Restaurant Atma

Samosa chaat in appetizer is a must try if you love spicy food. Its a combination of chick peas and Samosa. Out of the world taste and really loved it. Highly recommended. Butter chicken in main course was good but i was expecting it to be little more spicy and strong i.e. Authentic punjabi style. Place lives up to its name. The way seating has been planned is also interesting.

Location: On the main, corner Rachel. Street parking is available (metered) but check to see what the restrictions are. I think Mon-​Wed the meters stop at 6pm but I’m not sure. If you’re using transit, you can take the subway and either get off at St. Laurent (green) or Mont-​Royal (orange) and walk over. You can also take the #55 bus up St. Laurent. In my experience, parking during the week is OK if you get there around 5−7pm but of course, no garanties.
The place: I got take-​out, but the space looked quite nice. Very simple décor, and looked spacious (as in your neighbors aren’t sitting in your lap).
The goods: I only got the Butter Chicken, which was, in a word, awesome. The chicken was all breast and so tender that I didn’t need a knife to cut through it. It literally cut itself. The butter sauce was incredibly flavorful but not too creamy like some other places, where it’s super thick. Not too sweet and not too spicy (pretty sure you can modify the heat factor but I forgot to ask). The rice was perfectly cooked — not starchy at all.
Service: N/​A — I got my order and paid. No issues.
Price point: If I recall, the dish was $ 16. I think it’s a little steep for the portion, however personally, I was full by the time I finished. Not to mention that this was the sh*t!
I’ll definitely return to dine in-​house

The food here is quite solid Indian food. It may not be exceptional, but I really enjoyed everything. The mango lassi was particularly good. I also really liked the atmosphere. It was a bit fancy, but not stuffy or overdone and felt more modern than many Indian places. I would definitely return.

Wanted to update to 5 stars! My last review was based on take-​out and just had a chance to experience their ambience. Absolutely fantastic service and beautiful interior. Would strongly recommend for anyone looking for quality Indian food!

Service =mediocre very rude staff and uncaring they should really go take some customer service classes as its horrible

Just came back from Atma and my boyfriend and i loved the food! The service is very good, the staff is really nice, always smiling. We took one entrée for two the samosa chaat, it was amazing!!! For the main dish my boyfriend chose the butter chicken and i went for the chicken korma, both were so yummmmmmyyyyy!!! All the flavours and spices wow! I forgot to mention that when you enter the restaurant, there is a very nice food smell. The ambiance is really nice and it’s cozy! I really recommend Atma especially it is your first time trying this type of food, this is the place you should go to!

Excellent food! Service and ambiance cool. For an Indian resto, décor is great! Highly recommended.

Je suis tellement mitigé sur ma visite au restaurant Atma. Don’t get me wrong: la nourriture est vraiment très bonne, c’est réconfortant, les épices sont on point et ça répond parfaitement à ton envie de manger de la nourriture indienne. Mais certains détails sont plutôt déplaisants.
Premièrement, c’est plutôt cher: pour de la nourriture authentique, on s’en sort pour bien moins cher au Indian Curry House sur Jean-​Talon. Après, le service est absolument désagréable: un employé né s’exprime pas en français. Pas du tout. Je suis à l’aise avec le fait de me faire servir en anglais, surtout si ledit employé est un nouvel arrivant, mais un simple «bonjour» en français aurait été apprécié. Notre serveur, qui lui, s’exprime dans un français parfait, est glacial et expéditif. Il offre un service impersonnel qui donne juste pas envie de revenir. Aussi, il fait excessivement noir dans le restaurant, c’est cute mais ça l’aurait été davantage si les planchers avaient pas été collants. Est-​ce que cette noirceur nous cache quelque chose?
En bref, c’est bon mais il y a mieux. Ceci dit, leur vaisselle est superbe: j’aimerais avoir la même chez moi.

I’ve been here twice now and let me just say, the food is amazing. The 3 stars is based on service only.
The first time we were there, there was a younger guy who appeared to be in charge. He was very friendly and while sometimes seemed negligent, we figured he was just trying to do too many things at once.
The second time we went, there was an older man in charge and service was terrible. We had to wait 15 minutes just for someone to come to our table. Being a birthday dinner that we wanted to enjoy, we started by ordering an appetizer and drinks. The server (same older man), told us that they were super busy so if we don’t order our food now, not to complain about having to wait a long time. I thought that was a rude way to put it, but we took his advice and ordered.
Overall it was a good evening and the food was great, but unfortunately the pompous and unpleasant attitude of the man in charge made it impossible to enjoy 100%. We would have loved to have any of the other staff attend us, as they all seemed incredibly friendly and far more competent than the guy in charge.

