Sumac

Resto sympa et très abordable! À essayer: le falafel, la salade de quinoa et les frites sumac… tous excellents!

Les meilleurs falafels en ville!!! Tout est bon et frais sur le menu! Parfait pour un repas semi rapide… j’éviterais cette place pour un date parce que c’est un peu bruillant!

Miam miam miam…épices superbement balancées, bouffe dinspiration libanaise exquise en bouche! Assiettes généreuses, il faut etre en appétit!

We came here for the hummus fries, but we decided to go big or go home soo… We also got a platter of keftedes, with carrot and eggplant salads, andddd the muhamara.
1. It was all delicious. Hummus fries lived up to expectation, and the fries were really nice and crispy. The muhamara was extremely tasty too.
2. This was WAY too much food for a meal for two people. The hummus fries alone were huge and would have been more than enough to split.
We were eating well for days!

The line was a bit long, and it took a long time to get our order out.
We had the chicken shawarma and falafel, the chicken shawarma was not my my liking, I prefer my shawarma to be more tinder juicy. The falafel was ok, I had better.

There’s nothing wrong with Sumac, really, but I can’t bring myself to give them four stars and here’s why:
1) lacks originality: As evidenced by their display of all of Ottolenghi’s cookbooks, they are basically serving you someone else’s recipes with nothing more, nothing less. It’s a bit of a rip off, and as much as I enjoy zhoug (or «s’rug»)… I have some in my fridge that I also made from «Jerusalem». The hummus was fine, but rather plain. Inspiration is one thing… But this… I don’t know guys.
2) bland: The portions are substantial, but I would not go so far as to call them copious, and I didn’t finish my salads because they were seriously lacking flavour. I’m not saying I left hungry… But I wasn’t stressing about getting my leftovers to go… cause they were just ok:
3) overpriced: $ 20 got me a plate of food and a drink — the exact same thing I would have gotten from Boustan or Amor for half that price. Yes, Sumac is pretty-​ish and clean… But the differences pretty much end there. You’re gonna have to do a lot more than line some cookbooks on the shelves to get me to pay double for something that was not much better than (and in the case of the bland salads, actually not even up to par with) your discount competition.
The service was lovely, but I was a bit surprised that when I paid by card I was proposed to tip 15−20−25%. Having worked as an actual waitress who had her wages garnished by the government based on food sales… Just… No. You’re entitled to your tip jar, fine, but those of us who actually bust out butts for less than minimum wage and are forced to give up to half our tips to the taxman are gonna be pretty miffed to see you proposing a 20% or 25% option on your debit machine. Preposterous.

Tried the chicken schwarma platter. Chicken was pretty good, liked the pita, eggplant and hummus was really good. Very clean nice place to eat. Service was great. Fries were good.

Yummy & reasonably priced… could anyone ask for better? While there is nothing too «special» about the menu choices per say (it’s typical Middle Eater cuisine) I must say that virtually everything on the menu tastes A-​M-​A-​Z-​N-​G. I’ve gone to other Middle Easter restaurants (with the menu being nearly identical) & have been disappointed.
This was not the case with Sumac. The food was fresh (meat and veggies). However I will warn you, if you’re not a «saucy» person… DO tell them to put minimal sauce (they tend to overdo it on the «Sumac fries»). It was a little crowded when I went so if you want a choice of seating, make sure to go at an «off» hour. Early supper at 3pm? Late lunch? Bring it!

Holy falafel!
I wandered into Sumac during lunch hour as the restaurant was only a quick walk from my office and I was craving Middle Eastern — specifically a falafel filled pita.
The first impression of the restaurant was a good one. The décor and ambiance is open, airy and welcoming and employees are incredibly friendly. I can’t say much for a dining experience as my order was for take-​out but Sumac is on our list of places to dine at in the near future.
It was easy to tell that they were undergoing a lunch rush but all orders were handled courteously and with a smile. I ordered the falafel pita (if you couldn’t tell already) which came up to about $ 9.00 and a reasonable wait time for the time of day. Now $ 9.00 is reasonable for lunch but still more than what a falafel pita would cost at your nearest Boustan’s or Amir — but after the first bite you’ll find out why. Sumac JAM PACKS the pita full of falafel. I was actually taken a back at how much they managed to pack into one pita. And they were able to season and flavour the ingredients to my taste buds’ satisfaction.
I’ve been raving about this experience for some time now and can’t wait to return for a full dining experience.

