amazing food

Vegetarian options: good place for vegoholics Food

We ordered a masala dosa and medu vada and food was amazing .The podi is a must try .Quantity was good enough as well

Really good food. Had a wonderful experience.

Amazing food, Amazing service as usual.

Dosa was so Tasty and crisp Well Done

Cozy little Indian restaurant. Food and service was tasty.

Best dosa I have ever had .....

good.

The decoration is pretty and the service is good. The waitress is super friendly and the food was delicious!!!

Yummy food

First i visit this place with my friend and he show me the Dosa! I really fall in love with this food, so today i bring my lady to try, we all amazed. I recommend everyone also to try rose milk! I love it

Good food taste .. and service

Nice dosas everytime

Had idli and dosa multiple times here! One of the finest place for South Indian food in downtown.

Chicken Dosa is good. Chilli Chicken is spicy

Amazing food, Indian taste like india

I recently visited here very clean and neat service with great food

The food was delicious. Tried the special tiffin at the restaurant with my family. I really loved the food, my family also had the same opinion.

The channa samosa, the dosa and the chutneys were so complex and aromatic. The homemade fried chicken was crispy and spicy. We loved it.

Tried Chicken chetinad dosa and it was yummy. Would definitely visit again to have another dosa.

Delicious food and very friendly service. It was my first time going there and will definitely return.

The food is good. The customer service is really good. Appreciated. Thank you!.

Parking nightmare in this part of downtowm

Value of dosa best price

Great food feel like I was in chettinad India ..love it great place for family

Terrible service. I was surprised because they charged us extra for a small cup of sambar and chutney. The chutney and sambar was just water. Other restaurants don t do this. Moreover, the place is not clean and quite expensive. Please avoid going to this restaurant.

We ordered a bit of everything and everything blew my mind! I especially loved the lamb dosa!! So good!! Food : 5/5

Food was so delicious

amazing food and lovely ambiance :) best dosas in town Food : 5/5

Great food we tried mini tiffin and filter coffee and they tasted great. Very friendly and hospitable staff :) Vegetarian options: Great options

Dont try the veg kothu, has no taste. The waiter refused to replace or give a discount.

Authentic South Indian food..... Specially their Sambhar and curd rice tastes like home,pure authentic taste..... definitely must try!

I loved the panner garlic masala dosa, it tastes wonderful along side mango lasi craving satisfied

Smelly sofocting non ventilation. Food was stinking. Also, see the irony in dosha if u want extra chutney the charges extra . I am worried about kitchen condition Food

Friendly staff and vedy good Indian food

Authentic, tasty south Indian food. Large servings, affordable prices.

Great place to enjoy some comfort South Indian food. Service is quick and staff is amazing.

Amazing food and Poornima a service was top notch. Authentic Indian taste right in downtown Montreal.

This is a must try place for a best South Indian food in Montreal. Poornima made us some really good recommendations. Podi is something is a must try here.

Good food - Happy Servers - Pleasing Music.

Horrible, ridiculous, worse place to go. 1. Customer service extremely bad, went in after 30 minutes when we realized no one was going to come take our order I went up to them and politely ordered our food and came and sat down. An hour after still no food I asked her if she can atleast bring our drinks. She brings 4 drinks and asked me what my order was for the drinks again and I told her the missing drink. I asked her when we will get the food she said five minutes and left. Again another 15 minutes we get our appetizers but it was missing one order They gave us no plates asking for a spoon took 15 minutes to come. Then 30 minutes in no food, and they served all the tables that came after us. They made us wait 1hr and 45 minutes at thIs point with my baby for food and we still got nothing and we paid for what we ate and ended up leaving Just then shes like can you repeat your order again. 2. If you are short staffed then close off the dine in when you cant handle it, just because you want to make money you cant treat people like this. 3. The resturant is dirty. Nothing is neat about this place and the washrooms is horrible. 4. Staff dont look professional, wearing regular clothes and no proper work attire, you cant tell whos the customer and whos the employee. 5. Very unprofessional. I asked for a straw and the man working there is playing with the straw opening it and closing it and handing it over to me opened after he touched the straw with his hands and I had to ask for a replacement. Again shows how unprofessional they are. Even if they had been honest about their mistake I would have been happy but rather the female employee working there came back to me with stories and excuses. A total of 2 hrs and at 11 pm with my baby and my elder parents Im walking around trying to figure out where else to get food. There was NO basic respect or even care a very basic level for the fact that I had a little baby. Kid-friendliness: Not kid friendly at all they dont care or have any compassion.