Summary:
Service — extremely poor
Food — good
Ambiance — good
I brought my family to Montréal for the first time and we decided to go to Atma for dinner. We made online reservations for 8 pm for a party of 6 people. We arrived at the restaurant promptly at 7:55 pm and were told by the owner that it was a busy night and we would have to wait 20 minutes to be seated. 25 minutes passed and I asked the owner/​attendant for an update. He said it would be another 10 minutes. I advised him that our reservation was for 8 pm and he just told me its a busy night and he can’t ‘ask people to leave’. We contemplated on going to a different restaurant, but thought ‘let’s just wait another 10 minutes or so’.
By the time we were seated, it was 8:50 pm, and it was 9:05 by the time someone took our order. We ordered appetizers and mains. We noticed that two other tables which were seated after us had already started receiving their food. At 9:45 I asked the owner why our food is taking long, and just said it’s a busy night. Only when he went to the kitchen area and asked about our appetizers, is when they brought out all the food at once.
So by now it’s almost 2 hours since our reservation was made and we are just starting to eat now. Not only did they bring the food all at once, they also forgot a side which we had ordered.
This was by far one of the most unpleasant experiences at a restaurant that I have had. The owner not once took ownership of the fact that he had taken on more reservations than he could handle. He also was to occupied socializing with regulars and paying very little attention to other customers.
As for feedback for the owner:
–Please try to be as honest as possible when advising customers on how long a table will take.
–be cognisant of how many reservations you can handle
–show compassion and sincerity when an error has been made on your part
Though the food was good, the service left a bad taste in my mouth. At the end of the night, they offered us complimentary dessert, however at that point it was too little too late. My family and I were pretty upset with this being our first dining experience in Montréal. I would not recommend this place to my friends or family.

Atma is really good (Northern) Indian restaurant in a cool neighborhood. A chill atmosphere with great food and attentive service. The place wasn’t busy when we arrived, but gradually filled up during dinner. All the Indian menu staples are available, and then some. Get some atchar mango pickles.

Considering the Indian options in Parc-​Ex, Atma is not my first choice for Indian in Montréal. I came here with two friends last week for a casual dinner. First of all, the ambiance may work for some people but for me it was very off putting– the lighting was so dim I wondered what they were trying to hide. Also, the pillows on the banquette were disgusting. The zebra– printed plush cases don’t seem to have been washed in decades. Onto the food– the chana samosa is good and as expected. The Chicken Madras was fine but not the best I’ve had– could have greatly benefited from a squeeze of lime and some coriander. The palak paneer was decent. However, we requested the food be prepared ‘properly spicy’ and it really wasn’t– it also didn’t help that the waiter asked maybe five times if the food was spicy enough. Skip the naan– way overpriced and not great.
While Atma is passable, I would not recommend it given the other dining options in the area. And please, turn up the lights!!!

Très beau décor, par contre service très arrogant dès notre arrivée. Pour avoir essayé la panoplie de restaurants indiens de parc-​extension, du plateau et de south beach, mes papilles gustatives sont habituées à la bonne bouffe (et à la mauvaise bouffe indienne).
Donc, notre visite au Atma à bien commencé avec le décor, mais l’acceuil était froid…
Nous avions commandé trois plats distincts, dans l’ensemble les plats étaient quelconques et l’un d’entre eux était infect…
Nous avions demandé si c’étais possible de le remplacer par un autre plat. Par la suite, le serveur est venu argumenter et nous dire qu’en 5 ans cela né leurs était jamais arrivé. Nous nous sommes senties un petit peu intimidés, finalement le patron à decidé de né pas nous le charger .
Sincèrement, si le service aurait été plus chaleureux et personnalisé, cela aurait fait toute la différence

Excellent indian food, delicious okra and nam with spinach and cheese. We went there a few times the food is consistently good!
Service is discreet but attentive. Atmosphere is very nice, candle light. Will come back again and again!

100% satisfaite, meilleur restaurant indien de Montréal! Une super découverte, c’est ma nouvelle adresse favorite ! Ambiance chaude, tout est prévu pour passer un moment on né peut plus agréable !
Accueil, service, cuisine: un délice ! Aucun faux pas ! Bravo !