J’en avais entendu parlé par pas mal de personne et toujours en bien. J’avais donc hâte de venir.
L’intérieur est très posé je trouve au niveau mobilier, nous sommes venus un vendredi midi et c’était remplis. Malgré cela on n’a pas attendu pour un table, on a peut être eu de la chance :)
J’ai pris une pita au poulet avec un thé glacé et on s’est partagé une frite à 2. Le pain à pita est magique, tendre, frais et qui né se casse pas pendant que l’on mange. Le contenu de la pita était remarquable. Les épices très bien dosés, la sauce et les légumes nickel. J’ai tout simplement adoré ce plat. La petite sauce piquante que l’on peut demandé réhausse un peu le gout et donne une autre dimension au plat. vraiment sublime l’ensemble.
Les frites sont excellente, un peu assaisonné avec des épices qui leur donnent un goût unique. Cela va parfaitement avec la pita en accompagnement.
Que dire du thé glacé, il était juste excellent. Un super goût de thé qui se boit sans soif et très désaltérant.
Vous comprenez donc facilement que j’ai adoré ce restaurant et j’ai déjà hâte d’y retourner !

Vous cherchez un super restaurant pour un lunch dans Saint-​Henry?! Sumac né vous décevra pas!
Ce restautant propose differents types de plats origines libanaises principalement des pitas avec des viandes grillés ou des falafels (qui sont à tomber par terre), de fraîches salades et des hummus aux légumes variés. Les pitas sont fabuleusement garnies avec des légumes et des sauces goûteuses. Accompagnée de delicieuses frites, voilà un dîner gagnant!
Leur thé glacé maison est TRÈS bon! Le service est rapide ce qui est idéal pour les travailleur pressé du quartier mais personne né vous force non plus à la sortie ce qui est aussi bien pour ceux qui souhaitent plus prendre leur temps.

Coming here is always a good time! It’s a great neighbourhood eatery and really for everyone! The atmosphere is ~trendy~ but relaxed and the food is pretty good.
To do it right, order a bunch of plates to share and block off a solid amount of time to talk and eat at a leisurely place, proper Middle Eastern style. Definitely order the labne/​feta hybrid (criminally good) and the shwarma and make sure to balance out the heavier dishes with some refreshing salads. Finish off with the brownie (trust me this is no time to skip dessert). I haven’t tried any of their drinks yet but their cocktail menu looks tasty and seems ever-​changing!
Tip: Yes, there’s usually a line but that’s only testament to the fact that you’re in the right place at the right time! That said, you can avoid it by ordering takeout ;)

I came here with my vegetarian friend and I decided to go meatless that night. I didn’t feel I was missing out on anything. We split a couple of dishes and they were all very good. The falafels are yummy and their eggplant plant dish with an egg on top is delicious.

great food and casual atmosphere. Love the shwarma! Water bottles a nice touch

Probably my favourite comfort food. Really happy to have this as a go to Lebanese food staple. Was recommended to me by a close friend and I wasn’t disappointed. Went with my family and all of us loved it. It’s a casual resto where you can get take out or sit down, community style. The portions are generous, enough so that we brought a lot home to have the next day, and it was just as good.
Loved everything I ate and am definitely going back.
If you love Lebanese food this is an absolute must!

I am not from Montréal and do not speak French but had a great experience at Sumac
–was a little confusing at first but if you intend to eat in (recommended), you tell one of the staff members you are eating in and they will you a number sign. Then when you order at the register you have to repeat that number and then you find a seat with your number sign up
–for Americans, think of Sumac as a fast casual restaurant (there are waiters but they are not taking your order; I do not believe you have to tip at the table although there is a tip jar at the counter)
–came in for lunch on a weekday and place was packed
–got the chicken Shawarma plate for $ 16 CAD. you get pita, hummus, pickled turnip, tahini and choice of 2 salads (went with cucumber and quinoa)
–food was light and fresh but delicious and flavorful at the same time. Was not heavy at all. Fresh
–ask for hot sauce
–restaurant is very bright and clean. Great place to chat as well
–waiters come by with water frequently. Good service
–would definitely come back. Less than a 10 minute walk from metro station
–note they are closed on Sunday and Monday
Overall a great eating experience

Vraiment bon! Des plats pleins de saveurs et originaux. J’adore le pain et le hummus servis avec nos plats et le cocktail crush est excellent! À revenir manger à mon retour à Montréal! Très original comme restaurant en plus d’être rapide comme service.

