If you’re looking for the best Iranian restaurant in Montreal, Restaurant Shali is absolutely the place to go. The flavor and cooking of the meat are outstanding — perfectly cooked, juicy, and incredibly delicious. Their Akbar Joojeh is unforgettable. It’s beautifully crispy on the outside, tender inside, and the taste honestly takes you straight to the north of Iran. A special thank you to Asal Joon for her warm hospitality. She always welcomes guests with kindness and a genuine smile and provides truly excellent service. Her positive attitude makes the whole experience even more enjoyable. Restaurant Shali is one of those places you instantly fall in love with. Once you go there, you will definitely want to come back again and again. Without a doubt, one of the best Iranian restaurants in Montreal.
Reviews / Ratings for Shali Restaurant
I've ordered zereshk polo, and Akbar joojeh from them, both generous meals, with good quality and fresh ingredients. Seems like finally there's an Iranian restaurant in Montreal with a real chef behind.
I order barg with rice it was cooked well and delicious I recommend to everyone. Thanks to st - Laurent store for providing the 🥩
Best Kabab in Montreal!
This is the best Iranian kebab I’ve had in Montreal. The food is absolutely delicious, and the staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming. The whole experience was wonderful. I highly recommend this place if you want to try authentic Iranian food.
One in Montreal
I landed in Montreal for work around 8pm and was searching for delicious and healthy options near the airport and found this gem! The kebab plates (both chicken and beef) are next level delicious and the best Persian food I’ve had to date. I ended up coming a second time on my way back to the airport and the tangy chicken kebab plate with rice and salad was amazing. Will be coming back on my next trip to Montreal!
i loved the food, tasty and fresh
Small restaurant, reserve in advance even for small groups. The food was delicious, very flavorful and fresh. The staff, although seems understaffed in a Friday evening, was very cordial, friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend it.
The Best kebab koobideh that I have eaten in Canada.
I really was very impressed with the food, and touched by the genuineness of the warm service. I will definitely come back. Thank you Samoneh 🤩
Service was great! The food was a festival of tastes! The staff members were so kind and attentive! We go there from time to time and the service is consistently excellent. Our favourite restaurant. Go with a combo and try different dishes!!!
Perfect!
A huge thank you to the wonderful team at Shali for generously providing free food during the Global Day of Action on February 14 — your kindness truly made a difference and is deeply appreciated!
I have just been wowed!! Tried the Barg (beef) and the Jooje (chicken breast) and loved them both very much. Rice - excellent and not greasy Meat - tender and great quality flavour Chicken - outstandingly delicious Salad - light and dances on the palate Service - super friendly Sweet Saffron Rice dessert - Wow! Ambiance - relaxing background music Cleanliness - All was clean and amazing I need to go back soon. Thank you Shali for this wonderful food experience! ❤️😀👍🏻
Honestly, compared to other restaurants, the food didn’t taste that special. The koobideh was the only thing that tasted pretty good. For dessert, we ordered baklava with tea. The tea was really fragrant and tasty, but the baklava was awful — like, so bad that I almost wanted to tell them we didn’t want it anymore. As for the service, the restroom was dirty, which is honestly surprising for an Iranian place. Also, there wasn’t even a single napkin on the table, so you had to ask the staff for one. Overall, I’d give it about a 3 out of 5.
Food was amazing the service and atmosphere were amazing 🤩 #check out
Food was great and the service and atmosphere were amazing! #check out
I like the Kabab Koobideh ! You can get 1 Koobideh with rice for only 13.99! It is my favourite restaurant!
Excellent food and even better people. They stood by us and provided meals during the Iranian protests. We truly appreciate their courage and support. Incredible food with a heart—go eat here!
Delicious meal with very friendly and pleasant staff!
This is a BYOB Persian restaurant that is run by a lovely couple that provides authentic Persian food with lots of heart n love, everything is well seasoned and definitely worth a visit
An amazing authentic and wonderful Persian restaurant on des Sources blvd ❤️❤️ We made reservations for my mother’s birthday and upon entering the venue saw many families and friends enjoying the food of the restaurant 😇😇 The staff was super welcoming and answered all our questions about the food ! We started with complimentary Barley soup which was incredibly tasty ❤️❤️ For the main dishes we opted for the BBQ Flame-Cooked Meats as my mom had the Tender Barbecue Chicken Thighs while I had the Tangy Chicken Kabab (breast) and each meal came with saffron rice and salad with the BBQ Tomato. Each bite was a gourmet’s delight and super delicious and our full compliments to the chef 🙏🙏 For dessert we shared a Baklava and it was just as amazing ❤️❤️ Cannot wait to come back with the entire family and friends to this 10/10 venue and try other items in its excellent menu 😇😇 MORE UPDATES: Went with my friends and had wonderful lentil soup followed by very tasty and delicious chicken dishes ❤️❤️ For dessert we all had the saffron ice cream and it was heaven on earth 😇😇
Real, authentic Iranian food with excellent service. We had koobideh and joojeh, both were fresh, perfectly marinated, and absolutely delicious.
One of the best persian kebabs (I had the barg premium) in Montreal! Staff is super kind and attentive! Must try and really worth it!
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Opening hours
- Sunday 12:30 - 21:00
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 11:00 - 21:00
- Wednesday 11:00 - 21:00
- Thursday 11:00 - 21:00
- Friday 11:00 - 22:00
- Saturday 12:30 - 22:00
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