I’m not a fan of Indian food. Actually I hated it until I tried this place. The food was delicious. The waiter was very helpful. It’s a super chill place, décor is cool… I love it. Minus the dirty martinis. Those were NOT good at all. But hey, you win some, you lose some. The butter chicken was great. I would go back!

Very cute place. You can take off your shoes and sit around a comfortable floor seating. Atmosphere is great. There is so much variety on the menu, especially for vegetarians. Price was not too high. And food was very tasty. I would come back with a group of friends or with a date.

I wanted to really like this place. The food was good and I would go back for it. The atmosphere was dark. A little too dark; we couldnt read the menus. We were brough minature flashlights to help us out. Appart from that the décor was quite nice compared to other indian restaurants I have been to. I would recommend the naan bread; some of the best I have ever had.

Super bel endroit! Lumiere ultra tatisée, musique envoutante… Idéal pour une date.
Portions petites donc finalement ca peut revenir cher meme si les plats né semblent pas l’etre individuellement.

Our food was decent but the service was horrible. Our server was rude, hurried our meal, and gave us a dish we had canceled (and subsequently also charged us for his mistake). We enjoyed our food and had a mediocre bottle of wine, but did not like eating in the pitch black; we probably wouldn’t go back based on the poor lighting and poor service.

I knew I was going to love this place when I saw the dome –shaped doorway. This restaurant is sexy, and my wife was there which makes it extra sexy (Give me my brownie points).
My wife and I went here for our 5^th year anniversary and we absolutely loved this place. I say it’s sexy, because thats the best way I can describe the ambiance. The lighting was nicely dim, the background music was smooth indian music, the beautiful ceiling drapings in the bar area and the covered candle made this place very romantic. It was the perfect place for our anniversary.
The service was great. The waiter was very attentive. He answered all our questions and even gave us suggestions on what to order. He was very friendly, and he made sure that we were taken care of.
Now lets talk about the most important part of going to any restaurant, the food. When I first got there, I remember seeing someone else order something that was sizzling that got me super excited, so we decided to order the same. So for our appetizer we had the «Lamb Sheek Kebab ($ 10)» and Naan Bread ($ 4). The Sheek kebab was DIVINE. The spices were perfect. It also came with sizzling veggies with FRESH coriander. The Naan bread was really good too.
For the entrée, My wife ordered the «Bhoona» ($ 14), which is Curry lamb with fresh onions, tomatoes, garlic, and ginger simmered thick sauce. I ordered the «Lamb Korma» ($ 16) which is boneless leg of lamb marinated and cooked in a cream sauce with nuts, exotice spices and garlic. Both entrees were amazing. The Lamb Korma was my favorite. It was just bursting with flavor. The lamb was perfect and the portion sizes were generous.
I can go on and on about how good this place is. I’m very happy we decided to go here for our 5 year anniversary. The food is great and the prices are reasonable. Please keep this place open and check this place out. Your tummy will thank me later!

Toujours aimé cet endroit. Belle ambiance et nourriture excellente. La section du haut vaut le détour ainsi que le menu à volonté pour les groupes de 10 personnes ou plus.

Solid indian food. I’m a weekly consumer of Indian in NYC, and my fiancé is of Indian descent — we both thought it was good. Vindaloo had great heat to it when we asked for it extra spicy, malai kofta balls were very well done with plenty of gravy. Service was nice and prompt. It was so dark that it was hard to read the menu, but in general pleasant ambiance.

Great food, and the place looks great inside. Reasonably priced.
They also have a private booth (cool) and mezzanine level for larger groups.
Staff is great too.
Highly recommend !

Cannot get over this place. I would love to stop thinking of this place, but I honestly just can’t. The food was so delicious and our waiter was so hilarious and attentive.
It’s got an amazing design to it, and manages to feel traditional, indian, but sexy and sophisticated all at the same time.
It’s got a nice bar at the entrance, and more intimate seating in the back.
Our meals were both super delicious and I can’t wait to go back. Already recommended it to a friend and she fell in love with it too!

Who knew Indian dining can be sexy?! One of my favorite Indian restaurants ever. Truly authentic (I’ve been to India twice). Food is bomb, décor is rad and super trendy. Indian acid jazz beats set the mood. It’s a great place for a date as the music is low and lighting is dimmed accented by candles. Also a nice place for groups as they have a nice little private room at the back that sits about 6 people. Bathrooms are tiny but cool Indian grafitti on the walls make up for it.
Id go here every night of the week. Word!