J’y suis allée un soir après de le travail avec un ami. J’ai trouvé l’espace vraiment beau et original. J’aime l’idée de partage une grande table avec d’autres clients et de voir la cuisine tout au fond. Les plafonds super haut for. En sorte que ça devient assez cacophonique quand c’est plein. Plus un genre casse croûte chic. Le principe d’aller commander au comptoir rend la chose moins agréable pour moi; juste ça fait que le Resto est dans une catégorie plus fast food. Une fois la commande passée on nous sert à notre table. Le service était très bien. Nous avons eu aussi des conseils pour le vin. Ils n’ont que quelques bouteilles de rouge et de blanc mais somme toute ils ont des choix intéressant. Ils font aussi des cocktails. La bouffe était correcte. Le muhammara était bien fait. Le pain ptits servi chaud est très bon. Le kefta de bœuf était plutôt sec et servi sans sauce. Le poulet shish taouk était goûteux. Les salades aussi étaient très bonnes. Au final c’est un bon petit Resto pour manger rapidement un soir de semaine.

Sumac’s baba ghanouj is the best I have had in Montréal (and probably in my life!) … also highly recommend the muhammara dip, which is a heavenly walnut and red pepper mix with pomegranate molasses. The warm and fluffy pita is a perfect complement to both of these, as well as the hummus. The falafel is very tasty, but special shout out for the stewed tomato salad and the eggplant harissa salad. Both are muy delicious!
My experiences in restaurant and as catered take-​out have been wonderful. Service is consistently good and order a half and half homemade lemonade /​iced tea… top notch!
Very cool locale also; the restaurant tends to get busy on end of week nights and remember to check the schedule because the number of times I have showed up on a Monday only to find it closed is killer… Overall very good and worth the trek from anywhere!

Un de mes restos préférés pour le take-​out, même si on peut manger sur place. Tables communales où familles et couples et groupes d’amis se mêlent dans l’harmonie. La bouffe est généreuse, goûteuse et tout simplement délicieuse. Probablement le meilleur sandwich de Montréal, le Sabich! La trempette Muhamara, les pitas maison qui n’ont rien à voir avec ce que l’on achète en épicerie, les frites maison, tout est délicieux!

holy muhamarra.
If you’re planning on going to Sumac which I strongly recommend you do it’s best to avoid tight fitting clothing and acquire someone who is willing to give you a belly rub after because the food is just so divine you won’t be able to stop eating.
I got the muhamarra (a red pepper walnut dip) and a salad trio to share and it was plenty of food. Between the two of us there was still so much left over. All the salads we tried were incredible!
This restaurant is so veggie friendly but not in the way that makes your omnivore friends grumpy to be there since they have an incredible spread of options. Their homemade drinks were wonderful and if you can’t decide between the two ask for a half & half; it’s insane.
My only problem with the restaurant was that it didn’t have a very clear ordering system. You have to give your order and then you sit down and they serve you. Even as we were taking our order it wasn’t a very clear interaction. Over all though; the food is just so fantastic you won’t remember anything else!

Very flavourful and fresh middle eastern inspired food. The best falafel I ever had. Healthy dishes. Trendy hip hangout in St Henry. Can be loud and busy in the evening. Try the Muhummara dip. Thinner pita bread would be best. Wish it would be opened on Saturday and Sunday for lunch! That’s all you need to know.

The food and drinks were great. We started off with Chicken Shawarma plate for myself and Sabich plate for my wife and got couple in-​house drinks — pomegranate for my wife and citrus for myself. Both drinks were delicious. The quantity of the plate is filling — it comes along with 2 salads of choice. My chicken strip seemed a bit dry. I made pockets of the pita and filled it up with the salads, hummus and chicken and it tasted delicious.
Will recommend this place for Mediterranean food.