Excellent taste and food. Will certainly come back. Highly recommended Food : 5/5

Great food! Plenty of vegan options.

Food and ambience is great

The place has a great atmosphere, vibe and the service was amazing

Good food

Yummy food! Affordable. Tasty and varied menu

Very nice food, enjoyed south indian food..

We visited this place at night for dinner. It s the best south India food that you can get in Montreal. We also couldn t resist going back next day night for dinner. We were little late to arrive but the staff was so kind and humble and showed great hospitality at their closing time. It was amazing to see such good people. We really enjoyed the food and talking to the staff!

In my opinion, it s simple and the food was on top notch ! The naan and paneer was my fav .Must a visit !!!

Best Indian restaurant in downtown

Had great service at this restuarant with Poornima. The food was great and the music selection was enjoyable.

Mysore masala dosa was awesome

The Gobi Manchurian is delicious! And my server was very nice.

Authentic south indian taste in Montreal

delicious food . would recommend. need more waitress during busy time

The dosa, sambar and vada were all excellent

Chicken dosa was amazing!

We were their regular customer. But now they don t serve like they use to . The quantity of sambhar was not enough even for one person. When we asked to add extra paid sambhar, we got to know that owner was not allowing that too. Terrible experience. Will not be going there and do not recommend at all.

Food and services were excellent Kamsa was great to make comfortable our family to enjoy delicious food. Food

Good place for South Indian foods..

I love their food

Excellent place for south indian lovers in montreal worth a visit

Great food, love the dosa. Super authentic. Casual atmoshphere.

We ordered Chicken Chettinad Masala Dosa, Mango Lassi and Chicken Kothu. The Dosa was good. The portion of the Dosa was perfect and the filling inside was different (variety of ingredients including onions, tomatoes and daals which were not crushed so we could really feel/ taste them ) from the South Indian restaurants we have tried in Montreal. The only improvement would be for the dosa crepe. It was not crispy enough but this could have been because we ordered the food for delivery. The Chicken Kothu was fantastic!! The portion was generous and large chicken pieces were added. The flavours were mouth watering!! One of the best Chicken Kothu we have had so far! The Sambar it came with was really good! Not too spicy and enough veges in there. It came in a plastic container The coconut chutney it came with was super watery and couldn t see, feel or taste any coconut shredding. Perhaps they use dried coconut. It was NOT AUTHENTIC although it tasted fine. It just wasn t THE coconut chutney. The other red ginger garlic chutney was too salty and I think they add a ton of red/ orange food colour to it? NAH! The mango lassi was NOT GOOD!!!! It was too runny and I could literally taste that after taste of sugar!! Not sure what kind of mangoes they put in there but super low quality and superficial sugary taste! If the mangoes are good, no sugar is required. Mango is already sweet. These came in plastic containers used for curries and not an actual

This was amazing and just hit the spot! Really great garlic masala dosa was just the right amount of spicy and flavorful. Will definitely come back again soon !

The best mysore masala dosa in Canada period.

Parotta and chicken chukka was good.

its been a nice experience. Boneless chicken biryani was amazing.. and also recommend!

Very good atmosphere. Loved it

Very taste and great costumer service.

The cheese in our palak paneer was extremely tasteless, the pakoras were very dark and not entirely fresh. Overall, the dishes were pleasantly spicy, but otherwise extremely bland. The service was quick. Vegetarian options: Available with some selection.

Great dosa. Came with family and the atmosphere is nice.

Kid-friendliness: Veryy good service and friendly people like Poornima very sweet person always smilling and the atmosphere is very hommy like India Food

Food is good and better place for south indian foods

Vegetarian options: Single entrees and speciality Thali Food

The food tasted great, very authentic and service was great as well.

Vegetarian options: Best service by poorinma Food

Not very authentic. Name could be deceiving. Non ethnic people might not know the difference, but definitely subpar.

Nice experience .. the best coconut chutney I have ever had in MTL

Food was true to name being just a tad bit spicy like Chettinad style. The staff were friendly and nice.

Damn food was good.. dosa is super delicious.. and I also ordered chicken 65 biriani was amazing and the portion is really big...

