Top 5 dining experience of my life! We started with the fattoush, which turned my salad-hating…read morehusband into a believer. We followed that up with the batata harra, which were spicy, acidic, crispy little morsels of perfection. We rounded out the meal with the lamb and hummus dish, along with the filet mignon and little pickled peppers. Everything was perfection. Beyond the amazing food, the restaurant itself was beautiful and service was friendly, attentive, but never intrusive or annoying. These guys are doing everything right. I don't know when I'll be back in Montreal, but I can promise I will be right back here when that happens.

This was my first time having Syrian food but was told this is one of the best restaurants in…read moreMontreal. We came here for lunch. I will say that the online reservation system was confusing. It made it look like we could only do a tasting menu but in reality, you can also choose not to. The two main dishes that stood out to me was he chef's mezzas. It comes with 4 small dishes or dips, and they were all amazing in their own ways. The other dish reminded me of a shakshuka. Our waitress was nice but I think she had to large of a section. She could definitely use lot help. Was Damas good? Yes. Is it the best restaurant in Montreal, I don't think so.

Très bon service et tu as une grande et belle variété des plats et une très belle ambiance.read more

Excellent fresh selections. Soups in the dead of winter were soul satisfying. Great service too !read more

Nice place, good atmosphere and feels a bit more date night than casual. Food was tasty but…read moreportions are on the smaller side

good overall experience. the mezze was better than the mains in my opinion. still enjoyed…read moreeverything, just didn't feel mind-blowing. nice place for a calm dinner.

I am writing to express my disappointment regarding my visit to your restaurant on lacadie today…read morewith my son. I spent over $65 on a meal consisting of one grilled chicken and one shawarmaand 2 drinks. When I requested a piece of bread, I was provided with a pita that was extremely dry and appeared to be from the previous day. It was very discouraging to receive such poor quality food after paying for a full meal. Regardless of whether an item is provided as a courtesy, you shouldent forger that we payed a big ammount of money just 5 min;s ago. every customer deserves to be treated with respect and served fresh food. Furthermore, I found the service I received to be unprofessional and dismissive. I hope you will take this feedback into consideration to improve the experience for your future guests, and dont give dry bread for people especially paying customer.

It's a popular place for lunch. Busy staff in the kitchen. I ordered the chicken and rice. I was…read morehoping to get veggies with the dish like the photo. No veggies in my plate. Huge portion but mostly rice. The chicken was good and so was the rice. They have a quick turnaround. I will try the lamb next time

Did you ever get that feeling that you're being punked by a restaurant? That's what I felt when I…read morewent here. I kept on thinking they were trying to mess with me, but I couldn't even tell you how. The food was very, very good, don't get me wrong. And the portions are gigantic. But the place is very, very busy and noisy and it seems like they're always trying to I guess upsell you. I don't know. I won't be going again.

My friend and I booked a table at Kaza Maza weeks in advance and were very excited to visit…read more Because my friend has a tree nut allergy, we explicitly informed the staff upon ordering and asked them to check our dishes. We were confidently assured the food was completely nut-free and that extra care would be taken. However, this was not the case. My friend always tests her food first, and after a single bite, she suffered an allergic reaction. When we alerted the staff to this issue, their response was shocking. Instead of checking if she was okay, they immediately became defensive and accusatory, asking "Why do you not want to pay?". We were insulted, accused of lying, and confronted by a staff member who aggressively argued it wasn't their fault. We ultimately had to pay the bill in full for food we could not and did not eat, just so we could leave. I am shocked by such poor and defensive service. To be made to feel at fault after such a frightening and vulnerable event is completely unacceptable. To prioritize a bill over a customer's life and deny a mistake when there was an active allergic reaction is appalling and dangerous. If you have food allergies, please avoid this establishment for your own safety.

My favourite Syrian restaurant in Montreal. I'm Syrian and I can assure you the food is as…read moreauthentic as it could get. The Armenian salad (with the sumac spice), the fatouche salad, the kababs and the kebeh neyeh are excellent. Some might say that it's a bit overpriced but that's because they're used to fast food lebanese/syrian cuisine. This is a family-runned business. They make you feel as though you're a guest in their home while they prepare your food. They use fresh ingredients and nothing is already prepared so it gives you the liberty to customize your order.

I have been to Dima restaurant a couple of times so far and all i can say is : the best Alepo style…read morefood i have ever tasted. I strongly suggest this restaurant. Being from Middle eastern background myself, i am able to recognize good from mediocre taste, but Dima ranks number 1 on my list. Service and hospitality is impeccable! Do not forget to order the best (Muhamara) i have ever tasted.