Came here with a friend on a whim and we were 100% pleased with Sumac.
The restaurant itself has a cool and modern vibe to it with maybe enough seating for 30 – 35 people. It’s a middle eastern restaurant without being too ethnic which was very refreshing (although ethic places are amazing but we both found the twist in this restaurant really nice). I ordered the kafta plate with the quinoa and red cabbage salad while my friend had the eggplant plate with the quinoa and mixed salad. We also ordered a pitcher of the whiskey half and half cocktail and sumac fries to share. Our meals were out in under ten minutes and wow was every single thing absolutely delicious! Explosions of flavor erupted after bites of every single item and the cocktail was absolutely perfect. The food was beautifully plated and portions were very decent if not on the larger side.
The restaurant was extremely packed (it was a Tuesday.) the entire 2 hours we were there and we couldn’t find a single bad thing to say. It’s slightly on the more expensive side of things but ever so slightly. For the quality and service, the price is fine! Delicious delicious delicious. Will absolutely be back!

Grooos coup de coeur pour ce resto. La nourriture est ulta-​fraîche et savoureuse. Leurs pitas sont awesome (épais, moelleux: wow). Dans votre choix de salades, essayez les Carottes épicées: fou.
Le décor minimaliste est vraiment plaisant et apaisant, le service est efficace et sympathique.

So my initial review of Sumac was 4 shiny stars due to the excellent tasty food. Since this early experience I’ve visited this restaurant a number of times when they have been busy and as a result of my experiences I must update my review.
The food at Sumac continues to be terrific, what is far less than terrific is the system the restaurant has in place for order taking and seating and the owners attitude. When you arrive at Sumac at a busy time they do not allow you to secure a seat before ordering. Therefor you are stuck waiting in the line to order with no idea if a seat will be available for you by the time you get to the front of the line. You also have not idea if the people in front of you in the line are there for a table or for takeout. So the result is that you may end up waiting in line only to find out that there is no space for you to sit and there are a bunch of people standing around waiting for tables to open up.
On a number of occasions I have seen or experienced the owner treating clients with an impatient and rough manner which is a real turnoff to me.
I hope that Sumac figures out how to resolve these issues and provide great customer services so I can go back to enjoying their delicious food.

Chill little place in St-​Henri to go on a casual weeknight. Food is good but nothing out of the ordinary. The mhammarah deserves a thumbs up! Portions are generous and price is very appropriate. Try it out if you’re in the neighbourhood craving middle eastern food.

Bön service, rapide. Leurs plats me rappelent un peur Ottolenghi. J’ai vraiment craqué pour leur Sabich composé d’aubergine frite, d’oeuf cuit dur, de concombres mainés…

Sumac is great new a casual new spot on the ever growing restaurant strip in St-​Henri. I tried it with a few friends last week and although had heard that it was a good bet for Middle Eastern food, I didn’t expect it to be as yummy as it was.
There are tons of things to choose from on the menu (especially if you’re a vegetarian) and everything we tasted was delicious from the felafel to the garlicky feta appetizer and babaghanoush. They also serve beers, cocktails and wine by the glass. In fact, they have a small but excellent wine selection that includes my favorite Nebbiolo that’s hard to find anywhere in the city.
The environment is quite casual (you order from the counter on your way in before being seated) but there’s a good vibe and the atmosphere is pleasant. What’s more, the service is friendly and on the ball and the prices are totally reasonable. Get ready to pay more for your food than a place like Basha, but the quality of ingredients, choice of dishes, and presentation (and restaurant atmosphere) are leaps and bounds above your typical Middle Eastern fast food.
This is a great bet if you are looking for something yummy in St-​Henri and are up for a casual experience.

Sumac is a new Lebanese restaurant located on Notre-​Dame Street that offers good food and good service in a minimalist and clean setting. My husband and I were drawn in one evening; we had passed in front of the place several times and we were curious to see if they were any good.
We had two falafel pitas and one small baba ganouj, all very tasty, fresh and filling. The pitas were especially big and warm. The waiting was longer than expected — although the entrée came fast, it took 20 minutes for the pitas to be served — we decided it was well worth the wait.
The prices at Sumac are higher than at most other Lebanese chains around the city, however the quality of the food is clearly superior. When I brought that first eggplant dish to my mouth and tasted it, I knew for sure that whoever had prepared it actually cared. Their food is good and they know it!
Overall Sumac is a good restaurant and I definitely recommend it.