Amazing place. Amazing food. Very authentic south indian dishes. We tried the south indian thali to get taste of everything. Absolutely loved it. All the chutneys and sambar are yummy. Must visit place while in montreal. Will definitely visit again.

The overall service by the waitress poornima, the ambiance and the mysore masala dosa is good.

Great place to dine in, with great staff and delicious dosa.

Delicious food try must mysore masala dosa.

Wooooooow amazing food and service :)

Summary: Absolutely TERRIBLE. Bad service with awful food for an unreasonable price. Avoid it. My experience: we were a group of 3 and we ordered 3 butter chicken plates with mango lassi. The food took 40 minutes to arrive and tasted bad with too much spice. We also had ordered some rice with the butter chicken: worst idea of the night. The rice took 15 extra minutes to arrive, by which time we had already almost finished our butter chicken. Worst of all, the waitress did not let us return the rice: she was pleading for us take the rice. Also, they don t have Naan, which is ridiculous for an Indian restaurant in Downtown Montreal. Last but not least, the whole supper was 95$!!!!!!?? For three plates of mediocre butter chicken, it s an absolutely unbelievable price. Do not go there.

this south indian restaurant offers delicious food at affordable prices. the crispy dosas and aromatic curries are a must-try. friendly staff ensure a welcoming and delightful dining experience. highly recommended!

the most authentic Indian food Ive had in Canada. for those who are fans of proper south Indian paratha - youll definitely get that here, along with the authentic flavours and high quality of the curries. expect to see me here very often! the only thing thats missing is chai!!!!

Awesome food ! All dishes were great Food

Seemed like the only South Indian restaurant in the block. I ordered their mysore masala dosa. It was basically just chilli flakes, nothing mysore about it. The rest was good - coconut chutney, tomato chutney and sambhar. Nice people but slow service.

Most authentic and friendly environment. We have tried Maysore masala dosa and it was amazing and ordered chicken 65 biriyani it was so good. Please visit this place. Will definitely come again.

Nice and sweet service every time by Poornima. Food is also nice!

Chicken 65 make for a nice full belly :)

I liked the food

I got the lamb biryani and it was DELICIOUS! 100% recommend

I got the podi dosa and it was very tasty. It had a perfect spice level.

My first time eating indian food and i liked it. I had a chicken tikka masala and i m considering coming back to eat more often.

Loved their special thali

Great service and experience

Really delicious food. Amazing service.

Lakshanas Chettinad South Indian Restaurant, Saint-Catherine Street West, Montreal, QC is a must-visit for dosa lovers. The dosas are perfectly crispy and filled with flavorful ingredients, complemented by delicious sambar and chutney. and the staff is friendly and attentive. Overall, a fantastic spot for authentic South Indian cuisine. Vegetarian options: Yes lots of good options here

Great food with good price range

Food is good especially the dosas are top notch would recommend 11/10

I had Tiffin and it was extraordinary and delicious.

It was amazing food and ambiance, the service was also amazing. Thank you to the staff :)

We had a great supper here tonight! A group of 7 people and we all really enjoyed sharing a number of dishes. The service was so pleasant and good was delicious. My wife is from Kerala and she rated the chilli chicken 10/10. Food : 5/5 |

Amazing food. Must visit!

Food is Delicious. Everything is Perfect. Vegetarian options: Its Perfect food for vegetarians. Kid-friendliness: Yes

Authentic & locally owned Indian Southern cuisine, 5/5

Nice place for trying out South Indian food in Montreal.

Nice place. Good food and good customer service! Would highly recommend

Tried briyani. Below avarage taste ,Like rice and curry mix. The foods didnt Look and taste like fresh most of them are pre cooked and just heated and served. Friendly staffs Totally if you are expecting south indian chettinad you will get disappointment

Great food and awesome service. Dont miss the pongal.egg kothu parotta was great.

Very pathetic food! Dont go by the reviews as they offer 10% off for a review. We ordered Medu Vada and Mysore Masala Dosa. Medu Vada- Refried stale Medu vada and tasteless Sambar Mysore Masala Dosa- The potato masala was made up with some curry masala or pav bhaji masala and it was not Yellow! We could finish even half of the dosa.

Chicken dishes were good...very food was extra ordinary

The food is very good and delicious.. I love all the dosas

We liked the food,ambience and service very much. Food was tasty and overall it was a great experience

Iam south Indian. I eat more spicy foods. The food is completely North Indian. Tastes good