I will say that the food was very good, but the service wasn't…read more We got seated outside, so I'm not sure if it was because of this but the waiter didn't seem very happy. We wanted to try the sharing menu but we were refused because we were only 2 and there was no notes of that on the menu. We ordered our food, mezze and mains.... they didn't wait abit to bring the mains, we were still eating the mezzes when that came, we felt rushed even tho there was so many ppl at the restaurant. The eggplant dip was not good at all. But the rest of the food was good. When we finished eating we waiting approximately 30 mins to come clean up the table, we weren't even offered to get some dessert, we asked about getting one of there dessert but apparently they didn't have. We asked to get 2 bills but we only got 1, we wanted to pay and leave but the waiter was nowhere to be found. I think the service was not good at all and for that I don't think I'll be coming back. We didn't feel welcome at all.

Love this place I have been going there a few times this year and the food is always fresh and…read moretatsy

Great brunch we enjoyed in Montreal. We were talen there by our local friends who really know good…read moreLebanese cuisine.

We came here for Sunday brunch…read more There's no reservations and the place is very small, they give you a number and you wait until they call you. We waited for about 30 mins and we were seated. The place is very small that the tables are all so close to each other, you can clearly hear other ppls conservation, it's very loud and there's also alot of families with kids If you are looking to go somewhere quit to eat brunch this is not the place to go. When you seat down they give you tea, the tea wasn't to my liking at all. They don't offer glasses of water so we got bottle of water? They also give you complimentary plate of olives, turnip, cucumber and tomatoes. We ordered the spicy cheese and zahtaar sage, that was very good, I think it was my favorite. It was very big and came on a board. We also got the professor lebneh, the tahini foul and the meat egg, they were okay nothing especially, the tahini foul was lemony, I felt like there was just too much lemon in there. Will I go back I don't know, this is not a place you would go every week, it's a once a few months vibes

Absolutely wonderful food, completely worth the hype. Low key dining ambiance but high quality…read morefood. I would recommend this for groups of four or more so you can try many things -- they're fairly accommodating with tailoring dishes ala carte vs one person entrees and absolutely everything I ate here was delicious. Flavorful and spicy (not necessarily hot) in the best ways, nothing tasted showy or try-hard. The stand outs were the vegan platter (just everything was delicious, and I'm not vegan) and the Chicken Taouck (marinated in a garlic and pomegranate molasses sauce that was just brilliant). The lamb and shrimp skewers were also stand out but a little more basic (not a problem for me, I loved both). I wish I could have tried even more but we were stuffed and satisfied as is. My one complaint, and this could be a bonus for others, was they are fairly pushy on trying to sell you on letting them curate a tasting menu for you. When I asked the waitress if she had any favorite dishes she wouldn't even humor me -- do the fixed menu and you'll find out. Sorry, but that's just not my style! I could see how that might work if you've never had this kinda food and this all feels super foreign, but (and I don't pretend to be an expert in Syrian or Armenian cuisine by any means) it felt a little overtly up-selly to me. In the end we chose our own way and had a delicious meal anyhow. Would absolutely come back next time I'm in town.

I wasn't sure how our evening at Le Petit Alep would develop. Some reviews said "casual," some said…read more"classy." I think it's a little of both, perhaps depending on where in the restaurant you sit. We were seated in the front on the side, which we appreciated on a very humid evening. Rather than order off the menu, our server created a sampler platter for us which included popular offerings for each course. The food got better and better as we proceeded through the courses, our favorite was the chicken skewers. Food and drink total came right in the range quoted by our server. One unexpected thing was the pita for our second course (which included hummus). It was delivered in a plastic bag. So we were unsure if the logo on the bag was where it was made. We didn't use all of ours, so when we were done with the course, they took it away. What do they do with the unused pita? Is it thrown away? Is the bag refilled and given to the next customer? Did we get a bag from earlier customers? Two other observations: We ordered a 500ml carafe of wine. We were allowed to sample it first, and the sample was chilled. The carafe we were served was significantly less chilled, and the insulation inside the container in which the carafe was delivered was not cool to the touch. The wine was still very good, but it would have been even more enjoyable a few degrees cooler. Also, even though cuisine is billed as Syrian, our server mentioned "Armenian" several times (this is not an issue at all). The only thing we didn't like was the humidity. If that is a concern to you, ask to be seated near one of the ceiling fans.